Premier League kick off - season predictions!

ok, last year i did really well with my prediction that didier drogba's career was over and that he should be retired....so he returned 30 goals for chelsea.....

this season my prediction is that chelsea will not win the league. fat frank probably had his best ever year last season, as did drogba, and with joe cole and ballack leaving i feel its a tough ask for chelsea to retain their crown. they certainly won't waltz to the title like last year and it will be much closer. i actually think chelsea may only finish third. Man United to swagger to the title with either Liverpool or Man City second. If Man City dont finish second then I think they'll get 4th - they're either going to do very well or scrape the top four, probably scrape it given the number of signings again. Arsenal and Spurs 5th and 6th and Everton 7th. Villa to struggle in the bottom half, West Ham, Sunderland and Wolves to surprise a few people and complete the top half. West Brom, Blackpool and then Wigan or Stoke to go down. Birmingham, Bolton and Newcastle a little further up but they'll both be in trouble due to a lack of firepower. Villa, Blackburn and Fulham the 11th, 12th and 13th placed sides.

Manchester United
Liverpool
Chelsea
Mancehster City
Arsenal
Tottenham
Everton
West Ham
Sunderland
Wolves
Fulham
Blackburn
Aston Villa
Birmingham
Newcastle
Bolton
Stoke/Wigan
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Stoke/Wigan
West Brom
Blackpool

championship promotion: boro, qpr, ipswich
down: any one from 21

league one: charlton, huddersfield, saints
down: hartlepool, exeter, daggers, rochdale,

league two: rotherham, shrewsbury, chesterfield, aldershot
down: lincoln, barnet

arsenal
chelsea
man united
man city
tottenham
liverpool
everton
aston villa
sunderland
fulham
stoke
wigan
bolton
west ham
wolves
blackburn
west brom
birmingham
newcastle
blackpool

tbh, blackpool will finish bottom, the top 8 teams are pretty much set, then the other 11 is just guess work, but thats how i get it roughly

championship, 20/1 on hull looks a value bet now

Lee@Juve wrote:

championship, 20/1 on hull looks a value bet now

think they'll lose to ipswich in the play-offs. fancy qpr and boro automatic. we'll see. those 4 sides are the strongest for me.

burnley and forest aswell, tough league

The Top

Chelsea
Arsenal
United
City

Any out of Liverpool, Everton, Spurs, maybe Fulham for Europa

The rest - but Villa in bottom 6 if Milner and Young go - they can't create without these 2 and Martin knew it so jumped.

Relegation

West Brom
Bolton
Blackpool

As for the Championship ........ not Forest. Billy out. Martin O'Neill in?

Chelsea
Man Utd
Man City
Yids

Arsenal, Everton, Liverpool for Europa

Relegation

Blackpool are nailed on, and any other 2 from Blackburn, Bolton, Wolves, Wigan, West Brom, West Ham and possibly Villa.

arsenal not in the top 4 martin, well, i used to value your opinion, turns out that was a bad move!!!!

Sorry Lee, and any other Gunners.

It makes my skin crawl and is bringing on projectile vomiting at the thought of the Yids getting a top 4 finish.

But I think that Wenger is playing a busted hand this time around.

How I wish I am wrong on this prediction, because Arsenal under Wenger's tutalage have along with Man Utd been the best teams for entertainment and pure skill to watch in English football for the past decade.

And this come's from a die hard Chelsea fan

Martin@Bohemians wrote:

And this come's from a die hard Chelsea fan

hardly a benchmark for skill and entertainment

I think it's gonna be very close this year between a top 4 of Chelsea, Arsenal, Man U and Man City.

Im going for a surprsie League title for Man City and Utd coming only 4th

Man City
Chelsea
Arsenal
Man U
Liverpool
Spurs
Everton
Sunderland
Birmingham
Villa
Fulham
Blackburn
Stoke
Bolton
Wigan
Newcastle
WBA
West Ham
Wolves
Blackpool

birmingham i think are a strong outside contender for the drop in all fairness, scored the least amount of goals in the league equal with wolves and really only got where they were from a lot of 0-0's and 1-0's. they were last year's surprise.

I reckon chelsea will win 6-0 and Blackpool will be are nearest challengers for the title :-)