Pre-Season Predictions

[Adam]

We usually do a pre-season predictions thread so we can look back at the end and see just how wrong we are! Might as well do it again, just post who you think will do what this year.

Premiership

Winners: Chelsea

Runners-Up: Liverpool

Champion's League Places: Man Utd & Arsenal

Europa League Places: Man City, Tottenham & Everton

Relegation: Burnley, Portsmouth & Hull

FA Cup: Could be any of the big four really...Arsenal

Carling Cup: Man City (I just fancy them to win one of the knockout cups)

Championship

Winners: Sheffield United

Runners-Up: Middlesbrough

Play-Offs: Cardiff (Winners), Bristol City, Ipswich & West Brom

Relegation: Coventry, Barnsley & Blackpool

League One

Winners: Millwall

Runners-Up: Milton Keynes Dons

Play-Offs: Leeds (Winners), Southend, Norwich & Huddersfield

Relegation: Exeter, Hartlepool, Yeovil & Gillingham

League Two

Winners: Bury

Runners-Up: Notts County

Third Place: Northampton

Play-Offs: Crewe (Winners), Shrewsbury, Rochdale & Bradford

Relegation: Accrington & Cheltenham

Conference

Winners: Luton

Play-Offs: Stevenage (Winners), Wimbledon, Cambridge & Kidderminster

Relegation: Chester, Hayes & Yeading, Altrincham & Tamworth

[METALMAN]

Premiership

Winners: Chelsea

Runners-Up: Man Utd

Champions League Places: Liverpool & Man City

Europa League Places: Arsenal, Spurs and Villa

Relegation: Birmingham, Burnley, Stoke

FA Cup: Liverpool

Carling Cup: Tottenham

I don't know or care about the rest. As long as Notts Forest and Norwich get promoted to the Premiership I'm happy. I'll put them down as my predictions.

[Thomas]

As long as Notts Forest and Norwich get promoted to the Premiership I'm happy. I'll put them down as my predictions.

Don't think Norwich will have it in them to jump two divisions!

[The Future]

Premiership

Winners: Chelsea

Runners-Up: Manchester Unitedl

Champion's League Places: Liverpool & Manchester City

Europa League Places: Tottenham,Everton,Aston Villa

Relegation: Burnley, Portsmouth & Hull

FA Cup: Manchester United

Carling Cup: Man City

Championship

Winners: Middlesbrough

Runners-Up: Sheffield United

Play-Offs: Cardiff (Winners), Bristol City, Newcastle & West Brom

Relegation: Coventry, Barnsley & Blackpool

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Premiership

Winners: Manchester United

Runners-Up: Chelsea

Champion's League Places: Liverpool and Arsenal

Europa League Places: Man City, Tottenham & Everton

Relegation: Burnley, Hull and Birmingham

FA Cup: Manchester United

Carling Cup: Arsenal

Top Goalscorer: S.E.Blake

Edited August 2, 2009 by JohnnyPerfect

[Sam_Van_619]

Premiership

Winners: Man Utd

Runners-up: Chelsea

Champions League: Liverpool, Arsenal

Europa League: Man City, Everton, Tottenham

Relegation: Burnley, Stoke, Hull

FA Cup: Arsenal

League Cup: Man City

Championship

Winners: Derby County

Runners-up: West Brom

Play-Offs: Ipswich Town (winners), Sheffield United, Reading, Bristol City

Relegation: Watford, QPR, Scunthorpe

League One

Winners: Norwich City

Runners-Up: Leeds United (please?)

Play-Offs: MK Donts, Charlton, Southend, Colchester (winners)

Relegation: Stockport, Swindon, Hartlepool, Wycombe

[AJ]

Can't understand the Chelsea votes for Prem champs. Sure they're no pushovers but they have a squad that was branded 'ageing' two seasons ago and they haven't made any serious signings this summer to improve the team other than their manager who'll no doubt be under immense pressure to perform or be out the door by Christmas.

I wouldn't like to make a full set of predictions but I do think it'll be between Utd and Liverpool again this season at the top.

[METALMAN]

I basically just posted what I want to happen rather than what I think will happen. >_>

[HailtotheYo]

Premiership

Winners: Arsenal

Runners-Up: Liverpool

Champion's League Places: Man Utd/Man City (Arsenal/Pool/Utd are top three with City as fourth)

Europa League Places: Chelsea (only fifth goes to Europa this year) but in case there's some wacky reasoning otherwise Everton/Villa as well.

Relegation: Portsmouth/Blackburn/Hull

FA Cup: MUtd

Carling Cup: Arsenal

Surprise Team: Birmingham City

Championship

Winners: Cardiff

Runners-Up: Sheff Utd

Play-Offs: Reading, Newcastle, Ipswich (winners)

Relegation: Barnsley, Blackpool, Argyle

League One

Winners: Leeds

Runners-Up: Milwall

Play-Offs: MKD (Winners), Charlton, Norwich, Tranmere

Relegation: Carlisle, Hartlepool, Yeovil, Leyton

League Two

Winners: Rochdale

Runners-Up: Northampton

Third Place: Bury

Play-Offs: Crewe, Shrewsbury, Darlington (winners), Bradford

Relegation: Grimsbly, Macclesfield

Conference

Winners: Luton

[Magus978]

Premier League

Winners: Manchester United

Runner-Up: Manchester City

Champions League: Liverpool/Chelsea

Europa League: Arsenal

Relegated: Portsmouth/Blackburn Rovers/Bolton Wanderers

Championship

Winners: Cardiff City

Runner-Up: West Bromwich Albion

Playoffs: Reading, Preston North End (Winners), Bristol City, Leicester City

Relegated: Barnsley, Coventry City, Nottingham Forest

League One

Winners: Millwall

Runner-Up: Milton Keynes Dons

Playoffs: Leeds United, Norwich City, Tranmere Rovers (Winners), Oldham Athletic

Relegated: Yeovil Town, Stockport County, Carlisle United, Brighton & Hove Albion

League Two

Winners: Northampton Town

Runner-Up: Notts County

3rd Place: Darlington

Playoffs: Rochdale, Shrewsbury Town (Winners), Bradford City, Cheltenham Town

Relegated: Macclesfield Town, Port Vale

Blue Square Premier

Winners: Luton Town

Playoffs: Chester City, Crawley Town, Histon (Winners), Wrexham

Relegated: Hayes & Yeading, Ebbsfleet United, Barrow, Tamworth

Now watch me be completely wrong like I am with all my other predictions

[Adam]

Champion's League Places: Man Utd/Man City (Arsenal/Pool/Utd are top three with City as fourth)

Europa League Places: Chelsea (only fifth goes to Europa this year) but in case there's some wacky reasoning otherwise Everton/Villa as well.

FA Cup: MUtd

Carling Cup: Arsenal

Judging by your own predictions 6th and 7th will get in to the Europa League due to top five sides winning the domestic cups

Hull and Pompey are popular choices for the drop this season it seems, and the only grossly-unrealistic prediction I've seen so far is Chester for the play-offs! It's not certain yet if they'll even have a team for the season or be allowed in!

[Magus978]

Champion's League Places: Man Utd/Man City (Arsenal/Pool/Utd are top three with City as fourth)

Europa League Places: Chelsea (only fifth goes to Europa this year) but in case there's some wacky reasoning otherwise Everton/Villa as well.

FA Cup: MUtd

Carling Cup: Arsenal

Judging by your own predictions 6th and 7th will get in to the Europa League due to top five sides winning the domestic cups

Hull and Pompey are popular choices for the drop this season it seems, and the only grossly-unrealistic prediction I've seen so far is Chester for the play-offs! It's not certain yet if they'll even have a team for the season or be allowed in!

Told you I'd be wrong on something

I haven't really followed the Chester situation, so I didn't know they were in such huge trouble

[Lowerdeck]

I'm just going on what I know better...

Premiership

Winners: ManUtd ... not that I really want this prediction to come true

Runners-Up: Liverpool

Champion's League Places: Chelsea and Man City

Europa League Places: Arsenal, Everton, Spurs

Relegation: Hull, Portsmouth, Birmingham*

(*or Burnley... one is 17 and the other is 18)

Conference

Winners: Luton

Play-Offs: Stevenage (Winners), Cambridge, Histon, and Oxford

(York and Wimbledon get between 6 and 12)

Relegation: Chester, Hayes & Yeading, Altrincham, and Gateshead

[Sir Alan LCSugar]

Premiership

Winners: Liverpool

Runners-Up: Man U

Champion's League Places: Chelsea & Arsenal

Europa League Places: Man City, West Ham & Everton

Relegation: Burnley, Birmingham & Hull

FA Cup: Chelsea

Carling Cup: Arsenal

Championship

Winners: West Brom

Runners-Up: QPR

Play-Offs: Cardiff, Reading (Winners), Ipswich & Middlesbrough

Relegation: Doncaster, Peterborough, Scunthorpe

League One

Winners: Millwall

Runners-Up: Leeds

Play-Offs: MK Dons (Winners), Charlton, Norwich & Leyton Orient

Relegation: Brentford, Brighton, Exeter & Gillingham

League Two

Winners: Shrewsbury

Runners-Up: Notts County

Third Place: Bradford

Play-Offs: Crewe (Winners), Bury, Rochdale (Winners) & Northampton

Relegation: Accrington & Darlington

Conference

Winners: Luton

Play-Offs: Stevenage, Grays (Winners), Kettering, Histon

Relegation: Chester, Hayes & Yeading, Wimbledon & Tamworth

[NotoriousGTT]

Premiership

Winners: Man Utd

Runners-Up: Arsenal

Champion's League Places: Liverpool & Man City

Europa League Places: Chelsea, Tottenham & West Ham

Relegation: Wolves, Portsmouth & Hull

FA Cup: Man City

Carling Cup: Everton

Championship

Winners: West Brom

Runners-Up: Ipswitch

Play-Offs: Cardiff (Winners), Bristol City, Middlesbrough & Reading

Relegation: Coventry, Barnsley & Newcastle

My knowledge of English football is sketchy below that so just the 2 leagues for me.

[HailtotheYo]

Champion's League Places: Man Utd/Man City (Arsenal/Pool/Utd are top three with City as fourth)

Europa League Places: Chelsea (only fifth goes to Europa this year) but in case there's some wacky reasoning otherwise Everton/Villa as well.

FA Cup: MUtd

Carling Cup: Arsenal

Judging by your own predictions 6th and 7th will get in to the Europa League due to top five sides winning the domestic cups

Hull and Pompey are popular choices for the drop this season it seems, and the only grossly-unrealistic prediction I've seen so far is Chester for the play-offs! It's not certain yet if they'll even have a team for the season or be allowed in!

and that's why I threw in everton/villa lol

[Pesci]

Premiership

Winners: Liverpool

Runners-Up: Man United

Champion's League Places: Chelsea and Arsenal

Europa League Places: Man City, Spurs, Everton

Relegation: Wolves, Portsmouth & Hull

FA Cup: Man United

Carling Cup: Chelsea

Champions League: Chelsea

Championship

Winners: Middlesbrough

Runners-Up: Sheffield United

Play-Offs: Leicester (winners), Newcastle, West Brom, Cardiff

Relegation: Plymouth, Derby, Scunthorpe

League One

Winners: Norwich

Runners-Up: Leeds

Play-Offs: Charlton (winners), Oldham, Millwall, MK Dons

Relegation: Gillingham, Exeter, Hartlepool, Brighton

League Two

Winners: Bury

Runners-Up: Northampton

3rd Place: Bradford

Play-Offs: Bournemouth (winners), Shrewsbury, Cheltenham, Chesterfield

[JSV]

Premiership

Winners: Man United

Runners-Up: Chelsea

Champion's League Places: Arsenal and Man City

Europa League Places: Everton, Liverpool, Aston Villa (in that order)

Relegation: Wolves, Portsmouth & Burnley

FA Cup: Man United

Carling Cup: Everton

Champions League: Man United

Championship

Winners: Ipswich

Runners-Up: West Brom

Play-Offs: Petrborough (winners), Newcastle, Derby, Cardiff

Relegation: Leicester, Notts Forest

League One

Winners: Leeds

Runners-Up: Charlton

Play-Offs: Carlisle(winners), Leyton Orient, Millwall, MK Dons

[Adam]

We usually do a pre-season predictions thread so we can look back at the end and see just how wrong we are! Might as well do it again, just post who you think will do what this year.

Premiership

Winners: Chelsea

Runners-Up: Liverpool

Champion's League Places: Man Utd & Arsenal

Europa League Places: Man City, Tottenham & Everton

Relegation: Burnley, Portsmouth & Hull

FA Cup: Could be any of the big four really...Arsenal

Carling Cup: Man City (I just fancy them to win one of the knockout cups)

Championship

Winners: Sheffield United

Runners-Up: Middlesbrough

Play-Offs: Cardiff (Winners), Bristol City, Ipswich & West Brom

Relegation: Coventry, Barnsley & Blackpool

League One

Winners: Millwall

Runners-Up: Milton Keynes Dons

Play-Offs: Leeds (Winners), Southend, Norwich & Huddersfield

Relegation: Exeter, Hartlepool, Yeovil & Gillingham

League Two

Winners: Bury

Runners-Up: Notts County

Third Place: Northampton

Play-Offs: Crewe (Winners), Shrewsbury, Rochdale & Bradford

Relegation: Accrington & Cheltenham

Conference

Winners: Luton

Play-Offs: Stevenage (Winners), Wimbledon, Cambridge & Kidderminster

Relegation: Chester, Hayes & Yeading, Altrincham & Tamworth

So, how did everybody do? I did pretty well in the Premier League, correctly went for Chelsea to win the league, and all three of the relegated sides were right. But that's about as good as it got. Got nothing in the Championship and even predicted Blackpool to go down(!), correctly said Leeds, Millwall, Notts County and Stevenage would go up, but none in the right places...and Gillingham to go down. Chester surely doesn't count since they started the season on -25 anyway.

[Lowerdeck]

I saw the Chester, but who didn't? I did pretty good with having Stevenage, Luton, and Oxford in the top five. Histon... oops. (Still not as bad the one who picked Chester to the playoffs, or Grays getting promoted by playoff.) I put the Fleet in like 19th or 20th, and had Chester not gotten the boot they could have made it. I had a feeling they could have gone down, I just didn't want that to happen.

Premier: saw that bottom three.