Last Saturday was a nightmare to me… with only Man City giving me a small joy. Anyway, more to come… and I have just finished with Carnival Phantasm… and may be writing something about it later.

That’s all for now. Ciao for now!

Arsenal – Blackburn: Arsenal’s form has been very inconsistent recently… but playing at home this round is definitely an advantage to them. Their home for is pretty good after all. As for Blackburn, they will be playing without Yakubu again… and without him, getting the goals seems to be a problem to them. Arsenal to win without conceding looks pretty probable.

Norwich City FC – Bolton: After some good results, Norwich were pulled back to ground by the Black Cats and now, they will be at home with pretty much a full squad… but their opponents will be pretty tricky. Bolton have had some good results against Arsenal and Liverpool… but their away form is a doubt. Norwich will be looking to bounce back from their midweek defeat… but Bolton are in need of the points at stake and will give it all to get them. A draw is a pretty probable result here.

Queens Park Ranger – Wolverhampton: QPR got a good result against Aston Villa in their midweek match and they will be looking forward to build on it. Cisse has had a good start… and for this match, Hughes is reported to plan pairing him up with Zamora… hmm… bad news for the Wolves? Most likely… as Wolverhampton have yet to win match since early December 2011. Furthermore, their away form is close to pathetic. Chances for Rangers to win this match are pretty good.

Stoke City FC – Sunderland:  Stoke’s recent form is not really that encouraging recently… but at the Britannia Stadium, they are still a force to reckon despite their not-too-impressive home record. Sunderland will be visiting with a boost in their morale after their impressive win against Norwich. Campbell looked a decent striker with an impressive goal in his debut and he will be looking for more. History reckons that Stoke should have the winning advantage here… but I believe the Black Cats may be able to scrape something of their host here. However, I believe both teams to score is an even more probable case here.

West Brom – Swansea City: WBA’s home record is poor but Swansea’s away record is not any better. News are saying that Hodgson will be handing quite a number of debuts to their new signings… positive effect? Not necessarily… well, they will still need some time to blend with the team. As a matter of fact, Swansea have the worst away record in the league… despite playing some good football. They are not scoring enough goals… and I believe this will be the main factor for them not to get a point at the Hawthorns.

Wigan – Everton: Five losses in a row… that’s how good Wigan’s form is right now and it is a really bad time for them to host Everton for this match. Everton have had a huge result against Man City in midweek… and they will be looking forward to build up from that. New signings Jelavic and Pienaar are expected to start… and I think that will be bad news for the hosts. I believe Wigan will suffer their sixth defeat in a row in this match.

Manchester  City – Fulham: Now that Manchester United are back level with Manchester City on points, Man City will really need to gear up after suffering two disappointing results in a row. With United visiting Chelsea tomorrow, this match may prove critical for Man City to extend their lead again at the top of the table… which means this is really a bad time for Fulham to visit them. I think Fulham were unlucky not to win their midweek match… but their away form is really poor. Strictly speaking, I really don’t see Fulham getting anything out of this match… and for Man City to lead from half time to full time is definitely possible.

Well, well… I was not aware that we have some matches going on this midweek and juz a few thoughts on the matches below:

Aston Villa – Queens Park Rangers FC: Aston Villa were pretty disappointing in their FA Cup against Arsenal and to let the Gunners coming back from two goals down to win the match… sigh… what can I say more. However, I don’t believe QPR will be able to repeat the same feat like Arsenal should ever the Villans lead… given their poor away form and scoring rate. Their new signings will not be able to make for this match… and it’s been about three months since Villa last won in front of their home fans. Aston Villa should be able to win this one but should be a low scoring affair.

Sunderland – Norwich City FC: Sunderland were the other team to let me down in their FA Cup campaign… as I have expected them to beat Middlesbrough convincingly. Once again the Black Cats will be at home but Norwich have been on a good run recently although their defence away from home is pretty leaky. It’s too bad that Sunderland have numerous of absentees while Lambert had no fresh injury worries… but the Black Cats should be able to edge out the Canaries for a close win.

Blackburn Rovers – Newcastle United FC: Blackburn have had some rest during the weekend and they will certainly have fresher legs as compared to the Magpies. Newcastle’s recent form is poor… and being knocked out of the FA Cup by Brighton is definitely demoralizing. Demba Ba is not back yet for Newcastle and Blackburn are desperate for some points here given their upcoming tough fixtures. Coloccini’s possible return will be a boost to Newcastle’s defence… and they should be able to get something out of Blackburn that will be missing the service of Yakubu, their top scorer.

Bolton Wanderers – Arsenal: Bolton’s morale will be boosted with their recent three home wins in a row… but all two of them were against non-PL team while one of them was against an out-of-sort LFC. However, Arsenal’s will be boosted even higher with their come from behind win against Aston Villa. Henry, Arteta and Sagna could be back for this match… and this spell problem to the Wanderers. Let’s not forget that the Gunners are challenging for a top four spot… and they need to start winning their PL matches again… of which I believe they will… for this one.

Fulham – West Bromwich Albion FC: Fulham are depending a lot on their home matches for their survival while WBA’s away record is surprisingly good. Both teams are very near to the relegation zone and I would expect both of them going all out at each other. Shane Long is a doubt for this match… and it will be a blow to WBA if he doesn’t start. I believe this one will be pretty close one… but Fulham’s home advantage will be pretty overwhelming… considering the results the manage to get against five of the current top seven in the league. I believe Fulham will be able to win this one.

Another… and I have to be frank. I have watched just two episodes of this series and I already believed “Another” should be recommended to those that love horror/mystery flicks. This is a Japanese fictional mystery horror novel anime adaptation and the story revolves around Koichi Sakakibara and Mei Misaki… err… something that should not exists. I don’t wanna talk too much about the story and plot here…  but for the plot fanatics, novel adaptation should not be too bad.

The basis of the recommendation is simple… the intense atmosphere… the darkness… the mystery… the desk… and the animation. I am not in any position to judge the quality of the animation… but the two episodes have already brought me the chills. I might not have watch all the horror anime available… but this is the first one to give me “The Exorcist” feel… or maybe I am just a bit too sensitive.

I would love to add in the details of the anime series… but since Wikipedia already have it… just go on and do a bit of research ok? A few more pics for you and I will be watching the third episode later. Oh… by the way, people start to die from episode three onwards.

Ciao for now!

I am late… as I was actually thinking to write on Liverpool hosting Manchester United today but could not make it on time. Anyway, those who knew me since my tipster years will know which team I am on. Now, we have two more matches tomorrow… Sunderland will host Middlesbrough while Arsenal will host Aston Villa later on… and just some feelings about these two.

Sunderland – Middlesbrough: Sunderland are in a good form at the moment but will be without Bendtner. However, their main goal contributions come from their midfielders. Larsson, Sessegnon and co will be the guys to watch. O’Neill’s appointment has done much good for the Black Cats and they will be looking forward to continue their good form when Middlesbrough come visit. Middlesbrough are doing not too bad in the Championship League… but their recent form took a drastic dip since end of 2011. Middlesbrough have yet to win a Championship match this year and their only win this year was against League Two’s Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup 2^nd round of which is nothing much to brag about. I believe missing Steele and Arca for this match could be pretty costly to Boro. I believe Sunderland will progress to the last 16 with a convincing 3:1 win.

Arsenal – Aston Villa: Arsenal are suffering some sort of the same form like Middlesbrough. They have yet to win any Premiership match this year… and their only win this year was over Leeds and it was also the FA Cup 2^nd round. The Gunners are a very good team… but their recent performances have made it really difficult for me to know what to expect next especially since their visitors will a pretty much on from Aston Villa. The Villans are faring relatively better than their hosts in terms of this year’s results but they are still inconsistent. On their day, they can beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge but the next week, they lost to Swansea at home. Keane looked good in their previous match against the Wolves… and he will be the one to watch aside from Arsenal’s van Persie and Henry (if he starts). This one will be a tough call. Arsenal will still be the favourites but Aston Villa may be able to sneak up at least a draw if Arsenal’s form continues. Therefore, I would prefer to stake on Van Persie, Henry, Keane and Bent to score at any time and sit back to enjoy the match.

Ciao for now!

A whole lot more things to do. Will need to re-set up my Google Analytics, Adsense, affiliates stuff… etc. Then will need to set the settings for my other plugins and of course other items as well. For starter, I have just changed the blog theme. Nice? Well, I do have to credit the free theme provider linked at the bottom right of this blog. You may be able to get some really nice themes there… and they are free (except for their premium themes of course).

Anyways, that’s all for now… and I will be back soon with some writings on this weekend’s FA Cup matches (hopefully). Ciao for now!