So on the eve of the new campaign, time to make your calls on who'll be going up or down.

Championship

1) Fulham
2) West Brom
3) Sheff Utd
4) Cardiff (play-off winners)
5) Bournemouth
6) Middlesbrough

Relegated

22) Huddersfield
23) Derby
24) Peterborough

League 1

1) Ipswich
2) Sunderland
3) Portsmouth
4) Lincoln
5) Wycombe (play-off winners)
6) Charlton

Relegated

21) AFC Wimbledon
22) Sheff Wed
23) Morecambe
24) Cambridge

League 2

1) Bradford
2) Salford City
3) Newport (play-off winners)
4) Exeter
5) Carlisle
6) Tranmere
7) Crawley

Relegated

23) Swindon
24) Oldham

NL

1) Wrexham
2) Notts County

As usual I'll probably be way off beam, but I like to give it a punt every season.

I'm not sure Derby will finish that high at this rate

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 12:49 pm

I'm not sure Derby will finish that high at this rate

It’s a right mess

Not sure why you’ve got Newport winning the play offs if they are finishing 3rd

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 6:25 pm

It’s a right mess

If the rumours of Mel Morris actually giving trialist players contracts with no dates or salary details on - to be signed by lunch tomorrow so they can play at the weekend - are true they may not even have a team to field.

https://twitter.com/KieranMaguire/statu ... 3910679552

Chester Perry wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 6:32 pm

If the rumours of Mel Morris actually giving trialist players contracts with no dates or salary details on - to be signed by lunch tomorrow so they can play at the weekend - are true they may not even have a team to field.

https://twitter.com/KieranMaguire/statu ... 3910679552

It’s beyond comprehension.

Local cricketer wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 6:30 pm

Not sure why you’ve got Newport winning the play offs if they are finishing 3rd

Oops forgot 3 go up from League 2, amend to Carlisle.

Chester Perry wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 6:32 pm

If the rumours of Mel Morris actually giving trialist players contracts with no dates or salary details on - to be signed by lunch tomorrow so they can play at the weekend - are true they may not even have a team to field.

https://twitter.com/KieranMaguire/statu ... 3910679552

This Derby situation is making a mockery of the EFL, and you do wonder how long this living by the seat of their pants mantra can continue.

Chester Perry wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 6:32 pm

If the rumours of Mel Morris actually giving trialist players contracts with no dates or salary details on - to be signed by lunch tomorrow so they can play at the weekend - are true they may not even have a team to field.

https://twitter.com/KieranMaguire/statu ... 3910679552

If that’s true it’s right up there with one of the strangest things Iv heard of in football in a long long time….deary me!!

Done a win patent on

Fulham 5/1
Ipswich 15/2
Bradford 11/1

Also done a treble of

Cardiff (top 6) 13/8
Wigan (top 6) 11/8
Exeter (top 7) 5/4

Middlesbrough to be promoted and QPR top 6 will form part of my bets when I get round to it.

Blackburn relegated. Accrington promoted.

superdimitri wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 06, 2021 8:57 am

Blackburn relegated. Accrington promoted.

Now that would be funny. I can see Rovers getting relegated, but I think they'll just have enough to survive alas, however I doubt Accy will be able to sustain another promotion push, I can see a few of their stars being poached in the last few weeks of the window.

My annual £5 losing bet.
Burnley to finish top half.
QPR to be promoted.
Sheff Wed to be promoted.
Carlisle Utd to be promoted.

Promotion: West Brom, Fulham, Sheff United.
Relegated: Derby, Blackpool, Hull.

On the subject of Derby, they've made three signings today - Curtis Davies, Ryan Allsop and Richard Stearman

QPR have been superb in pre-season playing some really quick incisive football. If they can keep that level they could go close

QPR had an excellent second half to last season, normally a good marker. I have them top 3.
Boro in Colin’s second season will go close.

Fulham, Ipswich and Bradford Sh1tty will NOT win their respective leagues, especially Bradford Sh1tty. I dislike them almost as much as Leeds.

Quicknick wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 07, 2021 4:42 am

especially Bradford Sh1tty. I dislike them almost as much as Leeds.

You don’t say...

Fancy Rovers to there abouts this time

Top Claret wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:35 pm

Fancy Rovers to there abouts this time

What the relegation zone, you may well be right.

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 07, 2021 9:32 pm

What the relegation zone, you may well be right.

Relegation of course