Premiership 2015/2016

[ddb]

The way this season has gone, I reckon West Ham are probably favourites for top 4 now.

[st_brendy]

Looks like the race for fourth is going to be a cracker.

Chelsea v Man City
Saints v Man City
Man City v Arsenal
West Ham v Arsenal
Leicester v West Ham
West Ham v Man Utd
Spurs v Man Utd
Man Utd v Leicester
Liverpool v Spurs
Liverpool v Chelsea
Leicester v Saints
Spurs v Saints

all still to come. And if you want to throw Stoke in there too:

Liverpool v Stoke
Stoke v Spurs
Man City v Stoke
Stoke v West Ham

[Gingerfinch]

Ok, my end of season top 7

Tottenham
Leicester
Arsenal
Utd
City
West Ham
Southampton

[Gingerfinch]

Arsenal don't have a bad run in, apart from two games. I reckon they could grab 20 points from their last 8 games. Tottenham's goal difference might pip Leicester?

[budgetmeansbudget]

Ok, my end of season top 7

Tottenham
Leicester
Arsenal
Utd
City
West Ham
Southampton

Leicester are home to Soton and away to Sunderland in their next two games.

Spurs are away to Liverpool and home to Man U in theirs.

You would think Leicester have the easier games on paper next up.

Could well go down to the wire, and on the last day of the season Leicester have to go to Chelsea, and Spurs have to go to Newcastle, who may be fighting for their Premier League lives.

[Red Devil]

We are definitely in with a shout for 4th now, but I'm still not sure I see it happening. Also, it might mean we have to put up with the clueless LVG for another year

[sussexpob]

On current form, I can see Leicester taking 4 or 5 points from their next 3 matches (West Ham, Saints and Sunderland)..... they scored very late against a pretty woeful Norwich side at home, should have lost the game yesterday in my opinion, Watford deserved a point from them, West Brom got a point, and the win at Newcastle midweek was undeserved and shaky at best.

I think Leicester will drop points to the end. If I had to guess, it say 3 wins, 3 losses and a draw they will take to the end.......

But then again, I dont see Spurs doing much better in the run up... away games at Chelsea, Stoke, Liverpool and a potential relegation battle last day at Newcastle.... Southampton, United are hardly easy home games either..... Id say they are losing 3 if not 4 of those games on paper at worse case, 2 or 3 if you want to be generous, and at least 1 loss and 2 or 3 draws at the most realistic best guess. I cant see Spurs catching them.

Arsenal have winnable games all the way. Villa, Norwich, Palace, Watford, West Brom, Sunderland...... you expect 18 points from these. And away ties to West Ham and Man City are tough on paper, but if Arsenal can beat West Ham next they can easily spank off a 6 game win streak and go to Man City against a hapless team and beat them. I would not be surprised if Arsenal went the distance with 20 points.

I think Spurs cant do it, I think Arsenal can..... but Leicester are becoming untouchable with another 1 or 2 wins in the next three games. I think it ends....

Leicester
Arsenal
Tottenham
United
City
Liverpool
West Ham
Chelsea
Saints
Stoke

[sussexpob]

[quote="Red Devil"]We are definitely in with a shout for 4th now, but I'm still not sure I see it happening. Also, it might mean we have to put up with the clueless LVG for another year[/quote

People get all over LVG, but in fairness to him he has been left with an utterly terrible team that has been devastated by injury for large parts of the season. Considering the squad he inherited and has to work with, what do United fans expect he can achieve? I mean, who in the United squad would you take in a champions league team competing in a usual season for a title race?

De Gea, Martial.... maybe a couple of others a squad players. There isnt a lot of stand out quality there!

Although LVG hasnt exactly bought well himself....Depay has been pretty poor, Di Maria was a bad signing, Schweinsteiger was pure insanity because he looks just about finished now (which is a shame, because for about 5 years he was one of the best players in the world, excellent footballer that will never be fit).... Blind is a decent utility player, Darmian has looked pretty solid at times and Rojo has looked a decent player when he keeps his head.... but they needed players to build a team round, players that were exceptional. They havent really done that apart from Di Maria, and then when they did they flogged him because he didnt fit into Van Gaal's initial crazy 5-3-2 system.

Too many Felliani's, Herrera's, Mata's, Valencias though.... these are average players who shouldnt be at a team like United.

And they need to get rid of Carrick and Rooney, both look utterly finished now... and its pretty embarrassing United are play Lingaard, a player who has played more times this year for United than he managed on loan at Brighton..... he could barely get in a struggling Championship team!! How the hell is he getting in United so often!

[Gingerfinch]

I was a bit sceptical of the fuss about Rashford but he took his goal well. Sucked in the defender then placed it past Hart. Very cool.

I was surprised Shearer didn't think it was a penalty on Rashford, being an ex striker, and that the defender came across and impeded his run.

As for Utd. Are they still after Mane?

[st_brendy]

I was a bit sceptical of the fuss about Rashford but he took his goal well. Sucked in the defender then placed it past Hart. Very cool.

I was surprised Shearer didn't think it was a penalty on Rashford, being an ex striker, and that the defender came across and impeded his run.

As for Utd. Are they still after Mane?

I hope so. Don't let his two goals vs Liverpool fool you. He's been awful for months. £30m? I wouldn't even pay £10m for him.

If we could get a combined £50m for him and Wanyama in the summer, we'd be laughing all the way to the bank.

[Red Devil]

We are definitely in with a shout for 4th now, but I'm still not sure I see it happening. Also, it might mean we have to put up with the clueless LVG for another year[/quote

People get all over LVG, but in fairness to him he has been left with an utterly terrible team that has been devastated by injury for large parts of the season. Considering the squad he inherited and has to work with, what do United fans expect he can achieve? I mean, who in the United squad would you take in a champions league team competing in a usual season for a title race?

De Gea, Martial.... maybe a couple of others a squad players. There isnt a lot of stand out quality there!

Although LVG hasnt exactly bought well himself....Depay has been pretty poor, Di Maria was a bad signing, Schweinsteiger was pure insanity because he looks just about finished now (which is a shame, because for about 5 years he was one of the best players in the world, excellent footballer that will never be fit).... Blind is a decent utility player, Darmian has looked pretty solid at times and Rojo has looked a decent player when he keeps his head.... but they needed players to build a team round, players that were exceptional. They havent really done that apart from Di Maria, and then when they did they flogged him because he didnt fit into Van Gaal's initial crazy 5-3-2 system.

Too many Felliani's, Herrera's, Mata's, Valencias though.... these are average players who shouldnt be at a team like United.

And they need to get rid of Carrick and Rooney, both look utterly finished now... and its pretty embarrassing United are play Lingaard, a player who has played more times this year for United than he managed on loan at Brighton..... he could barely get in a struggling Championship team!! How the hell is he getting in United so often!

LVG sold DiMaria, Hernandez and Wellbeck - stupidity. Dimaria just needed to be allowed to play with some freedom, Chico always gets goals and Wellbeck was a homegrown international class striker. Also, LVG seems to have no idea about where to play which players and is far to rigid about the formation - hence why we have no attacking fluidity.

Also, the Schweinsteiger signing could only be down to senility

[Aidan11]

James Corden and Holly Willougby presenting PL footy?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/articl ... z43xiMezMR

[budgetmeansbudget]

Hope not, will be just as bad as that Childs creature presenting the football on ITV.

We are getting very close to live Premier League football on every day of the week, just need to crack Thursday!

[Aidan11]

Hope not, will be just as bad as that Childs creature presenting the football on ITV.

We are getting very close to live Premier League football on every day of the week, just need to crack Thursday!

They probably have Keith Lemon lined up for Thursdays.

[SaintPowelly]

Saints will beat Leicester next and then lose to Spurs and hand them the title.