Who is the best Championship expert? Test Yourself

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Buy
Brighton 63
Southampton 68
Derby 58

I know It's very early but all 3 with maximum points, and my Derby tip being proven

"Proven" after 3 games. Derby were top 6 in December last year weren't they?

[leww_rfc]

Derby were top 6 in December last year weren't they?

nah mid table m9.

[floyd__streete]

BUY

West Ham 75
Birmingham 72
Millwall 63

SELL

Reading 70
Leeds 66
Burnley 66

I am going to win this

[Platypuss]

Derby were top 6 in December last year weren't they?

nah mid table m9.

They were 4th on the 1st December (after game 19).

[leww_rfc]

okay, one match in December they were top 6.. you got me there.

[RG30]

BUY

Soton....66/68
Hull....66/68
Middlesboro....63/65

SELL

Birmingham....70/72
Derby....56/58
Coventry....52/54

Worth a bump. Three of my buys in the top six and one of my sells in the relegation zone. Still confident Derby will drop down the table as the season goes on.

[Hoop Blah]

I think it's a bit early to be nailing you colours to the mast, but if I had to put money down now then

Buy
Southampton - some very good players and a team that's been put together over a couple of years. Momentum will serve them well too.
Leicester - 74 points would put them solidly in the top 6 but I think they'll be one of those in the top 3 and aiming for 80+
Palace - I've a funny feeling for Palace for no reason whatsoever. Not a sensible way to spend your money but I can see them looking at the play offs.


Sell
Millwall - losing Morison will probably hit them hard and they've now lost the momentum from getting promoted
Forest - I expect them to lose a couple of their better players and not be pushing for the play-offs. 69 points might be half a dozen more than I'd expect right now but if they keep their better players this will be a losing bet!
Reading - play-off hangover and failure to replace our expected departures could see us having the season we would've had this time round were it not for that 8 game winning run

Doing ok so far...

[Ian Royal]

All my good calls seem to be scuppered by what look like some atrocious ones so far.

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Bump.

Half Term review.

I seem to be doing well on my sells, average on the buys

Buy

Burnley 68
West Ham 75
Brighton 63

Sell

Leicester 72
Ipswich 67
Millwall 61

Who is "Leading" based on the current market quotes?

[Hoop Blah]

My buys were:

Southampton, predicted 8th at 66/68, currently 1st on 44pts
Leicester, predicted 2nd at 72/74, currently 11th on 30pts
Palace, predicted 22nd at 53/55, currently 8th on 33pts

My sells were:

Millwall, predicted 14th at 61/63, currently 20th on 23pts
Forest, predicted 5th at 69/71, currently 22nd on 21pts
Reading, predicted 4th at 70/72, currently 7th on 33pts

Doing ok I reckon with only Leicester not performing the right way against the spread market at the moment.

[Silver Fox]

Shouldn't this be in competitions

BUY

Boro 65
Pompey 60
Palace 55

SELL

Southampton 66
Bristol C 57
Doncaster 50

Spookily Pompey and Southampton seem to be my big fails at the moment

[TFF]

BUY

West Ham 75 (43)
Ipswich 69 (26)
Brighton 63 (32)

SELL

Birmingham 70 (29 plus 2 games in hand)
Reading 70 (33)
Millwall 61 (23)

Struggling with Ipswich but otherwise looking OK

[Big Foot]

BUY

Burnley 68
Brighton 63
Birmingham 72

SELL

Peterborough 53
Middlesbrough 63
Forest 69

Burnley - 30 ( With a following wind, could happen)
Brighton - 32 (On track)
Birmingham - 29 (Could be on 35 points if win games in hand, would then feel confident)

Peterborough - 28 (looks close)
Middlesbrough - 41 (LOL)
Forest - 21 (V good)

[Svlad Cjelli]

BUY
Brighton
Middlesboro
Millwall

SELL
Ipswich
Leicester
Southampton

Hmmm. Millwall is obviously a disaster, but quietly confident that the Southampton bubble will burst shortly. Teams are starting to work them out.

[RG30]

BUY

Soton....66/68 - 1st with 44 points
Hull....66/68 - 4th with 39 points
Middlesboro....63/65 - 3rd with 41 points

SELL

Birmingham....70/72 - 14th with 29 points
Derby....56/58 - 16th with 28 points
Coventry....52/54 - 24th with 13 points

Got to be among the top with my three buys and Coventry who are doomed

[RobRoyal]

BUY
Watford 52/54 -- 26 pts fom 22. Might be ok.
Leeds 66/68 -- 35 from 22 - quids in
Birmingham 70/72 -- 29 from 20 - they'll have to improve a bit

SELL

Reading 70/72 -- 33 from 22 - will fall just short of 70 at this rate
Peterborough 53/55 -- 28 from 22 - might lose a bit on this one
Hull 66/68 -- 39 from 22 - oops

Overall, very average

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Current mid point on the spreads with Sporting Index are:

W Ham 84.5
Soton 84
M Boro 76
Cardiff 74.5
Hull 73
Leicester 69.5
Leeds 69
Brum 68.5
Reading 68
Blackpool 67.5
Brighton 65.5
Burnley 62
Palace 61.5
Barnsley 57.5
Pompey 57.5
Derby 57
Ipswich 57
Pboro 56
Millwall 54
Watford 53.5
Forest 53.5
B City 51.5
Donny 46
Cov 39

So you can work out where you are.

RG30 looking well placed

I am:

Buy

Burnley 68 (-6)
West Ham 75 (+9.5)
Brighton 63 (+2.5)

Sell

Leicester 72 (+2.5)
Ipswich 67 (+10)
Millwall 61 (+7)

Total +25.5. Should have put my money where my mouth is! The only one i actually bet was Brighton

[RG30]

Think I got my calculations right

Buy

Soton 84 (+15)
M Boro 76 (+11)
Hull 73 (+5)

Sell

Brum 70 (-1.5)
Derby 57 (-1)
Cov 39 (+13)

TOTAL - +41.5

[Mr Angry]

BUY:

Derby: Better than their points tally showed last season, i think they are top 10 next season. 57
Pompey: Had a season adjusting to this level, will push on next. 57.5
Peterboro: Not as bad as some others down the bottom; will pick up points at home.56

SELL:

Forest: Will need to readjust to life with a new manager 53.5
Millwall: Over-valued; they had their season of surprise last season and will struggle next 54
Ipswich: It will take a while to bed in all these new players and to get the blend right; without Wickham, they will be much weaker.57

My sells are looking ok, but my buys are pretty well average. Mid table mediocrity for Mr Angry I fear....

[The Rouge]

Just bumping this - will do an update soon with about a third of the season left.