Who will get promoted this season ?

[Lady Whistledown]

If Boro don't walk this league, after signing Downing, a couple of others I've forgotten, and in all likelihood Jordan Rhodes too, then something has gone badly wrong.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Boro, and I think Wolves, will do well.

 

[Whitechapel]

Why not?

Who put any cash on Bournemouth last season?

Bournemouth had finished 10th, 6 points off the play-off the season before they won the league. Fulham in comparison finished 17th last year. 26 points off 6th.

Not really comparable.


Personally I think the dark-horse this year will be Birmingham. Bottom 3 before bringing in Rowett, but finished strongly in 10th. They've signed Kuszcak and a couple of other plays who look solid for this level. Outside shot for the top 6 IMO.

 

[nwgull]

If Boro don't walk this league, after signing Downing, a couple of others I've forgotten, and in all likelihood Jordan Rhodes too, then something has gone badly wrong.

See QPR in 13-14, or Forest in either of the last 2 seasons.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

See QPR in 13-14, or Forest in either of the last 2 seasons.

Oh absolutely. But Boro were very close last season, unlike (say) Forest, who were mediocre to start with and tried to buy success. Boro are just adding finesse & probably goals to an already very good squad, hence my thought process.

 

[atfc village]

Ipswich ,QPR and Yam yams in the play offs.

 

[Westmead Fan]

Burnley have not broken the squad up unlike Hull has & i think they will go close top 10 for would be good for brighton

 

[Eeyore]

Derby and Boro with the money they've spent.

Or without the money they've spent.....

 

[Eeyore]

As tragic as it sounds, I seem to have mentally given up on this season already.

 

[perseus]

4th would be a success

Looks like a strong division this year, but no outright favourites.

Teams that did well last season and are proactive in the transfer market are Middlesbrough and Derby and a lesser extent Fulham,.

Derby 0-3 at home to Reading and Hull 0-1 to Burnley fouled it up when it really mattered near the end of last season.

My unfancied prediction are Sheffield Wednesday for a lot of reasons. Good defence and some promising players. Their attack is worse than ours last season, but they have spent £3 million on a winger Matias and lots of other players. Steve May may also come good for them? I fancied their chances even before these acquisitions.

So for its worth

Middlesbrough
Sheffield Wednesday
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Derby County
Fulham

then just about anybody including us. One of the relegated teams will probably do well.

 

[Juan Albion]

Burnley, QPR and us.

 

[Sheebo]

Or without the money they've spent.....

'With the money they've spend replaced by different money which was won as prize money - either way with lots of money money money...?'

 

[Seasider78]

Boro and QPR for autos

Derby, burnley, hull and Ipswich for playoffs