Curtains Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Listening to Kevin Phillips on Talksport today he's saying its going to be really tough what with Teams coming down and Huddersfield and Sheff Wed spending. Mr A Brazil really fancies Ipswich this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfb Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 There are going to be a lot of decent teams this season, weeds being one, and i hate them and colin, i can see the top 6 being tough to predict, but i think we'll be in the bottom half unless some more very decent signings are made i am very sorry to say....... pi55es me off every day at the moment,i bought some rose tinted specs from specsavers in June and im thinking of taking them back as they dont seem to work. 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wacko:' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Listening to Kevin Phillips on Talksport today he's saying its going to be really tough what with Teams coming down and Huddersfield and Sheff Wed spending. Mr A Brazil really fancies Ipswich this season. Oh, have they got rid of Jewell then ? 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanjwitham Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'm seriously not convinced that this championship is any worse than last season. I don't believe any of the newly promoted teams are as good as Southampton and Brighton were. Sheffield Wednesday have spent a little bit, but their squad isn't that great. Huddersfield are a one-man team and I think Charlton will struggle. And at the other end, I don't think the three prem-relegated teams are all that either. Blackburn are in a mess, Wolves have got a reasonable squad but a completely unproven manager at this level. Bolton may well do quite well, but they've got a large overpaid squad and a lot of pressure on them. I don't think any of them are as strong as West Ham were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryKrinkle Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I don't see how it's any different to any other years. The teams that got relegated from the prem weren't good enough and those promoted are here on merit. It's never that straightforward. At least one team that are expected to do well will struggle and there will inevitably be one or two dark horses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 People say this every damn season! Its just part of the build up to the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I can see Forest winning it by Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheron85 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I can't see where our team is noticably weaker than last year though... Shackell is a loss, but think Keogh and Bucko should be a decent pairing... Lost Green but Coutts seems to be a player in that mould... And we've added Jacobs for a bit more flair/creativity to take the burden off wardy's shoulders... I'm going out on a limb and predicting 10th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_Stand_Ram Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 It is tough. Bolton, Blackburn and Wolves (so far) have kept the majority of they're prem squad, especially Wolves, still have Jarvis, Fletcher, Hennessy, Berra ect. Promoted teams look really good. I think the top 18 will be fairly tight this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 This is the toughest Championship ever! In the same way that our kids are the most intelligent ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglorious02 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I think it's a big season for Mason Bennett. We all seem to be overlooking him when we talk about striking options. He has pace and athleticism, plus he has finished school now. Some people will argue that its a lot of pressure for someone so young, but if he wants to be a professional footballer, that goes with the territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernExcile Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I too think this will be a particularly tough championship. Last season Coventry and Doncaster were hopeless and Pompey in disarray. This season the teams coming up will be stronger than the three that have gone down - Charlton should at least comfortably survive, Huddersfield will be backed by a decent home support, have made good signings, and Jordan Rhodes is still there. Sheffield Wednesday under Dave Jones will finish to half. Southampton, West Ham were very strong and Reading went on a great run. Bolton shouldn't have a problem, Blackburn who knows what they will be like and Wolves should be at least as sting as Southampton were last season in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Pompey would have been good enough to stay up without the points deduction, people forget that. The championship is what it is. In the top ten best leagues in Europe. It's tough and an absolute marathon of a season, full of banana skins and giant killings and midweek matches and honest players and fully internationals. Lovely stuff. I often think I prefer it here to the Premier League! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Who cares, once the FPP kicks in in full force that will be our year 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ph34r' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ph34r:' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Ipswich are going absolutely no where - not with Jewell in charge, his signings so far have for the most part been players who have been direly out of form recently, is he really the man to get them going again? Barnsley Bristol Charlton Derby Ipswich Millwall Forest Peterborough Watford Sheffield Wednesday the relegated 3 will be 3 of these teams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'd prefer this division over the PL if we had seasons like Cardiff or another team everyone expects a difficult game against. Oh, and there was more money's in it. It's been an attractive division lately. Some really good footballers have played at this level as a way of getting a contract in the PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Tough in terms of what? Quality? Not really. It's the pretty much the same as every season. Each side can beat one another on their day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I would have thought this is the easiest Championship for a good couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfclegend84 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Ipswich are going absolutely no where - not with Jewell in charge, his signings so far have for the most part been players who have been direly out of form recently, is he really the man to get them going again? Barnsley Bristol Charlton Derby Ipswich Millwall Forest Peterborough Watford Sheffield Wednesday the relegated 3 will be 3 of these teams... That's utter bullsh*t derby and forest will not be relegated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 That's utter bullsh*t derby and forest will not be relegated We're both candidates for several reasons, they barely have a squad, even if they bring in the faces will they gel for the season? could be much like what Jewell did here when he signed 10+ players and they couldn't pass to each other... We're up for debate because we're an unknown quantity, we don't know how our young players are going to get on over a season and we severally lack in 'known' quantities, our squad also is short in numbers and in quality a few injuries and an extended bad run, can we drag ourselves out of it like we notoriously struggle to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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