Since the Premier League began for the 1992/93 season at least one London club has managed to win one of the major honours in all but 3 of the last 16 seasons. However, this season it wasn’t the usual suspects Arsenal or Chelsea celebrating cup or title glory it was Juande Ramos’ Tottenham who finally ended a 9-year trophy-less period with Carling Cup success. Now Manchester United have secured an impressive double it remains to be seen whether clubs from the capital can compete for silverware next season. This begs the question: which of the London clubs do you think have the best chance of winning major honours next season?

Blues Blow it

Chelsea narrowly missed out 3 different trophies after losing in both the Champions League and Carling Cup finals as well as finishing a close 2nd to United in the Premier League. However, a season without trophies could spell the end of Avram Grant’s tenure at the Bridge. When you add that a number of established Blues stars are reportedly looking to move on (Drogba and Carvalho allegedly), then it may difficult for a new-look Chelsea side to get amongst the silverware next season too.

Gunners Firing Blanks

The Gunners have now gone 3 seasons without silverware despite leading the division for much of the campaign as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the semi-finals of the Carling Cup. Arsene Wenger will need to rebuild the squad’s confidence after their late collapse as well as replace those players that want to leave the Emirates. Midfield revelation Mathieu Flamini has already departed for Italy and Alexander Hleb reportedly wants to follow. However, if Wenger can sign the likes of his targeted young compatriots Hatem Ben Arfa and Samir Nasri then the Gunners will remain in the mix for trophies though domestic cup success looks their best chance of silverware.

Tottenham to Build on Cup Success?

Spurs are once again a team in transition, a relatively new manager, a number of players expected to leave with plenty of new arrivals sure to come to the Lane this summer. If it wasn’t for the Carling Cup triumph then the 2007/08 season can only be viewed as a major disappointment. It remains to be seen whether Tottenham can improve enough to compete for a top 4 place after finishing a lowly 11th.

However, there is no doubting the clubs ambition as the signing of Luka Modric illustrated perfectly. The Dimitar Berbatov will he or won’t he stay saga is continuing to run and until that it sorted out one way or another it’s difficult to see the club moving forward. Despite this, Spurs remain the only London club to actually win something this season and in Juande Ramos they possess a cup-specialist for a manager so write them off at your peril.
 

Hammers Hit & Miss Whilst Cottagers Cannot Compete for Cups

The other top division London sides came nowhere near winning a trophy as Fulham struggled to survive the drop but are sure to come back stronger next season. West Ham remained marooned in 10th place limbo for much of the season as injuries halted their climb up the table. If Alan Curbishley can keep hold of the likes of Dean Ashton and Rob Green whilst nursing his many injury-prone stars back to fitness, the Hammers should begin to climb the table. However, with reports that the club are looking to cut their high wage bill it’s debatable what exactly is going to happen at Upton Park over the summer.

So which of these London clubs do you expect to win major honours next season and which will continue to struggle? Let’s hear your views.