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Post by stokecitytalke on Jul 27, 2021 15:09:32 GMT
Champions: Fulham
Stoke:6th to 10th
Bottom: Peterborough
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Jul 27, 2021 15:41:07 GMT
Stoke I'm hoping for promotion first or second obviously but I'm going to go for a fourth place finish for us providing we get a dm and striker in. Derby to finish bottom and the rest couldn't give a monkeys about really.
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Post by FullerMagic on Aug 1, 2021 8:55:01 GMT
This is a good listen. Makes you realise how many clubs are in a bit of a mess. Could be the weakest league for years?
They've gone:
01. Fulham
02. WBA
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03. Sheff U
04. Bmouth
05. Mboro
06. QPR
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07. Millwall
08. Luton
09. Stoke
10. Cardiff
11. Nottm Forest
12. Barnsley
13. Birmingham
14. Hull
15. Blackburn
16. Coventry
17. Peterborough
18. Blackpool
19. Bristol City
20. Preston
21. Swansea
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22. Reading
23. Huddersfield
24. Derby
I've noticed a lot of people are really predicting good seasons for QPR, Luton (and to a slightly lesser degree, Millwall)
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Post by wakeypotter on Aug 1, 2021 8:59:51 GMT
This is a good listen. Makes you realise how many clubs are in a bit of a mess. Could be the weakest league for years? They've gone: 01. Fulham 02. WBA ---- 03. Sheff U 04. Bmouth 05. Mboro 06. QPR ---- 07. Millwall 08. Luton 09. Stoke 10. Cardiff 11. Nottm Forest 12. Barnsley 13. Birmingham 14. Hull 15. Blackburn 16. Coventry 17. Peterborough 18. Blackpool 19. Bristol City 20. Preston 21. Swansea ---- 22. Reading 23. Huddersfield 24. Derby I've noticed a lot of people are really predicting good seasons for QPR, Luton (and to a slightly lesser degree, Millwall) I also think QPR will make the playoffs They were on really good form at the end of last season. Agree with your top six. |
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Post by Chewbacca the Wookie on Aug 1, 2021 9:03:21 GMT
01. Fulham
02. WBA
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03. MBoro
04. Bmouth
05. Sheff U
06. Blackburn
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07. Stoke
08. QPR
09. Millwall
10. Cardiff
11. Nottm Forest
12. Barnsley
13. Birmingham
14. Luton
15. Swansea
16. Reading
17. Coventry
18. PBoro
19. Bristol City
20. Preston
21. Huddersfield
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22. Hull
23. Blackpool
24. Derby
I fancy Boro to do well this year.
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Post by trincostokie on Aug 1, 2021 9:20:47 GMT
Champions Baggies, Stoke to finish 5th and lose play off final to Bournemouth
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Post by stokecitytalke on Aug 1, 2021 9:28:43 GMT
01. Fulham 02. WBA ---- 03. MBoro 04. Bmouth 05. Sheff U 06. Blackburn ---- 07. Stoke 08. QPR 09. Millwall 10. Cardiff 11. Nottm Forest 12. Barnsley 13. Birmingham 14. Luton 15. Swansea 16. Reading 17. Coventry 18. PBoro 19. Bristol City 20. Preston 21. Huddersfield ---- 22. Hull 23. Blackpool 24. Derby I fancy Boro to do well this year. If Blackburn lose Armstrong I can't see them finishing too high, even with the money they will get for him. |
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Aug 1, 2021 9:48:16 GMT
Bottom 6 as things stand will Amend depending on the events to the end of the window if they aren’t pretty dramatic i Can see O’Neil gone by January as Campbell clearly won’t be around to fire him out of trouble
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Post by scfc75 on Aug 1, 2021 10:00:24 GMT
Bottom 6 as things stand will Amend depending on the events to the end of the window if they aren’t pretty dramatic i Can see O’Neil gone by January as Campbell clearly won’t be around to fire him out of trouble Pessimistic even by your standards Benj, but then I suppose you won’t end up disappointed at the end of the season and anything above 19th will be a bonus in your eyes! Personally I think 8th to 12th. |
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Post by FullerMagic on Aug 1, 2021 10:04:27 GMT
I think we'll stumble into mid-table as a minimum. There are so many crisis clubs knocking around.
Derby, Reading, Swansea, Huddersfield....the list goes on
Clubs who are merely a bit of a mess will lurch and splutter into mid-table.
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Post by cousindupree on Aug 1, 2021 10:22:18 GMT
Unusually for me last season I predicted 5 of the top 6 and the only team to let me down was...well you know who  Wigan Norwich and Brentford were the obvious stand out teams. This season is likely to be deja vu with the three relegated teams all in the top 6 along with Bournemouth. Although the 3 relegated teams have new managers but Imho they are 3 good appointments, so much better than our choice when we came down. The remaining 2 places in the top 6 will be an absolute lottery, as grapey says so many clubs going through problems. Those are are relatively stable and marginally better than the rest are M'boro, Cardiff and Forest. All have decent managers who know their way around the championship and I think the remaining two will come from one of these. This season it won't take much to hit 5th or 6th place. Frustratingly we are still a little way off and have a manager who still believes grinding out results is the recipe for promotion, so it's likely we will miss a golden opportunity to get into the playoffs so I expect a marginal improvement in points and finishing position.....10th. |
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Post by chuckrocky on Aug 1, 2021 10:29:15 GMT
I predict we’ll finish somewhere between 1st and 24th with the majority of our games being instantly forgettable.
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Post by lordb on Aug 1, 2021 10:41:01 GMT
Unusually for me last season I predicted 5 of the top 6 and the only team to let me down was...well you know who Wigan Norwich and Brentford were the obvious stand out teams. This season is likely to be deja vu with the three relegated teams all in the top 6 along with Bournemouth. Although the 3 relegated teams have new managers but Imho they are 3 good appointments, so much better than our choice when we came down. The remaining 2 places in the top 6 will be an absolute lottery, as grapey says so many clubs going through problems. Those are are relatively stable and marginally better than the rest are M'boro, Cardiff and Forest. All have decent managers who know their way around the championship and I think the remaining two will come from one of these. This season it won't take much to hit 5th or 6th place. Frustratingly we are still a little way off and have a manager who still believes grinding out results is the recipe for promotion, so it's likely we will miss a golden opportunity to get into the playoffs so I expect a marginal improvement in points and finishing position.....10th. Albion could be interesting Does their squad fit the direct style Ismail used at Barnsley? Jokanovic should be good for Sheffield United - frustrating he turned us down and we ended up with Rowett- they look like the best set of the relegated sides Fulham should pass sides to death and still have Mitrovic, Silva though he's been found out before Why did Parker leave? Not quite right there either Bournemouth look not much better than the 15+ ordaniry Championship sides to me. QPR appear to be firing At the other end Derby are surely doomed, depends on who replaced Rooney or not as to whether they finish bottom or make a fight of it Swansea in a mess Bristol City fell off a cliff last season Of the promoted sides Peterborough will possibly score and concede more than most sides Blackpool will be targeting 4th bottom It's definitely wide open this season even more than usual Stoke need to target top half by October and then look to push on once Campbell is back |
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Post by cousindupree on Aug 1, 2021 11:12:33 GMT
Unusually for me last season I predicted 5 of the top 6 and the only team to let me down was...well you know who Wigan Norwich and Brentford were the obvious stand out teams. This season is likely to be deja vu with the three relegated teams all in the top 6 along with Bournemouth. Although the 3 relegated teams have new managers but Imho they are 3 good appointments, so much better than our choice when we came down. The remaining 2 places in the top 6 will be an absolute lottery, as grapey says so many clubs going through problems. Those are are relatively stable and marginally better than the rest are M'boro, Cardiff and Forest. All have decent managers who know their way around the championship and I think the remaining two will come from one of these. This season it won't take much to hit 5th or 6th place. Frustratingly we are still a little way off and have a manager who still believes grinding out results is the recipe for promotion, so it's likely we will miss a golden opportunity to get into the playoffs so I expect a marginal improvement in points and finishing position.....10th. Albion could be interesting Does their squad fit the direct style Ismail used at Barnsley? Jokanovic should be good for Sheffield United - frustrating he turned us down and we ended up with Rowett- they look like the best set of the relegated sides Fulham should pass sides to death and still have Mitrovic, Silva though he's been found out before Why did Parker leave? Not quite right there either Bournemouth look not much better than the 15+ ordaniry Championship sides to me. QPR appear to be firing At the other end Derby are surely doomed, depends on who replaced Rooney or not as to whether they finish bottom or make a fight of it Swansea in a mess Bristol City fell off a cliff last season Of the promoted sides Peterborough will possibly score and concede more than most sides Blackpool will be targeting 4th bottom It's definitely wide open this season even more than usual Stoke need to target top half by October and then look to push on once Campbell is back I agree there are question marks over all 3 relegated clubs as they have new managers so they are not going to dominate like Watford and Norwich. If Woodgate can get Bournemouth close then Parker surely can improve them so It would be a major surprise if they were not top 6. Not suggesting any of these sides are great it's just they are better than than the next 10 or so ordinary teams who will make up the other contenders. We really should be challenging 6th place but I fear a re-run of last season where we draw too many games. We look solid and hard to beat. we desperately need more goals, maybe Campbell or a decent loan striker might just get us closer |
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Post by Northy on Aug 1, 2021 16:03:12 GMT
I went past Fulham yesterday, the new stand won't be ready for our visit, limited capacity still.  |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Aug 1, 2021 16:13:04 GMT
01. Fulham 02. WBA ---- 03. MBoro 04. Bmouth 05. Sheff U 06. Blackburn ---- 07. Stoke 08. QPR 09. Millwall 10. Cardiff 11. Nottm Forest 12. Barnsley 13. Birmingham 14. Luton 15. Swansea 16. Reading 17. Coventry 18. PBoro 19. Bristol City 20. Preston 21. Huddersfield ---- 22. Hull 23. Blackpool 24. Derby I fancy Boro to do well this year. I’ll go with 1. Fulham 2. Sheffield United 3. Bournemouth 4. Stoke 5. WBA 6. Millwall 7. Blackburn 8. QPR 9. Middlesbrough 10. Blackpool 11. Cardiff 12. Peterborough 13. Preston 14. Barnsley 15. Reading 16. Luton 17. Notts Forest 18. Bristol City 19. Swansea 20. Birmingham 21. Huddersfield 22. Coventry 23. Derby 24. Hull |
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Post by heworksardtho on Aug 1, 2021 17:33:15 GMT
I went past Fulham yesterday, the new stand won't be ready for our visit, limited capacity still. Northy were you on your private speed boat 🚤 |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Aug 1, 2021 17:42:27 GMT
I went past Fulham yesterday, the new stand won't be ready for our visit, limited capacity still. Northy were you on your private speed boat 🚤 Submarine👀 |
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Post by musik on Aug 4, 2021 21:53:27 GMT
Stoke 18
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Wigan Norwich and Brentford were the obvious stand out teams. This season is likely to be deja vu with the three relegated teams all in the top 6 along with Bournemouth. Although the 3 relegated teams have new managers but Imho they are 3 good appointments, so much better than our choice when we came down.
