I agree, i still dont think they will break top 4.

maybe 1 - 2 seasons after but not this year.

Man city will be relegated

:hello:

lol yep..

DUBLIN/MADRID, Jul 20: Real Madrid are reconsidering their options in case they have to give up on their bid to prise Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso away from Liverpool - though Madrid may sell one man in theother direction, with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar being linked with Arsenal.

Madrid have been keeping a close eye on Alonso for more than a year, under both previous president Ramon Calderon and now Florentino Perez.

The player has lately made little secret of his discontent of the way in which his contract has been eroded by the fall in value of the pound sterling - and by the further slippage which will be inevitable after the forthcoming increase in UK income tax rates.

Madrid remain hopeful of signing Alonso from Liverpool but, with the player now en route with the Anfield club on their pre-season tour, are starting to consider an alternative option in Getafe’s Esteban Granero.

The former Spain youth international comes from the capital and played for Real's youth sides. He starred at the World Youth Cup in 2007 and was then loaned to Getafe. Granero was linked with Tottenham during the short-lived managership in north London of Spanish manager Juande Ramos.

The former Ajax man, who joined Madrid only last January, has turned down an offer from Stuttgart and has been linked with Arsenal following the north London club's sale of Emmanuel Adebayor to Manchester City.


YESSSSS

COME ON!!

Silly Andy and Ben... Man City have already knocked the chance of Champions League football for Arsenal and Everton...

David moyes

" Huntelaar would be great at everton i have spoken to him and he would love to play with Jo upfront "

I think the top six next season will be:

1 Chelsea

2 Liverpool

3 Man United

4 Everton

5 Arsenal

6 Man City

I have a feeling that it will be a bad season for Man United and Arsenal, with Man City majorly flopping after all of their big signings.

^Arsenal will be 5th or 6th

Did Real Madrid win? End of the day the game means nothing to Real Madrid.

going to see villa tomorow night not expecting much

would of been nice to of had some new signings but meh

Who are Villa playing?

Colchester, only an hour or so away from me, but we will play youngsters

I predict we ll win 3-1

Colchester aint that bad

I'll say 2-1 to you maybe 1-1

we beat peterborough 3-0 and there a decent championship side now, so colchester we should realistically beat 5-0 but some of our players are still on holiday

I hate pre-season..

Pre season is good sir andyman

Ment pre-season games, silly games.

Michael Owen scores his 2nd Man Utd goal.

Becks has a row with a LA Galaxy fan.. Becks needs to come home asap!

Becks needs to come to everton

LA Galaxy 2 - 2 AC Milan.

Becks will only go back to Man Utd.

Balack will miss the start of the season.

I think Alonso will leave Liverpool.. It's just when and not if.

Real Madrid won 1 - 0

Just found out that in Fifa 09 you can transfer players before you start a season.. (",)

Liverpool FC.

That Spanish keeper.
Messi
Kaka
C. Ronaldo
Wayne Rooney
Becks
Ronhaldino [sp]
Nesta
Ferdinand
Few others..

Becks to spurs i reckon.

Hull to begin talks with Zamora

Hull City will open talks with Fulham striker Bobby Zamora in the next two days over a £5m transfer.

A fee was agreed last week and Zamora, 28, must decide whether to move to the north of England for the first time.

Tigers boss Phil Brown told BBC Radio Humberside: "Bobby landed on Friday afternoon and was suffering badly from jet lag so needed the weekend to rest.

"Hopefully Monday, Tuesday I'll be sitting down with Bobby, bringing him up here and showing him round."

Brown turned his attention to Zamora after missing out on Manchester United's Fraizer Campbell, who opted to join Sunderland and Marc Antoine Fortune, who signed for Celtic.

Zamora joined Fulham from West Ham last summer but scored only two goals in 35 league appearances for the Cottagers.

The former England Under-21 international made his name with Brighton but failed to establish himself after a move to Tottenham.

He joined West Ham in February 2004 and scored 40 goals in all competitions for the Upton Park club.

Another player who could be making the move to the KC Stadium is former Charlton and Portsmouth winger Jerome Thomas.

Thomas, 26, is on trial and played in the weekend wins at North Ferriby and Winterton.

Brown added: "It's quite positive, he's certainly been impressive in terms of his wing play, impressive in the way he can go past a player and produce a cross or even a goal.

"They're areas we want to improve on and the early signs are quite positive. We haven't sat down to talk terms yet or where his future lies. It's a case of him looking at us and us looking at him."

Meanwhile Hull have dismissed weekend speculation linking them with Manchester City forward Benjani, 30, Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton, 26, and versatile Chelsea midfielder Jack Cork, 20.

GERRARD AFFRAY TRIAL IS AJOURNED

The trial of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and six other men in connection with a fight at a Merseyside nightclub has been adjourned.

The 29-year-old, appearing at Liverpool Crown Court, denies a charge of affray relating to the incident at the Lounge Inn, Southport, last year.

A 34-year-old businessman was injured at the bar on 29 December.

Proceedings were delayed on Monday for legal discussions and are expected to get under way on Tuesday.

Mr Gerrard, from Formby, Merseyside, had been celebrating Liverpool's 5-1 win over Newcastle United.

The other defendants include Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin, 28, of Guildford Road, Southport; and Accrington midfielder Robert Grant, 18, of Enstone Avenue, Litherland.

Four men from Huyton, Merseyside, are also charged. They are: John McGrattan, 33, of Rimmer Avenue; Paul McGrattan, 31, of Linden Drive; John Doran, 29, of Woodlands Road; Ian Smith, 19, of Hilary Avenue.

The trial is expected to last two weeks.