So, just like last year I'm taking part in the work's predictor league, it's great fun and as it turns out I'm actually not too bad at predicting results. My downfall however was my season prediction sheet that you have to submit at the start of the season.
Let's compare actual results with mine shall we?
Yeah... that didn't go so well did it? To be fair some answers weren't entirely serious and I've followed that pattern somewhat this season too what with saying we're going to win the Champions League haha! It doesn't hurt to dream.
Premier League Winners - Chelsea. I can't see anyone pipping them this season providing Conte stays put.
Community Shield Winners - Arsenal. I just don't really want Chelsea to win this too haha.
FA Cup Winners - I've said we'll win it, because why the hell not? And who seriously predicts cup winners anyway, it could be anyone.
League Cup Winners - Manchester City, again, I have no idea who will win this cup but thought it would be a safe bet to go with one of the big boys.
Premier League Golden Boot - Romelu Lukaku. Annoyingly, I genuinely think he's going to find the back of the net frequently next season, it hurt to type a United player but it's a win-win situation. He wins it I get extra prediction league points, he doesn't I can lol.
First manager to be sacked - Slaven Bilic. There's a few candidates to choose from but after last season it definitely felt like Bilic was on the ropes, a bad start and he'd be off I reckon.
Premier League Relegation #1 - Huddersfield. I don't think they're strong enough to stay up.
Premier League Relegation #2 - Watford. Looked dodgy last season, got rid of Mazzarri, Silva needs to hit the ground running.
Premier League Relegation #3 - Bournemouth. I don't know what it is about Bournemouth I just seem to doubt them, I put them last season and it didn't work out so we'll see what happens.
Championship Promotion #1 - Wolverhampton Wanderers. In part I kind of have to put these down due to the fella's footballing allegiances however I genuinely think they may have a shot, they've got a new manager in and have been pretty active in the transfer market.
Championship Promotion #2 - Fulham. Fulham always seem to be there or thereabouts, I think this season could prove to be a fruitful one.
Championship Promotion #3 - Norwich. Norwich are a team who are definitely going to be involved come the end of the season.
Champions League Winner - Liverpool. Yes, I have entered pre-season delerium. I hope to god we get through qualifying else I'll never live this down haha!
Europa League Winner - Sevilla. I seemed to go round the houses with this one, I was trying to analyse teams who may drop into the competition from the Champions League, then I was looking at teams who usually perform strongly in the competition... In the end I gave up and went with Sevilla cause they always seem to be winning it.
Super Cup Winners - Real Madrid. You'd be daft not to go with them.
FIFA Club World Cup Winners - Real Madrid. It was them or the mighty Auckland City.
La Liga Winners - Barcelona. Real Madrid can't have everything can they?
Budesliga Winners - Bayern Munich. They're almost a dead cert.
Serie A Winners - Juventus. I really, really wanted to put AC Milan, they've bought extremely well this window and I'm sick of seeing Juve at the top.
MLS Cup Winners - San Jose Earthquakes. I have no idea on this, literally no idea so I went with the earthquakes because I studied natural hazards at Uni and thought their name was cool... #tipster
FIFA Ballon D'Or - Cristiano Ronalo. I went with Messi last year and it was Ronaldo, watch it be Messi now.
Tweet me your own season predictions: @LFCKirstyLFC
Let's compare actual results with mine shall we?
2016/2017 Actual
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Kirsty’s Predictions
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Premier League Winners
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Chelsea
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Manchester City
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Community Shield Winners
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Manchester United
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Leicester City
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FA Cup Winners
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Arsenal
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Liverpool
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League Cup Winners
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Manchester United
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Liverpool
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Premier League Golden Boot
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Harry Kane
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Sergio Aguero
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First Premier League Manager to be sacked
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Francesco Guidolin
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Francesco Guidolin
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Premier League Relegation #1
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Hull
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Hull
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Premier League Relegation #2
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Sunderland
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Burnley
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Premier League Relegation #3
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Middlesbrough
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Bournemouth
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Championship Promotion #1
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Newcastle United
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Newcastle United
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Championship Promotion #2
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Huddersfield
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Aston Villa
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Championship Promotion #3
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Brighton & Hove Albion
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Champions League Winner
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Real Madrid
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Bayern Munich
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Europa League Winner
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Manchester United
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Napoli
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Super Cup Winners
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Real Madrid
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Real Madrid
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FIFA Club World Cup Winners
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Real Madrid
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Real Madrid
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La Liga Winners
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Real Madrid
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Barcelona
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Bundesliga Winners
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Bayern Munich
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Borussia Dortmund
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Serie A Winners
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Juventus
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Juventus
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MLS Cup Winners
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Seattle Sounders
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New England Revolution
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FIFA Ballon D’Or Winner
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Lionel Messi
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Yeah... that didn't go so well did it? To be fair some answers weren't entirely serious and I've followed that pattern somewhat this season too what with saying we're going to win the Champions League haha! It doesn't hurt to dream.
Premier League Winners - Chelsea. I can't see anyone pipping them this season providing Conte stays put.
Community Shield Winners - Arsenal. I just don't really want Chelsea to win this too haha.
FA Cup Winners - I've said we'll win it, because why the hell not? And who seriously predicts cup winners anyway, it could be anyone.
League Cup Winners - Manchester City, again, I have no idea who will win this cup but thought it would be a safe bet to go with one of the big boys.
Premier League Golden Boot - Romelu Lukaku. Annoyingly, I genuinely think he's going to find the back of the net frequently next season, it hurt to type a United player but it's a win-win situation. He wins it I get extra prediction league points, he doesn't I can lol.
First manager to be sacked - Slaven Bilic. There's a few candidates to choose from but after last season it definitely felt like Bilic was on the ropes, a bad start and he'd be off I reckon.
Premier League Relegation #1 - Huddersfield. I don't think they're strong enough to stay up.
Premier League Relegation #2 - Watford. Looked dodgy last season, got rid of Mazzarri, Silva needs to hit the ground running.
Premier League Relegation #3 - Bournemouth. I don't know what it is about Bournemouth I just seem to doubt them, I put them last season and it didn't work out so we'll see what happens.
Championship Promotion #1 - Wolverhampton Wanderers. In part I kind of have to put these down due to the fella's footballing allegiances however I genuinely think they may have a shot, they've got a new manager in and have been pretty active in the transfer market.
Championship Promotion #2 - Fulham. Fulham always seem to be there or thereabouts, I think this season could prove to be a fruitful one.
Championship Promotion #3 - Norwich. Norwich are a team who are definitely going to be involved come the end of the season.
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Europa League Winner - Sevilla. I seemed to go round the houses with this one, I was trying to analyse teams who may drop into the competition from the Champions League, then I was looking at teams who usually perform strongly in the competition... In the end I gave up and went with Sevilla cause they always seem to be winning it.
Super Cup Winners - Real Madrid. You'd be daft not to go with them.
FIFA Club World Cup Winners - Real Madrid. It was them or the mighty Auckland City.
La Liga Winners - Barcelona. Real Madrid can't have everything can they?
Budesliga Winners - Bayern Munich. They're almost a dead cert.
Serie A Winners - Juventus. I really, really wanted to put AC Milan, they've bought extremely well this window and I'm sick of seeing Juve at the top.
MLS Cup Winners - San Jose Earthquakes. I have no idea on this, literally no idea so I went with the earthquakes because I studied natural hazards at Uni and thought their name was cool... #tipster
FIFA Ballon D'Or - Cristiano Ronalo. I went with Messi last year and it was Ronaldo, watch it be Messi now.
Tweet me your own season predictions: @LFCKirstyLFC