Play-offs - harder task than last season?

[Tooting Gull]

Looking at the teams coming down, teams with new investment, those there or thereabouts last season, teams who have strengthened, big clubs with resources and expectations, and clubs on a roll, I reckon all of these will harbour realistic hopes of finishing in the top six (or higher):

Birmingham
Blackburn
Blackpool
Bolton
Brighton
Cardiff
Charlton
Hull
Leeds
Leicester
Middlesbrough
Sheffield Wed
Watford
Wolves

And who knows, Forest and Derby could even feature if they get some momentum early on.

Going to be another great season.

 

[mrbigshot]

10th again would be absolutely fine with me.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Dunno about Charlton and Hull. The rest, yes, definitely.

 

[Rugrat]

Think it's the nature of this league that there will always be 15 or 16 with genuine hopes of play offs or better. The financial prize is huge and most will go to, near or even over the limit of their financial capability to achieve it. Makes it exciting as a supporter, more so than the Prem imo

 

[hola gus]

Not sure about Watford or Charlton but the rest certainly

 

[Rugrat]

And who knows, Forest and Derby could even feature if they get some momentum early on.

Can't believe that Howe and Jewell aren't also having conversations with their bosses about how much they want to go for a top 6 finish

 

[Surf's Up]

In a word - probably. But as we don't know what additional players Gus is going to bring in ......

 

[kingcole]

You can remove Bolton, Birmingham and Cardiff from that list. I guarantee at least one of these teams will be relegated.

 

[IfieldBlue]

Looking at the teams coming down, teams with new investment, those there or thereabouts last season, teams who have strengthened, big clubs with resources and expectations, and clubs on a roll, I reckon all of these will harbour realistic hopes of finishing in the top six (or higher):

Birmingham
Blackburn
Blackpool
Bolton
Brighton
Cardiff
Charlton
Hull
Leeds
Leicester
Middlesbrough
Sheffield Wed
Watford
Wolves

Very interesting to see you have included yourselves in the mix. As you will find out in this division, the ONLY thing that is predicable- is its unpredicablility

 

[Rugrat]

Very interesting to see you have included yourselves in the mix. As you will find out in this division, the ONLY thing that is predicable- is its unpredicablility

Very fair

 

[Hotchilidog]

I also feel there will not be a runaway leader this year either. It promises to be an extremely competitive season, and any improvement on 10th will be hard earned.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Very interesting to see you have included yourselves in the mix. As you will find out in this division, the ONLY thing that is predicable- is its unpredicablility

As the list was of clubs was:

Looking at the teams coming down, teams with new investment, those there or thereabouts last season, teams who have strengthened, big clubs with resources and expectations, and clubs on a roll

I don't think it is hubris to include us.

But you are right about the unpredictability.

 

[Napper]

Hudds could challenge

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Someone says the same thing before every season.