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The kiss of death?

Pundits in a Fail article name a team that will surprise:

Keown: Tottenham. They have an outstanding manager in Mauricio Pochettino, who has a very clear way of playing. Their full backs will attack and there will be good movement.
Carragher: I agree. Spurs have not bought many players yet but I rate Pochettino and expect a strong challenge for fourth place. They have a squad full of talent.
Robson: Hull City could do well. Spurs also have a good squad.

Well, that surprises me. I thought the fact that we have a talented squad and a manager who may be a good fit for it was lost in all the hype about Man U + Van Gaal, Liverpool - Suarez + a bunch, and the ongoing Mourinho soap opera.

You bought some really talented players last year but to integrate seven new players into the team under two new managers was never going to end well. To paraphrase the Scousers, i believe this year could be your year
 
1st Utd
2nd Chelsea
3rd Spurs
4th City
5th Everton
6th Liverpool
7th Arsenal (Don't really think this but can't bear to put them higher...)

Relegated
Leicester
QPR
Palace

Fa cup
Spurs

League cup
Chelsea

CL
Real Madrid

Europa
Spurs

Surprise team
Burnley

Top scorer
Van Persie
 
1st Citeh
2nd Spurs
3rd Chavs
4th Everton
5th Utd
6th Liverpool
7th Arsenal

Relegated:
Newcastle
West Brom
Pikeys

FA Cup
Spurs

League cup
Spurs

CL
Real Madrid

Europa
Spurs

Surprise team
Palace

Top scorer
Augero
 
1st Citeh
2nd Spurs
3rd Chavs
4th Everton
5th Utd
6th Liverpool
7th Arsenal

Relegated:
Newcastle
West Brom
Pikeys

FA Cup
Spurs

League cup
Spurs

CL
Real Madrid

Europa
Spurs

Surprise team
Palace

Top scorer
Augero

How can you say all of that and then get to "Surprise team - Palace"??? Surely 2nd in the league and cup treble is enough to give that to Spurs too?
 
How can you say all of that and then get to "Surprise team - Palace"??? Surely 2nd in the league and cup treble is enough to give that to Spurs too?

Surprise, it would be the biggest sporting upset since Goliath missed out on his expected home win!

Not if Palace do something really unexpected, like fly or bring peace to the Middle East.

<laugh>
 
It's going to be the season for the boring cloggers(or best defensive units if you're that way inclined)

1st Chelsea
2nd United
3rd City
4th Arsenal
5th Liverpool
6th Us
7th Hull(yeah, laugh it up whilst you can!)

Relelegated
Swansea
Villa
West Brom


Fa cup
Chelsea

League cup
Stoke

CL
Bayern

Europa
Us

Suprise team
Hull

Top scorer
Soldado, of course.
 
Oooh... this is fun... how'd I do?

1) Spurs
2) Burnley
3) Leicester
4) QPR
5) Villa
6) Everton
7) WBA

Relelegated
Arsenal
West ham
Liverpool

Fa cup
Spurs

League cup
Spurs

CL
Spurs

Europa
Spurs

Suprise team
Crystal Palace

Top scorer
Danny Rose
 
Oooh... this is fun... how'd I do?

1) Spurs
2) Burnley
3) Leicester
4) QPR
5) Villa
6) Everton
7) WBA

Relelegated
Arsenal
West ham
Liverpool

Fa cup
Spurs

League cup
Spurs

CL
Spurs

Europa
Spurs

Suprise team
Crystal Palace

Top scorer
Danny Rose

<doh>...........Burnley, as if
 
Only the triple, then? I can't believe you think City will hold us off for the league.

Tell me what's half-filling your glass, deedub. I need to drink some of it.

Chivas Regal at the mo. Although I'm more into the single malts, Glenfiddich or the Glenlivit (my favourite), Chivas Regal, a blend of 12 year old malts goes down rather well.

But this Spurs side/squad looks balanced and has depth, we have a manager who I wouldn't have appointed but who has impressed me, and I think it's going to take an almighty effort from Levy to **** it up. Not that that is beyond him of course. Watch him sell all of our strikers on deadline day and then fail to secure any replacements.
 
The truth is I've got a real problem with work. It often prevents me from drinking. But Jim Beam suits me perfectly when I'm able to stay off my work habit.

We'll see how this year works out. But we'll be playing football very much worth watching, if Southampton last year is any guide, and we may be as good a team as any to watch young players turn into stars, if the past is any guide. Dier, Velkjovic, Bentaleb, Holtby, Eriksen, Lamela, Kane...

It will take some doing to f this up, is what I'm thinking as well, but I wouldn't put it past us.

Oooh... this is fun... how'd I do?

1) Spurs
2) Burnley
3) Leicester
4) QPR
5) Villa
6) Everton
7) WBA

Relelegated
Arsenal
West ham
Liverpool

Fa cup
Spurs

League cup
Spurs

CL
Spurs

Europa
Spurs

Suprise team
Crystal Palace

Top scorer
Danny Rose

You don't think Danny Rose leading the Prem in scoring is a little far-fetched?

Also, it would be hard to top Arsenal and Liverpool for surprise teams if they get relegated. Spurs winning the CL might raise an eyebrow or two as well.

But I'll give you 8/10.
 
1 Chelsea
2 Arse
3 City
4 United
5 Liverpool
6 Everton
7. Spurs or Newcastle

Not fussed about cups as I see them beyond us.
At best maybe some good football.
 
1st. Chelsea
2nd. City
3rd Spurs
4th. Man Utd.
5th. Arsenal
6th. Liverpool
7th. Everton

Relegated
Aston Villa
West Bromwich
Burnley


F.A.Cup. City

Capital One. Man. Utd


C.L. Real Madrid

Europa. Spurs


Surprise team. Leicester. To finish 10th-12th

Top scorer. Lukaku. Probably get more game time than Aguero
 
Hope this goes better than my World Cup picks did...

1st City
2nd Chelsea
3rd Man Utd
4th Arsenal
5th Spurs
6th Liverpool
7th Everton

Relegated
18th West Ham
19th Burnley
20th West Brom

FA Cup
Spurs

League Cup
Everton

Champions League
Baveria Munich or Bayern Munchen

Europa
Lyon

Surprise team
Sunderland

Top scorer
Aguero
 
1st Chelsea
2nd Man City
3rd Arsenal
4th Liverpool
5th Man United
6th Spurs
7th Everton

Relegated
QPR
Villa
Burnley

FA cup
Man City

League cup
Everton

CL
Real Madrid

Europa
Liverpool

Surprise team
Leicester

Top scorer
Jovetic
 
1st Chelsea
2nd Man City
3rd Arsenal
4th Liverpool
5th Man United
6th Spurs
7th Everton

Relegated
QPR
Villa
Burnley

FA cup
Man City

League cup
Everton

CL
Real Madrid

Europa
Liverpool

Surprise team
Leicester

Top scorer
Jovetic

Given you predict us to lose every game - how do we get 6th?