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!
