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Post by chrisparker on Jan 24, 2016 22:14:07 GMT
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Leicester. I think Ranieri is a great manager & it would be a huge statement if they go all the way. The other team I'd like to see win is Tottenham but they haven't been as consistent as Leicester. Arsenal are also strong contenders but god I hate their fans.
But honestly I'd prefer any of the above to Man City.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2016 22:16:43 GMT
I'm rooting for Spurs, not a single player in their first team aged over 30 which is quite impressive really.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 24, 2016 22:21:24 GMT
I think the best team in the league is Spurs but being Spurs they'll fuck it up.
Man City's defence is shocking but if Kompany can come back they should win it.
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Post by chuckrocky on Jan 24, 2016 22:33:48 GMT
Man City or Arsenal. If Man City get Kompany back quickly and keep him fit then I'd fancy them. If Arsenal manage to keep Sanchez and Ozil fit and Wellbeck returns firing then they'll have a great chance.
Spurs will fall short but will make the top 4 comfortably which will be a good achievement for them. I really don't know about Leicester, the signs were pointing towards them falling away until the SCFC charity bus rolled into town yesterday. I think they'll finish about 5/6th but could possibly gate crash the top 4 if Vardy and Mahrez find some form again.
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Post by shipshape on Jan 24, 2016 22:54:44 GMT
I'd like it to be Spurs or Leicester. Spurs could do it if they can be consistent. I fear Leicester's squad isn't strong enough. I'd be surprised now if they didn't make top four. Another twenty points should be enough from fifteen games. All in all though I think Man City will be champs. Just that little bit more squad depth should see them over the line.
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Post by DelapsWankingArm on Jan 24, 2016 22:56:00 GMT
Man City
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Post by samba :) on Jan 24, 2016 22:58:44 GMT
Spurs nobody has been consistent
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Post by malteser68 on Jan 24, 2016 23:00:30 GMT
I hope Spurs
I'm certainly not part of the pro Leicester bandwagon
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2016 23:05:20 GMT
Would love for Spurs to do it, if only to see the reaction of the Arse fans  Two of their main obstacles (Chelsea and Utd) out of the picture but they'll still finish 4th |
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Post by malteser68 on Jan 24, 2016 23:08:03 GMT
Plus my beloved father was a Tottenham Hotspurs supporter so if they do win the league this year I hope he'd have a big smile on his face up above
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Post by mrcoke on Jan 25, 2016 0:01:18 GMT
ManC IMO, strength in depth, winning experience, "easiest" fixture list (all the other prime contenders have to visit them). They have been "tripping up" but then so has everyone else except Leicester.
I would love Leicester to win it, to break the strangle hold of ManC, Chelsea, etc. Along with Stoke, WHU, Southampton, etc., let's blow this league open to true competition.
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Post by kingdong on Jan 25, 2016 0:04:41 GMT
Man City have the easiest run in (they have already played all the top 6 away). They have home games against:
Leicester
Spurs
Man Utd
Arsenal
Villa
West Brom
Us
And away against:
Sunderland
Newcastle
Liverpool
Norwich
Bournemouth
Chelsea
Southampton
Swansea
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Post by britsabroad on Jan 25, 2016 0:08:58 GMT
Man City. They'll keep plodding along when Leicester fade and Arsenal bottle it as usual.
In reality this season more than ever is a case of whoever loses it the least rather than who wins.
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Post by greenbaize on Jan 25, 2016 0:41:50 GMT
As long as the scum don't win it I'm happy.
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Post by riccyfuller93 on Jan 25, 2016 0:56:07 GMT
Man City, and they have the best player in the league.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2016 1:57:52 GMT
Chelsea are on a run.
They have won 1 on the trot...
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Post by CalgaryPotter on Jan 25, 2016 4:20:44 GMT
I'd be happiest if Spurs won it but I think this will be Arsenal's year.
I'm another one who doesn't get the Leicester love in.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2016 14:18:28 GMT
Leicester strike me as being like pace-makers in athletics. Everyone's waiting for them to drop out of the race, leaving the favourites to battle it out. At some point, the favourites are suddenly going to realise they've been duped, and the pace-maker is actually trying to win. I think they'll do it. Ranieri just has to keep treating it like a bit of a laugh to keep the pressure off, because pressure seems to be the thing that might beat them. None of the favourites look capable of doing it unless Leicester implode.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Jan 25, 2016 14:20:23 GMT
Hopefully it will be Tottenham but if not Tottenham, hopefully it will be Leicester.
If not Leicester, anyone but Arsenal will do for me.
It really is Man City's title to lose.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2016 14:20:57 GMT
Man City.
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Jan 25, 2016 14:26:33 GMT
I'd be happiest if Spurs won it but I think this will be Arsenal's year. I'm another one who doesn't get the Leicester love in. to be fair it's not a love in...it's simply people thinking it's actually good for the Prem to have some of the "Smaller" teams showing they can actually compete and give it a go against the big boys and prove to the rest of us it IS possible after all! in fact it's what most on here have been actively and very vocally wishing for for bloody years but as soon as it happens all we seem to have is people knocking them and saying they hope one of the traditional "Big" teams win it (which is exactly what Spurs were when i was growing up)! really don't get this board sometimes at all, really don't |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2016 14:33:13 GMT
There's no way of knowing whether the league this season, which has been a bit freakish, is a one off, or the shape of things too come due to the massive amounts of money that all clubs can now get. I'd love a return to the days where most teams had a shout at winning the title or at least breaking into a top 4 or 5 position. Leicester winning the title would be one of the greatest stories in football. The only regret is that it's not us.
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Post by dozintheseventees on Jan 25, 2016 14:42:09 GMT
Why are some people so dismissive of Leicester and talk of 'love-ins' and 'don't get it'? Don't get what exactly? For Leicester read Stoke City or Derby or any number of other clubs with no real hope of ever challenging the 'big boys'. They are, with no arrogance whatsoever, throwing down the gauntlet to the 'big boys' and I sincerely hope they do it. When we made 'The Promised Land' some 7 years ago now the team that faced us that day were relegated to the third tier of English football. Since then, they have fought their way back to the top division, recorded a record number of points in winning The Championship and their main striker was,not so long ago terrorising none league defences until reaching the dizzy heights of Fleetwood Town. They have a likeable and vastly experienced manager, a common sense down to earth approach and our beloved ex German marshalling their defence. Why on earth would fans of clubs like Stoke City not want them to succeed. Bloody good luck to them.......KICK ASS LEICESTER! OK, got that off my chest.....now who WILL win it?  Well Leicester of course but, failing that........I'm afraid it will be bloody Arsenal. Manchester City's defence is bloody awful. Of course they miss Kompany but let's get this right....he was NOT PLAYING WELL before he got injured so I don't think he's going to come along and salvage their season. |
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Post by bringmesunshine on Jan 25, 2016 14:46:38 GMT
Hopefully it will be Tottenham but if not Tottenham, hopefully it will be Leicester. If not Leicester, anyone but Arsenal will do for me. It really is Man City's title to lose. Ultimately I'd say that's pretty much how I feel. |
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Post by ruts66 on Jan 25, 2016 14:49:48 GMT
After we've dispatched Liverpool tomorrow there'll be no stopping us for the treble... :-)
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Post by PerCyfilth ....Captains Log on Jan 25, 2016 14:55:03 GMT
Why not Leicester..i like the way they go at it. We have all seen pacemakers in athletics coasting along in front knowing they won't finish first until they realise..hang on we can win this! I hope its them or Spurs...just to shake up the so called big 4.. and fucking arsenal over.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Jan 25, 2016 15:04:38 GMT
Why not Leicester..i like the way they go at it. We have all seen pacemakers in athletics coasting along in front knowing they won't finish first until they realise..hang on we can win this! I hope its them or Spurs...just to shake up the so called big 4.. and fucking arsenal over. Has a pacemaker ever gone on to win the actual race? I'm not aware of a famous incident of this happening. The derogatory comments from Stoke fans about Leicester surprises me to be honest and it simply has to be down to a touch of jealousy. They were excellent on Saturday, as they've been all season long. They've surprised me for sure, but the surprise has been a pleasant one. It would be great if they could keep their run going right through to the end of the season. |
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Post by dozintheseventees on Jan 25, 2016 15:10:09 GMT
Why not Leicester..i like the way they go at it. We have all seen pacemakers in athletics coasting along in front knowing they won't finish first until they realise..hang on we can win this! I hope its them or Spurs...just to shake up the so called big 4.. and fucking arsenal over. Has a pacemaker ever gone on to win the actual race? I'm not aware of a famous incident of this happening. The derogatory comments from Stoke fans about Leicester surprises me to be honest and it simply has to be down to a touch of jealousy. They were excellent on Saturday, as they've been all season long. They've surprised me for sure, but the surprise has been a pleasant one. It would be great if they could keep their run going right through to the end of the season. You're right dave....not that I'm aware of, although it has happened in horse racing. Mind you, Leicester are not there as 'pace setters' anyway by any kind of design. They've just been good enough to get the points. I suppose it is a little 'by default' in that the bigger clubs have been inconsistent but Leicester are there very much on merit and, like yourself, I hope they can keep it going. |
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Post by steinosjockstrap on Jan 25, 2016 15:22:32 GMT
I would love it to be Leicester,just to take delight in telling the plastic Scouse fans that Blackburn & Leicester have won the Premier League,but you haven't!
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Post by PerCyfilth ....Captains Log on Jan 25, 2016 15:24:37 GMT
Why not Leicester..i like the way they go at it. We have all seen pacemakers in athletics coasting along in front knowing they won't finish first until they realise..hang on we can win this! I hope its them or Spurs...just to shake up the so called big 4.. and fucking arsenal over. Has a pacemaker ever gone on to win the actual race? I'm not aware of a famous incident of this happening. The derogatory comments from Stoke fans about Leicester surprises me to be honest and it simply has to be down to a touch of jealousy. They were excellent on Saturday, as they've been all season long. They've surprised me for sure, but the surprise has been a pleasant one. It would be great if they could keep their run going right through to the end of the season. David Langat started as a"pacemaker" in the Dusseldorf marathon and went on to win it.(thank fuck for google!) |
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