[Football] Your Predictions, Let’s be ‘aving you!

[el punal]

Right, a month or so to the start of the 2020/21 Premier League season and still in the midst of this awful pandemic. So in these abnormal times a thread of almost normal views (if that is at all possible on NSC!) of your predictions as to how it will pan out in the League. Quite simple really, your choice of who will finish in the top three, in order, and ditto for the bottom three, and finally where will the Albion find themselves at the end.

So, for me, top three - 1. Man City 2. Man Utd 3. Liverpool.

City I reckon will be unstoppable, United are at last looking a force to be reckoned with, Liverpool I feel will suffer from a title hang over.

Bottom three - 20. West Brom 19. Burnley 18. Crystal Palace.

West Brom because there’s room for only one Albion! Actually I just think that one promoted side will always struggle - sorry Baggies. Burnley for the reason that Sean Dyche will either leave or that (like Eddie Howe at Bournemouth) he and the team have become stale and not be able to replicate the resilience of previous years. Crystal Palace - on the basis of their woeful finish to the season just gone and can Roy still keep going? Methinks not.

Our beloved Albion? 12th. After lockdown we looked a competent team, and, an improving one at that. The future looks bright and under Graham Potter I can see us achieving our highest ever position in the top tier.

A couple of other mentions - teams to do well (not top three) - Wolves, Southampton, Chelsea. Strugglers - Villa (again), Sheff Utd, I just think they’ll suffer the dreaded second season syndrome, Fulham perhaps, and Newcastle because of all the uncertainty of ownership.

There you go, over to you!

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

A little bit early, so I reserve the right to change before the start.

Man City
Liverpool
Man Utd
Wolves
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Chelsea
Stains
Tottenham
Arsenal
West Ham (if they sign Duffy)
Everton
Brighton
Leicester (reckon they’ll struggle)
Sheff Utd
Leeds (really not as good as they think)
Newcastle
Palace
Fulham
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A.Villa (if Grealish goes)
Burnley
West Brom


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[Coldeanseagull]

I think dog wanderers will get found out as will sheff utd. Fulham, WBA, leeds, villa, us, wet sham, toon, pikeys, even burnley for the bottom half but not a clue in what order villa, fulham, WBA, wet sham and a.n.other to really come unstuck. First manager casualty sometime in October

 

[banjo]

Top

Leeds
Man C
Liverpool

Bottom

WBA
A Villa
Fulham

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Top

Leeds
Man C
Liverpool

Bottom

WBA
A Villa
Fulham

You really need to check your strings.......mancs above liverpool?

 

[vagabond]

Too early. Too much business to be done yet for all teams.

Way too early.

 

[Eeyore]

Apart from Leeds United winning the league as well as occupying the other top four positions there is nothing that can be said before transfers are completed.

 

[Official Old Man]

Top
Leeds until January

Bottom
Leeds from January

In reality it's from Villa, Fulham, WBA, West Ham, Newcastle & Palace. Joking apart, Leeds could do a Sheff or Wolves or Fulham 2019.

 

[SweatyMexican]

Winners: Man City (if they sort out a defence)

Relegated: Leeds, Villa, Palace... (Wouldn’t this be nice!)

Albion (12th)

 

[father_and_son]

Villa, WBA and West Ham to go down. ManC to walk the top spot this season with Liverpool taking second on the last day from ManU.

 

[el punal]

Too early. Too much business to be done yet for all teams.

Way too early.

Too early? The season starts on 12th September that’s just five weeks away. I understand your point about “business” but that has to be condensed into one month when a normal close season period is about three months.

 

[Barrow Boy]

Apart from Leeds United winning the league as well as occupying the other top four positions there is nothing that can be said before transfers are completed.

You missed out Leeds winning the Eurovision Song Contest as well.

 

[zefarelly]

Liverpool
Manure
Chelski (with Dunk)
Man City ( Pep goes to Juve )


BHA 13th and a big scalp on the way.

WOlves deducted 20 points for dodgy dealings

Woy to go in Nov, Dyce in, Burnley down

Leeds start well but break our record for no wins in 2021.

 

[Eeyore]

You missed out Leeds winning the Eurovision Song Contest as well.

I think that's beyond even them. Unless Bielsa can sing. That changes everything.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Man City
Liverpool
Manure

Bottom three, anyone left except for the Albion

 

[Barrow Boy]

I think that's beyond even them. Unless Bielsa can sing. That changes everything.

He's been heard gargling at Elland Road!, sorry that should read gagging.

 

[bWize]

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Top 4
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1) Man U
2) Liverpool
3) Chelsea
4) Man City
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Brighton 12th - 49 points

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Relegated
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18) West Brom
19) Crystal Palace
20) Fulham

 

[Weststander]

ManC, ManU and Chelsea are all doing their ££££ usual of bringing in a plethora established world stars. So that’s my top 3 in order.

League football returning to who spends the most, wins.

If Arsenal or Liverpool through brilliant management can get in amongst them after 38 games, that’ll be some achievement.

Far too early to call the relegation or Championship promotion spots, transfer business (including loanees) will determine that.

Albion - 13th, with far more home wins to keep us happy.

 

[Eeyore]

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Top 4
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1) Man U
2) Liverpool
3) Chelsea
4) Man City
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Brighton 12th - 49 points

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Relegated
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18) Newcastle
19) Crystal Palace
20) Watford

Is it an NSC joke I'm missing about Watford ?

Some seem to think they are still upstairs.

 

[SeagullinExile]

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Top 4
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1) Man U
2) Liverpool
3) Chelsea
4) Man City
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Brighton 12th - 49 points

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Relegated
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18) Newcastle
19) Crystal Palace
20) Watford

Incredibly unlucky for Watford to be relegated TWO years in a row.