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Post by o on Jun 29, 2022 12:47:04 GMT 1
Time for the new thread about the early starting season this year...
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Post by Paddy on Jun 29, 2022 14:17:53 GMT 1
Norwich play on 1st July at Dereham for the first pre season friendly. I shall be there. 8 quid to enter and I hope Dereham score a couple.
Ipswich played their first friendly at the weekend and won 7-0
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Post by Panda on Jun 30, 2022 0:20:38 GMT 1
The draws for the first two rounds of the FA Cup are due this Friday. It'll be weird not seeing Marske involved as we don't come into the competition until September after our promotion to step 3.
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Post by Panda on Jul 1, 2022 13:22:42 GMT 1
The draws for the first two rounds of the FA Cup are due this Friday. It'll be weird not seeing Marske involved as we don't come into the competition until September after our promotion to step 3. Correction: it's next Friday for the draw but the FA published the list of clubs taking part today. |
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Post by Robbie on Jul 4, 2022 19:21:38 GMT 1
It's going to be a weird season, with a massive break for the World Cup in November and December.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jul 4, 2022 20:26:45 GMT 1
Had a few weird seasons lately
One that had a 4 month break for covid after 28 games
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One that was played entirely behind closed doors
I'm interested in two things really, will the 2 month winter break for everyone not at the World Cup help with injuries and fatigue
And will a tournament when English players are in full swing help us play better than after a grueling 55 game season
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 4, 2022 21:31:15 GMT 1
And will a tournament when English players are in full swing help us play better than after a grueling 55 game season Probably, but it will also help the other countries just as much, so it won't really improve England's chances. |
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jul 4, 2022 21:42:59 GMT 1
But playing in England is a whole other pace, it's frantic, all 25 England players play in England, other international team players are spread out between less intensive leagues, some have winter breaks, some have a slower pace, some play 10/15 less games, expecially years when English teams get to the Champions League final
I think it will be an interesting. But then Southgate will have them playing like robots and bore the life out of us anyway so it will be hard to tell how fresh they are
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Post by o on Jul 10, 2022 18:59:12 GMT 1
Gruelling 55 game season, with a squad of 30 players, diddums.  |
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Post by Panda on Jul 21, 2022 22:47:55 GMT 1
FourFourTwo's annual predictions:
(in brackets is the prediction of that team's supporter who was interviewed)
PREMIER LEAGUE
1. Manchester City (1st)
2. Liverpool (1st)
3. Tottenham (4th)
4. Arsenal (4th)
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5. Chelsea (3rd)
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6. Manchester United (5th)
7. Newcastle (8th)
8. Leicester (7th)
9. West Ham (top 10)
10. Aston Villa (10th)
11. Brighton ("around the same area as last year")
12. Crystal Palace (top 10)
13. Wolves (11th)
14. Everton (11th)
15. Southampton (13th)
16. Fulham ("just outside the relegation zone")
17. Leeds (16th)
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18. Brentford (top 10)
19. Nottingham Forest (15th)
20. Bournemouth (16th)
CHAMPIONSHIP
1. Middlesbrough (4th)
2. Norwich (3rd)
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3. Sheffield United (4th)
4. Watford ("higher than last season")
5. West Brom (4th)
6. Burnley (3rd)
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7. Coventry (top 10)
8. Swansea (top 10)
9. Luton (8th)
10. Preston (10th or 16th, depending on signings)
11. Huddersfield (top 6)
12. QPR (16th)
13. Stoke (13th)
14. Millwall (6th)
15. Blackburn (10th)
16. Sunderland (10th or 11th)
17. Hull (6th)
18. Bristol City ("5th if we keep Semenyo, 10th if we don't")
19. Cardiff ("anywhere above the drop zone")
20. Wigan (between 7th and 14th)
21. Blackpool (18th)
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22. Rotherham (20th)
23. Reading (23rd)
24. Birmingham ("not 1st")
LEAGUE ONE
1. Sheffield Wednesday (2nd)
2. Ipswich (1st)
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3. MK Dons (6th)
4. Bolton (3rd)
5. Peterborough (top 6)
6. Barnsley (11th)
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7. Portsmouth ("in the playoffs")
8. Oxford (7th)
9. Wycombe (6th)
10. Plymouth ("in the Championship")
11. Charlton (6th)
12. Derby (14th)
13. Lincoln (15th)
14. Accrington (10th)
15. Cambridge (14th)
16. Bristol Rovers (12th)
17. Burton (17th)
18. Shrewsbury (17th)
19. Exeter ("comfortable mid table")
20. Forest Green (17th)
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21. Morecambe (14th)
22. Fleetwood (17th)
23. Port Vale (14th)
24. Cheltenham ("just above the relegation line")
LEAGUE TWO
1. Mansfield (3rd)
2. Stockport (top 3)
3. Northampton (11th)
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4. Bradford ("in the playoffs")
5. Newport (3rd)
6. Salford (3rd)
7. Swindon (top 3)
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8. Tranmere (7th)
9. Walsall (7th)
10. Leyton Orient (5th)
11. Doncaster ("somewhere?")
12. Wimbledon ("comfortably mid table")
13. Gillingham ("just outside the playoffs")
14. Crawley (top 7)
15. Sutton (mid table)
16. Carlisle (top 7)
17. Crewe (8th)
18. Grimsby ("in the promotion places")
19. Barrow (16th)
20. Stevenage (14th)
21. Rochdale (18th)
22. Colchester ("lower mid table")
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23. Hartlepool (10th)
24. Harrogate (12th)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1. Wrexham
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2. Notts County
3. Solihull Moors
4. Chesterfield
5. Boreham Wood
6. Bromley
7. Dagenham & Redbridge
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8. Southend
9. Halifax
10. Torquay
11. Yeovil
12. Woking
13. Oldham
14. Scunthorpe
15. Altrincham
16. Gateshead
17. York
18. Dorking
19. Maidstone
20. Eastleigh
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21. Aldershot
22. Barnet
23. Maidenhead
24. Wealdstone
WSL
1. Chelsea
2. Manchester City
3. Arsenal
4. Manchester United
5. Tottenham
6. Everton
7. Brighton
8. West Ham
9. Liverpool
10. Reading
11. Aston Villa
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12. Leicester
SCOTTISH PREMIER
1. Celtic (1st)
2. Rangers ("with the Treble")
3. Hearts (3rd)
4. Aberdeen (top 6)
5. Hibernian (top 6)
6. Dundee United (top 6)
7. Kilmarnock (6th or 7th)
8. Livingston (6th)
9. Motherwell (10th)
10. Ross County (7th)
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11. St. Mirren ("comfortably top 6")
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12. St. Johnstone (7th)
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 22, 2022 14:58:17 GMT 1
Wrexham seem to have a fairly big backer, are selling out every game, and so yes they will probably come up. The moderator of the Charlton forum seems to follow them, either as his second team or his first given he doesn't like the fact our owner isn't splashing it around to build a promotion team (because he doesn't have the money to do it).
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Post by o on Jul 22, 2022 16:49:51 GMT 1
Wrexham are owned by two Hollywood guys.
Stags to come 1st, no chance! Northampton and Stockport and Bradford seem to have made better signings so my money would be on them! I’d love 3rd though, but I’m a pessimist, so I’ll be happy when we make 50 points as our first few games are very tough! Crawley might be a dark horse and Donny should be up there as well!
And I think Bournemouth, Brentford and Everton for the drop in the Prem.
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Post by Panda on Jul 22, 2022 21:33:00 GMT 1
Interesting that none of the Championship fans have predicted their team to finish in the automatic promotion places. I wonder if the Middlesbrough fan is having second thoughts considering they've just beaten Marseille 2-0.
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Post by raliverpool on Jul 24, 2022 19:03:12 GMT 1
I don't want to start a new thread or anything but does anyone fancy me setting up an Invitational Premier League Fantasy Football League for Haveners to participate in?
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Post by Panda on Jul 24, 2022 19:22:11 GMT 1
I'm sure there will be enough fantasy players here to warrant doing it.
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Post by frag on Jul 28, 2022 8:17:04 GMT 1
I don't want to start a new thread or anything but does anyone fancy me setting up an Invitational Premier League Fantasy Football League for Haveners to participate in? I'd join! |
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Post by frag on Jul 28, 2022 8:19:07 GMT 1
Interesting that none of the Championship fans have predicted their team to finish in the automatic promotion places. I wonder if the Middlesbrough fan is having second thoughts considering they've just beaten Marseille 2-0. Only the Ipswich fan page outside the top divisions predicted their team to come top. A few hedges, especially from Doncaster and Birmingham! |
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Post by frag on Jul 28, 2022 8:22:43 GMT 1
And I think Bournemouth, Brentford and Everton for the drop in the Prem. Yeah, I think Everton are in big trouble. My current thoughts for the top of the prem are: 1. Man city (Big gap) 2. Liverpool 3. Arsenal 4. Sp*rs 5. Chelsea 6. Man utd It's the most optimistic I've been starting a season for a while... We'll see if it lasts beyond 9:30 on the first night of the season this time. Palace have long been a bogey team for us. |
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 28, 2022 8:57:44 GMT 1
I'd expect Burnley to go straight back up, so surprised 4-4-2 have them just inside the playoffs.
It isn't possible for Watford to finish higher than they did last season, if we assume that anywhere in the Championship is lower than 19th in the Premier League.
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Post by Bluewhalesroxs007 on Jul 31, 2022 13:44:04 GMT 1
Liverpool awsom yesdsy darwin dude wow big buxs
His first game liverpool
Did salla get goal first game liverpool
Dis prem start erly next week 😳🤔😂
Weekend
Do fake world cup
Prem fin notm end dose restart
Holllaa
Yooooooo
Upp
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