Star predictions

Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher leads a host of bands in giving skysports.com some Premier League predictions for 2010/11

By Peter Fraser & Alex Dunn   Last updated: 14th August 2010  

The Coral

The Coral: Big Liverpool fans

Klaxons

Klaxons: Fancy Spurs to take the Premier League title

Liam Gallagher1

Liam: Has a parting shot at brother Noel

Editors

Editors: Not impressed by Man City's transfer business

Example

Example: Believes Chamakh will prove a great acquisition

Superstar Liam Gallagher has been joined by a host of bands in giving skysports.com some Premier League predictions for the new season.

The former Oasis frontman, who is now working with new group, Beady Eye, leads the likes of No.1 rapper Example and Mercury music prize winners Klaxons in offering an opinion on the 2010/11 campaign.

Liam is in characteristically confident form regarding the prospects of his beloved Manchester City, while he also has room to take a swipe at older brother and former band-mate Noel.

Check out our star-studded list of names from the music world and see who your favourite acts are tipping to be stars and who they think will be flops.

Liam Gallagher

Act: Beady Eye

Club support: Man City

Premier League winners: Man City

Relegation: Man Utd

Best buy: Joe Cole

Transfer flop: Noel Gallagher

Star of the season: Liam Gallagher

Surprise package: Adam Johnson

Top scorer: Carlos Tevez

Rooney or Drogba: Neither

Next big band: Beady Eye

Must-have album: Beady Eye

Example

Club support: Fulham

Premier League winners: Man Utd

Relegation: Blackpool, West Ham, Wolves

Best buy: Marouane Chamakh

Transfer flop: Yaya Toure

Star of the season: Michael Essien

Surprise package: Newcastle

Top scorer: Fernando Torres

Rooney or Drogba: Drogba

Sack race: Whoever takes over at Villa

Next big band: Young Guns

Must-have album: Magnetic Man

Klaxons

Member: James Righton

Club support: Tottenham

Premier League Winners: Tottenham

Relegation: Blackpool, Stoke, West Brom

Transfer flop: Yaya Toure

Star of the season: Luka Modric

Surprise package: Sunderland

Top scorer: Wayne Rooney

Rooney or Drogba: Rooney

Sack Race: Roberto Mancini

Next Big Band: Janelle Monae

Must-have album: Neil Young - After the Gold Rush

Editors

Member: Ed Lay

Club support: Ipswich Town

Premier League winners: Arsenal

Relegation: Fulham

Best buy: Jermaine Beckford

Transfer flop: All of Man City's signings

Star of the season: Jack Wilshere

Surprise package: Birmingham City

Top scorer: Darren Bent

Rooney or Drogba: Drogba

Sack race: Roberto Mancini

Next big band: Of Pandas and People

Must-have album: The National - High Violet

The Coral

Member: Nick Power

Club support: Liverpool

Premier League winners: Chelsea

Relegation: Blackpool, West Brom, Wigan

Best buy: Joe Cole, even though he was free

Transfer flop: Yaya Toure

Star of the season: Avram Grant

Surprise package: Milan Jovanovic

Top scorer: Didier Drogba

Rooney or Drogba: Drogba

Sack race: Roberto Mancini

Next big band: By the Sea

Must-have album: Bob Marley and the Wailers - Catch a Fire

Ash

Member: Mark Hamilton

Club support: Aston Villa

Premier League winners: Man City

Relegation: Bolton, West Brom, Blackpool

Best buy: Joe Cole

Transfer flop: David Silva

Star of the season: Ashley Young/Yaya Toure

Surprise package: Emile Heskey moves to Blackburn!

Top scorer: Didier Drogba

Rooney or Drogba: Drogba

Next big band: Two Door Cinema Club

Def Leppard/Down 'N' Outz

Member: Joe Elliot

Club support: Sheff Utd

Premier League winners: Man Utd

Relegation: Sadly, Blackpool

Best buy: Joe Cole

Star of the season: Joe Cole

Surprise package: Newcastle

Top scorer: Wayne Rooney

Rooney or Drogba: Rooney

Sack race: Big Sam Allardyce

Underworld

Member: Karl Hyde

Club support: West Ham

Premier League winners: Chelsea

Relegation: Blackpool

Best buy: David Silva

Transfer flop: Yaya Toure

Star of the season: Michael Essien

Surprise package: Scott Parker

Top scorer: Didier Drogba

Rooney or Drogba: Drogba

Sack race: Roberto Mancini

Fenech-Soler

Member: Andrew Lindsay

Club support: Derby, with a hint of Peterborough

Premier League winners: Man Utd

Relegation: Blackburn, Bolton & Wolves

Best buy: Joe Cole

Transfer flop: Yossi Benayoun

Star of the season: Joe Cole

Surprise package: Javier Hernandez

Top scorer: Fernando Torres

Rooney or Drogba: Rooney

Sack race: Sam Allardyce

Next big band: Mystery Jets

Must-have album: Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Fenech-Soler (pt II)

Member: Daniel Soler

Club support: Chelsea

Premier League winners: Chelsea

Relegation: Blackpool, West Brom, Wigan

Best buy: Joe Cole

Transfer flop: Sol Campbell

Star of the season: Darren Bent

Surprise package: Jermaine Beckford

Top scorer: Didier Drogba

Rooney or Drogba: Drogba

Sack race: Chris Hughton

Next big band: Two Door Cinema Club

Must-have album: Jamaica - No Problem

Grum

Premier League winners: Man United

Relegation: Wigan, Wolves, West Brom

Best buy: Martin Petrov/Joe Cole

Transfer flop: David Silva

Star of the season: Chris Smalling

Surprise package: Danny Wilson (Liverpool)

Top scorer: Didier Drogba

Rooney or Drogba: Rooney

Sack race: Roberto Mancini

Next big band: Fenech Soler

Must-have album: Sparks - Terminal Jive

One night only

Member: George Craig

Club support: Middlesbrough

Premier League winners: Arsenal

Relegation: West Brom

Best buy: Laurent Koscielny

Transfer flop: Aleksandar Kolarov

Star of the season: Jack Wilshere

Surprise package: Harry Redknapp

Top scorer: Didier Drogba

Rooney or Drogba: Drogba

Steve Mason

Club support: Raith Rovers

Premier League winners: Man Utd

Relegation: Blackpool, Wigan, West Brom

Best buy: Martin Petrov

Transfer flop: David Silva

Star of the season: Carlos Tevez

Surprise package: Paul Scholes

Top scorer: Wayne Rooney

Rooney or Drogba: Rooney

Sack race: Blackpool

Next big band: Lone Lady

Chapel Club

Member: Michael Hibbert

Club support: Oldham Athletic

Premier League winners: Man United

Relegation: Blackpool, West Brom, Wolves

Best buy: Joe Cole

Transfer flop: David Silva

Star of the season: Wayne Rooney

Surprise package: Oldham Athletic

Top scorer: Rooney

Rooney or Drogba: Rooney

Sack race: Roberto Mancini

Next big band: Wu Lyf

Must-have album: Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Aggro Santos

Club support: Man Utd

Premier League winners: Man Utd

Relegation: Blackpool, Wolves, West Brom

Transfer flop: Joe Cole

Star of the season: Hope Rooney gets back on form

Surprise package: Birmingham

Top scorer: Fernando Torres

Rooney or Drogba: Rooney

Sack race: Mark Hughes

Must-have album: Eminem - Recovery

The Suzukis

Member: Adam Bamford

Club support: Everton

Premier League winners: Man City

Relegation: West Brom, Wolves, Stoke

Best buy: Javier Hernandez

Transfer flop: Alberto Aquilani

Star of the season: Diniyar Bilyaletdinov

Surprise package: Blackpool

Top scorer: Darren Bent

Rooney or Drogba: Drogba

Sack race: Avram Grant

Next big band: The Dead ShoresGlassheads

Must-have album: Verve - A storm in heaven

Goldhawks

Member: Jack Cook

Club support: Chelsea

Winners: Chelsea

Best buy: Yossi Benayoun

Transfer flop: Joe Cole

Star of season: Michael Essien

Surprise package: Ian Holloway

Top scorer: Didier Drogba

Rooney or Drogba: Didier Drogba

Sack race: Roberto Mancini

Must have album: The National - High Violet

Detroit Social Club

Member: David Burn

Club support: Sunderland

Premier League winners: Chelsea

Relegation: Blackpool, Wigan, West Brom

Best buy: Joe Cole

Transfer flop: Javier Hernandez

Star of the season: Didier Drogba

Surprise package: West Ham

Top scorer: Didier Drogba

Rooney or Drogba: Drogba (see the pattern emerging!)

Sack race: Roberto Martinez

Must-have album: The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

Malachai

Club(s) support: Bristol City/Swindon Town

Premier League winners: Liverpool

Relegation: Blackpool, Stoke, WBA

Best buy: Joe Cole

Transfer flop: Yaya Toure

Star of the season: Ian Holloway

Surprise package: Liverpool

Top scorer: Fernando Torres

Rooney or Drogba: Rooney

Sack race: Tony Pulis

Fujiya & Miyagi

Member: David Best

Premier League winners: Arsenal

Relegation: Stoke, Tottenham, Blackpool

Best buy: Laurent Koscielny

Transfer flop: Javier Hernandez

Star of the season: Samir Nasri

Surprise package: Wolves

Top scorer: Robin van Persie

Rooney or Drogba: Rooney

Sack race: Harry Redknapp

Next big band: Project Jenny, Project Jan

Must-have album: Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM

The Last Republic

Member: Joey Daniels

Club support: Liverpool

Premier League winners: Man Utd

Relegation: Blackpool, West Brom, Wolves

Best buy: Joe Cole

Transfer flop: Yaya Toure

Star of the season: Fernando Torres

Surprise package: West Ham

Top scorer: Didier Drogba

Rooney or Drogba: Drogba

Sack race: Roberto Mancini

Must-have album: The Clash - The Clash

Dutch Uncles

Club(s) support: Man Utd/Sheff Weds/Stockport/Man City

Premier League winners: Chelsea

Relegation: Blackpool, Wolves, Bolton

Best buy: Joe Cole

Transfer flop: Yossi Benayoun

Star of the season: Andrei Arshavin

Surprise package: Javier Hernandez

Top scorer: Didier Drogba

Rooney or Drogba: Rooney

Sack race: Mick McCarthy/Roberto Mancini

Next big band: Everything Everything

Must-have album: Talking Heads - Fear of Music

Clinic

Band member: Brian

Club support: Liverpool

Premier League winners: Chelsea

Three for the drop: Blackpool, Sunderland, West Brom

Best buy: Joe Cole

Transfer flop: David Silva

Star of the season: Toss up between Chris Kamara and Stuart Hall

Surprise package: Liverpool/Hodgson/new owners

Top scorer: Drogba

Rooney or Drogba: Torres

Sack race (first boss to be pushed): Mancini

Next big band: Anna Calvi

Must have album: Sun Araw - Heavy Deeds

Comments (157)

Danny Charity says...

Club supported: Spurs Title winners: Chelsea Relegation: Wigan, Blackpool, Bolton Surprise Package: Everton Star of the season: Jack Rodwell Best buy: Joe Cole Transfer Flop: Mario Balotelli/David Silva Top Scorer: Jermain Defoe Rooney or Drogba: Drogba Sack race: Roberto Mancini As for Man City, i think their season could go one of two directions - either their team gels immediately, they get off to a flyer and get a close 2nd or 3rd behind chelsea (Unlikely, in my opinion) - OR the team doesnt gel properly, Mancini doesnt know his best team, unrest in the dressing room leads to erratic on-pitch displays and off-pitch shenanigans, Mancini is given a stay of execution but a demand of CL football next year and by the time they find some form its too late to challenge for the title and they end up missing out on 4th again. Just - they will still push Spurs all the way.

Posted 12:10 14th August 2010

James Smith (man utd) says...

How can anyone say that Arsenal could do it this year?? They havent exactly changed a great deal from the side that didnt contest anything last year . And Fabregas has to say he''s commited because Arsenal made the mistake of not letting him go when he is desparate to leave. Fergie was clever enough to see Ronaldo wanted out and we werent gonna get the best from him so made a disgusting amount of money from it. Wenger should have done the same. As a football fan i have to respect chelsea but really not sure if they can cope with losing the likes of Ballack, Cole, Deco, Belletti and Carvalho. Liverpool will be hoping and praying for top 4 at best to try and win back some self respect for last season and Man City change things about too much to win the league. They''re a poor man''s real madrid and did they win their league last season? No!! So this year is a great chance for us to storm the league again. We''ve got a great mix of young and old and have had a great pre season with the first bit of silver in the cupboard. Rooney wont be top scorer for the league as Berba and Nernandez will pitch in too with Nani and Valencia. Drogba will probably take that as he probably is the best in prem and maybe the world at the moment.......... unfortunately!!!

Posted 00:07 14th August 2010

Dan Taylor says...

Club support: Man Utd Premier League winners: Arsenal Relegation: Blackpool, Wigan, West Brom Best buy: M Chamakh Transfer flop: Mario Balotelli Star of the season: Cesc Fabregas Surprise package: Javier Hernandez Top scorer: Wayne Rooney Rooney or Drogba: Rooney Sack race: Roberto Martinez

Posted 18:37 13th August 2010

Shaheer Zafar (Chelsea fan) says...

thus chelsea are the triple winners this time .......top scorer drogba ....surprise package javier hernandez ....best signing javier hernanez ...hes loads and loads better than rooney ...u know ....he the one who can save utd this time ........not rooney he''l be a total flop

Posted 16:32 13th August 2010

Paul Brierley (Sunderland fan) says...

Premier League winners- Chelsea, Top Scorer - Drogba, Surprise Package- Everton. Relegation, WBA, WIgan and Blackpool/Newcastle, Newcastles lack of quality signings must be a worry, but they should survive, although MAn Utd away is a stinker start

Posted 16:13 13th August 2010

Martin Robson (Sunderland fan) says...

some toon fans make me laugh saying that some safc fans do to why cant they be realistic toon t win the league aye maybe in 10 year when ashley gone. man u for league chelsea man city arsenal after tem then spurs liverpool everton safc 12th toon 15th biggest flops bramble/sol campbell lucky if he plays, surprise package beckford, star signin hernandez and top scorer rooney blackpool, wigan , wolves

Posted 16:12 13th August 2010

Shaheer Zafar (Chelsea fan) says...

surprise package:wayne rooney cuz he wont score more than 5 goals ........have u ever seen the weight tht guy has and seriously i couldnt spot him during the world cup hahahahaahhaah lol ........drogba has put on weight says rooney but hello he shrugs off defenders as if infants are clinging to him ....have u ever seen his abdominals wayne ?

Posted 16:12 13th August 2010

Charlie Purcell (Liverpool fan) says...

cmon liverpool ! joe cole will be amazing with liverpool .what great transfers;milan jovanovic and joe cole .torres and jovanovic will be awesome up front with gerrard , joe cole , aquilani , and kuyt in midfield ,and jamie carragher , skirtel , agger and glen johnson , with no.25 pepe reina in goals ! WHAT A TEAM ! ,WHAT A YEAR! , and for liverpool whats going to be THE BEST SEASON YET !

Posted 16:05 13th August 2010

John Travis (Chelsea fan) says...

Chelsea supporter,got a bad feeling Arsenal will win the league this year,great manager in wenger,they look very strong.

Posted 16:01 13th August 2010

Jos Bell (Sunderland fan) says...

SAFC champions man united Top 4 man u , man city, chelsea, arsenal Relegation Blackpool, wigan and the geordies up the road, Best buy Riveros, Top goal scorer darren bent Depending how city start mancini to be sacked

Posted 15:47 13th August 2010

Antony Morrison says...

Craig Middleton asif you can talk, every newcastle fan that has posted has said "sunderland going down" dream on eh? deluded geordies

Posted 15:42 13th August 2010

Lee Chambers says...

Any of the top 7 could win the league it will be an exciting season, if anyone has seen any games they will no yaya wont be a flop

Posted 15:35 13th August 2010

Matty J (Coventry City fan) says...

Premier League winners: Chelsea Relegation: Blackpool, Bolton, West Brom Best buy: Milan Jovanovic Transfer flop: David Silva Star of the season: Dimitar Berbatov Surprise package: Everton Top scorer: Didier Drogba Rooney or Drogba: Drogba Sack race: Mick McCarthy

Posted 15:35 13th August 2010

Mick Robinson (Manchester United fan) says...

club support:manchester united: yes! dream on gallagher and you city fans" premier league winner: manchester united; runners up arsenal: relegation: Blackpool, Wolves, Wigan:star of the season: Javier Hernandez : Transfer flop Joe Cole: top scorer Rooney,Fernando Torres.

Posted 15:29 13th August 2010

Chad Chaudhry (Manchester United fan) says...

Favourite club: ManYoo; Prem league winners: Manutd, Runners up: Arsenal/Chelsea. Champions league: the previous three and Man City. Relegated: Blackpool, Westbrom, Wigan. Europa League: Liverpool, Everton, Totenham. Fa Cup: Arsenal. League Cup: Chelsea. Champions League: Manutd. Top Scorer: Van Persie if he stays fit otherwise: Rooney/Drogba. Best Buy: Javier Hernandez, Worst buy: Yaya Toure. Suprise package: Chemackh. Best manager: Alex Mcleish. Sack: Martinez, Di mataeo. Takeover: Wolves. Best possible transfer: Ashley Young/Mesut Ozil. Points to win the league: 87. Points needed to avoid relegation: 34. Best home record: Chelsea. Best Away record: Manutd. Best goalkeeper: Reina, Best defender: Vidic, Best midfielder: Fabregas, Best forward: Rooney. Astute buy: Beckford. Over inflated buy: Baloteli. Best buisness done in the league: Stoke/Arsenal/Liverpool.

Posted 15:27 13th August 2010

Christian Deans (Tottenham Hotspur fan) says...

Well it''s pretty obvious the way it goes : 1. Tottenham- Harry Redknapp is amazinnn :) 2. Chelsea- Still solid but not any better 3. Arsenal-Expect better with Fabregas stayin 4. Man .U- Sir Alex is gettin old 5. Everton- Shock of the season 6. Liverpool- Gunna take a while 2 improve 7. Man City- No experience within team 8. Birmingham- Another shock 9. Stoke- Splashed quite a bit of money on players 10. Aston Villa- Gunna struggle without O Neill 11. Fulham- Not a good season really 12.West Ham- Will b better for once 13. Sunderland- No change 14. Bolton- Improving slowly 15.Wigan- Will scrape relegation just about 16. West Brom- A better year for once 17. Newcastle-Just about stay up Mike Ashley still a problem 18. Blackburn-Will finally go down 19. Wolves- Not their year really simple 20. Blackpool- Rock bottom won''t get far not ready for the big football 17.

Posted 14:43 13th August 2010

Mohamud Osman (Manchester United fan) says...

man united forever Haters better fall back...

Posted 14:27 13th August 2010

Zaman Iqbal (Liverpool fan) says...

Club Support:Liverpool Prem Champs:Liverpool Relegation:Blackpool Wolves Man utd or Bolton Best Buy:Joe Cole Transfer Flop:All of city signings Star of the season:Steven Gerrard Top scorer:Marrouane Chamakh or Fernando Torres Rooney or Drogba:Drogba Sack race:Mancini

Posted 14:20 13th August 2010

Chris Green (West Bromwich Albion fan) says...

club support-west brom Premier League winners-spurs relegated-wigan, Blackpool and Wolves top scorer-Wayne rooney best buy-Joe Cole or chamahk suprise of the season-west brom or liverpool player of the season-chamahk

Posted 14:12 13th August 2010

Dale Pearce (Newcastle United fan) says...

Sunderland or Blackpool To Be Relegated !!!

Posted 14:07 13th August 2010

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