It is that time of year again, for what is turning into annual tradition on this blog: my Premier League prediction table. Last season’s attempt to predict who would finish where saw me correctly name five places, with another six guesses being one position away, as well as being accurate in picking City as FA Cup winners, QPR to be first in the Championship. That’s almost matching The Guardian’s own guesses (spot on five times, close seven times). As Kryten would say: “ah; smug mode.”
Posts Tagged ‘arsenal’
2011/12 Predictions
Posted in football, lump, tagged arsenal, arsene wenger, charlton, chelsea, football, fulham, leicester, liverpool, manchester united, mcleish, nasri, oxford, premier league, psv, real madrid, sir alex ferguson, suarez on August 7, 2011|
Manchester United Lead Pack to Lift Trophy in 2012
Posted in football, lump, tagged arsenal, chelsea, kenny dalglish, liverpool, manchester city, manchester united, roberto mancini, sir alex ferguson, tottenham hotspur on May 17, 2011|
As Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United prepare for an end of season party to celebrate their 19th league championship, the odds on them retaining the trophy next year have been slashed down to 7/4 (bet365).
Arsenal: The Future Remains Bright
Posted in football, lump, tagged arsenal, arsene wenger on May 17, 2011|
So, I was asked recently to pen an article entitled “Why Arsenal Will Win the League Next Season”. As a sports writer, I very rarely turn down pieces I disagree with, so i wrote something. Here it is.
Bendtner Unhappy with Position at Club
Posted in football, lump, tagged Andrei Arshavin, arsenal, arsene wenger, Marouane Chamakh, Nicklas Bendtner on May 17, 2011|
Out-of-favour Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner is set to have close-season talks with manager Arsene Wenger regarding the Danish striker’s despondency over his playing position this season.
Keown: “Consistency is the Key”
Posted in football, lump, tagged arsenal, arsene wenger, martin keown on May 17, 2011|
Former Arsenal centre back Martin Keown has stressed just how important a reliable period of team fitness can be to Arsenal’s campaign next season.
Carling Cup Final, Arsenal vs Birmingham Minute-by-Minute report
Posted in football, lump, tagged arsenal, birmingham, carling cup final 2011, league cup, nikola zigic, obafemi martins, robin van persie on February 27, 2011|
Sunday 27 February 2011
Carling Cup Final
Arsenal vs Birmingham
The team news beforehand revolved around those that were missing for Arsenal rather than who was starting; skipper Cesc Fabregas and winger Theo Walcott will join Thomas Vermaelen in the stands. Tomas Rosicky, Andrey Arshavin come in.
Former Arsenal player Alex Hleb misses out for Birmingham with a knee knock. Liam Ridgewell and Roger Johnson haven’t trained all week but start in defence, which is already missing Scott Dann. Zigic plays as the lone striker.
Two Birds, One Stone
Posted in football, lump, tagged arsenal, arsene wenger, football, liverpool, manchester united, premier league, sir alex ferguson on January 17, 2011|
As ruthless as football can be sometimes, it’s never considered pleasant to kick a team when they’re down. With fans, and be honest with yourselves here, there’s only so much misery you’d like heaped upon your rivals, right?
