Season Predictions

[Marc Overmars]

When we don't spend any money = Arsenal are going to finish out of the top four for certain this year!

When we spend money = Arsenal are still going to finish out of the top four for certain this year!

1 FA Cup in 9 years!!

[Niall_Quinn]

We haven't finished outside the top 4 since 95-96 under Rioch.

Trouble is with the sports media in this country so full of ex-players and managers that bias is sure to creep in. Ex-Pool and Spuds pundits are among the worst culprits, some of them are absolutely gagging for Arsenal to do badly.

Every year they hope that this year is the year.

I suppose their logic goes - well the sun has risen for billions of years now. So statistically it's almost certain it won't rise tomorrow.

[Syn]

Tbf unlike previous years there's 5 teams that are utterly convinced they're finishing in the top 4. Someone will be in for a nasty surprise.

And on the top 4 talk, a lot of people mentioned they wouldn't mind Arsenal dropping out of the top 4 because we would never win the CL anyway and it doesn't help us in the transfer market because we only make UEFA Cup signings. Similar to us with the Ozil deal, this year Man Utd have seemingly been chasing any big name worthy of a £40m+ deal and haven't quite landed one yet. Top 4 isn't everything, and I wasn't sold on its importance either, but I think now we're seeing it is crucial to progress.

[Harvey Specter]

League: 3rd
FA Cup: Quarter
Champions League: quarter
League Cup: Win
Top scorer: Walcott
Most assists: Sanchez
Best player: Walcott
Most improved player: Dunno
Worst player: Gibbs
Biggest surprise: Walcott - cos he'll be your best player.
Goals scored: 74
Goals conceded: 38

[Globalgunner]

Liverpool will lose out. Simply cos they will continue to play Gerrard every game when logic states that he cant and shouldn t. The gap between 5th and 6th (Spuds/ Everton) will be at least 10 points and by the end of the year the media will be back on the Harry for Engurlund campaign after QPR finish 10th

[A Gunner]

We haven't finished outside the top 4 since 95-96 under Rioch.

Trouble is with the sports media in this country so full of ex-players and managers that bias is sure to creep in. Ex-Pool and Spuds pundits are among the worst culprits, some of them are absolutely gagging for Arsenal to do badly.

Every year they hope that this year is the year.

I think you are right, it's more of a hope then prediction.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Gerrard actually played very well in his deeper role, though he does need two runners either side of him. Was surprisingly disciplined when he was a booking away too... though that suspension would have been pretty useful against Chelsea. I won't lie though, I was shocked at him [and by extension us as a team] doing so well with him in that role. I was convinced it wouldn't work.

I don't know if he will play every week though. IIRC the sounds coming from the club are that he will be "managed". He'll play the vast majority obviously, but having Can, Lallana, Allen, Lucas (for now), Henderson and even the likes of Sterling and Coutinho means there is quite a lot of room for rotation.

Anyway, because I can.

League: 4th
FA Cup: Semis
Champions League: I'll be happy just to get out the group.
League Cup: Quarters
Top scorer: Sturridge. By default. This may change if we buy a good striker. Not fucking Eto'o.
Most assists: Gerrard.
Best player: Sterling.
Most improved player: Mignolet.
Worst player: Johnson.
Biggest surprise: Markovic.
Goals scored: 81
Goals conceded: 42

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A better model than the British big Phil.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28742392

Arsenal fifth.

Been getting a load of abuse for that (see comments there) and has gone to twitter to cry about it.

That mug predicted the Spuds to finish above us last season. I mean, how little about football must you know to predict that?

[GP]

McNumpty

[Xhaka Can’t]

McNumpty

Nah, not even McNumpty is as stupid as that.