Early Championship League Prediction Thread

[PNE Mynx]

Did this on TFF last year in the L1 section, and did a league prediction thread before the transfer window opened, and then did one the week before the season started, and seen how it compared.

For me -

1 - QPR
2 - Hull
3 - Bristol City
4 - Wolves
5 - PNE
6 - Middlesborough
7 - Cardiff
8 - Fulham
9 - Derby
10 - Burnley
11 - MK Dons
12 - Leeds
13 - Brentford
14 - Ipswich
15 - Birmingham
16 - Blackburn
17 - Brighton
18 - Reading
19 - Bolton
20 - Sheffield Wednesday
21 - Nott'm Forest
22 - Charlton
23 - Huddersfield
24 - Rotherham

 

[hodge]

1) Hull (if Bruce stays)
2) Burnley
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3) Cardiff
4) Wolves
5) Middlesbrough
6) QPR
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7) Ipswich
8) Blackburn
9) Derby10) Leeds
11) Nottingham Forest
12) Bristol City
13) Sheffield Wednesday
14) Reading
15) Birmingham
16) Preston
17) Fulham
18) MK Dons
19) Bolton20) Brentford (Warburton leaving will hit them big)21) Charlton
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22) Huddersfield
23) Brighton
24) Rotherham

Expecting Grayson and Robinson to be given some cash to play with which is why they're that high, however loanees played a big part in getting each up, if they can't replace them we could easily see all the teams from 23 shift up 2 imo.

 

[Madejski]

No doubt i'll make massive changes to my predictions later:

1. Hull
2. Middlesbrough
3. Wolves
4. Derby
5. Burnley
6. QPR
7. Bristol City
8. Sheffield Wednesday
9. Brentford
10. Ipswich
11. Birmingham
12. Leeds
13. Fulham
14. Reading
15. Nottingham Forest
16. Huddersfield
17. Brighton
18. Charlton
19. Blackburn
20. Cardiff
21. MK Dons
22. Preston
23. Bolton
24. Rotherham

 

[Ciderhead]

Obviously way too early to have any real idea, but it's a bit of fun.

1. Wolves
2. Derby
3. Brentford
4. Burnley
5. Middlesbrough
6. Blackburn
7. Birmingham
8. Bristol City
9. Hull
10. MK Dons
11. Ipswich
12. Fulham
13. Bolton
14. Sheffield Weds
15. Preston
16. Brighton
17. Nottm Forest
18. Charlton
19. QPR
20. Leeds
21. Reading
22. Rotherham
23. Cardiff
24. Huddersfield

 

[TheWednesday]

Wednesday 20th?

 

[BetterCallSaul]

1) Wolves
2) Middlesborough
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3) Hull
4) Derby
5) Burnley
6) Blackburn
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7) Bristol City
8) Ipswich
9) Sheffield Wednesday
10) Nottingham Forest
11) QPR
12) Fulham
13) Reading
14) Leeds
15) Bolton
16) Brighton
17) Cardiff
18) Charlton
19) Birmingham
20) Brentford
21) PNE
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22) Huddersfield
23) MK Dons
24) Rotherham

 

[Walkley_Owl]

Wednesday 20th?

He put Preston fifth.... He's clearly got issues.

 

[Walkley_Owl]

Can't see you going down BCS nor Blackburn doing that well, expect a fire sale there this summer.

 

[BetterCallSaul]

Can't see you going down BCS nor Blackburn doing that well, expect a fire sale there this summer.

Well, arm we have no hope of staying up. Hopefully it will change when we make a few signings. You make a good point about Blackburn though, if they hold on to Rhodes et al they could do ok.

 

[Bobbin']

Interesting to see a few people have us down as relegation candidates again next season, I think we showed enough under Luzon that we have a good squad there.

Far too early to be making predictions but gut feelings right now would be:

Top 2

Middlesbrough
QPR (if they go unpunished and just do what they want)

Play-offs

Wolves
Ipswich
Blackburn
Hull

Relegated

Rotherham
Mk Dons
Brighton

 

[RUFC1986]

We might as well not bother this year by the looks of it. What are the reasons for everybody tipping us to finish rock bottom? I'm pretty sure people inside the game won't see it that way. We are all hoping for a top 12-16 position for the coming Season!

 

[Walkley_Owl]

Well, arm we have no hope of staying up. Hopefully it will change when we make a few signings. You make a good point about Blackburn though, if they hold on to Rhodes et al they could do ok.

Rhodes is as good as gone to fair, they need to keep Gestede and Bowyer is such a dull manager.

 

[BetterCallSaul]

Wheres Rhodes going?

 

[Bobbin']

We might as well not bother this year by the looks of it. What are the reasons for everybody tipping us to finish rock bottom? I'm pretty sure people inside the game won't see it that way. We are all hoping for a top 12-16 position for the coming Season!

I think it's only natural for people to tip the side that only just stayed up to go down the following season.

Doesn't mean you will.

 

[Walkley_Owl]

We might as well not bother this year by the looks of it. What are the reasons for everybody tipping us to finish rock bottom? I'm pretty sure people inside the game won't see it that way. We are all hoping for a top 12-16 position for the coming Season!

It obviously depends on the signings made this summer for you lot, you, like us, need goals, that strike force you have won't keep you up IMHO, losing Pringle is also a blow as he fits into your team perfectly, I don't think you'll go down but it will be another battle, of course that's just my humble opinion.

 

[Walkley_Owl]

Wheres Rhodes going?

Take your pick of Championship clubs or perhaps lower end PL, they cannot afford to keep him.

 

[MagpieBee]

Will be wildly out, but here goes:

1. Hull
2. Middlesbrough
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3. Wolves
4. Derby
5. Burnley
6. Brentford
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7. QPR
8. Ipswich
9. Bristol City
10. Forest
11. Leeds
12. Blackburn
13. Wednesday
14. Fulham
15. Reading
16. Cardiff
17. Brighton
18. Birmingham
19. Preston
20. Charlton
21. Dons
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22. Rotherham
23. Huddersfield
24. Bolton

 

[MagpieBee]

Will be wildly out, but here goes:

1. Hull
2. Middlesbrough
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3. Wolves
4. Derby
5. Burnley
6. Brentford
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7. QPR
8. Ipswich
9. Bristol City
10. Forest
11. Leeds
12. Blackburn
13. Wednesday
14. Fulham
15. Reading
16. Cardiff
17. Brighton
18. Birmingham
19. Preston
20. Charlton
21. Dons
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22. Rotherham
23. Huddersfield
24. Bolton

Can see any side from Cardiff up in my list going up providing they make the right signings.

 

[Veggie Legs]

I'm not going to make any predictions now, but I think most people are hugely overrating the teams coming down from the Premier League (especially QPR). It's not that common for teams to bounce straight back up, plenty of them end up mid-table.

 

[HertsWolf]

1. Ipswich
2. Middlesbrough
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3. Blackburn
4. Burnley
5. Forest
6. Birmingham
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7. Charlton
8. QPR
9. Derby
10. Sheffield Wednesday
11. Hull
12. Wolves
13. Preston
14. Bristol City
15. Huddersfield
16. Cardiff
17. MK Dons
18. Leeds
19. Rotherham
20. Brentford
21. Fulham
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22. Reading
23. Brighton
24. Bolton

 

[Hooped Wizard]

Why are people predicting Bolton to go down???

I'd say Blackburn have more chance

 

[Madejski]

Aside from a good 2 month spell after Lennon was appointed they were pretty poor. Ended the season dreadfully.

Like the other clubs with transfer embargoes, they'll do worse than last season. Problem with Bolton is that doing worse is pretty much bottom 3.

 

[JJH]

Hard prediction to make it this - and I'll look back on this next year and feel stupid, but I'll have a more educated guess before the season start school, but for now:

1 - Hull
2 - Derby
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3 - Middlesbrough
4 - Birmingham
5 - Brighton
6 - Wolves
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7 - Bristol City
8 - Leeds
9 - Ipswich
10 - Forest
11 - Sheffield Wednesday
12 - Cardiff
13 - Brentford
14 - Fulham
15 - Reading
16 - Burnley
17 - PNE
18 - Blackburn
19 - Charlton
21 - Bolton
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22 - MK Dons
23 - Huddersfield
24 - Rotherham

 

[Walkley_Owl]

If we finish below both PNE and Bristol City i'm giving up!

 

[Veggie Legs]

Hull will do well to finish 1st and 4th.

 

[JJH]

If we finish below both PNE and Bristol City i'm giving up!

What makes you think you will so certainly finish above us both?

Did you say the same when Wolves and Brentford came up, and then went onto finish above you?

I'm not sure if you remember - but last time we came up, we made the PO final the first year. Now I'm most certainly not suggesting a repeat of that, but I'm pretty sure we'll be floating around the top half, and I'm happy to stand by that comment and be quoted come the end of next season.

 

[JJH]

Hull will do well to finish 1st and 4th.

Just realised that myself, deary me

 

[Walkley_Owl]

What makes you think you will so certainly finish above us both?

Did you say the same when Wolves and Brentford came up, and then went onto finish above you?

I'm not sure if you remember - but last time we came up, we made the PO final the first year. Now I'm most certainly not suggesting a repeat of that, but I'm pretty sure we'll be floating around the top half, and I'm happy to stand by that comment and be quoted come the end of next season.

Because apparently our chairman is chucking money at it and we were a goalscorer away from being a top eight side last year, despite it being utterly shit.

I think you'll do fine but cannot see you, or Preston, troubling the top six or top half based on your current squads, truth be told there isn't a single player in either squad i'd have at S6.

 

[Scumarmy.]

I think you'll do fine but cannot see you, or Preston, troubling the top six or top half based on your current squads, truth be told there isn't a single player in either squad i'd have at S6.

Not like ours though mate...

 

[Walkley_Owl]

Not like ours though mate...

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