randombc Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Just a bit of fun, need to answer the 3 following questions. 1) What will the league table look like come the end of the season? All 24 teams. 2) Derby's top goalscorer 3) Who will be player of the season and young player of the season? Mine are: Reading Bolton QPR Forest Wigan Leeds Watford Derby Brighton Leicester Birmingham Ipswich Blackburn Middlesborough Bournemouth Blackpool Millwall Burnley Charlton Doncaster Barnsley Huddersfield Sheffield Wednesday Yeovil Wigan to get promoted via play-offs Derby's top goalscorer = Johnny Russell Player of the season = Johnny Russell Young Player of the season = Will Hughes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott129 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 1. Bolton 2. Reading 3. Wigan (promoted via play-offs) 4. Brighton 5. QPR 6. Watford 7. Derby 8. Forest 9. Leicester 10. Blackburn 11. Ipswich 12. Leeds 13. Huddersfield 14. Charlton 15. Middlesborough 16. Burnley 17. Birmingham 18. Barnsley 19. Millwall 20. Blackpool 21. Bournemouth 22. Wednesday 23. Doncaster 24. Yeovil Top goalscorer: Russell Player of the season: Bryson Young player of the season: Hughes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I used to run a league prediction competition where if you had for instance Bolton as first and they coame third you get two points. Th person with the lowest points wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I tend to write off teams nowadays due to the manager rather than the actual squad of each side.. For example I can see the likes if Ipswich, Reading, Forest, Leeds and Bolton doing well because of the manager alone.. I really don't rate Owen Coyle so on that alone I don't think Wigan will make the top 6.. Leicester is another one, Nigel Pearson is a negative minded manager especially away from home so I can't see them making the top 6.. OK here is my guess.. (I think we'll see a few managerial changes too) I think places 8-14 will be seperated by a few points.. I think Tony Mowbray will walk/get sacked first and Owen Coyle and Paul Ince won't last the season.. I can also see another manager getting sacked but the new manager pulling them away from relegation (Blackburn possibly). QPR will be similar to WHU and probably go up in the playoffs.. Ipswich will be a new force under Mick McCarthy and Leicester will continue to be the underachievers.. 1. Derby 2. Watford 3. QPR 4. Bolton 5. Arsegrapes 6. Ipswich 7. Leeds 8. Leicester 9. Charlton 10. Brighton 11. Birmingham 12. Burnley 13. Millwall. 14. Sheff Wed 15. Bournemouth 16. Huddersfield 17. Wigan 18. Blackburn 19. Barnsley 20. Doncaster 21. Middlesbrough 22. Blackpool 23. Yeovil 24. Forest Top Goalscorer: Ward POTY: Hendrick YPOTY: Hughes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jourdan Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 1. Reading 2. Brighton ============= 3. Forest 4. Bolton (play-off winners) 5. Leicester 6. Wigan ============= 7. QPR 8. Blackburn 9. Watford 10. Doncaster 11. Derby 12. Ipswich 13. Middlesbrough 14. Charlton 15. Leeds 16. Yeovil 17. Blackpool 18. Birmingham 19. Burnley 20. Barnsley 21. Sheff Wed =============== 22. Bournemouth 23. Millwall 24. Huddersfield Player of the year: Russell Top goalscorer: Russell Young player of the year: Hughes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Happy talk, keep talkin' happy talk Talk about things you'd like to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMuffin Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 So no one so far thinks we will finish in the top 6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 So no one so far thinks we will finish in the top 6? The board does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 i think detby top forest 6th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Happy talk, keep talkin' happy talk Talk about things you'd like to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Might as well draw lots, probably be the most accurate guess come seasons end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombc Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 So no one so far thinks we will finish in the top 6? We're a decent centre back short of that at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMuffin Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 We're a decent centre back short of that at the moment. Agree with that. Think the keeper,fullbacks,midfielders and forwards are top 6 material. But we are weak at centre half. We really need a decent one alongside Keogh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rams-R-us Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Leon Barnett anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Leon Barnett anyone? What? He's coming at the end of the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rams-R-us Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Was a suggestion for a CB seen as Norwich are giving him away. Never seen him play tbh. He'll solve the height issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 This prediction lark is easy innit? the richest teams with the biggest budgets and parachute payments should finish above the poorer ones. gumps lessta wigan watford reading brighton qpr blackburn should take the top 8 positions if it is all down to money.......i'll have a fiver they don't though. Some of them have **** managers and even ****** owners so some will fook it up. The beauty of football is that it is a team game. The team can sometimes be better than the individual components. I predict Derby will finish top 6 due to the team spirit and individual brilliance of 3 or 4 players. Some teams will have better individuals and will still finish below us due to the sterling work done behind the scenes over the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 fookin **** swear filter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I think at the minute, to their relative expectations. Barnsley - have made some strong signings, and look to have improved. Birmingham - made some poor signings, look a bit down - people expecting little. Blackburn - think a more settled manager will bring a sense of realism and release the pressure. Blackpool - hard to see how they could possibly improve. Bolton - made an early start in the market, strong intentions - good feeling. Bournemouth - looking to consolidate, their fans are hoping for at best a lower mid-table finish. Brighton - all new change, think they have the fixings in place to do well, however. Burnley - if they can keep Austin, they're a mid-table side - they sell him, they will struggle. Charlton - their fans, like ours must of been hoping for more improvement - Powell is a top manager though. Derby - stability and lots of belief, we look like a different beast going into this season - people are aware. Doncaster - more noise about potential trillionaire owners that actual movement, improvement isn't so forth coming Huddersfield - looking to build on last season, think Vaughan is a good signing but seems like he's expected to do too much. Ipswich - don't understand why so many people expect them to do well - Mick Mac isn't THAT good. Leeds - good defense, poor everywhere else for me - very poor last season scraped undeserved wins. Leicester - a massive kick in the teeth, plenty of animosity around the club with financial fear hanging over them. good team though. Middlesborogh - finished last season in an appalling state, christ alive! I think they'll struggle to build momentum. Millwall - Lomas is working hard, looks good for me - still, a lot of work to do. Forest - finished the season strong, their match winner and for the most part of the later season McGugan has gone and not been replaced. QPR - Think like Blackburn unless they're top there is going to be anger and fall-outs, difficult first season back I suspect. Reading - think they're in a good position, and would be surprised if they didn't hit expectation. Wednesday - Not much improvement, made to a not very good side. Watford - I think they're good for a couple of rabbits in hats, Abdi and McGugan are great signings already made! Wigan - A manager that is dining on his last promotion meal card, lasted longer than Phil Browns I guess. Yeovil - they will play every game like it's a cup final I would imagine, great hunger to surprise - but, little budget to convince. After all that, I will say... 1) Reading 2) Derby 3) Brighton 4) Bolton 5) Watford 6) Blackburn 7) Leicester 8) Queens Park Rangers 9) Nottingham Forest 10) Charlton 11) Wigan 12) Barnsley 13) Bournemouth 14) Millwall 15) Huddersfield 16) Ipswich Town 17) Burnley 18) Leeds United 19) Middlesborough 20) Wednesday 21) Birmingham 22) Yeovil Town 23) Doncaster 24) Blackpool I'll be absolutely way off and blackpool will win the play-offs and we'll be relegated with reading -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Ram Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 1. Derby 24. Forest I'm assuming this was one of the admin/mods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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