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The Premier League is shaping up to be the most eagerly-anticipated campaign yet with many sides spending millions in a bid to keep pace with their rivals.
Last season, Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated a ninth Premier League crown with Manchester United, but can he collect a 10th success this year? Will Jose Mourinho's Chelsea provide the strongest challenge to the Red Devils once again, or can Liverpool, Arsenal - or even Spurs - close that gap further?
The amount of cash spent by the Premier League's big guns was also reflected in Europe last season, with three of the four Champions League semi-finalists based in England. But can one of them go one better this year?
Opinion will be divided but here's how TEAMtalk's crack team of journalists expect the campaign to finish.
JAMES MARSHMENT (Leeds fan)
Prem top six: Man U, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal, West Ham
Prem bottom three: Middlesbrough, Wigan, Derby
Prem top scorer: Wayne Rooney
FA Cup winners: Liverpool
League Cup winners: Newcastle
Championship top two: Wolves, Sheff Utd
Championship play-off places: West Brom, Charlton, Norwich, Southampton
League 1 champs: Doncaster
League 2 champs: Peterborough
SPL top three: Celtic, Rangers, Hibs
Champions League winners: Chelsea
UEFA Cup winners: Tottenham
CHRIS HAMMER (Bolton fan)
Prem top six: Liverpool, Man U, Chelsea, Spurs, Newcastle, Arsenal
Prem bottom three: Derby, Birmingham, Wigan
Prem top scorer: Didier Drogba
FA Cup winners: Chelsea
League Cup winners: Liverpool
Championship top two: Sheffield Utd, Charlton
Championship play-off places: West Brom, Stoke, Preston, Cardiff
League 1 champs: Southend
League 2 champs: Franchise
SPL top three: Rangers, Celtic, Aberdeen
Champions League winners: Real Madrid
UEFA Cup winners: Tottenham
MARK HOLMES (Stoke fan)
Prem top six: Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal, Everton
Prem bottom three: Birmingham, Wigan, Derby
Prem top scorer: Wayne Rooney
FA Cup winners: Liverpool
League Cup winners: West Ham
Championship top two: Charlton, Wolves
Championship play-off places: Watford, West Brom, Sheffield Utd, Stoke
League 1 champs: Nottm Forest
League 2 champs: Franchise
SPL top three: Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen
Champions League winners: Man Utd
UEFA Cup winners: Atletico Madrid
ROB McCARTHY (Spurs fan)
Prem top six: Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs, Newcastle, Arsenal
Prem bottom three: Fulham, Wigan, Derby
Prem top scorer: Didier Drogba
FA Cup winners: Liverpool
League Cup winners: Spurs
Championship top two: Charlton, West Brom
Championship play-off places: Leicester, Wolves, Stoke, Sheff Utd
League 1 champs: Tranmere
League 2 champs: Peterborough
SPL top three: Rangers, Celtic, Aberdeen
Champions League winners: Barcelona
UEFA Cup winners: Bayern Munich
MATT BRIGGS (Bradford fan)
Prem top six: Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal, Portsmouth
Prem bottom three: Middlesbrough, Birmingham, Derby
Prem top scorer: Wayne Rooney
FA Cup winners: Man Utd
League Cup winners: Liverpool
Championship top two: Charlton, Sheffield Utd
Championship play-off places: West Brom, Watford, Wolves, Southampton
League 1 champs: Swansea
League 2 champs: Chesterfield
SPL top three: Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen
Champions League winners: Man Utd
UEFA Cup winners: Spurs
JON HOLMES (Plymouth Argyle fan)
Prem top six: Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Reading
Prem bottom three: Bolton, Fulham, Wigan
Prem top scorer: Michael Owen
FA Cup winners: Arsenal
League Cup winners: Man Utd
Championship top two: Southampton, Wolves
Championship play-off places: West Brom, Cardiff, Charlton, Plymouth Argyle
League 1 champs: Swindon
League 2 champs: Brentford
SPL top three: Rangers, Celtic, Gretna
Champions League winners: Inter Milan
UEFA Cup winners: Tottenham
MARK HERMAN (Arsenal fan)
Prem top six: Chelsea, Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs, Aston Villa
Prem bottom three: Wigan, Derby, Sunderland
Prem top scorer: Didier Drogba
FA Cup winners: Arsenal
League Cup winners: Arsenal
Championship top two: Leicester, Charlton
Championship play-off places: West Brom, Shef Utd, Southampton, Preston
League 1 champs: Nottm Forest
League 2 champs: Peterborough
SPL top three: Celtic, Rangers, Hearts
Champions League winners: Barcelona
UEFA Cup winners: Spurs
ANDREW HALLETT (Spurs fan)
Prem top six: Man Utd, Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City
Prem bottom three: Wigan, Sunderland, Bolton
Prem top scorer: Fernando Torres
FA Cup winners: Tottenham
League Cup winners: Chelsea
Championship top two: Charlton, Leicester
Champ play-off places: West Brom, Southampton, Blackpool, Sheff Utd
League 1 champs: Doncaster
League 2 champs: Bradford
SPL top three: Celtic, Rangers, Inverness
Champions League winners: Real Madrid
UEFA Cup winners: Tottenham
ANDY SCHOOLER (Everton fan)
Prem top six: Chelsea, Man U, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, Newcastle
Prem bottom three: Derby, Fulham, Reading
Prem top scorer: Robin van Persie
FA Cup winners: Arsenal
League Cup winners: Man Utd
Championship top two: Southampton, Sheff U
Championship play-off places: Cardiff, West Brom, Wolves, Watford
League 1 champs: Nottm Forest
League 2 champs: Franchise
SPL top three: Celtic, Rangers, Hearts
Champions League winners: Chelsea
UEFA Cup winners: Bayern Munich
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