Clear title favourites now. Even money with most bookies, Spurs 3/1, Arsenal 5/1, City 11/2
Leicester - the title is still theirs to lose.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Newcastle (H)
Palace (A)
Southampton (H)
Sunderland (A)
West Ham (H)
Swansea (H)
United (A)
Everton (H)
Chelsea (A)
Win the first 4 and they've practically won it. Imagine if they won the title at Old Trafford?
Palace (A)
Southampton (H)
Sunderland (A)
West Ham (H)
Swansea (H)
United (A)
Everton (H)
Chelsea (A)
Win the first 4 and they've practically won it. Imagine if they won the title at Old Trafford?
I'm starting to believe.
Still a lot of games left. Honestly have no clue who will win it
feck the lot of them. If United can't win it then, balls to cheering someone else on.
Granted though, they are the lesser of a lot of evils. Well, them and Spurs but, they can piss off after today
Granted though, they are the lesser of a lot of evils. Well, them and Spurs but, they can piss off after today
Not worried about the Newcastle game, but there are some tricky ones in that list.
The way they're going to could have it won by the time they visit us, which might actually work in their favour as those final 3 games are tough
Doubt it will be that straightforward after Newcastle (H). I see them getting 5 points of next 4 after Newcastle. If Arsenal and Spurs close gap to around 3 by end of West Ham(H) for Leicester, it will be a big taste of their temperament (which so far has been v.good). I see Leicester ending at 74 at max. Up to Arsenal and Spurs or even City to have a superb run to surpass 74 point mark.
Through 29 games last season they had 19 points. They finished with 41. So add in this ear and they have 82 points in the last 38 games. Very impressive.
It's unbelievable when you compare this season to last season.
Has anything like this ever happened in the English top division? I'm fairly certain it hasn't in the PL unless I've forgotten something!!
Utterly ridiculous isn't it.
It's been over a year since they lost consecutive PL games aswell.
It's a shame I have an irrational hate towards Vardy and so don't want them to actually win it.
United and chelsea away will be very very tough, west ham at home wont be easy either.
Arsenal have city, west ham and maybe everton (play em after barca) they can lose points against.
Tottenham have Liverpool, united, stoke and chelsea to face. They will also face a relegation threatened newcastle on last day.
City have United,arsenal, stoke 3 tough games. They will progress further in cl and will face tougher opposition in it, so will be more tired.
It looks evenly poised to me. If leicester win their next four though, it will be over at old trafford.
My prediction : Leicester with 3 games remaining.
Arsenal have city, west ham and maybe everton (play em after barca) they can lose points against.
Tottenham have Liverpool, united, stoke and chelsea to face. They will also face a relegation threatened newcastle on last day.
City have United,arsenal, stoke 3 tough games. They will progress further in cl and will face tougher opposition in it, so will be more tired.
It looks evenly poised to me. If leicester win their next four though, it will be over at old trafford.
My prediction : Leicester with 3 games remaining.
9 games to go. 3-3-3 is a very reasonable prediction for me (which would give them 12 points leaving them with 72 at the end of the season). Tottenham, Arsenal and City are still in the race with a good chance.
I bet when the fixture list came out most of their fans looked at those last 3 games and thought 'I hope we're safe by then'.
Crazy.
Next 6 games are crucial. I can see them winning 4-5 of them and that'd probably win them league.
You said 4-3-2!
lol I forgot about the West Ham game. Saw it in the post above mine.
I don't know what I'm gonna do if they win it. I can't imagine watching sky sports and seeing them celebrating the title win.
I can't imagine how it is being one of their fans right now
I can't imagine how it is being one of their fans right now
Newcastle (H) Win
Palace (A) Win
Southampton (H) Loss
Sunderland (A) Draw
West Ham (H) Win
Swansea (H) Win
United (A) Loss
Everton (H) Draw
Chelsea (A) Loss
Would probably just about see them home I think?
Palace (A) Win
Southampton (H) Loss
Sunderland (A) Draw
West Ham (H) Win
Swansea (H) Win
United (A) Loss
Everton (H) Draw
Chelsea (A) Loss
Would probably just about see them home I think?
6 of the next 4 are against teams in the bottom 6. And 4 of the next six are at home. This is the most crucial period, because those last 3 games would be tough on a normal day, let alone when you have the added nerves of going for a title for the first time.
I look at those next 6 games for Leicester and feel confident they can come out of it looking good, but I've given up trying to predict this season. They'll probably lose against Newcastle the way this season has gone so far.
I look at those next 6 games for Leicester and feel confident they can come out of it looking good, but I've given up trying to predict this season. They'll probably lose against Newcastle the way this season has gone so far.
Palace, Soton, and West Ham could all easily take points off them before the gauntlet run at the end.
Well, sort of a gauntlet with Everton in there but knowing them they'll show up just to foul up someone's title chase...
Does anyone else have a niggling, unsubstantiated suspicion that in 5 years time the idea that 'it's all too good to be true' will turn out to be just that? I'm not accusing them of anything, but one of the reasons they are top is because their fitness levels are through the roof, if you get my drift.
Chelsea would probably lay down to them if it meant Leicester won the title ahead of Spurs or Arsenal (ofc if they have nothing to play for).
That gives them 14 points (4-2-3) leaving them with 74 at the end of the season. Tottenham can pass them with 6 wins 1 draw and 2 losses, City can pass them with 7 wins and 3 draws, and Arsenal can pass them with 7 wins 1 draw and 1 loss.
Oh and we can pass them with 9 wins and one loss.
Yeah anyone could easily beat them 7-0 and we've been hearing this for ages but it hasn't happened. In current form they are better than all these teams. They won't win them all but this is a very favorable run-in. Palace, WHU and Soton have nothing to play for too so will be less motivated.
West Ham have ambitions for forth. To suggest they have nothing to play for is wrong.
Newcastle will surely be down by the time Tottenham face them, but still a very tough run of games there.
We can't let Leicester win the league at our place, that'd be a joke, so we either need them to have won it by then, or see them off and delay things.
Oh how we've fallen to say such things!
If Tottenham won the league you'd fear it was the start of great things for them. But with Leicester you can very easily see Mahrez, Kante and maybe even Vardy getting sold, and that'd gut them, not to mention the extra requirements of Europe.
Their next 6 games are winnable. I'm starting to believe
Nah, like those Spanish midgets able to outrun everyone, I'm sure it's all super legit.
Captain's that've won the PL:
92/93: Steve Bruce/Bryan Robson
93/94: Steve Bruce/Bryan Robson
94/95: Tim Sherwood
95/96: Steve Bruce
96/97: Eric Cantona
97/98: Tony Adams
98/99: Roy Keane
99/00: Roy Keane
00/01: Roy Keane
01/02: Tony Adams
02/03: Roy Keane
03/04: Patrick Vieira
04/05: John Terry
05/06: John Terry
06/07: Gary Neville/Ryan Giggs
07/08: Gary Neville/Ryan Giggs
08/09: Gary Neville/Ryan Giggs
09/10: John Terry
10/11: Nemanja Vidic
11/12: Vincent Kompany
12/13: Nemanja Vidic
13/14: Vincent Kompany
14/15: John Terry
15/16: Wes Morgan (wtf?)
92/93: Steve Bruce/Bryan Robson
93/94: Steve Bruce/Bryan Robson
94/95: Tim Sherwood
95/96: Steve Bruce
96/97: Eric Cantona
97/98: Tony Adams
98/99: Roy Keane
99/00: Roy Keane
00/01: Roy Keane
01/02: Tony Adams
02/03: Roy Keane
03/04: Patrick Vieira
04/05: John Terry
05/06: John Terry
06/07: Gary Neville/Ryan Giggs
07/08: Gary Neville/Ryan Giggs
08/09: Gary Neville/Ryan Giggs
09/10: John Terry
10/11: Nemanja Vidic
11/12: Vincent Kompany
12/13: Nemanja Vidic
13/14: Vincent Kompany
14/15: John Terry
15/16: Wes Morgan (wtf?)
Extremely cynical but you've got to be weary in modern sport.
Vardy reminds me of a chav. All he needs is a golden neckless and sandals with withe socks.
I tried to make a team from that, there was one clear flaw:
Neville Bruce Adams Terry Vidic Kompany
Keane Robson Viera Giggs
Cantona
You don't need a goalkeeper because you have a back six and an outrageous midfield
That's surely very pessimistic, though. I mean, they've only lost 3 league games all season...so they'd have to do really poorly to suddenly lose another three in their final nine. I think they'll probably get nearer 15-18, barring a bit of a collapse.
Vidic can go in goal, he'll only use his head though.I tried to make a team from that, there was one clear flaw:
Neville Bruce Adams Terry Vidic Kompany
Keane Robson Viera Giggs
Cantona
You don't need a goalkeeper because you have a back six and an outrageous midfield
The phrase, "Manchester United and Chelsea will both play Leicester in their final three games, with each game being an important title clash.", would've certainly had a different implied meaning at the start of the season.
Only 9 games left wow.
He'll fade quickly. While that incredible run he had was unsustainable, you'd think as a top of the league striker he'd have scored more in the last however many games than he has.
Mahrez and Kante leaving will surely make their team so much weaker. Will they want to go to bigger clubs, or will they want a trial at the European cup with Leicester? Will be an interesting choice.
Probably it might sound that way. The thing I'm factoring here is the pressure of being so close to achieving something that big, and their inexperience to deal with that pressure.