Source: FOOTYMAD
Bookies Predict Toon Progress Won't Be This Season
Newcastle ended last season 7 points away from relegation, and a massive 34 points away from the title. Will we push on next season, or are we still in transformation? The bookies tell us three clubs - Man Utd, Chelsea and Man City - will challenge for the title, with Newcastle looking at odds of 2000/1 to triumph. But, let's be honest, we know we won't be breaking the Top Four, but we hope to push on to challenge Spurs and Liverpool (or am I deluding myself?). TO WIN THE PREMIERSHIP 2.88 Man Utd 3.6 Chelsea 5.0 Man City 10.0 Arsenal 12.0 Liverpool 51.0 Tottenham 301.0 Everton 401.0 Aston Villa 2001.0 Newcastle 2001.0 QPR 2501.0 Fulham 2501.0 Sunderland 5001.0 Blackburn 5001.0 Bolton 5001.0 Stoke 5001.0 West Brom 5001.0 Wolves 7501.0 Wigan 10001.0 Norwich City 10001.0 Swansea We don't seriously expect another relegation battle, but the bookies suggest we won't be that far away - with odds of 8/1 - worse than the Mackems, Fulham and Stoke City. RELEGATION 1.57 Swansea 1.67 Norwich 2.88 QPR 3.0 Wigan Athletic 3.5 Wolves 5.0 Blackburn 5.0 West Brom 6.5 Bolton 8.0 Newcastle 11.0 Fulham 11.0 Stoke 11.0 Sunderland 23.0 Aston Villa 41.0 Everton 501.0 Tottenham 1001.0 Liverpool 2001.0 Man City 2501.0 Arsenal 5001.0 Chelsea 5001.0 Man Utd Is Alan Pardew safe? Not exactly, but there are bigger heads to fall ahead of him. Harry Redknapp at 11/1 is surprising but the odds are low because Fabio Capello is walking a very thin line as England boss. And odds say Steve Bruce is third favourite for the chop. NEXT MANAGER TO LEAVE 3.75 Neil Warnock 4.5 Steve Kean 11.0 Harry Redknapp 11.0 Steve Bruce 13.0 Mick McCarthy 17.0 Alan Pardew 17.0 David Moyes 17.0 Roberto Mancini 21.0 Alex McLeish 21.0 Sir Alex Ferguson 26.0 Owen Coyle 26.0 Roberto Martinez 34.0 Arsene Wenger 34.0 Brendan Rodgers 34.0 Martin Jol 34.0 Paul Lambert 41.0 Roy Hodgson 67.0 Andre Villas-Boas 67.0 Kenny Dalglish 67.0 Tony Pulis
