I think they'll sort it out and finish 4th comfortably. Everton and Liverpool, even with Suarez, clearly have inferior squads and teams. You've got to wonder what their strategy is though. How much money does Moyes have? What happens in the next few years with all those bonds they issued? How much more debt can their holding company accumulate before the league and Uefa get on their backs? If they would fail to secure Champions League, how would it affect sponsorship deals and tv revenue? And what does it mean for their transfer activity next summer?
I think they'd rather not find out. I think they will reinforce with one or two players in january and that will be their ticket back to challenging.
