Predictions 08/09 EPL

1. Arsenal

2. Man Utd

3. Liverpool

4. Man City

5. Everton

6. Blackburn

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18. Hull

19. West Ham

20. Chelsea

 

I cock my leg on your predictions given you are obviously taking the piss.  Surely Man City will come third? 

 

Please re-read my comments.  I wasn't saying Arsenal are crap.  I simply explained why I think they aren't good enough to win the EPL this year.  I had a bit of a dig at them because to blindly just say Arsenal will win because you support them is just childish playground argument kind of stuff.  Kind of like saying "I think Chelsea is crap" don't you think?

90% of chelsea fans are completely plastic and jumped on the bandwagon when they started winning, and will probably jump right off again if they ever drop from the 'fantastic'(ly boring) club they are now. 

 

 

Personally I have supported my club for nearly forty years and followed them home and away until I emigrated ten years ago. Believe me,  I know crap when I see it cos that's what I watched for many years so get a little frustrated with the banal "Chelsea are crap, boring, plastic bandwagon jumpers" with nothing to back it up.   

 

I don't believe everyone does overrate their team.  Most Spurs fans know they support a crap team.  I certainly don't overrate the Nix. It's not about what you won last year, it's about your ability to win what is on offer this year.  But apparently I'm not allowed to have an opinion about another team's chances without someonew saying my team is crap in response.  If that's the level we're operating at here that's very sad.  I just think some people should put their brains in gear before they post. 

Our (being Arsenal) style of football is attractive and attracts neutrals, but the instant we start winning ugly, they will disappear just the same way as some Chelsea supporters would evaporate without Abramovich's billions.

ok so here are my picks, I'm a Liverpool supporter so I've got to pick them to go all the way. Let the abuse of my picks begin!

01 - Liverpool

02 - Chelski (looking strong again)

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03 - Arsenal (Look good now but wait til the English winter sets in)

04 - Man utd (Desperately need Ronaldo back)

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05 - Man City (I'm thinking they will spend big in Jan)

06 - Aston Villa (Getting better all the time under O'Neill)

07 -Tottenham (Weak in key positions, defensive midfield and Centre Back)

08 - Portsmouth (Look good again)
09 - Everton (Need more players desperately)
10 - West Ham (Need to get their squad out of the injury room)
11 - Wigan (This is my wildcard, I think they look really good)
12 - Middlesbrough (Its hard to pick them above Blackburn but I reckon they are improving)
13 -  Blackburn (Why oh why did you let Mark Hughes go???)
14 - Sunderland (I'm not yet convinced about Keane as a manager sorry, great fans though)
15 - Hull (Only cause the teams below them are even worse)
16 - Fulham (Toss a coin for the teams between 14-17 for me)
17 - Bolton (Rubbish)
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18 - Newcastle (A joke at the moment)

19 -WBA (sh*te)

 

oh yeah thats a good measure of how good a arsenal fans we are. if we've ever seen them play or not. good one.

 

didnt say anything about you in particular, but just saying that we're all stupid for believing our team can win something is ridiculous.

 

 

So how long HAVE you supported your club?  How do you define "completely plastic"? What's the difference between someone who has supported Arsenal for five years and someone who has suported Chelsea for five years?

 

Those in glass houses...

 

i agree with what you say there, quite fair really, i just dont like the fact that people assume every single chelsea fan is plastic, when really every club has plastic supporters(god i hate that term plastic, define plastic anyway!)

 

thanks for saying some as well, i assume your a smart minded person by the way you wrote that piece, and that you would never desert your club, as i would never do so. mancs are the worst at taking the piss out of chelsea anyway.

 

1<>Chelsea(if we stay injury free we should do the job)

2<>Arsenal Or Liverpool(both look pretty stron at the moment, if arsenal can keep it up they should be ok, and liverpool should have a steady supply of last minute goals to keep them going

3<>Manchester United(one man team anyone? but really, i think there slow start will really cost them this year

 

 

cos you are one of the few to have us surviving  (so far)  I'll not grizzle , just point out that I'm reading that as because we are better than the lot below us 

 

p.s.  SiNZ - when are you going to fix that predictor of yours

 

Yes, I remember in the mid 90's when Chelsea had gates of around 9 - 10k too. Whilst no doubting your own situation with them, there certainly has been a large amount of glory hunting fans jumping on board. Some ex QPR , Fulham   and Brentford  too!

 

Your banter with Arsenal fans brings back memories to me. I once went to Stamford Bridge in '85 (or 80) when my QPR at Forest game was canned. Under my coat I had my QPR jersey on. Chelsea drew 1-1 with Arsenal and I was standing in "The Shed" right behind the goal. Great game it was, and it was packed to be honest.

 

I remember Ken Bates copping a load of crap for starting the ground redevelopment. Look at it now, the finished product is quite impressive.

 

while i love what bates did in terms of getting our ground back, and yes what we have is impressive, i dont like the bloody chelsea village, it is the one thing standing in the way of expanding the shed end(quite literally STANIDING in the way) and he is refusing to give up his penthouse there! so ive heard anyway.

 

The thing is though Loner, the support was always there.  Even when we were in the second division we were just waiting to take off.  It was nothing to get 42,000 in the ground for a big cup game and then have 10,000 the following week to watch Cambridge or someone. Our away support was always awesome.  Because of our location we have a huge catchment area around Surrey, Sussex, Kent.  Chelsea really was the classic sleeping giant through the late 70's and 80's.  So some might argue we've bought our way to the top.  I prefer to think we should have always been there!

 

They get in free.  Bus to the ground and seat in the Directors Box.  That was a Ken Bates initiative!

 

 

 

i'm not counting my chickens yet Buffy

 

every point seems like a gift from above

 

 i never would have exected 2 wins form our first four games -even after seeing the fixture list

 

i'd settle for ending up 'nowhere ' this season and even fighting a successful relegation battle next season

 

in fact  -as Wigan look to have come on a bit this season, i might be hoping we follow their exploits

 

early days - but 3 out of four of those days have made sure i've worn a broad smile (at least until half time at the ring of fire)  so far this season!!

 

if the nix win today it'll be close to a perfect football weekend

 

 

 

I'm sorry, but Rafa is absolutely great. You whinge about his signings, but surely you overlook the great signings; Torres, Mascherano, Luis Garcia, Alonso, Agger, Skrtel, Reina, Riera even. The list goes on. Kuyt has been a solid player, he isnt spectacular, but he is a solid player.

 

As a manager, nobody can argue with his tactical ability and while he occasionally seems to over-complicate things, no manager in the world could claim to have won a European Cup with the likes of Traore and Biscan in the team, whilst claiming the scalp of Chelsea, Juve and Olympiakos on the way. Dont believe everything you read in the newspapers- next thing you'll be talking about zonal marking!