Sidney:
Title contenders and projected results and points totals:
Leicester:Crystal Palace v Leicester Sat 19 Mar 15:00 DLeicester v Southampton Sun 3 Apr 13:30 DSunderland v Leicester Sun 10 Apr 13:30 LLeicester v West Ham Sun 17 Apr 13:30 LLeicester v Swansea Sun 24 Apr 16:15 WMan Utd v Leicester Sun 1 May 13:30 DLeicester v Everton Sat 7 May 15:00 WChelsea v Leicester Sun 15 May 15:00 L72 points
TottenhamTottenham v Bournemouth Sun 20 Mar 16:00 WLiverpool v Tottenham Sat 2 Apr 17:30 LTottenham v Man Utd Sun 10 Apr 16:00 DStoke v Tottenham Mon 18 Apr 20:00 DTottenham v West Brom Mon 25 Apr 20:00 WChelsea v Tottenham Mon 2 May 20:00 LTottenham v Southampton Sat 7 May 15:00 WNewcastle v Tottenham Sun 15 May 15:00 W72 points
ArsenalEverton v Arsenal Sat 19 Mar 12:45 LArsenal v Watford Sat 2 Apr 15:00 WWest Ham v Arsenal Sat 9 Apr 12:45 DArsenal v Crystal Palace Sun 17 Apr 16:00 WSunderland v Arsenal Sun 24 Apr 14:05 WArsenal v Norwich Sat 30 Apr 17:30 WMan City v Arsenal Sat 7 May 15:00 DArsenal v Aston Villa Sun 15 May 15:00 WArsenal v West Brom TBA W72 points
LiverpoolSouthampton v Liverpool Sun 20 Mar 13:30 WLiverpool v Tottenham Sat 2 Apr 17:30 WLiverpool v Stoke Sun 10 Apr 16:00 WBournemouth v Liverpool Sat 16 Apr 15:00 WLiverpool v Newcastle Sat 23 Apr 15:00 WSwansea v Liverpool Sat 30 Apr 12:45 WLiverpool v Watford Sat 7 May 15:00 WWest Brom v Liverpool Sun 15 May 15:00 WLiverpool v Everton TBA WLiverpool v Chelsea TBA W74 points
Its a big ask for Liverpool to leapfrog 7 sides and make up 19 points (effectively 20 with goal difference) on the leaders over the final 8 weeks of the season.
Sidney:
It’ll be a straight battle for the title between Liverpool and Arsenal. Chelsea haven’t strengthened at all and have signed a dud striker who’ll weaken them. I expect them to fall away.
Manchester United’s outfield signings will probably add 10 points to last season’s total but De Gea’s absence will take 15 points off them from last season.
Manchester City’s dressing room will be poison.
Liverpool
Top scorer: Christian Benteke (Liverpool)
What an unpredictable roller coaster of a season.
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balbec
March 15, 2016, 9:54am
1985
This is nearly worse than the Sinn Fein seat prediction.
As bad as @The_Runt ’s predictions.
Sidney
March 15, 2016, 10:51am
1987
I’ve already self-deprecatingly poked fun at my start of season predictions on this thread (post #1532 ) and deliberately invited ridicule of them.
That takes real strength of character as a poster.
Nevertheless, there are also some superb pearls of wisdom in there, such as my analyses of Chelsea and Manchester City, both of whom I forecasted to finish outside the top 4, which now looks all but assured.
I’m also particularly proud of my forecast that Southampton and Stoke would finish in mid-table positions - an entirely unexpected development, the prediction of which demonstrated a keen knowledge of the game.
And only a fool would now bet against my most important prediction of all - that of which team would actually win the league.
Sidney
March 19, 2016, 2:42pm
1989
Everton 0 The Arsenal 2.
Big, big result for The Arsenal and Coach Wenger.
You sense that could be the start of a trademark run of wins on the run-in.
Palace have Leicester teetering here.
Mahrez puts Leicester in front.
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That Damien Delaney is some donkey.
Sidney
March 19, 2016, 3:35pm
1993
Lovely ball across by Vardy as the defence retreated.
Good save from Schmeichel, Leicester look very vulnerable when Palace break.
Who is this utter, utter cunt on co-commentary on Setanta?
Albrighton comes close to doubling the lead, very exciting end to end game.
Chelsea late goal pretty much secures 4th place for Liverpool
Leicester just refusing to buckle.
Sidney
March 19, 2016, 4:51pm
2000
Palace are going down, down, down.
4 points from 39 now.
Matt Elliot looks,sounds and dresses like an alcoholic tramp.
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