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Could well do, but I don't think any breakaway would be so strong that Saints couldn't stay with them based on their current form and the quality they've shown.
Personally I think it will be a couple of Utd, City and Arsenal who break away, leaving the other one to fight for fourth with Saints whilst West Ham and Swansea drop back a bit and fight with Liverpool, Everton, Spurs and possibly Newcastle for 6th and 7th. So a breakaway of the top five, but in pairs rather than all clubs pushing on together.
Personally I think it will be a couple of Utd, City and Arsenal who break away, leaving the other one to fight for fourth with Saints whilst West Ham and Swansea drop back a bit and fight with Liverpool, Everton, Spurs and possibly Newcastle for 6th and 7th. So a breakaway of the top five, but in pairs rather than all clubs pushing on together.
Slipping up? I'm over the moon right now. Now run along and come back to me when you actually manage to beat one of the big boys in the league.
Of course that will *never* happen because you know, Arsenal are ****e.
Mmm.
Utd City and arsenal breakaway to leave the other one to fight for fourth. Surely you don't mean the chavs. 
Mmm.
They have faltered in recent weeks. Dont look as unstoppable now. Expected it to be honest.
Absolute ****ing clown.
While I will admit its far too early to start calling ourselves Champions elect, nothing any of the other "top 4 teams" (Arsenal, Liverpool, City) have shown me has given me cause for concern,
We are playing mediocre and getting 3 points, they have been playing pants and getting 0 points.
Even if we go through the rest of the season in 2nd gear, the way the rest of those clowns are playing, we'd still be favourites for the league, as much because of their incompetence than our brilliance.
Liverpool look dreadful, City great one week, ****e the next, Arsenal still can only beat teams at home outside the top 6.
"Liverpool look dreadful, City great one week, ****e the next, Arsenal still can only beat teams at home outside the top 6."
Yea, pretty much true. They're all ****ing themselves into a frenzy right now after stringing wins together against Sunderland (rofl) and Burnley (whipping boys of the season).
Yea, pretty much true. They're all ****ing themselves into a frenzy right now after stringing wins together against Sunderland (rofl) and Burnley (whipping boys of the season).
Absolute ****ing clown.
While I will admit its far too early to start calling ourselves Champions elect, nothing any of the other "top 4 teams" (Arsenal, Liverpool, City) have shown me has given me cause for concern,
We are playing mediocre and getting 3 points, they have been playing pants and getting 0 points.
Even if we go through the rest of the season in 2nd gear, the way the rest of those clowns are playing, we'd still be favourites for the league, as much because of their incompetence than our brilliance.
Liverpool look dreadful, City great one week, ****e the next, Arsenal still can only beat teams at home outside the top 6.
Just saying i didnt expect your 100mph start to continue. Did you? You have faltered recently so no idea why you had a catagory 3 meltdown.
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Absolute ****ing clown.
While I will admit its far too early to start calling ourselves Champions elect, nothing any of the other "top 4 teams" (Arsenal, Liverpool, City) have shown me has given me cause for concern,
We are playing mediocre and getting 3 points, they have been playing pants and getting 0 points.
Even if we go through the rest of the season in 2nd gear, the way the rest of those clowns are playing, we'd still be favourites for the league, as much because of their incompetence than our brilliance.
Liverpool look dreadful, City great one week, ****e the next, Arsenal still can only beat teams at home outside the top 6.
You'll walk it imo.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...Bridge-atmosphere-s-like-playing-stadium.html
Maureen telling as it is. Repeating what he said in his book about Chelsea supporters not knowing very much and being not as passionate about football as the other London clubs fans.
I apologise,
I re read your post, you said you expect 2 of yourselves, City and Arse to break away leaving the other behind.
Thought you were saying Chelsea were the other. But you meant the one of you, City and Arse who doesnt break away.
Its Christians fault, he misread it first, and I followed suit.
Still though, I said before a ball was kicked you guys would get top 4. And though I expected you to have improved more than you have, I didnt expect Liverpool and City to be dropping more than Christopher Reeves' horse. So my money is still on United getting a top 4 spot
I'll be honest, I fully expected Arsenal to perform the way they have....their managers clueless.
It was my post.
I expect Chelsea to keep ahead till the end of the season, barring a major meltdown. Too early to crown them champions, but honestly the competition this season is a whole world of s**t. Apparently no club has ever won the league with less than 18 points from their first ten games. If that stat holds (big if, I know) and if we beat City tomorrow, that would leave Southampton as the only viable title challengers. I think this year will end up like 99/00 or 04/05 - champions are a great team who gets a big point haul, but the challengers are embarrassingly bad. Wouldn't honestly be surprised if Chelsea beat our record 18 point winning margin.
Then two of Utd, City and Arsenal find some consistency and break away to be 2nd and 3rd. One of those three falls back and ends up fighting Southampton for 4th. If I had to pick one I'd pick Arsenal, who will nick 4th as they always do. Saints in the Europa, then Liverpool, Everton, Spurs, Swansea and West Ham making up the rest of the top ten, too hard to call in what order.
The main point was me expecting Southampton to make a surprise top four challenge on a relatively limited budget, thanks to the paucity of competition at the top of the league. Like Everton in 05 or Spurs in 2010. Didn't mention Chelsea, as I don't think anyone is seriously expecting them to do anything other than keep being consistent when all their would be competition is faltering.
Chelsea are flagging a bit performance wise yet still grinding the wins out. As bad as City have been lately I fully expect them to get their act together sooner rather than later. I give Man Utd a solid shot at finishing top 4 this season. The flat tracks will always be up there (for 4th that is, any higher and they get a nose bleed). Hopefully we have a few teams jostling for that 4th place so the arrogant Goons can't default on the highest position in the table they are capable of.