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  • I never know much about other Championship teams. Why would Birmingham be 6th? Have they bought many? Certainly appear to have a good manager which will help but play offs seams a bold assumption for 442.

    Derby and Boro clearly there or thereabouts. Burnley too. Doubt QPR will be far away with their cash and Fulham seem to have bought well (well, players I have heard of anyway!) with Weds splashing some cash.

    Hull may be the relegated team to do less well if their Chairman is losing interest but in Bruce they have a willy manager and they have kept hold of some very good players (I think!)

    I could see Derby, Burnley in autos and Boro, QPR, Fulham and Weds in play offs. Rotherham, MK Dons and Bolton bottom 3 but close calls for Huddersfield and Preston too.
  • theeenorth
    theeenorth Posts: 2,280
    edited August 2015
    Anyone got links to season previews, I like to read them at this stage and feel mildly encouraged/ outraged at what's written. Especially the supporters' ones where somebody from Fulham says that they hope we go down because they don't like red as it reminds them of their house master at prep school.
  • What do people see in Brentford???

    Won't be the same side without Warburton.

    Good point, that fella certainly knew how to use his loaf.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,232

    What do people see in Brentford???

    Won't be the same side without Warburton.

    Good point, that fella certainly knew how to use his loaf.
    Warburton has now gone to a massive Club(not Wednesday) but with no money.
    Glasgow Rangers will expect him to be the Messiah ?
    how is he going to feed the 25 thousand with
    5 Loaves and a couple of Fiiiiiiishes ?

  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,828
    Brentford have bought some decent players, certainly on a par with us; be interesting to see how their new foreign manager copes, but could be a team like Watford last season, and a very good bet for the play-offs.

    Forest will struggle; even with Hamer in goal, the transfer embargo is hitting them hard, and if Antonio is sold, they will be bottom third for sure.

    I agree about Wolves - without Sako, they will be poorer - mid-table for me.

    Derby and Boro have bought big, so will be up there, and nobody can right off Burnley, who know what is required to bounce back.

    Hull and QPR are the unknowns - a good start and they could stay in the top six all season, but a bad start and they could be this seasons Fulham.

    For others like us, Wednesday, Fulham, Brum, Reading, Ipswich, Cardiff, we will all be pushing for a top ten finish and hope for better, while Huddersfield and Blackburn (without Gestede and probably Rhodes) will try and not lose too many.

    Brighton, Rotherham, MKD, Bolton, Leeds, Bristol City, and Preston will be the main incumbents on the relegation struggle.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,805
    Reckon Bristol City will be top half, possibly even play offs.
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,863

    but in Bruce they have a willy manager

    I don't see how that's going to help them!
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 12,003
    These predictions are stupid.
  • hudson-son-son
    hudson-son-son Posts: 2,645
    edited August 2015
    Have people who are predicting Bristol City to do well based on their League One performance/feel for the club/past League One winners doing well actually looked at their squad? It is ridiculously small and Aaron Wilbraham might be starting for them. Wagstaff probably isn't too far off either.

    Steve Cotterill doesn't have a particularly amazing track record at this level either.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_City_F.C.#First-team_squad
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,309
    LoOkOuT said:

    but in Bruce they have a willy manager

    I don't see how that's going to help them!
    They're shooting for the top!


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  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616

    Nicholas said:

    I think Leeds will go up

    Your nuts Leeds are shit
    I was thinking the same, but lol'd it instead.
    And then wrote a comment...
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,030
    dizzee said:

    Nicholas said:

    I think Leeds will go up

    Your nuts Leeds are shit
    I was thinking the same, but lol'd it instead.
    And then wrote a comment...
    Sorry, if i'd known making a comment, would be an issue for you, I wouldn't have.
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    There's an excellent piece on the Belgium protest in this month's issue.
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 5,991
    Looking at the thread title I thought this would be about Russell Slades least favourite formation.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,030

    There's an excellent piece on the Belgium protest in this month's issue.

    The journo was on our coach. Bolloxbolder and I gave an hour long interview on the ferry on the way over.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,840

    There's an excellent piece on the Belgium protest in this month's issue.

    The journo was on our coach. Bolloxbolder and I gave an hour long interview on the ferry on the way over.
    @bolloxbolder got to speak for about 46 seconds :-)
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,234
    Longest hour of his life he was overheard saying after.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,030

    There's an excellent piece on the Belgium protest in this month's issue.

    The journo was on our coach. Bolloxbolder and I gave an hour long interview on the ferry on the way over.
    @bolloxbolder got to speak for about 46 seconds :-)
    How did you know ?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,030
    Curb_It said:

    Longest hour of his life he was overheard saying after.

    You can't miss an opportunity of a captive audience. He only tried to swim for it once.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
    Good photo of @Covered end in the mag

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  • Good photo of @Covered end in the mag

    Page 3 ?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251

    Good photo of @Covered end in the mag

    Page 3 ?
    You're in there too
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,994

    Good photo of @Covered end in the mag

    Can you post a photo on here?
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,994
    edited April 2017

    Curb_It said:

    Longest hour of his life he was overheard saying after.

    You can't miss an opportunity of a captive audience. He only tried to swim for it once.
    When I spoke to him on the second leg of the journey he did ask me to be brief! :p must have been a natural reaction...
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,030

    Good photo of @Covered end in the mag

    Can you post a photo on here?
    No don't. I wish to remain anonymous (kind of).
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,994

    Good photo of @Covered end in the mag

    Can you post a photo on here?
    No don't. I wish to remain anonymous (kind of).

    Good photo of @Covered end in the mag

    Can you post a photo on here?
    No don't. I wish to remain anonymous (kind of).
    I meant of the article in the mag and any coverage. But if anyone really wants to see a close up of you then that's down to them...
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,840
    edited April 2017
    @cantersaddick

    Given the mag / writer was good enough to devote a lot of time to the trip, engage with fans etc, personally I'd prefer it if people didn't post copies of the article on here / on line out of respect / gratitude.

    Not bought a football mag for 20+ years, but I think I'll buy this as a thank you

    Who was the writer btw?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,840
    I thought when I opened this thread that it was going to be a petition to play 4-4-2.

    Then I realised that Robinson hadn't had an email explaining how the system should work so it was always going to be a waste of time signing it.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,994

    @cantersaddick

    Given the mag / writer was good enough to devote a lot of time to the trip, engage with fans etc, personally I'd prefer it if people didn't post copies of the article on here / on line out of respect / gratitude.

    Not bought a football mag for 20+ years, but I think I'll buy this as a thank you

    Who was the writer btw?

    Fair enough. Guess I'll probably do the same...
  • Bow_Addick
    Bow_Addick Posts: 528

    @cantersaddick

    Given the mag / writer was good enough to devote a lot of time to the trip, engage with fans etc, personally I'd prefer it if people didn't post copies of the article on here / on line out of respect / gratitude.

    Not bought a football mag for 20+ years, but I think I'll buy this as a thank you

    Who was the writer btw?

    Bloke called Chris Flanagan