06-08-2010, 08:19
As the Football League kicks off tomorrow, I thought it would be a good idea to set up this thread for fans of Championship and League 1/2 teams.
In the Championship, Middlesbrough are the ante-post favourites, rightly so IMO. The players that Strachan has brought in from Celtic and Rangers should do well at this level. Reading should do better than last season, Forest will be up there again, and I can see QPR doing better now they've stopped sacking managers every five games (but please stop nicking our players Neil).
The league should be quite open this time round as I don't see any of the three relegated teams making that much of an impression. Portsmouth and Hull are in financial trouble and Burnley, well, they've still got Brian Laws as manager. In fact Norwich and Leeds, who came up from League 1, have a better chance of doing well, as they have the confidence from winning. Bristol City would be my outside tip, partly because of signing David James, but mainly because of Steve Coppell.
As for my own team, Crystal Palace, after the trials of last season I'm just glad to have a team to support. For the time being, I'd be happy if we a) stay up and b) finish above Millwall!
In the Championship, Middlesbrough are the ante-post favourites, rightly so IMO. The players that Strachan has brought in from Celtic and Rangers should do well at this level. Reading should do better than last season, Forest will be up there again, and I can see QPR doing better now they've stopped sacking managers every five games (but please stop nicking our players Neil).
The league should be quite open this time round as I don't see any of the three relegated teams making that much of an impression. Portsmouth and Hull are in financial trouble and Burnley, well, they've still got Brian Laws as manager. In fact Norwich and Leeds, who came up from League 1, have a better chance of doing well, as they have the confidence from winning. Bristol City would be my outside tip, partly because of signing David James, but mainly because of Steve Coppell.
As for my own team, Crystal Palace, after the trials of last season I'm just glad to have a team to support. For the time being, I'd be happy if we a) stay up and b) finish above Millwall!