5th
That's the position that Kane, Chadli, Eriksen, Lamela and Townsend fired us to last season. And we've added Nigel and Pritchard to that mix, while the teams beneath us have generally weakened (Liverpool and Soton).
Like your optimism but I think we will see whats what this year. For example, clubs like Everton, Swansea, Soton and Liverpool are superior on paper . Maybe the young players will over perform again, we will get late wins/scrappy wins and have a great season - I just think we are treading on very thin ice.
Anyway lets hope we get those 3 vital players in, Poch pulls a couple of wins out the bag in Aug, the new signings settle, the young players progress and we can crack virtual champagne out come May