Opta supercomputer predictions

[Judge Jules]

LFC to come second to Citeh, albeit some way behind.

Blueslime to go down with Luton and Sheffield Utd.

 

[StevieM]

@Halmeister

We need to pull the plug on this jinxy fucking Skynet knockoff!!!!

 

[Modo]

Basically what everyone predicted

 

[LeTallecWiz]

I'd take 2nd ...

 

[dee]

I'd take 2nd ...

I’d take third at the moment!

 

[LeTallecWiz]

I’d take third at the moment!

I'd take 4th

 

[dee]

I'd take 4th

TBF 2nd with Everton relegated would be fucking sweet

 

[mom]

Don’t we get CL footy for fifth even this season??…

 

[dee]

Don’t we get CL footy for fifth even this season??…

If I’ve got it right there are two extra places reserved for the top two countries by coefficient; which are currently England (1st) and Spain (2nd). So yes, as it stands we will get 5 spaces.

 

[mom]

I’m which case, I’ll be happy with fifth

 

[doctor_mac]

This fecker Beto is going to save Everton.

 

[Farkmaster]

This fecker Beto is going to save Everton.

Unless he gets a horrible injury after like 3 promising games, yes.

 

[Dreambeliever]

2nd is the best we can do with the cheat code that is city.

 

[Squiggles]

5th gets CL next year? That's handy.

Is this when that stupid new format starts?

 

[Hansern]

Yep, the league format starts next season. Playing 8 games as well, not 6.

 

[dee]

5th gets CL next year? That's handy.

Is this when that stupid new format starts?

Yepp, so 8 group games instead of 6. The clubs are seeded into 4 “pots” of 9 teams each; each club draws one club from each pot until all games are resolved. Each club plays their four home and away and the results form a 36 team league.

(edit) The KO phase isn’t the top 16 in the league; it’s the top 8 plus the winners of a playoff round covering teams 9th to 24th!

 

[tomasjj]

more games, more tv, more money