Your EPL predictions for 2008 / 2009

[JK]

1. Man U
2. Chelsea
3. Arsenal
4. Liverpool
5. Aston Villa
6. Portsmouth

WBA
Stoke
Blackburn

[MST]

1. Man U
2. Chelsea
3. Arsenal
4. Liverpool
5. Aston Villa
6. Portsmouth

WBA
Stoke
Blackburn

Don't post often outside of SANFL season but this post got to me CP (although you seem to be a naturally cynical Liverpool supporter)

You think Arsenal can make up 8 points and finish ahead of Liverpool??
Chelsea to finish ahead of Liverpool??

I am not certain we can hold onto top spot but I am very confident that the Reds will be top two and automatically into the CL Group Stages.

I fancy Wanderers to take something off United at The Reebok this weekend and then it will be in our hands again at Anfield come Monday.

There are plenty of twists and turns yet in the title race. Liverpool are just so hard to beat and if they can get Torres firing and fully fit, I still fancy us.

What a weekend it will be.

[JK]

1. Man U
2. Chelsea
3. Arsenal
4. Liverpool
5. Aston Villa
6. Portsmouth

WBA
Stoke
Blackburn

Don't post often outside of SANFL season but this post got to me CP (although you seem to be a naturally cynical Liverpool supporter)

You think Arsenal can make up 8 points and finish ahead of Liverpool??
Chelsea to finish ahead of Liverpool??

I am not certain we can hold onto top spot but I am very confident that the Reds will be top two and automatically into the CL Group Stages.

I fancy Wanderers to take something off United at The Reebok this weekend and then it will be in our hands again at Anfield come Monday.

There are plenty of twists and turns yet in the title race. Liverpool are just so hard to beat and if they can get Torres firing and fully fit, I still fancy us.

What a weekend it will be.

No mate ... I can only change 1 team in the top 6, and both Liverpool and Arsenal will make it, swapping the positions of any of the top 4 is therefore not allowed. (FWIW I think we finish top 3)

And yep, I am generally a pessimistic (more appropriate than cynical) supporter when it comes to the Reds and Legs ... Im not usually too far off the mark with them though, but always hoping Im wrong thats for sure.

[Pidge]

1) Chelsea
2) Man Utd
3) Arsenal
4) Liverpool
5) Everton
6) Aston Villa


18) Fulham
19) Stoke
20) WBA

[dinglinga]

1) Man Utd
2) Chelsea
3) Arsenal
4) Liverpool
5) Man City
6) Aston Villa


18)West Brom
19) Stoke
20)Blackburn Rovers

[purch]

WOW. So nobody can put Villa top 4 even?

Usually they are top 6 until Xmas and then crumble. But they now sit 3rd and its a month after Xmas, 5 pts on Arsenal...credit where credit is due I say, even though they drew with Wigan. They are the most refreshing thing that has happened to the EPL this year. Amazing what a club can do with a bit of guts and discipline and not just $$. Here's hoping..

1. Man U
2. Villa
3. Liverpool
4. Chelsea
5. Arsenal
6. Everton

Stoke
Middlesbrough
WBA

[devilsadvocate]

WOW. So nobody can put Villa top 4 even?

Usually they are top 6 until Xmas and then crumble. But they now sit 3rd and its a month after Xmas, 5 pts on Arsenal...credit where credit is due I say, even though they drew with Wigan. They are the most refreshing thing that has happened to the EPL this year. Amazing what a club can do with a bit of guts and discipline and not just $$. Here's hoping..

1. Man U
2. Villa
3. Liverpool
4. Chelsea
5. Arsenal
6. Everton

Stoke
Middlesbrough
WBA

The rules are outlined in the first post of the thread. You can only change one side from the top 6 and one from the bottom 3. So although people may have had villa in 5-6 initially, they can't shuffle the placings around in the top 6, just replace one team with another.

Like you say, credit where credit is due to Villa, great effort to be where they are at present. However, numerous sides have been close and failed to break into the top 4 and even when Everton did it, they ****** it up by losing their champions league qualifier, meaning they fell back into the abyss of the also-rans. So it will take a HUGE effort from the Villians to maintain, but Ar5ena1 are helping their cause by being shiessen this year.

Then theres Spurs who were thwarted by the West Ham pricks running the hotel in East London which served up the Lasagne of Champions League qualification death .

[johntheclaret]

My tips are Villa in for Spurs and Boro in for Fulham.
Brod and Mighty Hounds didn't make any changes.

So here is the revised table.

Tipster Top 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 18th 19th 20th

JTC Man U Chelski Liverpool Arsenal A Villa Newcastle Boro Stoke WBA
SJABC Man U Chelski Liverpool Arsenal Portsmouth A Villa Boro Stoke WBA
Mighty Hounds Arsenal Man U Chelski Liverpool Portsmouth Spurs Hull WBA Stoke
Brod Man U Chelski Liverpool Arsenal Spurs Everton Sunderland Hull Stoke
DA Chelski Man U Everton Liverpool Arsenal A Villa WBA Stoke b4st4rds
Bulldog Arsenal Chelski Man U Everton Liverpool Spurs Fulham Man C Wigan
dinglinga Man U Chelski Arsenal Liverpool Man C A Villa WBA Stoke b4st4rds
Pidge Chelski Man U Arsenal Liverpool Everton A Villa Fulham Stoke WBA
C_P Man U Chelski Arsenal Liverpool A Villa Portsmouth WBA Stoke b4st4rds
The Real No3 Man U Chelski Liverpool A Vila Arsenal Man C Stoke WBA b4st4rds

[johntheclaret]

Here's the table as at 6th Feb.

Selector Points
JTC 11
SJABC 11
----------------------
The Real No3 10
DA 10
Brod 9
dinglinga 9
Pidge 9
C_P 9
Mighty Hounds 7
Bulldog 5

[johntheclaret]

Table as at 14th Feb

Selector Points
The Real No3 12
SJABC 12
JTC 12
----------------------------
Pidge 10
DA 10
Brod 10
dinglinga 9
C_P 9
Mighty Hounds 6
Bulldog 5

[johntheclaret]

Tables as at 2nd March

Selector Points
SJABC 17
JTC 17
---------------------
The Real No3 14
Pidge 11
DA 11
Brod 11
dinglinga 10
C_P 10
Mighty Hounds 5
Bulldog 4

[Dirko]

Ohh yeah come on BABY !!!!

[johntheclaret]

All change at the top.

Here's the table as at Mar 6th

Selector Points
The Real No3 14
---------------------
SJABC 12
JTC 12
Brod 10
DA 9
Pidge 8
dinglinga 8
C_P 8
Mighty Hounds 4
Bulldog 4

[Bully]

Ohh yeah come on BABY !!!!

first time on top of a ladder or should i say first time for a derby supporter to be on top of a ladder....sorry had to say it

[Dirko]

Ohh yeah come on BABY !!!!

first time on top of a ladder or should i say first time for a derby supporter to be on top of a ladder....sorry had to say it

We're dominating...McAlmanac is a Derby man and is leading the Fantasy comp

[Bully]

Ohh yeah come on BABY !!!!

first time on top of a ladder or should i say first time for a derby supporter to be on top of a ladder....sorry had to say it

We're dominating...McAlmanac is a Derby man and is leading the Fantasy comp

with MattC79 United making his late charge

[The Real Number 3]

How many games left lads?

[brod]

My tips are Villa in for Spurs and Boro in for Fulham.
Brod and Mighty Hounds didn't make any changes.
So here is the revised table.

Tipster Top 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 18th 19th 20th

JTC Man U Chelski Liverpool Arsenal A Villa Newcastle Boro Stoke WBA
SJABC Man U Chelski Liverpool Arsenal Portsmouth A Villa Boro Stoke WBA
Mighty Hounds Arsenal Man U Chelski Liverpool Portsmouth Spurs Hull WBA Stoke
Brod Man U Chelski Liverpool Arsenal Spurs Everton Sunderland Hull Stoke
DA Chelski Man U Everton Liverpool Arsenal A Villa WBA Stoke b4st4rds
Bulldog Arsenal Chelski Man U Everton Liverpool Spurs Fulham Man C Wigan
dinglinga Man U Chelski Arsenal Liverpool Man C A Villa WBA Stoke b4st4rds
Pidge Chelski Man U Arsenal Liverpool Everton A Villa Fulham Stoke WBA
C_P Man U Chelski Arsenal Liverpool A Villa Portsmouth WBA Stoke b4st4rds
The Real No3 Man U Chelski Liverpool A Vila Arsenal Man C Stoke WBA b4st4rds

Wish I hadnt forgotten about his and had made a couple of changes

[johntheclaret]

Here's the ladder as at 3rd April.

Selector Points
JTC 15
-----------------
SJABC 13
Brod 11
C_P 10
Pidge 9
The Real No3 8
dinglinga 8
Mighty Hounds 7
DA 7
Bulldog 5

Newcastle dropping into the bottom 3 have mixed it up again.

[johntheclaret]

No change after the week end guys.