Prem Predictions

I have put a lot of thought into this, so much so that I don't remember if I have any children or not.

This is the word according to Alex...

Pos	2007-08	2008-09
1	Man Utd	Chelsea
2	Chelsea	Man Utd
3	Arsenal	Liverpool
4	Liverpool	Arsenal
5	Everton	Tottenham
6	Aston Villa	Portsmouth
7	Blackburn	Man City
8	Portsmouth	Everton
9	Man City	Newcastle
10	West Ham	Aston Villa
11	Tottenham	Blackburn
12	Newcastle	Fulham
13	Middlesbrough	Sunderland
14	Wigan	West Ham
15	Sunderland	Middlesbrough
16	Bolton	Wigan
17	Fulham	Hull
18	Reading	West Brom
19	Birmingham	Stoke
20	Derby	Bolton

Where I think it will be tight is the battle for 2nd b/w Man U and Liverpool. I think Man U is going to drop points at the start of the year that will hurt them, due to the absence of Ronaldo's offense, the fragility of Rooney, and the lack of striking depth (at the moment). Meanwhile, Chelsea is going to take the title thanks to Fat Phil, similar to how Mourinho came in to do the job. Tottenham and Arsenal will battle for the last Champs League spot, maybe until the last day like in 2005-06. Positions 6-11 should be a good battle and could be a mix up of my predictions, but I like Portsmouth this year. Newcastle should show that they have been underperforming in recent years and climb the table. I think Fulham and Sunderland are the most improved teams and they will finish far above the bottom seven. Bolton is heading for the drop big time with Hull eking it out.