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3 and 4 of top 4 should be interesting arsenal / chelsea or someone else slotting in?

If Chelsea fans keep up their Rafa protests, the club may very well end up in freefall. I'm sure there were probably a few players there already who weren't delighted about him being appointed. The negativity against the manager from the stands will feed onto the pitch - especially when things aren't going their way. If that happens, the fans will have nobody to blame but themselves.

no european distraction for City gives them an advantage in that regard. A massive game this week for both.

If Manure doesn't win the league and we get at least 8th this season, it will at least be as last in terms of entertainment for me (though we did end with a small trophy last year, but can live with that if Manure wins nothing). Last year my Manure friends could not gloat and I was quite happy with that, was always ready to tell them that we won a Cup and they won nothing...I don't talk too much about football these days.

I don't think that the players are as thick as some fans. They will respect his record and probably be delighted to be working under him. They won't be bearing teary-eyed grudges because he once stuck up for his club - that's what a manager is supposed to do. It's nothing personal.

to be honest, i think the prem this year is exactly the opposite of poor. granted, a lot of the "bigger" clubs aren't playing as well as they usually do. however, for me at least...it makes every match more exciting. you never know what's going to happen in football, but this year it's like that to an even greater degree. obviously, i want liverpool to come out on top every single match and to keep great form, but i like going into all the matches with really no idea what's going to happen. all the clubs are all over the place. this seems especially true with the "bigger" clubs who are normally on top. one week, united might be dominating the competition as they usually do, and then the next week...they are losing 34-0 to sunderland or something. i am obviously aware of the negatives of this season. for instance, going into a match against a club who, by all accounts, we should destroy and then end up being the ones who leave in ruins. but still...i like it. to each his own, though. i do get both sides of it.