Early EPL Prediction

This is way early, but whatever.

1. Manchester United
2. Chelsea
3. Liverpool
4. Arsenal
5. Tottenham
6. Manchester City
7. Aston Villa
8. Portsmouth
9. Everton
10. Newcastle
11. Middlesbrough
12. West Ham
13. Fulham
14. Sunderland
15. Blackburn
16. West Bromwich Albion
17. Hull City
18. Wigan
19. Bolton
20. Stoke City

It's going to be a better season than last year I think. The battle for first will be harder. Tottenham, Man City, Portsmouth, Aston Villa and Everton should all make a run at the fourth spot. The race for first should also be closer than usual with Man United winning due to quality and experience.

Fulham could finish as high as 11th and as low as 19th. It will probably be another nail biter, but I think Roy will get the team on a roll at some point (first few months maybe?) and the team will finish above the drop zone with some room to spare.

Stoke City should be the Derby of this year. They aren't making any moves this summer and they will be pretty bad. Maybe they'll play like Watford and make themselves proud, but they're likely to be just as bad as Derby. Hull City are buying and could get enough players in to surprisingly stay up. West Brom is a quality team with a quality coach and I think they can stay up.

Wigan should stay up. They've got enough quality to do so, but I think at some point they'll lose it and drop. If not this year, soon. Bolton will likely stay up as well, but they're not a great organization and although I kind of like Megson, he's about as good a manager as Lawrie Sanchez. Without Sam Allardyce and more money, they aren't going to stay up for long either.

Blackburn will fall apart this year as well, but not enough to get relegated. Ince, is a cool guy, but not ready yet and the organization will have some problems if they lose Bentley and Santa Cruz.

 

NEVER too early to suck at prognosticating!

On second thought, maybe it is. I need more info on who goes where, first.

 

Yeah, I picked Liverpool to win it last year. Oops. Everybody else I about got right though.

 

I'm tempted to make my picks, but (like everyone else) I want to wait until some transfers have occurred.

Will we make this a formal pool this year?

 

Why not make an early prediction, than a more serious one later on? What's the harm?

 

My picks will be shabby whether I wait for transfer activity or not, so here we go:
1. Chelsea
2. Manchester United
3. Arsenal
4. Liverpool
5. Portsmouth
6. Tottenham
7. Everton
8. Aston Villa
9. Manchester City
10. Blackburn
11. Middlesbrough
12. Newcastle
13. Sunderland
14. Bolton
15. Fulham
16. West Ham
17. WBA
18. Hull
19. Wigan
20. Stoke

 

Very well Lyle - I did have 'em ready:

1. Chelsea
2. Manchester United
3. Liverpool
4. Portsmouth
5. Arsenal
6. Tottenham
7. Aston Villa
8. Newcastle
9. Everton
10. Blackburn
11. West Ham
12. West Bromwich Albion
13. Fulham
14. Wigan
15. Manchester City
16. Bolton
17. Middlesbrough
18. Stoke City
19. Hull City
20. Sunderland

Sorry to be boring Lyle, but I had the Whites at 13th as well. I think West Brom will make a splash and Sunderland will be awful. Man City will pick up right where it left off (collapse), Pompey will be Cinderella, and Chelsea will make a huge transfer push and will be just good enough to edge a Ronaldo-distracted ManU. Berbatov will win the Golden Boot. I will miss blue-collar Reading...

 

1. Manchester United
2. Chelsea
3. Liverpool
4. Everton
5. Portsmouth
6. Arsenal
7. Tottenham
8. Aston Villa
9. Man City
10. Newcastle
11. Blackburn
12. West Ham
13. Sunderland
14. Middlesbrough
15. Fulham
16. Bolton
17. West Brom
18. Wigan
19. Stoke
20. Hull

 

I'm going with the alphabetical version. I'll be dead accurate for at least six weeks.

1 Arsenal
2 Aston Villa
3 Blackburn
4 Bolton
5 Chelsea
6 Everton
7 Fulham
8 Hull
9 Liverpool
10 Man. City
11 Man. Utd.
12 Middlesbrough
13 Newcastle
14 Portsmouth
15 Stoke
16 Sunderland
17 Tottenham
18 W.B.A.
19 West Ham
20 Wigan

 

Bradical,

I'm with you on Sunderland. They could definitely fall this year. They didn't bring in a lot of quality players last year and they seem to be struggling to do so at the moment. Players seem to not want to go to Sunderland. Roy Keane might scare the hell out of them as well.

Portsmouth will have a very good year next year as well, I think.

 

1. Chelsea
2. Manchester United
3. Liverpool
4. Portsmouth
5. Arsenal
6. Aston Villa
7. Man City
8. Everton
9. Newcastle
10. Tottenham
11. West Ham
12. Fulham
13. Blackburn
14. Middlesbrough
15. West Brom
16. Wigan
17. Sunderland
18. Bolton
19. Stoke City
20. Hull City

 

This is the first season I actually feel knowledgable enough to try this. Which means I'll miss horribly.

1. ManU
2. Chelsea
3. Liverpool
4. Portsmouth
5. Arsenal
6. Everton
7. Tottenham
8. Villa
9. Man City
10. Newcastle
11. WestHam
12. Boro
13. Blackburn
14. Sunderland
15. Fulham
16. Wigan
17. Hull
18. West Brom
19. Bolton
20. Stoke

 

Ok I'm off to fail miserably

1. Liverpool
2. Man Utd
3. Chelsea
4. Arsenal
5. Tottenham
6. Portsmouth
7. Everton
8. Villa
9. Newcastle
10. Man City
11. Blackburn
12. West Ham
13. Boro
14. Sunderland
15. West Brom
16. Fulham
17. Wigan
18. Bolton
19. Hull
20. Stoke

 

ian, I think you are not alone in jumping on the 'pool wagon lately. I'm calling it the Keane Effect. And the Reds have looked down-right wicked in their pre-season friendlies.

I'm still not ready to throw my picks out there yet. Too much time left still in this transfer period.

 

I have jumped on the 'pool wagon. And as such huge favorites they will most likely disappoint but on paper they are the scariest team. Who wouldn't be afraid of Keane and Torres?

 

1. Man U wins it (if Ronaldo stays).
2. Chelsea
3. the Pool (if Barry signs)
4. Tottenham (with Arshavin & Berbatov)

5. the Arse (with Adebayor)
6. Pompey
7. Everton
8. Man City

9. Villa
10. Newcastle
11. Blackburn
12. West Ham

13. Sunderland
14. Wigan
15. West Brom
16. Fulham
17. Boro

18. Bolton
19. Hull
20. Stoke

 

I'm terrible at this.

1. Manchester United
2. Chelsea
3. Liverpool
4. Arsenal
5. Tottenham
6. Everton
7. Manchester City
8. Portsmouth
9. Aston Villa
10. Newcastle
11. Blackburn
12. Sunderland
13. West Ham
14. Fulham
15. West Brom
16. Bolton
17. Boro
18. Wigan
19. Stoke
20. Hull