your top 4

[Loose_Arab]

eminem
50 cent
biggie smalls
2pac

[nuggety goodness]

eminem
50 cent
biggie smalls
2pac

you are a tool... why are you here?

[Il Duce]

took the words right out of my mouth, he has made 5 post today 4 here and 1 in the Afl, and not a single one has any relavence, I think he is trying to be funny but because none of it is humors is while I am still trying to work out what its ment to be, so either post something properly or **** OFF

[devilsadvocate]

Fellas - ignore him and he'll go away.

[westies sarge]

eminem
50 cent
biggie smalls
2pac

well i would put biggie before any of them but we wernt asking about rappers and aussie hip hop is alot better than commercial american stuff-eg tupac,eminem and 50

[cossi11]

Dont forget that the AFrican Nations Cup starts in January and takes up the rest of teh month of Janaury. Man Utd and Liverpool are the only teams who don't have players competing in this cup.

Chelsea: Essien (Ghana), Kalou and Drogba (Ivory Coast), Mikel (Nigeria)
Arsenal: Song (Cameroon), Eboue (Ivory Coast)
Man City: Adebayor (Togo), Toure (Ivory Coast)
Tottenham: Assou-Ekotto and Bassong (Cameroon)

Some teams will have cover but Chelsea will be torn with these players departing for a month!

I myself think Man Utd

[devilsadvocate]

Dont forget that the AFrican Nations Cup starts in January and takes up the rest of teh month of Janaury. Man Utd and Liverpool are the only teams who don't have players competing in this cup.

Chelsea: Essien (Ghana), Kalou and Drogba (Ivory Coast), Mikel (Nigeria)
Arsenal: Song (Cameroon), Eboue (Ivory Coast)
Man City: Adebayor (Togo), Toure (Ivory Coast)
Tottenham: Assou-Ekotto and Bassong (Cameroon)

Some teams will have cover but Chelsea will be torn with these players departing for a month!

I myself think Man Utd

Welcome to SA Footy cossi - brilliant first post too!

It's a very good point you raise and one that I hadn't fully factored in when looking at who could finish where. Chelski are hardest hit really with Essien and Drogba being massive losses. Fergie will be rubbing his hands together at that prospect.

Citeh will struggle without Adebuymore's goals, although have decent coverage from Santa Cruz if he can get himself on the pitch.

Unfortunately, Eboue being absent from Arsenal probably strengthens them.

[cossi11]

Dont forget that the AFrican Nations Cup starts in January and takes up the rest of teh month of Janaury. Man Utd and Liverpool are the only teams who don't have players competing in this cup.

Chelsea: Essien (Ghana), Kalou and Drogba (Ivory Coast), Mikel (Nigeria)
Arsenal: Song (Cameroon), Eboue (Ivory Coast)
Man City: Adebayor (Togo), Toure (Ivory Coast)
Tottenham: Assou-Ekotto and Bassong (Cameroon)

Some teams will have cover but Chelsea will be torn with these players departing for a month!

I myself think Man Utd

Welcome to SA Footy cossi - brilliant first post too!

It's a very good point you raise and one that I hadn't fully factored in when looking at who could finish where. Chelski are hardest hit really with Essien and Drogba being massive losses. Fergie will be rubbing his hands together at that prospect.

Citeh will struggle without Adebuymore's goals, although have decent coverage from Santa Cruz if he can get himself on the pitch.

Unfortunately, Eboue being absent from Arsenal probably strengthens them.

Long time observer first time illustrator for myself

As i said some teams will have cover but Chelsea will be drawn the short straw. I being a supporter of Everton have had to go through this phase and having Yakubu and Yobo missing hurts Everton enough, but for Chelsea to have 2 proven strikers missing will pile the pressure on Anelka over January.

The reason i think Man Utd will come out on top is not because they will not be missing any players but because Chelsea won't be able to hodl the momentum i dont think. Man Utd have been in this position over the last few seasons and have always finished strongly!

i knwo tis early but my top 4 prediction will be:

Man Utd
Chelsea
Arsenal
Tottenham

and Liverpool and Man City to miss out!

Everton will not qualify for the Europa unless they take the trophy out this season

COYB!!!

[westies sarge]

yes good first post and welcome aboard.... i myself see liverpool finishing about 6th being a liverpool supporter i will be the first to say we have no depth and that is what is hurting us badly...... time for a fresh start in the red half of mersey side new owners, maybe a new manager and get a few quality players eg another striker to complement torres and a couple more mids and defenders

[johntheclaret]

Personally, I wouldn't go over the top on Chavski falling apart during the ANC. They had the same situation last year. It is only for a month, and without bothering to check, it will depend on who they have to play during the Jan.

OK, if they are away to Man U, Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs during that time then maybe?

[johntheclaret]

Just checked thier fixture list for Jan

H Watford
A Hull
H Sunderland
H Birmingham
A Burnley


Hardly a testing fixture list

And Feb gets even easier

H Arsenal

[JK]

Just checked thier fixture list for Jan

H Watford
A Hull
H Sunderland
H Birmingham
A Burnley


Hardly a testing fixture list

And Feb gets even easier

H Arsenal

I thought I read somewhere recently that (for whatever reason) Drogba and Essien (possibly all of Chelsea's African contingent) were only likely to miss around 3 EPL matches?

[johntheclaret]

Just checked thier fixture list for Jan

H Watford
A Hull
H Sunderland
H Birmingham
A Burnley


Hardly a testing fixture list

And Feb gets even easier

H Arsenal

I thought I read somewhere recently that (for whatever reason) Drogba and Essien (possibly all of Chelsea's African contingent) were only likely to miss around 3 EPL matches?

We have Bikey out and he only misses 3 I think

[cossi11]

Dont forget that the AFrican Nations Cup starts in January and takes up the rest of teh month of Janaury. Man Utd and Liverpool are the only teams who don't have players competing in this cup.

Chelsea: Essien (Ghana), Kalou and Drogba (Ivory Coast), Mikel (Nigeria)
Arsenal: Song (Cameroon), Eboue (Ivory Coast)
Man City: Adebayor (Togo), Toure (Ivory Coast)
Tottenham: Assou-Ekotto and Bassong (Cameroon)

Some teams will have cover but Chelsea will be torn with these players departing for a month!

I myself think Man Utd

Seems my first post was a crock! Chelsea were not affected by losing those players during January and went on to take the double!

Quality side $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Il Duce]

at this stage mine would be chelsea,man united, man city and arsenal liverpool to finish 5th 0r 6th i reckon chelsea will win it

Agree that Chelski will win.

On Man Citeh though, they've only played sides that are expected to be rubbish this year and realistically not set the world on fire in any of these games. They've beaten Blackburn, Wolves and Portsmouth, each of whom will be fully involved in the relegation scrap IMO.

At this stage, I'm going to stick my neck out and go for:

Chelski
Man U
Arse
Spurs
Liverpool are really up against it at the moment. Villa are not half the side they were last year and Everton have virtually imploded. it's early days, but I really can't see Liverpool keeping touch with a squad that drops away so rapidly after their top 5-6 players.

The next round will do a bit of sorting of the men from the boys too with Spurs v Man U and Arsenal v Man Citeh. Both games will show just how close the challengers are.

pick it like a dirty nose there DA