The UK Football Season Is Nearly Upon Us
As we approach the curtain raiser to the UK football season, we are starting to see the reappearance of the pundits, the experts, the ones who will tell us how to make money - yeah right! It seems that each and every football fan thinks that they are a pundit, offering advice about who will win the Premiership, who will go down, and a “good outsider” for the FA Cup. This year will be no different…..
With Chelsea continuing their massive spending campaign it seems that they will be vying for top spot with their old rivals Manchester United, the champions of 2006/07, although there may be another gate crasher to the party in the shape of Liverpool.
While it may be a little too early for Liverpool to be challenging for the title, Rafael Benitez is putting together a very strong squad for the forth coming season. He has sold relatively few players (although there is time yet) and brought in some top class strike power and midfield maestros. It seems that the club may be about to build upon their strong defensive record, by adding further goals to their armoury.
Among the other also rans we see the likes of Arsenal still in the mix, but with a difficult pre-season and influential players coming and going, 2007/08 may well be another bedding down season for Wenger’s boys, but what odds an FA Cup run?
As we see the likes of Sunderland and Birmingham rejoin the top flight, it seems that both clubs are looking to make a fight of it next year, shelling out millions of pounds in the transfer market of late. While usually the newly promoted teams are favourites to go back down again, there may well be a change this year if the quality of signings are anything to go by.
There is nothing like the count down to the start of a new season, a season which we all hope will be as dramatic as last year. There is only one thing certain in the Premiership - expect the unexpected!