# UK football, season 2008/09, forecasts **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 7, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150 "2008-08-07T12:09:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/121 "2008-09-29T20:15:24Z")
> [@chowder](#): > > If that was a penalty I’ll show my arse in Woolworths Mighty Wigan humbled you southerners, heh 😛 ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/122 "2008-09-30T07:55:09Z")
> [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](#): > > Mighty Wigan humbled you southerners, heh 😛 Southerners? Don’t make me come over there matey ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/123 "2008-09-30T08:14:45Z")
> [@chowder](#): > > If that was a penalty I’ll show my arse in Woolworths Didn’t you get barred from there last time you did that? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/124 "2008-09-30T09:12:26Z")
> [@chowder](#): > > Southerners? > > Don’t make me come over there matey Where? Up north? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/125 "2008-09-30T13:53:26Z")
> [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](#): > > Where? Up north? 😉 What are you waffling on about? I’m already in’t norf ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/126 "2008-09-30T14:31:58Z")
I thought you lived in Cheshire? Anyway, south of Wigan = south, as far as I’m concerned 😛 Anyway, predictions for relegations? I reckon Tottenham will pull it round eventually, and avoid relegation. Newcastle—who wants to buy them? Their fans are nutters and expect way too much. I reckon they’re going to be playing Championship football next season. Bolton are looking shaky, unfortunately, as are Stoke. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/127 "2008-09-30T19:38:20Z")
I do indeed live in Cheshire, very posh here, we even spell shit with a C;) Relegation? Hmmm, bit early to say really but I have to confess it’s looking a bit shaky for the spuds and the barcodes and it’s none to good for Stoke or Bolton On a personal note the team I’d like to see dumped out of the prem is Fulham. I dunno what it is but that lot really do not belong in the top flight and if you’ve ever been to Craven Cottage you’ll never go again…the place is the absolute pits believe me. Hull have far exceeded expectations, they were hot faves to go straight back down, now look, they beat the mighty Arse ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/128 "2008-10-01T13:27:22Z")
…and there you go. We’re brilliant again. 4-0 Porto (and should have been 8). Guess I better go down Laddys and back Sunderland to beat us on Saturday. Its the ciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiircle of liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife… and it rules us allllllllllllllllllll… ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/129 "2008-10-01T13:42:25Z")
> [@garius](#): > > …and there you go. We’re brilliant again. > > 4-0 Porto (and should have been 8). > > Guess I better go down Laddys and back Sunderland to beat us on Saturday. > > Its the ciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiircle of liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife… and it rules us allllllllllllllllllll… All the eloquent talk about “beautiful football” aside, I don’t think I could ever support a team with “ARSE” in their name. And to compound it all by choosing a manager called…ARSEne, is completely unforgivable. ---
**Author:** ![fortytwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@fortytwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fortytwo)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/130 "2008-10-01T13:57:52Z")
> [@garius](#): > > …and there you go. We’re brilliant again. > > 4-0 Porto (and should have been 8). > > Guess I better go down Laddys and back Sunderland to beat us on Saturday. > > Its the ciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiircle of liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife… and it rules us allllllllllllllllllll… I know the feeling. Last Saturday we lost 4-0 and we were certs for relegation, the supporters (at least a good portion of them) knew beforehand the team the manager picked wasn’t going to win. Why the manager doesn’t just listen to the supporters who know ten times as much as he does about football and give himself a nice easy life with virtually automatic promotion, I don’t know. Why have a manager at all, just get the fans to let the club know the team for the next game, sorted. The trouble is though the manager accidentally picked a team that won last night. Is he just lucky or what? ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/131 "2008-10-01T15:20:59Z")
> [@garius](#): > > …and there you go. We’re brilliant again. > > 4-0 Porto (and should have been 8). > > Guess I better go down Laddys and back Sunderland to beat us on Saturday. > > Its the ciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiircle of liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife… and it rules us allllllllllllllllllll… Hello it’s our resident southern Manure fan putting in an appearance. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/132 "2008-10-01T16:06:02Z")
> [@](#): > > All the eloquent talk about “beautiful football” aside, I don’t think I could ever support a team with “ARSE” in their name. And to compound it all by choosing a manager called…ARSEne, is completely unforgivable. If i remember, the standard reply to this (particularly when its asked by Spurs or Man Utd fans) is: “We may have arse in the team name, but at least our squad isn’t full of c\*nts.” > [@chowder](#): > > Hello it’s our resident southern Manure fan putting in an appearance. You sure you’ve got the right quote there, given that I’m the North London living Gooner? > [@](#): > > Why have a manager at all, just get the fans to let the club know the team for the next game, sorted. Pretty certain Ebsfleet are trying that at the moment. Can’t quite see it working out somehow. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/133 "2008-10-01T16:35:35Z")
> [@garius](#): > > If i remember, the standard reply to this (particularly when its asked by Spurs or Man Utd fans) is: > > “We may have arse in the team name, but at least our squad isn’t full of c\*nts.” Well, that would work if you didn’t have Toure, Eboue, Gallas, Lehmann - to name but a few. And in the past Ljungberg, Viera, Parlour, Winterburn… ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/134 "2008-10-01T18:11:00Z")
> [@garius](#): > > If i remember, the standard reply to this (particularly when its asked by Spurs or Man Utd fans) is: > > “We may have arse in the team name, but at least our squad isn’t full of c\*nts.” To which the savvy Man U fan will reply, "Yes, but all an arse is good for is churning out shit; a cunt has at least one good use. "( Two, if you count giving birth.). 😛 ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/135 "2008-10-02T06:52:57Z")
[quote=“garius, post:132, topic:459150”] You sure you’ve got the right quote there, given that I’m the North London living Gooner? My apologies for confusing you with one of the red shite ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/136 "2008-10-02T07:56:42Z")
> [@chowder](#): > > My apologies for confusing you with one of the red shite Why apologise? It’s only a different kind of red shite! ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/137 "2008-10-02T12:16:54Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > Why apologise? It’s only a different kind of red shite! Not to my way of thinking old chap. There’s only one _real_ load of red shite, that motley crew from mould trafford. If the world had piles that’s were they’d be ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/138 "2008-10-04T08:36:45Z")
Having disposed of the mighty Omonia Nicosia, Manchester City fans eagerly await the pairings for the group KO stages of the UEFA Cup which is to drawn around midday on Tuesday October 7th. My breath is bated;) ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/139 "2008-10-04T10:37:30Z")
Oldham’s first league defeat of the season - not the end of the world, but a poor result after a good start. ---
**Author:** ![MJinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MJinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJinks)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150/140 "2008-10-04T14:17:39Z")
Take _that_ Leeds! Hah! That felt good… I left work early to avoid the post game traffic. Not that I got much done anyway… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2008-09-forecasts/459150.md?page=8)