The week in football

So what happened with this week's Premiership predictions.

Blackburn 4-1 Charlton: We both went for Charlton so that's a point each. A good start. 1-1.

Chelsea 2-2 Bolton: Tom Thom(p)son thought Chelsea would win this. I thought this would be a draw. Suck it up, Thom(p)son. 2-1 to me.

Everton 2-4 Man Utd: He went for United, I thought Everton might surprise them and for a while it looked like they might. Curse them though, they didn't. 2-2.

Man City v Aston Villa: He said Villa, I said City. The sneaky bastard goes ahead 3-2.

Boro 2-3 Spurs: Once again Tom Thom(p)son is let down by Gareth Southgate. First there was the tuxedo incident in 1987 (ask him, he might tell you), then this. I went for Spurs therefore I score. It's 3-3.

Portsmouth 2-1 Liverpool: And the pendulum has swung like a swingy thing. He said draw, I said Pompey. 4-3 to me.

Sheff United 1-0 Watford: Damn him again. I thought Watford, playing with gay abandon, would do the job. Sadly not. 4-4. It's a close one this week.

Wigan 0-3 West Ham: A point each as we both correctly predicted Wigan's slump would continue. 5-5

Arsenal 3-1 Fulham: A point each as we both correctly predicted Wigan's slump would continue. 6-6

Reading 1-0 Newcastle: We both went for Reading so that mean's this week's predictions end in an epic 7-7 draw.

Overall I still lead 1-0 though. 

This week's podcast, which should be live now, features a very interesting discussion about the MLS with Glenn Davis , former professional player and now a radio presenter, TV presenter, podcaster and newspaper columnist for the Houston Chronicle.

It's worth a listen, particularly for those of us in Europe who don't know a great deal about the MLS.

The info about the salary cap is very hard to get your head around when you're used to the crazy money players are on here.

In this week's podcast we'll be talking about the title race in Spain, Italian football and whether or not Serie A will be more competitive next season, there'll be more Premiership predictions (and this time Tom Thom(p)son will try not to lose like the big loser he is), we'll review the Champions League semi-finals, there's good news for Longford Town and hopefully we'll be talking to someone about the MLS.

Tune in tomorrow and don't forget if you have a question or a comment then you can email podcast@oleole.com or leave a comment here.

So on the last podcast we did some Premiership predictions. Who got the most right? Let's see.

Bolton v Reading - I, John Johnson, went for Reading. Tom Thom(p)son said Bolton. Wooo, I'm one up.

Charlton v Sheff Utd - I went for Charlton, he went for Sheffield United. They drew. It stays 1-0.

Fulham v Blackburn - We both went for Blackburn. This was a draw as well. Still 1-0 to me.

Liverpool v Wigan - We both went for a Liverpool win. 2-1 John Johnson.

United v Boro - Both went for United. It was a draw. Still 2-1.

Spurs v Arsenal - We both went for a score draw, but 1-1. Still, that's good enough. 3-2 John Johnson.

Watford v Man City - I went for City, he went for Watford. They drew.

West Ham v Everton - I went for the Hammer, he thought Everton would win. He was wrong. 4-2 to me. Yeah!

Villa v Portsmouth - "0-0", he said. "You'll never get a 0-0 with a Harry Redknapp team", I said. Doh. Prediction of the week goes to Tom Thom(p)son. He still only gets one point for it. 4-3 to me.

Newcastle v Chelsea - We both went for Chelsea, it was another 0-0.

So there you go. The first round of predictions sees me as the winner and Tom as the complete and utter loser, which is just like real life really.

More predictions on this week's podcast but for now the overall score is:

John Johnson 1-0 Tom Thom(p)son. 

See the podcast page for more.

All comments, suggestions and feedback welcome. You can email podcast AT oleole DOT com.

See the podcast page for more.

All comments, suggestions and feedback welcome. You can email podcast AT oleole DOT com. 

Hi all, and by all I mean both of you, just to let you know that we would like to add some correspondents from other European leagues to the podcast.

Not necessarily to feature on a weekly basis but certainly to have should any major happen in your league.

Countries required:

Holland - Germany - France 

You need to have good English. If you're interested please leave a comment or email podcast AT oleole.com.

This week's episode is currently being edited and should be available for your listening delight...*cough*...tomorrow.

cheers 

You can find the first Week in Football podcast here.

Obviously it's something that will find it's voice and style over the coming weeks but all suggestions and comments are welcome.

Here's some info about the presenters of The Week in Football.

John Johnson

Age: 35
Supports: Arsenal
Lives: Dublin, Ireland
Likes: Arsenal, beer, playing football
Loathes: Sharing personal information
Trivia: Once stood on Bono's foot and made Bono cry

Tom Thom(p)son

Age: 32
Supports: Liverpool
Lives: Dublin, Ireland
Likes: Liverpool, beer, venison pie
Loathes: Walnuts
Trivia: Once headbutted a golf club with the bridge of his nose

Welcome to the first post on The Week in Football blog - the blog which will accompany the weekly podcast on oleole.com

This is just to say a quick hello but check back later in the week for more info about the presenters and the show itself.

cheers for now