Nice article just dont agree with the predictions. Its by far the most open and competative league of the 4. I dont think anyone will be able to say with any degree of confidence who will be the top 6 until March at least. Just enjoy the ride as its gonna be a bumpy one. We all know who were the favourites last season and what happened in the end. Good luck anyway.
I agree with all that you say about Hull. It is always a tough league and with the teams coming up/down and the strength of the teams already in the league it will be no different this year. I personally agree that Hull could finish as low as 11th with all the other teams capable of mounting a serious promotion challenge. However I feel our squad is also well capable of challenging for the automatic promotion spots. As ghugill says, a lot will depend on our ability to score. Yes we have strengthened but so has every other team. It may take a while for players like Proschwitz and aluko to settle into english football and they may not have the effect we hope he will! I think there is more chance of us reaching the top 6 and pushing for the top 2 than a lot of teams mentioned before though. UTT
Me again guys. I have just finished my preview, part 4 includes another six teams and my final predicted table for whoever wants to have a look. http://leicester.footballblog.co.uk/npower-championship-prev.html Thanks
Championship is clearly the toughest league in football top to bottom, year in and year out. Still, I don't understand why many claim that the 3 relegated Prem clubs and the 3 promoted League One clubs improve the league. Will Bolton, Blackburn, and Wolves be better sides this year than Southampton, Reading, and West Ham were last? Likewise, Charlton, Huddlesfield, and Wednesday over Coventry, Doncaster, and Portsmouth (though I can see the latter as Pompey is a stinkin' mess)?
I would say Charlton, Wednesday and Huddersfield are all more impressive outfits than the 3 relegated clubs.
Well the 3 relegated teams totalled a massive 1pt out of 9 pts and the 3 promoted teams totalled 2pts out of 9 points which is 3 out of 18 points. You may have a point. Buts its early days. Lol.
i dont think theres gonna be much in the teams finishing 6th and 12th & thats pretty much the same every year , such a tough league to predict
QPR nearly got relegated the season before he got them promoted! He got promoted with Scarborough,Notts County, Huddersfield,Plymouth,Sheffield United and QPR My guess is you just don't like Warnock so pretend hes not a good manager but he is by far the best manager in this division and if the takeover goes through I'd say Leeds have a great chance at 6th at least.
Best in the division? You cant be serious.... Sorry but you must be deluded if you really think that.
Of all the managers in the league at the moment, Colin does have the best record for getting teams promoted, though he looks out of his depth in the Premier League. If you had to pick the manager most likely to take a team up, I'd suggest it's him, though ideally, he be sacked the minute he'd pulled it off.
Couldn't agree more. I hated the guy before he came to Leeds but a lot of the Hatred came from Jealousy!
I just did the BBC Predictor (took forever) but heres what i ended up with 1. Bolton 80 2. Blackpool 78 3. Hull City 75 4. Birmingham 73 5. Wolves 71 6. Cardiff 70 7. Blackburn 70 8. Leicester 68 9. Huddersfield 68 10. Middlesbrough 67 11. Charlton 67 12. Notts Forest 66 13. Derby 64 14. Burnley 57 15. Leeds 57 16. Ipswich 57 17. Barnsley 55 18. Peterborough 54 19. Crystal Palace 51 20. Brighton 50 21. Bristol City 49 22. Sheffield Wed 47 23. Watford 43 24. Millwall 43
