[Ex64]

^^^ Agreeded (Cyberwaste)

I can see Arsenal having a flop and Spurs taking advantage maybe even Pompy or Villa

[Role Model]

I see a pretty great battle for 3rd and 4th between Liverpool, Arsenal and Spurs, but it ending up with the usual suspects getting the two spots.

I'm thinking we'll win the title again, although I'm not certain that we will like I was last summer.

[Rex Regum]

Everyone's predicting Wigan to do poorly. I don't know why. They're youngsters in Valencia, and Taylor will continue to improve. They have a quality backline with Kirkland, Scharner, and Edman, however they could do with another centre-back. They have good experienced players in Melchiot, Heskey and Kilbane. They have two talented players in Koumas and Marlon King who could well come good this season. Not to mention a cracking enthusiastic player in Wilson Palacios. There's also good depth with signings Kapo and de Ridder and Henri Camara. Not to mention they've done brilliantly ever since Steve Bruce arrived and I expect it to continue. They'll get about 11th spot, imo.

[Role Model]

I can't see Wigan doing badly this season, not when you compare them to the other teams who finished around them, and the teams who've come up.

I thought they would go down last season, and that was seemingly a smart bet, but with the young players and when Bruce came on board, they were turned around, and towards the end of the season they were certainly a different team.

[Sticksy]

I'm hoping that Liverpool can improve from last year and i'm also hoping that i'll be able to watch more games this year

[KME]

Wigan have a brilliant looking team bearing in mind their position I think.

Koumas, Brown, Valencia, Palacios, De Ridder, Kirkland, Melchiot, Edman, Scharner, King and Heskey are all good at this level, and not many other teams in the lower depths of the league have a team that can challenge that.

Novus, we bought 2 left footed players, Dossena and N'Gog (he uses both), our width comes from our full backs, Dossena will always bomb forward because that's his style but we'll need to convince Arbeloa into doing the same in the right, he's capbable of greatness going forward as he showed in the Champions league, but sometimes he's too hesitant to cross the half way line. We don't get a great deal of natural width from Kuyt, Babel or Gerrard so alot will depend on what kind of season Arbeloa and Dossena have, and also Mascherano. Masch will be the "cover man" who gets back every time Arbs and The Doss get forward, which is why I'm so pissed off we're losing him at the start of the season, so I'd have liked a winger to come in. But ultimately we'll play something like

Reina

Arbeloa - Carra - Skrtel/Agger - Dossena

Mascherano - Alonso/Barry

Gerrard - Keane - Babel

Torres

Could change with Keane and Gerrard trading places but the basic point is we maintain defensive stabillity with 2 holding midfielders so the wingers can raid forward. Down the middle we look solid with Gerrard playing off Torres and Keane.

Everton have made no singings and the only person they seem to be investing interest in is Alan Smith. They could have a mare of a season if the don't add some new faces, the same probelsm as last year will come up again, not enough depth to replace players when the likes of Cahill and Arteta are injured. I assume they will use that money they got for Johnson on something useful (ie; probably not Smith), if not, they're in trouble.

I see Spurs doing well, I rate Gomes and Modric hugely and Dos Santos is a great prospect. Bentley is also a great signing if they get the best of him. If they can get Arshavin (and they probably will because Andrei is refusing to play for or train with Zenit) then they could be a real force, especially if Bent keeps up his pre-season form. The defense could be the problem again though, they don't seem too delighted with Hutton, King is always injured, Woodgate is quite injury prone, Dawson's come off a pretty bad season and Gardner (loan) and Chimbonda are gone. Ramos is a very good coach though and I fear Spurs with him in charge.

[-TheEnigma-]

On paper Liverpool look to have a very strong line up, certainly in attack they look strong with a good balance, i have my doubts over their defence though. With Liverpool they have the side its just a matter of things coming together and staying consistent for the whole season but they never seem to be able to.

Chelsea certainly have an abundance of quality players all over the pitch and on paper it would be hard to argue against them, but they have a new coach and alot of egos in the side which could be harmful to their chances.

Man Utd had nearly everything go right for them last season, Ronaldo was on unbelievable form and had very few injuries that disrupted their season. They are basically the same side this season but they are going to be missing key players at the start of the season and they might not be so lucky with injuries this season, although they do have decent depth, obviously they will be their or their abouts at the end of the season, i just don't see this season as strong as the last for them.

[Chelseafan]

Top 6

Chelsea (hopefully)
United
Liverpool
Arsenal
'Spurs
Everton

Bottoms 6
'Boro
Fulham
West Brom
Bolton
Stoke
Hull

Looks like a good season. Arsenal will probably get 4th.
I reckon Blackburn could be in for a tough season though, they could surprise me but I dunno.

Liverpool look pretty similar to last season, Keane is a good signing if they can get the best out of him though.
Arsenal losing Hleb is a big blow but they look to have some more youngsters coming throughn too so ya never know.

[KME]

I really hope to see more of the youth this season bearing in mind you're now allowed more subs, some really great talent seems to be emerging. Nemeth, Pacheco, Ramsey, Rafael Da Silva, Fabio Da Silva, Wilshere, Spearing, Plessis, Possebon, Darby, Campbell, Sahar, Sinclair, N'Gog, Di Santo, Barazite, Insua, Stoch to name a few...

Speaking of youth, Liverpool have been linked with Gai Assulin and Iago. How I would mark if we got either or both of them.

[-TheEnigma-]

Losing Hleb really isnt a big blow, sure he looks brillant and technically he is as good as anyone but his contribution to the team was very little. He was good at linking the play together but he provided very few assists and you would be hard pressed to find him scoring a goal for Arsenal.

I have no doubt that Nasri and Vela will step up and fill his position without to many problems and produce a greater end product.