Who wins the Premier League and who gets relegated?

Friday night is the start of another Premier League season. Manchester United vs Fulham starts the campaign off. We spoke to some of the great and good of the sport to get their predictions on how it all turns out come May.

There are some predictions that are clearly descended from tribal rivalry but it’s all in good fun.

Training Ranks – Current and former

John Mullins

Winners: Arsenal

Relegated: Ipswich, Leicester, Southampton

Ted Soppitt

Winners: Newcastle

Relegated: Everton

Kevin Boon

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Southampton, Leicester, Brentford

Sean White

Winners: Chelsea

Relegated: Southampton, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest.

Savva Roberts 

Winners: Arsenal

Relegated: Leicester, Ipswich, Nottingham Forest

Derek Knight 

Winners: Spurs

Relegated: Arsenal

Terry Dartnall

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Ipswich

Jimmy Fenwick 

Winners: Newcastle

Relegated: Nottingham Forest, Leicester, Ipswich

Micky Douglass 

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Southampton, Leicester, Ipswich

Tom Heilbron

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Everton, Ipswich, Nottingham Forest

Nick Deas

Winners: Chelsea

Relegated: Bournemouth, Leicester, Southampton

Owners

Mark Burridge

Winners: Arsenal

Relegated: Leicester, Southampton, Wolves

Steve Fluin 

Winners: Arsenal

Relegated: Ipswich

David Titterton 

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Bournemouth, Leicester, Wolves

Stuart Forsdike 

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Ipswich, Brentford, Southampton

Kurn Rushen

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Spurs

Graham Box/Bev Lochead 

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Ipswich, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest

Keith Allsop 

Winners: Arsenal

Relegated: Leicester, Nottingham Forest, Southampton

Graham Carpenter 

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Ipswich, Leicester, Nottingham Forest

Shane Rigney 

Winners: Liverpool

Relegated: Nottingham Forest, Southampton and Brentford

Steve Baran 

Winner: Man Utd

Relegated: Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, Southampton

Nigel Smith 

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Leicester

Jonathan Miles 

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Ipswich, Leicester, Southampton

Roger Cearns 

Winners: West Ham

Relegated: Spurs

Racing Offices

Martin Seal

Winners: Arsenal

Relegated: Ipswich, Southampton, Leicester

Tony Williamson 

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Fulham, West Ham, Ipswich

Mark Arkell 

Winners: Arsenal

Relegated: Tottenham

Rob Abrey 

Winners: Man City

Relegated: West Ham, Southampton, Ipswich

Broadcasting, sales and photographers

Dani Jackson

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Wolves

Tanya Stevenson 

Winners: Chelsea

Relegated: Southampton

Joe Conneely

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Ipswich, Fulham, Southampton

Nathan Corden 

Winners: Man City

Relegated: Leicester

Alan Crowhurst

Winners: Arsenal

Relegated: Ipswich

Winners tally

Manchester City – 16

Arsenal – 8

Chelsea – 3

Newcastle – 2

Tottenham – 1

Liverpool – 1

Manchester United – 1

West Ham – 1

Relegation tally

Ipswich – 16

Southampton – 15

Leicester – 14

Nottingham Forest – 9

Bournemouth – 5

Wolves – 3

Spurs – 3

West Ham – 2

Brentford – 2

Fulham – 2

Everton – 2

Arsenal – 1

So there we have it. Greyhound racing has spoken, Manchester City wins the league while the three newly promoted teams all face the drop!