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Old 08-13-2024, 04:34 PM   #19
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Hard to argue with those predictions on relegation but there are a lot of bad teams this year.

I think Leicester are going to add some firepower late in the window and I could see them staying up potentially if so though not surprised if they go down. They are in a lot of rumors.

Beyond those three there are some other teams that got way worse.

For sure Wolves, they lost their two best players IMO and added a few cheap youngsters. I think they will be very weak. Forest could be real bad too, way too much turnover again massive massive gamble and for me they still lack an EPL level goalie.

Fulham lost their best midfielder who held them together and their best centre back and ERS is a huge gamble at the price they paid. I could also see them struggling they are pretty weak down the spine

Everton are still bad too but I don't mind the business they did, they could ease themselves out of the relegation race this year (though still probably going to be well into the bottom half).

For me I'd bet Ipswich 100%, Southampton probably, then Wolves the third team going down. Fulham and Leicester probably in the mix and close to going down. Forest a wildcard.

Hard for me to see anybody else winning other than City this year either, Arsenal didn't really do anything this summer to close the gap, a solid prospect CB from Bologna but that is an area they really didn't need reinforcements, they had the best defence in the league last year. They had a real chance to clear out some dead wood and add reinforcements but it seemed like they asked for way too much for guys like Nketiah and scared clubs off. I think Fulham overpaid for ERS with his injury history and they got a bit lucky there at least. But they are still very good and hopefully it's a close, entertaining battle between those two.

Liverpool are aging and didn't do anything at all to reinforce. Newcastle could really take a step forward on the pitch if they quit nickel and diming over Guehi, but I hope they don't and it seems like they won't. Hopefully Chelsea are hilarious to watch again, quite enjoyable seeing them get their ass handed to them after completely destroying transfer market values and drop a B and chasing their heart and soul out of the club in Gallagher it's hard to see them being anything but worse.

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