Rombling - Dogs, Wives & Mark Owen
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- Created: Friday, 20 February 2009 18:15
- Written by The Rome
Fair's fair, I didn't exactly get a clean sweep with my UEFA Cup predictions, but with the first leg down, only Deportivo & Standard Liege look dead and buried, both succumbing to shock 3-0 defeats. I'm confident that more than half my choices will prevail and even the unlikely Ukrainian treble is on - so the Editor’s assertion that I got "most of them wrong" is somewhat wide of the mark. I think he’s just bitter after recently being outed as a Mark Owen wannabe/lookalike.
Crucial game for Villa tomorrow, I really think it could make or break our season. Earlier in the campaign Chelsea humbled us at the Bridge, when it seemed the gulf in class between us and the 'Big 4' was still apparent. Times have changed and Villa now sit above the Blues in the Premiership; we also haven't lost to Chelski at home since 1999.
Anyone watching ‘outsiders’ CSKA Moscow entertain Aston Villa this week will hopefully have picked up on something: Villa are nothing special.
Sunday’s Milan derby saw the confirmation of what we have known for the past four months: Inter will win Serie A at a canter. The chase for the fourth Champions League spot and the battle against relegation are now the only ports of call for the thrill seeking observer.
Real Madrid, Almeria and Sevilla were the big winners in this week's round of fixtures. In fact, amazingly, they were the only teams inside the the top 16 to win at all! 