[mshankb]

This could've possibly been linked with the other teams thread but I thought it might get a tad cumbersome, so here 'tis.

Predictions for the coming year? From general points to league tables, what do y'all reckon?


1 Chelsea (possibly tempting fate, and on the proviso that the diamond is dropped by mid-late September)
2. Manchester United
3. Arsenal (Eduardo is back, breakthrough season for Vela, still not enough steel)
4. Everton
5. Liverpool
6. Fulham
7. Manchester City
8. Aston Villa
9. Sunderland
10. Tottenham Hotspur
11. Blackburn Rovers
12. West Ham United
13. Stoke City
14. Portsmouth
15. Birmingham City
16. Bolton Wanderers
17. Wigan Athletic
18. Wolverhampton Wanderers
19. Hull City
20. Burnley


That's what my 50p's going on.

[Rman3349]

1 Chelsea
2 Manure
3 Liverpool
4 Everton
5 Man City
6 Arsenal
7 Aston Villa
8 Fulham
9 Blackburn
10 West Ham
11 Spurs
12 Wigan
13 Stoke
14 Sunlun
15 Bolton
16 Birmingham
17 Wolves
18 Pompey
19 Hull
20 Burnley

[yasik19]

I was wrong the last 3 years, so no predictions for me this time around.

[Portugeezer!]

1 Liverpool
2 United
3 Chelsea
4 Everton
5 Man City
6 Arsenal
7 Aston Villa
8 West Ham
9 Spurs
10 Fulham
11 Blackburn
12 Sunderland
13 Wigan
14 Stoke
15 Bolton
16 Birmingham
17 Portsmouth
18 Hull
19 Wolves
20 Burnley

[lobomojo]

1 Chelsea
2 United
3 Arsenal
4 Liverpool

5 Everton
6 West Ham
7 Man City
8 Aston Villa

9 Fulham
10 Spurs
11 Bolton
12 Wigan
13 Sunderland

14 Wolves
15 Blackburn
16 Stoke

17 Birmingham
18 Portsmouth
19 Hull
20 Burnley

well I always pick Chelsea first; Utd and Arse perhaps to compete, with us I hope (I fear too many draws for us this year), for the title. Scouse to drop a tiny bit, Everton to threaten 4th and Zola Clarke on the rise, heck of a battle for Europa places.

[mshankb]

Originally Posted by lobomojo

1 Chelsea
2 United
3 Arsenal
4 Liverpool

5 Everton
6 West Ham
7 Man City
8 Aston Villa

9 Fulham
10 Spurs
11 Bolton
12 Wigan
13 Sunderland

14 Wolves
15 Blackburn
16 Stoke

17 Birmingham
18 Portsmouth
19 Hull
20 Burnley

well I always pick Chelsea first; Utd and Arse perhaps to compete, with us I hope (I fear too many draws for us this year), for the title. Scouse to drop a tiny bit, Everton to threaten 4th and Zola Clarke on the rise, heck of a battle for Europa places.

Yep, that's what's gonna make it a great season, like the last couple of years in fact but to an even greater extent this time out - from positions 4-12 is almost interchangeable.

[hudson hooligan]

1. Chelsea
2. Liverpool
3. Arsenal
4. Manchester United

5. Manchester City
6. Everton
7. Aston Villa
8. Fulham

9. West Ham
10. Wigan
11. Tottenham
12. Sunderland

13. Stoke
14. Portsmouth
15. Hull
16. Bolton
17. Wolves

Relegated:
18. Blackburn
19. Birmingham
20. Burnley

Promoted:
+ Newcastle
+ Reading
+ Sheffield United

TBH, I'm fairly confident about this season. As I see it, with the exception of Chelsea and Man City, all the EPL teams have either lost significant players are have not yet done anything significant to bolster their squad from last season (there's still time left in the transfer window obviously). Liverpool without Alonso in midfield is what will make the difference between 2nd place and title contention. Arsenal without any additional experienced players will perform no better than last season. And Manchester United without Ronaldo and an impact sub like Teves is a team I'm not worried about winning the premiership for the fourth year running.

The fact that we've kept our core players and added the likes of Sturridge and Zhirkov makes me believe that Chelsea may stroll it this year. The only element I worry about is Ancelotti... if the diamond formation doesn't bear fruit, will he (in a Scolari-like demonstration of arrogance) insist on keeping the formation and cost us points?

[yasik19]

If we don't win the league this season, I'm going to come back to this thread and neg rep everyone who made a prediction and jinxed us.

[SoundersBeliever]

1. Chelsea
2. Liverpool
3. Man United
4. Man City

5. Everton
6. Arsenal
7. Aston Villa
8. Tottenham
9. Fulham
10. Wigan
11. West Ham
12. Stoke
13. Portsmouth
14. Bolton
15. Sunderland
16. Wolves
17. Birmingham

18. Hull
19. Blackburn
20. Burnley


Promoted: West Brom, Sheffield United and Cardiff

[Kerry Dixon's Boots]

My annual prediction (based on hope as much as anything - still yet to get part 3 right after all this time sadly):

1 Chelsea

2-19 Showers of shite

20 Sp*rs