The Soccer thread

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so it comes down to the last 9/10 games, who is going to finish top?

will arsenal hold on? or will man u finish all over the young gunners?

or, and hate it as you will, will chelsea find a way to scrap back into the fight? they have two games in hand compared to arsenal, and should they come up as wins, they will be only 2 points behind them comparatively. Also holding home games against man u and arsenal in the run home, chelsea may not be the spent force this year that everyone believes they are.

FWIW, i reckon man u will finish on top...bah!! but i think it's far from over

Manchester Utd are a shoe-in from here. That Eduardo injury has rocked the Gooners and their cutting edge seems to have evapourated recently; especially noticeable when your team plays to try and pass the ball into the back of the net.

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Manchester Utd are a shoe-in from here. That Eduardo injury has rocked the Gooners and their cutting edge seems to have evapourated recently; especially noticeable when your team plays to try and pass the ball into the back of the net.

Unfortunately have to agree...looks like the Gunners have blown it

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spurs 4 chelsea 4

WOW

[Juice Newton 0]

everton top 4 here we come!

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sorry dude, can't beat that torres

[leucopogon 1,519]

Villa could yet cause a shock for the UEFA cup spot, keep your eye on the Claret and the Blue!

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Goal difference could turn out to be crucial

If you can beat Everton, they also face Arsenal and Chelsea, so it is fair to say that that win, plus victory over birmingham and wigan would put you above the Toffs.

Massive last game against the Hammers though. Portsmouth has possibly the easiest run of all against Man city, blackburn, Middlesbrough and Fulham so i'd have to say they'd be in the box seat.

Heskey's goal was so crucial in the title race, unfortunately ending it early i think, but thankfully pushing chelsea away

[Gorgoroth 13,016]

WE ARE THE ONE AND ONLY WANDERERS!!!!!!

Come on Bolton, Don't lose to Chelski 10-0 next week and we are home!!! Will be wearing all my Bolton stuff to the freo game today! fook I'm going to be tired!!!!

He drinks,

He drives,

He'll spit in your eye

Diouf! Diouf!

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Here we go again, about 28 seconds after the '07-'08 season finished, the '08-'09 season has begun.

Tottenham have begun a season that promises much poorly.

Arsenal looked less than impressive in their victory, as did Liverpool.

Interesting to see how the promoted teams go. Good on Hull!

Will Man U. hold on again? Will Chelsea conquer them? Will Liverpool overcome their 18 year drought and claim the title?

I hope Torres gets the top scoring award, he's worthy and good enough IMO

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I hope Torres gets the top scoring award, he's worthy and good enough IMO

It drives me balmy when I read reports on Liverpool's games, and all I see is 'Torres to the rescue', 'Torres saves Reds' blushes', etc, etc. Why are we the only club that gets pilloried for beating teams 1-0 in the last half hour? When Man Yoo or the Gooners do it, its 'grinding out a win', but when Liverpool do it, we're underperforming and only a game away from a steep downward spiral. Bollicks!

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Couldn't agree more mate.

When the big clubs do it it's always because they "know how to win" and have more "class" than their opponents and as such were always going to get over the top.

But when middle-lower clubs do it, it's always a story of luck and how it could've gone either way.

Chelsea are the worst "offenders" of the late win/draw

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Here we go again, about 28 seconds after the '07-'08 season finished, the '08-'09 season has begun.

Tottenham have begun a season that promises much poorly.

Arsenal looked less than impressive in their victory, as did Liverpool.

Interesting to see how the promoted teams go. Good on Hull!

Will Man U. hold on again? Will Chelsea conquer them? Will Liverpool overcome their 18 year drought and claim the title?

I hope Torres gets the top scoring award, he's worthy and good enough IMO

Its amazing how quick it comes around. They play virtually all year round with friendlies, Pre-season comp, and Exhibition matches in other countries. Man U and Chelsea will be One and Two again. I think Chelsea might get the title this year. The Champions League Final loss in Russia and Terry's miss will go along way to regaining the title.

It drives me balmy when I read reports on Liverpool's games, and all I see is 'Torres to the rescue', 'Torres saves Reds' blushes', etc, etc. Why are we the only club that gets pilloried for beating teams 1-0 in the last half hour? When Man Yoo or the Gooners do it, its 'grinding out a win', but when Liverpool do it, we're underperforming and only a game away from a steep downward spiral. Bollicks!

Agree. Keane will be a welcome addition for Liverpool. He will provide more goals than Crouch who is at Portsmouth now.

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Couldn't agree more mate.

When the big clubs do it it's always because they "know how to win" and have more "class" than their opponents and as such were always going to get over the top.

But when middle-lower clubs do it, it's always a story of luck and how it could've gone either way.

Chelsea are the worst "offenders" of the late win/draw

I can't believe the quality of the players at Chelsea. The boss there must really love Chelsea, or he just has far way too much money to throw around.

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I can't believe the quality of the players at Chelsea. The boss there must really love Chelsea, or he just has far way too much money to throw around.

The latter, I think you'll find High Tower. A Russian oil Tycoon with an estimated net worth of US$23.5bn ( note the b ), and coming in at 15 on the Forbes wealth list. To his credit though, Abramovich does get along to most Chelsea games, which is more than can be said for alot of the chumps that own premier league clubs.

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The latter, I think you'll find High Tower. A Russian oil Tycoon with an estimated net worth of US$23.5bn ( note the b ), and coming in at 15 on the Forbes wealth list. To his credit though, Abramovich does get along to most Chelsea games, which is more than can be said for alot of the chumps that own premier league clubs.

$23.5 Billion!

Yeah I see him alot. The coach, Scolari (is that right) would of cost a bit wouldn't he?

Looking at the side, Ballack, Anelka, Cech, Terry, Cole & Cole, Lampard (new 5 year contract), that new Portuguese player, etc and yet they still have Drogba and Schevchenko on the sidelines!

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Hallelujah.

Today I will definitely concede that a 'Gerrard to the rescue' headline would be fairly appropriate. 3 points and nothing more.

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Great to see Arsenal go down.

Though typical Spurs don't let me enjoy it too much. Would love to see an open season as far as the top of the table is concerned, don't see it happening though

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In all honesty. I think Chelsea are a shoe-in for the Premiership. With Man U the only chance of stealing glory. Man U need Ronaldo back in a hurry to win the premiership.

Spurs - disappointing.

I'd like to see Liverpool pull their finger out finally. Keane IN Crouch OUT - will go a long way to improve their position.

[Guest Jack Watts]

My EPL 08/09 Prediction

Chelsea

Man Utd

Liverpool

MAN CITY

Arsenal

Golden Boot: ROBINHO B)

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Golden Boot: ROBINHO B)

C.Ronaldo will start back in October and still win the Golden Boot IMO. He's that good.

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Liverpool Man U tonight.

Massive match. The Reds have a chance to stake their intentions on the top rated side. Gerrard and Torres passed as fit.

The Reds haven't beaten the Red Devils at Anfield since 2001, and if they have any hope of reaching their 19th title, you'd think they would have to win tonight

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And bang, there's the win!

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And bang, there's the win!

Bingo. Good win. Man U looking a bit shaky. They need Ronaldo asap. West Ham, what happened? I see Neill scored. But a loss to West Brom?!

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Almost as bad as Newcastle losing to Hull at home

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Almost as bad as Newcastle losing to Hull at home

True. Chelsea just keeps on keeping on......

I see Vidic got red carded, to miss the clash against Chelsea too. Sir ALex will have to lower his blood pressure for this clash. It could well be two on the trot!