Championship Predictions 2017/18

[Boxer Blade]

For my two penneth, I confidently predict we will cause more upsets than anybody else

 

[originaltrueblade]

1. SHEEFIELD UNITED



Last rock bottom Pigs from Swillsborough

UTB FTO

 

[Patrick Suffaux]

1. Middlesbrough
2. Aston Villa
3. Derby
4. Birmingham
5. Fulham
6. Leeds
7. Wolves
8. Pigs
9. Norwich
10. Blades
11. Sunderland
12. Cardiff
13. Hull
14. Reading
15. Preston
16. Bristol City
17. Brentford
18. Forest
19. Millwall
20. Bolton
21. Barnsley
22. QPR
23. Burton
24. Ipswich

We'll start indifferently and finish strongly, looking like a late outside runner for the playoffs.

 

[DifferentClass]

In light of recent hires, should put some on us playing West Brom next season

 

[Bartleby]

Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
Derby County
Sunderland
Reading
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday
Norwich City
Hull City
Bristol City
Preston North End
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leeds United
Brentford
Cardiff City
Birmingham City
Fulham
Nottingham Forest
Queens Park Rangers
Burton Albion
Ipswich Town
Millwall
Barnsley
Bolton Wanderers

Some of this is a bit heart over head, and hope over expectation - including the bottom 3. Think Cloughy will keep Burton up, he doesn't generally do exciting but don't think he's ever been relegated either. I don't think Sunderland will plummet either.

 

[Grizzly blade]

Wonder what odds a double Sheffield promotion?

 

[Slim Man]

1. Boro
2. Villa
3. Fulham
4. Derby
5. Wendy
6. Brentford
7. Wolves
8. Leeds
9. Sunderland
10. Reading
11. Blades
12. Brum
13. Norwich
14. Forest
15. Hull
16. Bristol City
17. Barnsley
18. Preston
19. Cardiff
20. QPR
21. Ipswich
22. Millwall
23. Burton
24. Bolton

 

[ShorehamRevolution]

I've spent way too long tinkering around with this table, for my own sanity this is what I ended up with, I could've spent hours moving teams up or down a place and putting them back etc, I used to love the football ladders you got at the start of a season when I was a kid, anyone else remember them?


1. Villa
2. Birmingham
3. Boro
4. Fulham
5. Norwich
6. Leeds
7. Pigs
8. Sunderland
9. Wolves
10. Derby
11. Reading
12. Blades
13. Cardiff
14. Forest
15. Hull
16. Brentford
17. Bristol city
18. QPR
19. Ipswich
20. Preston
21. Bolton
22. Millwall
23. Barnsley
24. Burton

 

[Roygbiv]

1. Boro
2. Villa
3. Derby
4. Fulham
5. Wednesday
6. Norwich
7. Cardiff
8. Brentford
9. Leeds
10. Reading
11. Birmingham
12. Sunderland
13. Wolves
14. Preston
15. Hull
16. Bristol City
17. Forest
18. Blades
19. Barnsley
20. Ipswich
21. QPR
22. Millwall
23. Burton
24. Bolton

I went United 9th last year so we should finish 9th this season based on this

 

[Woodwardfan]

Transfer my guesses from another thread

Great stuff Deadbat. You've helped me with my Fantasy Football Championship team, thanks.

I'll have a go too:

Championship:

1. Fulham
2. Brentford
3. Villa
4. Norwich
5. Middlesbrough
6. Bristol City
7. SW
8. Wolves
9. Reading
10. United.
11. Derby
12. Leeds
13. Sunderland
14. Hull
15. Preston
16. Cardiff
17. Barnsley
18. Birmingham
19. Forest
20. Ipswich
21. Millwall
22. QPR
23. Burton
24 Bolton.

Prem.

1.Man Utd
2.Liverpool
3.Man City

L1.
From:
Southend
Scunny
Charlton
MKD

L2.

Mansfield
Colchester
P.Vale
Carlisle

 

[JPBrods]

1. Middlesbrough
2. Fulham
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3. Sheffield Wednesday
4. Aston Villa
5. Norwich City (P)
6. Hull City
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7. Wolverhampton Wanderers
8. Sunderland
9. Leeds United
10. Reading
11. Derby County
12. Brentford
13. Cardiff City
14. Sheffield United
15. Preston North End
16. Birmingham City
17. Bristol City
18. Ipswich Town
19. Nottingham Forest
20. Barnsley
21. QPR
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22. Millwall
23. Bolton Wanderers
24. Burton Albion

 

[Ajmblade]

1. Boro (Can see them running away with it tbh)
2. Villa
3. Sheffield W#######y
4. Wolves
5. Fulham
6. Sheffield United (Play off Winners)
Wishful thinking maybe but i still reckon we'll give it a right go even if we do fall short in the end. Play offs might be a push first season back but there's still more than enough quality in this squad to finish top half at least imo and that's what we should aim for. No way will we struggle.

22. Bolton
23. Millwall
24. Burton

What he said

 

[Groucho Blade]

1. Boro
2. Norwich
3. Fulham
4. Wolves
5. Derby
6. Villa
7. Brentford
8. Reading
9. Blades
10. Hull
11. Pigs
12. Leeds
13. Sunderland
14. Cardiff
15. Brum
16. Forest
17. QPR
18. Barnsley
19. Ipswich
20. Preston
21. Bristol City
22. Millwall
23. Burton
24. Bolton

 

[S64 Blade]

Here's mine...

1. Middlesbrough
2. Aston Villa
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3. Derby County
4. Wolves
5. Fulham
6. Norwich
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7. Brentford
8. Reading
9. Pigs
10. Leeds
11. Sunderland
12. Cardiff
13. Birmingham City
14. Sheffield United (think we could be higher, but being conservative)
15. Preston North End
16. Hull City
17. Barnsley
18. Notts Forest
19. Bristol City
20. Ipswich
21. QPR
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22. Millwall
23. Bolton Wanderers
24. Burton Albion

 

[Balham]

1 Boro
2 Fulham
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3 Villa
4 Derby
5 Brentford
6 Wolves
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7 Reading
8 Wednesday
9 Norwich
10 Cardiff
11 United
12 Leeds
13 Hull
14 Sunderland
15 Preston
16 Birmingham
17 Bristol C
18 Forest
19 Barnsley
20 Ipswich
21 QPR
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22 Millwall
23 Bolton
24 Burton

 

[kop_blade9]

On the back of Roygbiv post looking at other Championship supporters predictions and given we did something similar last year (I got our position right for once!) - and it is always fun to look back on these in May - what is everyone on here's prediction for the final championship table at the end of the season?
/QUOTE]

Don't have time to shuffle the pack and predict everyone's place in the table but I think Blades will be in top 2 for most of season and just drop into the playoffs at the end.
Promotion is on the cards and is Coming!!

 

[Seagull]

An outside perspective for you. Bare in mind I do tend to get these horribly wrong and any team in the next month or so could sign a few world-beaters, but as it stands, in my head at least it looks something similar to this...


1 - Derby
2 - Birmingham
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3 - Boro (To win playoffs)
4 - Pigs
5 - Leeds
6 - Hull
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7 - Norwich
8 - Sunderland
9 - Wolves
10 - Fulham
11 - Reading
12 - Sheff U
13 - Forest
14 - Villa
15 - QPR
16 - Cardiff
17 - Brentford
18 - Preston
19 - Bolton
20 - Burton
21 - Bristol City
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22 - Ipswich
23 - Millwall
24 - Barnsley

 

[Isar]

1. Boro
2. Norwich
3. Fulham
4. Wolves
5. Derby
6. Villa
7. Brentford
8. Reading
9. Blades
10. Hull
11. Pigs
12. Leeds
13. Sunderland
14. Cardiff
15. Brum
16. Forest
17. QPR
18. Barnsley
19. Ipswich
20. Preston
21. Bristol City
22. Millwall
23. Burton
24. Bolton

I like the look of that, a finish above the pigs would be a big slap in the face for the deluded lot at S6.

 

[mattbianco1]

Pigs won't finish in the play offs with that idiot in charge. They'll finish 8th to 10th unless they sack him quickly. Imagine Wilder with that squad?

can't be arsed doing the full table but i'll go:

1. Villa/Boro
2. Villa/Boro
3. Birmingham
4. Derby
5. Wolves
6. Leeds
....
14. Blades

22. Millwall
23. Burton
24. Bolton

 

[Robboblade1889]

This cant be right don't all Wednesday fans know a blade who think we will go up? Where are all these Blades?

 

[JayGreen17]

For what it's worth we will finish 5 and win the play offs!

You heard it here first....

 

[John Street West Terrace]

I'll go with

Fulham
Wolves

Play Offs. Villa
Boro
Derby
Norwich

Oinks 8th

Blades 12th

Relegated

Bolton
Barnsley
Milwall

 

[JonnyRed(WCFC)]

1. Boro
2. Wolves
3. Norwich
4. Villa
5. Fulham
6. Blades

7.Piggies
8. Leeds
9. Forest
10. Reading
11. Brentford
12. Derby
13. Sunderland
14. Bristol City
15. Cardiff
16. Brum
17. Hull
18. QPR
19. Burton
20.Preston
21. Bolton
22.Ipswich
23. Millwall
24. Barnsley

 

[grafikhaus]

A decent summary of all the Championship teams here (it's The Mail! ) Our lot are summed up by:

SHEFFIELD UNITED return to the Championship for the first time since 2011 and are being whispered about as dark horses for the top six.

Manager Chris Wilder courted controversy by bringing Ched Evans back to Bramall Lane following his prison term and it remains to be seen whether the striker can resurrect his career.

Billy Sharp, who scored 30 times in League One last season, will need to prove he can step up. Most likely is that the Blades will consolidate at this level.

Also the usual fawning article about Leeds, including:

The club have sold well over 18,000 season tickets — vastly more than in any summer since they dropped out of the Premier League — and there are unmistakable reasons why...
...as boss Thomas Christiansen looks to banish 'Damned United' title.

Er, good luck with that. Leeds are hated throughout football.

 

[Ricky]

My final pre season predictions:


1. Middlesbrough
2. Derby
3. Fulham
4. Norwich
5. Aston Villa
6. Cardiff
7. Sheffield Wednesday
8. Leeds
9. Hull
10. Sunderland
11. Wolves
12. Birmingham
13. Reading
14. Brentford
15. Sheffield United
16. Nottingham Forest
17. Preston
18. Barnsley
19. Ipswich
20. Bristol City
21. QPR
22. Millwall
23. Bolton
24. Burton

Top goalscorer: Chris Wood


Premier League:

1. Manchester City
2. Chelsea
3. Arsenal
4. Tottenham
5. Manchester United
6. Liverpool
7. Everton

18. Burnley
19. Watford
20. Huddersfield

Top goalscorer: Harry Kane


League One:

1. Blackburn
2. Charlton
3. Wigan
4. MK Dons
5. Northampton
6. Bury

21. Oldham
22. Wimbledon
23. Gillingham
24. Shrewsbury

Top goalscorer: Will Grigg


League Two:

1. Mansfield
2. Coventry
3. Luton
4. Lincoln
5. Exeter
6. Notts County
7. Chesterfield

23. Yeovil
24. Newport

Top goalscorer: John Akinde

 

[Roygbiv]

How we all getting on?

 

[norfolkblade88]

How we all getting on?

Few are doing awful. Why on earth anyone thought Preston would go down ( they’ve finished 11th past two seasons and have young improving squad. Why would they finish below Burton? Burton are always going to be certain for the drop
With their quality. Makes for funny reading though! Saying that, I didn’t post it on here but I had Ipswich bottom three.

 

[sheffielder]

Just for a little perspective. Couldn’t find my own prediction but I did go for a Sheffield play off double

 

[robbiez666]

whatever happened to Norwich City?

 

[Ricky]

The Championship is so fucking hard to predict. It's a waste of time. I got 5 of the top 6 though.

whatever happened to Norwich City?

They appointed a useless greasy German.