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AmexRuislip

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Feb 2, 2014
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Nearly all of The Star reporters tipped us Burnley and Huddersfield to be relegated but one said he thought that we would be the surprise package of the Premier.

Surely you know that the Daily Star's reporters coodent spell properlee and knot evin string a sentense toogether!
Monkeys with typewriters :cool:
 


Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
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Barry Glendenning emphatically said we're down, while Max Rushden has us 4th from bottom.
 


Commander

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Agreed, our home form last season was abysmal. Really need to turn that around and soon.

I think this year may be a little different, somehow.

He DOES have a point. Multi-millionaire European players probably don't enjoy visiting the likes of Burnley, Bournemouth and Palace, with the fans close to the pitch in their ramshackle grounds. The Amex must be a far nicer place to come and play, with its big open spaces and ultra-modern facilities. I can't see anyone being intimidated by it.
 




SeagullinExile

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He's probably back on the showbiz sherbert :whistle:
 


surlyseagull

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"But I just see Brighton as a nice place to go for away teams. You're not going to go there and think: "Oh my God, I don't fancy this."

Personally, I think he is right there. It's something we need to change.

Away teams didn't think that last season
 


GreersElbow

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Jan 5, 2012
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Always going to be tipped to go down, Telegraph reckons we'll be rock bottom. Of course newly promoted teams face that challenge, but these 'pundits' don't really base it on much. IMO, we've strengthened as well as some lower-mid teams, we're just missing a striker.
 




Commander

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Away teams didn't think that last season

That's because they knew they were coming to play the (2nd) best team in the league. I'd be very surprised if any of them thought that this year.
 










Stat Brother

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Can we trust the man who didn't have Everton 7th LAST season?

Paul Merson's predicted Premier League table 2015/16

1. Chelsea
2. Manchester City
3. Manchester United
4. Arsenal
5. Liverpool
6. Tottenham
7. West Ham
8. Everton
9. Southampton
10. Stoke
11. Leicester
12. Crystal Palace
13. Middlesbrough
14. Sunderland
15. Swansea
16. Watford
17. West Brom
18. Bournemouth
19. Hull
20. Burnley
 


The Kid Frankie

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Sep 5, 2012
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Regardless of whether his proved right or wrong he is 100% accurate in his statement. The Amex is not intimidating in the slightest for away fans or players and that won't change whether we go down or stay up.
 






Taybha

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Oct 8, 2008
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He's no going to say we will be a top ten club is he , also I quite like the fact he stated the thing about other teams fancying it down here , he is bloody right , we seem to make things very comfy for visiting teams , club and fans alike , if we can't show up and roar the team on for 90 mins now when will we ? let'em avit
 




Papa Lazarou

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Jul 7, 2003
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Can we trust the man who didn't have Everton 7th LAST season?

Paul Merson's predicted Premier League table 2015/16

1. Chelsea
2. Manchester City
3. Manchester United
4. Arsenal
5. Liverpool
6. Tottenham
7. West Ham
8. Everton
9. Southampton
10. Stoke
11. Leicester
12. Crystal Palace
13. Middlesbrough
14. Sunderland
15. Swansea
16. Watford
17. West Brom
18. Bournemouth
19. Hull
20. Burnley

so, last season his relegation accuracy was 1/3 ... not great. Let's hope it's 0/3 this time.
 






Easy 10

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Jul 5, 2003
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Merson just automatically picks 2 or 3 of the promoted teams for the drop every year without really thinking. Nothing to see here.
 


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