2015/2016 Preview - Sunderland

Narrowly avoiding relegation last year, Sunderland know it will be tough again this year, but I think they can hover outside the relegation zone once again, finishing in 16th place this time around. Younes Kaboul looks to be a great signing as a rock at the back, while Jermaine Defoe will look to bang in the goals again. Advocaat did a brilliant job last season, and I'm sure he can repeat his heroics this year, hopefully more comfortably than last time around.

2015/2016 Preview - Stoke

If only Stoke had acquired Xherdan Shaqiri, then there would be no doubt as to the signing of the summer. However, they have made some really good acquisitions in the form of Joselu, Afellay and Johnson ,and will be happy to have built on a squad that gave them a great finish of 9th place last season. A great campaign of consolidation last year will see itself repeated this year, some wise additions to the squad in January and next summer will help Stoke push on in the future, but for now they will finish in 9th place again.

2015/2016 Preview - Southampton

Southampton have once again lost players to their rivals, Clyne has been pinched by Liverpool whilst Schneiderlin moved to Manchester United, yet this transfer window seems more optimistic than last summer's as we know that this Southampton squad can perform at the highest standard. Last season we didn't know how many players would do, but Dusan Tadic performed well, the defence was rock solid, and now Jay Rodriguez has returned from injury, so Southampton will be optimistic. Having said that, I don't see them repeating their heroics of last year. Ronald Koeman made some great signings last year, and has added a couple again this year, but I feel Southampton will have to settle for a mid-table 10th position this year, and be happy that they have re-established themselves as a solid Premier League club.

2015/2016 Preview - Norwich

Norwich fought hard to get up into the Premier League, and they will fight hard to stay up, but the squad's lack of quality will sadly make all effort fruitless as they will finish bottom of the table. Mulumbu is a good signing for the Canaries, and they have a few players there that performed adequately the last time Norwich were in the top flight, but the strength of the teams at the bottom of the table seems to have grown in this recent transfer window, and Norwich will struggle to be outside of the relegation zone at any stage this season, and will find themselves in the Championship once again at the end of this season.

2015/2016 Preview - Newcastle

I really like the signing of Wijnaldum for this Newcastle side, and believe that McClaren's side will have a much better season this time around, improving largely on their 15th placed finish of last season. John Carver almost ruined the club after taking over when Newcastle were in 9th position, but now with McClaren in charge Newcastle will be hoping for more, and it looks like the signings they have made will help the Toon vastly, and restore confidence to the side that looked hapless towards the end of last season. This may shock many, but I believe Newcastle can finish 7th with Steve at the helm, he will certainly be under a lot of pressure to succeed but I think with Newcastle he will be able to provide what many in the historic city have been searching for; a reliable, consistent season.

2015/2016 Preview - Manchester United

The Reds have spent big, and with massive signings such as Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin, LVG has looked to bolster his central midfield options, and have attacking flair out wide in the form of Memphis Depay. It will be interesting to see how these signings gel together, LVG brought in Di Maria last year, one of the best players in the world, and he looked distinctly average in this United side, along with world-class striker Radamel Falcao. Question marks have therefore been raised about Van Gaal's ability to manage the great players of the world, and it will certainly be very intriguing to see how the new boys work together in this side. Darmian looks to be a good signing, and hopefully he can produce something that this United side have lack for the past couple of years. Unfortunately for fans of the Red Devils, I still have my reservations about LVG as a manager, and I can't see them performing better than Chelsea, Arsenal or their rivals Manchester City. I do think European football is on the cards for them next year however, with a closely fought 4th place finish.

2015/2016 Preview - Manchester City

Pellegrini could well be looking at his last season in charge of Manchester City, especially as they seem to have lined up Guardiola for the role. However, there is still the present to look forward to, and with the quality of players such as Aguero, Silva, Toure and Kompany, Manchester City will always be up towards the top of the table. Something seemed to be missing last year though, and I doubt very much that Fabian Delph will fix those problems, but Raheem Sterling, despite all the controversy, could add a little something to this City side, and help inspire them, something that Pellegrini failed to do last season. I think once again City will be in for a disappointing season given the calibre of their players, and will finish 3rd this season.