Thursday, September 01, 2005
Monthly Premiership prediction update
I thought it might be good to see on a monthly basis how my pre-season predictions are coming along. So on the First of September, let's take a look:-
1. Chelsea will go through the league season unbeaten. Yep, still 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?) Chelsea still haven't conceded (and they hold the record from last season - 15).
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! May have saved his bacon by signing Owen, but no goals, and only one point so far means this could still be accurate.
4. El Hadj Diouf will spit at a fan...again! Not yet...
5. Charlton will win a game featuring Mark Halsey or Graham Poll as ref!!! Haven't had them yet - wait a few weeks...
6. Arsene Wenger will claim to have seen the reason one of his players got sent off. Not yet...
7. Rio will be boo-ed. Yep!
8. Rooney will swear at a ref and be sent off. Close, but not yet...just a matter of time!
9. Several England regulars will get long term injuries just after Xmas and will be forced to miss the World Cup. We are seeing a few niggles in the lead up to the qualifiers this week (Gerrard, Neville, Terry etc), so long term, still confident.
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?). Always!
Let me know if you think any more will come true soon.
1. Chelsea will go through the league season unbeaten. Yep, still 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?) Chelsea still haven't conceded (and they hold the record from last season - 15).
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! May have saved his bacon by signing Owen, but no goals, and only one point so far means this could still be accurate.
4. El Hadj Diouf will spit at a fan...again! Not yet...
5. Charlton will win a game featuring Mark Halsey or Graham Poll as ref!!! Haven't had them yet - wait a few weeks...
6. Arsene Wenger will claim to have seen the reason one of his players got sent off. Not yet...
7. Rio will be boo-ed. Yep!
8. Rooney will swear at a ref and be sent off. Close, but not yet...just a matter of time!
9. Several England regulars will get long term injuries just after Xmas and will be forced to miss the World Cup. We are seeing a few niggles in the lead up to the qualifiers this week (Gerrard, Neville, Terry etc), so long term, still confident.
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?). Always!
Let me know if you think any more will come true soon.
