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Posted: Aug 1 2005, 03:38 AM

Carrying on a tradition from a low-rate football forum I sometimes post on, here are a list of predictions for the coming season:

Premiership
CHAMPIONS: Chelsea
RUNNERS-UP: Man Ure
RELEGATED: West Brom, Wigan, Sunderland

Championship
CHAMPIONS: Southampton
RUNNERS-UP: Derby
PLAY-OFF WINNERS: Norwich
RELEGATED: Brighton, Crewe, Luton

League One
CHAMPIONS: Nottingham Forest
RUNNERS-UP: Tranmere
PLAY-OFF WINNERS: Bristol C**y 1982 plc
RELEGATED: Chesterfield, Colchester, MK Dons, Southend

League Two
CHAMPIONS: Northampton
RUNNERS-UP: Lincoln
PROMOTED: Bristol Rovers (yay)
PLAY-OFF WINNERS: Torquay
RELEGATED: Rushden & Diamonds, Shrewsbury

Conference
CHAMPIONS: Aldershot
PLAY-OFF WINNERS: Kidderminster

This post has been edited by Bettia on Aug 1 2005, 03:41 AM

Bettia

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Posted: Aug 1 2005, 01:33 PM

For a start you can have my Fantasy Football team for this year:

CODE

P Cech Chelsea

J Terry Chelsea
R Ferdinand Manchester United
JA Riise Liverpool
L King Tottenham Hotspur

F Lampard Chelsea
F Ljungberg Arsenal
A Hleb Arsenal
D Murphy Charlton Athletic

J Defoe Tottenham Hotspur
M Forssell Birmingham City

As for your predictions, BRFC were awful last season, not even having a player with a cool name like Junior Ago-go could save you/them. For them to be promoted you're having a laugh. Plus Southend are way too good to be relegated first off, unless someone shoots Freedy Eastwood.

Starblaydia

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Posted: Aug 1 2005, 07:35 PM

Premiership
CHAMPIONS: Chelsea
RUNNERS-UP: Man United
RELEGATED: West Brom, Wigan, Fulham

Championship
CHAMPIONS: Reading
RUNNERS-UP: Southampton
PLAY-OFF WINNERS: Plymouth
RELEGATED: Brighton, Crewe, Stoke

League One
CHAMPIONS: BRISTOL CITY!!!!!!!!!!!
RUNNERS-UP: Nott. Forest
PLAY-OFF WINNERS: Gillingham
RELEGATED: Chesterfield, Colchester, Milton Keynes , Southend

League Two
CHAMPIONS: Northampton
RUNNERS-UP: Cheltenham
PROMOTED: Lincoln
PLAY-OFF WINNERS: Torquay
RELEGATED: Chester, Shrewsbury

Conference
CHAMPIONS: Aldershot
PLAY-OFF WINNERS: Tamworth

Vilita

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Posted: Aug 1 2005, 07:36 PM

QUOTE (Starblaydia @ Aug 1 2005, 02:33 PM)

Yea, Rovers Are Piss. Unfortunately for Southend, League One is not the same pushover that it was last season

Vilita

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Posted: Aug 2 2005, 03:50 AM

Hey what is this - Gang Up On A Gashead week?

Bettia

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Posted: Aug 2 2005, 03:56 AM

QUOTE (Starblaydia @ Aug 1 2005, 07:33 PM)

Awful? No. Mediocre? Yes. Thankfully the manager's resisted the urge to chop and change as has been the case over the past five or so years, so a bit of squad stability should do us good. From what I've seen, a few people regard us as an outside chance for promotion, at least via the playoffs. Being an eternal optimist, I've gone one better.

As for Saahfend, I didn't rate them that highly last year and I think they'll struggle.

Bettia

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Posted: Aug 2 2005, 10:24 AM

QUOTE (Bettia @ Aug 2 2005, 04:50 AM)

Hey what is this - Gang Up On A Gashead week?

week!

oh boy mate, you've got it coming all season save if city are relegated with rovers going up, but since you know NEITHER of those are happening.... yup, you're in for a long season

Vilita

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Posted: Aug 3 2005, 03:18 AM

QUOTE (Vilita @ Aug 2 2005, 04:24 PM)

QUOTE (Bettia @ Aug 2 2005, 04:50 AM)

Hey what is this - Gang Up On A Gashead week?

week!

oh boy mate, you've got it coming all season save if city are relegated with rovers going up, but since you know NEITHER of those are happening.... yup, you're in for a long season

Perhaps City won't get relegated, but seeing as they're consistantly losing £1M a year, maybe they'll go bankrupt first just like they did in '82!

Bettia

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Posted: Aug 3 2005, 06:29 AM

QUOTE (Bettia @ Aug 3 2005, 08:18 AM)

Perhaps City won't get relegated, but seeing as they're consistantly losing £1M a year, maybe they'll go bankrupt first just like they did in '82!

It'll be spending their money on all those lovely new flesh-gold away kits, won't it, Vil?

Starblaydia

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Posted: Aug 3 2005, 06:48 AM

QUOTE (Starblaydia @ Aug 3 2005, 12:29 PM)

It'll be spending their money on all those lovely new flesh-gold away kits, won't it, Vil?

City crack me up with some of their novelty away kits - their violet and lime green affair springs immediately to mind.

Bettia

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Posted: Aug 3 2005, 07:38 AM

QUOTE (Bettia @ Aug 3 2005, 11:48 AM)

City crack me up with some of their novelty away kits - their violet and lime green affair springs immediately to mind.

Lime green and what, sorry? Yellow, did you say?

Starblaydia

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Posted: Aug 3 2005, 08:19 AM

No, violet. You know, like that middle stripe on your flag. A fine colour on its own, but imagine it combined with the most garish shade of green you can think of... step forward Andy Cole.

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