Championship 14/15

[seagulls99]

Looking to be a very competitive league next season!

1. Birmingham
2. Blackburn
3. Blackpool
4. Bolton
5. Bournemouth
6. Brentford
7. Brighton
8. Cardiff
9. Charlton
10. Derby
11. Fulham
12. Huddersfield
13. Ipswich
14. Leeds
15. Middlesborough
16. Millwall
17. Norwich
18. Nottingham Forest
19. Reading
20. Rotherham
21. Sheffield Wednesday
22. Watford
23. Wigan
24. Wolves

 

[TomandJerry]

Wolves will be hard, Derby and Cardiff

 

[Barrel of Fun]

We've already slipped a place. SOMEBODY OUT!

I don't envisage the three coming down to struggle like some of the previous teams and the other ex-Premier League teams seem to have steadied the ship.

 

[Smithy]

At least half of those will have serious aspirations of promotion.

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

sorry, but when is it not 'very ' competitive ? Europe's fifth league .

 

[Don Quixote]

Which is what they say every season.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Same as every season then.

Last season was meant to be the toughest ever, but it was probably one of the worst.

 

[moggy]

Relegated:
Rotherham
Millwall
Huddersfield

 

[MissGull]

Last season can't have been that tough. Plagued by injuries, sold our 'star player' x2 half way through, couldn't score goals to save our lives, and still finished top 6 with a playoff place.

 

[RM-Taylor]

1. Birmingham - Relegation candidates
2. Blackburn - play-off push/mid tabe
3. Blackpool - Relegated
4. Bolton - play-off push/mid table
5. Bournemouth - relegation candidates
6. Brentford - Relegted
7. Brighton - play-off push/mid table
8. Cardiff - Promoted
9. Charlton - relegation candidates
10. Derby - play-offs
11. Fulham - play-offs
12. Huddersfield - relegation candidates
13. Ipswich - mid-table
14. Leeds - mid-table/relegation candidates
15. Middlesborough - mid-table
16. Millwall - mid-table/relegation candidates
17. Norwich - Champions
18. Nottingham Forest - play-offs/mid-table
19. Reading - play-offs/mid-table
20. Rotherham - Relegated
21. Sheffield Wednesday - mid-table/relegation candidates
22. Watford - mid-table
23. Wigan - play-offs
24. Wolves - play-offs

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Brentford Millwall Rotherham for relegation. Toss a coin for top six

 

[Kazenga <3]

Very premature groupings:

Realistic auto contenders: Cardiff, Derby, Fulham, Norwich, Wigan

Play off hopefuls: Blackburn, Bolton, Brighton, Ipswich, Middlesborough, Forest, Reading, Watford, Wolves

Unlikely to go up or down: Birmingham, Bournemouth, Leeds, Wednesday lolol

Relegation candidates: Blackpool, Brentford, Charlton, Huddersfield, Millwall, Rotherham


Obviously all that before transfers, but seem to be the stereotypical groupings. Will be a mad league again that's for sure.

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

Derby will be champions next season.

 

[TomandJerry]

Sheffield Wednesday

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

1. Birmingham - Relegation candidates
2. Blackburn - play-off push/mid tabe
3. Blackpool - Relegated
4. Bolton - play-off push/mid table
5. Bournemouth - relegation candidates
6. Brentford - Relegted
7. Brighton - play-off push/mid table
8. Cardiff - Promoted
9. Charlton - relegation candidates
10. Derby - play-offs
11. Fulham - play-offs
12. Huddersfield - relegation candidates
13. Ipswich - mid-table
14. Leeds - mid-table/relegation candidates
15. Middlesborough - mid-table
16. Millwall - mid-table/relegation candidates
17. Norwich - Champions
18. Nottingham Forest - play-offs/mid-table
19. Reading - play-offs/mid-table
20. Rotherham - Relegated
21. Sheffield Wednesday - mid-table/relegation candidates
22. Watford - mid-table
23. Wigan - play-offs
24. Wolves - play-offs

Leeds United Sheffield Wednesday

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

1. Birmingham - Relegation candidates
2. Blackburn - play-off push/mid tabe
3. Blackpool - Relegated
4. Bolton - play-off push/mid table
5. Bournemouth - relegation candidates
6. Brentford - Relegted
7. Brighton - play-off push/mid table
8. Cardiff - Promoted
9. Charlton - relegation candidates
10. Derby - play-offs
11. Fulham - play-offs
12. Huddersfield - relegation candidates
13. Ipswich - mid-table
14. Leeds - mid-table/relegation candidates
15. Middlesborough - mid-table
16. Millwall - mid-table/relegation candidates
17. Norwich - Champions
18. Nottingham Forest - play-offs/mid-table
19. Reading - play-offs/mid-table
20. Rotherham - Relegated
21. Sheffield Wednesday - mid-table/relegation candidates
22. Watford - mid-table
23. Wigan - play-offs
24. Wolves - play-offs

can I borrow your rose-tinted specs ?

 

[Seagull over Canaryland]

In my heart I'd love to see us among the favourites for an automatic promotion place.

I am very optimistic but also sufficiently realistic that my head keeps reminding me that we will be starting again under a new manager / coach who will then have to rebuild a significant chunk of the playing squad, get them playing his system, keep them injury free and turn them into consistent contenders. IMHO we will do well to be fighting for the play offs again.

It does not help that we do not enjoy a level playing field, courtesy of parachute payments and adherence to FFP, so cannot just buy our way upward.

If we can succeed it will be a magnificent achievement and testimony to our choice of new manager and ability to recruit the right calibre of players.

 

[worthingseagull123]

At least half of those will have serious aspirations of promotion.

I think more than that TBH.