The new top 4 ?

 

 

"The new top four, same as the old top four"

 

Sad but true. 

 

 

The first credits that were just on were interesting... liverpool only had the gerrard camera kiss from last year - less than man city who featured a couple of times. RVP and fab were prominent, as were a couple of ManU and chelsea shots. Johnson's cracker from last season and an awesome goal from Bburn. Plus bentleys lucky shot against the arse

 

A suspiciously middle eastern fan was shown watching his television a few times... hmmm i wonder why

 

I agree with the top-four predictions which started this thread, except I'd bracket Man City and Arsenal together.

However, spending oodles of dosh didn't win anything for Man City last season, whereas Abramovitch's millions brought almost instant success to Chelsea from the instant Maurinho became their manager. Luck or a fortuitous combination of ingredients or whatever you want to call it does play a part, I think. Chelsea were'nt guaranteed such instant success just because they spent a lot- plenty of other clubs (i.e. Liverpool, one of the biggest spenders over the last decade) have spent heaps and are yet to win the Premiership.

I'm picking Spurs as my "dark horse" who could make the Top Four this year- Redknapp is an experienced and wily coach just ready to take a team to the next level and he's assembled a useful squad without splashing the same amounts as other clubs. They'll push Arsenal for the title of "Best London Club" anyway. Even if they did lose the pre-season Wembley Cup to Celtic, with our own Chris Killen scoring.

Regarding this match and other Premier League pre-season games, there's quite a misleading news piece from the local "Sportsfreak" site recently posted on Yellow Fever's news page headlined "Pre-Season Shenanigans":

 

From:  "Pre-Season Shenanigans" by Sportsfreak on Friday 14 August:

               " For the record, Killen scored, and Celtic became inaugural holders of the much coveted Wembley Cup.

This was such a useful build-up that they promptly went on to lose to Dynamo Moscow at home in the first round of the Champions League a few days later.

But don�t tell IMG that. In their eyes Celtic won prestige." 

Ahhhhhh.....Actually the writer of this doesn't seem to be up-to-date with the fact that Celtic actually won the second leg of their Champions League qualifier 2-0 in Moscow. But, don't let facts get in the way of your pre-conceived opinions, eh?

Hey, as Kiwis, shouldn't we also be celebrating All White Chris Killen's awesome pre-season form for Celtic as well? 

This bodes well for the World Cup play-off in October and November as does the fact that Shane Smeltz has already scored 5 times in Gold Coast's first two A-League games!!! 

 

 

Erm Mourinho good manager though he was at Chelsea basically won " almost instant success" with a team largely designed by his predescessor Ranieri. Ranieri was hardly a failure, he got them to 2nd in the prem in 2003-04.

Current:

 

1: Arsenal

2: Man City

3: Stoke

4: Westham

 

 

Won't get fooled again!!

 

Got a lot of The Who albumns DF. BIG fan.

 

I don't see it myself (sometimes blind loyalty and unbridled optimism does give way to harsh reality).  But I do think Spurs are up for a Europe spot.  Give them another season or two and if 'Arry can retain his line up of young talent they could be serious contenders.  Just not now.

 

Norf Lundun cup are always the games the team gets up for.  Always immense satisfaction getting one over those irksome neighbours.

 

 

 

 

 

Better not push Drogba too hard, she might fall over (and there's no video citing).