Ridiculously early predictions of the 2016/17 final table

[NooBHA]

Way too early to make predictions.

I agree but I have a feeling that a club who might be tinkering with relegation is Wolves

 

[el punal]

It's interesting to see so many people reckoning that Newcastle will bounce straight back into the Premier League. They were so appallingly bad (as were Villa) last season that I think that they could fail quite alarmingly. I just wonder how long Benitez will get before the Cockney Mafia decide to interfere once again.

 

[portslade seagull]

Wait to see the squad assembled before the start of the season

 

[RM-Taylor]

Brentford will be nearer the top than the bottom!

There's usually one team who surprisingly struggles, I think it'll be them

Brighton 101pts next season automatic promotion

Let's hope so

No doubts we'll be up there for sure...
Maybe we'll go to Newcastle and win 3-1 on the last game

Don't want another trip up there on the last day of the season, let's end up with Burton or Barnsley at home as the last game

Way too early to make predictions.

Which is why this thread is called 'ridiculously early' because it's rather ridiculous but it's a boring night on a Bank Holiday

Where's the FAGDPts columns? Sheesh.

Damn, I'll add those soon along with the WDL columns

 

[worthingseagull123]

Here's my prediction which I posted on FootballForums:


1. Newcastle United
2. Brighton & Hove Albion
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3. Norwich City
4. QPR
5. Birmingham City
6. Derby County
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7. Ipswich Town
8. Wolverhampton Wanderers
9. Aston Villa
10. Cardiff City
11. Reading
12. Blackburn Rovers
13. Leeds United
14. Sheffield Wednesday
15. Fulham
16. Nottingham Forest
17. Wigan Athletic
18. Bristol City
19. Preston North End
20. Barnsley
21. Huddersfield Town
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22. Rotherham United
23. Brentford
24. Burton Albion

LOL.

How did you come to this conclusion without knowing who is signing who?

Sorry mate but way way too early to call.

My concern is that there are 6-8 clubs with bigger budgets than us.

 

[GT49er]

Ridiculously early predictions of the 2016/17 final table

Yep!

 

[biddles911]

It's interesting to see so many people reckoning that Newcastle will bounce straight back into the Premier League. They were so appallingly bad (as were Villa) last season that I think that they could fail quite alarmingly. I just wonder how long Benitez will get before the Cockney Mafia decide to interfere once again.

I agree. I see no reason to think they're an obvious candidate for promotion.

They were rubbish last season despite spending a lot of money and Benitez will need to change their team quite radically to get them to function properly which suggests that it will take time (hopefully a long time) to get things right.

Benitez has no experience at this level either and I can't see Ashley and his mob showing much patience if things don't go right almost immediately.....

Personally I've every confidence that we can go straight up this time if we can keep the squad together and make a few improvements.

We virtually had to start from scratch last season given the abysmal legacy that Hyypia left CH and look what we achieved!




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[JC Footy Genius]

1. Newcastle United
2. Aston Villa
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3. Brighton & Hove Albion
4. Derby County
5. Norwich City
6. Sheffield Wednesday
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7. QPR
8. Ipswich Town
9. Reading
10. Cardiff City
11. Birmingham City
12. Blackburn Rovers
13. Preston North End
14. Leeds United
15. Brentford
16. Nottingham Forest
17. Wolverhampton Wanderers
18. Huddersfield Town
19. Wigan Athletic
20. Barnsley
21. Bristol City
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22. Rotherham United
23. Fulham
24. Burton Albion

Not again ffs.

 

[warmleyseagull]

Be good if we can play the relegated sides early; I would take them all in August before they have settled squads.

Can't really see QPR doing much unless they are somehow let off all or most of the macro FFP fine. Cardiff have appointed a good manager who did well at Bristol Rovers but do they have deisre to spend a lot?

 

[Coldeanseagull]

I'm not so sure about Newcastle. Playoffs, yes but not automatic

 

[SeagullofMalaysia]

1. BHA
2. Derby

3. Norwich
4. Birmingham
5. Newcastle
6. Derby

7. Preston NE
8. Ipswich
9. QPR
10. Cardiff City
11. Wigan
12. Brentford
13. Aston Villa
14. Reading
15. Sheffield W
16. Huddersfield
17. Fulham
18. Burton Albion
19. Bristol City
20. Wolves
21. Leeds

22. Nottm Forest
23. Barnsley
24. Rotherham

Some wild predictions here

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[SeagullofMalaysia]

1. BHA
2. Derby

3. Norwich
4. Birmingham
5. Newcastle
6. Ipswich

7. Preston NE
8. Sheff W
9. QPR
10. Cardiff City
11. Wigan
12. Brentford
13. Aston Villa
14. Reading
15. Blackburn
16. Huddersfield
17. Fulham
18. Burton Albion
19. Bristol City
20. Wolves
21. Leeds

22. Nottm Forest
23. Barnsley
24. Rotherham

Some wild predictions here

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Great, I put Derby twice here's the revised list

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[Harry Wilson's tackle]

1. Newcastle
2. Aston Villa
3. Derby
4. Norwich
5. Wigan
6. Cardiff
7. Wolves
8. Brighton
9. Brentford
10. QPR
11. Sheff Wed
12. Reading
13. Nottingham Forest
14. Ipswich
15. Leeds
16. Blackburn
17. Birmingham
18. Fulham
19. Preston
20. Huddersfield
21. Bristol City
22. Rotherham
23. Burton
24. Barnsley

 

[crasher]

Baffled by everyone putting Preston so low. Play off contenders next year - settled squad and a good manager.

I think Newcastle will win the league because Benitez is staying and will persuade some of their better players to do the same for one season.

Other strong sides will be Norwich, Derby, Sheffield Wednesday and of course BHAFC.

 

[SeagullofMalaysia]

Baffled by everyone putting Preston so low. Play off contenders next year - settled squad and a good manager.

I think Newcastle will win the league because Benitez is staying and will persuade some of their better players to do the same for one season.

Other strong sides will be Norwich, Derby, Sheffield Wednesday and of course BHAFC.

PNE finished high this year because of Adam Reach, and he's returned to Middlesbrough (though I expect he'll sign for PNE permanently), plus their best goalkeepers always seem to be loanees (Pickford and then Lindegaard)

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[brightn'ove]

My concern is that there are 6-8 clubs with bigger budgets than us.

This has always been the case has it not?

 

[midnight_rendezvous]

My concern is that there are 6-8 clubs with bigger budgets than us.

That's usually the case though. Besides, just because they've got more money to throw around doesn't mean they will spend it wisely.

 

[maltaseagull]

I would take playoffs again next season.

The law of averages means we are bound to win 1 game eventually.

We need to win at least 2 to get through to promotion though.

I really hope we can repeat what happened in 1978-79 after just missing out the season before.

My negative side fears we won't be able to repeat the performance levels of last season. Hope I am wrong.

 

[smeg]

1. Newcastle
2. Aston Villa
3. Derby
4. Norwich
5. Wigan
6. Cardiff
7. Wolves
8. Brighton
9. Brentford
10. QPR
11. Sheff Wed
12. Reading
13. Nottingham Forest
14. Ipswich
15. Leeds
16. Blackburn
17. Birmingham
18. Fulham
19. Preston
20. Huddersfield
21. Bristol City
22. Rotherham
23. Burton
24. Barnsley

Yeah I'm inclined to agree with this one, Can't see past the Toon, Villa or derby for automatic and I think we'll have a quieter season, dunno why, just do.

 

[Taybha]

Anybody who finishes above us will go up