Official Coca Cola Leagues Thread 07/08

[Adam]

I thought it'd be ok to start the new thread now, as i go by the BBC, and according to their pages, the new season has been initiated!

And i gotta say as, surely the only Doncaster Rovers fan here, COME ON ROVERS!!!

Premiership

Winners: Man Utd

Runner-Up: Liverpool

Champions League: Chelsea & Arsenal

UEFA Cup: Tottenham

Relegated: Derby, Wigan & Fulham

Championship

Winners: Sheff Utd

Promoted: Charlton

Play-Offs: Preston NE

Relegated: Barnsley, Scunthorpe & QPR

League One

Winners: Nottm Forest

Promoted: Luton

Play-Offs: Doncaster ()

Relegated: L Orient, Cheltenham, Walsall & Northampton

League Two

Winners: Bradford

Promoted: Darlington & Wycombe

Play-Offs: Brentford

Relegated: Macclesfield & Morecambe

Conference

Winners: Oxford Utd

Play-Offs: Exeter

Relegated: Farsley, Droylsden, Stafford & Altrincham

(Can i just say, this league confuses me greatly now. I cant find Boston, i can see that Gravesend have changed their name, and freakin' Farsley Celtic are in there)

FA Cup Winners: Liverpool

Carling Cup: Tottenham

Football League Trophy: Doncaster (to retain!)

And i quite liked Castroneves idea last year, lets find out who supports who and list it in the original post! Ill try and keep it going all season if possible!

THE REAL FANS LIST

CHAMPIONSHIP:

Colchester United (Sam)

Ipswich Town (new_era)

Leicester City (TAFKA Castroneves)

Norwich City (Shades of War)

Preston North End (Turbonegro)

Stoke City (Stone Cold)

Southampton (chazmers)

WBA (Jay-Oxide)

LEAGUE ONE:

Bristol Rovers (BSIG & Reil)

Carlisle United (IAceI)

Doncaster Rovers (1PWCorino)

Hartlepool United (Dan)

Leeds United (-Matt-, Jam & Sam_Van_619)

Leyton Orient (Myked)

Luton Town (L.C.S)

LEAGUE TWO:

Bury (Spee)

Darlington (junkd, Darloboy)

We currently have 17 teams followed, and 21 real fans...

Edited May 11, 2008 by 1PWCorino

[Lineker]

Watford for promotion and a cup run ^_^

Seriously, I can see them finishing only second to Charlton this year.

[Stone Cold]

Stoke City fan here. Hoping that we can get promotion just need to sign a few players to strengthen the team and leave some money till Jan so we can add some more depth then. So wishful thinking says promoted teams from the Championship will be Watford, Charlton and the mighty Stoke.

[Lowerdeck]

Leeds to get demoted again? Well, there's my pick...

[Sir Alan LCSugar]

Boston got relegated again to the Conference North. Not sure why, but thats why you can't find them.

[Crybaby Bunting]

Leeds to get demoted again? Well, there's my pick...

[britneyspearsisgod]

Don't care. I just want to see Bristol Rovers stay in the league this year.

I want to see them succeed!!!

[Dan]

Hartlepool United fan here.

Hoping/Expecting top 10 finish next season.

[Jam]

I'm a Leeds fan and think that we'll take top 6 this year. Not necessarily saying that I think we'll go up but I think that we'll be up there. Teams will be tough to break down though as most will put 9 behind the ball at Elland Road. We're keeping hold of some good players though (Flo, Blake, Lewis, Rui Marques) and will let go of ones who will fetch a good sum of money (Derry, Healy). Saw we've been linked with McLeod which would be a good move.

I'll make a prediction that Wolves will win the Championship

[MDK]

Fuck anyone with the Orient relegation prediction.

[Adam]

Hey, now i like Orient and im glad they stayed up, but i dont think the team is very strong at the moment and i can definitely see them struggling again this season.

[Turbo Yannis]

C'mon Preston!

Hoping Blackpool and Southend both do well next season aswell. Blackpool mostly because of Keigan Parker.

Back when he played for St. Johnstone, my uncle went to a game. Back then he was a greedy little bastard and never passed the ball, so my uncle shouts "PARKER! PASS THE FUCKING BALL!" and he looked but at my uncle and just shouts "Fuck off!".

I still find that hilarious

[Dan]

Keigan Parker is a diving cunt.

He got banned for drink driving the other year and when we played them out fans gave him some grief.

[Turbo Yannis]

He's also shagged Jade Goody. Negative.

[TheArsenal]

Championship Opening weekend fixtures - Saturday 11 August

Barnsley v Coventry

Bristol City v QPR

Burnley v West Brom

Cardiff v Stoke

Charlton v Scunthorpe

Hull v Plymouth

Ipswich v Sheff Wed

Leicester v Blackpool

Preston v Norwich

Sheff Utd v Colchester

Southampton v Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton v Watford

League One Opening weekend fixtures - Saturday 11 August

Cheltenham v Gillingham

Crewe v Brighton

Doncaster v Millwall

Huddersfield v Yeovil

Luton v Hartlepool

Northampton v Swindon

Nottm Forest v Bournemouth

Oldham v Swansea

Port Vale v Bristol Rovers

Southend v Leyton Orient

Tranmere v Leeds

Walsall v Carlisle

Opening weekend fixtures - Saturday 11 August

Bradford v Macclesfield

Brentford v Mansfield

Chester v Chesterfield

Darlington v Wrexham

Grimsby v Notts County

Hereford v Rotherham

Lincoln City v Shrewsbury

Milton Keynes Dons v Bury

Morecambe v Barnet

Peterborough v Rochdale

Stockport v Dag & Red

Wycombe v Accrington Stanley

[Matt]

I'm a Leeds fan and think that we'll take top 6 this year. Not necessarily saying that I think we'll go up but I think that we'll be up there. Teams will be tough to break down though as most will put 9 behind the ball at Elland Road. We're keeping hold of some good players though (Flo, Blake, Lewis, Rui Marques) and will let go of ones who will fetch a good sum of money (Derry, Healy). Saw we've been linked with McLeod which would be a good move.

I'll make a prediction that Wolves will win the Championship

1PW add me to the Leeds fans.

Lets not push it, we won't make the playoffs, and Derry's staying. I can see Leeds having a dull mid-table finish this year, but then again, I could be wrong. Signing Leon Constantine (if it's true) will give us a huge boost towards the playoffs. So long as we finish above Donny and Huddersfield, the latter should be relatively easy, then I'll be happy.

Premiership

Winners: Chelsea

Runner-Up: Liverpool

Champions League: Man Utd & Tottenham

UEFA Cup: Arsenal

Relegated: Sunderland, Wigan & Fulham

Championship

Winners: Sheff Utd

Promoted: Preston NE

Play-Offs: Southampton

Relegated: Barnsley, Scunthorpe & Hull

League One

Winners: Nottm Forest

Promoted: Southend

Play-Offs: Hartlepool

Relegated: Milwall, Cheltenham, Swindon & Northampton

League Two

Winners: Darlington

Promoted: Rochdale (at long last) & Bradford

Play-Offs: Macclesfield

Relegated: Shrewsbury & Morecambe

Conference

Winners: Oxford Utd

Play-Offs: Rushden & Diamonds

Relegated: Northwich, Droylsden, Stafford & Altrincham

Cups

FA Cup Winners: Everton

Carling Cup: Everton

Football League Trophy: Doncaster (to retain!)

[IAceI]

Carlisle for the Championship. Clearly.

Although it'd still suck since Preston would have to be classed as our main rival >_>

1PW, the reason you can't see Boston in the conference is because they're in the Blue Square North (Y)

Edited June 14, 2007 by IAceI

[Jam]

Saw Derrys been linked with Sheffield United for 300k, which is a fair price I'd willingly cash in. I think Wise don't like him either due to the mole stuff we had against Palace. I seriously think we will be in a battle this season but can't see why we shouldn't be top six though come the end. Other than Forest, then possibly Luton, Southend, Huddlesfield, Swansea and Doncaster there's not too many teams I can see being up there, so I think we'll be among the top six at the end.

[Bigal]

I no longer belong here now that Sunderland's up . My prediction's 14th for them.

Premiership

Winners: Chelsea

Runner-Up: Man Utd

Champions League: Liverpool & Tottenham

UEFA Cup: Arsenal

Relegated: Wigan, Derby, Reading

Championship

Winners: Charlton

Promoted: Watford

Play-Offs: Leicester, Wolves, Sheff Utd, Ipswich

Relegated: Scunthorpe, QPR, Hull

League One

Winners: Nottm Forest

Promoted: Leeds

I don't really follow Leagues One and Two, but Orient will stay up >_>

[Shades Of War]

Other than myself, any other Norwich fans here?

If we can actually manage to sign some of the players we have targetted already, I believe that we should have a team good enough to finish in the top half this season, even maybe a push towards a play-off place. Consistency will be the judge of that.