I look back at my predictions and others. And Rafa has really f****d the season. Am not blaming the players because they all own. But rafa has just messed things up
My predictions for this season will respond to first 5 or 6 teams, which are most competetive and actually most important.
1. Chelsea - They've got very strong squad and Ancelotti 2. Man UTD - Very strong as always. Rooney in fantastic form, rest of the squad remains mostly the same. New players especially Valencia wil close the gap after ronaldo. 3. Arsenal - Although they look a bit better than in the last season, they still can't match Chelsea or Man you. 4. Man City - After summer spending spree which gave them dept of the squad, they can finaly pretend and I think claim the top four. 5. Not sure in here but hopefully it will be Aston Villa. Stron squad in nearly every formation but unfortunately without a player who will be able to give them that power to compete against top four. 6. Tottenham - If Villa will be 5th than Spurs must be 6th. They have good players with Lennon in front and a good coach, btw I kinda like them
Chelsea STAY on form and United finally run out of Ronaldo's excess pixy dust and lose another 3 points, putting them just beyond reach. Arsenal in the meantime comes from behind and claims 2nd. Tottenham secures a spot in the UCL. Man City gets in on some Europe. Liverpool sadly slips beyond the top and into the mid-table (sorry, Liverpool fans). Aston Villa can't complete a push to the top, nor can Everton challenge for a spot in Europe. Not to much news except back to the bottom I predict Hull and Wolves fighting to survive and just making it, relegating Blackburn Burnley and a greatly under-performing Weest Ham.
New Castle come back to the Premiere.... Where I believe they will return to some of it's former glory. Nottingham and West Bromwich Albion also make the top flight.... For a season. They should be able to afford some lovely new bleachers, though.
Chelsea Arsenal Manchester United Tottenham Manchester City Liverpool Aston Villa Everton Fulham Birmingham City Stoke City Sunderland Wigan Athletic FC Portsmouth Hull City Wolverhampton Bolton Blackburn Burnley West Ham United
Chelsea strong and solid year(premier league winners) Man united missing out by a wisker(league cup) Arsenal good year just need to be able to beat top four (champions legue winners) Liverpool Poor start got better towards end(europa legue winners) Man city unlucky TO MISS OUT Totenham strong campaign (fa cup winners) Aston villa falls short AT LAST hurdle Birmingham BEST ALL season Fulham great season just more attack needed Stoke not consistant enough Blackburn usual year Sunderland falling short during middle of season Bolton lucky towards end West Ham poor performances Hull escaping relegation by a few points Wolves lucky Burnley not strong enough AWAY FROM HOME Wigan poor inconsistant season the championship is where they belong Pompey its the fans who are hurt most, things just got worse and worse for them hopefuly they can get back into the top flight next year
1. Chelsea 2. Man utd 3. Arsenal 4. Liverpool 5. Man city 6. Spurs 7. A villa 8. Everton 9. Fulham 10. Sunderland 11. Birmingham 12. Stoke 13. Wigan 14. Burnley 15. Blackburn 16. West ham 17. Bolton 18. Hull 19. Wolves 20. Portsmouth
1 Man City (yay mancini) 2 Chelsea 3 Arsenal 4 Tottenham 5 Manchester Utd (europa league) 6 Aston Villa 7 Liverpool 8 Birmingham 9 Fulham 10 Everton 11 Blackburn 12 Sunderland 13 Wolves 14 Burnley 15 Stoke 16 West Ham 17 Hull 18 Wigan 19 Bolton (I just don't see them survive the second half of the season) 20 Portsmouth
1. Chelsea 2. Arsenal 3. Manchester City 4. Manchester United 5. Tottenham 6. Liverpool 7. Fulham 8. Aston Villa 9. Everton 10. Birmingham 11. Bolton 12. West Ham 13. Blackburn 14. Burnley 15. Wolves 16. Sunderland 17. Stoke 18. Portsmouth 19. Hull 20. Wigan
Thanks again Fussball for bringing this thread back to life. I'm gonna' have to come back for a third go and it is terribly worrying for all Chelsea fans but here's what the table is going to look like at the end of the season:
1 Man United (aaaah :S) 2 Chelsea 3 Manchester City 4 Arsenal 5 Tottenham 6 Aston Villa 7 Fulham 8 Birmingham 9 Liverpool 10 Everton 11 West Ham (Yes I do know what you're thinking) 12 Sunderland 13 Wolves 14 Bolton 15 Portsmouth (Yup, serious) 16 Blackburn 17 Stoke 18 Wigan 19 Burnley 20 Hull
Right, why have I done it like this? You may ask....
On the BBC Sport website, there is a better way of predicting your results for the end of season. I change my results each time because I can't save my predictions but it always turns out the same way each time because what you do is you predict the remaining fixtures (the actual scores) and it shows you what the table would look like if all your predictions are right. So there's a helpful way, although it takes nothing shorter than 20 minutes!
Promoted teams (from Champ): West Brom, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest (noo) via playoffs
No actually, I finally did finish the BBC Sport predictor thing and this is what it looked like: PTS 1. Man Utd 90 (won on Goal difference) 2. Chelsea 90 3. Arsenal 87 4. Liverpool 73 5. Tottenham 67 6. Man City 62 7. Aston Villa 61 8. Birmingham 52 9. Blackburn 51 10. Stoke 50 11. Everton 49 12. Fulham 42 13. Hull 37 14. Sunderland 35 15. Wolves 32 16. Burnley 32 17. Wigan 31 18. Bolton 30 19. West Ham 27 20. Portsmouth 23
Overview:
On the second to last week (gameweek 37) Liverpool will overcome Chelsea in a 2-1 home win as Manchester United beat Sunderland 1-0 away. Arsenal draw with Chelsea in the soon upcoming match and that hamrs their points aswell.
Portsmouth put in a fair challenge but for now it's goodbye as we see them off to the second div. After a hard season. Wigan will escape the drop by the skin of their teeth leaving lowly Bolton and West Ham kicking themselves. Burnley will survive (somehow!)
Blackburn will finally beat stoke in the race for 9th, as Fulham and Everton both drop points in the final fixtures. Liverpool will get better as the season goes on and tottenham will be crying that on the last day they just couldn't secure that final champions league spot!
Promoted teams: Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United (via playoffs). West Brom just aren't coming back!
1. Chelsea 2. Arsenal 3. Manchester United 4. Aston Villa 5. Man City 6. Liverpool 7. Everton 8. Tottenham 9. Fulham 10. Birmingham 11. Sunderland 12. West Ham 13. Wigan 14. Blackburn 15. Stoke 16. Wolves 17. Bolton 18. Burnley 19. Hull 20. Portsmouth
Promotion:
1. Newcastle 2. Nottingham 3. Sheffield United - playoffs
Goodness, believe in Everton. We will bounce up like last season, especially when Jagielka, Arteta, Yobo, Neville, Distin, Rodwell, Yakubu are all fit to start. Donovan coming here would be a boost too
Looks like a reasonable prediction, I'd tweak only a few positions in the top 10.
1. Chelsea - they look like the most consistently strong team in the EPL right now, January will show however whether it'll come easy or will they have to struggle for it. 2. Man Utd - once they get their defence back, they'll jump right for the first, but come slightly short. 3. Arsenal - I want them to win, but they'll come slightly short due to inexperience and lack of offensive finishing due to injuries. 4. Man City - they'll bounce back thanks to the rejuvenation that Mancini will bring. 5. Aston Villa - a great season for Villa, but that extra 10% is missing for a top 4 finish. 6. Everton - they'll bounce back as well, once the injuries clear and Saha stays on form. 7. Tottenham - they'll keep showing inconsistent results and lose important points. 5th-8th places will most likely be within 6 points. 8. Liverpool - they'll keep trying, but other teams will crawl in front due to injuries clearing. 9. Fulham - Top 10 finish for them, focus on Europa league will drain them a bit. 10. Birmingham - they'll keep showing consistent results against the lower half and stick in the middle.
But That's not the case, Torres is with us. To keep him away from injuries, rafa must spend wisely this transfer window. The way Rafa's uses this transfer window will reflect liverpool's fate
Happy Holidays everyone! LETS KEEP THIS thread alive! Looking at the turn of events in the EPL, this season gets set for a great climax! With each team getting into groove at the turn of the year, its too unpredictable who is gonna' take home the premiership. Honestly I don't think anyone can be sure of how the TOP 7 will look at the end. We're half way through but WHO IS gonna' BE THE champion TEAM, the league leaders chels have their share of problems with top players going for Afro cup for a month and other big four teams catching up real fast in addition to the quartet of Man City(mega arab dinars), Tottenham, A Villa (the most effective sides of epl) and Birmingham(bringing the surprise). Whatever it is we are here to witness all the action, thank you all for being such sportive. MErry XMAS and Happy new year ! AND GIVE YOUR BET THIS season ' \/ '