This is how the bookmakers rate Bristol City's Championship promotion chances. The Robins are heading into the new campaign with a much-changed side. It's been a summer of big departures and several new arrivals at Bristol City. Lee Johnson admitted in May that he was expecting a 'difficult summer' and so it proved as star players Aden Flint and Bobby Reid left the club. Flint stayed in the Championship joining Middlesbrough while Reid made the step-up to the Premier League with new-boys Cardiff City. The Robins didn't waste too long in replacing their key assets with talented Ipswich Town defender Adam Webster joining in a £3.5m deal. While Andreas Wiemann signed up from Derby County as Johnson looked to replace Reid's workrate. Other additions include Marley Watkins from Norwich City and right-back Jack Hunt from Sheffield Wednesday. Bright stars for the future Hakeeb Adelakun and Mo Eisa also both joined the club. The new season gets underway with a home test against Nottingham Forest on Saturday and we're be able to get an early judgement on what to expect this season. The bookies have given their verdict with Gary Rowett’s Stoke City (6/4) the favourites to make an immediate return to the top flight while West Brom (5/2) are also being backed. Boro are expected to challenge the relegated sides with big-spending Nottingham Forest the best of the rest. For Bristol City, the bookies are anticipating another potential play-off challenge with the Robins 9/1 to win promotion and 28/1 to win the league. City are 22/1 to win the play-offs and at the opposition are priced 13/2 to suffer the drop to League One. https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/how-bookmakers-rate-bristol-citys-1837989 The 2018/19 Championship table - predicted by bookies 1) Stoke 2) Swansea City 3) West Brom 4) Aston Villa 5) Boro 6) Brentford 7) Derby County 8) Leeds United 9) Norwich City 10) Sheffield Wednesday 11) Bristol City 12) Sheffield United 13) Birmingham City 14) Wigan Athletic 15) Hull City 16) Preston 17) Blackburn 18) Nottingham Forest 19) Millwall 20) Reading 21) QPR 22) Ipswich 23) Bolton 24) Rotherham
If we end up 11th after the changes we've had I think we have done OK but I hope we make top 6, surely this season is make or break for MA &LJ, they should be secure.
I cant believe the poor odds for Forest given they've bough Grabban from Bournemouth and Pantillimon from Watford Also surprised that PNE odds are longer than ours Going to be another tough season, that's for sure. Do we have the players to challenge ? Not at the moment in my humble opinion.
Bookies odds are all about making a profit, that's why if you check the boards from time to time you see discrepancies some quite a few % higher or lower than the "norm" / average Promo ………..in the list are...…….………………….RELGATION City 11th 7/1 to 9/1...……………………….………… 12th @8/1 to12/1 [ villa 11th to be relegated! ] Rotherham 24th 25/1 to 80/1 ……………...…… 1st 10/11 to 5/4 Birmingham 16th 8/1 to 14/1...……...…………… 8th 5/1 to 7/1 one bookie at least is looking for money on Rotherham winning it/promotion safe to say, at the moment bookies are reckoning on City being no lower than 14th
Although he's had the unprecedented backing of SL I'll still think LJ has done ok if we end up 11th. Because for me that's about where we should be in relation to the bigger clubs, finish below the Rotherhams, Millwalls and the Boltons then even Lansdown might question his judgement
