Championship 2013/14 Predictions thread

[Unphased Royal]

What do you guys think?

Who's looking in good shape for automatic/playoffs and whos going to be struggling at the bottom of the league?

For me

Reading and Wigan for top two

Bolton, Forest, Watford and QPR for top six

Yeovil, Donny and Barnsley for bottom three

[yuuichi]

Reading win the league
Watford promoted

Leicester win vs QPR at play off final

Millwall, Huddersfield and Yeovil relegated. Doncaster narrowly escape relegation by a point

[Unphased Royal]

Interested to see how Millwall get on without Jackett. I just feel Barnsley's luck of escaping at the end will run out soon ala Wigan last year.

[sandman]

Top 2:
Wigan
Bolton

Play offs:
Reading
QPR
Watford
Leeds

Bottom 3:
Huddersfield
Barnsley
Yeovil

[jellytot]

Still early days yet. I want to see what other signings we make and who leaves because I am sure a few more will go. Also interested to see what the other clubs do. At the moment I am confident that we will finish in the top 6 but not sure yet if we will challenge for the top two spots. Want to see what position we are in once the window closes.

[AkpansBFF]

Based on current squads.

Top 6 -

1-Reading
2-Wigan
3-Watford
4-Forest
5-QPR
6-Bolton

Forest to win the play-offs.


Bottom 3

22-Huddersfield
23-Barnsley
24-Doncaster

[TheBaldOne]

1. Wigan
2. Reading
3. Bolton
4. QPR
5. Watford
6. Leeds

[Pearcehegone]

1. Reading
2. Bolton
3. Middlesboro
4. Watford
5. Leicester
6. QPR

[Royal91]

Rarely will there be 3 relegated teams near the top but I have gone for both Reading and Fake hoops

1)Reading
2)Bolton

3)Leicester
4)Forest
5)Fake Hoops
6)Ipswich

But anyone from Leeds, Watford, Brighton, Middlesbrough, Blackburn, Blackpool, Birmingham and possibly even Derby could make that top 6. Its all guess at this stage

Wigan will be shit under coyle I think.

Bottom 3

Yeovil
Millwall
Doncaster

[maffff]

Watford
Notts Forest
Reading
Ipswich
Wigan
Leicester
Brighton
Blackburn
Leeds
Queens Park Rangers
Charlton
Bolton
Middlesbrough
Derby
Burnley
Bournemouth
Birmingham
Huddersfield
Barnsley
Blackpool
Doncaster
Sheffield Wednesday
Millwall
Yeovil

[windermere_royal]

Not sure why everyone are tipping Watford now the FL have closed the foreign loan system that got them to the top last year.

[Wizard]

Promoted

Leicester
Nottingham Forest
Brighton (playoff)

Relegated

Charlton
Derby
Millwall

[Jackson Corner]

Promoted
Brighton
Leicester
Bolton
Relegated
Yeovil
Barnsley
Blackburn

[The Real Sandhurst Royal]

Promoted

Reading
Bolton
QPR - via the play offs

Relegated

Sheffield wednesday
Barnsley
Yeovil

[Reading4eva]

Champions: Reading (never felt more confident to be fair)
Runners Up: Leicester City (seem stronger and more experienced this time)
Playoffs: Bolton Wanderers, Wigan Athletic, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest (Bolton to win the Playoffs)

Relegated: Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Millwall (All three clubs spend the season in a complete mess)

Other teams of note:

QPR: Harry throws in towel, McClaren promoted from coach to manager. Sell almost every quality player during the windows end. Fernandez wants out. Mid Table shambles.
Doncaster Rovers: Survive relegation last game of the season, team not good enough but Forrester brings a bit of experience.
Barnsley: An improvement, Mid Table finish
Yeovil: After an extremely wobbly start and a thumping by the Royals, Johnson somehow drags them into mid table. Have enough quality to survive, should they keep hold of Madden.

[paultheroyal]

Huddersfield will be the surprise team of the year

[Pat Butchers Ring]

Whilst I'm quietly confident I hope people aren't getting too carried away - It's still going to be a tough tough season.

It seem like we aren't the only ones predicting promotion for us, here's what forest think:

http://www.forestforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=37511&page=2

[Mr.T10]

1) Bolton
2) Reading

3) Leicester
4) Wigan
5) Nottingham Forest
6) Bournemouth

22) Barnsley
23) Blackpool
24) Doncaster

[royalZILLAAA]

Not sure why everyone are tipping Watford now the FL have closed the foreign loan system that got them to the top last year.

Yeah, but they've got Uche 'Drogba' Ikpeazu.


We're going to be that team that everyone expects to do well, but doesn't actually do as well as everyone expects. I feel as though we'll be in the playoffs, and probably lose at Wembley against the team that snuck in on 94mins on the final day of the season.

There's plenty of rebuilding still to do in the squad. I honestly believe that we have some of the best players the Championship has ever seen, but everyone has seen that it takes more than a stellar teamsheet.

[MouldyRoyal]

Prediction: plenty of disappointed Reading fans from the looks of this thread.

Automatic promotion:
Wigan
Bolton

Playoffs:
Watford
Reading
QPR
Forest

Relegation:
Yeovil
Barnsley
Wednesday