Punditry Predictions Purgatory?

What was going to happen in the 2009-10 season?

According to pundits...
Jack Wilshire and Theo Walcott were going to make themselves Certainties for Capello’s World Cup squad. Michael Owen was going to produce his swan song at United and play his way back into the England Squad. ESPN was going to make watching televised football a whole new ball game. The Galacticos mark II were going to dominate Europe. Mark Hughes’ dream team would break into the top 3. The Europa Cup was going to be a success. Federico Macheda would step into Ronaldo’s shoes. Zhirkov would dominate the left side for Chelsea. Liverpool were going to finish Top or there abouts this time. Joe Cole was going to return to The Bridge and start pulling the strings. Phil Brown was going to have learnt a lesson from all his shenanigans and secure Hull City’s place in the EPL. The perfectly round Nike Total 90 Ascente would wreak havoc with goalkeepers all over the land. Sylvan Ebanks –Blake was going to win the golden boot. Robinho was going to knuckle down and Spurs were going to win the FA Cup and have a player in the PFA team of the season.
...And Arsenal would drop out of the top three and be replaced by Liverpool.