If Liverpool ever get any long term injuries to any 2 of VVD, Firminho, Salah or Mane. I'm not convinced they have the depth to replace any of those.
We have more depth than Liverpool imo.
We have more depth than Liverpool imo.
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1. City
2. Liverpool
3. Tottenham
4. Chelsea
5. Wolves
6. Woolwich
If/when we make some signings I may change my opinion based on who we potentially purchase.
2. Liverpool
3. Tottenham
4. Chelsea
5. Wolves
6. Woolwich
If/when we make some signings I may change my opinion based on who we potentially purchase.
1) City
2) Liverpool
3) Spurs
4) United
Lol I know Everton but the other 3 are wank.
From those 3 I reckon Chavs might do it dependant on who they appoint. If they pick FrankyBoy they have no chance mind you.
Utd and Woolwich are awful.
I did consider whether Wolves have a shout too...
City
Spurs
Dippers
Chelsea
Wolves
Leicester
Think utd and goons are in a dire situation with their squads. If Leicester keep there players they might just gate crash the top 6 with wolves. Liverpool wont get 97 points any time soon.
Spurs
Dippers
Chelsea
Wolves
Leicester
Think utd and goons are in a dire situation with their squads. If Leicester keep there players they might just gate crash the top 6 with wolves. Liverpool wont get 97 points any time soon.
That's based on us adding 3-4
Depends on our window, don’t think 2nd is out of our reach if we have a big one but that means keeping Eriksen and Toby and getting the likes of Ndombele, Lo Celso and another right back at least.
Morning!
I'm bored reading the transfer thread but it did get me wondering :
How do you think the top 4 will shake up next season?
I realise transfers and breaking news could change things but chuck your current thoughts down now and, if something happens to change your mind, then post an amended 4! Tidy!
I think currently mine is
1. Man City
2. Tottenham
3. Dippers
4. Everton*
I want to put us top but we haven't signed anyone...yet
The 4th spot is really difficult to call at the moment. I picked Everton cos I don't think Woolwich can get there, Chavs have no manager, Man Utd will change half their squad so at least Everton have some consistency. Will come back to that when we have more information.
Top 3 is pretty much nailed on though.
I'll see you in late April then.
For now:
1. City (Pundits will continue to gush... Less and less fans will give a fuck... Still no CL win).
2. Spurs (Reinforcements, proper pre-season, less inuries + back home.... 26 point gap is a distortion)
3. Dippers (Still don't think they're as good as their tally suggested last year... Was all a bit Leicester 'fairytale' IMO).
4. Wolves (As long as their squad isn't rinsed they're probably in the best poisition to kick on out of the rest. Do well against big teams.)
I'd say Ole is Utd's biggest problem... Squad weakness is exagerated. Revamp the MF with some legs and workrate and get some better CBs. in and they're in decent shape.... Not like the dosh isn't there.
Anyone else think Emre could be an outsider for the tin-tack before the season's out?
With no major signings by any of the top 6 teams yet....
1-Liverpool
2-Chelsea
3-Man City
4-Man Utd
5-Spurs
6-Woolwich
If we get our “targets”
1-Liverpool
2-Chelsea
3-Spurs
4-Man City
5-Man Utd
6-Woolwich
1-Liverpool
2-Chelsea
3-Man City
4-Man Utd
5-Spurs
6-Woolwich
If we get our “targets”
1-Liverpool
2-Chelsea
3-Spurs
4-Man City
5-Man Utd
6-Woolwich
This really is a heart not head thread
People thinking Leicester, Wolves and Everton are seriously going to finish above Woolwich and Man U are delusional.
Man City
Liverpool
The rest is all dependent on the transfer window...... If Man U, Woolwich and Us don't make any signings then its a toss of the coin who gets top 4 and who misses out.
One thing I'm sure of is that Leicester, Wolves and Everton won't be in the top 4.
People thinking Leicester, Wolves and Everton are seriously going to finish above Woolwich and Man U are delusional.
Man City
Liverpool
The rest is all dependent on the transfer window...... If Man U, Woolwich and Us don't make any signings then its a toss of the coin who gets top 4 and who misses out.
One thing I'm sure of is that Leicester, Wolves and Everton won't be in the top 4.
Don’t underestimate these fuckers, 3rd to 2nd isn’t that big of a jump, considering new manager etc etc. I don’t expect the league champions to have anymore than 93pts, and City, well it’s hard to motivate a squad 3 years on the spin no matter how good they have been in recent years.Own up! ....Who spiked my cocoa with acid???
In your first list, how the hell do you figure such mayhem if there's NO squad changes from last year??????
Either way, Chavs are on the rise?
They've lost Hazard, Higuan is returning to Juventus and both Loftus-Cheek and Hudson-Odoi apparently are out until around November time at the earliest.
If their ban holds up they'll start the season looking like this:
Kepa
Azpilcueta
Luiz
Rudiger
Emerson
Jorginho
Barkley
Kante
Willian
Pulisic
Giroud
I definitely agree that we can't underestimate them but I really don't fancy that Chelsea team at all. Hazard is a monster blow for them, he carried that team through so many games and I can't see Pulisic, Willian or Pedro doing anywhere near the same for them. The transfer ban for them is key.
The transfer ban might actually help them, the new manager will be forced to field within (if transfer ban sticks) and what’s to say their version of Harry Kane isn’t hiding in there somewhere...
Just get the feeling they will seriously improve since last season.
I see what you're saying it a transfer ban will never help a team, let alone one like Chelsea. They have an impressive batch of kids but it would be pure fluke if they had one ready to step up like Kane did in the year they are banned from transfers. Time will tell I guess but I can't see the ban, especiallly with it coinciding with the loss of Hazard doing them any favours at all mate.
Jorginho rumoured to want a move back to Italy too.
Man City will get >95 points .... they got 100 in 17/18 they got 98 last year and they will still beat all but the very best ... superb squad depth pretty much guarantees that ...
Liverpool will struggle to get near to 97 points I reckon >85 will be a good achievement
Now consider that last year the next best was Chelsea at 72, the year before us at 77 then to expect City not to come first or second is frankly delusional, and to expect the Dippers to drop >12 points from last year whilst far more realistic is still unlikely ... so in the frame for first and second City / Liverpool
Can anyone else challenge?
Now whilst I don't expect either of those two to drop below 85 points and City to get well over 90 points with ease can any of the rest catch up?
Teams who finished outside the top six - Wolves / Everton / Leicester would need to find another 30 points that's turning 10 losses in to 10 wins ... just not happening
How about 6th Utd - they would need a massive 20 more points and frankly we can all see them getting worse, Ole is a drowning man and they're throwing him lead weights ...
How about last season's 5th Woolwich - no money, far to much deadwood, and the heart of the Tin Woodman ... meh
How about last season's 3rd Chelsea - no Hazard, transfer ban, probably Lampard in charge ... double meh
So how about us? - as we stand 3rd or 4th should be comfortable, if we can add the players we are now linked with, and keep the bulk of the squad we have, then in our new home finding another 15 points is possible ... can we catch City, I doubt it not because we're not very good, but because the huge amount they've invested still has their squad of 25 just that much better ...
I'm going for us to have a solid transfer window .... everything crossed .... hence giving my predictions for next season's top four
1st - City >95 points
2nd/3rd - Liverpool >85 points
3rd/2nd - Spurs >85 points
4th - Who cares probably Chelsea < 80 points
Liverpool will struggle to get near to 97 points I reckon >85 will be a good achievement
Now consider that last year the next best was Chelsea at 72, the year before us at 77 then to expect City not to come first or second is frankly delusional, and to expect the Dippers to drop >12 points from last year whilst far more realistic is still unlikely ... so in the frame for first and second City / Liverpool
Can anyone else challenge?
Now whilst I don't expect either of those two to drop below 85 points and City to get well over 90 points with ease can any of the rest catch up?
Teams who finished outside the top six - Wolves / Everton / Leicester would need to find another 30 points that's turning 10 losses in to 10 wins ... just not happening
How about 6th Utd - they would need a massive 20 more points and frankly we can all see them getting worse, Ole is a drowning man and they're throwing him lead weights ...
How about last season's 5th Woolwich - no money, far to much deadwood, and the heart of the Tin Woodman ... meh
How about last season's 3rd Chelsea - no Hazard, transfer ban, probably Lampard in charge ... double meh
So how about us? - as we stand 3rd or 4th should be comfortable, if we can add the players we are now linked with, and keep the bulk of the squad we have, then in our new home finding another 15 points is possible ... can we catch City, I doubt it not because we're not very good, but because the huge amount they've invested still has their squad of 25 just that much better ...
I'm going for us to have a solid transfer window .... everything crossed .... hence giving my predictions for next season's top four
1st - City >95 points
2nd/3rd - Liverpool >85 points
3rd/2nd - Spurs >85 points
4th - Who cares probably Chelsea < 80 points
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