Uncommonly Clement Weather On The Common; Soccer Analysis.



Selsey Common, near Stroud.





Down below a stillness in the valley
and little activity
 in  the village of Kings Stanley.


Last Monday ( 11/ 6 )  D. and I drove up to Selsey Common.
It was a perfect Summer's day with clear blue skies and visibility reaching  a distance of over 16 kilometres. Very little wind, uncut grass and no evidence of cows, which often graze upon it. Indeed God was in  his heaven.

I sat down, ate my sandwiches and glorified in the scene in front and near me.




There is  nothing more to be said. A day to remember.


😁😁😁😁😁😁

Football Analysis 

Premier League

Predicted                        Actual Final Placing

1 Chelsea                         5th
2  Man Utd.                     2nd
3   Man City                    1st

It was the year of the two Manchesters.
 City ran away with the title leaving Utd trailing in second. 

 Chelsea rallied  in the closing months of the season and won the F. A. Cup.


Champions League

1 Aston Villa                4th
2 Fulham                      3rd
3 Reading                     20th

Aston  Villa ended up with a stuttering season losing 1 - 0 to Fulham in the play-offs. They should have done better and will come back with a greater  determination, combined with a hunger for promotion.

Fulham, on the other hand timed their promotion run to perfection.
No team in this league was playing better in the last two months of the season. A great team performance.

Reading made up ground in the middle of the season and then fell away. Overall a very disappointing performance. Come on you Royals.

League 1

1 Blackburn             2nd
2  Plymouth             8th
3  Doncaster             16th

Blackburn showed their class from a slow start. just pipped by Rotherham for the title, they should have a good run in the Championship , especially at home.

  Plymouth, from a dismal start came strongly mid -season and looked at one time sure to make the play-offs. Next season should be interesting.

Doncaster, never at the races, Consolidation needed.

League 2

1 Coventry City         5th
2 Swindon                  9th
3 Lincoln                    7th.


Coventry took a few matches to remember who they were, being beaten at times by such lowly teams, as Forest Green. Once they got the hang of the League, they powered onwards, winning promotion by defeating Exeter City in the Play-offs.

 Swindon flattered to deceive early season, then drifted off the pace, but then showed  some enterprise and just missed the play-offs.
Maybe next Season ?

 Lincoln produced an excellent series of results, for a newly promoted team.  In addition,  they won the Checkatrade Cup  defeating Shrewsbury 1- 0 in  the Wembley Final/,  They narrowly lost out to Exeter City in the Play-offs. If they keep their management team, they must go close in 2019.
😁😁😁😁😁😁

And so wishing England  a good run in the World  Cup but expecting Germany to ultimately triumph in  Russia.
I bid you all,
WiFi for now,
Ck.


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