Welcome back Davo, hope you'll be sticking round for a while this season.
Personally I'm more excited about this coming season than I have been for the last few. Getting rid of players that don't want to be here (big egos to boot) and replacing with ones that do pleases me it has to be said. Ronaldo is obviously going to be a big miss but I have no doubt that if Owen can stay fit his goals will easily be replaced. Looking forward to seeing how Valencia settles in too, reminds me a little of Kanchelskis who was always ones of my favorite players for his direct , pacy play.
As for your lot, you'll be there or there abouts, could be your best chance of the title since the last time you won it, but, alot will depend on your own injury prone striker Torres, keep him fit and anything is possible. The other big thing as mentioned is your midfield, lose Alonso, which seems highly likely to happen and I feel you are losing one of your most important players and would struggle to find anyone to replace him in this market.
fecks knows who'll win it in the end, too hard to predict this year.