++ [ originally posted by Andy ] ++
You realistically believe any other club will challenge Chelsea for the title this year??? Come on Paul..
Firstly... What did my post have to do with whether chelsea would or would not win the league this year... oh yes, Nothing whatsoever...
That post was purely in response to your post saying i was wrong to say that the epl has been more competitive this season... which it has....
As for chelsea.... Do i think they will win... Yes... Did i think they would win before the league started... Yes.... Do i think with 31 games remaining they have won it allready... No ofcourse not that is absolutely ridiculous....
A ten point lead at this stage... though a nice thing to have... means nothing... Take away the points for the games in hand and it means even less...
You also havent mentioned key injuries within both rival squads...
Chelsea will get their fair share of that as the season goes on.... So far they have only had todo without terry for 1 match and del hornos injury... which is airly meaningless as hes a new comer anyway... hasnt been there long enough for them to miss him...
Whereas man u and dial have lost for long periods the likes of henry, heinze, keane, neville...etc... all key players for their teams...
Did i say chelsea were playing badly ? If i did that wasnt what i meant to write... I thought i said they had struggled... Which they have, but i wouldnt say they had been playing badly....
Personally... I hope they do win and the easier the better....
But to say its over now is jus plain dumb...
Wasnt it you that said inter were a joke and that it would be the same old story after they lost the other week... Yet now they are only 3 points behind and can draw level next week...
Nothing can be really seen until at least xmas in any of the leagues... Leads come and go, far too easily....
How many times have we dropped a 10 point lead or for that matter gained one back.... It happens all the time