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by Ryan Harris on 21 June 2008
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The dominance of the top four clubs in the Premier League is coming to an end despite Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal topping the table once again last season and only Manchester United winning anything.
There is a feeling that these clubs are feeling the pressure; Cristiano Ronaldo’s imminent departure followed by a handful of Chelsea big names looking for the exit could open the door to clubs whose purse seems to be stretching every year.Everton’s steady progression under David Moyes is noteworthy as they are on the border of rearranging the top four. Manchester City seem to be another club advancing with an ever-increasing transfer budget and with a strong-willed manager behind them. And if they can really land the likes of Ronaldinho, we could see them going a little bit further on last season's promising performance.
Arsenal look a shadow of their former dominant selves that saw the likes of Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira winning them trophies. Things can only get worse for the Gunners; with the new foreign player policy in 2012 they should really consider investing in English rather than French youngsters.This opens the door a little wider for their London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, who now have a manager with real ambition. His appointment halfway through the season had a real impact on the club; the players seemed fitter and more determined - and they lifted their first trophy in nine years. This, coupled with a summer clearout of dead wood and signing talented young players like Giovanni Dos Santos and Luka Modric - with David Bentley and Lukas Podolski on the wish list - suggests big things to come.The top four positions are no longer guaranteed for the Big Four. Here are my tips for the top seven in the coming season:
1. Liverpool, 2. Tottenham 3. Manchester United, 4. Manchester City, 5. Chelsea, 6. Everton, 7. Arsenal.
Comments (101) by Goofle on June 21, 2008 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! by S on June 21, 2008 LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Utter delusion. by Ben on June 21, 2008 You are absolutely bonkers by Angel on June 21, 2008 I read a lot of rubbish through Newsnow every day, but seriously this takes the cake. Do you think Arsenal will finish seventh? Chelsea fifth? All in the space of one season? What a load of crap! by Ciaran Mc Cormack on June 21, 2008 Yeah, right and pigs will fly.... by Justy on June 21, 2008 Thanks for the laugh, needed it while working. Seriouly, what are you smoking and can I have some? :)) by m jc on June 21, 2008 Any chance of a wager - I'll happily give you 10/1 that Spurs finish in the top three. How does £500 sound? by king gooner on June 21, 2008 are you on drugs or medication of any sort or perhaps you have escaped form a maximum security establishment??? by Max Everson on June 21, 2008 I predicted third for us but second thats even better!!!! COYS by Richard Pryor (Deceased) on June 21, 2008 Congratulations!!! You have taken over from me as the worlds funniest living comedian!!! by Macca on June 21, 2008 I predicted third for us but second thats even better!!!! COYS I agree!!! COYS by Deny Lu on June 21, 2008 That is the biggest bullshit I've ever read:) But it's kind of funny nonetheless.. by RJ keown on June 21, 2008 I'm a Spurs fan, love em to bits, and i'm always biased when it comes to bigging us up and predicting our future........ but you are so far of the mark with that prediction. Spurs can finish fourt, no higher next season. We can expect one of the big four to have a mediocre season maybe and open the door for us, but the four of them??? Utd with £75m to spend, Chelsea with Big Phil, and Spurs probably minus Berbatov??? no chance underpants. I predict.... Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal, Everton, Man City by David M on June 21, 2008 I'm a dedicated Spurs fan, but this article is very unrealistic. I certainly expect Tottenham and Everton to be in the mix next season and there are undoubtedly problems at Arsenal, but there were problems at Arsenal last Summer too and they still easily finished in the top 4. There are problems at your projected winners Liverpool, with the ownership at war with itself. I'll be very happy if we see a genuinely competitive top 6 (or 7, if Man City perform) next season, but you are predicting a steep decline for Man U and Chelsea based on ... what? A couple of players wanting to leave from the biggest, strongest squads in world football? Nah. They'll be just as hard to beat next season as they were in the season just gone. by King Jurgen on June 21, 2008 http://www.spursforum.co.uk/ by Mat on June 21, 2008 do you write this stuff in your school breaks? What a waste of time. by spud peeler on June 21, 2008 the usual... we've been hearing the same drivel for the past x amount of years. werent spurs meant to finish above arsenal last season yet they were bottom of the table after 4 games? i predict ramos will be first manager to leave next season. discus! by atek teka on June 21, 2008 you must only be playing pre school footie, huh by Luke Durkin on June 21, 2008 I actually reckon that Spurs will pip Arsenal most definitely to fourth with liverpool in third! Its gona happen Arsenal just aint gona make it happen this time! COYS by michael foran on June 21, 2008 i think that prediction will be right.liverpool are a vary good team with the likes of torres and gerrard.silva and villa might come in from valencia and also might get barry and bently.tottenham have already got 2 very classy players like giovani dos santos and luka modric.lukas podolski and bently could come in and also santana could come in.man u what to say about them there a good team but wont win the treble.ronaldo is goin to spain for £75 million but the money could get them some classy players. by luke anderson on June 21, 2008 hahaha... im a spurs fan and as much as i would love to see us finish second i really dont think we can do it in just one full season with ramos in charge... im predicting 4th, ahead of arsenal... next season it will be man u, chelsea, liverpool, spurs, arsenal, everton, aston villa... season after that though... 2nd doesnt seem such a bad shout... by T Bone on June 21, 2008 Heard the exactly the same bull last summer about how we were going to struggle because Henry had left, and how Spurs were going to finish above us. I think that anybody that can try and determine who will finish where at this time of year is either got crystal balls or just a bit daft. You need to get out more... by adeboy neely on June 21, 2008 The worst article content i have ever read, arsenal nothing on thier former selves, look at our performance last season, top until in the very final stages of the season a player who was becoming very good for us broke his leg and a small squad stoped us from carrying on the momentum we had previous to that game. Spurs have got a good look new team, with very good players, but so does arsenal man u and chelsea, and the fact is they have bought players before who are supposedly good but have flopped, darren bent, zokora, davids. There is no way tottenham will finish in the top two next season, and i doubt top four. They may be around that area, but i doubt that they will have the ability to really cause a challange. I reckon a Man City run for Sp*rs, very good at the begining, tail off at the end by m jc on June 21, 2008 Nice to see that Spurs ar winning the Summer League, same as they do every season. Shame that they are a bottom-half club when the actual football kicks off. Just ask Eto'o.... by Steve Yid on June 21, 2008 I love Spurs but realistically, the top 4 will be exactly the same as it was last year and the year before that and the year before that. I would love to think that we could break the top 4 but its so hard as all the sides have magnificent players throughout the squad. Man City will do well to finish top 6 let alone top 4 and Everton, i have nothing against but lets be honest, Cahill, Arteta, Johnson, Yakubu, Yobo, Lescott... not exactly what you'd call "exciting" really is it? Everton have their "style" of play (if you call it a style) and it works for them and they have been the most consistent of the outside teams at that end of the table. No mention of Villa again? I think Villa have a very good squad and some excellent young players and find it strange how they're always overlooked. Pompey, another side like Villa who have some excellent players who aren't mentioned. Only the sides spending money are being touted as usual and they are the same sides that come May next year, will be saying "next year will be our year" by rorge 666 on June 21, 2008 LIVERPOOL MIGHT FINALY BYPASS THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PLAYOFFS AND MAN U WILL STILL BE STRONG WITHOUT RONALDO (HAHAHA), BUT THE SPURS? GET OFF THE GEAR YOU TRIPPER. by Rob O'B on June 21, 2008 After spur's fantastic 11th place finish and one "Tin cup" you genuinely believe that spurs will finish above Utd and Arsenal... wow i have read some deluded crap in my time but you truly take the biscuit. The fact that you thought this up in your little head alone is pretty funny but the fact that you actually wrote it down and posted it is too funny to believe. Keep writing the big boys off.. it seemed to work last season with spurs fans shouts of "This is our year" and im sure it will pay off bigtime again this coming season.. My prediction for spurs is they will make it into the top half of the table and maybe even stay in it! As for the top 4.. Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool in what order i dont know...
Comments (101)
by Goofle on June 21, 2008
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
by S on June 21, 2008
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Utter delusion.
by Ben on June 21, 2008
You are absolutely bonkers
by Angel on June 21, 2008
I read a lot of rubbish through Newsnow every day, but seriously this takes the cake. Do you think Arsenal will finish seventh? Chelsea fifth? All in the space of one season? What a load of crap!
by Ciaran Mc Cormack on June 21, 2008
Yeah, right and pigs will fly....
by Justy on June 21, 2008
Thanks for the laugh, needed it while working. Seriouly, what are you smoking and can I have some? :))
by m jc on June 21, 2008
Any chance of a wager - I'll happily give you 10/1 that Spurs finish in the top three. How does £500 sound?
by king gooner on June 21, 2008
are you on drugs or medication of any sort or perhaps you have escaped form a maximum security establishment???
by Max Everson on June 21, 2008
I predicted third for us but second thats even better!!!! COYS
by Richard Pryor (Deceased) on June 21, 2008
Congratulations!!! You have taken over from me as the worlds funniest living comedian!!!
by Macca on June 21, 2008
by Deny Lu on June 21, 2008
That is the biggest bullshit I've ever read:) But it's kind of funny nonetheless..
by RJ keown on June 21, 2008
I'm a Spurs fan, love em to bits, and i'm always biased when it comes to bigging us up and predicting our future........ but you are so far of the mark with that prediction. Spurs can finish fourt, no higher next season. We can expect one of the big four to have a mediocre season maybe and open the door for us, but the four of them??? Utd with £75m to spend, Chelsea with Big Phil, and Spurs probably minus Berbatov??? no chance underpants. I predict.... Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal, Everton, Man City
by David M on June 21, 2008
I'm a dedicated Spurs fan, but this article is very unrealistic. I certainly expect Tottenham and Everton to be in the mix next season and there are undoubtedly problems at Arsenal, but there were problems at Arsenal last Summer too and they still easily finished in the top 4. There are problems at your projected winners Liverpool, with the ownership at war with itself. I'll be very happy if we see a genuinely competitive top 6 (or 7, if Man City perform) next season, but you are predicting a steep decline for Man U and Chelsea based on ... what? A couple of players wanting to leave from the biggest, strongest squads in world football? Nah. They'll be just as hard to beat next season as they were in the season just gone.
by King Jurgen on June 21, 2008
http://www.spursforum.co.uk/
by Mat on June 21, 2008
do you write this stuff in your school breaks? What a waste of time.
by spud peeler on June 21, 2008
the usual... we've been hearing the same drivel for the past x amount of years. werent spurs meant to finish above arsenal last season yet they were bottom of the table after 4 games? i predict ramos will be first manager to leave next season. discus!
by atek teka on June 21, 2008
you must only be playing pre school footie, huh
by Luke Durkin on June 21, 2008
I actually reckon that Spurs will pip Arsenal most definitely to fourth with liverpool in third! Its gona happen Arsenal just aint gona make it happen this time! COYS
by michael foran on June 21, 2008
i think that prediction will be right.liverpool are a vary good team with the likes of torres and gerrard.silva and villa might come in from valencia and also might get barry and bently.tottenham have already got 2 very classy players like giovani dos santos and luka modric.lukas podolski and bently could come in and also santana could come in.man u what to say about them there a good team but wont win the treble.ronaldo is goin to spain for £75 million but the money could get them some classy players.
by luke anderson on June 21, 2008
hahaha... im a spurs fan and as much as i would love to see us finish second i really dont think we can do it in just one full season with ramos in charge... im predicting 4th, ahead of arsenal... next season it will be man u, chelsea, liverpool, spurs, arsenal, everton, aston villa... season after that though... 2nd doesnt seem such a bad shout...
by T Bone on June 21, 2008
Heard the exactly the same bull last summer about how we were going to struggle because Henry had left, and how Spurs were going to finish above us. I think that anybody that can try and determine who will finish where at this time of year is either got crystal balls or just a bit daft. You need to get out more...
by adeboy neely on June 21, 2008
The worst article content i have ever read, arsenal nothing on thier former selves, look at our performance last season, top until in the very final stages of the season a player who was becoming very good for us broke his leg and a small squad stoped us from carrying on the momentum we had previous to that game. Spurs have got a good look new team, with very good players, but so does arsenal man u and chelsea, and the fact is they have bought players before who are supposedly good but have flopped, darren bent, zokora, davids. There is no way tottenham will finish in the top two next season, and i doubt top four. They may be around that area, but i doubt that they will have the ability to really cause a challange. I reckon a Man City run for Sp*rs, very good at the begining, tail off at the end
Nice to see that Spurs ar winning the Summer League, same as they do every season. Shame that they are a bottom-half club when the actual football kicks off. Just ask Eto'o....
by Steve Yid on June 21, 2008
I love Spurs but realistically, the top 4 will be exactly the same as it was last year and the year before that and the year before that. I would love to think that we could break the top 4 but its so hard as all the sides have magnificent players throughout the squad. Man City will do well to finish top 6 let alone top 4 and Everton, i have nothing against but lets be honest, Cahill, Arteta, Johnson, Yakubu, Yobo, Lescott... not exactly what you'd call "exciting" really is it? Everton have their "style" of play (if you call it a style) and it works for them and they have been the most consistent of the outside teams at that end of the table. No mention of Villa again? I think Villa have a very good squad and some excellent young players and find it strange how they're always overlooked. Pompey, another side like Villa who have some excellent players who aren't mentioned. Only the sides spending money are being touted as usual and they are the same sides that come May next year, will be saying "next year will be our year"
by rorge 666 on June 21, 2008
LIVERPOOL MIGHT FINALY BYPASS THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PLAYOFFS AND MAN U WILL STILL BE STRONG WITHOUT RONALDO (HAHAHA), BUT THE SPURS? GET OFF THE GEAR YOU TRIPPER.
by Rob O'B on June 21, 2008
After spur's fantastic 11th place finish and one "Tin cup" you genuinely believe that spurs will finish above Utd and Arsenal... wow i have read some deluded crap in my time but you truly take the biscuit. The fact that you thought this up in your little head alone is pretty funny but the fact that you actually wrote it down and posted it is too funny to believe. Keep writing the big boys off.. it seemed to work last season with spurs fans shouts of "This is our year" and im sure it will pay off bigtime again this coming season.. My prediction for spurs is they will make it into the top half of the table and maybe even stay in it! As for the top 4.. Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool in what order i dont know...