Season Opener

Ok so i composed this the day before the season kicked off and posted it on facebook because I didn't have a blog back then. Some of it is irrelevant now since things have changed since but I think it may still be worth a few laughs. So here it is -

At last the new season is set to begin,

Waiting not for Tevez, who still struggles to settle in.

He is duly followed though by Mario Balotelli,

Whose preseason back heel was at best rather silly.

But enough talk about City and their moneys,

How we were shocked by Giggs and his honeys!

The Sneijder saga seems to carry on forever,

But at least Fergie has Tom whose football is pretty clever.

While Young has been signed for his pace and his flair,

He’ll find it hard to distract us from Wazza’s so called hair.

United are title favourites even at this early stage,

This squad is tipped for great things despite their young age.

Signings galore for the Merseyside reds,

But Hull and Galatasaray still ripped them to shreds.

Perhaps Kenny can’t count for in midfield he has eight.

Who is to partner Gerrard will be up for much debate.

Everton have granted no funds to David Moyes,

He will have to make do and this time keep fit his boys.

However Wenger is King when it comes to money not spent,

Although he splashed twelve million on a kid he thinks is God sent.

Fabregas and Nasri each have a foot out the door,

At this rate gunner fans can forget the top four.

They need a keeper and defender it has been discussed at length.

But Arsene bothers not with quality, only with ‘mental strength’.

Harry has done well to retain modric and bale,

But if spurs don’t finish fourth, next summer he may fail.

The Black Cats have been on quite a shopping spree,

While stoke have been shrewd, signing Upson and Woodgate for free.

The Baggies have offered Hargreaves a generous lifeline.

If he stays fit for half the season, he’ll have done just fine.

Jol takes charge at the cottage and we wonder what their future holds,

Quickly enough he’s brought in John Arne Riise, remember those thunderbolts?

The Magpies think it best to let Barton go for free,

Naturally that alerted Stoke to this inexpensive opportunity.

The bottom is as always unpredictable, one will have to wait and see,

In the mix are Wigan, Norwich and Wolves along with Swansea.

All in all it promises to be a thrilling campaign,

This league we so dearly love, for it persists to entertain.

Controversies, upsets and genius we shall witness,

Qualities of this league which repeatedly leaves us breathless.

The mind games begin and the banter shall grow,

So sit back, relax and enjoy it once more.