WIGAN, DERBY, SUNDERLAND

Can't see Sunderland going down. Not expecting them to be too high up the table come the end of next season but...

Sunderland to struggle as they haven't really bought much quality (apart from Chopra of course) and no-one seems to want to sign for Roy Keane, but they'll stay up just. But I reckon Fulham, Derby and Boro or Wigan to go

I've opted for Bolton, Birmingham and Reading.


My dads team is Derby, spent alot of my childhood at the Baseball ground, so I'm rooting for them to stay up.

Derby as they just dont have the quality, i think Barnes will be off in January.

Wigan as most of their signings have been uninspiring, and anyone with Titus Bramble will struggle.

I desperately want Birmingham to go down re Steve Bruce but i think theyve some good players so will plump for Fulham instead, Sanchez didnt do much last year and they dont have much depth or class in the squad.

My head says Wigan, Birmingham, and Derby.
But it would be lovely if the Mackems went.

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Originally posted by ScouseTiger:
so will plump for Fulham instead, Sanchez didnt do much last year and they dont have much depth or class in the squad.

I think we will be safe again this year.

We will have a better defence than last season for certain, just got to hope Niemi stays fit.
Midfield we are very strong- Diop, Smertin, Davies, Davis, Dempsey all more than good enough with Bullard to come back!

Then we may not have a goal scorer who will score 15-20 but between them McBride, Kamara, Healy and John will score enough goals to stear us clear of relegation. Kamara's looking very good and I'm excited about this man playing alongside McBride.

I really hope West Ham get relegated. No offence to any West Ham supporters.

DERBY, DERBY & DERBY!!!!!!!

Seriously though, they are shocking & a definite must for the drop.

Can't about the others at this early stage, but Bolton might be another candidate, especially as the Incredible Sulk will want to leave them in January & go to a club playing European Cup football.

Unless they take 3 pts from Newcastle or Arsenal. They'll be off to a worse start than Sunderland in the year that they only got 15pts - the lowest ever.

i look at the table and i struggle to see a team they will beat, sure they'll win half a dozen maybe, theyre bound to, but enough to get to around 40 points, i doubt it

I think they'll be lucky to crack 20 points

derby are a cert to go down, sorry billy, despite signing miller.

the others may be a little more difficult to predict, but for the drop, i foresee;

as well as derby - reading and birmingham, maybe fulham (instead of reading)

Billy Davies is almost as loathsome as Neil "I want to stay and manage in the Premiership" Warnock

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Originally posted by AndyCardiff:
Billy Davies is almost as loathsome as Neil "I want to stay and manage in the Premiership" Warnock

No-one is as loathsome as Neil Warnock, and I'm including Politics, Showbiz, and even Tennis, as well as Football.

i would like to whole heartedly add my support for the "hate Neil Warnock" campaign that seems to be building nicely, i despise the fella

I loved the way Warnock said that, as he had just had a taste for the Premiership, he now wanted to stay in a job there. He would have had a job for a very long time at Sheff United, but the general feeling in football is that everyone hates him so no-one has touched him with a 10 foot pole.

think the 3 that go down are the 3 down there at the moment, reading bolton derby

Derby are gone and then it could be any 2 from about 8.

Sunderland and Birmingham are the weakest out of all of them but you rarely get all 3 clubs who come up going back down in one season.
Then you have Reading, Bolton, Wigan, Fulham and Middlesbrough. West Ham should be ok despite the manager.

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Originally posted by AndyCardiff:
I loved the way Warnock said that, as he had just had a taste for the Premiership, he now wanted to stay in a job there. He would have had a job for a very long time at Sheff United, but the general feeling in football is that everyone hates him so no-one has touched him with a 10 foot pole.

serves him right, he obviously has a much greater opinion of himself than others do, along with steve bruce i have nothing but contempt for him

I had no faith in the 'Boro before the season started, but having seen them play a few times I think we should be OK this season.
I don't think that we are a great team but we are in a different league to Derby, Birmingham, Reading and Sunderland............... so far.
(Fingers crossed and thumbs pressed though but)

reading are in free fall, they are gonna struggle. derby, birmingham, sunderland will prob go down

I am a Bolton fan and have to agree that we are going to struggle to stay up if things dont improve drasticly

If rumours are true, dropping your 2 most experienced players (Nolan and Speed) before the Chelsea game may not be the way forward

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Originally posted by AndyCardiff:
If rumours are true, dropping your 2 most experienced players (Nolan and Speed) before the Chelsea game may not be the way forward

Not sure about Nolan but Speed is older than Lehmann. Bobby Charlton has experience, I wouldnt say the way forward would to put him back in the team at united though.