Sunday 3 January 2016

21 confident predictions for 2016

1. Brighton and Hove Albion qualify for the play offs. They lose in the final, and Bobby Zamora will miss a last minute penalty.
2. Labour's Sadiq Khan elected Mayor of London, beating Zac Goldsmith by wide margin.
3. Spurs to (thank you Linda) win the premiership.
4. Ruth Davidson's Conservatives relegate Labour into 3rd place in the elections to the Scottish Parliament.
5. Wimbledon dog track closes after this year's Greyhound Derby.
6. Jeremy Corbyn to still be Labour leader at the end of the year.
7. Don Cossack wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
8. David Cameron declares EU renegotiation a 'resounding success', and schedules in/out referendum for September 8.
9. My new year resolution to not drink alcohol on Sunday's will not last long.*
10. UK votes 'out' in EU referendum by 50.1% to 49.9%
11. Chris Hughton sacked as Brighton manager after play off failure, to be replaced by .... Bobby Zamora Jose Mourinhio
12. David Cameron orders re-run of EU referendum as "it was so close and I am sure the country did not really mean it when they voted to leave."
13. Campaign started by certain unsuccessful local politician to bring the Greyhound Derby to Hove.
14. Second in/out EU referendum scheduled for February 2017.
15. Sussex win 2nd division of the County Championship by record breaking margin.
16. Jeremy Corbyn officially announces his support for leaving the EU.
17. England lose to Iceland in the knock out stages of Euro 2016.
18. David Cameron announces he will resign as PM/Conservative leader following the second referendum 
19. Wales win Euro 2016, with Gareth Bale scoring a hat trick in the final.
20. Candidates to succeed David Cameron include George Osborne, Teresa May, Boris and Stephen Crabb. A number of shrewdies back Crabb at 100/1 (even though 100/1 chances never win leadership contests).
21. Pakistan's cricket tour of England passes off with no arrests, failed drug tests or scandals of any kind - and a surprise win over the 4-0 conquerors of South Africa.


*1 out of 1 so far - irresistable pint of Harveys on Sunday 3 January in Lewes, justified by abandonment of racing at Plumpton. 

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