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"Everton for the title"

That's right.

With Sir Alex "lost the plot" Ferguson leading Man U down a slippery slope, Arsenal's poor form and Liverpool's overconfidence, only one team looks likely to take the title this season.

Unlikely as it may seem, when you have eliminated all other possibilities, whatever remains, however unlikely, must be the truth.

This is a sad, sad prospect for English football. Can you imagine? Automatic qualification to the Champion's League for Everton.

*cries*

When you put it that way, Everton seem like the only real possible contenders for the Premiership this season!
Why do we always expect it to be one of the biggest teams that'll win it?

Blackburn have won it before, and look at them now.
Same applies to United, who are going downhill... fast.
And then there's Newcastle. The team that came close once and dissapeared.
Chelsea - the team that's all "talk" rather than "do".
And Arsenal... just plain boring.
While Liverpool are only good at winning the un-important things.

I think that Man United will finish top 4 with Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea all being there.

I really believe that when Keane gets back to fitness that Man Utd will improve dramatically, Keane is an enormous driving force behind Man Utd and you can certainly notice the difference when he is on the pitch.

Im not trying to say that Man Utd are useless without Keane but with him they are a completely different team, dont write Man Utd off just yet, they wont be far away at all (as usual).

To be honest, I can't even see 4th place at this moment in time.

I can see Man Utd reaching 4th place in the league, at best.

And that position is going to get worse, as the teams below them (New. United, and Leeds) get their acts together.

while the topic post was only a joke, it has to be said that the best Man U can look for this season is a fight for European qualification, and on our current form, that's UEFA cup, not the Champion's League.

Despite the recent losses, Arsenal are still 4-7 favourites with the bookies to retain the title, while Liverpool are 11-4.

Not that the odds mean anything. Just asked the guy who paid out early on Man U to win the 97/98 season. :-)

Expletive Deleted wrote:
> Erm...where did you get that from?

Listening to press conferences.

Insane Bartender wrote:

...and Liverpool's overconfidence...
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Erm...where did you get that from?

I would love Villa to finish top 6, but I can't see us getting there.

I also forgot about Newcastle.