Friday, August 12, 2005
Ten predictions to ponder?
Lots of words of wisdom spoken, written, and thought; it seems everyone has a similar prediction of how the Premiership season will go this year. It's interesting that nearly everyone - media, fans, public - feels much the same. All tip Chelsea to repeat thier title triumph it seems, with Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool chasing in vain. Then we will see Everton, Boro, Newcastle and Spurs hoping for a UEFA cup spot, followed by the mid table gang of nobodies and never will be's (Charlton, Bolton, Brummies, Villa, etc), with the promoted three plus Fulham, Albion and Pompey trying not to get relegated.
I would love to come up with a different view, but Pedro45 is a realist, and the Premiership is fairly predictable these days.
On a limb, I'll highlight a few possibilities -
1. Chelsea will go through the league season unbeaten.
2. Chelsea will concede less goals in a season than anyone has done before (I think the record is 16 or 18 - someone let me know please?)
3. Graeme Sounness will become the first Premiership managerial casualty of the season - he might not get sacked, but with a dodgy ticker, he might need bed rest come October!
4. El Hadj Diouf will spit at a fan...again!
5. Charlton will win a game featuring Mark Halsey or Graham Poll as ref!!!
6. Arsene Wenger will claim to have seen the reason one of his players got sent off.
7. Rio will be boo-ed.
8. Rooney will swear at a ref and be sent off.
9. Several England regulars will get long term injuries just after Xmas and will be forced to miss the World Cup.
10. Rangers and Celtic will once more attempt to join the English league through the back door (Why don't they enter a team in the lower pyramid and work there way through a la AFC Wimbledon, Aldershot etc?).
There, that's ten points to ponder; will Pedro45 call any right? Who knows? If you do, let me have a comment!
I would love to come up with a different view, but Pedro45 is a realist, and the Premiership is fairly predictable these days.
On a limb, I'll highlight a few possibilities -
1. Chelsea will go through the league season unbeaten.
2. Chelsea will concede less goals in a season than anyone has done before (I think the record is 16 or 18 - someone let me know please?)
3. Graeme Sounness will become the first Premiership managerial casualty of the season - he might not get sacked, but with a dodgy ticker, he might need bed rest come October!
4. El Hadj Diouf will spit at a fan...again!
5. Charlton will win a game featuring Mark Halsey or Graham Poll as ref!!!
6. Arsene Wenger will claim to have seen the reason one of his players got sent off.
7. Rio will be boo-ed.
8. Rooney will swear at a ref and be sent off.
9. Several England regulars will get long term injuries just after Xmas and will be forced to miss the World Cup.
10. Rangers and Celtic will once more attempt to join the English league through the back door (Why don't they enter a team in the lower pyramid and work there way through a la AFC Wimbledon, Aldershot etc?).
There, that's ten points to ponder; will Pedro45 call any right? Who knows? If you do, let me have a comment!
