Championship Predictions 16/17

[Haillay7]

Hi All,

Words fail to describe how bored I am at work so please bear with me and fear not this in no way infringes on the current pinned thread.

Not for any purpose or gain but who have you got down for this season's...

Winner?

Automatic promotion?

Playoffs?

Bottom three?

Surprise Package?

Best Player?

Top Scorer?

At this early stage I'd go for;

Villa to not tempt fate

Newcastle as I'd be really disappointed to not be up there.

Got to look at Sheff Wed, Norwich, Brighton and Derby

My knowledge of last year is limited but I reckon Burton, Barnsley and Rotherham (sorry!) will be in the mix.

To keep everyone on board I'll go with with the Bristol boys and Tomlin to lead a playoff charge!

I'll go with Ritchie to have a cracking first year with ourselves

And lastly, I'll go with a Ritchie double.

 

[hodge]

Winner - Newcastle: Spending the amount they have so far has to see them nailed on favourites

Automatic promotion - Norwich, their experience of yo yo'ing between divisions should serve them well.

Playoffs - Derby, Villa, Sheffield Wednesday, Brighton

Bottom three - Burton, Rotherham, Barnsley - The teams who struggled last season have generally added well so far, so could see the promoted teams struggle (Wigan best placed to do well) and a team who struggled last season fail to stay up this season.

Surprise Package - Brentford, some excellent signings so far.

Best Player - Difficult one, however Ritchie should really tear this division apart.

Top Scorer - McCormack, Newcastle have quite a few strikers so rotation may see their strikers struggle to be top scorer.

 

[MagpieBee]

Winner? - got to be Newcastle for me too. With Rafa in charge, and the quality of the signings, and squad they still have, they will be incredibly difficult to stop. Need to improve the defence though, a left back and CB still needed.

Automatic promotion? - I think this may well just end up being Derby's year. Pearson is a good manager who's done it before, and they have a squad right up there with Norwich and Villa.

Playoffs? - Norwich have too good a squad, and have a lot of Championship experience in the ranks.
I reckon Leeds could have a good year, a couple of smart signings and they have a good squad despite departures.
Then Wednesday and Brighton were up there last year and should be again.

Bottom three? - Burton have had a magical ride but it's surely a step too far here. Rotherham have clearly had their sights on some better signings this year, and could do well if they pull a couple off, but seem to be struggling to get them over the line at the moment.
Preston I think might just fall in. Did really well last year, they'll find this year much tougher and their signings so far haven't been great.

Surprise Package? - Bristol City, have a lot of work to do this summer but they are targeting the right players, and have some real quality in the side. If they can get 1 or 2 more quality players in; and some depth, they could do very well.

Best Player? - Ince, had a poor year last year by comparison to previous years, but I think he'll blossom under Pearson like Mahrez did.

Top Scorer? - Mitrovic. Teams will defend very deep against Newcastle, and I can see this guy bullying defences and burying headers, just like Carroll did when they were last down here.

 

[PrestonCha]

Winners: Norwich
Auto: N'cassle
Playoffs: Derby, Villa, Huddersfield, Sheff Wednesday (Wednesday promoted)

Relegation: Barnsley, Burton, Blackburn, Rotherham (possibly us)

Surprise package: Huddersfield

Top scorer and best player: Not interested enough to predict.

 

[SF_]

Winner?

Newcastle

Automatic promotion?

Sheffield Wednesday

Playoffs?

Norwich, Aston Villa, Derby & Brighton

Bottom three?

Barnsley, Rotherham & Burton

Surprise Package?

None

Best Player?

Pick one from Newcastle's attacking midfield/ strikeforce.

Top Scorer?

Dwight Gayle (Obvious) or Scott Hogan (Wildcard).

 

[hodge]

Top Scorer?

Dwight Gayle (Obvious)

With the amount of strikers they have you reckon one will be played continuously through? Can easily see Newcastle rotating their strike force to fit around playing mid week matches regularly.

 

[SF_]

With the amount of strikers they have you reckon one will be played continuously through? Can easily see Newcastle rotating their strike force to fit around playing mid week matches regularly.

Who have they got?

Perez plays deep usually, can't see any of that French shite being kept on, Cisse gone, Armstrong won't start and then there's Mitrovic and Gayle, I can see that being a pretty consistent partnership.

 

[hodge]

Fair point, but if Perez plays slightly deeper, looking at their team sheets from last season does that mean they were just playing 1 up top? If so again I could see them rotating Gayle and Mitrovic. Therefore think someone like McCormack who will play every game more than likely will score more.

 

[markwwfc1992]

Winner: Wolves

Automatics: Newcastle

Playoffs: Norwich, Aston Villa, Derby, Leeds

Relegation: Burton, Blackburn, Fulham

Surprise Package: Leeds

Best Player: Vincent Aboubakar (when we sign him)

Top goalscorer: Vincent Aboubakar (when we sign him)

 

[TomPNE94]

Winner: Wolves

Automatics: Newcastle

Playoffs: Norwich, Aston Villa, Derby, Leeds

Relegation: Burton, Blackburn, Fulham

Surprise Package: Leeds

Best Player: Vincent Aboubakar (when we sign him)

Top goalscorer: Vincent Aboubakar (when we sign him)

I think Fulham will do well this season.

 

[epic73]

Winner?

Newcastle

Automatic promotion?

Newcastle, Norwich

Playoffs?

Brighton, Villa, Sheff Wed, Derby

Bottom three?

Fulham, Rotherham, Burton

Surprise Package?

Brizzle City

Best Player?

Ritchie

Top Scorer?

Gayle

 

[Ciderup]

I think Fulham will do well this season.

Any reason for that? They look weaker to me and the prospect of McCormack leaving supports that.

 

[JJH]

Any reason for that? They look weaker to me and the prospect of McCormack leaving supports that.

Agreed, especially with Dembele leaving and seemingly being replaced by Aluko.

 

[markwwfc1992]

I think Fulham will do well this season.

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Any reason for that? They look weaker to me and the prospect of McCormack leaving supports that.

Agreed, especially with Dembele leaving and seemingly being replaced by Aluko.

Yeah what they said, and I think they ship way too many goals in. Andy Loneragan can't save them now

 

[TomPNE94]

Any reason for that? They look weaker to me and the prospect of McCormack leaving supports that.

Trying to make myself feel better about them beating us 5-0 yesterday

 

[Another Walkley Owl]

Looking at this through my tinted blue & white glasses
Winners. Newcastle
Runners up. Wednesday (hopefully)
Autos. Norwich, Brighton, Derby Bristol City
Relegated. Hope its not Burton, other than those expected to struggle think Blackburn may find it tough.
Surprise team. Bristol City.
Best player. Forestieri (again hopefully)
Top scorer. Gayle

 

[joethegill]

Winner? Newcastle

Automatic promotion? Derby

Playoffs? Wednesday, Villa, Norwich, Brentford

Bottom three? Burton, Rotherham, Blackburn

Surprise Package? Brighton - I think they'll struggle a bit

Best Player? Ritchie

Top Scorer? McCormack

 

[Craig]

Winner? Newcastle

Automatic promotion? Barnsley

Playoffs? Wednesday, Villa, Derby and Brighton.

Bottom three? Rotherham, Bristol City, Wigan

Surprise Package? Barnsley

Best Player? Adam Hammill

Top Scorer? Sam Winnall

 

[Ciderup]

Winner? Newcastle

Automatic promotion? Barnsley

Playoffs? Wednesday, Villa, Derby and Brighton.

Bottom three? Rotherham, Bristol City, Wigan

Surprise Package? Barnsley

Best Player? Adam Hammill

Top Scorer? Sam Winnall

 

[Craig]

I'll have you know I put a lot of thought into my predictions and remained as unbiased as humanly possible.

 

[hodge]

 

[JJH]

Winner? Barnsley

Automatic promotion? Barnsley

Playoffs? Barnsley, Barnsley, Barnsley and Barnsley

Bottom three? Rotherham, Bristol City and Josh Brownhill

Surprise Package? Barnsley

Best Player? Alfie Mawson

Top Scorer? Adam Davies

 

[Ciderup]

Winner? Barnsley

Automatic promotion? Barnsley

Playoffs? Barnsley, Barnsley, Barnsley and Barnsley

Bottom three? Bristol City, Bristol City and Bristol City

Surprise Package? Barnsley

Best Player? Alfie Mawson

Top Scorer? Adam Davies

Brilliant!
I did adjust it slightly for accuracy though!

 

[SF_]

Interesting looking back at this, some people predicting Fulham to go down...

Bottom three?
Preston I think might just fall in. Did really well last year, they'll find this year much tougher and their signings so far haven't been great.

Fuck you MagpieBee