And on the eighth day he created The Saints and he said " Go forth and entertain !"
Like i said, im a betting man and if you want to check it out, the bookies will have that(utd to finish 3rd or better) at a silly price and they win a lot more than they lose... trust me :-D
3rd or lower it is. Ill put it on my sig next time im on laptop rather than this shity keypad on my phone.
And on the eighth day he created The Saints and he said " Go forth and entertain !"
You may as well pay him now. I can only remember United finishing 3rd a couple of times since they started to win titles again 20 years ago. Also, they've had alot worse sides than this actually win the league let alone finish 3rd. City may be better than them and I've tipped them to finish 2nd after tossing a coin , but to expect the likes of Chelsea or Arsenal to match United over 38 games at this stage is optimistic to say the least IMO.
I know, I'm only jesting. FWIW since Utd haven't finished outside the top 3 since the 1990/91 season and have finished outside the top 2 only three times in the last 21 seasons, I find the idea that they'll finish as low as 4th as daft as any United fan.
IMO they'll finish 2nd although I have made the point previously that it wouldn't surprise me to see them finish lower. By that I mean 3rd and I only think that could be the case if Chelsea have an incredible year. I only think that could be possible because of Hazard, who I think will be in the same bracket as Messi and Ronaldo in a very short space of time. Thats how good I think he looks. However, I would still predict Utd finishing 2nd if pushed.
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Haven't you heard we're getting Ronaldo back in january??
Seriously though, if Ronaldo does leave Madrid (I can't see it) there are perhaps 2/3 clubs he would go to - City, Chelsea & PSG. I don't for a second believe that CR would decide against those moves due to any allegieance to United and think he'd thrive under the pressure of moving to a club like City and with everything that would bring......actually as I write this I'm wondering how true that is. He's complaining about being unhappy at Real and not feeling 'loved'. Well either way I cannot in a month of leap years see us forking out 80m+ on him.
I would say though, whoever he signed for in England would instantly become favourites for titles in my opinion. He's that good.
My revised version.....
Top Six
1. Manchester City
2. Manchester United
3. Chelsea
4. Arsenal
5. Tottenham
6. Everton
Top Scorer
Robin Van Persie
Player of the Season
Eden Hazard
Champions League Winners
Barcelona
Young Player of the Year
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Relegated
Fulham
Southampton
Reading
You are correct with the clubs you mention although there are a couple of Russian clubs that could afford him as well, such as Zenit. This leads nicely onto my next post, regarding FFFP. I retweeted something the other day regarding this. Zenit St Petersburg signed Hulk for 50m Euros and Witsel for 46m Euros yesterday. They also were negotiating to take Moutinho as well. They are owned by Gazprom, a billionaire Russian gas mega company. They also just so happen to be one of UEFA's main sponsors.
Would anybody like to explain to me about FFFP again and how serious UEFA are taking it ?
More detail.
Up until a few years ago, Zenit were playing in a stadium with a capacity of 21,000. For 3 seasons, they've played in a new stadium of a 69,000 capacity.
They must pay incredibly small wages, sell more merchandise the world over than everybody else combined or charge the most ridiculous price for a ticket in the history of worldwide sport to be anywhere near credible. Still, certain individuals will tell us how FFFP is being rigorously implemented.
I should be offended by that remark about nonsense
As you say, its on the pitch that matters and i have put what i genuinley think will happen from the few games gone and the signings made. Although, we desperatley need a good finisher to put an end to all the good build up if we want to get anywhere near top 6.
Joe Allen has suprised me with how good he is and Stirling looks ultra confident at the moment. Suarez has been what i expected.... Misses too many chances.
And on the eighth day he created The Saints and he said " Go forth and entertain !"
I was only pulling your leg, all in jest.
I would have seriously considered Liverpool for 4th spot if they'd have signed a 20 goal striker. I think they will play some decent stuff this season and may well make a late run for it if they get the right player in January. As it is, I cannot see them winning enough away games to really trouble the top 4 and I think a lot of teams will go to Anfield aware of the issues and depend deep and frustrate them now. It's a shame for Rodgers as I think he has bought well in Allen, Sahin and Borini but the end product is going to be the issue, at least until January.
No-one has said it IS being rigorously implemented. No-one knows that it won't be though, and it's up to clubs whether they want to take the risk on it. The amount of medicore signings we've made suggests we don't fancy taking the risk.
As for Hulk (possibly more over-rated than Maicon), the club he has signed for is strange in more ways than one. Zenit have repeatedly avoided signing non-white players throughout their history as they didn't want to upset their main ultras. This is a statement signing for the club in their bid to tackle racism more than anything. A low key black player could fail and the fans will turn on him. The thinking is clearly that if he is a marquee signing (like Lance Hohaia) then he is more likely to succeed and win the fans over.
Either way, it's a bit like Mo Johnston signing for Rangers. You cab admire the bloke's bravery, think he's a stupid idiot for setting himself up for abuse or think he's a traitor for playing for the very people who have repeatedly hurled racist and bigoted abuse at his race/creed.
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I think we're missing a couple of season predictions on here. Stu and Dave I'm talking to you!
Once we've got everyone's I'll stick them together so we can all see them as one.