In August Rant put its neck on the block to predict the season’s outcomes for the second year running. Revising the post nine months on we find that Rant correctly predicted nine of 29 variables reviewed in August. It’s four down from 13/29 a year ago, although with a number of Premier League placings very close.
Of course, we got some big ones wrong, like Manchester United winning the Premier League trophy in May and reaching the Champions League final!
United’s Season
- Premier League: runners-up – FIRST
- Champions League: quarter-final – FINAL
- Carling Cup: winners – QUARTER-FINAL
- FA Cup: fifth round – SEMI-FINAL
- Player of the Year: Nani – CORRECT
- Young Player of the Year: Rafael da Silva – OLIVER GILL
Premier League Top Ten
- Chelsea – SECOND
- Manchester United – FIRST
- Manchester City – CORRECT
- Arsenal – CORRECT
- Liverpool – SIXTH
- Tottenham Hotspur – FIFTH
- Everton – CORRECT
- Aston Villa – NINTH
- Stoke – 13TH
- Fulham – EIGHTH
Relegated
- Blackpool – CORRECT
- West Bromwich Albion – BIRMINGHAM CITY
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – WEST HAM UNITED
Champions League
- Winners: Barcelona – CORRECT
- Runners-up: Real Madrid – UNITED
Europa League
- CSKA Moscow – PORTO
FA Cup
- Arsenal – MANCHESTER CITY
Carling Cup
- United – BIRMINGHAM CITY
Player of the Season
- Michael Essien, Chelsea – GARETH BALE
Young Player of the Season
- Jack Wilshere, Arsenal – CORRECT
Sack Race
- Avram Grant, West Ham United – SACKED
- Roy Hodgson, Liverpool – SACKED
- Mick McCarthy, Wolverhampton Wanderers – INCORRECT
Predicting 3rd to 7th is no mean feat. A lot of those positions were decided in the last week or so of the league.
I MISS WATCHING UNITED!
*cries*
Spurs finished above liverpol!
Except he didn’t, as he got Tottenham’s and Liverpool’s position wrong.
I’ve had quite a good one, better than usual! 🙂
1. United
2. Chelsea
3. City
4. Arsenal
5. Liverpool
6. Everton
7. Spurs
Relegated:
Wigan
Blackpool
West Brom
CL Final: United v Real
F.A. = Chelsea
Carling = Arsenal
Nice one copying my name there…
You got Tottenham and Liverpool the wrong way round.
Bloody pendants the lot of you 😉
Man utd will win every cup next season
Oliver Gill won young player of the year? Really.
He won United’s young (well reserve) player of the year.
essien?
Yes, that was my guess, which was wrong!
I predicted United would win, as I do every season. We have won about 63% of the PL titles, so as far as I’m concerned it’s illogical to bet against United.