Chelski

[The Black Ship]

So all you EPL followers, who's to dethrone the Russian billionaire's money-laundering machine? Has Jose bought another cabinet full of hardware?

ManU? Does a healthy Ruud and (hopefully) competent goalkeeping make the difference?

Can the French-boys of Arsenal turn it around? Well, they used to be the French boys...

Will Shearer go out in one final flame of glory at Toon? Or can Liverpool keep the form?

My prediction, Chelsea EPL champs, with ManU FA champs. Noone from the EPL in the CL final.

[Divine Wind]

Will Blackburn qualify for a european spot?! I know that must be pretty much the thing on your mind as it is mine!

I think Jose is pretty much guaranteed the prem title again this season, however gutted i am to say that.

Sir Alex, hasn't strengthened in the areas he needed to as has Arsene who has actually lost one of his more influential players in Vieira, and will find it extremely hard to fill that void.

Newcastle will have a tough season in my opinion. Losing Bellamy and Kluivert and being enable to replace will take its toll. Shearer has no legs to last a full season anymore, and Ameobi just does not have it.

Liverpool will be a 50/50, depending on who they can keep fit will play a large part of their season, Gerrard obviously the key.

But anyway,

Blackburn for a top spot huh huh?!

Id be happy with mid table.

[Al Khalifah]

It will finish:

1 : Chelsea

2 / 3 : Arsenal / Man Utd

4 : Liverpool

5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 : Spurs / Bolton / Middlesbrough / Newcastle / Man City

[Louis VI the Fat]

1 - Chelsea. No doubt. I'd say by a ten point margin at least. Twenty if they get Essien as well.

2- Arsenal. Come on Arsène, don't start selling them frenchies if you want to get back on top...

3 - Liverpool. Well Gerrard stayed. And Rafa is a magician, I think he might well be on his way building a Liverpool that can compete for the English title again.

4 - The Manchester Dolphins are going to collapse. Everybody involved with this club, from the Glazers to Ferdinand sees the fans as their money-spinning bitches. They're going down.

[Craterus]

1 - Chelsea. No doubt. I'd say by a ten point margin at least. Twenty if they get Essien as well.

2- Arsenal. Come on Arsène, don't start selling them frenchies if you want to get back on top...

3 - Liverpool. Well Gerrard stayed. And Rafa is a magician, I think he might well be on his way building a Liverpool that can compete for the English title again.

4 - The Manchester Dolphins are going to collapse. Everybody involved with this club, from the Glazers to Ferdinand sees the fans as their money-spinning bitches. They're going down.

Very true. But then again, some (my brother ) thinks this could be Man U's season..

Personally, I'm of the opinion that Man U are on their way down. And Liverpool are going to take their place in the 3-horse race that is the Premiership.

Of course, sooner or later, Chelsea will have brought all the players in the world and teams will be calling upon 4 year olds to challenge for the title. It will be a one-horse race within 5 years and no-one will come close to them.

[ShadesPanther]

Personally I think Chelski came as a big surprise to everyone. For instance Arsenal who came second did well enough to win the title 5 times in the last 8 seasons.

1. Sad to say Chelsea

2.Arsenal (Viera will be hard to replace but Fabregas and Flamini are good but I don't think they are ready this season. Hleb looks really good)

3.Liverpool (They have a good squad but need to get consistent in the league)

4. Man Utd. (They have the weakest squad I have ever seen them have. True they have Van der Sar who is much better than Carol who sad to say like all Northern Irish sportsmen take the head staggers )

Uefa cup: Tottenham and Aston Villa and Middlesbrough from the FA cup final

Relegated
West Brom, West Ham and Fulham (should not have sold their only decent palyer)

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

I'm a Newcastle fan and i hate shearer. He is old, crap and needed to retire last season. We need at least one good striker before the end of August, or we gonna be bollocks all season. Emre and Parker will prove to be good signings and we would have got a good result at Highburyl if a certain referee could know a red card from a yellow and a swedish midfielder tripping over his own boots and but instead giving a penalty.

I would love to see us just win something. Babeyaro needs to go as he is useless, as is Faye and Bowyer. I hear we are after Owen but i don't really rate him either!

A good outside bet at sucess would be spurs who are looking a damn good team at the moment and lets hope Everton know there place and finish mid table like they should have last season

Arsenal will be lucky if they finish in the top six as there squad looks very weak. At all costs should they keep hold of Cole because he is simply one of the best defenders in the premiership.

[ShadesPanther]

Well BKB. It was sad to see jenas go as Newcastle played really well. They actually attacked when they hadd the ball unlike most teams who play Arsenal.

I hear Newcastle were going to sign Keane from tottenham. That would be a good buy.

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

I hear Jenas will go to spurs for 12million, Keane is worth around 6million, so if they gave us him and 5 million that would be ok.

We are also lookinhg at Anelka but i can't see us getting him. I would love to see us get Solano back, he was one of the best players we ever had and it was insane selling him to Villa but i doubt he will ever grace St James again.

[King Edward]

Chelsea Chelsea! Chelsea Chelsea! were gonna make it a blue day! Chelsea Chelsea!

I'll post my thoughts on the new season when i have a bit more time.

But for now, Surprise package of the season = West ham. Go on Teddy!!!!