I bet they wish that they could wait until the end of the month before making their predictions.
The fact is that ‘ inertia’ plays a big part in teams’ ultimate fate. Get off to a good start and you build confidence. On the other hand, you take one point from your first six games and you are behind the eight-ball, not just points-wise but psychologically you are f#**#d….the dressing room falls apart, the manager implodes and you end up in a twelve foot hole with a ten foot ladder.
Some top teams can fire their managers, spend money and salvage such a situation, but those with limited funds just spiral down the drain.
We’ll see what happens. And I can’t wait to read others’ comments about hoping my doomsday scenario happens sooner rather than later for TP!