Without Benteke and Delph Villa will be in a relegation battle
Leicester lower mid table
Stoke top 8
West Brom same as Leicester
Stoke top half finish. Possibly challenge for top 6 but won't get it in end.
other 3 bottom half. I'd say WBA have weakest squad
Stoke will do well. Probably finish above Saints, West Ham and Swansea.
WBA, relegation battle. This time they could.
Think Villa will do better than last few years. Comfortable in mid table.
WBA and Leicester to fight relegation, with the former going.
But I predicted WBA to go down last season, so...
Ate being negative, but none of the teams you mention will finish in the top alf.
Stoke top 8
Villa 10-15
WBA 12-17 (Pulis won't let them get relegated)
Leicester to just survive relegation.
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Stoke 7-10. Think they'll build on last season but will find it hard to improve on position.
Villa 8-14. Assumes that we will do a competent rebuild this summer (the signs are beginning to be there, and I think we've been sold), but it'll take time to bed in. If Benteke and/or Delph go then we need quality replacements, but Sherwood & Co know that.
WBA 10-15. Don't think the funds are there for Pulis to do the needed rebuild, but he'll keep them up.
Leicester 12-18. Need to get the right manager in, a mixed season which could go wrong, but last season's experience should help.
Stoke - Top half if they get a new striker. Crouch another year older, Diouf and Walters don't score enough.
WBA - same as last year, struggle a little but end up a comfortable 14th
The foxes - Unpredictable, really depends on who the manager is and if he can keep the spirit they had.
Villa - again unpredictable, good signing in Richards if (and its a big if) he can stay fit. I think selling Teke and Delph could be a brilliant move if they get to spend all the money and spend it wisely.
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*With the names being mentioned that Pulis wants (Austin, Caulker, Matt Phillips) we could actually have a fairly strong squad with a good core.
As a pessimist I see the Midlands losing two teams....
I dont know which two though.
Maybe Leicester and WBA?
If Pulis can get the players he wants I think you'll do OK. But not sure he will.
Probably a bit early to judge, but I think all four are in a stronger position than last year.
Pulls & Sherwood can mould the teams to their styles, so I would expect both teams battling between 10 - 15th
Hughes has done a great job at Stoke and I think they will be mid table.
As for Leicester a much improved squad, even if it's just for prem experience, obviously a big decision to make in regards to the manager.
As longs as they don't go for some manager just because they have a cool sounding foreign name they should be fine.
Too early to say really. For Villa, it depends on takeover and whether we keep Benteke
Stoke 8th - 10th
Villa 12th-18th
Leicester 15th-18th
WBA 13th-17th
Stoke 8th
West Brom 10th
Leicester 16th
Villa 17th
With the looming takeover, coupled with Pulis. I'd be surprised if we were in a relegation battle.
Our record under him last season was top 10
Strong rumours at Albion that the 'new owner'/'major shareholder' is a Chinese businessman worth £25bn.
Matty Phillips signing reported as being done. Albion outbid Villa and Leicester so, imo, most of the above comments are pretty wide of the mark.
Villa to struggle big time, with Tim putting the arguement to bed about how useless he is.
Leicester to implode again around about Xmas and Stoke to be comfortable mid-table.
If the Albion sale goes through quickly, then maybe Pulis will get the funds he needs after all, so should do better than otherwise might. Say 19th up from 20th...
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The good thing is too that their name will be changed as well as that 'orrible kit they wear...
...I had completely forgot about BCFC...
New owners, like new anything in football, is a massive gamble. As has been said, will it be a Tony Fenandes, Venky, Tan or a Sheik Monsour or a Roman Abramovic.
Only time will tell, as it will with Villa who are also up for sale.
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posted on 2/7/15
Without Benteke and Delph Villa will be in a relegation battle
Leicester lower mid table
Stoke top 8
West Brom same as Leicester
posted on 2/7/15
Stoke top half finish. Possibly challenge for top 6 but won't get it in end.
other 3 bottom half. I'd say WBA have weakest squad
posted on 2/7/15
Stoke will do well. Probably finish above Saints, West Ham and Swansea.
WBA, relegation battle. This time they could.
Think Villa will do better than last few years. Comfortable in mid table.
WBA and Leicester to fight relegation, with the former going.
But I predicted WBA to go down last season, so...
posted on 2/7/15
Ate being negative, but none of the teams you mention will finish in the top alf.
posted on 2/7/15
Stoke top 8
Villa 10-15
WBA 12-17 (Pulis won't let them get relegated)
Leicester to just survive relegation.
posted on 2/7/15
All 4 to be relegated
posted on 2/7/15
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posted on 2/7/15
Stoke 7-10. Think they'll build on last season but will find it hard to improve on position.
Villa 8-14. Assumes that we will do a competent rebuild this summer (the signs are beginning to be there, and I think we've been sold), but it'll take time to bed in. If Benteke and/or Delph go then we need quality replacements, but Sherwood & Co know that.
WBA 10-15. Don't think the funds are there for Pulis to do the needed rebuild, but he'll keep them up.
Leicester 12-18. Need to get the right manager in, a mixed season which could go wrong, but last season's experience should help.
posted on 2/7/15
Stoke - Top half if they get a new striker. Crouch another year older, Diouf and Walters don't score enough.
WBA - same as last year, struggle a little but end up a comfortable 14th
The foxes - Unpredictable, really depends on who the manager is and if he can keep the spirit they had.
Villa - again unpredictable, good signing in Richards if (and its a big if) he can stay fit. I think selling Teke and Delph could be a brilliant move if they get to spend all the money and spend it wisely.
With P
posted on 2/7/15
*With the names being mentioned that Pulis wants (Austin, Caulker, Matt Phillips) we could actually have a fairly strong squad with a good core.
posted on 2/7/15
As a pessimist I see the Midlands losing two teams....
I dont know which two though.
Maybe Leicester and WBA?
posted on 2/7/15
If Pulis can get the players he wants I think you'll do OK. But not sure he will.
posted on 2/7/15
Probably a bit early to judge, but I think all four are in a stronger position than last year.
Pulls & Sherwood can mould the teams to their styles, so I would expect both teams battling between 10 - 15th
Hughes has done a great job at Stoke and I think they will be mid table.
As for Leicester a much improved squad, even if it's just for prem experience, obviously a big decision to make in regards to the manager.
As longs as they don't go for some manager just because they have a cool sounding foreign name they should be fine.
posted on 3/7/15
Too early to say really. For Villa, it depends on takeover and whether we keep Benteke
Stoke 8th - 10th
Villa 12th-18th
Leicester 15th-18th
WBA 13th-17th
posted on 4/7/15
Stoke 8th
West Brom 10th
Leicester 16th
Villa 17th
posted on 4/7/15
With the looming takeover, coupled with Pulis. I'd be surprised if we were in a relegation battle.
Our record under him last season was top 10
posted on 6/7/15
Strong rumours at Albion that the 'new owner'/'major shareholder' is a Chinese businessman worth £25bn.
Matty Phillips signing reported as being done. Albion outbid Villa and Leicester so, imo, most of the above comments are pretty wide of the mark.
Villa to struggle big time, with Tim putting the arguement to bed about how useless he is.
Leicester to implode again around about Xmas and Stoke to be comfortable mid-table.
posted on 6/7/15
If the Albion sale goes through quickly, then maybe Pulis will get the funds he needs after all, so should do better than otherwise might. Say 19th up from 20th...
posted on 6/7/15
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posted on 6/7/15
The good thing is too that their name will be changed as well as that 'orrible kit they wear...
posted on 6/7/15
...I had completely forgot about BCFC...
posted on 6/7/15
New owners, like new anything in football, is a massive gamble. As has been said, will it be a Tony Fenandes, Venky, Tan or a Sheik Monsour or a Roman Abramovic.
Only time will tell, as it will with Villa who are also up for sale.
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