The Premier League is back, and that means it is time for us to give our completely undercooked (and no doubt wrong) predictions about the season ahead.
After our effort for the Championship last week, we decided to give it another go. We predicted various topics, and it looks like opinion is split right down the middle in the office.
Here's what we came up with:
Premier League Predictions
Gary Connaughton - Fantasy Football Underachiever
Champions: Manchester City
Top four (in order): Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal
Relegated: Norwich City, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace
Best of the rest: Leicester City
Top goalscorer: Mohamed Salah
Signing of the season: Kieran Tierney. Left back has been a huge problem position for Arsenal, and he's a steal at that price.
PFA Player of the Year: They will have to give it to a City player at some stage, so I'll go with Raheem Sterling
Flop of the season: Frank Lampard. I can't see how Chelsea won't be a disaster this season.
First manager to receive the sack: Steve Bruce
FA Cup winners: Liverpool
League Cup winners: Manchester City
Irish player to keep an eye on: Troy Parrott (obviously)
What you're most looking forward to: Watching Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea continually try to piss away the top four for most of the year, only for someone to end up there by default.
Mark Farrelly - Delusional Fantasy Football Player
Champions: Manchester City
Top four (in order): Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal
Relegated: Newcastle, Sheffield United, Burnley
Best of the rest: Leicester City
Top goalscorer: Harry Kane
Signing of the season: Nicolas Pepe
PFA Player of the Year: Raheem Sterling
Flop of the season: Man United
First manager to receive the sack: Javi Gracia
FA Cup winners: Man City
League Cup winners: Arsenal
Irish player to keep an eye on: Enda Stevens
What you're most looking forward to: Having multiple conniptions over fantasy football
Mick McCarthy - Ireland Manager
Champions: Manchester City
Top four (in order): Liverpool, Spurs, Chelsea
Relegated: Brighton, Burnley, Newcastle
Best of the rest: Leicester
Top goalscorer: Mané
Signing of the season: Moise Kean
PFA Player of the Year: Sadio Mané
Flop of the season: Paul Pogba
First manager to receive the sack: Roy Hodgson
FA Cup winners: Liverpool
League Cup winners: Manchester United
Irish player to keep an eye on: Mark Travers
What you're most looking forward to: The return of The Villa!
Donny Mahoney - Solskjaer Realist
Champions: Spurs
Top four (in order): City, Chelsea, Liverpool
Relegated: Man United
Best of the rest: Everton
Top goalscorer: Kane
Signing of the season: Moise Kean
PFA Player of the Year: Pulisic
Flop of the season: Salah
First manager to receive the sack: Solskjaer
Dylan Ryan - Sales Guru
Champions: Liverpool
Top four (in order): Man City, Spurs, Arsenal
Relegated: Sheffield United, Brighton, Burnley
Best of the rest: Leicester
Top goalscorer: Salah
Signing of the season: Rodri
PFA Player of the Year: Salah
Flop of the season: Pepe
First manager to receive the sack: Roy Hodgson
FA Cup winners: Man City
League Cup winners: Man City
Irish player to keep an eye on: Robinson
What you're most looking forward to: The continued demise of Manchester United
Maurice Brosnan
Champions: Man City
Top four (in order): Liverpool, Spurs, Man United.
Relegated: Aston Villa, Norwich, Sheffield United.
Best of the rest: Leicester City
Top goalscorer: Aguero
Signing of the season: Moise Kean
PFA Player of the Year: Bernardo Silva
Flop of the season: Chelsea
First manager to receive the sack: Roy Hodgson
FA Cup winners: Arsenal
League Cup winners: Manchester City
Irish player to keep an eye on: Gavin Kilkenny
What you're most looking forward to: Feed the Parrott
