i think

[iron_stan 0]

we are contenders for 6th place, whisper it quietly

swansea - europa league is not a blessingeverton  - new manager, fellaini probably going to leave, they wont be as good as they have in recent yearsliverpool - LOL louis suarez. that is all. they could be royally screwed, whether he stays or not, gerrards knees wont be getting any better eithernewcastle - aint what they were 2 seasons ago, kinnear/pardew drama will probably eruptstoke - LOL new manager - mark hughes. sinking ship, might well regret complaining about boring tonysunderland - LOL angry drama loving fascist with squad that already hates himwest brom - no lukakuso that leaves villa, west ham, and saints.....first time since we came back up im not thinking about being in a relegation battle

[Syteanric 1]

I think... therefore i am...

[Olly 0]

Admire the optimism, and whilst you never say never, I can''t see us finishing 6th.

[iron_stan 0]

ahhh non you misunderstandcontenders for 6thi think it top 10 is more likely, in fact i think it should be expected given the money being thrown around

no excuses

[iron_stan 0]

thank that***edit button please pete

[Two penneth 0]

Hmm.

Not if the evidence of pre season is anything to go by. Not scoring enough goals again.

[smooth 114]

Premiership survival is every clubs aim, goals can be higher. Personally I believe we should look for a cup run and concentrate on the carling cup.

[Phyxius 0]

I don''t think you should immediately dismiss Cardiff. I don''t think they''ll finish anywhere near 6th. But they''ve made good signings in caulker and cornelius and I''d wager there is more chance of them finishing higher than Stoke or Sunderland.

[ROBFLECK 134]

you''re entering the realms of fantasy there...

[The ghost of Michael Theoklitos 0]

I think you''re getting a little ahead of yourself Iron Stan. Let''s see how the new players bed in and adapt to the Premier League first before we get too excited.However I do agree that the instability of many other clubs can only be a positive for us.

[The ghost of Michael Theoklitos 0]

[quote user="nulli secundus"]Hmm.

Not if the evidence of pre season is anything to go by. Not scoring enough goals again.[/quote]We scored even less goals in pre-season last year.We finished 11th in the Premier League.

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 2,424]

I think the top 6 are fairly nailed on to be the usual teams, Man U, Man C, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool. After that though I think it is pretty open, Everton will probably fall away a little with Moyes leaving and the team adapting to a new manager.

 

The mid table of the Premier League has a decent amount of rotation with teams like Fulham, WBA, Swansea and Newcastle all unexpectedly finishing around 7th in recent years - there is no reason that Norwich can''t be like that next season. Only 10 points seperated WBA in 8th to Sunderland in 17th last season.

 

I will caveat this by saying I''m sure there are fans of around 10 clubs saying exactly the same thing as this.

[Move Klose 303]

And ip5w1ch won all their pre season games and look how their season has started. Pre season is all about match sharpness and fitness. Do you think scoring 8 goals against a non league team is as beneficial as playing against a team that finished 4th in la liga, strikers testing themselves against a good team with good defenders. If its all about scoring goals we might aswell play gorleston and yarmouth.