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May 09, 2008

Tell us what your team deserves and why

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The most exciting finale in Premier League history is upon us and there is barely a fingernail left to chew.

Tears of joy and sadness will fill living rooms the world over come 5 o'clock on Sunday as the great football judge in the sky bangs down his gavel and delivers his sentence.

At the top end, it's Manchester United v Chelsea in the title race with Sir Alex Ferguson's team requiring victory at Wigan to retain their crown. Although if Chelsea beat Bolton by 18 more goals than United beat Steve Bruce's side by then Avram Grant will be grinning from ear-to-ear.

Will Wigan roll over? Or is that insulting to the integrity of Bruce's men? Are Chelsea fans really in with a shout? Or are they living in a fantasy land?

It's even more nerve-racking at the bottom with one of Fulham, Reading and Birmingham a light breeze from being blown into Championship oblivion.

Can Roy Hodgson complete the great escape with victory at Portsmouth? Do Birmingham deserve to drop after the way they treated Bruce? Is there room in the top flight for Steve Coppell's battlers or are they more suited to the second tier?

Here's your chance to tell us what is going to happen. It's open day on TheGame: let us know what fate awaits your side. Why should they win the title? Why should they avoid the drop? Or if you've got a mean streak, tell us why a team deserves pain and misery. And if you just want to send your boys a message of support, this is the place to do it.

The usual rules apply - we want passion and pathos. But if you want to get your comment seen, you'd better keep it clean.

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Man U to win the title, they are just too good for Wigan.

Reading’s saving grace is that everyone wins at Derby. Pompey will show enough professionalism to draw with Fulham. Birmingham to join Fulham in the drop, bad news for the Brummies is my team Blackburn are desperate for a win, to secure the Intertoto place, we need Villa to slip up against West Ham.

Then we await August, will Chelsea or Man U win the league, which of the promoted clubs will stay up, a few will slug out the UEFA cup place- we all know the script-Keegan is right. I’ll enjoy today and think about August, or July if we manage the Intertoto, later.

Posted by: Alan Gregory | May 11, 2008 at 09:07 AM

In Ferguson's press conference today, he pointed out that while the media keep the issue of Wigan 'rolling over' for United at the top of the agenda, they choose to ignore Bolton's reponsibilty to not 'roll over' for Chelsea. Down at the Chelsea press conference, Avram Grant was asked about Ferguson's comments. He smiled and said "we know why Alex says things sometimes." The inference is that Ferguson is trying to put pressure on Bolton. Moments earlier, Grant had been giving yet another diatribe about Wigan's integrity, as he and his Chelsea players have been doing for the past two weeks. But it's alright. We know why Chelsea say things sometimes.

Posted by: Alex | May 09, 2008 at 07:37 PM

In response to Mr McConomy's musings, your paranoia about 'Chelsea manipulating the media' is pretty funny. It'll be down to the Russian mafia again no doubt ;)

The more likely reason why the press is focusing it's attention on the Wigan v ManU game is surely because this is the real title decider. It's theirs to lose, so obviously the contribution of their opponents will come under more scrutiny than Chelsea's.

It's simple for Chelsea...they have to go and win whilst hoping that Wigan turn up. No-one really expects us to win, so the pressure is all on Utd.

Come on with the 18+ goals!

Posted by: Faye | May 09, 2008 at 02:28 PM

ttttttttttttt

Posted by: | May 09, 2008 at 01:20 PM

Wigan 3 Manchester United 4
Chelsea 19 Bolton 1

Ha! That would be an exciting day wouldnt it!!!

Posted by: Dominic | May 09, 2008 at 12:21 PM

Why has all the comment been about Wigan 'rolling over' and letting Man Utd win? Chelsea also need to win to be in with a chance, but nobody has mentioned that Bolton are also safe and effectively have nothing to play. Why is Bolton's attitude and professionalism not being called into question? All-in-all, it seems like very clever manipulation of the media by Chelsea to motivate Wigan for a game that, and lets be honest here, has no significant meaning to them.

Posted by: J McConomy | May 09, 2008 at 10:43 AM

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