10 bold predictions

Been a bit of a tradition to make ten bold predictions before the start of each season and to then look back on them at the end of the season and see how we all did.

1) Alexis Sanchez to outscore Diego Costa
2) Frank Lampard to make just three Premier League starts
3) Wayne Rooney to fall out with Van Gaal
4) Ronald Koeman to be quit Southampton
5) Luis Suarez to score less than 20 league goals at Barcelona
6) David Moyes to be back in Premier League management by the end of the season
7) Jordan Henderson to be nominated for PFA Player of the Year
8) Cesc Fabregas to be Chelsea's top scorer
9) Liverpool's league form to improve after being knocked out of CL group stages
10) Rio Ferdinand to leave QPR early

1- Hull City will finish in the top 10
2- Steven Fletcher will play 10 games or less in the premier Leagie
3- Everton will be the team with the least amount of defeats this season
4- Roy Keane will not be at Aston Villa come the end of the season
5- Manchester City will reach the champions League semi finals at least
6- Newcastle will reach the final of either FA cup or League Cup
7- Tottenham will break into the top 4
8- a team will be relegated mathematically by the end of April
9- none of the 3 relegated teams from the premier league will be promoted this season
10- Tom Huddlestone will be Steven Gerrards replacement on the England squad (not captain though)

1- Villa to be safe with 5 games to go
2- Liverpool will fail to make the top 6
3- QPR to do the double over Spurs
4- Delph to make the England squad by the end of the season
5- Torres to score the goal of the season
6- Bayern Munich will fail to make the semi finals of the CL
7- Bournemouth will get promoted to the prem
8- Burnley to be relegated by mid april
9- Moyes to take over WBA when Irvine gets the chop
10- Nigel Pearson to get manager of the month award.

1 - Man City to bring a birthday cake onto the pitch for Yaya Toure just to prevent him whinging
2 - All other teams to follow suit.
3 - Someone to be hailed as nailed on for "player of the season" after only three games
4 - Wenger, Mourinho and Van Gaal to be embroiled in hilarious/pathetic war of words for most of the season.
5 - Arsene Wenger to wear a coat with buttons to avoid the humiliation of "zip-gate"
6 - Referee to "lose it" and squirt someone in the face with vanishing spray.
7 - Alex Ferguson to be spotted at Old Trafford looking furious for some reason
8 - No "big" teams to get hammered
9 - Diving/waving cards to be a real pain in the ar$e all season
10 - This season to be nowhere near as exciting as last season

DAVE667 wrote:1 - Man City to bring a birthday cake onto the pitch for Yaya Toure just to prevent him whinging
2 - All other teams to follow suit.
3 - Someone to be hailed as nailed on for "player of the season" after only three games
4 - Wenger, Mourinho and Van Gaal to be embroiled in hilarious/pathetic war of words for most of the season.
5 - Arsene Wenger to wear a coat with buttons to avoid the humiliation of "zip-gate"
6 - Referee to "lose it" and squirt someone in the face with vanishing spray.
7 - Alex Ferguson to be spotted at Old Trafford looking furious for some reason
8 - No "big" teams to get hammered
9 - Diving/waving cards to be a real pain in the ar$e all season
10 - This season to be nowhere near as exciting as last season

He'll be a fat sod after 20 cakes!

We need all the help we can get

1) Raheem Sterling to cement a number ten role for club and country.
2) Glenn Hoddle to be manager of a Premier League club once more.
3) Chelsea to win a Premier League and Champions League double.
4) Manchester United to lead the Premier League until November....then fall away.
5) Arsene Wenger to retire at the end of the season.
6) Andy Carroll to score at a rate of a goal per game, or better.
7) David Beckham to get a coaching role.
8) Ian Wright will get increased punditry roles; and he will be increasingly irritating.
9) Theo Walcott will get more gorgeous, and be given a prolonged go in the striker role for Arsenal. He will score more than fifteen overall if that happens.
10) My faith in the English team shall never waver, not for a second, and England will win every game between now and the end of the season (friendlies included).

6) Andy Carroll to score at a rate of a goal per game, or better.

Given his current levels of fitness that should see him scoring three goals then, Duty

The Carroll prediction isn't bold, he just has to score in his only appearance for the season

Ander Herrera posting a photo of the cake he received from the club did make me chuckle.

1. Wenger to do a Keegan in an interview losing it v Mourinho.
2. Aaron Ramsey to become the first player to score 100 goals in one match, gain a knighthood and cure HIV.
3. Fellaini to finish the season as top scoring midfielder in the Premier League.
4. Tony Pulis to take the helm at QPR, then leave a day later.
5. Ashley Young to face 6 months out after tripping over the vanishing spray.
6. Van Gaal to punch someone, probably Rooney.
7. Suarez to get sent off at Anfield after Barcelona draw Liverpool in CL.
8. Arturo Vidal to undergo 31 medicals in January for Utd yet still not sign.
9. Luke Shaw to be named Greggs customer of the Year.
10. A Premier League manager will be dragged into the Yewtree questioning.

DAVE667 wrote:6) Andy Carroll to score at a rate of a goal per game, or better.

Given his current levels of fitness that should see him scoring three goals then, Duty

As many as three?!

I were gently implying that Carroll would not play at all this season!

1. Tony Pulis to be back in management before christmas
2. Sean Dyche to get a better job and leave Burnley
3. Walcott to pick up another long term injury
4. Danny Sturridge to be top scorer.
5. Sunderland to get a top half finish
6. Danny Ings to get an England Call up
7. Giroud to score more goals than Costa
8. Big Sam will be sacked/Leave during or at the end of the season
9. Southampton will stay up comfortably
10. Villa to get relegated

Anyone putting any money on one or more of their 'predictions'?

DAVE667 wrote:1 - Man City to bring a birthday cake onto the pitch for Yaya Toure just to prevent him whinging
2 - All other teams to follow suit.
3 - Someone to be hailed as nailed on for "player of the season" after only three games
4 - Wenger, Mourinho and Van Gaal to be embroiled in hilarious/pathetic war of words for most of the season.
5 - Arsene Wenger to wear a coat with buttons to avoid the humiliation of "zip-gate"
6 - Referee to "lose it" and squirt someone in the face with vanishing spray.
7 - Alex Ferguson to be spotted at Old Trafford looking furious for some reason
8 - No "big" teams to get hammered
9 - Diving/waving cards to be a real pain in the ar$e all season
10 - This season to be nowhere near as exciting as last season

Can this be counted after what happened in the Arsenal game, squirting the spray in Cazorla's face?   

hornbloweroafc wrote:

DAVE667 wrote:1 - Man City to bring a birthday cake onto the pitch for Yaya Toure just to prevent him whinging
2 - All other teams to follow suit.
3 - Someone to be hailed as nailed on for "player of the season" after only three games
4 - Wenger, Mourinho and Van Gaal to be embroiled in hilarious/pathetic war of words for most of the season.
5 - Arsene Wenger to wear a coat with buttons to avoid the humiliation of "zip-gate"
6 - Referee to "lose it" and squirt someone in the face with vanishing spray.
7 - Alex Ferguson to be spotted at Old Trafford looking furious for some reason
8 - No "big" teams to get hammered
9 - Diving/waving cards to be a real pain in the ar$e all season
10 - This season to be nowhere near as exciting as last season

Can this be counted after what happened in the Arsenal game, squirting the spray in Cazorla's face?   

I 'll take it!!!!!!!!!!

Duty281 wrote:4) Manchester United to lead the Premier League until November....then fall away.

Oh for fuc...thank heaven we English can laugh at each other, yes?!

westisbest wrote:1- Villa to be safe with 5 games to go
2- Liverpool will fail to make the top 6
3- QPR to do the double over Spurs
4- Delph to make the England squad by the end of the season
5- Torres to score the goal of the season
6- Bayern Munich will fail to make the semi finals of the CL
7- Bournemouth will get promoted to the prem
8- Burnley to be relegated by mid april
9- Moyes to take over WBA when Irvine gets the chop
10- Nigel Pearson to get manager of the month award.

no4 spot on. Fair play to him.

Fair play to Delph but odd circumstances. Guy playing for a team goalless in 180 minutes at home, one game didn't register a shot on target, one game a loss to a League One team.

CFCNick wrote:Fair play to Delph but odd circumstances. Guy playing for a team goalless in 180 minutes at home, one game didn't register a shot on target, one game a loss to a League One team.

What's the problem, Rooney's been made captain and his club side are even f#cking worse!

He deserves a chance going on last seasons form.

Think he will get better this season.

Crimey wrote:1) Alexis Sanchez to outscore Diego Costa
8) Cesc Fabregas to be Chelsea's top scorer

These are looking like horrible predictions bar bad injury to Costa.

Crimey wrote:2) Frank Lampard to make just three Premier League starts

He made one yesterday, he was poor though so might not find himself in the starting spots again any time soon.

Crimey wrote:6) David Moyes to be back in Premier League management by the end of the season

Newcastle definitely a possibility there.

Crimey wrote:3) Wayne Rooney to fall out with Van Gaal

Seems unlikely having been made captain, but if Van Gaal ends up preferring Falcao it could end up messily.

westisbest wrote:1- Villa to be safe with 5 games to go
2- Liverpool will fail to make the top 6
3- QPR to do the double over Spurs
4- Delph to make the England squad by the end of the season
5- Torres to score the goal of the season
6- Bayern Munich will fail to make the semi finals of the CL
7- Bournemouth will get promoted to the prem
8- Burnley to be relegated by mid april
9- Moyes to take over WBA when Irvine gets the chop
10- Nigel Pearson to get manager of the month award.

So with 4 games to go.

1, Err sadly not.
2, Could still happen.
3, no
4, Yep
5, well not in the premiership anyway
6, not sure, dont follow it.
7 yep
8, Not quite
9, Ok, no.
10, Dont think so.

Ah, well, bettwe luck next season.

DAVE667 wrote:1 - Man City to bring a birthday cake onto the pitch for Yaya Toure just to prevent him whinging
2 - All other teams to follow suit.
3 - Someone to be hailed as nailed on for "player of the season" after only three games
4 - Wenger, Mourinho and Van Gaal to be embroiled in hilarious/pathetic war of words for most of the season.
5 - Arsene Wenger to wear a coat with buttons to avoid the humiliation of "zip-gate"
6 - Referee to "lose it" and squirt someone in the face with vanishing spray.
7 - Alex Ferguson to be spotted at Old Trafford looking furious for some reason
8 - No "big" teams to get hammered
9 - Diving/waving cards to be a real pain in the ar$e all season
10 - This season to be nowhere near as exciting as last season

1/ Don't think they care any more
2/ Ditto
3/ Harry Kane/Diego Costa
4/ Spot on (but obvious it was going to happen)
5/ Think he got a new one
6/ Still time...thought Oliver could have given Di Maria and quick blast
7/ Yup
8/ My beloved Liverpool (oh dear) Chelsea v Spurs, Man Utd v Leicester/Everton/MK Dons (not PL but still funny)
9/ Yup
10/ YUP

1) Alexis Sanchez to outscore Diego Costa
2) Frank Lampard to make just three Premier League starts
3) Wayne Rooney to fall out with Van Gaal
4) Ronald Koeman to be quit Southampton
5) Luis Suarez to score less than 20 league goals at Barcelona
6) David Moyes to be back in Premier League management by the end of the season
7) Jordan Henderson to be nominated for PFA Player of the Year
8) Cesc Fabregas to be Chelsea's top scorer
9) Liverpool's league form to improve after being knocked out of CL group stages
10) Rio Ferdinand to leave QPR early

1) Costa got 19, Sanches 14, possible but unlikely
2) Started 6, but was at the club for more than double the time.
3) Doesn't seem to have happened but were rumours when he was being played in midfield.
4) Nope, not even close.
5) Yep, only scored 13. Still been fantastic for them after a slow start.
6) Wasn't, but was back in management with Real Sociedad.
7) He wasn't but Coutinho was! Even though I'd say Henderson had a better season.
8) Not even close. I obviously expected him to play further forward.
9) This definitely did happen. It was only after a great run of form that things went a bit bad.
10) He hasn't, which has genuinely really surprised me.

NickisBHAFC wrote:1. Tony Pulis to be back in management before christmas
2. Sean Dyche to get a better job and leave Burnley
3. Walcott to pick up another long term injury
4. Danny Sturridge to be top scorer.
5. Sunderland to get a top half finish
6. Danny Ings to get an England Call up
7. Giroud to score more goals than Costa
8. Big Sam will be sacked/Leave during or at the end of the season
9. Southampton will stay up comfortably
10. Villa to get relegated

1. Yes
2. Nope (Could happen post season)
3. Nope
4. Nope
5. Nope (what was I thinking)
6. Probably would off, had Harry Kane not emerged onto the scene
7. Nope (Again what was i thinking) 
8. Will go at the end of the season I suspect
9. Yes. 100%
10. Could still happen

The Giroud one was odd considering he was known to be out for a long time at that point!

westisbest wrote:

westisbest wrote:1- Villa to be safe with 5 games to go
2- Liverpool will fail to make the top 6
3- QPR to do the double over Spurs
4- Delph to make the England squad by the end of the season
5- Torres to score the goal of the season
6- Bayern Munich will fail to make the semi finals of the CL
7- Bournemouth will get promoted to the prem
8- Burnley to be relegated by mid april
9- Moyes to take over WBA when Irvine gets the chop
10- Nigel Pearson to get manager of the month award.

So with 4 games to go.

1, Err sadly not.
2, Could still happen.
3, no
4, Yep
5, well not in the premiership anyway
6, not sure, dont follow it.
7 yep
8, Not quite
9, Ok, no.
10, Dont think so.

Ah, well, bettwe luck next season.

No 10. Yes.