Name one surprise team this season(not QPR)

[QPRDUBLIN]

Hammers. They'll stay up.

[twranger]

have to with the general consensus here - Southampton.

[swindonhoop]

Foolham - to go down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:pleasantsuprise:

[Deadend_Friend]

Can see Southampton and Wigan will do very well. Wigan have made some astute signings!

[vanhoop]

Sunderland for me,great manager made some good signings also got sessignon

[Kirill]

I think Villa will be the surprise package of the season. They've got some good young talent coming through the ranks, and Lambert is a canny manager.

I actually think they will flirt with relegation again, before last season I though they would go down and they almost did. We shall see.

[MattyRangers]

Agree with the OP in that Soton will do well. Good gaffer, fan base & players, with some dosh being splashed. Think they'll finish the season comfortabley safe.

[stainrodisalegend]

I actually think they will flirt with relegation again, before last season I though they would go down and they almost did. We shall see.

Agree. If the season had gone on another fortnight they were down. Be interesting to see how Lambert does. A lot of managers look brilliant at a smaller club where they have total authority, then come into a bigger club with disillusioned big stars and they can't cut it.

As for the surprise package in the Prem this year, I know this is biased but I'm really struggling to look much beyond ourselves.

[tetters]

Reading to finish top 10, like their first year up in 2006.

Brian McDermott is the future. Great manager.

[QprSinceBirth]

Reading to finish top 10, like their first year up in 2006.

Brian McDermott is the future. Great manager.

No chance.

[tetters]

No chance.

Hence the 'surprise' element.

[QPRDave]

Hence the 'surprise' element.

Exactly

[qprdel]

This could come back and bite me on the bum, but i dont rate Di Metteo and feel he could get found out .