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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Aug 3, 2007 20:15:51 GMT 1
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Aug 3, 2007 20:18:20 GMT 1
Leeds United must start the League One season with a 15-point deduction after receiving their Football League share.
The Whites have been trying to secure the share in time to begin the new campaign next weekend against Tranmere Rovers.
But in order to take up their spot in League One for the coming season, Dennis Wise's Leeds must accept a 15-point penalty.
An appeal has been lodged with the Football League, with Leeds releasing a statement to confirm the announcement.
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Post by frag on Aug 5, 2007 20:01:12 GMT 1
A little late, but:
SPL 1. Celtic 2. Rangers[/color] 3. Aberdeen 4. Hibernian 5. Hearts 6. Kilmarnock 7. Falkirk 8. Motherwell 9. Dundee Utd 10. St. Mirren 11. Inverness CT 12. Gretna
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Post by Tom on Aug 7, 2007 10:44:24 GMT 1
Not sure I did full predictions last season. My knowledge outside the Prem isnt great so will do predictions on those teams that i take an interest in, or for the Championship know a bit about.
1.Man U 2.Chelsea 3.Liverpool 4.Arsenal 5.Tottenham 6.Newcastle 7.Man city 8.Blackburn 9.West Ham 10.Villa 11.Sunderland 12.Everton 13.Portsmouth 14.Bolton 15.Reading 16.Fulham 17.Middlesbrough ----------------- 18.Birmingham 19.Wigan 20.Derby
Hoping Chelsea may get overtaken by Liverpool but still think Liverpool are more of a European team and havent got the consistency away from home that Chelsea do. Liverpool were average away from home last season. The Top 4 could still be close though, and could be challenged by Spurs although like last season a long European campaign could take its toll. If Allardyce can sort out Newcastle's perennial injury problems it will be a surprise if they miss out on Europe. Man City have been signing big but they'll need time to settle and don't know a lot about the signings, but are above Blackburn who may be hit by a long European campaign despite looking like a decent side. Not much to choose from 6th/7th-13th or from 14th-17th although I'm even more convinced about the bottom 3 than a couple of weeks ago.
Championship
Charlton to win with Wolves and Sheffield United challenging for the the 2nd promotion spot. Playoffs wide open, not convinced at all by Watford's chances without Foster and having also recently sold Boazza. But if King can get back to form then they will have a chance. Having sold their two top strikers from last season Colchester may struggle to score and will have a dip on their fantastic season last year. Although having signed Sheringham(!) they should stay up with his influence.
League 1 Anything other than Top 2 will be a surprise for Forest, really feel they have to go up this season. Southend may challenge for a playoff spot but not sure how strong they are compared to two years ago when they went up. Gillingham have signed some decent players, Delroy Facey and amazingly Steve Lomas who could turn out to be one of their best signings. Last season at home they were really strong and had some great results, but away from home were the worst in the division i think. If they can find some consistency, and sort their away form out then they will definitely be in contention for the Top 6. Leeds will be find it hard to stay up
League 2 Despite Andy's continual pessism the Stags usually stay up fairly comfortably, don't see any reason why this season will be any different. Hereford will again stay up.
Blue Square Prem Would like Ebbsfleet to push for the playoffs again but last season could prove to be a flash in the pan and I'm not sure how much they've improved the squad.
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Post by Matt Aloud on Aug 7, 2007 20:52:56 GMT 1
I've just realised Shrewsbury have left the Gay Meadow *goes and plots the outcome of the tables*
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Post by Panda on Aug 8, 2007 13:18:30 GMT 1
I've just realised Shrewsbury have left the Gay Meadow *goes and plots the outcome of the tables* They're at the New Meadow! Maybe they should call it "Even Gayer Meadow".
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Post by Thor on Aug 8, 2007 14:27:00 GMT 1
1 Man Utd 2 Chelsea 3 Liverpool 4 Arsenal 5 Tottenham 6 Newcastle 7 West Ham 8 Portsmouth 9 Man City 10 Everton 11 Aston Villa 12 Blackburn 13 Bolton 14 Reading 15 Fulham 16 Birmingham 17 Sunderland 18 Middlesbrough 19 Wigan 20 Derby Although I reserve the right to change this on saturday morning
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Post by frag on Aug 9, 2007 2:13:57 GMT 1
The Annual Frag Predictions Bonanza begins...
CHAMPIONSHIP 1. Sheff Utd 2. Watford[/color] 3. Wolves 4. WBA 5. Charlton 6. Cardiff 7. Southampton 8. Plymouth 9. Stoke 10. Coventry 11. Preston 12. Leicester 13. Crystal Palace 14. Sheff Wed 15. Norwich 16. Burnley 17. Colchester 18. Ipswich 19. Bristol City 20. Barnsley 21. QPR 22. Hull 23. Scunthorpe 24. Blackpool
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Post by frag on Aug 10, 2007 1:53:19 GMT 1
LEAGUE ONE 1. Nottingham Forest 2. Doncaster[/color] 3. Tranmere 4. Oldham 5. Luton 6. Millwall 7. Southend 8. Gillingham 9. Swansea 10. Northampton 11. Yeovil 12. Brighton 13. Carlisle 14. Huddersfield 15. Port Vale 16. Crewe 17. Hartlepool 18. Leeds 19. Leyton Orient 20. Walsall 21. Cheltenham 22. Bristol Rovers 23. Swindon 24. Bournemouth
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Post by frag on Aug 10, 2007 5:48:26 GMT 1
LEAGUE TWO 1. MK Dons 2. Lincoln 3. Darlington[/color] 4. Stockport 5. Peterborough 6. Shrewsbury 7. Notts County 8. Wycombe 9. Chesterfield 10. Bradford 11. Grimsby 12. Brentford 13. Dag & Red 14. Rotherham 15. Rochdale 16. Mansfield 17. Chester 18. Wrexham 19. Bury 20. Barnet 21. Morecambe 22. Accrington 23. Macclesfield 24. Hereford
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Post by Panda on Aug 10, 2007 13:29:02 GMT 1
My predictions for the other divisions:
CHAMPIONSHIP Promoted: West Brom, Charlton Playoffs: Southampton, Sheff Utd, Leicester, Wolves (went for them instead of Cardiff) Relegated: Blackpool, Barnsley, Colchester
LEAGUE ONE Promoted: Nottm Forest, Southend Playoffs: Swansea, Oldham, Luton, Carlisle Relegated: Leyton Orient, Cheltenham, Bournemouth, Gillingham
LEAGUE TWO Promoted: MK Dons, Peterborough, Bradford Playoffs: Wycombe, Stockport, Darlington, Brentford Relegated: Bury, Macclesfield
BLUE SQUARE PREMIER Promoted: Exeter Playoffs: Oxford, York, Torquay, Burton Relegated: Farsley, Altrincham, Weymouth, Droylsden
SCOTTISH PREMIER Champions: Celtic Relegated: Gretna
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Post by Earl Purple on Aug 10, 2007 16:25:36 GMT 1
From my "predict the premiership" predictions on UKFPL:
1. Manchester United 2. Chelsea 3. Liverpool 4. Arsenal 5. Tottenham Hotspur 6. Everton 7. Newcastle United 8. Manchester City 9. Aston Villa 10. Blackburn 11. Portsmouth 12. Middlesbrough 13. Sunderland 14. Bolton 15. Reading 16. West Ham 17. Birmingham 18. Fulham 19. Wigan 20. Derby
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Post by Earl Purple on Aug 10, 2007 16:29:19 GMT 1
My realistic prediction for league 2:
1. MK Dons 2. Peterborough 3. Darlington 4. Lincoln 5. Chesterfield 6. Bradford City 7. Shrewsbury 8. Notts County 9. Wycombe 10. Stockport 11. Grimsby 12. Brentford 13. Rotherham 14. Rochdale 15. Dagenham & Redbridge 16. Barnet 17. Chester 18. Mansfield 19. Wrexham 20. Bury 21. Morecambe 22. Hereford 23. Accrington 24. Macclesfield
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Post by frag on Aug 11, 2007 2:30:23 GMT 1
PREMIERSHIP 1. Man United (first team looks pretty much unbeatable) 2. Chelsea[/color] (improved strength in depth; will be very close to 1st) 3. Arsenal (injuries permitting...) 4. Liverpool (too many new players settling in at once) 5. Spurs (best of the rest once again, sadly) 6. Newcastle (again, injuries permitting) 7. Blackburn (slow improvement, strong side) 8. Portsmouth (strong defence, but too little firepower) 9. West Ham (much more comfortable) 10. Everton (decent squad, but too small) 11. Bolton (always punch above their weight) 12. Aston Villa (meh, mid-table) 13. Man City (still a weak defence) 14. Middlesbrough (saved by goals of Yakubu) 15. Reading (SSS and all that, but Doyle/Lita will be important) 16. Sunderland (Craig Gordon: busiest man in prem 07/08) 17. Birmingham (saved by the fact that there are three worse teams) 18. Wigan (lost some more important players) 19. Fulham (who will score?) 20. Derby (just plain weak)
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Post by Tom on Aug 11, 2007 9:20:00 GMT 1
PREMIERSHIP 1. Man United (first team looks pretty much unbeatable) 2. Chelsea [/color] (improved strength in depth; will be very close to 1st) 3. Arsenal (injuries permitting...) 4. Liverpool (too many new players settling in at once)5. Spurs (best of the rest once again, sadly) 6. Newcastle (again, injuries permitting) 7. Blackburn (slow improvement, strong side)8. Portsmouth (strong defence, but too little firepower) 9. West Ham (much more comfortable) 10. Everton (decent squad, but too small) 11. Bolton (always punch above their weight) 12. Aston Villa (meh, mid-table) 13. Man City (still a weak defence) 14. Middlesbrough (saved by goals of Yakubu) 15. Reading (SSS and all that, but Doyle/Lita will be important) 16. Sunderland (Craig Gordon: busiest man in prem 07/08) 17. Birmingham (saved by the fact that there are three worse teams) 18. Wigan (lost some more important players) 19. Fulham (who will score?) 20. Derby (just plain weak)[/quote] Think Healy will score for Fulham, and that may help them survive, but they can't rely solely on him. Would put Man City in contention for a UEFA place if the team can gel too. Keane more and more reminds me of Coppell with the things he says, and I already had a lot of respect for him anyway. They'll be the surprise of the season, already he doesn't want to talk about survivial! Lita is out for the first 3-4 weeks, probably not a bad time to be out with the games coming up, but would be a big loss if he misses any games after this month. Anyway the Premiership is stronger than last season, and as a general fan I can't remember the last time I was this excited about it going into the new season.
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Post by Zodiac on Aug 11, 2007 18:33:15 GMT 1
A bit late, but oh well...
1. Chelsea 2. Manchester United 3. Liverpool 4. Arsenal 5. Tottenham 6. Newcastle 7. Manchester City 8. Blackburn 9. Everton 10. West Ham 11. Portsmouth 12. Aston Villa 13. Reading 14. Bolton 15. Sunderland 16. Middlesbrough 17. Fulham 18. Birmingham 19. Wigan 20. Derby
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Post by Panda on May 6, 2008 14:42:26 GMT 1
This is definitely worth bumping...
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Post by frag on May 11, 2008 18:27:05 GMT 1
PREMIERSHIP 1. Man United (first team looks pretty much unbeatable) 2. Chelsea [/color] (improved strength in depth; will be very close to 1st) 3. Arsenal (injuries permitting...) 4. Liverpool (too many new players settling in at once)5. Spurs (best of the rest once again, sadly) 6. Newcastle (again, injuries permitting) 7. Blackburn (slow improvement, strong side)8. Portsmouth (strong defence, but too little firepower) 9. West Ham (much more comfortable) 10. Everton (decent squad, but too small) 11. Bolton (always punch above their weight) 12. Aston Villa (meh, mid-table) 13. Man City (still a weak defence) 14. Middlesbrough (saved by goals of Yakubu) 15. Reading (SSS and all that, but Doyle/Lita will be important) 16. Sunderland (Craig Gordon: busiest man in prem 07/08) 17. Birmingham (saved by the fact that there are three worse teams) 18. Wigan (lost some more important players) 19. Fulham (who will score?) 20. Derby (just plain weak)[/quote] Pretty accurate, if I say so myself ;D Top 4 all in the right order (plus 7th, 8th and Derby), and nobody more than six places out... total inaccuracy: 46. We'll just gloss over some of my Football League predictions (Hereford to finish bottom, oh DEAR! )
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Post by Panda on May 12, 2008 11:13:03 GMT 1
My selection: (I reserve the right to change this depending on transfers or long term injuries) 1. Chelsea 2. Man Utd 3. Liverpool 4. Tottenham 5. Arsenal 6. Portsmouth (a very distant 6th) 7. West Ham 8. Newcastle 9. Blackburn 10. Aston Villa 11. Everton 12. Man City 13. Middlesbrough 14. Fulham 15. Bolton 16. Reading 17. Sunderland -------------------------- 18. Birmingham 19. Wigan 20. Derby Not too shabby. Underestimated Arsenal and completely overestimated Spurs. Other than that, I wasn't too far away. I was quite chuffed to get Boro's position correct went most people thought they'd be in the bottom 4 or 5.
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Post by Maximo Mark on May 12, 2008 12:40:56 GMT 1
I think everyone overestimated Spurs, but it was understandable. The money they spent and the strength that they had should have seen them finish far higher.
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