Premiership Predictions 2001-2

1 M Utd
2 Leeds United
3 Liverpool
4 Arsenal

Best of the rest: Chelsea.

The rest? Dunno. I'm shit at predictions anyway. Will everyone tip Bolton to stay up now? Probably. Cardiff to win Division 2. Leeds for the UEFA. First division? Bratford. The rivalry's all on their side (they think they're competing with us) so I've got no problem with saying that their luck last season didn't always reflect the way they played.

"M Utd"? I'm mental.

well, division 23 surely goes to west chestershire. leytonburg is going to win second in the first series of division eight, and of course queef is going to get the UFAEEAUA on the side of royal merseyfield. division six probably will go to stigwood, and stoneford is going to be swept at the last moment by whicky-do. but i could be wrong.

I'd go with Greg's predictions. Hopefully Liverpool will be higher, but I doubt it...

I've changed to Ethan's predictions. Surely Barnsford are in with a chance in Division Right?

i'm putting all my pounds sterling on whicky-do actually, their plaid-wearing forward kickerman must weigh at least 48 stone so they're sure to win the royal trophy.

I admit I like the idea of Queef as a team name. But surely Ethan's predictions on the whole shows that he can only MAKE FUN. So we need to talk in turn about how many NASCAR racers will die from a combination of fiery engines and guzzling tobacco juice or something.

And this is the same E. Padgett who wants us to believe that he believes that hip-hop exists in Britain :). That country just isn't there anymore: even the non-league games are in the same meeja empire as the Simpsons (and, on balance, better for it). Nobody under 30 cares about or venerates the royal family anymore. It's a different world.

Man Utd for the title but closer than last season by far. Leeds will win a trophy but I cannot say offhand which one, though it could well be the UEFA Cup. No British club will win the Champions' League (actually, though I have nothing against MUFC per se, I don't think I could stand the "Fergie's farewell in his home city, shipyards blah blah" stuff if they get to the final in Glasgow). Leicester might not fully recover from today. Bolton might come to earth sooner rather than later. Bristol Rovers the team most likely to in the Third Division.

this is fucking great, now everyone has to acknowledge my little pisstake before they get back to all the funny words and stuff. and yes, hiphop does exist in britain, i saw bob tha builda and mc thatcher popping shit about p-to-the-r-to-the-o-to-the- gressive ruralizm on bbc2's 106th and park the other day. it was quaintly fly.

1) Man Utd (boo-hiss!)
2) Liverpool
3) Arsenal
4) Leeds Utd
5) Sunderland
6) Spurs (I wish)

First Manager to be sacked: Ranierri

League Cup: Fulham

FA Cup: Spurs (I wish)

Relegated:
1) Bolton
2) Leicester city
3) Southampton

Top Goalscorers
1) Hasslebaink 24
2) van Nistelrooy 23
3) Owen 20
4) Ravenelli 20
5) Rebrov 18

I could be wrong!

THE PINEFOX'S PREDICTION

1. Arsenal

2. Manchester United

3. Leeds United

4. Liverpool

5. Chelsea

6. Sunderland

7. Fulham

8. Aston Villa

9. Ipswich Town

10. Tottenham Hotspur

11. Newcastle United

12. Blackburn Rovers

13. Middlesborough

14. West Ham United

15. Everton

16. Charlton Athletic

17. Derby County

18. Leicester City

19. Bolton Wanderers

20. Southampton

Haven't made up my mind yet but I would guess something like

1 Man U
2 Liverpool
3Arsenal
4 Leeds<5>Sunderland, all depends whether or not Bowyer et al gets sent down. Not that I really care, as I'm just gutted that Berwick Rangers have lost the opening 3 matches of the season (and they were 10/3 favourites to win the league).

I reckon Derby and West Ham will get relegated.

You have been out-Pinefoxed: *Middlesbrough*.

Pinefox is thorough. I'll just give a top-5

1. Man U. 2. Liverpool 3. Arsenal 4. Leeds United 5. Chelsea

10. Spurs. Again, new season, new hopes, another midtable position ;)

Pinefox: we never did establish who won our little prediction comp last season, did we? It was Stevie T in 99-00, wasn't it? Lixi put EFC at 4th, bless her.

Anyway:

1 Manchester United 2 Leeds United 3 Arsenal 4 Chelsea 5 Liverpool 6 Sunderland 7 Ipswich Town 8 Fulham 9 Tottenham Hotspur 10 Southampton 11 Everton 12 Charlton Athletic 13 West Ham United 14 Newcastle United 15 Aston Villa 16 Bolton Wanderers 17 Derby County 18 Middlesbrough 19 Leicester City 20 Blackburn Rovers

One Cup goes to the North-East, the other to London. No Euro success for English clubs this year.

1 Manchester United
2 Leeds
3 Arsenal
4 Liverpool
5 Chelsea
6 Sunderland
7 Tottenham
8 Fulham
9 Ipswich
10 Newcastle
11 Charlton
12 Southampton
13 Aston Villa
14 West Ham
15 Blackburn
16 Everton
17 Middlesbrough
18 Derby
19 Leicester
20 Bolton

Blackburn bottom? You're absolutely joking. Blackburn should finish top half really. They play better football than most of the mid-table rubbish in the Premiership at the moment.