Last time out George got 6 results right including 2 perfect scores the last time out. Saturday 14 January 2012 Aston Villa 1 Everton 1 Blackburn 2 Fulham 1 Chelsea 2 Sunderland 1 Liverpool 2 Stoke 1 Man Utd 1 Bolton 0 Tottenham 1 Wolves 0 West Brom 1 Norwich 1 Sunday 15 January 2012 Swansea 0 Arsenal 0 Newcastle 2 QPR 0 Monday 16 January 2012 Wigan 0 Man City 2 Last week's Premier League predictions Tags World Cup Posters Premiership football predictions

Last time out George got 4 results right including 2 perfect scores in last weekend's games and will be out to add some cheer to your Christmas and New Year. Saturday 26th December 2011 Chelsea 2 v Fulham 0 Bolton 0 v Newcastle 0 Liverpool 3 v Blackburn 1 Man Utd 2 v Wigan 0 Sunderland 2 v Everton 2 West Brom 2 v Man City 3 Stoke City 2 v Aston Villa 0 Tuesday 27th December 2011 Arsenal 2 v Wolves 0 Swansea 1 v QPR 0 Norwich 0 v Tottenham 1 Friday 30 December 2011 Liverpool 2 v Newcastle 1 Saturday 31 December 2011 Man Utd 4 v Blackburn 1 Arsenal 2 v QPR 0 Bolton 1 v Wolves 1 Chelsea 2 Aston Villa 1 Norwich 2 v Fulham 2 Stoke City 2 v Wigan 1 Swansea 1 v Tottenham 1 West Brom 2 v Everton 1 Sunderland 0 v Man City 2 The Soccer season is in full swing and the race to win the Premier League and Europe's other top leagues is soon to reach fever pitch. There's no better place to bet on the action throughout the season than bet365 with its market leading dynamic In-Play product. With this comprehensive service you can make every minute of every Soccer game count! bet365 's popular Soccer promotions are also running throughout the season, including the Bore Draw Money Back offer. Just have a pre-match Correct Score, Half-Time/Full-Time or Scorecast bet on any Soccer match and if the game finishes 0-0 they will refund your bet. Enjoy every second of the season at bet365 ! Last week's Premier League predictions Tags World Cup Posters Premiership football predictions

Last time out George got 5 results right and no perfect scores in last weekend's games and will be hoping to fill your Xmas stocking with some great betting predictions for this week's premiership matches. Saturday 17th December 2011 Blackburn 2 v West Brom 2 Everton 2 v Norwich 1 Fulham 2 v Bolton 0 Newcastle 3 v Swansea 2 Wolverhampton 1 v Stoke 1 Wigan 1 v Chelsea 3 Sunday 18th December 2011 QPR 0 v Man Utd 1 Aston Villa 1 v Liverpool 1 Tottenham 3 v Sunderland 1 Man City 1 v Arsenal 0 The Soccer season is in full swing and the race to win the Premier League and Europe's other top leagues is soon to reach fever pitch. There's no better place to bet on the action throughout the season than bet365 with its market leading dynamic In-Play product. With this comprehensive service you can make every minute of every Soccer game count! bet365 's popular Soccer promotions are also running throughout the season, including the Bore Draw Money Back offer. Just have a pre-match Correct Score, Half-Time/Full-Time or Scorecast bet on any Soccer match and if the game finishes 0-0 they will refund your bet. Enjoy every second of the season at bet365 ! Last week's Premier League predictions Tags World Cup Posters Premiership football predictions

Last time out George got 3 results right and one perfect score in last week's games and will be hoping for an improved performance this week. Saturday 10th December 2011 Arsenal 2 v Everton 1 Bolton 0 v Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 2 v QPR 1 Man Utd 1 v Wolverhampton 0 Norwich 2 v Newcastle 2 Swansea 0 v Fulham 0 West Brom 3 v Wigan 1 Sunday 11th December 2011 Sunderland 1 v Blackburn 0 Stoke City 1 v Tottenham 1 Monday 12 December 2011 Chelsea 1 v Manchester City 1 Man City make the trip to London to take on Chelsea on Monday and bet365 have got a fantastic free bet offer to add to the excitement. Place a pre-match bet on the game and bet365 will give you a free In-Play bet to the same stake. Last week's Premier League predictions Tags World Cup Posters Premiership football predictions

Last time out George got 5 results right and no perfect scores in last week's games. Saturday 3rd December 2011 Newcastle 1 v Chelsea 1 Blackburn 1 v Swansea 1 Man City 2 v Norwich 0 QPR 1 v West Brom 0 Tottenham 3 v Bolton 0 Wigan 1 v Arsenal 2 Aston Villa 2 v Man Utd 2 Sunday 4th December 2011 Everton 2 v Stoke 1 Wolves 2 v Sunderland 2 Monday 5th December 2011 Fulham 1 v Liverpool 2 Mind The Gap! – How Far Will Man City Win By? Premier League leaders Man City are 9/4 with bet365 to win the title by 7 or more points and the firm are 9/1 about Mancini’s side going the whole season without tasting defeat in the top flight. bet365 spokesman Steve Freeth “Man City were given a severe test at Anfield, but they still look worthy favourites for the title. 2011/12 Premier League Special How Far Will Man City Win The Title By? By Goal Difference 20/1 1 – 3 Points 5/1 4 – 6 Points 11/2 7+ 9/4 Don’t Win 2011/12 PL 5/4 Man City To Go Unbeaten During 2011/12 Yes 9/1 No 1/16 Last week's Premier League predictions Tags World Cup Posters Premiership football predictions

Last time out George got 7 results right and 3 perfect scores in last week's games. Saturday 26th November 2011 Stoke City 1 v Blackburn 0 Bolton 1 v Everton 1 Chelsea 2 v Wolves 1 Man Utd 1 v Newcastle 0 Norwich City 3 v QPR 2 Sunderland 3 v Wigan Athletic 0 WBA 1 v Tottenham 2 Arsenal 2 v Fulham 1 Sunday 27th November 2011 Swansea City 1 v Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 1 v Manchester City 0 Boas Constricted To Just One Season? – Chelsea Boss Odds-On For Short Stay Andre Villas-Boas is now 8/13 with  bet365 not to be in the Stamford Bridge dugout at the start of the 2012/13 Premier League campaign and 11/4 not to be in charge against Wolves on Jan 2nd. bet365 spokesman Steve Freeth “Villas-Boas has barely got his feet under the table but the shelf life of a manager seems to be getting shorter and shorter. “Chelsea are already 4/9 to win nothing this season, they could be playing in the Europa League instead of with Europe’s elite in a competition that the owner is very keen to win and we’re just 8/1 about the Blues finishing seventh or lower in the Premier League. “When you put that spin on it you can see why we’ve gone from 5/6 to 4/6 and then 8/13 in a matter of days.” Chelsea Specials Will Andre Villas-Boas Start 2012/13 PL Season As Chelsea Manager Yes 6/5 No 8/13 Andre Villas-Boas In Charge Against Wolves – Jan 2nd 2012 Yes 1/4 No 11/4 Will Chelsea Win A Major Trophy During 2011/12 Yes 13/8 No 4/9 Where Will Chelsea Finish 2011/12 PL Season 1st 14/1 2nd 11/2 3rd 11/5 4th 3/1 5th 5/1 6th 9/1 7th or Lower 8/1 Last week's Premier League predictions Tags World Cup Posters Premiership football predictions

Last time out George got 4 results right and no perfect scores in the games before the international break. Saturday 19th November 2011 Norwich City 1 v Arsenal 2 Everton 2 v Wolves 1 Manchester City 3 v Newcastle 1 Stoke City 1 v QPR 0 Sunderland 2 v Fulham 2 WBA 2 v Bolton 2 Wigan Athletic 1 v Blackburn 1 Swansea City 2 v Man Utd 3 Sunday 20th November 2011 Chelsea 2 v Liverpool 1 Sunday 21st November 2011 Tottenham Hotspur 3 v Aston Villa 1 Promoted Trio Impressing Bookmakers bet365 are now 66/1 about the promoted trio of QPR, Norwich and Swansea all returning to the Championship at the end of the season after an impressive start to their Premier League campaigns. bet365 spokesman Steve Freeth “We were offering 14/1 about all three going straight back down during pre-season and our 6/4 quote for QPR, Norwich and Swansea to all avoid the drop gives us an indication about how well the new boys have done so far this season.” Premier League Special How Many Promoted Teams Will Be Relegated? None 6/4 One 5/6 Two 13/2 Three 66/1 (QPR, Norwich & Swansea) Last week's Premier League predictions Tags World Cup Posters Premiership football predictions

Last week George got 4 results right and no perfect scores, but expect some fireworks this weekend. Saturday 5th November 2011 Newcastle 2 v Everton 1 Arsenal 2 v WBA 0 Aston Villa 1 v Norwich City 1 Blackburn 1 v Chelsea 2 Liverpool 2 v Swansea City 0 Man Utd 3 v Sunderland 1 QPR 1 v Manchester City 2 Sunday 30th November 2011 Wolves 1 v Wigan Athletic 1 Bolton 1 v Stoke City 1 Fulham 1 v Tottenham 3 Last week's Premier League predictions Tags World Cup Pens World Cup Posters Premiership football predictions

George had a mixed week last week and got 3 results right and 2 perfect scores - Wolves 2 v Swansea City 2 and Blackburn 1 v Tottenham 2. Saturday 29th October 2011 Everton 2 v Man Utd 2 Chelsea 2 v Arsenal 0 Manchester City 3 v Wolves 0 Norwich City 2 v Blackburn 1 Sunderland 1 v Aston Villa 1 Swansea City 1 v Bolton 0 Wigan Athletic 1 v Fulham 1 WBA 1 v Liverpool 1 Sunday 30th October 2011 Tottenham 2 v QPR 0 Monday 31st October Stoke City 3 v Newcastle United 1 Last week's Premier League predictions Tags World Cup Pens World Cup Posters Premiership football predictions

Richard Bevan of England's League Managers Association inadvertently raised the frightening prospect of a breakaway from the Premier League when he mentioned so me club owners wanted to do away with promotion to and relegation from the Premi er Leagu e. While he did not mention the 'b' word, a rebel division surely remains a potential threat if a majority of the mega-rich (foreign) owners decide they can worry no longer about their investments and thus remove the risk of a season or more outside the top flight. Bevan cited "American owners...and some of the Asian owners" for raising the unthinkable idea of the top league being cut off from the rest for good. The prospect of no promotion would kill the dreams of millions of supporters, particularly hurting fans of sleeping giants like Cardiff City, Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday. While the arriviste 'die-hards' of England's big clubs in the emerging m arkets for the 'EPL' of Asia and North America would probably see no problem, every fan in England appears violently opposed to any deracination of the top division. But we would be fools to ignore the risk. "If we have four or five more new (owners)," said Bevan ominously, "that could happen." So who are these quislings in the Premier League ? The American owners harbouring mutinous thoughts remain unnamed but it would be remarkable if they included Arsenal's Stan Kroenke, the Fenway Sports Group at Liverpool and the Glazers at Manchester United, none of whose teams are ever in real risk of relegation. The Yanks without thanks for tradition could include Randy Lerner at Aston Villa, often touted as a model owner, and quite probably Ellis Short at Sunderland. The "Asians" probably mean Venky's at Blackburn, and possibly Lakshmi Mittal and Tony Fernandes at QPR. That said though, it is often forgotten that Gary Cook, formerly Chief Executive at Manchester City, and Bolton's Phil Gartside have suggested doing away with the drop zone in the past. If those calling for a pulling-up of the ladder do represent top-four teams that indeed would reveal an exceptional paranoia or unforgivable ignorance of England's football culture and traditions. In a sense it would make little difference as the status quo is utterly dominated by big-spending teams for whom the other end of the table makes little difference, but the idea of lopping off the top of the pyramid is anathema to true football supporters. While the public at large is wedded to the tradition of promotion and relegation and would kick such an idea across the rooftops given half a chance, the fact the unsayable has even been said, barely days after Liverpool FC openly called for a greater share of television money, is confirmation that the big clubs still have itchy feet. Last season France Football revealed the big European teams were indeed hatching plans for a potential split, which presumably would entail some sort of hegemony without fear of demotion. And it should not be forgotten rebellion is in the clubs' blood: The FA's key involvement in the birth of the Premier League was precisely to stop existing breakaway plans in their tracks. While the Premier League is not a purely two-horse race like Spain, the entre nched dominance of a few monied clubs has left the top division looking increasingly devalued as an open competition in recent years. Unlike in previous decades, it has become easy to predict who will finish in the top three or four every season. In the Guardian this week, Jonathan Wilson revisits that oft-made criticism of the Premier League that the title race is not open enough; indeed the days when a Norwich, Southampton or Watford could finish second or Nottingham Forest win the title in their first season since promotion are long-gone. And the lack of a salary/spending cap ensures only a select few can challenge for the title now. The two issues are not necessarily connected: A top division where the money was spread evenly would ensure a competitive title race just with no demotion or new teams arriving. This is the NFL/NHL/NBA model which with American owners are familiar. The question surely is about the value of the pyramid and whether the age-old 'meritocracy' should be preserved. As it stands, without a billionaire backer, the best a club can hope for is to avoid relegation, win one of the Cups and sneak into the Europa League. If the Premier League were cut adrift and promotion & relegation, two sources of endless excitement, abolished, the sale of English football's soul would be complete. (c) Sean O'Conor & Soccerphile Tags World Cup Pens World Cup Posters Euro 2012 football