2024-25 Guardian prediction nonsense thing

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

here we go

1 - Arsenal HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA (2nd)
2 - City (1st)
3 - Liverpool (3rd)
4 - Spurs (5th)
5 - Oh Man-ches-ter is full of s*** (8th)
6 - VILLA (4th)
7 - Chelsea (6th)
8 - Newcastle (7th)
9 - WHAM (9th)
10 - Palace (10th)
11 - Brighton (11th)
12 - Bournemouth (12th)
13 - Wolves (14th)
14 - THE s***E (15th)
15 - Fulham (13th)
16 - Forest (17th)
17 - Brentford (16th)
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18 - Ipswich (2nd Championshhip)
19 - Leicester (1st Championshhip) 
20 - Southampton (4th Championshhip) 

Edited August 16, 2024 by Sir Tokyo Sexwale

[Cobs]

i think you can certainly make a case for Arsenal winning it. They've done what teams often do these past two seasons before going on to win it. 

I think they need a new striker though

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

you defo can, but I don't think they will.

The could finish anywhere from 1-3 and they have to be lucky with injuries again

[Greenoak]

Arteta hires Tom Daley to improve their diving record to gold medal levels

[PhilM]

Don't see the hilarity in suggesting that Arsenal will win it to be honest. The only obvious gap in their squad is a really prolific goalscorer, but they get goals from all over the place.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Chelsea will have another manager or two if the Guardian is right

[goodrobotusses]

I think Maresca could be a bit of a disaster for Chelsea. Nothing to back that, just a hunch. And the more Chelsea continue to look like a hire-and-fire basket case, the harder it becomes for them to hire serious coaches.

[kop205]

1 hour ago, goodrobotusses said:

I think Maresca could be a bit of a disaster for Chelsea. Nothing to back that, just a hunch. And the more Chelsea continue to look like a hire-and-fire basket case, the harder it becomes for them to hire serious coaches.

Nobody serious should have been going there for years but they do and will continue to do so as long as they are given hundreds of millions of pounds worth of players every year.

Edited August 8, 2024 by kop205

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

The should have stuck at the end of the season - they did ok in the last 8-10 games (or that's what it felt like, may have been 6 but they seemed to have put it together)

I've added last season's final positions in brackets. 

So far it looks like they're predicting the table to be almost exactly the same as last year's

[goodrobotusses]

42 minutes ago, Sir Tokyo Sexwale said:

The should have stuck at the end of the season - they did ok in the last 8-10 games (or that's what it felt like, may have been 6 but they seemed to have put it together)

I've added last season's final positions in brackets. 

So far it looks like they're predicting the table to be almost exactly the same as last year's

I'm honestly really curious to see how Brighton get on this season. The coach did a really good job at St. Pauli and they've signed a couple of interesting players. If Mitoma stays fit and Ferguson regains his form, we could see them bounce back up the table.

[Case]

Mad Fan shouts 24/25

Villa - Have us outside top 4, but Newcastle 3rd and themselves (Villa) 4th.
Brighton - Have us 4th, behind Villa.
Everton - Have us 2nd, behind City, but Arsenal outside of top 4
Fulham - Have us outside of top 4, but Villa and Utd in there
 

[Begbie]

I can see why other fans don't rate our chances tbh. No new signing, lost the best manager around, our best players another year older 

I don't agree with the view and think we'll be top 4 comfortably, but I get the thinking 

[kop205]

I don't care.

They almost invariably pick massive blerts to do this anyway..

[muleskinner]

On 08/08/2024 at 15:08, goodrobotusses said:

I'm honestly really curious to see how Brighton get on this season. The coach did a really good job at St. Pauli and they've signed a couple of interesting players. If Mitoma stays fit and Ferguson regains his form, we could see them bounce back up the table.

Mancs are trying to get ferguson 

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Leicester up - the champions elect next....

[goodrobotusses]

22 hours ago, muleskinner said:

Mancs are trying to get ferguson 

Supported them as a kid and they've been linked with him on and off since he broke through, but he'd be mad to go there.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

we're up

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

ok City in - ManU up later tonight (NY time)

So it's Spurs/ManU for 4 & 5 in whichever order. 

Newcastle 8th?

Then 9/13 - West Ham & Wolves

Forest 16 & Southampton bopttom?

[Cobs]

Everton bottom

 

it's the Manchester Guardian so they'll have United top 4

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

5 hours ago, Cobs said:

Everton bottom

 

it's the Manchester Guardian so they'll have United top 4

MADchester - 5th

So Spurs 4th then

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Alright - with 4 teams to go this is f***ed. 

Assume Spurs 4th (last season 5th)

Southampton 20th (promoted) and

West Ham / Wolves 9 / 13 - West Ham were 9th last season & Wolves 14th

If this came to fruition then we'd have the same top & bottom 3 as last season (basing the promoted sides from last season as the same as the one before). Only 2x have we had the 3 promoted sides go straight back down. 

But all of the teams in the league except ManU would finish within 2 places of last season with 6 in exactly the same place. 

If that happens(ed) then we're really f***ed as there's no flow in the table whatsoever. 

If I can be arsed, I'll xls the last 20 or so seasons and see what the y-y comparisons have been like. I mean - have the top 3 remained the same 2 seasons running before?

[surf]

On 14/08/2024 at 14:38, Sir Tokyo Sexwale said:

Alright - with 4 teams to go this is f***ed. 

Assume Spurs 4th (last season 5th)

Southampton 20th (promoted) and

West Ham / Wolves 9 / 13 - West Ham were 9th last season & Wolves 14th

If this came to fruition then we'd have the same top & bottom 3 as last season (basing the promoted sides from last season as the same as the one before). Only 2x have we had the 3 promoted sides go straight back down. 

But all of the teams in the league except ManU would finish within 2 places of last season with 6 in exactly the same place. 

If that happens(ed) then we're really f***ed as there's no flow in the table whatsoever. 

If I can be arsed, I'll xls the last 20 or so seasons and see what the y-y comparisons have been like. I mean - have the top 3 remained the same 2 seasons running before?

Are you still working on the xls?

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

22 minutes ago, surf said:

Are you still working on the xls?

haven't started yet but I may

 

So there it is - basically the same table as last season which suggests either a lack of real thought on the journos parts or the league is f***ed

[Cunny]

I think Newcastle will have a decent season. No European football will be a big advantage for them.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

55 minutes ago, Cunny said:

I think Newcastle will have a decent season. No European football will be a big advantage for them.

same. id fkip them and manu