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[HelderPG]

[Varela]

O gajo era bem bom no tempo do Bordéus. Foi pena não ter dado nada no Arsenal.

[Rafinha]

 

O Liverpool vai receber £6M.

Editado 13 Agosto 2013 por Rafinha

[Rugido]

Mais um ultra negócio do Liverpool.

[La Flame]

Espero que arranjem um extremo.

[Klebergol]

Que tenha sucesso no West Ham. Sempre foi um jogador que lutou pela camisola e nunca deu problemas de balneário, pelo que sei. Toda a sorte do mundo.

 

A nível de curiosidade, e não que isto interesse a muita gente mas aqui fica: o Liverpool organizou uma espécie de previsão do campeonato, questionando um adepto de cada clube sobre o futuro do mesmo no campeonato que terá início neste fim de semana.

 

Arsenal

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? At the time of writing, it's a resounding 'no'. No sane Arsenal fan would be happy, because as things stand, we haven't signed anyone, other than the obligatory promising French 19-year-old.

 

What do you think of your manager? 4/10. As I seem to say every year, the fan base is split largely down the middle - so much has been written about it that I dont think I can do it justice here, but to put it simply, people are tired of paying top money to watch the club finish in fourth place, and turn in a transfer profit. A lot of people see Wenger's reluctance to spend money as an integral reason for this kind of club stalemate. But having said all that, you have to admire the way we finished last season, winning game after game in one of the hardest leagues in the world with a team that really didn't cost much.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? It's certainly not a wish, more of a prediction: I think Manchester City are going to wipe the floor with everyone this season, and play some magical football as well.

 

Player/person you love to hate? Well, it would be boring to drag up the traditional rogues' gallery of players who have left Arsenal, so I'm going to say Jose Mourinho. We're going to have to put up with his absurd conspiracy theories, his bizarre histrionics up and down the touchline, and a wall-to-wall 'Jose-Fest' on the TV and in the papers. I admire his capabilities as a manager, but I would rather he hadn't come back. Plus he might even make Chelsea good again.

 

Who'll win the league? Man City.

Who'll make the top four? Usual suspects: Man City, Chelsea, United, Arsenal.

Relegated? Palace, Hull, Stoke.

Where will you finish? Do I really need to tell you...?

 

 

Aston Villa

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Considering where Aston Villa are right now, it's been almost a perfect summer. Paul Lambert has signed six new players, largely intriguing foreign players, with good reputations and plenty of potential. And he's done so early. It's been seamless, and we're not used to that. We're also not used to holding onto our best players under pressure from other clubs, and retaining Christian Benteke for what I expect to be one more season is a huge bonus.

 

What do you think of your manager? 8/10. Lambert has my full backing and is very popular among supporters. His ability to identify and sign young players and turn them into first-team starters is a breath of fresh air at a club still struggling to shed some high earners. Conceding goals remains a worry.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? Some supporters are expecting big things and I think they'll be disappointed. My realistic wish is to be out of the bottom three fairly quickly after our very difficult start and to stay out, avoiding last season's thankfully misplaced sense of inevitability about the drop.

 

Player/person you love to hate? Joe Bennett would be the answer from many others, somewhat unfairly. He's got a long, long way to go, but it's not his fault he was in the firing line last season and the criticism is over the top.

 

Who'll win the league? Chelsea.

Who'll make the top four? Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal, Man United - same old story, different order.

Relegated? Cardiff City, Hull City, Crystal Palace.

Where will you finish? 15th. Same position as last year, but less time under a genuine relegation threat.

 

 

Cardiff City

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Bringing in the Danish man-mountain and free-scoring striker Andreas Cornelius was positive. Simon Moore and John Brayford seemed rather more pedestrian signings. However, Steven Caulker's signing really sends a message out that we mean business this year.

 

What do you think of your manager? 9/10. I can't give Mackay 10 simply because he wears a red tie. He came in, rebuilt the squad after the Dave Jones years and got the promotion we so desired. Also, he is very good with the media - the polar opposite to Dave Jones, who would sulk and blame the press, the fans, the tea lady...

 

One wish/prediction for the season? That Swansea don't do the double over us. Amazingly, in the history of the South Wales derby, no team has ever done the double over the other and I don't want the Premier League to stage that historic event. Above all I'd love us to revert to playing in blue instead of red but that simply will not happen.

 

Player/person you love to hate? Because we haven't been in the Premier League before, we haven't had time to build up a book of hate. However, you can expect the likes of Michu and Ashley Williams to get some serious abuse when we play them.

 

Who'll win the league? Chelsea.

Who'll make the top four? Chelsea, Man City, Spurs, Man Utd.

Relegated? Palace, Hull, Stoke.

Where will you finish? 14th.

 

 

Chelsea

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Andre Schurrle, Marco Van Ginkel and Mark Schwarzer have been our only real notable purchases. All three will prove to be important members of the squad. With all our loanees returning, it almost feels like we have a brand-new squad. Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne and Michael Essien will all be very important players this season. I think De Bruyne will surprise a lot of people; he is seriously talented and unless we get Wayne Rooney I can definitely see Lukaku leading the line as our first-choice striker.

 

What do you think of your manager? 10/10. The Special One.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? Winning the Premier League, now that we've conquered Europe.

 

Player/person you love to hate? Rooney...could be awkward.

 

Who'll win the league? Chelsea.

Who'll make the top four? Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd, Spurs.

Relegated? Hull, Crystal Palace, Stoke.

Where will you finish? Champions.

 

 

 

Crystal Palace

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? I still expect us to be very busy for the rest of the transfer window. While I write this we've signed Dwight Gayle, Jose Campana, Jerome Thomas and Elliot Grandin. We have also re-signed Super Kevin Phillips and Stephen Dobbie, who were on loan with us last season. We stumbled our way into the Premier League and, losing our two most potent threats in Wilfried Zaha and Glenn Murray (who is injured until at least January), it was obvious we needed to spend to replace these two. Our worry lies in defence.

 

What do you think of your manager? 6/10. I may get a lot of stick from Palace fans over this. He's an exciting manager, no doubt, but for me he almost cost us our play-off place. When Holloway came in, we were by far and away the best team in the league. Eventually, we completely lost our defensive shape and became a pretty shoddy outfit for the last 10 games. Credit where credit's due, he used his experience perfectly in the play-offs and got us up.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? Well we've already won at Old Trafford recently so an away win at either Spurs, Arsenal or Chelsea would be great. A prediction would be that we will destroy Hull at our place this season.

 

Player/person you love to hate? Mario Balotelli. Ridiculously overrated due to his big boy attitude, but I guess he was sort of entertaining.

 

Who'll win the league? Man City.

Who'll make the top four? Man City, Chelsea, Man United, Liverpool/Arsenal (dependent on transfers).

Relegated? Ourselves, Hull, Stoke.

Where will you finish? 19th.

 

 

Everton

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? At the point of writing this we have improved the squad with a few ex-Wigan players and a loaned youngster from Barcelona. They are all welcome additions to the squad, which was short of numbers, but I am yet to be convinced the starting XI has been improved. Our lack of finances means we are probably waiting to see what sort of offers arrive for Marouane Fellaini and/or Leighton Baines. I think the jury will be out on our transfer window until it has closed.

 

What do you think of your manager? 6/10. Obviously there are concerns over Roberto Martinez's recent relegation with Wigan. On the other hand he was forced to cut Wigan's budgets year on year. I firmly belive your league position is primarily dictated by wage bill, with a few good managers out-performing and a few bad ones under-performing. Wigan were a bottom three side on wage bill for a while. Since his arrival he has talked a good game, and I have only heard positive comments about his short stewardship so far.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? Consistent defending. We had a good set-up defensively under David Moyes, and Martinez is expected to change our style in terms of possession and attacking football. If we can keep our defensive form of the last few years it should give us the foundation for a solid season. My prediction is that 'Nice Mourinho' will last only until they lose their first game against United or City...

 

Player/person you love to hate? Steven Gerrard is always going to be the one our fans love to focus banter on. Captain of 'them across the park', local lad who has been around for years. Personally, though, I've got a particular dislike of Kevin Nolan at West Ham.

 

Who'll win the league? This could be a very close season. City and Chelsea should both be better, and United could drop off from last season to leave very little between the three of them. I could pick any of them, but will plump for Chelsea purely on my love of the Mourinho media circus.

Who'll make the top four? Chelsea, Man City, Man United, Arsenal.

Relegated? Cardiff, Hull, Palace.

Where will you finish? I've really no idea, approximately 8th currently - but likely to change as I see who replaces any players that leave. I suspect our results against the struggling teams will improve; however, we will lose consistency as new ideas/methods are implemented.

 

 

Fulham

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Derek Boateng and Fernando Amorebieta look like solid signings, Adel Taraabt beat us on his own last season, so I'm hoping he'll do well. Permanent signing of former loanee Sascha Riether is great news. The new owner has deep pockets, so hopefully there may be more new faces before the window shuts.

 

What do you think of your manager? 7.5/10. There are very few vocal critics of Martin Jol, though he might come under greater pressure for results from the new owner than from the old.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? I moonlighted among the Wigan fans at the FA Cup final and had a brilliant day, so my one wish is for Fulham to reach a Wembley final.

 

Player/person you love to hate? My pet hate is Sam Allardyce - and by extension, West Ham, previously Bolton. Fulham fans in general have an intense dislike for Messrs Terry and Lampard.

 

Who'll win the league? Chelsea.

Who'll make the top four? Chelsea, Man City, Man United, Everton.

Relegated? Hull City, Crystal Palace, Sunderland.

Where will you finish? As usual, we'll be around 10th.

 

 

Hull City

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Yes, we've bought excellently and at a level where, if the worst happens, and we go back down, we'll not be left in the state that we were previously. Our best signing might be Sone Aluko. He was with us last year but missed the second half of the season due to injury. He might be the one that surprises our opposition now we've got him fit.

 

What do you think of your manager? 10/10. Steve Bruce made some astute signings and played a style of football that you might not expect. He's great value with the local press too - honest, witty and says it how he sees it. The fans have really warmed to him.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? One wish? That the owner drops this ridiculous, logic-free renaming whim. We should be looking forward to only our third season in the Premier League and yet fans are protesting rather than getting excited about the fixtures ahead. I hope the club sees sense.

 

Player/person you love to hate? First time out in the Premier League, we loved mocking Arsene Wenger and Arsenal. We beat them at The Emirates in our first season and his exaggerated arm flapping both in that, an FA Cup quarter-final and then the return game at the KC Stadium made sure we had someone to point and laugh at.

 

Who'll win the league? Man City.

Who'll make the top four? Man United, Chelsea, Man City, Spurs (but I do think Liverpool have a chance).

Relegated? Crystal Palace, Stoke, Cardiff.

Where will you finish? Either 18th or 17th. It'd be good for at least one of the promoted sides to stay up and I think we've the best chance regardless of the money Cardiff have spent. Didn't work for QPR did it?

 

 

Liverpool

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Happy to a point; having four signings done, dusted and through the door before pre-season training kicked off was pleasing. I believe Kolo Toure will prove to be a very astute piece of business by Brendan Rodgers - he has the experience and power to adequately replace Jamie Carragher at the back. Simon Mignolet looks a very composed and vocal goalkeeper, and our new Spanish pair have impressed with their technique. I do feel we need another central defender (one who could ideally play left-back) and a defensive midfielder, though.

 

What do you think of your manager? 8.5/10. When he was appointed, there was a tremendous amount of renovation work to be carried out and I was happy to give him at least two years to achieve that. He is not far off successfully overhauling the squad now, and I think he has bought very well in the transfer market since his own people were installed at the club. His style of football is very pleasing on the eye and we're definitely on an upward trajectory, in my opinion.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? The wish has to be a return to the Champions League for Liverpool. A club of our size and ambition simply has to be playing at the highest level.

 

Player/person you love to hate? Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. He's a man many Reds fans thoroughly enjoy hating, and he brings a great deal of entertainment to the Premier League at a time when the managerial ranks are lacking a certain amount of characters.

 

Who'll win the league? Manchester City, at a canter.

Who'll make the top four? Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham - in that order.

Relegated? Crystal Palace, Hull City, Norwich City.

Where will you finish? 5th.

 

 

Manchester City

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Yes. Fernandinho looks to be a strong box-to-box midfielder and will likely replace Gareth Barry, who was off the pace for much of last year. Jesus Navas will give us the pace and width we lacked and will be a star, Stevan Jovetic looks to be a talent and Alvaro Negredo looks like a natural goalscorer. I'm also glad we stayed clear of the big names when the prices got stupid (Edinson Cavani, Radamel Falcao, Gareth Bale).

 

What do you think of your manager? When rumours of Bobby Manc's dismissal broke, it's fair to say we were all incensed. This was the man who won us some pots after a long time. I think most of us have been shocked at the stories that have come out since. Manuel 'Greeny' Pellegrini seems to be a fatherly-type who will keep the squad unified and focused on winning. Can't give a mark, though, as it's all up in the air.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? Winning the league - though progression in Europe would be a nice change too.

 

Player/person you love to hate? Any of that lot from Stretford. Special call-out for 'Beaker' aka Phil Jones.

 

Who'll win the league? Manchester City or Chelsea. It could be a bedding-in year for Pellegrini but we'll be there or thereabouts. Jose Mourinho at the Bridge will be a very tough opponent.

Who'll make the top four? Us, Chelsea, Arsenal and our 'Moyesy neighbours' - though please feel free to replace that final option.

Relegated? Crystal Palace, Hull and, I have a hunch, Sunderland.

Where will you finish? Still seems strange for Blues of a certain age to write this; likely 2nd, hopefully top.

 

 

Manchester United

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Not really. But then, I never am. Thiago Silva or Cesc Fabregas would have been great signings for us. Every year we're linked with top players, but we rarely buy any of them. It's very frustrating. If you want to win league titles and European Cups, when top quality players become available you have to get them. The one addition which does excite me, though, is Wilfried Zaha. He already looks a quality player, and I think he'll play plenty of games. Just a quick point about Wayne Rooney. If he's not happy, let him leave. We already have a replacement - Javier Hernandez. He can score over 20 goals a season, and deserves to play more.

 

What do you think of your manager? Too early to say. If he's going to be a success and win trophies it may take a few years. That's the harsh reality of life after Sir Alex. It's not just about David Moyes, though. It depends how well his coaching staff perform and fit in too.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? I'd like to win the FA Cup.

 

Player/person you love to hate? I'm a lover, not a hater. Liverpool, Man City, Leeds United - we're all northern brothers.

 

Who'll win the league? Chelsea.

Who'll make the top four? Before we start, I'd like to point out that I correctly predicted last season's top four. And, I correctly predicted two out of the three relegated teams. So my top four is: Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal, Man United.

Relegated? In no particular order: Crystal Palace, Hull City, Sunderland.

Where will you finish? Fourth.

 

 

Newcastle

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Ha ha ha. Sob.

 

What do you think of your manager? 4/10 from last season. The first five games are critical to him after the disasters of last season, particularly at home with defeats at the hands of the Great Unwashed from down the road and a good hiding at St James' Park from Liverpool, fresh in the memory. Something tells me he is on borrowed time, with Mike Ashley and Joe Kinnear itching to get in the dug-out. God help us. Why always us?

 

One wish/prediction for the season? It will be predictable.

 

Player/person you love to hate? I despise the football authorities in this country for selling out the game to private interests.

 

Who'll win the league? Chelsea.

Who'll make the top four? Chelsea, Man Utd, Man City, Arsenal. Zzzzzzz.

Relegated? Crystal Palace, a team from the North East, Aston Villa.

Where will you finish? Uncomfortably.

 

 

Norwich

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? I think most City fans are delighted. We've bought in some real quality in Leroy Fer and Ricky Van Wolfswinkel, and also a young England prospect in Nathan Redmond. There is still room for a couple more, though.

 

What do you think of your manager? 6 or 7/10. Chris Hughton took a lot of stick last season, wrongly or rightly, for the way we played. We were so negative to watch at times but he's gone some way to changing that it seems with the attacking signings. Ultimately, he did his job last season by keeping us up so I would probably give him a 6 or 7.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? The only thing I would want to see change this season is the way we approach games.

 

Player/person you love to hate? I wouldn't say there's anyone in the Premier League that I love to hate really.

 

Who'll win the league? I think Man City will be back on top again this season. Chelsea will be close behind with Jose Mourinho back at the helm.

Who'll make the top four? Man City, Chelsea, Man United, Arsenal.

Relegated? Crystal Palace and Hull I fancy being two of them. I wouldn't be surprised to see Stoke dragged into it too.

Where will you finish? The initial goal is to remain in the Premier League, no matter how carried away some City fans might be getting. If we can finish somewhere around last season - 11th or 12th - then that would be great.

 

 

Southampton

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Very happy. Dejan Lovren looks a good, strong player to bolster the defence which we need and Victor Wanyama had a lot of interest from plenty of clubs. Most importantly, the fact we have held onto the quality players that we already have despite rumours all summer is a great sign we want to build and won't be pushed around.

 

What do you think of your manager? 10. I can't fault Mauricio Pochettino. He came into a really difficult situation through no fault of his own, dealt with it well and really improved the team. He likes to build on youth and he looks like he wants to get us playing quality football, so I'm very happy with him.

 

Player/person you love to hate? That's a difficult one - with P*rtsmouth languishing in League Two, Harry Red*napp not involved this season and Fergie gone, there isn't really a particular point to aim hate at!

 

Who'll win the league? Man City.

Who'll make the top four? Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs.

Relegated? Hull, Palace and I think Stoke may struggle.

Where will you finish? Hopefully we can build on last season and improve, so I think mid-table is very achievable again - hopefully lower top half.

 

 

Stoke

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? With us having a new manager in Mark Hughes, he's still in the process of assessing the existing squad, so player arrivals for the most part should start imminently. In terms of those players he has brought in early, Erik Pieters from PSV and Marc Muniesa from Barcelona - I think they are great signings.

 

What do you think of your manager? 7.5/10. It's obviously too early to tell as he's not managed a competitive fixture yet. While I was perhaps underwhelmed initially, Hughes' appointment makes more and more sense with each passing day and he's saying all the right things.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? It might sound pessimistic but given the previous manager and about a dozen other staff have left, as well as there being a huge shift in how we play, I'd be happy to stay in the league. We know the style will be better so to stay in the Premier League comfortably whilst being a bit more adventurous would please most of the fans I'd expect.

 

Player/person you love to hate? 'Hate' is a strong word but I'm not Peter Crouch's biggest fan. He represents everything that was wrong with Tony Pulis. He was bought for £10million, with no idea how he'd be used, played regardless of form and has zero re-sale value.

 

Who'll win the league? Chelsea.

Who'll make the top four? Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd, Spurs.

Relegated? Sunderland, Crystal Palace, Hull.

Where will you finish? I'll say a creditable 12th.

 

 

Sunderland

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Extremely. If you'd told me a few months ago that we'd be signing a fully-fledged Italian international, who the Serie A champions were loathe to let go, I'd have assumed you'd been sharing whatever Mike Ashley was having when he decided bringing Joe Kinnear back was a good idea. There's been a real sense of having an actual plan in place. The likes of Emanuele Giaccherini and Jozy Altidore should prove shrewd acquisitions straight away.

 

What do you think of your manager? 7.5/10. He's a character, to put it mildly. He's passionate, he's ambitious and he's almost certainly a little bit mad. It's difficult to judge him at the moment, given the side he inherited, but the derby win went a long way to securing the love of the fans. Thus far in pre-season we've played some good football, while now possessing perhaps the fittest side in the league, which is largely down to his methods.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? I wish to see some good attacking football, and a season free of worrying about relegation. Even just one of those two would make a nice change.

 

Player/person you love to hate? The aforementioned Kinnear. Why anyone would employ him is beyond me. However, it just so happens he is practicing his particular brand of buffoonery at our closest rivals, so I'm more than happy for him to continue.

 

Who'll win the league? Chelsea.

Who'll make the top four? Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal.

Relegated? Hull, Crystal Palace, Stoke.

Where will you finish? Mid-table, probably somewhere around 9th and 12th.

 

 

Swansea

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Definitely. We've spent a bit more this year than we have before, but it's looking worth it so far. Wilfried Bony has already looked pretty solid, bagging two goals in our game against Malmo, Jonjo Shelvey has been pretty good so far as well, and of course it's great to see Jonathan De Guzman back in the side for another year.

 

What do you think of your manager? 10/10. Michael Laudrup has built on the success of previous managers, and has made some very good moves in the transfer market.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? I'd love to see us get a decent run in the Europa League, but if I could have one wish, it'd be to continue improving and finish higher in the league than last season!

 

Player/person you love to hate? Joey Barton.

 

Who'll win the league? Man United.

Who'll make the top four? Man United, Man City, Chelsea, Spurs.

Relegated? Hull, Crystal Palace, Cardiff.

Where will you finish? I'm going to be optimistic and say 8th.

 

 

Tottenham

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? So far, yes. Ecstatically so. We've broken our transfer record twice, spent big money on a fully-functioning striker and our first goalscoring midfielder in years. Selling Steven Caulker raised eyebrows, but it was decent money for a fourth-choice centre-back. However, with the other three all inconveniently injured we could do with some cover in that department. Then, of course, there's the big Welsh elephant in the room. Frankly, who knows what will happen there.

 

What do you think of your manager? 9/10. I love Andre Villas-Boas. I love his hair, I love his beard, I love his voice, I love the fact him being good annoys Chelsea fans. And above all I love the fact he's not Harry Redknapp. We have one of the best young coaches in the world. I can't see how we could possibly, realistically, improve on AVB. Keeping hold of him is far more important than keeping hold of Gareth Bale.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? Wish: that this is the season we manage to stay ahead of Arsenal. Prediction: it isn't.

 

Player/person you love to hate? Jack Wilshere. Ghastly. The fact that we constantly prove him right about respective finishing positions of north London clubs makes me want to punch a hole in the world. The fact this is the exact response he wants only makes me angrier.

 

Who'll win the league? Man City.

Who'll make the top four? City, Chelsea, Man United, Arsenal

Relegated? Crystal Palace, Hull, Stoke (please).

Where will you finish? Fifth.

 

 

West Brom

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Yes and no. I think Nicolas Anelka is a great signing, particularly on a free, and Diego Lugano comes with a top reputation, but we desperately need another striker (to try and get the goals Romelu Lukaku did last season). We could do with a wide player or two. We may lack a bit of pace in the midfield without additions. There's still time to get a couple of new boys in, though.

 

What do you think of your manager? 9/10. He'll get an extra mark if he wins us a cup. Steve Clarke had a tremendous first season. He seems aware of our strengths and plays to them and isn't scared to make changes to try and win a game. The thing I most like is his honesty in interviews when it comes to performances, and the way he dealt with the Peter Odemwingie debacle last year was top-class.

One wish/prediction for the season? Another season as the top team in the Midlands and a run in one of the cups would be nice. It's been ages since we have done well in them and with us realistically not going to get better than eighth in the league we have to look to give some priority to the cup competitions.

 

Player/person you love to hate? Well, Odemwingie is still an Albion player so I will lay off him. Anyone in an Aston Villa shirt and John Terry for obvious reasons.

 

Who'll win the league? Chelsea.

Who'll make the top four? Chelsea, Man Utd, Man City, Arsenal.

Relegated? Hull, Crystal Palace, Stoke.

Where will you finish? 9th.

 

 

West Ham

 

 

Are you happy with your summer transfer activity? Although he had mixed reviews after signing for Liverpool, I really think that Andy Carroll will be good for us. He's playing in front of his best mate and under a manager who gives him a lot of confidence, so hopefully we'll get the best out of him. We've also signed a very capable and experienced international in Razvan Rat and what appears to be a very promising young goalkeeper, Adrian. I would have liked to see another striker come in - perhaps Loic Remy or Arouna Kone - but I don't think there is a West Ham fan who'd be entirely disappointed with how the club has done on the recruitment front.

 

What do you think of your manager? I'd probably give him a 7 or 8/10 in all honesty, purely because he gets the best out of his key players and shifts the deadwood where previous managers haven't done so. He never lets a player get past their sell-by date, which has been important in both our promotion and consolidation in the league.

 

One wish/prediction for the season? To really make a genuine push for the top six. I'm as realistic as any Hammers fan and admit that we are a way off European football by league position at the moment, so it would be nice to at least be a prospect for broaching the better half of the top 10.

 

Player/person you love to hate? If we are talking West Ham personnel, I'd probably say David Sullivan because of his inability to keep quiet (though he has thankfully reined this in a bit of late). If we're looking at any other player or person in football - probably the classic answer of John Terry. I don't think that needs any elaboration!

 

Who'll win the league? Chelsea.

Who'll make the top four? Chelsea, Spurs, United, Liverpool.

Relegated? Palace, Hull, Stoke.

Where will you finish? In reality I think we'll be hovering around 8th or 9th place, but if we see out the tougher fixtures we should really be doing that quite comfortably.

 

 

tl;dr

 

Gosto particularmente das respostas ao Player/person you love to hate?. :lol: E as análises aos treinadores também são, na sua maioria, bastante interessantes.

[La Flame]

Ri-me com a resposta sobre o AVB.

[Kimi Raikkonen]

Tottenham :lol:

[Pat Riley]

omg o Rooney foi treinar ao Vauxhall Motors?

 

Deus.

[La Flame]

Aquilo é a seleção...

[Pat Riley]

Ri-me com a resposta sobre o AVB.

 

Tirando a última frase, só disse verdades.

 

Aquilo é a seleção...

 

...

[Kratosthegod]

Os fãs do Chelsea devem estar mesmo chateados pelo AVB estar no Tottenham.

[SAS_Robben]

Os fãs do Chelsea devem estar mesmo chateados pelo AVB estar no Tottenham.

 

É uma chatice ver os adversários com a copia e eles só terem o original :mrgreen:

[Pat Riley]

I love the fact him being good annoys Chelsea fans.

 

Não percebo porque estás a chamar o Mourinho para o barulho, quer dizer perceber até percebo mas é só estúpido porque não é nada disso que ele quer dizer.

[SAS_Robben]

Negócios sérios.

Foi só uma brincadeira.

[SAS_Robben]

 

It never gets old :heart:

[Pat Riley]

Não era para ti SAS.

[Kratosthegod]

Então e o Vydra que foi para o West Brom? Bom reforço, apesar de achar que pode fazer falta à Udine.

[Eden Hazard]

É uma chatice ver os adversários com a copia e eles só terem o original :mrgreen:

:carinhoso:

[Rugido]

O adepto do Swansea é que a sabe, por causa do Man UTD como previsão.

[Eden Hazard]

O que acham do Eto'o no Chelsea? Assim só naquela.

[Faint]

tinha de baixar o salário surreal que ganha, mas era uma excelente opção, o Mourinho já sabe com o que pode contar.

Editado 13 Agosto 2013 por Faint

[Rugido]

O que acham do Eto'o no Chelsea? Assim só naquela.

 

Se estiver bem fisicamente, não vejo porque não seria bom, quem sabe nunca esquece e o eto'o é um dos que mais sabe nesta posição.

 

Parece que o Gourcuff vai para o Arsenal.

[Rafinha]

O Gourcuff estagnou imenso. Tenho pena, pois era dos meus jogadores favoritos quando estava no Bordéus.

[Mister Master]