United favourite at half-way point

Dec 23, 2011 - Arjun Gyani

As we reach the halfway mark of the Premier League this Christmas, my crystal ball is replaced with a snow globe in the latest edition of Gyano’s Predos — The League Table in May

Champions: Manchester United
Last year United created history by winning a 19th league title. No.20 will confirm their hold on the perch. Irrespective of what happens at the Etihad on the 8th of January in the FA Cup

Runners Up: Manchester City
When Sheikh Mansour bought Man City and invested his pocket change a.k.a over a billion dollars in the Sky Blues, he turned an average club around and made them look like Champions. TItle? Next year.

Second Runners Up: Chelsea
Mr. Abramovic, AVB deserves as much time at Chelsea as Torres does. Make what you want of that, they are too strong over 38 games to fall out of the top 4.

Tottenham
Expect Jermaine Defoe to lose a small wager to Jack Wilshere, but that is all that a Spur will be losing this year to a Gunner in the North London Rivalry.

RVP a.k.a Arsenal
Europa Lea-gue just keeps getting better. First Manchester teams. Next Arsenal, next year.

Liverpool
Losing Suarez to racism, Gerrard in & out for most of the season, Lucas injured for a long time, the conspiracy theory against Merseyside is on!

Newcastle
After a start to the season that Alan Pardew only had wet dreams of, Toon Army will settle for the last European spot.

Stoke
If there is any team that represents the EPL’s predecessor — the Division 1 — it is Stoke. Long ball, Long throw… Long term – Top 10.

WBA
The Baggies were very unfortunate to be on 0 points from their first 3 games. But it’s the end of the season that matters. Roy Hodgson’s reputation restored.

Norwich
Did you know Paul Lambert’s Canaries were in League One 3 years back? Just hope they don’t pull a Hull in the second half.

Everton
Yakubu to Black-burn meant the goals for Toffees was as depleted as the Greek economy.

Fulham
Martin Jol fluid and attacking style of football went missing much like his strikers.

Sunderland
Maybe if they stuck with Steve Bruce, they would have been in the other half of the table.

Swansea
Don’t care, as long as it is not 18th or below. And play good football.

QPR
Ditto above

Wolves
The second season plague will just be avoided by the Wolves. Only because there are sides that are far worse.

Wigan
Roberto Martinez is the new age Harry Houdini. He always pulls the disappearing act from relegation and we still don’t know his trick.

Aston Villa
Mcleish is to Villa what Mcleish was to Birmingham

Bolton
PL survival is a miracle. What’s more likely though is Burnley v Bolton the return of Owen Coyle to the Championship.

Blackburn
The Venky’s should have stuck with chicken. Not Steve Kean

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