Your Final EPL Table Prediction 2015-2016
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Rather than go to any sporting site I just put Norwich in ;lol
Is it something you truly believe will happen?
Because I don't.
Sunderland
Villa
Tottenham (points deducted due to association of causing fire)
If only Carlsberg were in charge of football.
Well wealth or income is not easy to establish and of course will change year on year - potentially in line with the over/underachievement. To test my gut feel I found a few sources out there including Deloittes plus the Guardian and other papers have recently printed stuff. They may well be guesswork/interpretation but the important thing for me is the relative positions in the money table (usually based on income) and any source is likely to apply the same interpretation on a club by club basis.
The various money league tables I could derive are unsurprisingly similar and effectively produce six relative groups (promoted clubs rarely feature in these sources but my guess is that this seasons new boys are in the last group.) Groups 4 and 5 are actually very close - there is little distinction between them.
1) Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal
2) Liverpool, Spurs,
3) Newcastle, Everton
4) Villa, WHU, Southampton, Sunderland
5) Swansea, Stoke, Palace, WBA
6) Leicester, Norwich, Watford, Bournemouth.
That look a likely footballing table as well? I think so.
Seems to me Sunderland perennially underachieve compared to their money position and Swansea, Stoke and Palace I think are on the up with Villa struggling in the last few years. Seems to me Everton and Newcastle are both gradually returning to their money table position so while I’m going to keep them there for my prediction maybe one or two of the next group might finish above them this year. I fancy Leicester and for some reason Norwich to avoid the dreaded drop.
My prediction then, based largely on money, is
1. Man City
2. Chelsea
3. Man Utd
4. Arsenal
5. Liverpool
6. Spurs
7. Everton
8. Newcastle
9. Southampton
10. WHU
11. Swansea
12. Stoke
13. Palace
14. Villa
15. WBA
16. Leicester
17. Norwich
18. Sunderland
19. Watford
20. Bournemouth
19. Leicester
;cool
Since my predictions were largely based on perceived income I'm glad to be so wrong. In truth all my predictions were within 4 places of the actual table apart from Leicester (who knew!), the big underachievers of the season Chelsea, Newcastle and Villa, plus Watford and Bournmouth doing much better than I thought - and who I hope beat the 'second season' syndrome next time out.
My top 4 guesses turned out to be pathetic but I hope we are seeing the start of something new in that whether you enjoyed Leicester's success or not it proves money is not the be all and end all. Are we seeing the long term break up of the old 'big 4 or 5'? I hope so
As for us. Brilliant season. The entertainment I had been craving. Just hope heightened expectation doesn't lead to disappointment. Same again with Europa distraction would be a real achievement I think.
bossy boots ;biggrin