Quote Originally Posted by Zippity View Post
Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool will be top 3 in some order and I think 4th spot will be down to Spurs, Chelsea and maybe us and Brighton.

We've recovered incredibly well from our mini-blip but it's a long, old season and I keep going back to that stat about teams in their first CL season finishing 8th on average.

4th this season would be our most astounding achievement for decades.
I honestly believe Villa will be up there also..

I think over the next few years we will get better and better no doubt and we are still in transition but I think Villa will strengthen more than us over the next 2 windows but then start to fall back as our finances overtake theirs..

I don't think we get top 4 this season but I would be happy in the top 7, although it does look like the top 10 will be the strongest top 10 in Europe I would say with:
us
City
arsenal
spurs
liverpool
Man U
villa
Brighton
Chelsea

and I think even west ham will be up there or thereabouts

There is going to be a lot of money injected into the premier league very soon with new TV rights coming in, we just need to try and stay savvy with our business in January then look at what the new sponsors next season in Adidas and Saudi airlines bring in.. I feel the summer window will see a big change in playing staff