1. Manchester United - Man U have only strengthened their squad by bringing in Jones and Young, and Chicarito will only improve. The only major losses so far have been Van Der Sar and Scholes, but De Gea should replace Van Der Sar well, and Scholes did not have much left anyways.
2. Manchester City - City have been linked with many big names, and I have to imagine they will sign at least 1 or 2 players to strengthen their already pretty good squad. If Tevez stays, they will compete for first place.
3. Chelsea - An aging Drogba and Lampard and the seemingly low chances of signing Modric or Neymar hurt the blues. Unless Torres regains form, Chelsea are in for a disappointing season.
4. Arsenal - Arsenal have not lost Cesc and Nasri yet, but if they do, they will drop to the 5 spot behind Liverpool. They must sign more talent if they hope to compete for the title.
5. Liverpool - Henderson and Adams are quality signings, but the reds are still in re building mode
6. Everton - Tim Howard is the most underrated goalie in the Prem, and if they retain Rodwell and Baines, they may be able to compete for the 4th spot.
7. Tottenham - With the loss of Modric and/or Bale likely, and no real big signings coming in, Tottenham can be expected to dip 2 places.
8. Sunderland - The black cats have been very active in the transfer market so far, and with the signings of Wickham, Brown and O'Shea, Sunderland have strengthened an already very solid squad.
9. Fulham - Dempsey and Bobby Zamora lead a very underrated Fulham, who should finish 2012 with a solid showing.
10. Aston Villa - They loss of Ashley Young hurts, but a front line of Agbonlahor and Bent is about as good as it gets outside the big 6. Stew Downing is pretty good as well, provided he stays.
11. Newcastle - An aging squad and the apparent exits of Barton and Enrique hurt Newcastle a bit. But not too much. (unless Joey Barton is reading this, then I think Newcastle wins the league and the champions league, even though they didn't qualify for it.)
12. Bolton - Bolton is on the rise, and expect competition for the last Europa legaue spot in the next few years. With players like Stew Holden and Fabrice Muamba, the Wanderers are a year away from success.
13. West Bromwich Albion - I can see Odemwingie matching or surpassing last years numbers, which is the only reason I don't see West Brom getting relegated
14. Stoke City - Unless by some miracle, Kenwyne Jones hits the 15 goal mark, I don't see them achieving much.
15. Queens Park Rangers - I don't know too much about them, but from what I've read, they seem to be the strongest promoted club.
16 - Wolves - The scrappy Wolves always manage to stick around another year. I don't see why that should change this year.
17 - Swansea - I don't know much about them either, as I don't follow the Championship. But they can't be too good can they?
18 - Wigan - With the seemingly obvious losses of Rodallega and N'Zogbia, Wigan downgrades an already weak roster.
19. Blackburn - They had only one good player (Phil Jones), and they got rid of him. Wheres the logic in that?
20. Norwich City - Norwich City, football club, are going to hell!!!!! (if you've seen the funny video)
check back once the transfer window closes, which is when I will have my post transfer window predictions!!!
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