Irish legends and journalists’ pre-season Premier League predictions were as wrong as you’d think

From Leicester finishing bottom, to Chelsea not only making the top four but actually winning the league, there were all sorts of crazy predictions in the newspapers before the season started.

Alright, most of us probably thought the same but it's quite sobering to actually have these things in print and see just how wrong we usually are. The Sunday editions put their necks on the line a week out from the 2015/16 Premier League back in August and, in hindsight, it's fascinating. Almost everyone had Chelsea winning the league, almost every had a Nigel Pearson-less Leicester for the drop. No-one even mentioned Aston Villa. Hindsight is beautiful.

Sunday World

Ken Lawrence Top four - Chelsea, Man City, Man United, Arsenal Relegation - Bournemouth, Norwich, Newcastle Kevin Moran Top four - Chelsea, Arsenal, Man United, Man City Relegation - Leicester, Watford, Norwich John Brennan Top four - Man City, Chelsea, Man United, Arsenal Relegation - Leicester, Watford, West Ham Paul McGrath Top four - Chelsea, Man United, Arsenal, Man City Relegation - Bournemouth, Watford, Norwich John Aldridge Top four - Chelsea, Arsenal, Man United, Man City Relegation - Bournemouth, Norwich, Watford Kevin Palmer Top four - Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City, Man United Relegation - Bournemouth, Norwich, Leicester Roy Curtis Top four - Chelsea, Arsenal, Man United, Man City Relegation - Watford, Leicester, Bournemouth

Irish Mail

Top four - Chelsea, Man United, Arsenal, Man City Relegation - Leicester, Watford, Nowich

The Sunday Times

Top four - Chelsea, Arsenal, Man United, Man City Relegation - Nowrich, Watford, Leicester

Sunday Independent

Dion Fanning Top four - Chelsea, Man United, Man City, Arsenal Relegation - Norwich, Sunderland, Leicester Eamon Sweeney Top four - Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool Relegation - Watford, Bournemouth, Newcastle Richard Sadlier Top four - Chelsea, Man United, Man City, Arsenal Relegation - Watford, Sunderland, Leicester Stephen Hunt Top four - Chelsea, Man City, Man United, Arsenal Relegation - Sunderland/Everton, Norwich, Watford