Are you ready for the new Premier League season?

Unless you’ve been hiding under the bed sheets for the past few weeks, it won’t have escaped your attention that the 2010/2011 Premier League season kicks off tomorrow. It looks like it could be a close run affair both at the top and the bottom of the league and there are plenty of new faces looking to prove their worth. If you’re still suffering from a World Cup hangover and are feeling a certain amount of apathy towards the season ahead, here is a last minute guide to raise your interest levels.

Season Preview

In case you’ve missed any of our four part season preview and want a run down on each of the league’s twenty teams and how we rate their chances for the season ahead, you can catch up by clicking on these handy links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 & Part 4. In summary, here is how we think the league will look like come 22^nd May:

1. Manchester United
2. Chelsea
3. Manchester City
4. Arsenal
5. Liverpool
6. Tottenham Hotspur
7. Everton
8. Aston Villa
9. Fulham
10. Sunderland
11. Bolton Wanderers
12. Blackburn Rovers
13. West Ham United
14. Birmingham City
15. Stoke City
16. Wolverhampton Wanderers
17. Newcastle United
18. Wigan Athletic
19. West Bromwich Albion
20. Blackpool

Prediction Game

If you haven’t already done so, it’s not too late to get involved with our new Premier League prediction game. Entering our league is simple, and if you sign up before the new season kicks off tomorrow then you could be a winner before the competition has even begun. We will select three entrants at random to win a copy of Fans United on DVD, but only from those who are in The Football Blog pool before the first game of the new season between Tottenham and Manchester City kicks off. To get involved, here is what you need to do:

1. Head over to our sister site SportGuru and, if you haven’t already done so, register to play
2. Join the Premier League tournament
3. Under ‘Pools’, click on ‘Join a pool’ and enter the following code: kalealum
4. You are now part of The Football Blog league and are ready to start making your predictions

Fantasy Football

It’s also not too late to sign up for a season of fantasy football competition, although you’ll have to be quick if you want your side to score some crucial Gameweek 1 points. Most will be familiar with the Fantasy Premier League format by now, so head over to the official site, select your team, and join The Football Blog league by entering league code 20959-7984. Make sure you read up on the new rules before you choose how to spend your £100 million. It’s a lot of fun, very competitive, and you’ll find yourself taking more interest in the injury status of Titus Bramble than you thought possible.

And Finally …

Keep coming back to The Football Blog for news and opinion throughout the season. We rely heavily on your input, so leave some comments on the articles to let us know your thoughts and give us some feedback as to what you’d like to see more of on the site. We are always on the look out for contributors to the blog as well, so if you think you’d like to write some articles for publication then drop us line, no matter how regularly you can contribute or what the subject matter (although obviously something football related would be a start).

Whoever you’re following and wherever you’re watching, enjoy the opening fixtures and the rest of the season ahead.