We are a short time removed from the start of the 2010 Premiership in England, where football is the talk of all in the UK. Love the game of European Football and DVR every televised game, including the Champion’s League and the FA Cup matches. I additionally enjoy speculating on the league winners. While I do enjoy betting long shots, I do not enjoy throwing my money away. As a result, I have my own way of doing things when speculating on UK Football Futures.
Top Tier Teams
The first thing I like to do when talking English Football futures is develop a list of top tier contenders. These are teams that can talk about raising the league trophy as we speak. In this list, I have to include the defending champions Manchester United. Even though they lost their star and team captain, Ronaldo by way of a record transfer to Real Madrid, in Sir Alex I still believe. I additionally include Liverpool in the elite Premiership sides, as they looked to be the strongest European side in the UEFA Champion’s League before dropping out in the semi-finals. I additionally include Chelsea in this group, as they have bought and paid for a dynasty a few times over and though they have fallen short of expectations considering the talent amassed on the pitch; they may someday live up to the billing.
Second Tier Clubs
Next, I list the teams who I believe are able to climb the ladder of the league table, but are not quite ready to have a compelling conversation about winning the league just yet. Manchester City and Arsenal come to mind in this grouping.
The rest of the sides will be known as “the field,” though I have disqualified many online soccer betting teams from consideration, as I do not feel they have a prayer. These teams are Burnley, Birmingham, Hull City, and Portsmouth. Add to this list Stoke City and the Bolton Wanderers,
Out of the 20-team league, this leaves nine teams as my version of “the field.” I give the field a 5% shot at winning the title – with the majority of the 5% front end loaded to two squads – Everton and the Spurs. We find value in the Spurs and Everton sides. Of the remaining seven English sides – the top tier teams each get a 20 to 25% shot at the league crown – leaving 20% to spread throughout the between City and Arsenal. Manchester City shows slight value here and has worked to strengthen their side during the summer transfer window. As a result, I would be comfortable speculating on futures for an outright league championship win on Manchester City, the Spurs and Everton. In my heart, however, I know United shall stand at the top of the table come league’s end.