Predict the Premiership 08-09

Spud83

Yep its another competition we can all enter for the Premiership.

Basically you just predict the scores for each match during each game week.

And yes there is boards.ie min-league code is 97439.

http://www.predictthepremiership.com/

CHD

Liverpool

Chelsea have it wrapped up anyway.

Sherifu

Yep, i've a feeling it could be Chelsea's year.

DSB

Its United's for the taking yet again. Chelsea aren't any stronger than last year. If anything they're weaker, and I'm sceptical as to whether Scolari will be able to go the whole way.

CHD

Liverpool

Man United will fail this year.

DSB

How many seasons have I heard that before?

Badabing

Same order as last year with Man Utd to win again, Spurs or Portsmouth to do well early on but fail again to break the top four.

CHD

Liverpool

Its gona be...

Chelsea
Liverpool
Manyoo
Arsenal
Spurs
Pompey

DSB

CHD wrote: »

Its gona be...

Chelsea
Liverpool

Ahahahaha amazing.

CHD

Liverpool

DSB wrote: »

Ahahahaha amazing.

your meant to go mad and explain how United are the greatest eva

DSB

CHD wrote: »

your meant to go mad and explain how United are the greatest eva

I don't support United. I don't even care who wins the Premiership that much. But I really can't see past Man United for the league and Liverpool breaking into the top 2, is still some way off, if it ever happens. There'll probably be more of a battle for 3rd place between Liverpool and Arsenal though. Although, with Wenger you'd just never know what he has up his sleeve again.

dr.bollocko

Its Utd's. My prediction is Villa in the top four.

staker

i'll stick me neck out and do a brady on it-should be between manu and chelski, manu to shade it again, but it's all down to injuries. i'd really like to see spurs lasting all season. i don't know much about hull or stoke but i can see fulham in all sorts of trouble. my 2cents!

CHD

Liverpool

Chelsea and Man Utd were seperated by one game. Its too close too call. Arsenal wont challenge and Liverpool will do there usual 4th place trick.Everton, Spurs, Pompey, City, Villa, and Blackburn all fighting for 5th and 6th will make this a great season.Roll on August

Helix

CHD wrote: »

Its gona be...

Chelsea
Liverpool
Manyoo
Arsenal
Spurs
Pompey

ahahahahahah

gold

DSB

CHD wrote: »

Chelsea and Man Utd were seperated by one game.

I know. But United should grow in stature while Chelsea will have been hit hard by Mourinho finally taking another job.

dsmythy

Depends whether Ronaldo, Lampard, Drogba are still around and who this mystery man is who Fergie has bid for.

Hold your horses!

Helix

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Its Utd's. My prediction is Villa in the top four.

im gonna really stick me neck out and say we'll finish second on goal difference

DSB

6th for Villa again. Theres nothing to suggest there has been a huge progression, while Tottenham will be more of a danger this year.

CHD

Liverpool

DSB wrote: »

I know. But United should grow in stature while Chelsea will have been hit hard by Mourinho finally taking another job.

You think Chelsea will suffer because Mourinho has another job now????????????

DSB

Yes. Watch how many Chelsea players play at Inter by the end of next season.

CHD

Liverpool

i lol'd

Bounty Hunter

top four to be in the exact same order as last year &

5th Villa
6th Spurs
7th Everton\Portsmouth

Bubs101

Liverpool

I think Chelsea will win it this year but I expect it to be extremely close between Chelsea, Man Utd and Liverpool.

Think Arsenal will really struggle. Haven't seen them buy anybody I'd consider particularly great yet they have already lost Hleb and Flamini, 2 key elements next year. Don't see Adebayor pulling out all of the stops again this season, that was his only good one I've seen him have so he'd need a second one to convince me. Their keeper is shocking so unless they get Lloris they are in trouble in that area to. Man City or Spurs to join Pool, Man Utd and Chelsea.

Also, Stoke to survive comfortably enough. They've been mid table championship for a while now and they have been building a solid team in that time

leninbenjamin

Chelsea

i expect United to waltz it. hands down the best squad, they'll only get better this season as Hargreaves, Nani and Anderson will contribute a lot more than they did last year. not too mention the mouth watering prospect of Berbatov adding the icing to their cake.

On Chelsea: I think Scolari is a bit over rated and imo having never managed a European club before it'll take more time for him to get a handle on things than he'll have available to him. I think Chelsea may even fail to launch a full on title challenge because of this.

On Liverpool. meh, nothing so far to suggest they have progressed further. I expect them to have the same problems this as they did last, lack of penetration on the wings and a failure to split open defences. Then again a couple of inspired signings could change things, but so far from the paper talk i can't see this happening.

Arsenal: i really don't know. I was one of the rare few last season who predicted them to launch a title challenge but i'm really struggling to call it either way this season. I think they are only a couple of signings away from it, they have much greater strength in depth than people realise, those kids Wenger has amassed over recent years are only getting better. I expect to see Bendtner, Walcott, Song and Denilson contributing a lot more this season and i think Vela and Nasri will make an impact as well although i'm not as confident saying this as i haven't seen as much of them. whether they'll be good enough to launch a title challenge I dont know, but I think they'll be battling for second spot with Chelsea.

so to sum the top 4: United to win by a healthy margin. Arsenal and Chelsea to duke it out for second with Liverpool popping their heads in now and again.

the rest:

can't see past Everton and Portsmouth for 5th and 6th. Tottenham are ever much the work in progress. perhaps pulling an early on attack like City last season, but ultimately i think they still have too many weakness.

City this season; I'd like to see them d well, but I just can't. I think it will take time for Hughes to impose himself on a squad that imo is contrary to his style and preferences. but he has proven himself a very good manager, so perhaps i'll have them down as me dark horses.

other mentions: Sunderland to get relegated, Jones is a massive loss and all the evidence imo points to Keane failing to make any inroads into the transfer market. Bolton to find themselves in the top half again, just have a good feeling about Megson and the work he's done. And finally Newcastle to have another turbulent season as Keegan struggles to add to their squad.

DSB

You definitely forgot Villa in that dark horse category.

Helix

spurs wont finish in the top 8

leninbenjamin

Chelsea

DSB wrote: »

You definitely forgot Villa in that dark horse category.

heh, you're right. hadn't even thought about them when i was writing that post.

I'd still expect Portsmouth and Everton to come in ahead of them though. I think the Barry saga will have taken the wind out of their sails for a bit until everything settles down a few months in. It's certainly threatened the dynamic of the squad at least.

not really confident making any of these statements though yet. I think i'll give it a few more weeks before i lay on the money

DSB

leninbenjamin wrote: »

heh, you're right. hadn't even thought about them when i was writing that post.

I'd still expect Portsmouth and Everton to come in ahead of them though.

I don't get the Portsmouth obsession to be honest. What players do they have that are really massively impressive. The money they spent on Crouch could have been put to much better use. He'll probably do well enough for them but it still wasn't really value for money at all. I don't think they've any stand out players and they only perform averagely as a unit. They'll be around 9th or 10th I'd say. They're not a poor side, but aren't good enough to put any impressive long run of form together.

DSB

Helix wrote: »

spurs wont finish in the top 8

Strongly disagree. They'll get 5th or 6th, but I imagine 5th place will be a large distance from 4th this season

Helix

DSB wrote: »

Strongly disagree. They'll get 5th or 6th, but I imagine 5th place will be a large distance from 4th this season

no chance

they can sign all the talented midfielders in the world, but they still have the worst defence in the league