What bigger names do you mean? Until Kevin Nolan arrived at Orient, there probably wasn't a bigger name in League Two than Kemar Roofe. IMO Oxford's squad is as good as Pompey's, and the table proves it.
Robinson will do very well for you if he can stay clear of the usual injuries. Very odd decision of Pompey to let him go but I guess it was to pave the way for Matt Clarke, as Robinson was on good money.
Pompey looked even better against Coventry on Tuesday, but a lot less fluid against Woking yesterday. But as you say, it's much too early to tell anything.
The team that surprises us all and does very well?
MK Dons. Unfortunately.
The team that starts off great but then falters as the season progresses?
Nottingham Forest.
The team that will be up there all season then mess it up right at the end?
Brentford.
The team that will be fighting against...
T.A.
Well, we all know that the final table seldom looks like the bookies' think it will. There will be overachievers as well as underachievers.
PS: I notice that someone else thinks you'll even be relegated.
Burton finished higher up the league than 19th in the first season. More like 13th or 14th. In the second they flirted with the relegation zone yes after Peschisolido's tactics (or lack of) were being found out.
A lack of experienced and class players. Bournemouth have done extremely well to go up but with their current squad they'll find the PL a step too far. Same goes for Watford, who have also gone straight back down on the two previous occasions. It won't be different this time around.
Luton Town
Oxford United
Notts County
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Portsmouth
Bristol Rovers
Northampton Town
Leyton Orient
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Wycombe Wanderers
Plymouth Argyle
Stevenage
Yeovil Town
AFC Wimbledon
Cambridge United
Exeter City
Accrington Stanley
Morecambe
Newport County
Hartlepool...
Chelsea are quite simply more stable than the other top sides. Man Utd have recruited well and will be better for it. Some Man City players just don't seem hungry anymore but they should still be better than Arsenal.
Pompey are my 2nd team, as I lived a couple of months in the city back in the day. They'll definitely improve on last season's abysmal 16th place. The play-offs should be a must but I'm not sure if top 3 and automatic promotion is within reach just yet. It takes time to build a team even if...
1. Chelsea
2. Man Utd
3. Man City
4. Arsenal
5. Tottenham
6. Liverpool
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18. Bournemouth
19. Sunderland
20. Watford
Unsurprisingly I'd like to see us finishing above Arsenal, but sadly I cannot see that happening just yet. I reckon there'll be quite a gap between 4th and 5th...