2020/21 League Two Final Table Predictions

[Huntsman94]

Imagine what it would feel like for Mike Jackson if he didn't have the full backing of the "supporters" of TRFC. We have had two draws in cup games. Judge the team and its manager after 10 league games. We have always been poor at penalties. Even the England team could beat us at them.

Yep it’s been two draws. We haven’t set the word alight granted but it’ll take time for the new signings to gel just as it did last season for the new January additions. But not only do we have new players, we have a new manager with new coaching staff so of course it will take a few games to adjust.

I think with the squad we have, its one of the strongest in the division and I still think we’ll bring in one or two more. Would be surprised if we’re not there or thereabouts.

 

[hellogregory]

1. Salford
2. Exeter
3. Bradford
4. Cheltenham
5. Grimsby
6. Tranmere
7. Bolton
8. Mansfield
9. Forest Green
10. Cambridge
11. Newport
12. Colchester
13. Leyton Orient
14. Walsall
15. Oldham
16. Scunthorpe
17. Morecambe
18. Stevenage
19. Barrow
20. Harrogate
21. Southend
22. Crawley
23. Carlisle
24. Port Vale



Slight tweak to mine. We’re way worse than I ever imagined we’d be, but somehow we look a worse defensive mess than last season.

 

[Robshep]

Yep it’s been two draws. We haven’t set the word alight granted but it’ll take time for the new signings to gel just as it did last season for the new January additions. But not only do we have new players, we have a new manager with new coaching staff so of course it will take a few games to adjust.

I think with the squad we have, its one of the strongest in the division and I still think we’ll bring in one or two more. Would be surprised if we’re not there or thereabouts.

Hopefully we will be at Prenton Park soon but its not looking promising after yesterdays briefing from BoJo. Saw some of our stewards yesterday by a testing station for the virus in their TRFC hi vis jackets and started looking for a referee or linesman to harrass. I think we will continue to be a typical TRFC team, entertainingly frustrating. Dont expect us to be the League 2 version of Barcelona but equally do not think we are going to be poor. The last occasions we won a title world war 1 and 2 started the following year so maybe thats best avoided.

 

[Fedora Dale]

You could be involved in some THRILLER
you cant BEAT IT
new signing BEN

The will be a part of the season where you will be BAD

"I'm forever blowing Bubbles" could be pinched from West Ham as an anthem?

 

[SVH]

1. Port Vale
2. Tranmere
3. Bradford
4. Cheltenham
5. Bolton
6. Exeter
7. $alford
8. Forest Green
9. Mansfield
10. Walsall
11. Colchester
12. Grimsby
13. Leyton Orient
14. Cambridge
15. Carlisle
16. Scunthorpe
17. Newport
18. Barrow
19. Oldham
20. Stevenage
21. Southend
22. Morecambe
23. Harrogate
24. Crawley

 

[Robshep]

"I'm forever blowing Bubbles" could be pinched from West Ham as an anthem?

Going down must be really playing on your mind.

 

[shoddycollins]

fuck it, here's my prediction that I spent all of 60 seconds putting together.

1 Bradford
2 Port Vale
3 Tranmere
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4 Bolton
5 Salford (P)
6 Mansfield
7 Walsall
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8 Exeter
9 FGR
10 Cheltenham
11 Cambridge
12 Oldham
13 Grimsby
14 Orient
15 Newport
16 Harrogate
17 Colchester
18 Southend
19 Carlisle
20 Morecambe
21 Crawley
22 Scunthorpe
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23 Barrow
24 Stevenage

 

[The Terminator]

1. Salford City​

2. Port Vale​

3. Cheltenham Town​

4. Exeter City​

5. Bradford City​

6. Bolton Wanderers​

7. Tranmere Rovers​

8. Colchester United​

9. Walsall​

10. Forest Green Rovers​

11. Mansfield Town​

12. Harrogate Town​

13. Grimsby Town​

14. Newport County​

15. Leyton Orient​

16. Morecambe​

17. Scunthorpe United​

18. Cambridge United​

19. Barrow​

20. Crawley Town​

21. Stevenage​

22. Southend United​

23. Oldham Athletic​

24. Carlisle United​

 

[kieran_vale]

1. Salford
2. Tranmere
3. Vale
4. Exeter
5. Cheltenham
6. Bolton
7. Walsall (P)
8. Bradford
9. Morecambe
10. Mansfield
11. FGR
12. Grimsby
13. Orient
14. Colchester
15. Newport
16. Crawley
17. Barrow
18. Cambridge
19. Carlisle
20. Oldham
21. Harrogate
22. Scunthorpe
23. Stevenage
24. Southend

 

[Robshep]

Going down must be really playing on your mind.

Still laughing?

 

[Valiant Tyler]

1. Salford
2. Exeter
3. Bradford
4. Cheltenham
5. Grimsby
6. Tranmere
7. Bolton
8. Mansfield
9. Forest Green
10. Cambridge
11. Newport
12. Colchester
13. Leyton Orient
14. Walsall
15. Oldham
16. Scunthorpe
17. Morecambe
18. Port Vale
19. Barrow
20. Harrogate
21. Southend
22. Crawley
23. Stevenage
24. Carlisle



Slight tweak to mine. We’re way worse than I ever imagined we’d be, but somehow we look a worse defensive mess than last season.

18th?! Bahahahaha!

Enjoy relegation, you helmet.

 

[Valiant Tyler]

Stability is one of the factors in Port Vale’s favour, they’ve kept the core and made some good additions to the squad, with much more depth than Rovers have. Their manager is an asset whereas Salford and last season’s Mansfield underperformed given the squads at their disposal because of their bosses. I don’t think there are any stand-out teams for the coming season, neither are there any sides light years behind the rest

Good post. We have made some good additions over the summer, the best possibly being McKirdy who joined only a few days ago. But keeping the same 11 as last season, and especially Nathan Smith who I can't believe we managed to hang on to, was our best business. We don't really have a star player... But as you say, it's our depth that will possibly get us out of this league if we have the bit of luck you need over the season.

To think that our subs bench could include Pope, Robinson, Amoo, McKirdy and Oyeleke is insane. If fit all of these walk into our best 11 from any of the last handful of seasons.

 

[Valiant Tyler]

Maynard would have been a good signing for Vale.

I really wanted him but Robinson has just as good a goal scoring record as him in the last couple of years. Besides, if Cullen can stay fit then he stays in our starting 11. We only play with one up front. Cullen has more than enough quality to score 15-20 goals this season if we're in the top 6, but that's only if he stays fit which is a big if.

New signing McKirdy also scored 11 goals for a shit Carlisle team last season too. So if he can get in our 11 there's no reason why he can't hit double figures for us. Goals won't be such an issue as some Vale fans seem to be making out. We won't be putting 4 and 5 past teams most weeks, but considering that I'm sure we'll have one of the best defensive records in the league come the end of the season, we won't need to. Two will be enough to win plenty of games.

 

[Conker]

Stability is one of the factors in Port Vale’s favour, they’ve kept the core and made some good additions to the squad, with much more depth than Rovers have. Their manager is an asset whereas Salford and last season’s Mansfield underperformed given the squads at their disposal because of their bosses. I don’t think there are any stand-out teams for the coming season, neither are there any sides light years behind the rest

Graham Coughlan was not to fault for last season though, it was John Dempster.

All we know about GC is he turned Bristol Rovers from a relegation L1 side to a play-off side, how that translate over to Mansfield is still yet to be determined.

 

[hellogregory]

18th?! Bahahahaha!

Enjoy relegation, you helmet.

I had you 24th before my edit. Prick.

 

[Valiant Tyler]

I had you 24th before my edit. Prick.

Guarantee we'll finish at least 18 places above you, you wand.

 

[hellogregory]

Guarantee we'll finish at least 18 places above you, you wand.

Well that’s your special prediction. I’m not making any guarantees about you finishing 18th, it’s just a prediction.

Dunno why you’re getting so wound up about a prediction.

 

[Valiant Tyler]

Well that’s your special prediction. I’m not making any guarantees about you finishing 18th, it’s just a prediction.

Dunno why you’re getting so wound up about a prediction.

Because you have a side that finished 7th last year, were only denied a play-off spot because of the pandemic (seeing as we were one of the form teams in the league when football stopped) and also not only kept our best 11 from last season but added some real quality to it, and much better depth, suddenly finishing 11 places lower somehow. Everyone is allowed an opinion, but clearly you don't really know what you're talking about.

 

[hellogregory]

Edited mine again to put Port Vale 24th.

If Valiant Tyler was this salty about an 18th prediction, he’ll be slicing himself open when he sees this.

 

[Valiant Tyler]

Edited mine again to put Port Vale 24th. I

If Valiant Tyler was this salty about an 18th prediction, he’ll be slicing himself open when he sees this.

Oh, no. Some weird numpty has edited his table for the third time. What will I do?!

Get a clue, kid.

 

[hellogregory]

Oh, no. Some weird numpty has edited his table for the third time. What will I do?!

Get a clue, kid.

What will you do? As if you could do anything.
Second time actually, imbecile.

 

[Valiant Tyler]

What will you do? As if you could do anything.
Second time actually, imbecile.

I know you're upset because you're finishing bottom two and going out the football league this season, but stop throwing your toys out the pram just because I called you out on your bizarre table.

Go and look at all the other predictions from the last 4 or 5 pages. Not one has us outside the top 8 other than yourself. That's not because we are FC Bayern, but because others here have a little bit of common sense. You still haven't answered how you can place a team that's much stronger all over the pitch than last season 11 places lower? You can't, can you?

Back to Football Manager you go. Numpty.

 

[hellogregory]

I know you're upset because you're finishing bottom two and going out the league this season, but stop throwing your toys out the pram just because I called you out on your bizarre table.

Go and look at all the other predictions from the last 4 or 5 pages. Not one has us outside the top 8 other than yourself. That's not because we are FC Bayern, but because others here have a little bit of commons sense. You still haven't answered how you can place a team that's much stronger all over the pitch than last season 11 places lower? You can't, can you?

Back to Football Manager you go. Numpty.

It’s a prediction that I spent about 1 minute on, that’s why. There was no thought at all into it apart from a few of the teams I think will be near the top and where my own team will finish because funnily enough that’s the only team I give a fuck about.

I only even considered Port Vale’s position when you started menstruating about it.

I’m not going to go looking through 5 pages of predictions because I couldn’t give a fuck about where people place Port Vale. Sorry.

 

[Valiant Tyler]

It’s a prediction that I spent about 1 minute on, that’s why. There was no thought at all into it apart from a few of the teams I think will be near the top and where my own team will finish because funnily enough that’s the only team I give a fuck about.

I only even considered Port Vale’s position when you started menstruating about it.

So why are you getting mad/upset because I asked how you can put us in 18th? You're basically admitting that it's completely random, which I knew it must have been. Had you just said that at the beginning I wouldn't have wasted either of our time replying so many times. I was genuinely intrigued how you had us in 18th place this season if it was genuine.

 

[hellogregory]

So why are you getting mad/upset because I asked how you can put us in 18th? You're basically admitting that it's completely random, which I knew it must have been. Had you just said that at the beginning I wouldn't have wasted either of our time replying so many times.

Because you got so wound up about it, you seemed “mad/upset”, the fact you called me a helmet over a little prediction made me wonder, so I decided to join in the childish name calling.

 

[Valiant Tyler]

Because you got so wound up about it, the fact you called me a helmet over a little prediction made me wonder, so I decided to join in the childish name calling.

Well anyone who would put us as low as 18th is an helmet. Because it's absolutely senseless. But the fact that you just chose a bunch of teams and placed them randomly, by your own admission, is different. But it took a bunch of posts for me to find that out.

 

[Boz]

Graham Coughlan was not to fault for last season though, it was John Dempster.

All we know about GC is he turned Bristol Rovers from a relegation L1 side to a play-off side, how that translate over to Mansfield is still yet to be determined.

That’s why I said last season’s Mansfield. Predicted that you’d make the play-offs this season. Due to Ifollow failings, didn’t get to see any of yesterday’s action, but those Rovers fans who did thought you were a bit one-dimensional directing most of your attacks through Cook.

 

[Indian Dan]

Graham Coughlan was not to fault for last season though, it was John Dempster.

All we know about GC is he turned Bristol Rovers from a relegation L1 side to a play-off side, how that translate over to Mansfield is still yet to be determined.

When did Bristol Rovers make the play offs? Must have missed that.

 

[GEORGE]

When did Bristol Rovers make the play offs? Must have missed that.

Many times over the years -- But I'm afraid not in GC's time.

 

[Conker]

When did Bristol Rovers make the play offs? Must have missed that.

Like how you conveniently ‘missed’ what’s changed at Mansfield, reprobate

Many times over the years -- But I'm afraid not in GC's time.

I sympathise, I remember when Steve Evans left us in a play-offs position and we bottled it afterwards, tough to take.