Yorkshire Dave the man!

[ratae1950]

Well done Dave, you beat off Toph to be the winner of the Premier League Prediction. Looks like Spurs have a lot to do.

[jdc]

Originally Posted by ratae1950

Well done Dave, you beat off Toph to be the winner of the Premier League Prediction. Looks like Spurs have a lot to do.

Au contraire, I think they are moving nicely in the right direction Congrats to lucky Dave and runner up calamity Chris !!

[toph]

well done Dave,
and Pete for doing it

are we doing this next week too?

actually i have a song for Jim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl-ai9HuR60

[toph]

Originally Posted by jdc

Au contraire, I think they are moving nicely in the right direction Congrats to lucky Dave and runner up calamity Chris !!

look you- i may be a calamity but where does that place the rest of you all.

[jdc]

Originally Posted by toph

look you- i may be a calamity but where does that place the rest of you all.

down with the has beens or Spurs as I prefer to call them

[Jimbits76]

Bah...Has beens...your lot can talk, been a while since wengy bought home the gold!!!!!

Spurs vs Villa, I called that one right!!!!!

[ratae1950]

Originally Posted by toph

well done Dave,
and Pete for doing it

are we doing this next week too?

actually i have a song for Jim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl-ai9HuR60

That would be good. Let's see if it was just luck.....

[jdc]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Bah...Has beens...your lot can talk, been a while since wengy bought home the gold!!!!!

Spurs vs Villa, I called that one right!!!!!

Its the journey my friend and at least the view as I go along is beautiful. Better to take part, and have a chance of winning, than to take part and make up the numbers

[Jimbits76]

Originally Posted by jdc

Its the journey my friend and at least the view as I go along is beautiful. Better to take part, and have a chance of winning, than to take part and make up the numbers

Ain't that what the Woolwich do???? I thought them and the "reds" were just there to make up the top 4!!!!!!

Give Man Utd and Chelsea fans somebody to laff at!!!!!

Again....not that us y*ds have anything to gloat about...then again...as Chris says, things can only get better!!!!!

J

[mopsey]

I'm not playing.

[jdc]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Ain't that what the Woolwich do???? I thought them and the "reds" were just there to make up the top 4!!!!!!

Give Man Utd and Chelsea fans somebody to laff at!!!!!

Again....not that us y*ds have anything to gloat about...then again...as Chris says, things can only get better!!!!!

J

What is it about Spurs fans and their obsession with the top 4? Usual Spud pre season hype about breaking into top four, after four games those dreams buried for another season, revert to type and drunkly lash out saying top four doesn't matter

[jdc]

Originally Posted by mopsey

I'm not playing.

Neither are the bunch you are supporting

[Jimbits76]

Originally Posted by jdc

What is it about Spurs fans and their obsession with the top 4? Usual Spud pre season hype about breaking into top four, after four games those dreams buried for another season, revert to type and drunkly lash out saying top four doesn't matter

Ere I never said nuffink about the top 4....I'd like the FA Cup...that still means a lot to old J.

Top 4 is where it's at though...supposedly the prize fund is huge and Arse won more when they crashed out of the champions league (almost every year) than the actual winners of the UEFA cup!!!!!!!

Plus playing in the champions league is the draw for players...the fact will always be that players will go to a champs league playing side.

Twas the case with Berbs and the Irish Judas!!!! If they were playing for us last night, we may have had a chance but alas, they want the grand stand football and spurs can't offer it!!!!! Same will happen with Hutton and Bale!

We had a chance at top 4...we missed it by a whisker and are now paying for it!

The only way I can see this resolved (spech will all this weird new mega investment) is for the champions league to be solely for the champions...do away with the group stages and just allow a handful of champions in each year!

That can be the only way that the non top four clubs can stand a chance of having any hope!!!!

J

[Jimbits76]

Hand on your heart Martin....do you think Arsenal are good (and strong) enough to win the premiership?

J

[jdc]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Hand on your heart Martin....do you think Arsenal are good (and strong) enough to win the premiership?

J

I think if we are injury free we are in with a chance, probably more in Champions league than Premiership. But given that Van Persie picks up a knock in every game he plays and Nasri looks the same..............

Cesc and Adebayor are key, our centre backs are not as good as Chelsea or Man U at defending but are more creative attacking. The Arsenal full backs Sagna and Clichy are best in league in IMO.

I think we are a bit light in centre midfield but come January I think we will strengthen. It will be interesting to see how Denilson handles the pressure he or Song will be Cesc's partner I think. Another weak area.

Walcott will play some good games and others he will be inconsistent. Some great youngsters coming through like Vela, and the youngest ever league for Arsenal, 16 year old Jack Wilshere, will play a bit part role this year to gain more experience - that boy is class and could spring a few surprises.

Eduardo and Rosicky to come back from injury and Silvestre as cover.
Its a pretty talented squad that is going to spring a few surprises.

[toph]

Originally Posted by jdc

I think if we are injury free we are in with a chance, probably more in Champions league than Premiership. But given that Van Persie picks up a knock in every game he plays and Nasri looks the same..............

Cesc and Adebayor are key, our centre backs are not as good as Chelsea or Man U at defending but are more creative attacking. The Arsenal full backs Sagna and Clichy are best in league in IMO.

I think we are a bit light in centre midfield but come January I think we will strengthen. It will be interesting to see how Denilson handles the pressure he or Song will be Cesc's partner I think. Another weak area.

Walcott will play some good games and others he will be inconsistent. Some great youngsters coming through like Vela, and the youngest ever league for Arsenal 16year old Jack Wilshere will play a bit part role this year to gain more experience - that boy is class and could spring a few surprises.

Eduardo and Rosicky to come back from injury and Silvestre as cover.
Its a pretty talented squad that is going to spring a few surprises.

and the short answer is NO!

[jdc]

Originally Posted by toph

and the short answer is NO!

No not at all, a team with the genius of Cesc is always in with a chance

[toph]

Originally Posted by jdc

No not at all, a team with the genius of Cesc is always in with a chance

i think Wenger is an exceptional manager and Arsenal are wonderful to watch, but over the course of this season, I don't see them being strong enough. They might well beat, Man U, Chelsea etc but i think they will drop too many points elsewhere.

[ratae1950]

I wouldn't write Villa off for a strong run at a top 4 finish. MON is carrying on the Clough legacy and quietly assembling an excellent team.

[jdc]

Originally Posted by ratae1950

I wouldn't write Villa off for a strong run at a top 4 finish. MON is carrying on the Clough legacy and quietly assembling an excellent team.

Best of the rest, and spot on about the Clough legacy, the way he man manages is a real throw back

Gerrard has just scored an incredible goal for Liverpool to equalise against Marseille

[ratae1950]

Originally Posted by jdc

Best of the rest, and spot on about the Clough legacy, the way he man manages is a real throw back

Gerrard has just scored an incredible goal for Liverpool to equalise against Marseille

I just looked and Captain Fantastic has another!

What MON did at Leicester was nothing short of a miracle. He seems to be assembling the alternative England team.

[sini1717]

Well done Dave .

[sini1717]

I fancy villa for the top four. I hate to say it in place of united ,and the Ars nal may nick the title from Chelski Ithink spurs may go down

[ratae1950]

Radical! but possible. Chelsea are looking strong.

[Jimbits76]

Spurs go down....get a grip you laughing Manc nob....we're 4 games in...never heard such bollux!

Spurs will be lucky this year....lucky that there are worse teams than us. We are notorious for grinding out a result that matters...see 1-1 against chelsk etc.

I can't see Hull or Stoke doing that.

I think both Spurs and Newcastle will stay up...whether they deserve to will be another matter!

J

[jdc]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Spurs go down....get a grip you laughing Manc nob....we're 4 games in...never heard such bollux!

Spurs will be lucky this year....lucky that there are worse teams than us. We are notorious for grinding out a result that matters...see 1-1 against chelsk etc.

I can't see Hull or Stoke doing that.

I think both Spurs and Newcastle will stay up...whether they deserve to will be another matter!

J

Paul, smell the fear

[Jimbits76]

Aint no fear here my friend.

We aint more than midtable now Berbs and the Irish Judas have gone.

We'll stay up but won't win anything...we're having a transitional year...now where have I heard that before????????

J

[jdc]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Aint no fear here my friend.

We aint more than midtable now Berbs and the Irish Judas have gone.

We'll stay up but won't win anything...we're having a transitional year...now where have I heard that before????????

J

A tranny year eh?

[Jimbits76]

Originally Posted by jdc

A tranny year eh?

Hey I have one of them every year...A Spurs tranny year...blue and white stillettos!!!!!!

J

[jdc]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Hey I have one of them every year...A Spurs tranny year...blue and white stillettos!!!!!!

J

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRT4-LoQ2XM