A Tight Finish

(sigh) It looked like being such a good season. After yesterdays matches, however, it now looks as if the Blues will be relegated and the SCUM may end up with the double.

Or a treble. Manchester United closed the gap at the top of the Promroiship after being first on Match of the Day despite taking part in the late kick-off which usually runs later in the show. The BBC clearly believed the draw against Blackburn was more important than the twists and turns taking place in the relegation battle. The Promroiship now looks set for an exciting finish, with only 8 points separating the top three teams. Despite being third, I rate Manchester United favourites now that Arsenal's Premier League title hopes are over, unless Reading can create an upset by being involved in some low scoring relegation battles in the last few games. It may well depend upon how quickly the Premier League title is decided.

Promroiship Results April 19th 2008 (Match of the Day Running Order)

Blackburn v Man United...48
Middlesborough v Bolton..48
Fulham v Liverpool.......36
Arsenal v Reading........30
Wign v Tottenham.........24
West Ham v Derby.........12

The Promroiship Table after Round 16

Arsenal .............469*
Reading .............463*
Manchester United ...461*
Fulham ..............442*
Birmingham City......377
West Ham United......368*
Sunderland ..........357
Newcastle United.....347
Bolton Wanderers ....347*
Chelsea .............346
Tottenham Hotspur....340*
Middlesbrough .......322*
Manchester City .....307
Portsmouth ..........300
Liverpool ...........299*
Aston Villa .........290
Everton .............289
Wigan Athletic ......256*
Blackburn Rovers.....253*
Derby County.........219*

* indicates match played in Round 16