Batman Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 What do you all think Yeah, I know it is early but maybe make this a sticky and people can change their opinions as they see fit/transfers in out happen. Top 4 Where will Saints finish 3 to go down 3 to cup up from the Championship (in any order) Mine. Chelsea - Champions Arsenal United City Saints to finish 15th Burnley WBA Villa all to go down Wigan Derby Cardiff to come up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 How can you make predictions when you dont know what players any club will have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 17 July, 2014 Author Share Posted 17 July, 2014 How can you make predictions when you dont know what players any club will have? its only a bit of fun, ffs hence why I said feel free to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 I think our squad could be good enough to finish in the top 6, should be aiming to finish in the top 10 but a realistic finish is 17th or above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Man City Chelsea Arsenal United Saints finish 9th Burnley WBA Villa Forest Derby Wigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 I think our squad could be good enough to finish in the top 6, should be aiming to finish in the top 10 but a realistic finish is 17th or above. Going out on a limb with between 1st and 17th then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Chelsea champions Man City Arsenal Man United Down Burnley WBA Villa Promoted Derby Fulham Wigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olallana Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Football in Birmingham doesn´t look very strong atm if these predictions will turn out to be correct... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 (edited) Chelsea - Champions City United Arsenal Saints 8th Edited 17 July, 2014 by Plastic changed my mind - 8th again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue Saint Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 As things stand: 14th If we get a keeper, keep lovren and buy de vrie, a decent lb, Ings, and another att mid, I will say 6 or 7th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 As it stands we still have the 8th best squad in the league - although Stoke, Newcastle, Swansea, WHU & Hull have all closed the gap. However I can see us improving again (ITK) and that magical 8th place would be ours again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyOldBoy Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 top four will be ( in any order ) Chelsea , City , Arsenal and Everton.... Saints will finish 10th , dunno about the rest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 I think our squad could be good enough to finish in the top 6, should be aiming to finish in the top 10 but a realistic finish is 17th or above. Realistically I think we should be looking between 1st and 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMarlin Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 top four will be ( in any order ) Chelsea , City , Arsenal and Everton.... Saints will finish 10th , dunno about the rest.... Everton in the top four? Martinez might be a good manager but he's not a magician. The top four will consist of the four teams who spend the most money. That's going to be four out of Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd, Liverpool or Arsenal. It's a said indictment of the Premier League that the best coaches - Martinez, Koeman - can do a brilliant job but unless they have the spending power of the aforementioned teams to put together a squad strong enough to sustain a challenge over the course of a season, they are not going to break into the top four. We saw that ourselves last season. Not only is the top four/five's spending power a sad indictment of the PL, it shows what a complete and utter nonsense the FFP rules are. Outside the top four/five, the PL is pretty weak. Hull and Stoke might hae beefed up a bit, but if Saints make a couple more signings, they can maintain the differential. As things stand, a top ten finish is all I'll commit to at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Saints to win it then, Man C, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, Man U, Liverpool, Everton, Newcastle down this is hard. If Swansea get ripped apart which is a possibility, I would add Villa and one of Leicester/Burnley, probably the latter. If Swansea don't, then both Leicester & Burnely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Saint Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Far too early to call at the moment, though if the league were to kick off tomorrow I'd fancy us to finish comfortably top half. Chelsea have done the best business, with Arsenal a close second. A lot will hinge on who signs Sami Khedira, as really feel that if Arsenal sign a world class DM that could propel them to the title. Currently, I think Chelsea will win it. Van Gaal will obviously improve Man Utd but their central defence is looking pretty pathetic at the moment. Still so much business to be done in this window though, it's going to be hectic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Somewhere between 10-12th would be a reasonable season I think. But impossible to call at this stage. We have some really good players, but a lot will depend if we sort out the depth issues that hampered us last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 I would bite your hand off right now if someone offered us 1st place, or even 2nd place with a cup win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Johnson Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 1) Chelsea 2) Man City 3) Arsenal 4) Man Utd 5) Everton 6) Tottenham 7) Liverpool Newcastle 9) Southampton 10) West Ham 11) Hull 12) Stoke 13) QPR 14) Sunderland 15) Swansea 16) Aston Villa 17) Palace 18) Leciester 19) Burnley 20) West Brom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Tricky. Title is between City, Chelsea & Arsenal for me. Tough to call though. Chelsea would have won last year if they had a striker, personally not sold on Costa (watch him bang in 25+ goals now). Fabregas is a cracking player though. Think Arsenal need a quality DM (Khedira would be spot on) and 2 FB's. Debuchy is a downgrade on Sagna imo and I'm not a big fan of Monreal or Gibbs at LB. City are champions, have a good squad and pots of cash. I think Utd will make up the top 4 alongside the above 3. Hard to call with Saints. We are an LB away from being where we were at the end of the season (on paper at least). I can't see there not being some more ins, though I don't see as strong a finish. Probably 9th-14th which I reckon will be separated by a few points. 15th - 20th will be tight I think. Villa, WBA, Burnley & Leicester I can see struggling. Possibly Swansea without Michu (especially if Bony goes)? Right now I'd say Burnely, Leicester & Villa. I realise now I havn't kept an eye at all on Championship ins and outs, which I'm slightly embarrassed about. So, a punt on Cardiff, Forest & Wigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Can't really make a call at the mo, tbh. Not until we've added a squad. (or worked out who else is to leave...!!) If it's as it is though, probably relegation battle all year - and if we do get bad injuries, then undoubtedly we'd be relegated. But that won't happen because we will buy before the season! Other teams....Liverpool will have a battle on to finish top 5, I feel. They lost their ''difference'' player, now they're just average. (Any team with Flanagan and Johnson as full backs will let in lots of goals). I expect Man Utd to be right up there, a long with Chelsea, Arsenal and City - I've got a sneaky feeling Chelsea will win it this year though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint77 Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Chelsea Man City Arsenal Man U Saints 11th Down Leicester Villa Burnley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Marco Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Based on the teams as they are 1st - Chelsea 2nd - Arsenal 3rd - Citeh 4th - Man Utd Saints - 14th Down Burnley Swansea West Brom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingdomCome Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 1st - City 2nd - Utd 3rd - Chelsea 4th - Arsenal 12th - Saints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 I predict that when we get beat by Liverpool in the first game, this board will melt down. Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallagroth Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Chelsea Arsenal Man City Liverpool Southampton Man Utd Everton Spurs Newcastle Burnley Happy Clapper signing in (Although I will be happy with any position top 10) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lickierambert Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Chelsea Man City Arsenal Man Utd Burnley, West Brom and Hull to go down Norwich, Wigan and Derby to come up. Random predictions: Blackpool relegated with fewer than 10 points after administration, Pochettino to not last the season and Liverpool to finish bottom of their CL group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lickierambert Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Chelsea Man City Arsenal Man Utd Burnley, West Brom and Hull to go down Norwich, Wigan and Derby to come up. Random predictions: Blackpool relegated with fewer than 10 points after administration, Pochettino to not last the season and Liverpool to finish bottom of their CL group. Oh and Saints 14th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 17 July, 2014 Author Share Posted 17 July, 2014 I also think Pearson wont last the season, in a Adkins/McCay sort of departure around XMAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Chelsea to win the league. Man U to replace Liverpool in top 4, probably second. City and Arsenal 3/4. Down will be Swansea West Brom Burnley Outside bet for relegation is Hull whose mental owner decides to sack Steve Bruce in November and replace him with Dean Windass. Derby to come up automatically, with Fulham. Middlesbrough do a Burnley from nowhere and go up but through the play offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Top 3 Chelsea Man City Arsenal Bottom 3 Saints West Brom Burnley Promoted Reading Derby Fulham If we make 4 or 5 decent signings before the season I may change my mind, at the moment our squad is way short of what we need to stay up IMO. The spine of our team has left or is leaving, our top scorer is injured, players we wanted rid of are still here, and others who are here clearly don't want to be (Osvaldo, Ramirez). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 at the moment our squad is way short of what we need to stay up. No, we've lost 3 players from a squad that came 8th and already signed big money replacements for 2 of them. The clubs below us last season and the newly promoted ones haven't all overtaken us in squad quality. A few have made some reasonable additions, but lots have also lost or will lose key players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 I predict that when we get beat by Liverpool in the first game, this board will melt down. Again. Yup Chelsea to win the league. Man U to replace Liverpool in top 4, probably second. City and Arsenal 3/4. Down will be Swansea West Brom Burnley Outside bet for relegation is Hull whose mental owner decides to sack Steve Bruce in November and replace him with Dean Windass. Derby to come up automatically, with Fulham. Middlesbrough do a Burnley from nowhere and go up but through the play offs. Oh FFS. What a prat. Forgot about Fulham. I dunno, that League is a total lottery. Maybe them instead of one the teams I said. Probably Forest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Top 3 Chelsea Man City Arsenal Bottom 3 Saints West Brom Burnley Promoted Reading Derby Fulham If we make 4 or 5 decent signings before the season I may change my mind, at the moment our squad is way short of what we need to stay up IMO. The spine of our team has left or is leaving, our top scorer is injured, players we wanted rid of are still here, and others who are here clearly don't want to be (Osvaldo, Ramirez). About right. I think we will finish between 16th and 19th with the current squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbyboy Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 No, we've lost 3 players from a squad that came 8th and already signed big money replacements for 2 of them. The clubs below us last season and the newly promoted ones haven't all overtaken us in squad quality. A few have made some reasonable additions, but lots have also lost or will lose key players. I don't hugely disagree but really we've lost four (J-Rod for the first few months) and three of those four do represent a very large percentage of our goals. Pelle and Tadic could be great or could be Osvaldo, we don't know yet. I'm just concerned because that's a lots of goals we haven't got any more and those three were really good together a lot of last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 No, we've lost 3 players from a squad that came 8th and already signed big money replacements for 2 of them. The clubs below us last season and the newly promoted ones haven't all overtaken us in squad quality. A few have made some reasonable additions, but lots have also lost or will lose key players. It's not just losing 3 players though is it. Most importantly we have lost our manager. Lovren and Schneiderlin will probably go as well. Osvaldo and Ramirez clearly don't want to be here. This summer we needed to get rid of the players that are not good enough and build on the squad but we have done neither so far. A few good signings and I will change my mind but at the moment (which is all we can judge on) we are not good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
influx Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 I'll go out in a limb here and predict that some of you might have a job by August. Wish I had the time some of you guys obviously have to post drivel. I'm not looking forward to retirement lets put it that way Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
influx Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 My apologies, I've spent the day with lallana Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 It's not just losing 3 players though is it. Most importantly we have lost our manager. Lovren and Schneiderlin will probably go as well. Osvaldo and Ramirez clearly don't want to be here. This summer we needed to get rid of the players that are not good enough and build on the squad but we have done neither so far. A few good signings and I will change my mind but at the moment (which is all we can judge on) we are not good enough. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 1. Arsenal 2. Chelsea 3. City 4. United Saints to finish 12th 18. Villa 19. Swansea 20. Burnley Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 As it stands right now my premier league table is: Chelsea City United Arsenal Liverpool Spurs Everton Newcastle Stoke West ham Palace Saints Swansea Hull Sunderland Qpr Villa Leicester West brom Burnley Cup winners Everton Promoted Fulham, reading and Wigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Chelsea - Champions Arsenal City Liverpool Saints finish - 7th (going optimistic) to go down: Hull City (Thanks to Europa) Villa Burnley 3 to cup up from the Championship (in any order): Derby Wigan Reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Relegation fight, eventually finishing around 15th. We haven't bought enough quality to see a whole season through and appear to be relying on kids given the preseason squad. Obviously if we buy 6 more players I'll put us up to mid table - but my head tells me we haven't - yet - invested enough to finish above 15th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 17 July, 2014 Share Posted 17 July, 2014 Relegation fight, eventually finishing around 15th. We haven't bought enough quality to see a whole season through and appear to be relying on kids given the preseason squad. Obviously if we buy 6 more players I'll put us up to mid table - but my head tells me we haven't - yet - invested enough to finish above 15th. Please list teams (minus last season's top 7) that have improved on their squads overall from the 2013/14 season taking them ahead of Saints meaning we'd drop to 15th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 18 July, 2014 Author Share Posted 18 July, 2014 (edited) Please list teams (minus last season's top 7) that have improved on their squads overall from the 2013/14 season taking them ahead of Saints meaning we'd drop to 15th. Palace, stoke, west ham, Swansea, Sunderland, villa, hull None of which have lost their best players with their other two stars vocally wanting out. Their managers have stayed also. Edited 18 July, 2014 by Batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 Palace, stoke, west ham, Swansea, Sunderland, villa, hull None of which have lost their best players with their other two stars vocally wanting out. Their managers have stayed also. Swansea under Garry Monk could be a right force next season. And Villa have signed Joe Cole and everything. Oh, I so wish I supported them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 18 July, 2014 Author Share Posted 18 July, 2014 Swansea under Garry Monk could be a right force next season. And Villa have signed Joe Cole and everything. Oh, I so wish I supported them. Agree. But MLG wanted to know what squads have improved from those domaines below us. Villa have. Even though signing a household brick would have made an improvement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakovnetski Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 Chelsea Man City Man Utd Liverpool 10th Burnley West Brom QPR Derby Forest Reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 Agree. But MLG wanted to know what squads have improved from those domaines below us. Villa have. Even though signing a household brick would have made an improvement Swansea are stronger for losing Michu, and most likely Bony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 We will sign a few more exciting and unexpected players before season commences. We will then lose our first couple of games, there will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth. Plenty of personal abuse hurled around resulting in a few permabans. We will end up low mid table having only briefly flirted with relegation slots early on. Mopo will be sacked before christmas. RL will score for Liverpool and we'll all be secretly glad for him. Luke Shaw will finish his pokemon card collection and Lallana will be publicly humiliated by being found attempting autoerotic asphyxiation infront of a full length mirror. You heard it here first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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