Season Predictions

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Saintmagic

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Just over a week to go til the start of the season so seems a good time to roll this out again. Congrats to me who got all his predictions right last time and likely will again.

Please respond to the questions below and add in any more you fancy:

Finishing Position: 8th

Promotion?: No

FA Cup: 4th Round

Carabao Cup: 2nd Round

Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: No

Player of the season: Sugawara

Most improved/breakout player: Archer

Disappointment of the season: Not going up

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): No

Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 2
 
Finishing Position: 1st

Promotion?: Yes

FA Cup: 5th Round

Carabao Cup: 4th Round

Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes

Player of the season: Charles

Most improved/breakout player: Matsuki

Disappointment of the season: Not reaching 100 points

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes

Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 0

Points v Pompey: 4
 
EDIT:

Finishing Position
: 10th

Promotion?: No

FA Cup: 5th Round

Carabao Cup: 3rd Round

Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: YES

Player of the season: A new guy?
Quarshie, Matsuki, Downs?

Most improved/breakout player: Archer/Sugawara?
(I was sorely tempted to put Jack!) <laugh>

Disappointment of the season: the meltdown from Not going up

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): NO

Number of signings forGoztepe/Valenciennes: 2 (We’ve got those already)

Points v Pompey: 6
 
Finishing Position: 3rd

Promotion?: Yes

FA Cup: 5th Round

Carabao Cup: 3rd Round

Will Will Still still be here at the end of theseason: Yes

Player of the season: Edwards

Most improved/breakout player: JRob

Disappointment of the season: Jack Stevens (;))

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): No

Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes:1

Points v Pompey: 3

Top goalscorer:
Downs
 
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Finishing Position: 2nd

Promotion?: Yes

FA Cup: 4th Round

Carabao Cup: 4th Round

Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes

Player of the season: Fernándes if he stays. If not Charles or Quarshie maybe...?!

Most improved/breakout player: Shea Charles (for us based on last time he was here)

Disappointment of the season: narrowly missing out on 1st place to another Stephen's lapse in concentration.

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes

Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: don't care

Points v Pompey: 6

Top Scorer: Downs
 
Finishing Position: 1st

Promotion?: Yes

FA Cup: 4th

Carabao Cup: 4th

Will Will Still still be here at the end of theseason: Yes

Player of the season: Quarshie

Most improved/breakout player: Robinson

Disappointment of the season: Losing one of the Pompey games

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes

Number of signings forGoztepe/Valenciennes:3

Points v Pompey: 3

Top goalscorer:
Downs
 
Finishing Position: 2nd

Promotion?: Yes

FA Cup: 4th Round

Carabao Cup: Quarter Final

Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes

Player of the season: Charles

Most improved/breakout player: Edwards

Disappointment of the season: Still not being able to shift Armel Burger-King

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes

Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 0

Points v Pompey: 6
 
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Finishing Position: 9th

Promotion?: No

FA Cup: 3rd

Carabao Cup: 2nd Round

Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes

Player of the season: Quarshie

Most improved/breakout player: Downs

Disappointment of the season: Season being over by March

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): No

Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 0

Points v Pompey: 1
 
Finishing Position: 2nd

Promotion?: Yes

FA Cup: QF

Carabao Cup: 3rd Round

Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes

Player of the season: Charles

Most improved/breakout player: Robinson

Disappointment of the season: Skates away

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes

Points v Pompey: 3
 
Impossible to say though really as it largely depends on whether Still is upto it.

I'm going with some cautious optimism but it wouldn't surprise me if he wasn't in which case we'll finish 7th/8th.
 
Impossible to say though really as it largely depends on whether Still is upto it.

I'm going with some cautious optimism but it wouldn't surprise me if he wasn't in which case we'll finish 7th/8th.

Agree it’s really hard to call at this moment, partly to do with Still and also absolutely no idea how the rest of the transfer window is going to play out. Going with the squad as it is today then I don’t think Still is really a factor as the quality should be able to get top 6 even if *insert whichever **** manager you want* was in charge.

But it obviously won’t be the squad come September 1st and how many leave and who we sign is going to have a huge impact. Of the teams who are predicted to be going for autos (us, Sheff Utd, Ipswich, Brum, Leicester) we are going to have the most turnover in August by a mile I think.
 
Finishing Position: 2

Promotion?: Yes

FA Cup: 5th Round

Carabao Cup: ¼ Final

Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes

Player of the season: Jack Stephens

Most improved/breakout player: Robinson

Disappointment of the season: Getting promoted

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes

Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 0

Points v Pompey: 4
 
Impossible to make an informed prediction when so much is still likely to change with our team and squad.. I'll make predictions based on everything as it is right now. Even though that's going to be quite different to the end of the transfer window. But right now we still have Fernandes and Dibling and I can live in hope that we will bring in a no.1 to replace Ramsdale.

Finishing Position: 2 (it's not in our DNA to come 1st)

Promotion?: Yes

FA Cup: Quarter Finals

Carabao Cup: 3rd Round

Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes

Player of the season: Downs

Most improved/breakout player: Most improved = Sugawara, Breakout = Robinson

Disappointment of the season: Not beating Pompey

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes

Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 42

Points v Pompey: 2
 
Finishing Position: 5

Promotion?: No

FA Cup: 4th Round

Carabao Cup: 3rd round

Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes

Player of the season: Charles

Most improved/breakout player: Robinson

Disappointment of the season: Massive point difference between top 2 and the rest

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): No

Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 1

Points v Pompey: 4
 
Difficult to predict until the transfer window snaps shut but I think :-


1. Finishing position - 9th

2. F A cup - 5th round

3. League Cup- 3rd round

4. Player of the season- Downs

5. Break out Player- Robinson

6. Still will not be sacked this season but will get us promoted in 26 /27.

7. Points against Portsmouth - 1 (Home draw.)

8. Disappointment of the season - losing Dibling, Fernandes, Charles and THB in September.

9. Other issues ..... striking problems as Armstrong, Brereton Diaz and Dibling sold. Archer underwhelms and Ross injured and misses most of the season. Flynn Downes sold.

10. Robinson poached in next summer's window.

11. Saints to finish below Portsmouth but Mousinho to be poached by Premier league club before close of season



6.
 
Difficult to predict until the transfer window snaps shut but I think :-


1. Finishing position - 9th

2. F A cup - 5th round

3. League Cup- 3rd round

4. Player of the season- Downs

5. Break out Player- Robinson

6. Still will not be sacked this season but will get us promoted in 26 /27.

7. Points against Portsmouth - 1 (Home draw.)

8. Disappointment of the season - losing Dibling, Fernandes, Charles and THB in September.

9. Other issues ..... striking problems as Armstrong, Brereton Diaz and Dibling sold. Archer underwhelms and Ross injured and misses most of the season. Flynn Downes sold.

10. Robinson poached in next summer's window.

11. Saints to finish below Portsmouth but Mousinho to be poached by Premier league club before close of season



6.

How are we losing players in September after the transfer window has closed? (Unless you think they’re all going on Sept 1 which is the final day).
 
Finishing Position: 13. x Way out there!

Promotion?: NO! Tick . Got that right but not how I expected it!

FA Cup: 4th Round x No way I saw a Semi Final happening,

Carabao Cup: 3rd Round Tick.

Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: No. Tick. Got that right

Player of the season: Leo Tick Got that right

Most improved/breakout player: Robinson x Injury ruined that prediction,

Disappointment of the season: Being boring. x Well I didn't reckon on Rule 127. it certainly wasn't boring

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): NO. Tick

Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 0 Tick

Points v Pompey: 2. Tick

Main Problem(s) A week squad, lacking in a finishing forward or a creative midfielder, a dominating centre back or a decent GK. x The club addressed these issues.
 
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Finishing Position: 13.

Promotion?: NO!

FA Cup: 4th Round

Carabao Cup: 3rd Round

Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: No.

Player of the season: A new guy?

Most improved/breakout player: Robinson

Disappointment of the season: Being boring.

Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): NO.

Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 0

Points v Pompey: 3.

Main Problem(s) A week squad, lacking in a finishing forward or a creative midfielder, a dominating centre back or a decent GK.
Setting a really low bar for the season to be a success in you eyes then!