League 1 Thread - 2022/23

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West Yorks Owl

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As Public Enemy (ask your dad kids!) said "Here We Go Again"

Similar to last season it's wide open and half the division will fancy their chances of promotion for me from any of the following:

Derby County
Bolton Wanderers
Peterborough United
Barnsley
Pompey
MK Dons
Plymouth Argyle
Oxford United
Ipswich Town
The Wednesday

My dark horse this year Shrewsbury Town.

We have a tough start playing Pompey, MK Dons, Bolton, Posh & Charlton in our first 5 games, see where we are after that, no doubt if it's not a great start then Armageddon will be triggered with our fan base and we need to sack the manager.

It's good to have football back :)
 
Vienna_70 said:
You haven’t included Exeter!

;-)
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Had a great season last year, along with Forest Green, The Gas & Port Vale who will all fancy their chances of pushing on
bavarian blue said:
Don't forget Wycombe !
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Doh! You know what I nearly forgot to put Ipswich on my list, think it might be easier to say who won't be in the mix :)
 
@West Yorks Owl any prediction on where Wednesday will finish? I would be interested to hear an analysis of how you think you will do and squad strengths/weaknesses.
For my local team - Cheltenham Town - I predict a few worries but a reasonably comfortable finish in the lower half of the table without being dragged into a relegation dogfight.
 
Think it will between Wednesday and Ipswich tbh for the title ........... massive hype around Derby don’t think there fans realise how tough it is to get out of that league
 
jamesha said:
@West Yorks Owl any prediction on where Wednesday will finish? I would be interested to hear an analysis of how you think you will do and squad strengths/weaknesses.
For my local team - Cheltenham Town - I predict a few worries but a reasonably comfortable finish in the lower half of the table without being dragged into a relegation dogfight.
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I would love to say top 2 but we'll see, we have recruited well but would still like to get Wilks from Hull over the line to add a bit of pace/something different.

Bantamgaz said:
Think it will between Wednesday and Ipswich tbh for the title ........... massive hype around Derby don’t think there fans realise how tough it is to get out of that league
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Derby will be interested if they get injuries, nobody can dispute their signings should be playing a level up, but will their age count against them.

I do think Rosenior is a good coach though, which can count for a lot.
 
West Yorks Owl said:
I would love to say top 2 but we'll see, we have recruited well but would still like to get Wilks from Hull over the line to add a bit of pace/something different.


Derby will be interested if they get injuries, nobody can dispute their signings should be playing a level up, but will their age count against them.

I do think Rosenior is a good coach though, which can count for a lot.
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How many clubs of that size jump straight back up out of league 1 ????
Not many look at the like if you lot ,Ipswich amongst others .......... look how long it took Sunderland, Sheff Utd and Leeds to get out ............ having the players is ok if they are in store to be everybody’s cup final
 
West Yorks Owl said:
Had a great season last year, along with Forest Green, The Gas & Port Vale who will all fancy their chances of pushing on


Doh! You know what I nearly forgot to put Ipswich on my list, think it might be easier to say who won't be in the mix :)
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My comment was tongue-in-cheek.

I’ll be happy if the Grecians survive.
 
Blackman's a great signing for Exeter, I rated him when he was at Sheffield United. I still feel they need more signings if they're to stay up. I did read some quotes the other day (can't remember where) whereby they were saying that Exeter are still a team in League One operating on a League Two budget. Don't get me wrong they've as much chance as the next team when it comes to staying up but if they do I think they'll finish around 19th or 20th
 
MattRushton1995 said:
Blackman's a great signing for Exeter, I rated him when he was at Sheffield United. I still feel they need more signings if they're to stay up. I did read some quotes the other day (can't remember where) whereby they were saying that Exeter are still a team in League One operating on a League Two budget. Don't get me wrong they've as much chance as the next team when it comes to staying up but if they do I think they'll finish around 19th or 20th
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Fancy your chances this year m8, you had a really strong 2nd half of the season, along with what seemed like half of the division :)
 
West Yorks Owl said:
Fancy your chances this year m8, you had a really strong 2nd half of the season, along with what seemed like half of the division :)
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Yeah I definitely think we'll be in and around the play-offs but there's a lot of strong teams in League One. I think you'll likely be top 3 but I think we need to be pushing to finish either 5th or 6th. It's definitely achievable if we can carry over last seasons form to this season
 
MattRushton1995 said:
Yeah I definitely think we'll be in and around the play-offs but there's a lot of strong teams in League One. I think you'll likely be top 3 but I think we need to be pushing to finish either 5th or 6th. It's definitely achievable if we can carry over last seasons form to this season
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I agree, betting odds count for nothing, a lot of teams in this division will be up for it.

As I said in earlier post we have Pompey, MK, Charlton, Posh & You first 5 with 3 of those away. Like most clubs if we get off to a bad start the knives will be out (not from me) from a large section of our fanbase.
 
West Yorks Owl said:
I agree, betting odds count for nothing, a lot of teams in this division will be up for it.

As I said in earlier post we have Pompey, MK, Charlton, Posh & You first 5 with 3 of those away. Like most clubs if we get off to a bad start the knives will be out (not from me) from a large section of our fanbase.
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Definitely a tough few games for both of us, we've got Ipswich (A), Wycombe (H), Port Vale (A), Morecambe (H) and then you at the Reebok - not counting Salford at home in the Carabao. It's important you start well if you want a shot at promotion
 
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