On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:11:23 +0000, wanyikuli wrote:

> On Aug 6, 5:19 pm, Chris F  wrote:
> 
>> >>What is your current XI?
>>
>> >well if you discount injuries, probably given, carr, taylor, rozehnal,
>> >milner, duff, barton, geremi, viduka, owen.
>>
>> duh, missed out enrique at left back!
> 
> Nice team.
> 
> With Alladyrce and Barton, one thing is you wont' be "soft" anymore.
> There's more steel both in philosophy and in reality than you've had
> probably like forever.
> 
> You might not always entertain, but you'll be tough to beat.

I think that is true, not sure how many games we will win, but I think we
will be very hard to beat.   Given a full fit squad my first choice XI
would be Given, Geremi(rb), Taylor, Rozehnal, Enrique, Milner, Butt,
Barton, Zog, Viduka and Owen.   Possibly Cacapa for Taylor and Duff for
Zog...

The Villa game was a little disappointing but Sam was limited with his
Bench of attackign players to bring on so when we get emre, Barton and
Duff back it will give us a bit more attacking flair in the later stages
of games....

my prediction on where we will finish?  Probably 7th, I think given their
start and how solid they look City will be higher than us but I think we
will finish above Spurs and the hammers.  We coudl actually finish higher
if we get a good start and Mike Ashley actually dips his hand into his
pocket to finance some players.   we must have the tightest billionare int
he world running the club, but even he has to realise if we are high int
he table come January we need to buy a couple of Top draw players to push
for that European spot....