Next Seasons PL Table (According To The Bookies)

[Mazrim]

I have a funny feeling United will finish 4th this season.

[not3bad]

Reckon they'd be quetly encouraging Fergie to retire if that happened.

[JJ-AV]

Right now, I'd fancy Wigan, Stoke and West Brom to struggle.

As for the top can't see past a two horse race again, Man Utd could be immense if Kagawa settles and get Vidic back and Evra sorted. De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Welbeck should all be more consistent. Valencia is the best wide player in the country (IMO) and they missed him for long periods, and Ashley Young struggled after an initially decent start.

Could go the other way too, but I think they're a better bet than Citeh at the minute.

Want to see how Pardew does with expectation on him, African Nations looms and it'll be tough for him to cope again. They were great last year, but they got through alot of very tight games due to a solid defence and Ba/Cisse nicking a goal to win it. Ba is rumoured to be off, Cisse will have extra attention on him and they're supposedly changing 3/4's of their back four. If he gets consistency out of Ben Arfa (who really needs to have a good 38 game season if he's to get a big move) they should be around the top 6 again though.

Impossible to say how Liverpool/Spurs/Chelsea are gonna do at the minute for me.

[N'ZMAV]

Stoke don't score enough goals. And they're talking about signing Michael Owen, but he won't flourish with their style of play.

[Mazrim]

Presumably he's going to sit on some Stoke lummox's shoulders as the ball is thrown at his head.

[N'ZMAV]

If Stoke lose Huth or Shawcross I think they'll struggle. They're impressive players and I don't think Upson and Woodgate are upto much these days.

[ozzjim]

Huth signed a new deal last week I am sure, and Shawcross is too much of a liability for a top side to go for him I think.

Owen is there for knock downs. It is plan B. Long throw, knock down, fox in box bobbles knock down into goal. Could be effective if he is ever fit.

[cdbearsfan]

I have a funny feeling United will finish 4th this season.

I doubt it. West Ham are shit.

[PeterWithesShin]

Bookies know feck all. We're going to win the league.

[The Laughing Policeman]

Thanks for the tip PWS. I'm now off to the bookies to put my life savings on that.

[silhillvilla]

Spurs meltdown should be fun to watch
Oh and Liverpool in the bottom half 

[MoetVillan]

I agree with most of the thoughts on here...except the sudden demise of Stoke.  Love or loathe them, they are always well organised, always have big bastards on the back line that take no prisoners and usually have plenty of well thought out set plays.  Its a bit like watching American football(football my arse).  But...it is effective, and I see nothing that would take them out of mid table safety for at least another season.  I do think that second season syndrome will affect Norwich and Swansea, and QPR are spending hard, unsustainably if you ask me.  Wigan...had enough of them now.  The new entries to the league could find life tough.  The best thing at WBA last season is now at England.  There is a lot of turmoil in many clubs that finished above us last season (out of the 15!), which could leave a path to a relatively high place finish for us. 

[peter w]

I hope Wigan don't go as I've a lot of time for Martinez and how he tries to play football. And credit where its due he had them playing and beating just about everyone towards the end of the season.

[adamski villa]

West Ham, QPR and the Fulham for me, there's your london bias

[DerHammer]

Too soon for this kind of prediction. Need to see all the ins & outs. If Everton lose Fellaini & Baines then they'll finish lower than that and the same with plenty of teams, I can see Spurs falling out of the top pack if they lose Modric & Bale.

I think the loss of 'Arry will already have a significant impact on Spurs finishing lower.