It is that time of year again, for what is turning into annual tradition on this blog: my Premier League prediction table. Last season’s attempt to predict who would finish where saw me correctly name five places, with another six guesses being one position away, as well as being accurate in picking City as FA Cup winners, QPR [...]
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2011/12 Predictions
Posted in football, lump, tagged arsenal, arsene wenger, charlton, chelsea, football, fulham, leicester, liverpool, manchester united, mcleish, nasri, oxford, premier league, psv, real madrid, sir alex ferguson, suarez on August 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
End of Season Quiz
Posted in football, lump on June 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a quick quiz for you all to try. It may be easy, it may be hard. Don’t cheat, and don’t ask for help. Below are 10 groups of 3 teams, all of which are the whole careers (excluding brief loan moves) of certain ex-England internationals. Try and name those ten players. I’ve tried my [...]
North-West Team of the Season 2010/11
Posted in football, lump, tagged bfc, blackburn rovers, blackpool, bolton wanderers, brfc, bwfc, efc, everton, lfc, liverpool, manchester city, manchester united, mcfc, mufc on May 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I’ve specifically reported on North-West teams for the first time this season, and watched many more games then just Manchester United, it seemed only right that if I were to pen a “Best XI” that it were to have a North-West theme to it. So here are my eleven, based on individual performances over [...]
A Bright Future Ahead for Dalglish and Liverpool
Posted in football, lump, tagged kenny dalglish, liverpool, the kop on May 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Kenny has lifted the place, the supporters, the players and everyone connected with the club and now we can all look forward to a bright future” Steven Gerrard’s words will be echoed all around the red half of Liverpool this evening, fresh from the news that Kenny Dalglish has been signed as permanent club manager [...]
Manchester United Lead Pack to Lift Trophy in 2012
Posted in football, lump, tagged arsenal, chelsea, kenny dalglish, liverpool, manchester city, manchester united, roberto mancini, sir alex ferguson, tottenham hotspur on May 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United prepare for an end of season party to celebrate their 19th league championship, the odds on them retaining the trophy next year have been slashed down to 7/4 (bet365).
