Pre-Season Ranks

Ok, the jury is back. Here are your findings. To reiterate, this doesn't solve anything, it's just giving us a starting point. It's like the pre-season polls in college football.
152.7 - Bath
137.5 - London Wasps
124.35 - London Irish
108.2 - Gloucester
103.15 - Worcester Warriors
92.67 - Northampton Saints
88.3 - Saracens
79-Harlequins
55-Sale Sharks
53.26-Newcastle Falcons

I'm thinking let's take a closer look at the top four during the year, but not necessarily rule anyone out.

Let's break this down.


Bath: Have won 7 league titles, televised routinely (but not always), really impressive tourism website does well to promote the city of Bath. Stadium was the most impressive, jersey is the best fit for me. Bath scored reasonably well in everything, but not dominating in anything. Lead the league in pre-season scheduled televised games.



London Irish: Great current talent.





London Wasps: Bonus points for being near London and winning Premiership titles without being the #1 seed.





Gloucester: 3 season titles, 0 league championships. That hurts. But, the stadium is revered, they score well on current talent.





Honorary Mention
Worcester Warriors: see London Wasps. Pretty slick uniforms. Not enough to get over the lack of history and promotion only 5 years ago.






So, we'll spend extra time watching and researching these teams, but none of our 10 eligibles have been eliminated. Suggestions?