Finally the EPL season starts from tomorrow and trust me I have never ever waited so much for a season to begin. This season could be the season when Wayne Rooney finally emerges from Ronaldo's shadow, it could also be the season when Liverpool's two decade long wait for a league title ends, it could be the season when Chelsea win the title again(they wouldn't like to wait another half a century for another title!!) or this could turn out to be another season when Arsene Wenger says that "this Arsenal side has got character and we don't need to buy big names". God somebody help the "Professor"!! In between the circus of these "big four" somebody by the name of Manchester City could spring a surprise. You never know!
Let's get started!!
When the season came to end the Spanish Media led by the Madristas faithful Marca set the rumour mills rolling again with the story- "Ronaldo to Real Madrid??". In the end Ferguson finally relented and approved the signing of Ronaldo to Real Madrid- the same club whom he had branded as a "mob" the same time last season and declared "he wouldn't sell a virus to them!". Phew! But more was to come with the signing of Antonio Valencia and the shock of the transfer season Michael Owen(he must have been pleasantly shocked to!). United are still looking for a big name signing but it seems highly unlikely that the search is gonna end in this period. Real Madrid have shamefully gone after every player who can kick a ball. You name the player and they have the price ready! Not far behind them have been Manchester City,bankrolled by the seemingly bottomless pockets of Arab wealth. They signed Roque Santa Cruz, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gareth Barry, Kolo Toure and the Old Trafford boy Carlos Tevez with each of them going on record to make everyone feel it was not the money but their ambition which brought them here. Please!! We watch football too!! Liverpool had their own share of transfer circus with Xabi Alonso handing in a transfer request to move to Madrid(again!!). Benitez did all he could but in the end they had to sign Aquilani from Roma to replace Alonso. Now Benitez says that Aquilani has a better final ball than Alonso! This man is a joke!! Chelsea probabaly did the best thing that they are ever gonna do i.e. they brought Ancelotti to Stamford Bridge. The double UCL winner with AC Milan has gotta be playing at Santiago Bernabeau cometh the end of the season for us to see him at Stamford Bridge next season! Arsenal have their youths to be playing this season. Arsene should consider himself lucky if they qualify for UCL this season(all Arsenal fans are coming to kill me!!). In Kolo Toure they lost the last of the "Invincibles" of the remarkable 2003-2004. There are other clubs too such as Aston Villa out to prove that last season was not a flash in the pan(they've already begun the work though by winning the Peace Cup beating the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus). Tottenham always flatter to deceive, lets see if Harry can bring a turnaround.
Now for the predictions. Manchester United to be the Champions(I may be biased here!). Birmingham to be the bottom team(Wolves will provide them some competition though!).
With World Cup 2010 looming and English football being seemingly less attractive to a number of big players who don't get their throats hoarse singing the praises of La Furia Roja, this season is the most important one. Fasten your seat belts and get ready to soak in the fun because no matter who wins in the end but this season is gonna be one hell of a thriller!!
