With just under a month to go until the start of the new season, what are your predictions for how the falcons will fare this season?

Finishing League Position: 8th
European Stage: 3rd in the Group
Signing you are most excited to see: Collett
One to watch: Radwan
Game you are most looking forward to: Toulon - both home and away!

And in general...
Premiership Winners: Wasps
Champions Cup Winners: Leinster
Challenge Cup Winners: Sale
Premiership Cup Winners: Lottery - but I’ll go for Exeter.

Finishing League Position: 6th
European Stage: 4th in the Group
Signing you are most excited to see: Nemani Nagusa
One to watch: Collett
Game you are most looking forward to: Edinburgh

And in general...
Premiership Winners: Saracens
Champions Cup Winners: Leinster
Challenge Cup Winners: Gloucester
Premiership Cup Winners: Exeter.

Finishing League Position: 4th, again.
European Stage: 2nd in the Group
Signing you are most excited to see: Collett
One to watch: Williams.
Game you are most looking forward to: Toulon - both home and away!
I have us in 4th again. People always look at new signings and such like but you can't underestimate a group that's growing together. Provided our key players remain fit we should be in the mix. Need our front row to be better than last season though, and I think we will be with everyone a season stronger. The addition of Mulipola should also help.
And in general...
Premiership Winners: Saracens, again.
Champions Cup Winners: Montpellier
Challenge Cup Winners: Stad Francais
Premiership Cup Winners: Lottery - Gloucester

Finishing League Position: 7th and Qualifying for Champions Cup via playoff.
European Stage: 3rd in the Group
Signing you are most excited to see: Mulipola & Williams.
One to watch: Radwan & Joel Matavesi
Game you are most looking forward to: Toulon - both home and away

And in general...
Premiership Winners: Exeter
Champions Cup Winners: Montpellier
Challenge Cup Winners: Sale
Premiership Cup Winners: Lottery - Newcastle Falcons beating Gloucester in the final.

Finishing League Position: 2nd
European Stage: 3rd in the Group
Signing you are most excited to see: Nemani Nagusa
One to watch: Radwan & Zach Kilbridge
Game you are most looking forward to: Leicester at welford rd ( it will be my first trip there)
Have to say also the Champions Cup Away legs too.

And in general...
Premiership Winners: Saracens
Champions Cup Winners: Leinster
Challenge Cup Winners: Gloucester
Premiership Cup Winners: Exeter.

Finishing league position 6th - 8th (despite ambitions to concentrate on the league I reckon the temptation to play strong teams in the Euro cup will weaken our Premiership performance).
European Stage - 4th in group
Signing most keen to see - Mulipola
One to watch - Radwan (been a long time coming)
Game most looking forward to - Edinburgh away.

Prem winners - Sarries
No idea about Euro cup winners
Prem Cup winners - Exeter

We punched above our weight last term, so I'm guessing 8th. Europe will be tough and I could see us fourth in our group. Most seasons there's a team that bombs and some seasons a team that surprises (us last time out). I have a feeling Sale might surprise a few teams and finish comfortably top half.

Finishing League Position:6th
European Stage: 3rd in the Group
Signing you are most excited to see: Williams/ Mulipola
One to watch: Kiberidge
Game you are most looking forward to: Edinburgh home and away


And in general...
Premiership Winners: Saracens
Champions Cup Winners:Toulon
Challenge Cup Winners: Sale
Premiership Cup Winners:Lottery - Newcastle



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It's always flattering to be tipped for Silverware but sadly the prediction for a Gloucester Challenge Cup win this season, won't happen in a million years. I'm not being pessimistic, it's just that we are in the Champions Cup.Thanks anyway.

Finishing League Position:6th But to be honest could be anywhere between 4 and 8
European Stage: 3rd in the Group
Signing you are most excited to see: Negusa
One to watch: Radwan
Game you are most looking forward to: Sale at SJP Toulon at KP and Montpellier and Edinburgh away


And in general...
Premiership Winners: Saracens
Champions Cup Winners: Sarecens
Challenge Cup Winners: Clermont
Premiership Cup Winners:Lottery - Exeter

Finishing League Position: 5th
European Stage: 3rd in group stage (but some close matches and some invaluable experience for the players)
Signing you are most excited to see: Nemani Nagusa
One to watch: Adam Radwan (Hope he gets some premiership game time)
Game you are most looking forward to: Montpellier and Toulon

And in general...
Premiership Winners: Saracens or Leicester
Champions Cup Winners: Montpellier or Clermont
Challenge Cup Winners: Harlequins (think they have a real chance under Gustard)
Premiership Cup Winners: Could be anyone's, depending how seriously sides take the competition. I feel it maybe a bit of a kids competition and used for development.

Finishing League Position: 6th behind last year's top 3, Leicester and Northampton (probably be happy with that)
European Stage: probably fighting with Edinburgh for 3rd place
Signing you are most excited to see: Logo
One to watch: Kibirige, really hope this will be his breakthrough year
Game you are most looking forward to: At home Toulon, away Edinburgh

And in general...
Premiership Winners: Leicester
Champions Cup Winners: Leinster, Leicester or Saracens
Challenge Cup Winners: Northampton
Premiership Cup Winners: Who knows? Exeter tend to do well in it though.

Finishing League Position: 6th
European Stage: 4th in the Group
Signing you are most excited to see: Mulipola
One to watch: Adam Radwan and Callum Chick
Game you are most looking forward to: Edinburgh

And in general...
Premiership Winners: Exeter
Champions Cup Winners: Toulon
Challenge Cup Winners: Gloucester
Premiership Cup Winners: Falcons (!)

Clubs like Sale have thrown money around but i would rather have a solid, hard working group of blokes than some of the characters they have brought in and already have around the club. I don't wish ill of Sale but i fear thay Diamond isn't taking the holistic, culture led approach that wor Deano is! COME ON THE FALCONS!

Mulipola will be tremendous fun to watch!

Finishing League Position: 6th Saracens, Exeter, Wasps, Gloucester and Sale to be above us
European Stage: 3rd in group
Signing you are most excited to see: Nemani Nagusa and Johnny Williams
One to watch: Adam Radwan - could displace one of Sinoti and Goneva
Game you are most looking forward to: Edinburgh

Other clubs signing I most want to see: Ashton at Sale and Cipriani at Gloucester - both potentially changing sides from inconsistent to top table contenders.

And in general...
Premiership Winners: Wasps
Champions Cup Winners: Saracens
Challenge Cup Winners: Sale
Premiership Cup Winners: Exeter

Finishing League Position: 10th
European Stage: 4th in the Group
Signing you are most excited to see: Nemani Nagusa
One to watch: Radwan
Game you are most looking forward to: Edinburgh Away

And in general...
Premiership Winners: Wasps
Champions Cup Winners: Clermont
Challenge Cup Winners: Gloucester
Premiership Cup Winners: Exeter

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Challenge Cup Winners: Gloucester

That will be quite an achievement as they are not in that competition this season.

Finishing League Position: 1st
European Stage: 2nd
Signing you are most excited to see: Mulipola
One to watch: Radwan
Game you are most looking forward to: Toulon/Montpellier away

And in general...
Premiership Winners: Falcons
Champions Cup Winners: Falcons
Challenge Cup Winners: Gloucester
Premiership Cup Winners: Falcons

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Finishing League Position: 1st
European Stage: 2nd
Signing you are most excited to see: Mulipola
One to watch: Radwan
Game you are most looking forward to: Toulon/Montpellier away

And in general...
Premiership Winners: Falcons
Champions Cup Winners: Falcons
Challenge Cup Winners: Gloucester
Premiership Cup Winners: Falcons

Don't set your sights too low NorfolkFalcon - we've got as much chance of winning the Challenge Cup as Gloucester have!

I thought I was being more glass half full with my predictions. Just can’t see us winning the Champions Cup group...

[quote Leipziger][quote NorfolkFalcon]Finishing League Position: 1st
European Stage: 2nd
Signing you are most excited to see: Mulipola
One to watch: Radwan
Game you are most looking forward to: Toulon/Montpellier away

And in general...
Premiership Winners: Falcons
Champions Cup Winners: Falcons
Challenge Cup Winners: Gloucester
Premiership Cup Winners: Falcons[/quote]

Don't set your sights too low NorfolkFalcon - we've got as much chance of winning the Challenge Cup as Gloucester have![/quote


And a better chance than Clermont of winning the Champions cup

May I encourage you all to nip across to our (Sarries') board and make your predictions on my "League Table Predictions" thread?

A pretty rough prediction in this preview here ! Can't see Falcons slipping far from where they ended up personally.

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