John Barry's been catching up with Mystic Meg for some pre-season betting tips. "Destiny sees a team in red winning the title. Or red and white. Or blue." Not Tottenham then.Photograph: Public domainMartin Jol won't be pleased with Adam Roylance's entry either. "It's the race for the title!" he blares with a little much enthusiasm for our liking. Photograph: Public domainSlightly more disturbingly, Adam's also caught Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez enjoying a pre-season snack.Photograph: Public domain
John O'Reilly's not convinced this season will be worth the entry fee. Photograph: Public domain"Without doubt, football has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers," muses Karl Mar... sorry, John Leonard.Photograph: Public domainCallum Woods thinks keeping the title away from Arsenal's kids will be as easy as taking sweets from a baby.Photograph: Public domainMartin Nicholson's got the whole league into his 60-layer epic. "David Moyes is Harry Potter, Steve Bruce is the sphinx, Mark Hughes is the Firefox logo, Berbatov is emerging from Martin Jol's skull. Strange things are happening in the Premiership this year, and not all of them have a logical explanation."Photograph: Public domainOf course, Vina Paddy knows the real battle this season will be off the pitch. Photograph: Public domainAnd there's one more from Vina to round things off. "Evil Lord Ferg beware," he cautions. "Royston's Revenge is a dish best served spicy" Photograph: Public domain
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