Pre-season predictions from the Press

[Nottingham Fox]

Not the press as such, but Michael Owen think's we'll go up as champions too

 

[ChrisFilter]

Where did he say that?

 

[LCFC'sGodWears9]

Where did he say that?

Twitter.

 

[Darth Vodka]

http://www.goal.com/en/news/2994/be...y-to-win-the-league-five-championship-bets-to

that will do me

 

[SJN-Fox]

http://www.goal.com/en/news/2994/be...y-to-win-the-league-five-championship-bets-to

that will do me

1) Coventry to be relegated @ 7/4 (2.75)

Without the goals of Marlon King, the solid presence of Keiren Westwood between the sticks and the creativity of Aron Gunnarson in the middle of the park I can’t see Coventry City surviving this time around. The Sky Blues have finished in the bottom eight in each of the last five seasons and in my opinion unless they add more depth to the squad before the end of the transfer window this could be one bridge too far for Andy Thorn and his men.

 

[fcukcov]

http://www.goal.com/en/news/2994/be...y-to-win-the-league-five-championship-bets-to

that will do me

Skybet are apparantly offering 18/1 that we will be top of the league after the first round of games. Got to be worth a couple of quid that??

 

[Durham Fox]

Skybet are apparantly offering 18/1 that we will be top of the league after the first round of games. Got to be worth a couple of quid that??

I think we'll struggle early or at least it wouldn't be a huge surprise given the fact we are blooding virtually a new team.

 

[fcukcov]

I think we'll struggle early or at least it wouldn't be a huge surprise given the fact we are blooding virtually a new team.

Yeh I would tend to agree. Still nice to think they could hit it off from that start and we spank the Kovscum though.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

I think probably 5 of these 6 will be regular starters: Bamba, Abe, Wellens, King, Gallagher, Vassell.

 

[Chrysalis]

hardly anyone likes us.

On another forum (multi club one), it was perfectly fine for brighton to buy CMS, agree to his wages etc. but when it was us of course it wasnt. Fine for forest to invest 2 years ago, but now its our turn its a big issue. I have noticed in our history as well whenever we doing well papers love to link our players or manager away from us even if its not true just so it unsettles them and then gets other clubs interested.

People who think we will stroll the league are assuming buying players = better team, they ignoring the fact both birmingham and west ham got a very strong first 11 with good managers, so I would put us as 3rd favourite at best. Burnley still have the bulk of the top tier team and now a good manager, reading will be strong. Of course they say we will stroll deliberatly so if we dont they can bad mouth sven (who lots hate as well) and take praise on hating us.

 

[Blaarev]

Local rag here in Bergen, Bergens Tidende, predicts us to take the title ahead of West Ham

Article in Norwegian here:http://fotball.bt.no/kommentar/tore_strand/article206745.ece
Focuses on duell between former England bosses Sven and McClaren

 

[Blaarev]

And also betting magazine TIPS tipping us for the title http://tipsfotball.com/engelsk-fotball/league-championship/the-championship-2011-–-2012/ :

1. Leicester
2. West Ham
3. Ipswich
4. Reading
5. Nottingham Forest
6. Blackpool
7. Leeds
8. Hull
9. Birmingham
10. Cardiff
11. Crystal Palace
12. Brighton
13. Burnley
14. Portsmouth
15. Middlesbrough
16. Southampton
17. Derby
18. Bristol C
19. Watford
20. Millwall
21. Coventry
22. Barnsley
23. Doncaster
24. Peterborough