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2009 Final Whistle

As 2009 comes to an end the top four currently has a new member. Spurs sit proudly in a Champions League spot; Redknapp has turned them around into true top four contenders. 2010 will be exciting for any football fan. We have the African Cup of Nations, the football league plus the added bonus of the World Cup!! Watch manager will be first to get the sack in 2010? Who will come up or go down? I have put my predictions for all the major honours for 2010 lets see is they come true. Premiership Top 6 Manchester United Chelsea Arsenal Spurs Man City Aston Villa Relegated Wigan Bolton Portsmouth Championship Newcastle United West Brom Nottingham Forest (Play Offs) Relegated Scunthorpe Sheffield Wednesday Peterborough League 1 Leeds Charlton Millwall (Play Offs) Relegated Oldham Tranmere Stockport Wycombe League 2 Bournemouth Rochdale Dagenham & Redbridge Rotherham (Play Offs) Relegated Grimsby Darlington Carling Cup - Manchester United FA Cup - Spurs Champions League - Real Madr

Christmas Build Up

It is coming up to the busiest part of the football season, but also the most exciting. This is when your team can change their season for good or bad the festive period has been known for making or breaking a season. Chelsea sit top of the tree, but are looking venerable at set pieces an area where they use to be so strong. Against Everton the Blues and especially keeper, Petr Cech looked like an accident waiting to happen. They looked like a pub team on a Sunday morning with some shocking defending. However it turned out to be a point gained as Manchester United lost at home to Aston Villa. This was Villa’s first win at Old Trafford since 1983, Gabby Agbonlahor, who got the winner, was not even born yet!! United’s defensive problems have eased with the return of Vidic and Brown. But United may have to dip into the £80 million kitty left from Ronaldo’s transfer. Maybe David Villa or David Silva from Valencia? The race for fourth place is heating up. Villa, Spurs, Manchester City and L

Arsenal spend now or fail later

As Arsenal crashed out of the Carling Cup last night they find themselves looking at maybe another trophy-less season. Ok I know were only in December, but already 11pts behind Chelsea, out of the Carling Cup and van Persie is out for 5 months. Its looking like another grim season for the Arsenal. Now there is no doubt they do play the most exciting, flamboyant, easy on the eye football in England. Similar to Barcelona but the difference is, Barcelona actually win things! Wenger must know break from tradition and go into the transfer market and spend big. He must also learn how to lose. His actions after the Manchester City game, by not shaking hands with Mark Hughes was childish. They may well have some of the best youth players coming up the ranks and can impress against Championship sides in front of a packed Emirates. But many of them have been in the first team for over 3 years now. These ’kids’ that use to run riot in the Carling Cup should have progressed to top quality first t