2019/20 L2 Final League Table Predictions

[Son of Cod]

With the new season almost upon us, once again it's time to predict what the final table will be. As always you get extra points for getting these in early so don't delay.

1. Exeter
2. Loser #1 L2 playoffs
3. Walsall
4. Swindon
5. Colchester
6. Plymouth
7. Crewe
8. Loser #2 L2 playoffs
9. Winner NL playoffs
10. Carlisle
11. Grimsby
12. Leyton Orient
13. Stevenage
14. Scunny
15. Northampton
16. Cheltenham
17. Loser #3 L2 playoffs
18. Macclesfield
19. Port Vale
20. Cambridge
21. Crawley
22. Morecambe
23. Oldham
24. Bradford

 

[Strawberry_Jam]

maybe wait until we know all the teams?

 

[Chris FGR]

23. Oldham
24. Bradford

 

[Buxton Vale]

Way too early

 

[WilsdenBantam]

117 years in the football league gone?

 

[Chris FGR]

1. Massive Bradford
2. Massive Oldham
3. Notts County
4. Crewe
5. FGR or Newport
6. Exeter
7. Scunthorpe
8. Swindon
9. Walsall
10. Grimsby
11. Colchester
12. Carlisle
13. Cheltenham
14. Port Vale
15. Stevenage
16. Crawley
17. Yeovil
18. Northampton
19. Leyton Orient
20. Cambridge
21. Morecambe
22. Macclesfield
23. Lincoln
24. Bolton

Lincoln will be denied promotion for crimes against total football and will collapse, good footballing Mansfield promoted instead. Bolton will be kicked down to League 2 reprieving Plymouth and go on strike for the whole season. Tranmere will rage quit football altogether after losing to us yet again. Fylde/Salford will be voted out at the AGM with Notts re elected along with Yeovil.

 

[Son of Cod]

maybe wait until we know all the teams?

Way too early

This is actually quite late for the L2 forum, if you don't do it now you won't be able to get maximum points.

 

[AnotherStagsFan]

With the new season almost upon us, once again it's time to predict what the final table will be. As always you get extra points for getting these in early so don't delay.

1. Exeter
2. Loser #1 L2 playoffs
3. Walsall
4. Swindon
5. Colchester
6. Plymouth
7. Crewe
8. Loser #2 L2 playoffs
9. Winner NL playoffs
10. Carlisle
11. Grimsby
12. Leyton Orient
13. Stevenage
14. Scunny
15. Northampton
16. Cheltenham
17. Mansfield
18. Macclesfield
19. Port Vale
20. Cambridge
21. Crawley
22. Morecambe
23. Oldham
24. Bradford

 

[Tranmerewhite]

1. Bradford
2. Scunthorpe
3. Crewe
4. Carlisle
5. Colchester
6. Fylde
7. Mansfield
8. Forest Green
9. Grimsby
10. Swindon
11. Exeter
12. Walsall
13. Cambridge
14. Port Vale
15. Northampton
16. Cheltenham
17. Newport
18. Oldham
19. Leyton Orient
20. Stevenage
21. Crawley
22. Morecambe
23. Macclesfield
24. Bury

 

[Vanni]

Jesus, is it that time of the year already? How time flies by.


1. Carlisle
2. AFC Fylde
3. Plymouth
4. Clapton Orient
5. Tranmere
6. Bradford
7. Crewe
8. Swindon
9. FGR
10. Grimsby
11. Exeter
12. Macclesfield
13. Col U
14. Cambridge
15. Mansfield
16. Port Vale
17. Morecambe
18. Northampton
19. Oldham
20. Crawley
21. Cheltenham
22. Walsall
23. Scunny
24. Notts County

 

[shoddycollins]

Jesus, is it that time of the year already? How time flies by.


1. Carlisle
2. AFC Fylde
3. Plymouth
4. Clapton Orient
5. Tranmere
6. Bradford
7. Crewe
8. Swindon
9. FGR
10. Grimsby
11. Exeter
12. Macclesfield
13. Col U
14. Cambridge
15. Mansfield
16. Port Vale
17. Morecambe
18. Northampton
19. Oldham
20. Crawley
21. Cheltenham
22. Walsall
23. Scunny
24. Notts County

Its not summer until vanni has tipped Carlisle for the title

 

[UTS]

I think Stockport will surprise a few this season.

 

[Posh Harry]

Its not summer until vanni has tipped Carlisle for the title

And HG predicts them for relegation

 

[shoddycollins]

I've included all the sides that could potentially be in League Two next season, simply a case of crossing out whoever ends up not in League Two.

Bradford
Mansfield
Plymouth
Manchester Reds
Tranmere
Exeter
Colchester
FGR
Crewe
Walsall
Northampton
Port Vale
Oldham
Grimsby
Swindon
Scunthorpe
Fylde
Crewe
Newport
Stevenage
Cambridge
Bolton
Crawley
Macclesfield
Notts County
Cheltenham
Carlisle
Morecambe

I didn't set out to get us relegated but we are having to cut our budget next season and have problems behind the scenes. I didn't put the clubs in order from top to bottom, I just put them down in near random order, either above the teams I thought they'd do better than, or below the teams I didn't think they'd do as well as.

There seems to be a potential lack of either clubs in a strong position almost nailed on for playoffs as a minimum as Lincoln, MK Dons, Bury and Mansfield were last season, or total basket cases that also don't have the resources to avoid a relegation scrap, such as Yeovil and Macclesfield. Most clubs it feels, could go either way in the summer transfer window and then on into the season.

 

[shoddycollins]

And HG predicts them for relegation

HG has barely spoken, and said pretty much nothing relating to Carlisle since we lost to Notts County.

 

[Franchisor]

Walsall won't be up there. Poor budget, squad isn't great as it is (worse than any of the teams relegated from L1 last year). They'll be lucky to finish in the top half.

 

[Mark kavanagh]

Vince at forest green gets acute carrot poisoning whose symptoms are a bright orange face and silly haircut ( hes halfway there) he immediately withdraws all his cash from the team to spend on the only medicine guarenteed to cure all mankinds woes a big mixed grill!! He becomes addicted and takes over at bury where he renames the stadium the black pudding arena .

Meanwhile bradford f.c take a leaf out of the bradford dulls rugby league textbook 5 short hitups followed by a hoof upfield to the opposing full back ( pretty much like last season) and like the dulls realise they will be mid table every season forever despite being too big for the league they are in .

At tranmere the palios run out of ideas of how to exploit loyal supporters ( town tax, forced to join supporters club for away tickets, lying on twitter saying buy your season ticket now to save 150 quid) and sell the club to lorraine rodgers .

Finally scholes realises hes had carrot poisoning for years justifying his decision to change the team colours to red yet still call salford the ammies! And they collapse back to where they came from

 

[Tranmerewhite]

At tranmere the palios run out of ideas of how to exploit loyal supporters ( town tax, forced to join supporters club for away tickets, lying on twitter saying buy your season ticket now to save 150 quid) and sell the club to lorraine rodgers .

The mindless hordes will be upon you now..

 

[TimeyWimey]

I've included all the sides that could potentially be in League Two next season, simply a case of crossing out whoever ends up not in League Two.

Bradford
Mansfield
Plymouth
Manchester Reds
Tranmere
Exeter
Colchester
FGR
Crewe
Walsall
Northampton
Port Vale
Oldham
Grimsby
Swindon
Scunthorpe
Fylde
Crewe
Newport
Stevenage
Cambridge
Bolton
Crawley
Macclesfield
Notts County
Cheltenham
Carlisle
Morecambe

I didn't set out to get us relegated but we are having to cut our budget next season and have problems behind the scenes. I didn't put the clubs in order from top to bottom, I just put them down in near random order, either above the teams I thought they'd do better than, or below the teams I didn't think they'd do as well as.

There seems to be a potential lack of either clubs in a strong position almost nailed on for playoffs as a minimum as Lincoln, MK Dons, Bury and Mansfield were last season, or total basket cases that also don't have the resources to avoid a relegation scrap, such as Yeovil and Macclesfield. Most clubs it feels, could go either way in the summer transfer window and then on into the season.

I will settle with finishing above Crwho. Fucking paedo imposters.

 

[shoddycollins]

I will settle with finishing above Crwho. Fucking paedo imposters.

I wonder which Crewe I put on there first, and what changed my mind between that and the second time I put them on.

 

[shoddycollins]

Meanwhile bradford f.c take a leaf out of the bradford dulls rugby league textbook 5 short hitups followed by a hoof upfield to the opposing full back ( pretty much like last season) and like the dulls realise they will be mid table every season forever despite being too big for the league they are in .

Didn't realise Bradford Park Avenue were back in the league.

 

[TimeyWimey]

I wonder which Crewe I put on there first.

Definitely the one above Walsall and Vale. You’re not stupid.

 

[shoddycollins]

Definitely the one above Walsall and Vale. You’re not stupid.

Probably, I can remember thinking Crewe should go in or around the playoff chase, can't remember putting the other Crewe there.

 

[PaulHaddock]

1. Bradford
2. Colchester
3. Plymouth
———————
4. Mansfield
5. Salford
6. Northampton
7. Oldham
———————
8. Newport
9. Leyton Orient
10. Crewe
11. Exeter
12. FGR/Tranmere
13. Port Vale
14. Swindon
15. Grimsby
16. Walsall
17. Stevenage
18. Cambridge
19. Cheltenham
20. Carlisle
21. Macclesfield
22. Scunthorpe
———————-
23. Morecambe
24. Crawley

 

[UTS]

Everyone will back Morecambe to go down as usual, they will survive, as usual.

 

[SaddlerJonny]

Walsall won't be up there. Poor budget, squad isn't great as it is (worse than any of the teams relegated from L1 last year). They'll be lucky to finish in the top half.

Our budget is firmly mid-table and a vast majority of our squad is out of contract and will be released, those few that are in contract still have the potential to be very good players at this level. Andy Cook scored 17 in a relegated side last season and Josh Gordon ran his socks off and scored 9 while being in and out the side all year. George Dobson will be one of the best midfielders in the division next year easily and Dan Scarr and Kory Roberts is a potentially exciting young CB partnership with two very different kinds of defender. Liam Roberts is a very promising young GK who was excellent in the season before last in League 1 but lost his form this one, but is still young and promising with a better GK coach to get him back to previous form.

We have also appointed a very experienced manager who has been successful at this level previously whilst also having experience in dealing with a large turnover of players. So whilst our budget is firmly midtable, with 19 players out of contract a very large amount of it will be available for Darrell Clarke to play with to sign people making us a little more powerful than we would have been. A lot of the high earners will also likely be released (such as Luke Leahy, Jon Guthrie, Zeli Ismail and possibly but hopefully not Nicky Devlin) relieving a lot of the budget too. Sales of players like Morgan Ferrier and probably Andy Cook could net us a decent amount too.

I'm not saying we will definitely be up there, but I wouldn't write us off yet.

 

[Vanni]

Why is this thread still on the first page? Don't tell me people wait 'til they see the full team squads before predicting?

Come on get cracking peoples.

 

[BlackHaddock]

1. Grimsby Town FC
2. Bradford
3. Plymouth
———————
4. Mansfield
5. Salford
6. Northampton
7. Oldham
———————
8. Exeter
9. Leyton Orient
10. Crewe
11. Newport
12. FGR
13. Port Vale
14. Swindon
15. Colchester
16. Walsall
17. Stevenage
18. Cambridge
19. Cheltenham
20. Carlisle
21. Macclesfield
22. Scunthorpe
———————-
23. Morecambe
24. Crawley

Most of this table was stolen from another Haddock; cheers Paul.

 

[Son of Cod]

Why is this thread still on the first page? Don't tell me people wait 'til they see the full team squads before predicting?

Come on get cracking peoples.

Basically anyone that hasn't already predicted can't win the prediction league now due to the bonus points you get for doing it early.

 

[Buxton Vale]

1. Bradford
2. Swindon
3. Plymouth
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4. Walsall
5. Scunthorpe
6. Mansfield
7. Colchester
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8. Newport
9. Exeter
10. Fgr
11. Crewe
12. Northampton
13. Stevenage
14. Port Vale
15. Carlisle
16. Salford
17. Cheltenham
18. Orient
19. Oldham
20. Grimsby
21. Morecambe
22. Cambridge
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23. Crawley
24. Macclesfield