(23 Jul 2014, 6:39 pm)AdamY wrote Based upon activity in the transfer market I think Arsenal could be serious title contenders this time around. I think Liverpool will do reasonably well in Europe but will finish around 4th or 5th in the table. I also think Man United will improve on their position and performances last season and qualify for Europe once again.
I can't see Middlesbrough and Newcastle swapping places. That seems rather laughable actually.
^^^^^What Mr Young says...
I agree about Man Utd, they were given some wake up call last season and this year they may be quite dangerous, Van Gaal is a top notch manager, is old school, probably not as dictatorial as Sir Alex Ferguson, he won't take shit from nobody.
As for Arsenal, not sure who they bought apart from Alexis Sanchez, I am not sure about winning the league, people said the same when Mesut Özil signed last, I reckon the league will be a 3 horse race with Chelsea, Man City and Man Utd, with Arsenal and Liverpool fighting for the final Champions League Spot.
I don't think Newcastle will go down, nor Sunderland, so the idea of Middlesbrough leapfrogging Newcastle is probably not going to happen, but never say never, think of 2009. I think both Newcastle and Sunderland will finish below mid table about 13th/14th
(23 Jul 2014, 6:46 pm)Michael wrote Never know, it is the premier league!
Yep, it is nobody is too big to down, 2009 must still be fresh in the minds of Newcastle fans...
As for the other North East teams, Hartlepool will struggle, Carlisle should be okay, I would like to think Gateshead can win the Skill Premier, but I think Brizzle Rovers will have something to say about that, but Gateshead should do ok, they have an excellent manager in Gary Mills.
For the lower reaches of the non-League system, I reckon Darlington and Spennymoor will fight it out at the top of the Evo-Stik Division One North, Celtic Nation, Shildon, West Auckland will be there or there abouts in the Northern League