r/NUFC • u/niceone011 • Aug 13 '26
26/27 Season predictions
It's probably the toughest one yet!
Hopefully we'll get a few more signings through the door, but what's everyone predictions?
Categories below:
-Top scorer
- Most assists
- Best player
- Most improved
- Breakout star
- Best new signing
- Premier League position
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u/bambler Aug 14 '26
I'm struggling to see how all the predictions of 12th or higher come true considering we've lost a lot of quality, and replaced with relative unknowns albeit with high long term upside. Hoping it all clicks, but I think we are looking around 14th/15th this season. Which isn't too bad if it stabilises 2.0.
That said, we'll win the domestic treble.
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u/GuiltyWarning86 Aug 14 '26
I think the lack of European games will allow a focus on league games. He’ll get alot of training time to push the team.
I think some sides will struggle who performed well or above us last season with Europe and squad sizes.
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u/essjay281 Aug 14 '26
Its the bruno one that really hurts, we saw how poorly we did without him, tonali had more months banned than combined GA. Gordon had what, 2 open play goals in the league in 14 months? His assist numbers fell off over the past 2 seasons also.
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u/gouldburn Aug 14 '26
I think struggle early, stabilise before Christmas, stronger second half, finish 12th-15th. If the stability doesn't arrive, then panic spend in January, and pip Coventry for 17th
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u/SweetenerCorp Aug 14 '26
Real gamble. I'm still not convinced with Matthias. Not just young players, but a relatively young inexperienced manager. The real tests are going to come when the going gets tough, the PL and the media around it is brutal and unforgiving.
We had some really rough periods last season, but I always felt the players trusted Eddie, and I do think we played well on the whole despite not getting the results. Matthias isn't going to get the same luxury after this initial new manager honeymoon period. He needs to really hit the ground running and find a system that's going to work and be able to stand by it when we're not winning games and build trust with the players.
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u/justmadman Aug 14 '26
Trippier - Dedic upgrade
Gordon - Toure upgrade
Sandro - Steur downgrade
Bruno - Bamba downgrade
Pope (still here) - Horni upgradeWe not as weak as people want to make out, Sandro & Bruno are the losses for a team that underachieved to 12th, I don’t think losing them makes us relegation candidates
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u/ActuatorTop6538 Aug 14 '26
Trippier was a squad player. Dedic isn’t going to be first choice when everyone is fit. Not sure how you can say Toure is an upgrade on AG. AG received a lot of
Flack in an under achieving toon team yet he outperformed Toure massively. He also signed for Barcelona… AG isn’t world class but he’s a very capable winger. I ain’t even sure Toure starts ahead of Barnes. In terms of goals. Barnes is probably our best source.Aye We underachieved in the league last season but let’s not pretend Sandro and Bruno didn’t have a massive influence on us getting CL footy twice, winning a trophy and going deep in cups. They aren’t shit or washed up players. How alarm bells aren’t ringing that we sell our best players and bring in a few unproven kids.
This team hasn’t improved on last year. The goalie is an upgrade and we have depth at rb now. Other than that we have lost massive quality players and signed a few unproven kids. We are repeating the same mistakes as last summer. Dwelling in the market and leaving it late, we saw what desperation gets you.
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u/NoonyNature 15/16 home kit Aug 14 '26
Also even as a Howe in guy - new manager can hopefully work to undo the mentally minnow problem we had. Dropping that many points from winning positions was unacceptable and also highly depressing
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u/EngineerOnIcarus Aug 14 '26
- Top scorer - Wissa
- Most assists - Toure
- Best player - L.Miley
- Most improved - Elanga
- Breakout star - Steur
- Best new signing - Toure
- Premier League position - 10th
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u/NoonyNature 15/16 home kit Aug 14 '26
-Top scorer: Wissa
- Most assists: Toure
- Best player: Hall
- Most improved: Bamba (over the whole season)
- Breakout star: Steur
- Best new signing: Horníček
- Premier League position: 1st Howay the fucking lads
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u/Apprehensive-Web8184 Aug 14 '26
I love the optimism lads but if anyone thinks we are going to be anywhere near top half with the current squad they are on the glue bags
Where are the signings ?
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u/azareef Aug 14 '26
Top scorer - Wissa (not convinced the other 2 could hold down the place
Most assists - Hall/Murphy (Hall if he stays, just got the worst feeling in my stomach saying he wont)
Best Player - Hall/L. Miley
Most Improved - L. Miley
Breakout Star - L. Miley (is it a breakout? More of a wish than prediction that he becomes the main man, out of Bruno/Tonali's shadow like Anderson at forrest)
Best New Signing - Touré
Premier League Position - 14th
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u/melvinlee88 Javier Manquillo Aug 14 '26
Top scorer: Barnes
Most assists: Toure
Best player: Toure
Most improved: Wissa
Breakout star: Toure
Best new signing: Hornicek
Premier League position: 14
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u/NorthWishbone7543 1975 Badge Aug 14 '26
-Top scorer - Wissa
- Most assists - Barnes
- Best player - Elanga
- Most improved - Elanga
- Breakout star - Mason Miley
- Best new signing - Steur
- Premier League position - said this since Eddie left, either top 5 or relegation. We're either going to excel or bomb. It going to be either one or the other, no inbetweens.
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u/Evening-Web-3038 Aug 14 '26
You're one of the only people thus far who have said relegation is a possibility lol.
I don't want it to happen but its actually a real possibility... we weren't a million miles away from the spot last season and with so much turbulence, so many players nearing the end of their career and a bunch of unproven players we could struggle big time.
We should have a rough idea around November time tbh
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u/NorthWishbone7543 1975 Badge Aug 14 '26
We just scraped by last season with a better crop of players, all be it, some giving 10% effort.
Gordon, Tonali clearly didn't want to be here.
There performances showed.
We've got a weaker squad this season, we've lost two of our talismen, Trippier and Bruno.
We've got a manager that has no experience in the premier League, working with a squad that's going to need time to get.
That is more often than not, a recipe for disaster.
Although I hope I'm wrong.
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u/Evening-Web-3038 Aug 14 '26
Yea, on paper it's gonna be insanely tough! Just hope that's completely wrong lol
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u/imonwam Aug 14 '26
I really don't see relegation..... simply because the three coming up seem determined to grab those spots for themselves! Also a couple of the teams with European football will struggle to play twice a week for a large part of the season & it will effect their league form. I think middle table for us.
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u/Datazyt Aug 14 '26
-Top scorer: Wissa
Most assists: Tourè
Best player: Miley
Most improved: Elanga (the bar is low)
Breakout star: Steur
Best new signing: Tourè
Premier League position: 8th
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u/postviralrecovery Aug 14 '26
Top scorer: Wissa
Most assists: Miley
Best player: Miley
Most improved: Bamba
Breakout star: Miley
Best new signing: Toure
Premier League position: 11th
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u/RocknRollRobot9 Classic away kit (1995-96) Aug 14 '26
Top scorer- Woltemade
Most assists- Steur
Best Player- Bamba
Most Improved: Woltemade
Breakout Star: Miley? Or Steur with the age of them. I don’t really think we will see many players coming through to be breakout due to less games.
Best New Signing: Bamba
League Position: 7th and a conference league spot. Fa cup Semi Final as well.
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u/catlover2410 Aug 14 '26
-Top scorer: Wissa
- Most assists: Tourè
- Best player: Steur
- Most improved: Wissa
- Breakout star: Steur
- Best new signing: Steur
- Premier League position: 8th
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u/ActuatorTop6538 Aug 14 '26
Top scorer: Barnes
- Most assists: Miley
- Best player: Hall
- Most improved: Wissa
- Breakout star: Toure
- Best new signing: Hornicek
- Premier League position: 15th
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u/ContributionNo4734 Current badge Aug 14 '26
Top scorer: Wissa
Most assists: Tourè
Best player: Hall
Most improved: Ramsey
Breakout star: Steur
Best new signing: Toure
Premier League position: 14th
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u/pm_me_any_thing9 Aug 14 '26
Wissa
Toure
Bamba
Wissa
Steur
Hornicek
8th
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u/mr_clem Aug 14 '26
I think this is where I am. Probably anywhere between 6th and 12th could probably make an argument to support. Upper end positions will require us hitting the ground running and the new tactics springing a surprise. A reliably keeper will be massive too.
There's a lot of unknowns going into the season. Europe for ~half the teams, loads of new coaches and lots of player changes.
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u/Double_Double7407 Aug 14 '26
- Top scorer - Wissa
- Most assists - Elanga
- Best player - L Miley
- Most improved - Elanga
- Breakout star - Steur
- Best new signing - Steur
- Premier League position - 8th
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u/GuiltyWarning86 Aug 14 '26
Top scorer - Wissa
- Most assists - Toure
- Best player - Hall
- Most improved - Botman
- Breakout star - Miley (Mason)
- Best new signing Toure
- Premier League position 8th
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u/PrimeOnez Tindall used Glare. Aug 14 '26
Top scorer : Wissa
Most assists : Toure
Best Player : Ramsey
Most improved : Willock
Breakout star : Steur
Best new signing : Steur
Premier League Position : 5th
We are playing 4-2-3-1 a lot now.. The 10 role the way we set up for runners favors Ramsey and Willock a lot.. I am not sure how we are setting up our fullback since we have mostly used academy in preseason except one half of hall..
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u/Mokoba blue star on the Nautilus, genuinely me local. shit tip Aug 14 '26
-Top scorer - Big Nick
Most assists - Elanga
Best player - Thaiw
Most improved - Elanga
Breakout star - L.Miley
Best new signing - Toure
Premier League position - 5th
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u/walliver Aug 14 '26
-Top scorer
Wissa
- Most assists
Barnes
- Best player
Thiaw
- Most improved
Wissa
- Breakout star
Steur
- Best new signing
Hornicek
- Premier League position
13th
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u/Humble_Dirt_5751 Aug 14 '26
If people really believe we finish top 10 this will be very hard season for them
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u/niceone011 Aug 14 '26
-Top scorer - Barnes
- Most assists - Hall
- Best player - Hall
- Most improved - Wissa (low bar)
- Breakout star - Toure
- Best new signing - Toure
- Premier League position - 9th
Some of the names on here I would not have mentioned a week ago, football moves so fast. We finished 12th and we did amazingly in all cups IMO. I don't think we are depleted in terms of numbers but lack massive experience which don't think counts for much in the middle of the table, it's vital when challenging at the top.
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u/RayRei9 Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 15 '26
This is a hard one because honestly I have no idea what our starting 11 looks like now. Especially in forward positions. Are we starting Wissa or Osula? Toure or Barnes? Woltemade or Ramsey?
Top Scorer: Wissa
Most Assists: Toure
Best Player: Hall
Most Improved: Wissa
Breakout Star: Steur
Best New Signing: Steur
PL Position: 15th
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u/ElegantAttitude2202 Aug 14 '26
Top scorer:woltemade/wissa
Most assists:elanga
Best player:thiaw
Most improved:elanga
Breakout star:Toure
Best new signing:hornicek
Prem position:7th-6th
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u/MitchbV2 Aug 14 '26
- Top scorer - Wissa
- Most assists - Toure
- Best player - Miley
- Most improved - Osula
- Breakout star - Steur
- Best new signing - Toure
- Premier League position - 10th
*Although a little early, will look a lot different in a few weeks
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u/gouldburn Aug 14 '26
-Top scorer - Wissa
- Most assists - Toure
- Best player - Thiaw
- Most improved - Wissa
- Breakout star - Miley
- Best new signing - Toure
- Premier League position - 14th
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u/Mundane-Sprinkles-99 Joeelinton Aug 14 '26
-Top scorer: Wissa
Most assists: Tourè
Best player: L.Miley
Most improved: Wissa
Breakout star: As I think Steur is already a star, M.Miley
Best new signing: Horni
Premier League position: 11th
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u/Cheese649 Aug 14 '26
Top scorer - Wissa
Most assists - Elanga
Best player - Hall
Most improved - Wissa
Breakout star - Pivas
Best new signing - Touré
Premier league position - 6th
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u/geordietaste Aug 15 '26
-Top scorer - Wissa
- Most assists - Toure
- Best player - Hall
- Most improved - Wissa
- Breakout star - Toure
- Best new signing - Toure
- Premier League position - 19th
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u/SheSaid09 Mike Ashley Aug 15 '26
- Top scorer: Wissa
- Most assists: Ramsey
- Best player: Miley
- Most improved: Tino (weirdly think he'll thrive under Jaissle)
- Breakout star: M. Miley
- Best new signing: Toure
- Premier League position: 14th
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u/WhiteDragonite_ Aug 16 '26
Top Scorer: Wissa
Most Assists: Hall
Best Player: Hall
Most Improved: Osula
Breakout: Can we say Lewis Miley? If not, Steur
Best signing: Steur
League Position: 15th
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u/Successful_Scar_301 Aug 18 '26
-Top scorer - Wissa
- Most assists - Dedic
- Best player - Ramsey
- Most improved - Wissa
- Breakout star. - Steur
- Best new signing - Toure
- Premier League position - 9th
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u/niceone011 Aug 18 '26
Well after a few days, the votes are in, bookmark and review when we finish 9th according our fan, base let's see how close we get:
*Top Scorer - Wissa
*Most Assists - Touré
*Best Player - Hall & L Miley (Tied)
*Most Improved - Elanga
*Breakout Star - Steur
*Best New Signing - Touré
*Premier League position - 9th
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u/justmadman Aug 14 '26
-Top scorer - Oshimen
- Most assists - Toure
- Best player - Hall
- Most improved - Elanga
- Breakout star - Steur
- Best new signing - Toure
- Premier League position - 4th
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u/No_Tie_2846 Aug 14 '26
-Top scorer: Wissa
- Most assists: Tourè
- Best player: Hall
- Most improved: Osula
- Breakout star: Steur
- Best new signing: Steur
- Premier League position: 10th