I can see Stoke struggling without Pulis, not that he was a great manager, but he set the team up to play a certain way and without him they either need to bring in another Pulis or completely overhaul their squad.
Palace will probably have a season of heroic failure similar to Blackpool and Burnley.They may even survive until season two but at some stage redevelopment of Selhurst will overtake the project.
The other two I predict would be Fulham and Stoke.
Palace and Stoke. I'm going to put my neck on the line for this one and say Fulham. Just have the feeling it could catch up with them next year as well.
Palace, Hull and would love to see Newcastle go down. Think Cardiff will be OK but really can't see the other two surviving unless the cash is splashed big time.
Both Hull and Cardiff will have money to invest. If they do it wisely they will be fine.
Palace won't have as much, but all of a sudden promotion for them means the Zaha fee goes into the transfer kitty rather than being used to prop the club up for 2-3 years. Wouldn't write them off.
Norwich, Fulham, Stoke, Newcastle and West Brom could all struggle.
Stoke are in trouble if they think Mark Hughes can bring them expansive football.
Cardiff are a mess in terms of organisation, could go either way.
I'm so desperate for Palace to go down with minimal points that it probably won't happen. I hope they spend a lot and go down. Ideally. But I suspect they will ether survive, or come down stronger than they are now.
Norwich are on thin ice. I think Newcastle and West Brom will be ok.
100% the three promoted teams. Massive gulf between them and the rest. We missed our chance this year through board infighting. How bad was the standard of teams in the play offs?
Comments
Think stoke, Norwich and Fulham might struggle if they don't invest in some quality
I can see Stoke struggling without Pulis, not that he was a great manager, but he set the team up to play a certain way and without him they either need to bring in another Pulis or completely overhaul their squad.
Palace will probably have a season of heroic failure similar to Blackpool and Burnley.They may even survive until season two but at some stage redevelopment of Selhurst will overtake the project.
The other two I predict would be Fulham and Stoke.
Palace won't have as much, but all of a sudden promotion for them means the Zaha fee goes into the transfer kitty rather than being used to prop the club up for 2-3 years. Wouldn't write them off.
Norwich, Fulham, Stoke, Newcastle and West Brom could all struggle.
Cardiff are a mess in terms of organisation, could go either way.
I'm so desperate for Palace to go down with minimal points that it probably won't happen. I hope they spend a lot and go down. Ideally. But I suspect they will ether survive, or come down stronger than they are now.
Norwich are on thin ice. I think Newcastle and West Brom will be ok.
Swansea
Sunderland.