Who are finishing in Automatic promotion spots?

[Cloudy]

Approx. 30% of the season gone, so who do you think are going to finish top 3?

No particular order but I’d go; Port Vale, AFCWimbledon & Doncaster.

Also think MK won’t be far off come May

 

[Alfie]

Port Vale, Doncaster & Notts Co

 

[valefan16]

To early to say, you can make pro's and con's for most sides, ask a couple of weeks ago and many put Gills in there so things change quickly.

Our squad depth gives us a great chance of course, Doncaster have been decent but on the flip side have fallen in some games you'd expect them to win, Notts Co have won 1 in 7 I think? So out of form but could easily change.

AFC Wimbledon have games in hand but a poor away record which they will need to address to challenge, MK likely to be ones you'd look at as the late bloomers but still seem a bit hit and miss.

Crewe are sneaking under the radar a bit.

Walsall are flying but will January kill them? As we found out last season loanees that do well tend to get recalled so can they ride that out? Will Jellis be subject to a bid and can their chairman resist the urge to cash in?

Bradford are patchy, can they find consistency?

Barrow again, is the depth going to be the problem there?

Chesterfield will want to challenge as will Gillingham and Grimsby are in the mixer. Fleetwood impressed me last weekend, one of the better sides we've played.

So its pulling names out of a hat to guess a bit this early. Vale, Doncaster and Notts probably have the depth and financial power to stick around and cope with any losses and January the best you'd think but League Two is very competitive so can't rule anyone out yet.

 

[lordofthepies]

Vale, Crewe, Doncaster.

 

[Cloudy]

To early to say, you can make pro's and con's for most sides, ask a couple of weeks ago and many put Gills in there so things change quickly.

Our squad depth gives us a great chance of course, Doncaster have been decent but on the flip side have fallen in some games you'd expect them to win, Notts Co have won 1 in 7 I think? So out of form but could easily change.

AFC Wimbledon have games in hand but a poor away record which they will need to address to challenge, MK likely to be ones you'd look at as the late bloomers but still seem a bit hit and miss.

Crewe are sneaking under the radar a bit.

Walsall are flying but will January kill them? As we found out last season loanees that do well tend to get recalled so can they ride that out? Will Jellis be subject to a bid and can their chairman resist the urge to cash in?

Bradford are patchy, can they find consistency?

Barrow again, is the depth going to be the problem there?

Chesterfield will want to challenge as will Gillingham and Grimsby are in the mixer. Fleetwood impressed me last weekend, one of the better sides we've played.

So its pulling names out of a hat to guess a bit this early. Vale, Doncaster and Notts probably have the depth and financial power to stick around and cope with any losses and January the best you'd think but League Two is very competitive so can't rule anyone out yet.

Of course it’s a guess!!! That’s the bloody point

 

[spireite]

 

[Optipez]

Port Vale and MK Dons for two. Then any of Walsall, Gills, Notts, Doncaster or Fleetwood for the other.
As Valefan 16 says we ( Notts ) have won 1 in 7 but October always looked a hard month and if we beat Harrogate on Saturday overall I'd say we'd be doing well considering injuries and the chopping and changing to the team.

 

[jacobncfc]

Port Vale and MK Dons for two. Then any of Walsall, Gills, Notts, Doncaster or Fleetwood for the other.
As Valefan 16 says we ( Notts ) have won 1 in 7 but October always looked a hard month and if we beat Harrogate on Saturday overall I'd say we'd be doing well considering injuries and the chopping and changing to the team.

I can’t remember seven games ago, but we’ve won more than one in that time. Beaten Carlisle and Wimbledon in October.

I wouldn’t be confident predicting anyone at this point. Vale currently most likely, but every other team who has threatened to stay top for a while has swiftly fallen apart. If they’re still there in a month then yes.

We’re doing okay but continue to frustrate, especially with our god awful first halves. If we can negotiate the winter and be in touch with the top three when we get Jones back then we’ve got a real chance.

 

[SaddlerJonny]

Walsall are flying but will January kill them? As we found out last season loanees that do well tend to get recalled so can they ride that out? Will Jellis be subject to a bid and can their chairman resist the urge to cash in?

Fortunately it's only really Nathan Lowe that is in danger of being recalled. There is a higher chance of him staying than Draper last season though, as well as with our strong links to Stoke currently. Still could happen though if they want him to be tried at L1 level. We did have contingency last season though when Draper left and Faal came in, which worked out well in the end - so hopefully we are prepared for that potential.

I'm less worried about Jellis getting a bid for him than I am for Connor Barrett, who has been such a monumental upgrade on Tom Knowles from last season. He looks unplayable at times and has brought so much end product to attack. We do have long contracts on both of them though - and with our American owners now, we seem to be less pressured to make a sale than previous years. But yeah, still very worried about either of those two going, as well as a few others. I'm hoping to see a few contract extensions in the next few months to tie youngsters like Harry Williams down. It may also be case of what happened with Isaac Hutchinson last season - stay till the end of the season. If we go up, you stay. If we don't, we let you leave in the summer.

 

[OneDecentLester]

My prediction?

Absolutely anybody in probably the top 12 considering we’re 13 games in. There’s very little to choose between many sides in this league, and it’ll be whoever hits consistency at the pivotal time of the season that go on to get auto’s.

What I will do though to save being a complete bore, is say that Walsall are the best side we’ve faced this season and it’s no surprise they’re top currently. Really like their mix of physicality & quality, makes them a nightmare to play against and that’s probably the only draw we’ve had this season (out of our SEVEN!) that I saw as a point gained rather than 2 dropped.