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Originally Posted by Bagor
I'm curious what makes you so sure that Spurs are a lock for third place?
Was it their final third of last season performance?
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I think that last season there were a lot of things to deal with that have been resolved. A large portion of the squad was rundown after the World Cup, which also meant virtually no pre-season. Then you had the ongoing stadium issue which dragged on and on, and while we got a shot in the arm at arguably the perfect time, that's done. Those are two massive differences.
Now, depending on who you believe, we might add another player or two tomorrow as well. We had a whack of injuries crop up through the season and that just plain caused a lot of problems as we didn't have the depth.
I don't think anyone is a lock for anything. Maybe Newcastle to be relegated? I think that it will be tight amongst the top teams though. Gun to my head, I doubt that City and Liverpool both have a repeat season this coming year and one or both is probably closer to the pack. Spurs should gain at least a few points. Chelsea and Arsenal are both in varying degrees of decline. United has addressed their issues in some respects, but I don't think they're strong enough in the middle, and looking at them after February it's hard to say what we'll see this season. Everton/Wolves/Leicester are probably that next tier and maybe one or two of them can make some ground on 6th/7th?