And last night at Stamford Bridge it came to pass. The one team left who could possibly catch them Spurs, needed to win, but they only drew, so the 5000-1 outsiders for the Premiership title Leicester City are champions.
The squad Who's Who: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36091220
The detail from yesterday's match was after seeing Leicester move 8 points clear on Sunday, Spurs knew they had to win all of their 3 remaining games. Starting with a London derby against Chelsea. And 'we' knew it too.
Managers and players have this morning played down what was a lively encounter (to put it mildly). Nine Tottenham players booked, 3 Chelsea (mostly for dissent) a couple of mass brawls and two incidents, tv video may yet investigate. There was no love lost between the teams and that was to be expected in the circumstances. Spurs wanted desperately to win and Chelsea equally didn't want them to. It was emotional and highly charged and at times not particularly pretty. But it was exciting and in the end it meant Leicester would win the league and underdogs everywhere could celebrate their astonishing sporting achievement.
Anyone feeling 'lucky' having put a bet on the Foxes to win the league (click: quote) maybe interested in backing Iceland to win the Euros this summer? Their odds of 80-1 are not as long as I'd have expected. Northern Ireland though at 500-1 maybe worth a shot.
AFC Wimbledon
Congratulations to them on securing a play-off game against the fourth placed team in Division Two, with the final matches playing this weekend.But not such good news regarding their new stadium plans, see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35881589 I'm thinking I know how AFC Wimbledon fans will be voting in this Thursday's London Mayoral elections.
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