OK I know I said that its too early to predict the season, but now the first game is almost upon us I have got off my fence and suggest the following
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
Fulham
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sheffield Wednesday
Hull City
Reading
Leeds United
Norwich City
Sunderland
Derby County
Brentford
Cardiff City
Preston North End
Birmingham City
Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest
Bristol City
Queen's Park Rangers
Ipswich Town
Bolton Wanderers
Barnsley
Burton Albion
Millwall
Looks about right at this infant stage. Surprised to learn Fulham are favourites amongst bookmakers to win automatic promotion. Villa really needs to bounce back from a disappointing season. They have the players and manager. But the 2 north east clubs will be thereabouts, and I expect 1 of the 2 to win automatic promotion, if not the championship itself.
I'd go:
Top 2
Middlesborough
Aston Villa
Playoffs
Sheff Weds
Hull
Norwich
Derby
Relegation
Burton
Millwall
Bristol City
As for my team, I read somewhere, we've been placed at 15 by a predictor. Obviously an improvement to last season, but still a failure by any standard. I'd hope for a top half and possibly top ten or top 8. At least be competitive.
Oh I forgot about Sunderland, replace Norwich with them then.
Fulham and Brentford (assuming they keep Jota) look good sides .
Fulham looked useful last term and have strengthened and if Brentford can field Jota Vibe and Judge at any point they will score for fun.
Wolves will disappoint.
Middlesborough
Aston Villa
Playoffs
Sheff Weds
Reading
Norwich
Wolves
Relegation
Preston
Millwall
Bristol City
As TTR said, 'worth a review later'....
who'd have thought? Especially Millwall, although back then they prob thought the same
You might get the real thing and not have to quote RR from nearly nine months ago if FM would admit the error of their ways from four weeks ago, Andy.
Mind you, his predictions do go to show how little he, like the rest of us, actually knows...although I guess 4/6 for promotion and 2/3 looking at relegation isn’t that bad. Don’t tell him I said that though...let’s just concentrate on his Millwall, Wednesday, Hull and Sunderland predictions.
COFM...grown ups admit when they’ve made a mistake...reinstate the FM3.