Football Season 2009/10 - Bring it On!

by **bergkamp2004** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:18 pm

Cant wait

Here are my predicitions for this season!

Top 6

Arsenal
Man u
Man City
Chelsea
Liverpool
Everton

Bottom 6

Wolves
Birmingham
Blackburn
Bolton
Burnley
Hull

FA Cup
Man Utd

League CUp
Arsenal

Champs League
Real Madrid
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Arsenal v Celtic in champs league qualifier!

by **steophonic** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:04 pm

Can tell you're a gunner bergkamp2004.

I applaud your optimism! :lol:

by **Ferris** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:44 pm

My predictions for the top 5:

1 - Chelsea
2 - Liverpool
3 - Man Utd
4 - Arsenal
5 - Man City

I feel strongly the title will be won by either Chelsea or Liverpool this season. Our chances rest on how well Ancelotti adapts to the English game. We've strengthened the same squad that finished strongly last season under Hiddink with a couple of useful additions in Zhirkov and Sturridge. From watching the pre-season games it looks like we'll be playing a diamond formation with Drogba and Anelka both starting as out-and-out strikers upfront (....about time!)

Alonso will be an obvious miss for Liverpool, but I can't say I know that much about his replacement Aquilani so will be interested to see how that works out. Johnson is a curious signing.... I wasn't his biggest fan in his time at Chelsea - at times he was a real liability, but he seems to have benefited from more playing time at Portsmouth so perhaps is more prepared to play for a top 4 team now. Not really sure if Liverpool are stronger or not than last season yet.

Ronaldo will be a huge loss for Man U as not only was he their top scorer and best attacking player by a distance, his replacement Valencia isn't even close to being in the same league. I didn't overly rate Tevez so I don't think his departure is that big a problem for them. Owen is a bizarre signing given his injury record, but he may surprise us all and stay relatively fit this season with the World Cup looming!

Arsenal may have sold Toure and Adebayor to Man City, but I think its still a season too soon for City to break into the top 4. Even with Toure they still look a bit weak in defence, and with that many new signings will perhaps take a bit of time to gel. More than anything though I'm not sure Hughes is the right manager to fulfil their ambitions.

This might all change with more transfer activity but it's the way it's shaping up for me at the moment....

by **Thombus** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:29 pm

Ferris wrote:Ronaldo will be a huge loss for Man U as not only was he their top scorer and best attacking player by a distance, his replacement Valencia isn't even close to being in the same league. I didn't overly rate Tevez so I don't think his departure is that big a problem for them. Owen is a bizarre signing given his injury record, but he may surprise us all and stay relatively fit this season with the World Cup looming!

Totally agree.

I see a good season for Liverpool, as much as it pains me to say.

My prediction:

Liverpool
Man U
Chelsea
Arsenal

by **heppolo** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:20 pm

My predictions are:
1 - Chelsea
2 - Man Utd
3 - Liverpool
4 - Aston Villa
5 - Arsenal
6 - Tottenham
7 - Everton
8 - West Ham
9 - Manchester City
10 - Portsmouth
11 - Bolton
12 - Birmingham
13 - Blackburn
14 - Fulham
15 - Sunderland
16 - Wolverhampton
17 - Stoke City
18 - Wigan
19 - Burnley
20 - Hull City

Champions League
AC Milan
Europa League
Olimpiakos CFP

by **Spartan** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:16 pm

I reckon the top of the table will look like this:

1. Chelsea
2. Man Utd
3. Liverpool
4. Arsenal
5. Aston Villa
6. Everton
7. Man City
8. Fulham

I reckon Stoke, Hull and Burnley will drop out as well.

by **bergkamp2004** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:01 pm

6-1 to the Almighty Arsenal

by **Spartan** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:07 pm

I didn't expect Arsenal to win by so much.

by **steophonic** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:47 am

Especially against Everton! Normally Everton are quite solid at the back.

by **cidermaster** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:21 pm

Arsenal played very well,trouble is though Everton played very bad!

Great start by the Gunners though but on Tuesday we will find out how good Arsenal are!

Cheers Cidermaster

by **Thombus** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:34 pm

Man U 1-0 to B.City - pretty bad result imo when playing against a team which really should be a certainty for relegation.

by **Spartan** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 6:40 pm

I agree - they should've been able to pounce the Brummies arses.

by **heppolo** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:46 am

Tottenham 2:1 Liverpool. So it's a great start of a season for Rafa Benitez & co. :lol:

by **cidermaster** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:34 pm

Yeh no doubyt about it,thats an early blow for Liverpool.

Tell you what i bet Aston Villa are going to struggle this season.

Cheers Cidermaster

by **Spartan** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:18 pm

Man Utd lost against Burnley last night.

Wasn't expecting that.

by **MJDangerous** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:00 pm

New game lost for Liverpool, 1-3 at home, what a weak start.

by **bergkamp2004** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:03 pm

MJDangerous wrote:New game lost for Liverpool, 1-3 at home, what a weak start.

I'd love it they miss out on top 4, love it!

by **steophonic** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:59 pm

MJDangerous wrote:New game lost for Liverpool, 1-3 at home, what a weak start.

I know - very poor.

Not unexpected though. I've been telling anyone who will listen that we aint gonna be anyehere close this season. United neither. This one is gonna be Chelsea's season.

by **king_oxymoron** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:55 pm

I sm reluctantly agreeing

If Arsenal finish second though, that'd be good, a better qualification for CL and an up yours to those saying we wouldn't be top four.

by **bergkamp2004** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:26 pm

arsenal gifted man u their win
rubbish

by **king_oxymoron** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:05 pm

What a joke yesterday. Not denying it was a penalty but the ref was a joke not giving us one at the other end (even if we did score anyway) and was a genuine Manc all afternoon. We came so close to beating them despite that anyway, Arshavin just wide, Van Persie free kick hitting the bar, and again from that lovely Arshavin ball (good reactions from the keeper there though to be fair) and then with the offside at the end (not disagreeing with that either). We just really deserved to win, was gutted.

by **davez** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:21 am

Yep quite undeserved win for Utd but to be fair I don't think Arsenal were that great either. They sure had the better chances but I never really felt Arsenal would score a goal.

Both teams should have had a penalty and before the final whistle Utd should have burried the match with the Nani and Berbatov insane chances.

by **Blondini** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:33 pm

Boro 0 West Brom 5

Oh dear! Probably not the best start if we're wanting to be promoted!

by **bergkamp2004** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:07 pm

Vermaelen is a legend!

Pompey look dead and buried

by **steophonic** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:23 pm

Blondini wrote:Boro 0 West Brom 5

Oh dear! Probably not the best start if we're wanting to be promoted!

I never remember West Brom being that good last season!

Unfortunately I can see Boro being the only relegated team not going back up next year!