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Super Sunday

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I'm getting into this now. The quality has been good over the weekend so far. We've had the dominating performance of Southampton over Norwich, late double drama in the Watford v Leicester game and a good mix of relegation despair (Brighton pulling clear thanks to hapless Arsenal's failings) and joy (Wolves and Palace dispatching the Hammers and Bournemouth respectively.)

I've had my first, enforced, dose of fake crowds. This initially came about as listened to TalkSport on the radio, whilst running, at the start of Watford's match. I got to listen to Stuart Pearce commenting about how quiet it was, how he could hear all the players calling to each other, and how everyone listening must be finding it odd too - yet the station was pumping constant crowd noise through over the top of it all. Bizarre production choices, as ever, from the TS team. 

And my exposure to it has continued. I've ramped up the use of my tablet to achieve a  portable, always-on footballing experience and so have had to suffer BT Sport's fake noise too. When given the choice I am  definitely, one hundred percent, staying in the authentic hear-it-like-it-is camp.

And so we are into Super Sunday. I'm obviously very nervous about the Villa game. We normally capitulate against Chelsea but today need to really put in a shift and try to wrestle ourselves clear of this mire. Lose, and the pressure for our visit to Newcastle in the week will be unbearable. 

Stevey C might be making an appearance on here soon. Expect him absolutely to come out of the woodwork if Everton stall Liverpool's title charge. If they take a beating then expect him to be nervously plotting a course to that elusive 40 points.

Highlights of project restart so far:

-Hawkeye-gate at Villa Park
-David Luiz
-Chilweeeeelll
-That overhead kick from Craig Dawson
-West Ham and Bournemouth both looking garbage, this could be key.
- The prospect of 7 days of continuous footy

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