I think there's quite a large gap between teams like ours and Everton to be honest. You missed off your list: Barkley, Stones, Distin, Pienaar, Barry, Osman, Naismith, McGeady, Traore, etc. I'm not saying they are all world-beaters but they are all solid and consistent performers - what we and you lack over the course of a season is consistency. Everton have that and have had for a number of years. They are good enough that when naming some of their players off the top of your head you can easily forget about 4 England players.
2/1 richards to sunderland... http://www.oddschecker.com/football...ah-richards/club-after-summer-transfer-window
How don't they have the depth? If anything their squad size has increased from last year when they came very close to finishing 4th. While it's feasible they could finish 7th, I'm not sure who would finish above them if they finished 8th?
When I said depth you need to compare them with Spurs and Liverpool. There's always 1 team that comes from nowhere. It could be Stoke this year.
I reckon they're a better team that play better football mate. Spurs weren't even built around Bale. They were carried by Bale and didn't reinvest very well. If I had to pick a squad and manager of the two for us it'd be Everton. What Spurs do have is a fantastic (twat) Chairman.
Everton are 7th at least, then there's a gap to the likes of us, Toon, Stoke who I think are a little better than the main pack. Anyone in that back can beat those 3 simply by a good run, Everton & Spurs are 2 teams on there own, way short of the CL pack, way ahead of the 8-12th set. i think with the players they have, Pocc is the perect gaffer, and they will finish ahead of Everton, just.
I've got a mate who's a massive Spurs fan and I think Spurs will have a good season. They have Ponchetti to steady the ship after last season, they've shored up the defence with Dier from Lisbon for 4m (a bargain) Davies from Swansea. The have added cover to push Hugo Lloris and they are starting to get rid of the likes of Kaboul, Naughton and Dawson. Small changes which will hopefully gel the team from last season. 5th for me. Still miles of Man Utd who will be 4th but ahead of Liverpool 6th without Suarez goals.
Biggest thing for Spurs is Pocchetino, a manager who's style suits the players they already had. He'll be excellent for them.
Possible mate. I don't know enough about them as they currently are. Better a bird in the hand than two in the bush so I'll say Everton and Liverpool 5th/6th in no particular order but I could be wrong.
Is this not the bloke who's agent said he wouldn't come to Sunderland in a million years or something similar?
Long time ago though mate, and he's no longer with that same bellend. All that matters is 'will he improve us?'. Massively, IMO
