The 2018/2019 prediction thread

[-james-]

This hasn't been done already, has it? Add/delete as desired etc.

PREMIER LEAGUE
Winner:
Rest of top 4:
Relegated:
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:
Outlandish prediction:

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?

[-james-]

PREMIER LEAGUE
Winner: Manchester City
Rest of top 4: Liverpool, United, Spurs
Relegated: Newcastle, Bournemouth, Cardiff
Top scorer: Aubameyang
Best player: Naby Keita
Best manager:
First manager sacked: Benitez
Best signing: Lucas Torreira
Worst signing: Yoshinori Muto
Outlandish prediction: West Ham to do well. Morata to have a good season. Wolves to not actually win it.
Any other thoughts?

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Winner: PSG
Runner up: Manchester City
Other semi-finalists: Liverpool, Juventus
Top scorer: Mbappe
Outlandish prediction: The Spanish sides will be shit.

CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner: Middlesbrough
Runner up: Villa
Playoff winners: Preston
Outlandish prediction: I won't watch a full 90 minutes at any point

OTHER WINNERS
FA Cup: Spurs
League Cup: Spurs
Europa League: Spurs
La Liga: Barcelona
Serie A: Juventus
Bundesliga: Wormatia Worms
Ligue 1: Angers SCO

YOUR TEAM
League Position: 11th
Best player: Gross
Worst player: Locadia
Unsung hero: Glenn Murray
Best signing: Jahanbakhsh
Worst signing: Bernardo
Will your manager last the season?: Yes
Any other thoughts?: Upper mid table is solidly attainable
Outlandish prediction: Upper mid table is solidly attainable. Lewis Dunk to earn a Nations League call-up and then go to Arsenal for £44 million in January.

[Giggles]

Nice one on doing the tags right.

PREMIER LEAGUE
Winner: Liverpool
Rest of top 4: Man City, Arsenal, Man Utd
Relegated: Cardiff, West Ham, Bournemouth
Top scorer: Salah
Best player: De Bruyne
Best manager: Klopp
First manager sacked: Mourinho
Best signing: Someone at Arsenal
Worst signing: Fred
Outlandish prediction: Pochettino at Utd before October
Any other thoughts? No

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Winner: Juventus
Runner up: Madrid
Other semi-finalists: PSG, Man City
Top scorer: Cronaldo
Outlandish prediction: Juventus

CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner:
Runner up:
Playoff winners:
Outlandish prediction:

OTHER WINNERS
FA Cup: Man City
League Cup: Arsenal
Europa League: Man Utd
La Liga: Barcelona
Serie A: Juventus
Bundesliga: Bayern
Ligue 1: PSG

YOUR TEAM
League Position:
Best player:
Worst player:
Unsung hero:
Best signing:
Worst signing:
Will your manager last the season?:
Outlandish prediction:
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[Baz]

PREMIER LEAGUE
Winner: Liverpool
Rest of top 4: City, Chelsea, Arsenal
Relegated: United, Cardiff, Southampton
Top scorer: Sadio Mane
Best player: Mo Salah
Best manager: Jokanovic
First manager sacked: Mark Hughes
Best signing: Jorginho
Worst signing: Maddison
Outlandish prediction: A premier league player will die.
Any other thoughts? It’s Liverpool’s year.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Winner: Juventus
Runner up: Liverpool
Other semi-finalists: City, Barcelona
Top scorer: Ronaldo
Outlandish prediction: No group stage surprises

CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner: Stoke
Runner up: WBA
Playoff winners: Derby
Outlandish prediction: Jack Marriott top scorer

OTHER WINNERS
FA Cup: Arsenal
League Cup: Wolves
Europa League: Celtic
La Liga: Barcelona
Serie A: Juventus
Bundesliga: Bayern
Ligue 1: PSG

YOUR TEAM
League Position: WINNERS
Best player: Salah
Worst player: Lovren
Unsung hero: Fabinho
Best signing: Keita
Worst signing: Hopefully not Alisson, so Shaqiri
Will your manager last the season?: 100%
Outlandish prediction: Mane top scorer; best United home and away.
Any other thoughts?Hoping the Home shirt grows on me cos last seasons was amazing. Also hope Gomez gets some time at centrehalf.

[Lewis]

Outlandish prediction: A premier league player will die.

[SvN]

PREMIER LEAGUE
Winner: Manchester United
Rest of top 4: City, Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool
Relegated: Cardiff, Southampton, Bournemouth
Top scorer: Harry Kane
Best player: Lukaku
Best manager: Mourinho
First manager sacked: Hughes
Best signing: Meyer
Worst signing: Richarlison
Outlandish prediction: Wolves will finish top 8
Any other thoughts? This must be the most boring summer ever for transfers

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Winner: Ronaldo
Runner up: PSG
Other semi-finalists: Bayern, Man Utd
Top scorer: Ronaldo
Outlandish prediction: Ronaldo will knock out Barca early on

CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner: Derby
Runner up: Stoke
Playoff winners: WBA
Outlandish prediction: Lampard to come out of retirement

OTHER WINNERS
FA Cup: Chelsea
League Cup: Spurs
Europa League: Sevilla, as usual
La Liga: Barcelona
Serie A: Juventus
Bundesliga: Bayern
Ligue 1: PSG

YOUR TEAM
League Position: 1st
Best player: Lukaku - expecting a big season
Worst player: Darmian or Smalling if they're still here
Unsung hero: Pogba
Best signing: Fred
Worst signing: Lee Grant
Will your manager last the season?: Yes
Any other thoughts?: We need to mount a challenge. Winning it is clearly be being biased, but after 2 full seasons, Mourinho needs to have us actually looking like we might win it.
Outlandish prediction: Sanchez will score at least 15

[Gray Fox]

You should change your outlandish prediction to "5 teams finishing in the top 4."

[Reg]

PREMIER LEAGUE
Winner: Man City
Rest of top 4: 2. Liverpool 3. Chelsea 4. Arsenal
Relegated: 19. Watford, 18. Huddersfield, 20. Cardiff
Top scorer: Firmino
Best player: Hazard
Best manager: Klopp
First manager sacked: Gracia
Best signing: Value: Moutinho; impact: Alisson
Worst signing: Mitrovic
Outlandish prediction: No player to score more than 25.
Another prediction Mourinho to continue to unravel and be gone by March.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Winner: Juventus
Runner up: Barcelona
Other semi-finalists: Man City, PSG
Top scorer: Ronaldo
Outlandish prediction: Bayern Munich knocked out in 2nd round.

CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner: Middlesborough
Runner up: West Brom
Playoff winners: Leeds
Outlandish prediction: Stoke outside the top 8.

OTHER WINNERS
FA Cup: Chelsea
League Cup: Everton
Europa League: Sevilla
La Liga: Barcelona
Serie A: Juventus
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich
Ligue 1: PSG

YOUR TEAM: Brighton and Hove Albion
League Position: 11th
Best player: Propper
Unsung hero: Knockaert
Best signing: Bernardo
Will your manager last the season?: Yep.
Outlandish prediction: No striker to score more than 10 in the league.
Any other thoughts? I'm excited, and confident we'll stay up.

[Jimmy Floyd]

PREMIER LEAGUE
Winner: Liverpool
Rest of top 4: Man City, Man Utd, Totnam
Relegated: Cardiff, Newcastle,
Top scorer: Salah/Firmino
Best player: Salah/Firmino
Best manager: Eddie Howe, as always
First manager sacked: Gracia
Best signing:
Worst signing: Mahrez
Outlandish prediction: No managers will be sacked all year
Any other thoughts? There are fewer absolute shite teams than in recent years.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Winner: Manchester City
Runner up: Liverpool
Other semi-finalists: Barcelona, Bayern Munich
Top scorer: Messi
Outlandish prediction: Celtic to still be in it after Christmas

CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner: Stoke
Runner up: Leeds
Playoff winners: Norwich
Outlandish prediction: QPR to go down (not sure if it's all that outlandish)

OTHER WINNERS
FA Cup: Chelsea
League Cup: Arsenal
Europa League: Chelsea
La Liga: Atletico Madrid
Serie A: Juventus
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich
Ligue 1: PSG

YOUR TEAM
League Position: 5th
Best player: Kanté
Worst player: Bakayoko
Unsung hero: Christensen
Best signing: Sarri
Worst signing: N/A
Will your manager last the season?: Yes
Outlandish prediction: Pedro to score 20+ goals in all comps
Any other thoughts? If we come top six that's fine really, just want to see some decent stuff played.

[SincereTheRebel]

PREMIER LEAGUE
Winner: Man City
Rest of top 4: Liverpool, Man Utd, Arsenal
Relegated: Huddersfield, Southampton , Cardiff
Top scorer: Aubuayang
Best player: Kane
Best manager:
Best signing: Mahrez
Worst signing: Max Meyer
Outlandish prediction: Jack Wilshere to play all 38 games for West Ham

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Winner: Man City
Runner up: Juventus
Other semi-finalists: Bayern Munich, Napoli
Top scorer: G.Jesus


CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner: Millwall
Runner up: Swansea
Playoff winners: Stoke


OTHER WINNERS
FA Cup: Man City
League Cup: Arsenal
Europa League: Arsenal
La Liga: Barcelona
Serie A: Juventus
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich
Ligue 1: PSG

Wolves
League Position: 12th or above
Best player: Ruben Neves
Worst player: Raul Jiménez
Unsung hero: Willy Boly
Best signing: Rui Patrício
Worst signing:Raul Jiménez
Will your manager last the season?: Yes
Outlandish prediction:
Any other thoughts?Im concerned with the sales over the summer. Douglas being sold is an abousulte joke and messing about with Afobe was stupid. Wolves have signed more Portuguese invasions. None of them are spectacular. I still feel Wolves need a striker. I dont trust this Raul Jimenez at all.

[Giggles]

@SincereTheRebel, have they signed a Portuguese for Matt Doherty's position or is he still looking like playing?

[-james-]

PREMIER LEAGUE
Outlandish prediction: Morata to have a good season.

CHAMPIONSHIP
Outlandish prediction: I won't watch a full 90 minutes at any point

These already down. Morata stank the gaff up yesterday, and I watched all of the Leeds game.

[SincereTheRebel]

@SincereTheRebel, have they signed a Portuguese for Matt Doherty's position or is he still looking like playing?

They haven't signed any RWB so far but given recent history, he could also be sold and replaced.

[Max Power]

PREMIER LEAGUE
Winner: Man City
Rest of top 4: Liverpool, Man Utd, Chelsea
Relegated: Newcastle, Huddersfield, Cardiff
Top scorer: Kane
Best player: De Bruyne
Best manager: Hughton
First manager sacked: Watford manager droid #00009
Best signing: Jean Michael Seri
Worst signing: Richarlison
Outlandish prediction: over six teams will be in the shake up to go down on the final day
Any other thoughts? no

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Winner: Atletico Madrid
Runner up: PSG
Other semi-finalists: Juventus and Man City
Top scorer: Mbappe
Outlandish prediction: Liverpool won’t get out the group.

CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner: Stoke
Runner up: Derby
Playoff winners: Bristol City
Outlandish prediction: Two more ex England internationals will join Lampard in managing teams in this league. Let’s say Terry and Carragher.

OTHER WINNERS
FA Cup: Man City
League Cup: Liverpool
Europa League: Leverkusen
La Liga: Barcelona
Serie A: Inter
Bundesliga: Dortmund
Ligue 1: PSG

YOUR TEAM
League Position: 9th
Best player: Ndidi
Worst player: Morgan if he continues to partner Maguire.
Unsung hero: Ben Chilwell will continue to get slated by our fans when he’s a good young player improving all the time.
Best signing: Maddison
Worst signing: Ghezzal
Will your manager last the season?: if he goes it’ll be very early, decent first 10 and I think we’ll have an ok season and he’ll last.
Outlandish prediction: Maddison and Chilwell will join Maguire and Vardy in being capped for England.
Any other thoughts? hopefully we start ok because Puel is trying to do the right things in evolving the style and moving past the title winning season. Keep bringing through young players and picking up results and I’ll be a fan and hopefully he brings the significant portion of those who aren’t around.

[mugbull]

Top 4 will be Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool in that order. Spurs will be 6th-8th.

Best signing is gonna be Jorginho, easy. Worst is gonna have to be Richarlison

[ItalAussie]

How good is Wolves likely to be this season? I've just read some articles about them, and I'm wondering if the hyper is slightly overblown.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think the general consensus is upper mid table.

[SincereTheRebel]

They will NOT get relegated. The top half is too much though. Between 11-14 is my prediction.

[Pen]

PREMIER LEAGUE
Winner: City
Rest of top 4: United, Liverpool and Chelsea
Relegated: Cardiff, Huddersfield and Southampton
Top scorer: Kane
Best player: Hazard
Best manager: Sarri
First manager sacked: Hughes
Best signing: Alisson (in the terms of how much of an upgrade he is)
Worst signing: Not many signings that look bad on paper, but I think Fabinho might be the Bakayoko
Outlandish prediction: Chelsea to run City closest
Any other thoughts? Hopefully City aren't too dominant

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Winner: Juventus
Top scorer: Ronaldo
Outlandish prediction: It's going to be a boring UCL season

CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner: Boro
Runner up: Villa
Playoff winners: Swansea
Outlandish prediction: Teemu Pukki to score ten or more

OTHER WINNERS
FA Cup: United
League Cup: City
Europa League: Arsenal
La Liga: Barcelona
Serie A: Juventus
Bundesliga: Bayern
Ligue 1: PSG

YOUR TEAM Manchester United
League Position: Third
Best player: De Gea, but Pogba will have a good season
Worst player:
Unsung hero: Bailly
Best signing: Fred is the only signing who will be starting so I guess it's him by default
Worst signing: I don't get the point of Lee Grant, but with so little incoming traffic I guess it's him
Will your manager last the season?: Probably unless the season is a complete disaster
Outlandish prediction: United will do well in the Champions league
Any other thoughts? I wish the football wasn't so boring

[John]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Winner: Manchester City
Runner up: Liverpool
Other semi-finalists: Barcelona, Bayern Munich
Top scorer: Messi
Outlandish prediction: Celtic to still be in it after Christmas

Outlandish predictions dropping like flies.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Depends when you celebrate Christmas really.

[SincereTheRebel]

Outlandish prediction: Jack Wilshere to play all 38 games for West Ham

Dead already

[Lewis]

I missed this. It's probably too late now, but I think that Bayern and Juventus will win their national titles.

[SincereTheRebel]

I was totally wrong about Jimenez. Him and all other Wolves signings have been amazing all year. A few took a while to get started like Dendonker and Traore has got rid of the curse.

Can even get into Europe if things go Wolves way. I don't want it though. The squad is too small.

[niko_cee]

Hang on a second, Baz's outlandish prediction . . .

[SincereTheRebel]

Hang on a second, Baz's outlandish prediction . . .

What a scumbag.

[niko_cee]

Nostradamus more like.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Was he really a Premiership footballer though?

[niko_cee]

Alright Mr Dalman.

[Boydy]

Who's dead?

[niko_cee]

There was this chap who got into a small plane a few months back . . .

Realised too late I could have said Salah. Damn.

[Boydy]

Oh yeah, totally forgot about that.

[Gray Fox]

Cardiff would strongly argue that he was never a Premier League player.

[SincereTheRebel]

Cardiff would strongly argue that he was never a Premier League player.

That is the stance they will take on court

[Baz]

Hang on a second, Baz's outlandish prediction . . .

[Reg]

PREMIER LEAGUE
Outlandish prediction: No player to score more than 25.

My one (probably) good prediction. Wildly inaccurate with most of the other stuff.

And the most outlandish prediction award goes to:

Outlandish prediction: Jack Wilshere to play all 38 games for West Ham

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I actually correctly predicted every position in the top 5 leagues but I forgot to post them.

Fucked the Champions League though as I had Qarabag winning.

[Pepe]

I actually correctly predicted every position in the top 5 leagues but I forgot to post them.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Are you claiming that I'm a liar? That sir, is slander.

[Lewis]

I missed this. It's probably too late now, but I think that Bayern and Juventus will win their national titles.

How am I getting on?

[Baz]

Someone should fill out the OP with the correct answers for comparison.