Sergei's Final Table Predictions 2016/2017

[StagsForLife]

It's a new season which means a brand new set of predictions for all of us to get horrendously wrong with the overall majority tipping little old Accrington to struggle as well tipping the massive club that is Luton Town to win the title last season.

The same rules apply from last season however if you are new to this forum game then the rules are as follows - You gain one point for each position you are wrong with the idea being to try and get the lowest points score possible. An example for this would be if I predict Grimsby to finish 12th and they end up in 14th it would mean I gain 2 points however if Grimsby finish 22nd then I would gain 8 points. Every position is then calculated in which you will end up with a total score.

With a fully functioning spreadsheet at my disposal the table of everyone's scores will be posted after every full set of games.

The current champions are cufc17 , HadleyBee and Richard Cranium who all tied on a score of 106.

The deadline for table submissions is the first game of the season which is August 6th at 3pm.

Once you have posted your table prediction it won't be accepted until I have liked your post so make sure you don't forget a team in your prediction or use the same team twice.Table edits are allowed as usual but you must notify me that you have changed your table and it must be before the deadline stated above.

I'll start the predictions off with my table.

1 Portsmouth
2 Leyton Orient
3 Doncaster
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4 Colchester
5 Carlisle
6 Mansfield
7 Luton
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8 Blackpool
9 Plymouth
10 Cambridge
11 Notts County
12 Accrington
13 Wycombe
14 Cheltenham
15 Crewe
16 Yeovil
17 Hartlepool
18 Exeter
19 Newport
20 Grimsby
21 Barnet
22 Crawley
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23 Stevenage
24 Morecambe

Good Luck.

 

[Richard Cranium]

24th Dagenham

Just for old times sake.

 

[Murphy]

24th Dagenham

Just for old times sake.

Still here in spirit

 

[BeesKnees]

1 Portsmouth
2 Doncaster
3 Luton
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4 Leyton Orient
5 Plymouth
6 Cambridge
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7Notts County
8 Exeter
9 Colchester
10 Barnet
11 Carlisle
12 Cheltenham
13 Mansfield
14 Wycombe
15 Stevenage
16 Grimsby
17 Blackpool
18 Accrington
19 Hartlepool
20 Yeovil
21 Newport
22 Crewe
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23 Crawley
24 Morecambe

 

[Hatter86]

1 Doncaster
2 Portsmouth
3 Leyton Orient
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4 Carlisle
5 Luton
6 Cambridge
7 Blackpool
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8 Plymouth
9 Mansfield
10 Colchester
11 Notts County
12 Exeter
13 Accrington
14 Barnet
15 Cheltenham
16 Crewe
17 Wycombe
18 Yeovil
19 Hartlepool
20 Crawley
21 Grimsby
22 Newport
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23 Stevenage
24 Morecambe

 

[PaulHaddock]

1) Leyton Orient
2) Portsmouth
3) Doncaster
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4) Cheltenham
5) Accrington
6) Wycombe
7) Cambridge
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8) Carlisle
9) Luton
10) Plymouth
11) Grimsby
12) Barnet
13) Colchester
14) Mansfield
15) Notts County
16) Blackpool
17) Crewe
18) Hartlepool
19) Yeovil
20) Newport
21) Exeter
22) Stevenage
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23) Crawley
24) Morecambe

 

[Vanni]

I know most of you want Stevenage to go down, and I'm no exception, but they won't so change your predictions while you still can.

This helpful advise has been brought to you courtesy of Vanni (6th place finish last year and ONLY 4 POINTS OFF THE TOP!!!)

 

[daviejones]

1) Portsmouth
2) Leyton Orient
3) Carlisle
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4) Doncaster
5) Mansfield
6) Luton
7) Cambridge
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8) Accrington
9) Wycombe
10) Plymouth
11) Hartlepool
12) Notts County
13) Cheltenham
14) Colchester
15) Barnet
16) Blackpool
17) Yeovil
18) Grimsby
19) Exeter
20) Crewe
21) Newport
22) Crawley
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23) Stevenage
24) Morecambe

 

[BarnwoodCTFC]

I know most fans will say this but I suspect some of you are vastly underestimating Cheltenham. We are targeting promotion this season and our team is pretty impressive, if we are not at the very least in the top half I would be genuinely shocked. For what it's worth this looks a tough league this time around so I think we may fall just short of top three and end somewhere in the play offs.

1) Portsmouth
2) Plymouth
3) Doncaster
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4) Cheltenham
5) Leyton Orient
6) Luton
7) Colchester
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8) Carlisle
9) Mansfield
10) Exeter
11) Hartlepool
12) Newport
13) Morecambe
14) Wycombe
15) Barnet
16) Blackpool
17) Cambridge
18) Grimsby
19) Accrington
20) Crewe
21) Notts County
22) Crawley
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23) Stevenage
24) Yeovil

 

[daviejones]

I know most fans will say this but I suspect some of you are vastly underestimating Cheltenham. We are targeting promotion this season and our team is pretty impressive, if we are not at the very least in the top half I would be genuinely shocked. For what it's worth this looks a tough league this time around so I think we may fall just short of top three and end somewhere in the play offs.

1) Portsmouth
2) Plymouth
3) Doncaster
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4) Cheltenham
5) Leyton Orient
6) Luton
7) Colchester
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8) Carlisle
9) Mansfield
10) Exeter
11) Hartlepool
12) Newport
13) Morecambe
14) Wycombe
15) Barnet
16) Blackpool
17) Cambridge
18) Grimsby
19) Accrington
20) Crewe
21) Notts County
22) Crawley
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23) Stevenage
24) Yeovil

Honestly can't tell if you're joking or not. I hope you are.

If not, I'd advise taking a look at some of the other squads which are being put together at the moment. We've got a pretty good one and I'm still mostly expecting us not to make the top 3.

 

[PaulHaddock]

Honestly can't tell if you're joking or not. I hope you are.

If not, I'd advise taking a look at some of the other squads which are being put together at the moment. We've got a pretty good one and I'm still mostly expecting us not to make the top 3.

Last year, only a small group of people thought Cheltenham would just make the playoffs. They ended up storming the league with 101 points, 12 points ahead of second. I was very critical of them last year but as a team, they are ridiculously consistent and will surprise a lot of people this season.

They've kept the same squad (barring their keeper) and have Gary Johnson. Two huge factors there already.

 

[daviejones]

Last year, only a small group of people thought Cheltenham would just make the playoffs. They ended up storming the league with 101 points, 12 points ahead of second. I was very critical of them last year but as a team, they are ridiculously consistent and will surprise a lot of people this season.

They've kept the same squad (barring their keeper) and have Gary Johnson. Two huge factors there already.

I think with the money I've seen being spent so far this summer, with teams like Portsmouth and Orient who were no pushovers last season making some good signings, the teams coming up probably won't have as easy a time as Rovers did to go up last time.

Consistency can only take you so far over the course of a season, so unless they've signed a few genuinely top players for this league (which I don't see that they have) rather than just hard workers I think it'll be an especially tough task to hit the top 7 this time round.

Like I say, I've been impressed with our signings so far and we weren't all that far off the top 7 last season and I'm still expecting a tough time to even make the play-offs, so for a team coming up from non-league, even one who stormed the league, it'll take quite something to upset the teams like Portsmouth, Doncaster and Orient when going for the top spots.

 

[PaulHaddock]

Don't think anyone said top spots but playoffs is a real possiblility for them. They have Dan Holman, who scored the same as Amond last year and is arguably regarded as better and several top midfielders as well. Calling their team 'just hard workers' is very harsh on them.

 

[Moomin]

1) Exeter
2) Leyton Orient
3) Colchester
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4) Portsmouth
5) Doncaster
6) Cambridge
7) Notts County
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8) Luton
9) Carlisle
10) Crewe
11) Wycombe
12) Yeovil
13) Blackpool
14) Cheltenham
15) Barnet
16) Accrington
17) Mansfield
18) Newport
19) Hartlepool
20) Grimsby
21) Stevenage
22) Crawley
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23) Morecambe
24) Plymouth

 

[BeesKnees]

The Loan system changes are going to be a factor, I suspect anyone who goes with a small high quality squad is likely to come unstuck, it's why I've put Wycombe so far down in my prediction. Expecting Cheltenham to be top half but I'd be surprised if they made it into the play-offs.

 

[PoolieTom]

They've kept the same squad (barring their keeper) and have Gary Johnson. Two huge factors there already.

If that's the case - that team got beat by us when we were extra-extra shite. They should finish bottom, then.

 

[PaulHaddock]

If that's the case - that team got beat by us when we were extra-extra shite. They should finish bottom, then.

No... The team from last season, not their relegation season.

 

[BeesKnees]

No... The team from last season, not their relegation season.

He means the FA cup game last season

 

[Youpies]

It really is way too early to make a prediction. Its the first week in July for gods sake. Still plenty of time for some teams to do some pretty tidy business and improve their teams

 

[BeesKnees]

It really is way too early to make a prediction. Its the first week in July for gods sake. Still plenty of time for some teams to do some pretty tidy business and improve their teams

If they do I will change my prediction

 

[Youpies]

Cheat

 

[GTFCfish]

If that's the case - that team got beat by us when we were extra-extra shite. They should finish bottom, then.

But they hammered you and you got very lucky the Chelt's fans said on the non league forum at the time, so can't really base a prediction this year on the fact your extra extra shite team beat them.

 

[hellogregory]

I think some of you are underestimating Hartlepool. They've made some decent signings and should build on what Hignett did in the back end of last season. I don't think they'll make the playoffs but I can see them top half.

 

[Si Robin]

I'll take flying under the radar. There's no benefit to shouting about how great we are. We've lost a left-back from last season but gained a better one. Dillon should be coming back between the sticks and Cameron Burgess and Rob Dickie (should be playing in League One in my eyes) are also expected to return.

I'll put a table up closer to the season, but for now I see no reason we can't make the playoffs. This team, in my view, is just as good as, if not better, than our Playoff finalists of 2012, and they have much better leadership on the sideline in Gary Johnson when compared to Mr Dour himself, Mark Yates.

 

[cufc17]

I think some of you are underestimating Hartlepool. They've made some decent signings and should build on what Hignett did in the back end of last season. I don't think they'll make the playoffs but I can see them top half.

It makes a change, mind. In the last few seasons they've been predicted to do well, yet always seem to be near the bottom of the pile. I think they'll improve on last season's finish, but not by much.

It's not much of a surprise to see most people predicting relegation for Morecambe, they could be in trouble this year.

 

[daviejones]

Certainly isn't looking good for Morecambe. I hope they stay up seeing as they've given us Miller and Devitt but at the very least they'll be in a relegation scrap I would think.

 

[joethegill]

1. Leyton Orient
2. Portsmouth
3. Carlisle
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4. Colchester
5. Luton
6. Cambridge
7. Exeter
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8. Doncaster
9. Wycombe
10. Mansfield
11. Notts County
12. Blackpool
13. Hartlepool
14. Plymouth
15. Cheltenham
16. Barnet
17. Crewe
18. Accrington
19. Stevenage
20. Grimsby
21. Yeovil
22. Crawley
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23. Morecambe
24. Newport

 

[Tom_CUFC]

1. Portsmouth
2. Carlisle
3. Leyton Orient
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4. Doncaster
5. Hartlepool
6. Luton
7. Barnet
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8. Cambridge
9. Plymouth
10. Colchester
11. Cheltenham
12. Notts County
13. Mansfield
14. Wycombe
15. Yeovil
16. Accrington
17. Blackpool
18. Crewe
19. Exeter
20. Grimsby
21. Crawley
22. Stevenage
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23. Newport
24. Morecambe

 

[PoolieTom]

But they hammered you and you got very lucky the Chelt's fans said on the non league forum at the time, so can't really base a prediction this year on the fact your extra extra shite team beat them.

Yeah that's true like, they passed the ball pretty well. I only recall one good chance they had, which was in the 90th minute though. Plus, Kudus Oyenuga scored for us, and we had Ronnie Moore in charge..... You can't be very good to lose to that combination.

 

[les.gtfc]

Now, having been away in the wilderness for too long, I must admit to not knowing that much about the qualites of the different teams in League 2 so lets try this and see how close I get.

I have just shoved the 24 teams into a random list generator and this is what it gave me back. I just don't fancy our final position being correct though as I wouldn't want to be invloved in another relegation struggle. Mid-table will do me next season.

1. Blackpool
2. Leyton Orient
3. Portsmouth
4. Accrington
5. Luton
6. Notts County
7. Exeter
8. Barnet
9. Hartlepool
10. Plymouth
11. Cambridge
12. Crawley
13. Doncaster
14. Cheltenham
15. Carlisle
16. Colchester
17. Wycombe
18. Crewe
19. Stevenage
20. Newport
21. Yeovil
22. Grimsby
23. Morecambe
24. Mansfield