The Changing Face of the Premier League Big Four

The changing face of the Premier League top four over the course of the next eight years; how the top four will look in the future according to my current career in Football Manager 2009.

Is it realistic that this will be the future of the Premier League? Yes and no. For a start there’s absolutely no chance that Newcastle will finish third this season, but is it likely that Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United will continue to dominate for years to come? There’s a strong chance of that, yes.

As can also be seen from my game; Manchester City becomes one of the top clubs in England as of the 2012/13 season, and if the Abu Dhabi United Group sticks with the club then that probably will be true as well.

Portsmouth is another club that has gone on to achieve fantastic success in my game, and has done so by holding onto important players like Jermain Defoe and Glen Johnson, and buying players cheap such as Nicklas Bendtner, Adrian, and Abou Diaby that have gone on to achieve fantastic success throughout the years. Peter Crouch was also a key figure for many years, consistently Portsmouth’s top scorer playing alongside Jermain Defoe, and that was therefore a huge help in establishing Portsmouth as a top English club.

Aside from the presence of Newcastle in the top four for the 2008/09 season; this could well be the future of the Premier League, and although exact positions may vary, Football Manager does tend to predict the future of football pretty well, and I feel that my game paints a pretty realistic Premier League future.

According to my current career in Football Manager 2009, this is what the future of the Premier League will look like:


2008/09

1. Arsenal
2. Chelsea
3. Newcastle
4. Man Utd


2009/10

1. Man Utd
2. Arsenal
3. Liverpool
4. Chelsea


2010/11

1. Arsenal
2. Chelsea
3. Liverpool
4. Man Utd


2011/12

1. Arsenal
2. Liverpool
3. Man Utd
4. Chelsea


2012/13

1. Arsenal
2. Man City
3. Chelsea
4. Liverpool


2013/14

1. Portsmouth
2. Arsenal
3. Man City
4. Man Utd


2014/15

1. Arsenal
2. Chelsea
3. Portsmouth
4. Man Utd


2015/16

1. Arsenal
2. Man City
3. Chelsea
4. Liverpool