Teams we'll finish above next season

[nigel]

Think the top six will be, in no particular order,
Chelsea, Man C, Man U, Liverpool, Leicester and Arsenal (think they’ll come good)

So realistically best for us would be 7th, but we’d be fighting with Spurs, WHU, Leeds & Everton.
There’s always a surprise team, too.

[KRS]

Must say will be annoyed if Tottenham manage to hold onto Kane. Man City going out of their way to fuck us over for a player they don't need but not fucking over one of our rivals for a player that they do.

Citeh have openly admitted they are still trying to get Kane.

[Meanwood Villa]

We should finish above the three promoted sides plus Palace, Newcastle, Saints and Burnley so that puts us 13th. I can't see us finishing above scab six and Leicester so 8-12th appears to be our range. Along with Everton, Leeds, West Ham and Wolves.

I think Everton and West Ham will regress but have a nagging fear that Leeds are going to improve and the media wankfest will be unbearable. Probably worse for you than me, admittedly.

A Sheff U drop off would be glorious but doubt it will happen

[danno]

I wouldn't rule out Bielsa just randomly waking up and walking out mid season.

[SoccerHQ]

Really annoying if Spurs hang onto Kane at end of this all, they'll finish above us yet again if they do and I don't see them top 6 so we won't be finishing that high in the league if that plays out.

There's a lot of supposition in that post to be honest. Why can't we finish top 6 and why are Spurs so important as to our final position? We've just added a striker who scored 22 goals in the league two seasons ago, on top of two brilliant players in Buendia and Bailey.

Think Spurs would just win more tight games than we would with Kane and Son still there. Aside from the first 5 games of last season Spurs were really bad I thought attacking wise under Mourinho yet they kept on beating likes of Burnley and West Brom 1-0 with late winners from Kane or Son and those were games we tended to draw or lose last season.

I see them and Arsenal as teams we should seriously be trying to finish above but them retaining Kane for 12 more months would make that more difficult, I think that's a fair logical POV.

[dave.woodhall]

If we can win the scruffy games we can finish top six with ease. I keep saying it, but our lack of an "Oh shit, not him" player coming on for the last twenty minutes has always hampered us. Traore and Ings will fit the role nicely.

[edgysatsuma89]

For me it will most likely be standard top 4, Leicester and Spurs for 5 and 6. Then a battle between us, Leeds, Arsenal for 7th. If Spurs lose Kane then I think you can add them to that group and battle for 6th. I just don't fancy Everton to compete and I don't fancy West Ham to replicate what they did last season. Signings may change this though. So currently 7th to 9th, possibly 6th to 9th. On paper people might not think Leicester's squad is that much better but they have experience challenging for several years now. Will be interesting to see when Vardy drops off because it will happen soon.

[Damo70]

1. Man City
2. Chelsea
3. Liverpool
4. Manure
5. Leicester
6. West Ham
7. Spurs
8. Arsenal
9. Leeds
10. Everton
11. Villa
12. Southampton
13. Wolves
14. Burnley
15. Brighton
16. Newcastle
17. Watford
18. Palace
19. Norwich
20. Brentford

[Sexual Ealing]

Think the top six will be, in no particular order,
Chelsea, Man C, Man U, Liverpool, Leicester and Arsenal (think they’ll come good)

So realistically best for us would be 7th, but we’d be fighting with Spurs, WHU, Leeds & Everton.
There’s always a surprise team, too.

We will be the surprise team. Other clubs will assume that without you-know-who we'll struggle. I think we'll be better, more durable, more varied, more unpredictable in our attacking. Top six at least.

[N'ZMAV]

the thing that will be in our favour this season compared to other seasons; is that the opposition won't know our starting eleven and we no longer have one-way of playing (everything through Grealish)

[KRS]

Spuds will be an unknown quantity this season under “Nu”-no management, and obviously highly dependent on the Kane situation. For ourselves, it depends how we adapt to life without Grealish on the pitch (change in formation and tactics?) and if our new signings hit the ground running or need time to bed in.

[edgysatsuma89]

1. Man City
2. Chelsea
3. Liverpool
4. Manure
5. Leicester
6. West Ham
7. Spurs
8. Arsenal
9. Leeds
10. Everton
11. Villa
12. Southampton
13. Wolves
14. Burnley
15. Brighton
16. Newcastle
17. Watford
18. Palace
19. Norwich
20. Brentford

I don't see West Ham getting 6th and I don't think Everton will be above us.

[cdbearsfan]

I don't think Norwich will be above anybody.

[Risso]

1. Man City
2. Chelsea
3. Liverpool
4. Manure
5. Leicester
6. West Ham
7. Spurs
8. Arsenal
9. Leeds
10. Everton
11. Villa
12. Southampton
13. Wolves
14. Burnley
15. Brighton
16. Newcastle
17. Watford
18. Palace
19. Norwich
20. Brentford

Tin tack for Smith if that happens.

[Flamingo Lane]

I've got a lot of time for Leicester, but I don't think they will maintain a top 6 position this season, I'd have them somewhere around mid-table along with West Ham, Everton and Wolves.  The top 4 will be the expected 4, and I think Villa, Spurs and Arsenal will contest 5, 6 and 7th place.  Leeds will be 8th.