Willo as forecaster

[JRW2]

Is Willo's reputation as a misguided misanthrope valid? Let's see how he's done so far this season:

Chelsea (A): "I have concluded we will get defeated" (0-0 draw).
Frederikstad (H): "I doubt Glasner will have a happy 51st birthday" (1-0 win)
Forest (H): "Defeat for us by 2 goals (1-1 draw)
Villa (A): "The best we will attain is a draw" (3-0 win)
Sunderland (H): "I predict a 1-1 draw" (0-0 draw) 🙂
West Ham (A): "I have a sense of foreboding about this match" (2-1 win)
Liverpool (H): "I fear that our unbroken run will come to an end (2-1 win)
Kyiv (A): "This will be a challenging game" (2-0 win)

In one thread he says, "I don't accept that I have a desire to be confrontational by expressing views that I believe will be challenged or ridiculed." No, he really means it.

I can't help thinking that there's money to be made by following his forecasts.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Maybe Willo is really the Cassandra of the HOL. Or his philosophy is just Hope for the best; Expect the worst.

 

[chris123]

Is Willo's reputation as a misguided misanthrope valid? Let's see how he's done so far this season:

Chelsea (A): "I have concluded we will get defeated" (0-0 draw).
Frederikstad (H): "I doubt Glasner will have a happy 51st birthday" (1-0 win)
Forest (H): "Defeat for us by 2 goals (1-1 draw)
Villa (A): "The best we will attain is a draw" (3-0 win)
Sunderland (H): "I predict a 1-1 draw" (0-0 draw) 🙂
West Ham (A): "I have a sense of foreboding about this match" (2-1 win)
Liverpool (H): "I fear that our unbroken run will come to an end (2-1 win)
Kyiv (A): "This will be a challenging game" (2-0 win)

In one thread he says, "I don't accept that I have a desire to be confrontational by expressing views that I believe will be challenged or ridiculed." No, he really means it.

I can't help thinking that there's money to be made by following his forecasts.

Our very own Michael Fish

 

[beak]

Maybe Willo is really the Cassandra of the HOL. Or his philosophy is just Hope for the best; Expect the worst.

If you ever watched Dad's Army you would know he is the undertaker (Fraser) It is doom 'n gloom every week and the last twenty have been reasonablly good. You have just got to love him Time Warp Willo!

 

[Teddy Eagle]

If you ever watched Dad's Army you would know he is the undertaker (Fraser) It is doom 'n gloom every week and the last twenty have been reasonablly good. You have just got to love him Time Warp Willo!

Many of us have been Corporal Jones over the years.

 

[Willo]

Heavens to Betsy !
I fully appreciate that most of my prognostications have not aged well !
I have just been providing my honest assessments, and of course many have concluded I am an 'Elijah of Doom', a doomster and a gloomster and certainly NO panglossian !
I accept criticism for such failings, as highlighted, in good grace.

 

[Foxy82]

I've always read Willo's posts in the voice Hedonism Bot from Futurama

 

[beak]

Heavens to Betsy !
I fully appreciate that most of my prognostications have not aged well !
I have just been providing my honest assessments, and of course many have concluded I am an 'Elijah of Doom', a doomster and a gloomster and certainly NO panglossian !
I accept criticism for such failings, as highlighted, in good grace.

When Glasner leaves you will be correct every week. * dodges thrown bricks*

 

[BromleyMonkey]

JRW2..you’ve got far too much time on your hands 😃 but interesting all the same

 

[ex hibitionist]

he's a glass half empty kind of guy, actually that underestimates him, there's barely a stain at the bottom of the glass.😒

 

[chris123]

he's a glass half empty kind of guy, actually that underestimates him, there's barely a stain at the bottom of the glass.😒

He's had to put up with quite a bit of personal attacks on here, though thankfully not recently.

 

[Hannes]

Is Willo's reputation as a misguided misanthrope valid? Let's see how he's done so far this season:

Frederikstad (H): "I doubt Glasner will have a happy 51st birthday" (1-0 win)

Well, that's not entirely clear, there's room for interpretation! Maybe his wife was waiting at home with a nice birthday surprise and he came home late from the victory party drunk and got a few blows to the head.

 

[Willo]

On my way to 'Conference' tomorrow morning.
If it wasn't for a family event I would have departed today.
My focus will be on the Conservative Party, hence HOL will be a 'Willo Free' zone for a few days.
HOL will be richer for my absence !
I bid you all farewell.
👍

 

[BromleyMonkey]

On my way to 'Conference' tomorrow morning.
If it wasn't for a family event I would have departed today.
My focus will be on the Conservative Party, hence HOL will be a 'Willo Free' zone for a few days.
HOL will be richer for my absence !
I bid you all farewell.
👍

I was going to say we don’t play again until the 23rd 😀

 

[Gary St.Andrews]

Should be given a straight red card for getting it so wrong every game! 😂

 

[beak]

On my way to 'Conference' tomorrow morning.
If it wasn't for a family event I would have departed today.
My focus will be on the Conservative Party, hence HOL will be a 'Willo Free' zone for a few days.
HOL will be richer for my absence !
I bid you all farewell.
👍

We will miss you and look forward to your return.

 

[beak]

Should be given a straight red card for getting it so wrong every game! 😂

Willo would NOT appreciate a red card! He might find a blue card more palatable.😒

 

[chris123]

Willo would NOT appreciate a red card! He might find a blue card more palatable.😒

Compromise with a red and blue.

 

[Uphill]

I find Willo's predictions strangely reassuring - it's when if he ever casts aside the mantle of doom I will start worrying.

 

[ex hibitionist]

On my way to 'Conference' tomorrow morning.
If it wasn't for a family event I would have departed today.
My focus will be on the Conservative Party, hence HOL will be a 'Willo Free' zone for a few days.
HOL will be richer for my absence !
I bid you all farewell.
👍

hope you make some new friends, that's assuming that anyone else turns up