2014-15 EPL Season Predictions.

[Magma]

typeclub with another 4th prediction

wooo champions once again. excellent.

 

[Cooldude]

1. Chelsea
2. Manchester City
3. Arsenal
4. Liverpool
5. Man Utd
6. Everton
7. Spurs
8. Newcastle
9. Stoke
10. Hull
11. West Ham
12. Soton
13. Leicester
14. Palace
15. Swansea
16. Sunderland
17. QPR
18. Villa
19. WBA
20. Burnley

F.A Cup - Arsenal
League Cup - Liverpool
Champions League - Bayern
Europa League - Roma
1st Manager sacked - Paul Lambert (* YOU PULIS YOU SEXY BASTARD)
Top Scorer - Aguero
Best Transfer - Fabregas
Biggest Flop - Herrera
Promoted - Dunno
La Liga - Barcelona
Serie A - Roma
Bundesliga - Bayern Munich

 

[The_Big_FUNK!!!]

For my first post on BigFooty,

1. Man City
2. Chelsea
3. Liverpool
4. Arsenal
5. Tottenham
6. Everton
7. Man U
8. Newcastle
9. Stoke
10. West Ham
11. Hull
12. Palace
13. Southampton
14. QPR
15. Swansea
16. Leicester
17. Sunderland
18. Burnley
19. Aston Villa
20. WBA

FA Cup: Liverpool
League Cup: Tottenham
Champions League: Bayern
Europa League: Zenit
1st Manager Sacked/Resigns: Lambert
Top Scorer: Sturridge
Best Transfer: Bojan
Biggest Flop: Diego Costa
Promoted from Championship: Watford, Wigan, Derby
La Liga Champions: Real Madrid
Serie A Champions: Roma
Bundesliga Champions: Bayern

 

[Redalert]

I tell you what. If United finish 2nd or 3rd as many people are predicting with Jones, Evans and Smalling as their only options at CB, then I will bow down and kiss Van Gaal on his big wobbly Harold Bishop chin. Would be an outstanding performance from a managerial perspective.

Fergie won the Premier League with a Man Utd side that wasn't all that different to the one Moyes inherited, a quality manager can go a long way to improving a side.

 

[SM]

For my first post on BigFooty,

1. Man City
2. Chelsea
3. Liverpool
4. Arsenal
5. Tottenham
6. Everton
7. Man U
8. Newcastle
9. Stoke
10. West Ham
11. Hull
12. Palace
13. Southampton
14. QPR
15. Swansea
16. Leicester
17. Sunderland
18. Burnley
19. Aston Villa
20. WBA

FA Cup: Liverpool
League Cup: Tottenham
Champions League: Bayern
Europa League: Zenit
1st Manager Sacked/Resigns: Lambert
Top Scorer: Sturridge
Best Transfer: Bojan
Biggest Flop: Diego Costa
Promoted from Championship: Watford, Wigan, Derby
La Liga Champions: Real Madrid
Serie A Champions: Roma
Bundesliga Champions: Bayern

For the record with this ladder prediction we now have more people playing this year than last season.

 

[elhadjihenry]

1. Chelsea
2. Manchester City
3. Arsenal
4. Liverpool
5. Manchester United
6. Everton
7. Spurs
8. Newcastle
9. Hull
10. Southampton
11. Villa
12. Stoke
13. Leicester
14. Swansea
15. West Ham
16. Sunderland
17. WBA
18. Crystal Palace
19. QPR
20. Burnley

F.A Cup - Arsenal
League Cup - Everton
Champions League - Barca
Europa League - Liverpool
1st Manager sacked - Redknapp
Top Scorer - Lukaku
Best Transfer - Sanchez
Biggest Flop - Fabregas (i know it won't happen, just hoping )
Promoted - Wigan, Norwich, Fulham
La Liga - Barca
Serie A - Juve
Bundesliga - Bayern

 

[Robbo92]

1. Liverpool
2. City
3. Chelsea
4. Arsenal
5. Tottenham
6. Everton
7. United
8. Newcastle
9. Swansea
10. Southampton
11. Crystal Palace
12. Hull
13. West Ham
14. Sunderland
15. Stoke
16. Villa
17. QPR
18. Leicester
19. WBA
20. Burnley

FA Cup: City
League Cup: Arsenal
Champions League: Bayern
Europa League: Inter
1st Manager Sacked/Resigns: Pardew
Top Scorer: Sturridge
Best Transfer: Sanchez
Biggest Flop: Joe Cole
Promoted from Championship: Blackburn, Reading, Leeds
La Liga Champions: Barcelona
Serie A Champions: Juventus
Bundesliga Champions: Bayern

 

[Cruyff14]

1. Manchester City
2. Chelsea
3. Arsenal
4. Liverpool
5. Manchester United
6. Tottenham
7. Everton
8. Newcastle
9. Stoke
10. Hull
11. Southampton
12. Crystal Palace
13. Sunderland
14. Swansea
15. Leicester
16. Aston Villa
17. West Ham
18. QPR
19. WBA
20. Burnley

FA Cup: Chelsea
League Cup: Arsenal
Champions League: Bayern Munich
Europa League: Atletico Madrid
1st Manager Sacked/Resigns: Irvine
Top Scorer: van Persie
Best Transfer: Sanchez/Lukaku
Biggest Flop:
Promoted from Championship:
La Liga Champions: Real Madrid
Serie A Champions: Juventus
Bundesliga Champions: Bayern Munich

 

[Butts_JZZ30]

I think Man Utd will be decent this year, LvG is one of the all time great managers and he has a point to prove. He also has two exceptional striking talents in Rooney and Van Persie. They have added a bit of grunt into midfield and a fully expect another 2-3 signings to come in. There wings still look weak and their defence is inexperienced. However, Liverpool should have won the title if not for a final choke with a back 4 that was fairly average. Arguably it cost them in the end, but if you can score goals and defend up the pitch you can still place high on the ladder. Additionally Jones and Smalling and undoubtedly the introduction of another quality CB will see them up there firing again.

I think most of the top sides, Chelsea aside look fragile at the back. Man City will rely on the fitness of Kompany and a new signing. Spurs badly need to find a new partner for Vertongen. Arsenal are looking a title threat held back by some fragility in the back 4.

All in all....it should be a cracker of a season!


BRING IT ON

 

[Jatz]

1. Chelsea
2. Arsenal
3. City
4. Liverpool
5. Spurs
6. United
7. Everton
8. Newcastle
9. Palace
10. Southampton
11. Stoke
12. West Ham
13. Hull
14. Sunderland
15. Leicester
16. QPR
17. Villa
18. Swansea
19. WBA
20. Burnley

F.A Cup - Everton
League Cup - Chelsea
Champions League - Bayern
Europa League - Spurs
1st Manager sacked - Allardyce
Top Scorer - Costa
Best Transfer - Costa
Biggest Flop - Rio Ferdinand
Promoted - Derby, Bournemouth, Norwich
La Liga - Barca
Serie A - Juve
Bundesliga - Bayern

 

[iluvparis]

For the record with this ladder prediction we now have more people playing this year than last season.

SM - not sure how hard this will be for you but given the interest would it be possible to get an update of how successfull everyone's predictions are shaping at the end of every game week? Obviously will be pretty meaningless early days but would be interesting to see how it evolves over the season.

 

[SM]

SM - not sure how hard this will be for you but given the interest would it be possible to get an update of how successfull everyone's predictions are shaping at the end of every game week? Obviously will be pretty meaningless early days but would be interesting to see how it evolves over the season.

Very easy to do! It's all formula-ised in Excel, so all I have to do is update the ladder position for each team when the round is over, and it updates the leader board.

Might just give a top ten for each week though, to keep some mystery in it, unless everyone would be super keen to know their position?

 

[Flameboy]

Made a few changes SM

 

[crowsarethebest]

1. Manchester United
2. Chelsea
3. Manchester City
4. Arsenal
5. Liverpool
6. Tottenham
7. Everton
8.Stoke
9. Sunderland
10. Newcastle
11. Hull
12. Crystal Palace
13. QPR
14. Aston Villa
15. West Ham
16. Swansea
17. Southampton
18. Leicester
19. WBA
20. Burnley

FA Cup: Man City
League Cup: Chelsea
Champions League: Bayern Munich
Europa League: Liverpool
1st Manager Sacked/Resigns: Fat Sam
Top Scorer: Rooney
Best Transfer: Lukaku
Biggest Flop: Lallana
Promoted from Championship: Nottingham Forrest, Fulham, Derby
La Liga Champions: Real Madrid
Serie A Champions: Juventus
Bundesliga Champions: Bayern Munich

 

[NUFC Tiger]

1. Manchester United
2. Chelsea
3. Manchester City
4. Arsenal
5. Liverpool
6. Tottenham
7. Everton
8.Stoke
9. Sunderland
11. Hull
12. Crystal Palace
13. QPR
14. Aston Villa
15. West Ham
16. Swansea
17. Southampton
18. Leicester
19. WBA
20. Burnley

FA Cup: Man City
League Cup: Chelsea
Champions League: Bayern Munich
Europa League: Liverpool
1st Manager Sacked/Resigns: Fat Sam
Top Scorer: Rooney
Best Transfer: Lukaku
Biggest Flop: Lallana
Promoted from Championship: Nottingham Forrest, Fulham, Derby
La Liga Champions: Real Madrid
Serie A Champions: Juventus
Bundesliga Champions: Bayern Munich

No Toon? I disappointed.

 

[SM]

No Toon? I disappointed.

Must have you down for 10th.

 

[HolyRioli]

No Toon? I disappointed.

Think he has you 10th

 

[Milang_Panthers]

1. Chelsea
2. Arsenal
3. City
4. Liverpool
5. Spurs
6. United
7. Everton
8. Newcastle
9. Palace
10. Southampton
11. Stoke
12. West Ham
13. Hull
14. Sunderland
15. Leicester
16. QPR
17. Villa
18. Swansea
19. WBA
20. Burnley

F.A Cup - Everton
League Cup - Chelsea
Champions League - Bayern
Europa League - Spurs
1st Manager sacked - Allardyce
Top Scorer - Costa
Best Transfer - Costa
Biggest Flop - Rio Ferdinand
Promoted - Derby, Bournemouth, Norwich
La Liga - Barca
Serie A - Juve
Bundesliga - Bayern

Wouldn't mind that!

 

[Milang_Panthers]

No Toon? I disappointed.

You're in a league of your own

 

[NUFC Tiger]

You're in a league of your own

I like that way of thinking

 

[NUFC Tiger]

Must have you down for 10th.

Think he has you 10th

Haha yeah I would assume so (though us finishing below Scumberland!?)

 

[elhadjihenry]

Haha yeah I would assume so (though us finishing below Scumberland!?)

Imagine if the Tyne-Wear derby was on the last day of the season to decide who finished higher, would be epic!

 

[ADL9798]

Fergie won the Premier League with a Man Utd side that wasn't all that different to the one Moyes inherited, a quality manager can go a long way to improving a side.

Absolutely, and I have no doubt United will improve. But, they're not the only side in the top 7/8 with a quality manager proven to be capable of creating teams greater than the sum of their parts. All of their rivals are led by excellent managers, so I don't think that alone will be enough to see them bridge the gap. I just don't think the 2 additions they've made over the summer will be enough to see them challenge at the top of the table at this stage.

They're still yet to adequately replace Ferdinand & Vidic (which should've been done a year or 2 ago to be honest), while Carrick & Van Persie at 33 and 31 respectively are unlikely to show improvement from now on. They've got Januzaj but aside from him do they have any other youngsters who look ready to step up and take the team up a level in lieu of a top quality new signing?

They'll be well in the mix for 4th but beyond that I have my doubts.

 

[NUFC Tiger]

Imagine if the Tyne-Wear derby was on the last day of the season to decide who finished higher, would be epic!

Not that the fixture needs any more fuel added to the fire - that would be insane

 

[Dirty Bird]

I like that way of thinking

Better than my way of thinking.
Ie. Hidden in Sunderland's shadow.