22/23 Predictions

Premier League
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Top scorer:
Best player:
Best manager:
First manager sacked:
Best signing:
Worst signing:
Outlandish prediction:
Any other thoughts?

Champions League
Winner:
Runner up:
Other semi-finalists:
Top scorer:
Outlandish prediction:

Championship
Winner:
Runner up:
Playoff winners:

Other Winners
FA Cup:
League Cup:
Europa League:
La Liga:
Serie A:
Bundesliga:
Ligue 1:

YOUR TEAM
League Position:
Best player:
Worst player:
Unsung hero:
Best signing:
Worst signing:
Will your manager last the season?
Outlandish prediction
Any other thoughts?

Premier League
1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Tottenham Hotspur
5. Manchester United
6. Arsenal
7. Crystal Palace

18. Fulham
19. Bournemouth
20. Leeds United

Top scorer: Harry Kane
Best player: Kevin De Bruyne
Best manager: Patrick Vieira
First manager sacked: Jesse Marsch
Best signing: Ivan Perisic
Worst signing: Kalvin Phillips
Outlandish prediction:
Any other thoughts?

Champions League
Winner: Chelsea
Runner up: Real Madrid
Other semi-finalists: Liverpool, FC Bayern
Top scorer: Sadio Mané
Outlandish prediction:

Championship
Winner: Norwich
Runner up: Watford
Playoff winners: Swansea

Other Winners
FA Cup: Chelsea
League Cup: Tottenham Hotspur
Europa League: Roma
La Liga: Real Madrid
Serie A: Inter
Bundesliga: FC Bayern
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain

YOUR TEAM: Middlesbrough
League Position: 8th
Best player: Isaiah Jones
Worst player: Paddy McNair
Unsung hero: Jonny Howson
Best signing: Zak Steffen
Worst signing:
Will your manager last the season? Yes
Outlandish prediction
Any other thoughts?

Premier League
1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. Spurs
4. Spurs
5. Manchester United
6. Chelsea
7. West Ham

18. Fulham
19. Brentford
20. Bournemouth

Top scorer: Salah
Best player: Odegaard
Best manager: Arteta
First manager sacked: Scott Parker
Best signing: Gabriel Jesus
Worst signing: That midget at Man Utd
Outlandish prediction: footballer dies on the pitch
Any other thoughts?

Champions League
Winner: Real Madrid
Runner up: PSG
Other semi-finalists: Man City, Bayern
Top scorer: Mbappe
Outlandish prediction:

Championship
Winner: Watford
Runner up: Burnley
Playoff winners: Coventry

Other Winners
FA Cup: Arsenal
League Cup: Man City
Europa League: Sevilla
La Liga: Real Madrid
Serie A: Milan
Bundesliga: FC Bayern
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain

YOUR TEAM: Dundee United
League Position: 5th
Best player: Dylan Levitt
Worst player: Ian Harkes
Unsung hero: Ryan Edwards
Best signing: 2 Aussies
Worst signing: resigning Harkes
Will your manager last the season? Yes
Outlandish prediction won’t blow the lead in over 13 games again
Any other thoughts?conference league group stages here we come baby

Premier League
1. Liverpool
2. Man City
3. Chelsea
4. Spurs
5. Arsenal
6. Newcastle
7. Man Utd

18. Nottm Forest
19. Fulham
20. Bournemouth

Top scorer: Salah
Best player: Salah
Best manager: Klopp
First manager sacked: Scotty Parker
Best signing: Carvalho
Worst signing: McNeil/Adams/Phillips/Martinez
Outlandish prediction: Haaland struggles.
Any other thoughts? Nay.

Champions League
Winner: Liverpool
Runner up: Bayern
Other semi-finalists: City and Spurs
Top scorer: Salah
Outlandish prediction: 3 PL sides in semis is enough.

Championship
Winner: Boro
Runner up: Norwich
Playoff winners: Watford

Other Winners
FA Cup: Liverpool
League Cup: Liverpool
Europa League: Arsenal
La Liga: Barca
Serie A: Juve
Bundesliga: Bayern
Ligue 1: Lyon (!)

YOUR TEAM
League Position: 1
Best player: Salah
Worst player: Gomez
Unsung hero: Fab
Best signing: Carvalho
Worst signing: N/A
Will your manager last the season? Ya
Outlandish prediction Season undefeated.
Any other thoughts?Salah injury is only thing that stops us.

Premier League
1. Man Siddy
2. Liverpool
3. Tottenham
4. Arsenal
5. Chelsea
6. Newcastle
7. Man U

18. Southampton
19. Leeds
20. Bournemouth

Top scorer: H.Kane
Best player: Philip Foden
Best manager: Josep 'Pep' Guardiola
First manager sacked: Scoddy Parker
Best signing: Hickey to Brentford / Alvarez to City / G.Jesus to Arsenal
Worst signing: Lisandro to United / Scamacca to West Ham
Outlandish prediction: Leicester in the relegation battle
Any other thoughts? I think there could be a surprise breakout team into the top 3-5, if the stars align for a particular club vis a vis not having many World Cup callups or being saddled with horrible fixture congestion either side. Brentford or Brighton might be candidates for this if they can score enough goals.

Champions League
Winner: Liverpool
Runner up: Man City
Other semi-finalists: Bayern, Real Madrid
Top scorer: Haaland
Outlandish prediction: Rangers and Celtic both in the last 16

Championship
Winner: Watford
Runner up: Burnley
Playoff winners: Swansea

Other Winners
FA Cup: Arsenal
League Cup: Tottenham
Europa League: Chelsea
La Liga: Barcelona
Serie A: Eentair
Bundesliga: Brian
Ligue 1: PSG

YOUR TEAM
League Position: 5th
Best player: Kai Havertz
Worst player: Timo Werner if he stays, otherwise one of the shitty dead woods we can't get rid of
Unsung hero: Mason Mount
Best signing: Surely Koulibaly
Worst signing: happy with the three to date, so someone yet to arrive
Will your manager last the season? Probably, but far from certain
Outlandish prediction Connor Gallagher to be on the young player of the year shortlist
Any other thoughts? I don't think we'll be that good this year. Massive transitions behind the scenes, chaotic transfer policy, think our goalkeepers are all shit and there isn't anyone prolific at the club. Our best hope is if Raheem somehow avoids the operating table and becomes a marksman of sorts.

Rangers are about to be papped out the CL by some Belgian team so that is an outlandish prediction

If you think 'Union St-Gilloise' are holding onto a paltry 2-0 lead at Ibrox against the roar of the British lion then you are sadly mistaken.

Rangers are the Sevilla of Scotland. They never make it out of the CL qualifiers. They’ll go straight into the EL and piss the group stages again.

Premier League
1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. Spurs
4. Chelsea
5. Arsenal
6. Manchester United
7. Newcastle

18. Forest
19. Fulham
20. Bournemouth

Top scorer: Salah
Best player: Grealish
Best manager: Gaz Potter
First manager sacked: Lampard
Best signing: Haaland / Aaronsen
Worst signing: Dwight McNeil
Outlandish prediction: Wolves will stay up by the skin of their teeth
Any other thoughts? United will improve, but the five sides above them are miles better so it'll be barely perceptible. Ten Hag to have a meltdown by December.

Champions League
Winner: City
Runner up: Spurs
Other semi-finalists:
Top scorer:
Outlandish prediction:

Championship
Winner: Watford
Runner up: Norwich
Playoff winners: Middlesbrough

Other Winners
FA Cup: Spurs
League Cup: City
Europa League: Manchester United
La Liga: Barcelona
Serie A: Inter
Bundesliga: Bayern
Ligue 1: PSG

YOUR TEAM Brighton
League Position: 11th
Best player: Trossard
Worst player: Andi Zeqiri will play 13 minutes as a late sub against Wolves and then never be heard of again
Unsung hero: Neal Maupay
Best signing: It's hard not to be excited about someone described as an "18 year old Paraguayan wonderkid"
Worst signing: n/a
Will your manager last the season? As long as they're not in the top half when Ten Hag gets sacked
Outlandish prediction Caicedo will be the subject of £50 million bids this time next year
Any other thoughts? Kacper Kozlowski, Kaoru Mitoma, Denis Undav. Who on earth are these people? I don't know but they're in the first team squad. It's very FM save in 2035 (and you've edited all your scouts stats up to 20).

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Any other thoughts? Kacper Kozlowski, Kaoru Mitoma, Denis Undav. Who on earth are these people? I don't know but they're in the first team squad. It's very FM save in 2035 (and you've edited all your scouts stats up to 20).

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I reckon Mitoma will be good considering Celtic wanted him and their Japanese players have been class.

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Premier League
1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. Spurs
4. Spurs
5. Manchester United
6. Chelsea
7. West Ham

18. Fulham
19. Brentford
20. Bournemouth

Top scorer: Salah
Best player: Odegaard
Best manager: Arteta
First manager sacked: Scott Parker
Best signing: Gabriel Jesus
Worst signing: That midget at Man Utd
Outlandish prediction: footballer dies on the pitch
Any other thoughts?

Champions League
Winner: Real Madrid
Runner up: PSG
Other semi-finalists: Man City, Bayern
Top scorer: Mbappe
Outlandish prediction:

Championship
Winner: Watford
Runner up: Burnley
Playoff winners: Coventry

Other Winners
FA Cup: Arsenal
League Cup: Man City
Europa League: Sevilla
La Liga: Real Madrid
Serie A: Milan
Bundesliga: FC Bayern
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain

YOUR TEAM: Dundee United
League Position: 5th
Best player: Dylan Levitt
Worst player: Ian Harkes
Unsung hero: Ryan Edwards
Best signing: 2 Aussies
Worst signing: resigning Harkes
Will your manager last the season? Yes
Outlandish prediction won’t blow the lead in over 13 games again
Any other thoughts?conference league group stages here we come baby

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Spurs to finish third AND fourth? Bold prediction.

Spurs and Arsenal are basically the same team. So, yeah. Whatever order they like

Premier League
1.Liverpool
2.Manchester City
3.Spurs
4.Chelsea
5.Arsenal
6.Manchester UFC
7.Newcastle

18.Everton
19.Notts Forest
20.Bournemouth

Top scorer: 'arry Kane
Best player: Kevin De Bruyne
Best manager: Jurgen Klopp
First manager sacked: Scott Parker
Best signing: Ivan Perisic/Bernd Leno
Worst signing: Diego Carlos
Outlandish prediction: Leicester will hit the wall this year. Rodgers will end up sacked at some point as he only ever has one plan.
Any other thoughts? Wolves and Everton signing nobody of note will see them mix it up with Leeds for that final spot to go down. United and Chelsea will need the season after drastic change since the end of last year.
City and Liverpool will both have to deal with adapting to a proper striker type in the middle. I think Liverpool will just edge that battle. Salah also missing the world cup could be the difference. He really fell off after AFCON last season.

Champions League
Winner:Manchester City
Runner up:Chelsea
Other semi-finalists:Liverpool, Real Madrid
Top scorer:Salah
Outlandish prediction: PSG to implode. Club director Mbappe is a recipe for disaster.

Championship
Winner:West Brom
Runner up:Milwall
Playoff winners:Blackburn Rovers

Other Winners
FA Cup:Chelsea
League Cup:Crystal Palace
Europa League:Sevilla
La Liga:Real Madrid
Serie A:AC Milan
Bundesliga:Bayern
Ligue 1:PSG

YOUR TEAM
League Position:1st
Best player:Salah
Worst player:Adrian
Unsung hero:Joel Matip, though I feel he's getting more recognition these days
Best signing:Nunez
Worst signing:Ramsey?
Will your manager last the season? Unless he dies, yes.
Outlandish prediction: The world cup will cause havoc with the League Cup fixtures. As such a team outside of the established top 6 has it's best chance of winning it. Liverpool will default back to not caring about the cups this season for the same reason.
Any other thoughts?We really need to get signing another creative central midfielder type.

I fancy Leicester to have a good season if they can keep the defence fit. As Jimmy said there are going to be teams that just play loads more minutes than the rest, and Leicester have no European games and barely anyone of note going to the world cup. Just Tielemans I think? And that man would be quite happy sustaining 10mph all year round anyway.

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Salah also missing the world cup could be the difference. He really fell off after AFCON last season.

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I think that was more a case of downing tools until his contract got sorted rather than fatigue or pouting about Egypt losing.

I think it was more him being knackered to be honest. He's one of those Klopp just refuses to rest at all. Sometimes to his detriment.

Leicester must be in some deep shit, not a single signing, talk of financial problems, lot of late interest around key players and loss of Kasper. They have too much quality to get into a relegation fight but it's looking pretty grim.

My mate is a Leicester fan and apparently it's wages that are killing them. As a percentage of revenue, the wage bill is obscene, which is why they're letting Schmeichel go.

Yeah 90% by all accounts. Think the plan was to sell Tielemans early in the window and then shift deadwood later on and bring a couple of bodies in but no one has bid for him.

Squad is still more than good enough to be comfortably top half. Won’t be sellling Maddison or Fofana this summer either.

YOUR TEAM
League Position: 5th
Best player: ASM
Worst player: Wood
Unsung hero: Shelvey/Almiron
Best signing: Pope
Worst signing: n/a
Will your manager last the season? Yes
Outlandish prediction: 5th is ambitious but with Wilson playing more than 30 games or us bringing in another quality striker, I can see us challenging for CL.
Any other thoughts? I really enjoy the idea of Newcastle do well and seeing how much hope has rushed back into the club, but I'm still not massively excited myself. I'm not 100% planning on watching on Saturday but we'll see how it goes.

Premier League
1. Liverpool
2. Manchester City
3. Chelsea
4. Arsenal
5. Tottenham
6. Manchester United
7. West Ham

18. Leeds
19. Brentford
20. Fulham

Top scorer: Salah
Best player: Salah
Best manager: Klopp
First manager sacked: The American at Leeds
Best signing:
Worst signing:
Outlandish prediction:
Any other thoughts?

Champions League
Winner: Liverpool
Runner up: Manchester City
Other semi-finalists: Paris SG and Bayern Munich
Top scorer: Salah
Outlandish prediction:

Championship
Winner:
Runner up:
Playoff winners:

Other Winners
FA Cup: Manchester City
League Cup: Chelsea
Europa League: Tottenham
La Liga: Real Madrid
Serie A: AC Milan
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich
Ligue 1: Paris SG

YOUR TEAM
League Position: 3rd in Nations League
Best player: Nathan Collins
Worst player: Jeffrey Hendrick
Unsung hero: Josh Cullen
Best signing: Gavin Bazunu gettng out of League 1
Worst signing: Jason Knight still being in League 1
Will your manager last the season? No
Outlandish prediction: Festy Ebosele to play for Nigeria
Any other thoughts? Jim Crawford up next

Bold.

Premier League
1. Man City
2. Liverpool
3.Chelsea
4. Tottenham
5. Arsenal
6. United
7. Newcastle

18. Bournemouth
19. Brentford
20. Fulham

Top scorer: Salah
Best player: De Bruyne
Best manager: Klopp
First manager sacked: Parker? Dunno
Best signing: Koulibaliy, maybe?
Worst signing: Not convinced Spurs are going to get their money's worth out of Richarlison so maybe him in that sense. Dunno who'll prove to be outright shit.
Outlandish prediction: It's Donny's year.
(It isn't.)
Any other thoughts? Nah

Champions League
Winner: Got a horrible feeling City might finally do it
Runner up: PSG, hopefully, if Pep is going to win I might as well get some enjoyment out of it.
Other semi-finalists: Real, Liverpool
Top scorer: Mbappe
Outlandish prediction: Dunno

Other Winners
FA Cup: Probably City or Liverpool, some variety of meh.
League Cup: See above.
Europa League: Emery
La Liga: Real Madrid
Serie A: Inter?
Bundesliga: Bayern
Ligue 1: Mbappe FC

YOUR TEAM
League Position: I optimistically went for 6th above so 6th I guess
Best player: From what snippets I've seen of pre-season it looks like Sancho has been quite sharp I think so maybe him if he puts it together under ten Hag. Or if Ronaldo fucks off maybe it'll be back to Fernandes dragging us along by the scruff of the neck.
Worst player: In pre-season the attack has seemed a little more cohesive but some proper garbage defending still so I assume somebody at the back will cop for this one. Probably whoever gets the nod at right back.
Unsung hero: I think Fred is basically my favourite United player currently, bless him, so I'll say him.
Best signing:For sheer value for money Eriksen probably won't have much to do to take this but if Wee Lizzy Martinez does enough to keep our other collection of mongs out of the centre of defence then it'll probably have been him. As low a bar as that is. Of course it's always possible our central midfield is so bad we call up Tom Huddlestone from player-coaching in the youth setup.
Worst signing: Malacia has the whiff of a pointless signing about him to me but I say this having never seen him play and just seeing him as a sign of our lol-looking transfer policy this summer.
Will your manager last the season? Yeah
Outlandish prediction Ronaldo is a cunt. That's not a prediction but I haven't said it anywhere else.
Any other thoughts? There is probably enough in the squad that if ten Hag can actually get them all together and hit the ground running we could perhaps make an actual challenge for 3rd or 4th but it relies on a lot of things coming together and some of the overpaid malcontents in the squad getting on side.

I was thinking about Ronaldo while driving between Chertsey and Ashtead the other night, a journey featuring various non-league sides en route. More precisely, I was thinking: why would any team sign somebody who is quite nakedly motivated solely by personal milestones, while also demanding top dollar? Every single football club in the world, including Chertsey Town, can be filed into one of two camps: 'Can't Afford Ronaldo' or 'Doesn't Want Ronaldo'. That can't have been the case for many players in football history. Maybe late career Roy Keane?

His presence at the WC in December is probably going to hold a ridiculously talented Portugal side back too.

Bit of a sad end to his career, really. Sporting on a reduced wage probably his only ‘top level’ option now, other than staying at United with burnt bridges.

They should get rid of him now for being a fanny, but it was still a good signing last summer.

Premier League
1. Man City
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Spurs
5. Arsenal
6. Man Utd
7. Leicester

18. Leeds
19. Fulham
20. Bournemouth

Top scorer: Harry Kane
Best player: Kevin de Bruyne
Best manager: David Moyes
First manager sacked: The Wolves bloke.
Best signing: Darwin Nunez
Worst signing: Richarlison
Outlandish prediction: All of my predictions in this list are bang on.
Any other thoughts? Excited for the new season, boss.

Champions League
Winner: Real Madrid
Runner up: Paris St-Germain in another false dawn.
Other semi-finalists: Man City, Liverpool.
Top scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo after a January move to PSG.
Outlandish prediction: He gets there by smashing 8 past a surprise goat-herder team that gets to the last 16.

Championship
Winner: Burnley
Runner up: Middlesbrough
Playoff winners: Sunderland? Sunderland!?

Other Winners
FA Cup: Liverpool
League Cup: Chelsea
Europa League: Feyenoord
La Liga: Real Madrid
Serie A: AC Milan
Bundesliga: Bayern
Ligue 1: PSG

YOUR TEAM
League Position: 8th.
Best player: Bruno Giumaraes
Worst player: Nobody's looked particularly rough in pre-season. Sean Longstaff.
Unsung hero: Elliot Anderson. Slots into the midfield as a composed presence and makes a breakthrough season.
Best signing: Sven Botman
Worst signing: Pffft ... erm .... whoever we desperately sign on deadline day?
Will your manager last the season? Yes. I have seen no signs that our new overlords are that trigger happy.
Outlandish prediction Turns out they are that trigger happy.
Any other thoughts? Wouldn't mind a trophy. Or even the threat of one.

Premier League
1. Man Citeh
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Tottenham
5. Arsenal
6. Man Utd
7. West Ham

18. Newcastle
19. Forest
20. Bournemouth

Premier League
Liverpool
Man City
Tottenham
Arsenal
Chelsea
Man United
West Ham
Brighton
Villa
Palace
Newcastle
Brentford
Wolves
Leicester
Leeds
Everton
Southampton
Forest
Fulham
Bournemouth

Top scorer: Salah
Best player: Salah
Best manager: Klopp
First manager sacked: Parker
Best signing: Bissouma
Worst signing: Williams
Outlandish prediction: Robertson to get 20 assists
Any other thoughts?

Champions League
Winner: Real Madrid
Runner up: Bayern
Other semi-finalists: Liverpool, Man City
Top scorer: Haaland
Outlandish prediction: Terrible 2nd round due to the World Cup

Other Winners
FA Cup: Liverpool
League Cup: Tottenham
Europa League: Roma
La Liga: Barcelona
Serie A: Milan
Bundesliga: Bayern
Ligue 1: PSG

YOUR TEAM: Brighton and Hove Albion
League Position: 8th
Best player: Trossard
Worst player:
Unsung hero: Gross
Best signing: Enciso
Worst signing:
Will your manager last the season? Yep
Outlandish prediction
Any other thoughts?

Premier League
1. Man City
2. Liverpool
3. Spurs
4. Chelsea
5. West Ham
6. Arsenal
7. Newcastle

18. Nottm Forest
19. Fulham
20. Bournemouth

Top scorer: Haaland
Best player: Haaland
Best manager: Eddie Howe
First manager sacked: Bruno Lage
Best signing: Haaland
Worst signing: Nunez
Outlandish prediction: Wayne Rooney to be at a PL club before the start of next season. Oh and I'll win TTH FPL.
Any other thoughts? Harry Maguire to not be completely rubbish

Champions League
Winner: Liverpool
Runner up: Chelsea
Other semi-finalists: Man City & Real Madrid
Top scorer: Luis Diaz
Outlandish prediction: Bayern to not get out their group

Championship
Winner: Middlebrough
Runner up: Norwich
Playoff winners: Watford

Other Winners
FA Cup: Man City
League Cup: West Ham
Europa League: Roma
La Liga: Real Madrid
Serie A: Inter
Bundesliga: Bayern
Ligue 1: PSG

YOUR TEAM
League Position: 2nd
Best player: Salah
Worst player: van Dijk
Unsung hero: They're all praised. :cab: Thiago?
Best signing: Carvalho
Worst signing: Nunez
Will your manager last the season? Yes
Outlandish prediction Nunez to score less than 10 in the league
Any other thoughts? Home kit looks fresh. :cool:

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Any other thoughts? Home kit looks fresh. :cool:

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Ya, was regrettin getting it and lookin like some consumerist maggot but the colour really brings out my massive dick :drool:

Van Dijk?

Premier League
1. Man City
2. Liverpool
3. Spurs
4. Arsenal
5. Chelsea
6. Man Utd
7. West Ham

18. Southampton
19. Nottm Forest
20. Bournemouth

Top scorer: Erling Haaland
Best player: Probably KDB or Haaland.
Best manager: Potter
First manager sacked: Fat Frank
Best signing: Fabio Carvalho. No I'm not bitter.
Worst signing: Richarlison
Outlandish prediction: Bournemouth to end up with under 15 points, and Parker to walk before he's pushed.
Any other thoughts? The World Cup is going to ruin the flow of the league and it'll be a bit shit to have no club football for such a long time again.

Champions League
Winner: Man City
Runner up: Bayern
Other semi-finalists: Liverpool and PSG
Top scorer: Erling Haaland
Outlandish prediction: A team manages double figures in a game in the group stage or later.

Championship
Winner: Burnley
Runner up: Watford
Playoff winners: Sheffield United

Other Winners
FA Cup: Liverpool
League Cup: Fulham
Europa League: Man Utd
La Liga: Real Madrid
Serie A: AC Milan
Bundesliga: Bayern
Ligue 1: PSG

YOUR TEAM
League Position: 17th
Best player: Joao Palhinha
Worst player: Tim Ream probably. Love him but he's not cut out for the Prem and it's going to be painful to see him against Liverpool tomorrow.
Unsung hero: Harrison Reed
Best signing: Joao Palhinha
Worst signing: Probably Andreas Pereira on his reputation, but I hope he proves it wrong. Looked good in pre-season, typically.
Will your manager last the season? Yes
Outlandish prediction We're having a cup run and winning the League Cup.
Any other thoughts? Need (another) CB in as soon as possible for this 17th placed prediction to come true. Our business so far has actually been really good but we need a top-tier CB to make it worthwhile.