Preseason Ranking - "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"

So I had to set my preseason picks just so I have something to root for in the first week. So here they are (points are in parentheses):

Liverpool (20) - Tied as the most decorated team in the league, but they've never won the league title since it became "English Premier". The fans signing "You'll Never Walk Alone" gets the club bonus fandom points. 100% American owned, half by Dallas-area sports magnate Tom Hicks.

Arsenal (19) - Awesome name, awesome new stadium, cool uniforms, and almost always in contention. partially owned by an American.

Everton (18) - Goalkeeper is American Tim Howard, and Landon Donovan played briefly here as well.

Manchester United (17) - The most well-known soccer team in America; the New York Yankees of English Premier. American-owned.

Chelsea (16) - Current champions.

Fulham (15) - Team of native Texan Clint Dempsey. Recently a decent team, they've haven't won a domestic championship in the top tier in decades.

Aston Villa (14) - Three American players, American owned, finished 6th in the league last year.

Manchester City (13) - Finished 5th last season, and hasn't won a top tier championship in a long time.

Blackpool (12) - The first team to be promoted through all four divisions of the English system through playoffs. This is Blackpool's first year in the top division in 40 years.

Newcastle United (11) - Moved up to EPL after finishing 1st in the Championship last season. Cool uniforms, it is the closest team to Scotland.

Tottenham Spur (10) - Finished 4th last season in EPL. Affilitaed with San Jose MLS team.

Birmingham City (9) - Finished 9th last season.

Stoke City (8) - When they won promotion to EPL two years ago, you couldn't see a blade of grass on the pitch due to the mass of humanity celebrating.

Blackburn Roverda (7) - one of only 3 teams to be a member of EPL and the original Football League. Finished 10th.

Bolton Wanderers (6) - Finished 14th

Sunderland (5) - American owned

Wolverhamptopn Wanderers (4) - Interesting logo. American goal keeper.

West Ham United (3) - Finished 17th, just missing relegation last year.

Wigan AC (2) - Lowest attendance in league last year.

West Bromwich Albion (1) - Just moved up to EPL