2015/16 English Premier League

[Ybbon]

Thread in advance of season. I will sticky this closer to the date (Saturday 8th August).

OK thread opened for business, we will sticky it at the end of July. Picks for up/down/positions whatever you want.

[Kraut and Tea]

The Guardian football youtube channel has started this video series making league previews for each club this season. I hope you enjoy the vids and that they are a good basis for discussion. It`s also a great football channel and worth suscribing to.

Arsenal:



Aston Villa:



Bournemouth:



Chelsea:



Crystal Palace:



Everton:



Leicester City:



Liverpool:



Manchester City:



Manchester United:



Newcastle United:



Norwich City:



Southampton:



Stoke:



Sunderland:



Swansea:



Tottenham:



Watford:



West Brom:



West Ham:

[Kraut and Tea]

Reserved for Updates.

[Halie Satanus]

Cool, I'll give this a proper look when I get home.

Ybbon might merge this with the PL sticky thread..

[♔hammeredalways♔]

Cool, I'll give this a proper look when I get home.

Ybbon might merge this with the PL sticky thread..

good thread (despite the dodgy choice of teams from the Guardian), still I expect the best as always will be save for last COYI

[Ybbon]

Merged the Premiership season thread and Preview thread, seems like a fine idea!

[Riverknight]

1.) Chelsea
2.) Manchester United
3.) Arsenal
4.)-5.) Manchester City & Liverpool
6.) Spurs
7.) Everton
8.) Southampton

[Petrucci]

United on second spot? I think you are overrating them.

[Riverknight]

I'm biased. But I think if the central defense gets sorted out we're good; hell some people are saying they will win the league

[Kraut and Tea]

Updated.

Added Leicester City and Liverpool videos.

[Halie Satanus]

Still think there could be transfers that will make a difference this term.

Ybbon - Can the poll be public? it's always nice to know the affiliations of whom you're arguing laughing chatting to...

[Kraut and Tea]

I think this will be Brendan Rogers last season as Liverpools manager. I cant see him turning things arround and I dont see any outstanding players that the team and fans can rally arround, let alone for Rogers to conect with. Baloteli was probably one of the worst signings last year and the rumours about him leaving to go back to Italy dont go away (Just today I read that Bologna who just got promoted into Seria A are considering signing Baloteli for a large sum, and Lazzio are also considering to bring Baloteli aboard). Probably worse is how Rogers sold Sterling for that record sum but didnt buy anything to replace that gap. With the rotten ownership of Liverpool, who seem to be more concerned about getting profits through ticket and merchandise sells rather than actualy winning anything, I see Liverpool at best in ending up in the middle of the table or just good enought for Europa League qualifying. And Brendan Rogers will be sacked... What Liverpool needs to be successfull again is Jürgen Klopp, a loyal pool of fresh talent and a big signing.


I decided to support Tottenham Hotspurs this season... They were suprisingly good last season, have a great pool of young talent and if they dont end up selling it all off again I can see them finishing high this season.

[Ybbon]

Still think there could be transfers that will make a difference this term.

Ybbon - Can the poll be public? it's always nice to know the affiliations of whom you're arguing laughing chatting to...

Oh, I thought it was. I may have to go and do some tech magic to do that. Not that it matters, there ae those who support Arsenal, and everyone else who is just misguided

[♔hammeredalways♔]

I decided to support Tottenham Hotspurs this season... .

The Germans are Coming - how could you

Go hang thy head in shame..........................the thought makes me feel the need for a shower

[Ybbon]

The Germans are Coming - how could you

Go hang thy head in shame..........................the thought makes me feel the need for a shower

An early one? Your boys certainly seem to have a different attitude to that this year? 3 games, 3 red cards and drawing 2-2

[♔hammeredalways♔]

An early one? Your boys certainly seem to have a different attitude to that this year? 3 games, 3 red cards and drawing 2-2

Well I think our "Fair Play" is out of the window, and Super Slav has a cunning plan to fool old Arsene on day one, by lulling him into a false sense of security and letting him think 3 points are in the bag as the mighty Hammers role over again

[Ybbon]

The only way to make the poll public is to strip it out completely and then start again. There are 10 voters, you will need to vote again is that OK?

[Ishoss]

Well I think our "Fair Play" is out of the window, and Super Slav has a cunning plan to fool old Arsene on day one, by lulling him into a false sense of security and letting him think 3 points are in the bag as the mighty Hammers role over again

Fairly ironic considering how you entered the Europa League. It's a great troll!

[Petrucci]

The only way to make the poll public is to strip it out completely and then start again. There are 10 voters, you will need to vote again is that OK?

Sure,we got nothing to hide.

[Gatsby]

I think:


Chelsea
Arsenal (close behind, will challenge for most of the season but I still think Chelsea have the edge)
United
Liverpool
City: theyre a fairly old team, some of whom have declined dramatically, and Sterling isnt enough to offset it so I seriously think Liverpool could overtake them if the Brodge is reasonably savvy
Tottenham/Southampton fairly close: so long as Koeman is there I think they'll handle Europe well and not suffer much in the league, the signings look good, should stay in the Europa spots, and Tottenham will probs be decent.