We all hooked up to this machine to get our predictions for the league table.
Well, we’ve had our haiku previews for each club, our roundtable preview and we actually have given you ouor team-by-team predictions for final league positions but here are our predictions in full. It’s an aggregate of thirteen expert soccer opinions random soccer blowhards’ opinions. Feel free to mock and/or contribute your own predictions in the comments below.
Just a few notes about the average scores.
What’s all this mean? Who knows and who cares…the season is about to start.
1. Manchester United
2. Manchester City
3. Chelsea
4. Arsenal
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5. Liverpool
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6. Tottenham
7. Everton
8. Fulham
9. Bolton
10. Sunderland
11. Aston Villa
12. Newcastle
13. Stoke
14. Norwich
15. Blackburn
16. West Brom
17. Wigan
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18. QPR
19. Wolves
20. Swansea
1. Manchester United
2. Manchester City
3. Chelsea
4. SPURS
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5. Fifthsenal
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6. Sixthpool
7. Stoke
8. Everton
9. Sunderland
10. Bolton
11. Aston Villa
12. Fulham
13. Newcastle
14. Norwich
15. West Brom
16. Wigan
17. QPR
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18. Blackburn
19. Wolves
20. Swansea
My own selections:
1. Manchester City
2. Manchester United
3. Liverpool
4. Chelsea
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5. Arsenal
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6. Tottenham
7. Bolton
8. Fulham
9. Everton
10. Stoke
11. Sunderland
12. West Brom
13. Aston Villa
14. Blackburn
15. Newcastle
16. Norwich
17. Wigan
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18. QPR
19. Wolves
20. Swansea
My predictions depend entirely on Modric staying, Arry buying a striker (literally any striker), Fabregas and Nasri leaving, and Arsenal not signing Tevez.
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@Brian: Bold. I like it.
@LE: good caveats. I don’t think Tevez is going to Arsenal though.
@Brian: Seems like everyone else took the easy way out, while you chose to predict a complete restructure of the entire Premier League in which only 19 teams finish the season. Very bold indeed.
I don’t either. I’m assuming all the rest of those things are happening too. But man that Nasri/Tevez swap suggestion scared the shit out of me. A weakened Arsenal is our best chance to get back to the CL. I’d honestly say that Arsenal + Tevez makes a run for the title, even without Nasri and Fabregas, and assuming Wilshere and Ramsey stay healthy. Is that ridiculous?
I think it is given Arsenal’s backline and keeper situation.
Wouldn’t Tevez’s wages double anyone at Arsenal? Yeah I can see that happening.
I can’t wait until the first “Kenny Out” comment from Georger this season. It’s like the first bloom of spring for Liverpool’s season.
Georger, the rumor was that City would pay half for the first year. Either way, not happening.
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Terrifyingly, my predictions for the top 6 are the same as UFs. I have nailed City’s finish the past two seasons though.
Oh, one more half complaint/half prediction: A promoted side will get off to a fast start will spend some time in the top half of the table. Everyone will greet this as a shocking occurrence, even though it has happened the past three seasons.
1)Man U
2)Man City
3)Chelsea
4)Liverpool
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5)Arsenal
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6)Everton
7)Sp*rs
8)Sunderland
9)Fulham
10)Villa
11)Bolton
12)Newcastle
13)Stoke
14)West Brom
15)QPR
16)Wigan
17)Norwich
18)Blackburn
19)Swansea
20)Wolves
Stupid interwebz, here is my actual predictions
1. Man U
2. Man City
3. Chelsea
4. Everton
5. Arsenal
6. Tottenham
7. Liverpool
8. Stoke
9. Bolton
10. Fulham
11. Newcastle
12. Sunderland
13. Aston Villa
14. West Brom
15. Wigan
16. Norwich
17. Wolves
18. Blackburn
19. QPR
20. Swansea
Ah, Brian is obviously high. Or maybe just fantasizing about moyes having an actual transfer budget.
I’m blaming everything on Damien, he’s French and reeks of both Spurs and Arsenal, easy enough.
Also, Brian, drinking Sterno is not a good idea.
1. Man City
2. Man United
3. Chelski
4. Liverpool :(
5. Arsenal
6. Tottenham
7. Everton
8. Sunderland
9. West Brom
10. Fulham
11. Stoke
12. Aston Villa
13. Newcastle
14. Bolton
15. Wolves
16. Wigan
17. Swansea
18. Norwich
19. Blackburn
20. QPR.
Bold choices made here.
For grins and shits:
1-Chelski
2-United
3-Citeh
4-Liverpool
5-Arsenal
6-Spurs
7-Fulham
8-Sunderland
9-Stoke
10-WBA
11-Everton
12-Bolton
13-Newcastle
14-Aston Villa
15-Blackburn
16-Wolves
17-Norwich
18-QPR
19-Wigan
20-Swansea
One last run by the old-timers at Spartak under the new boss, while United rejiggers and Citeh’s performance gets hurt by the swirling whirlpool of Tevez, Mario and Mancini’s tactics. Wouldn’t surprise me if the winning point total is less than last year, and goal differential plays a role several times in the top 5 positions…
I know I’m officially a day late, but oh well.
1. United
2. Citeh
3. ‘Pool
4. Chelsea
5. Arsenal
6. Everton
7. Spurs
8. Fulham
9. Aston Villa
10. Sunderland
11. Stoke
12. Bolton
13. West Brom
14. Newcastle
15. Wolves
16. Norwich
17. Blackburn
18. Wigan
19. Swansea
20. QPR
The hardest position to pick here was I think 6th, with nobody seeming to have the quality to really fill the role, so Everton gets it by default. I feel like Fulham are too high on my table as well, but again, dont see who would fill up there. Bolton, newcastle, wigan all regressed IMO, and Sunderland can’t play all the new signing at once.
I also think City will be top come christmas, and at some point will have at least a 4 point gap on second (probably united) but throw it away later.
Was traveling when this post went up. Here’s my table for posterior’s sake:
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Manchester United
Chelsea
Manchester City
Liverpool
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Arsenal
Spurs
Villa
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Everton
Bolton
Stoke
Fulham
Sunderland
West Brom
Norwich
Wigan
Newcastle
Wolves
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QPR
Blackburn
Swansea