Who is the best Championship expert? Test Yourself

[savage 4 england]

BUY:
Burnley - Still have decent players and I rate Howe.
Bristol City - Have Maynard, Pitman and Adomah. Although, Maynard may leave.
Notts Forest - I think McLaren will be backed. He isn't as big an idiot as everyone thinks.

SELL:
Ipswich - I think they are buying a load of crap again.
Peterborough - Will concede far too many goals and will lose Mackail-Smith
Reading - Will be tough to follow last season without Long

[NR_Royal]

BUY:

Forest
Blackpool
Southampton

SELL:
Ipswich
Cardiff
Peterborough

[RG30]

Good thread Rouge

BUY

Soton....66/68

Good manager backed up with some very good young players (Oxlade-Chamberlain, Llilanna) and I assume money available to spend, Southampton will be looking up rather than down.

Hull....66/68

Finished the season in decent form especially away from home, good nucleus of players and Nigel Pearson is a good manager at this level.

Middlesboro....63/65

Underachievers in the last two seasons, Boro now have the right man at the helm to reignite the club and they'll play a nice attacking brand of football that will be pleasing on the eye to watch. Finished last season well.

SELL

Birmingham....70/72

Financially big question marks about Carson Yeung and his investment. Still reeling over McLeish shock departure, I think the board will make the mistake in appointing Houghton and a year of struggling is on the cards with probable depatures of Johnson, Dann and Foster.

Derby....56/58

Getting worse by the season under Clough, none of the summer signings have stood out and if they start badly, could see a change of management.

Coventry....52/54

Financially a big concern, not sure Thorn (ex chief scout) will achieve same level of success as McDermott did with us. Crowds drying up, the probable depature of Kieran Westwood is a big blow. Could see City relegated this season.

[leww_rfc]

So far we have..


Most Chosen Buys
1. Brighton x5
2. West Ham, Southampton, Burnley, Forest, Portsmouth x4
3. Middlesbrough, Derby, Blackpool x3

Most Chosen Sell
1. Ipswich x6
2. Millwall x5
3. Southampton, Peterborough, Reading, Leicester x4

Not Chosen
Barnsley

[Seal]

BUY

Brighton
Derby
Forest

SELL

Leicester
Hull
Millwall

[Hoop Blah]

I think it's a bit early to be nailing you colours to the mast, but if I had to put money down now then

Buy
Southampton - some very good players and a team that's been put together over a couple of years. Momentum will serve them well too.
Leicester - 74 points would put them solidly in the top 6 but I think they'll be one of those in the top 3 and aiming for 80+
Palace - I've a funny feeling for Palace for no reason whatsoever. Not a sensible way to spend your money but I can see them looking at the play offs.


Sell
Millwall - losing Morison will probably hit them hard and they've now lost the momentum from getting promoted
Forest - I expect them to lose a couple of their better players and not be pushing for the play-offs. 69 points might be half a dozen more than I'd expect right now but if they keep their better players this will be a losing bet!
Reading - play-off hangover and failure to replace our expected departures could see us having the season we would've had this time round were it not for that 8 game winning run

[The Rouge]

I think it's a bit early to be nailing you colours to the mast, but if I had to put money down now then

Agree with this, but part of the fun as prices will move a bit before kick-off as players move around. I tend to place some now, some half at beginning of season and a few midway through.

[Tony Le Mesmer]

BUY

West Ham 75
Birmingham 72
Millwall 63

SELL

Reading 70
Leeds 66
Burnley 66

Couldnt see that coming. Floyd, you can have as much as you like with me on Burnley getting below 66 points. My selections:

Buy

Burnley 68
West Ham 75
Brighton 63

Sell

Leicester 72
Ipswich 67
Millwall 61

[floyd__streete]

Couldnt see that coming. Floyd, you can have as much as you like with me on Burnley getting below 66 points. My selections:

The top performers from last season will be sold over the coming months, I don't expect us to perform quite as well as we did last season.

Re: Burnley. They aren't all that really, we took 6 points off them last season, they didn't end the season in very good form and they nose-dived a bit after Howe's initial honeymoon period. Midtable fodder.

[RobRoyal]

BUY
Watford 52/54
Leeds 66/68
Birmingham 70/72

SELL

Reading 70/72
Peterborough 53/55
Hull 66/68

[muddyfeet]

Rouge I've read the OP a few times and I dont get it

please explain in simpletons language

[TFF]

Rouge I've read the OP a few times and I dont get it

please explain in simpletons language

Taking Hull as an example

Hull 66/68

If you think they're going to walk the league and get 106 points you'd 'buy' at 68 because the fictional bookie will pay you £20 per point above 68 - a cool £760. However, if at the end of the season they have 58 points you'll lose £200

Or you can 'sell' at 66 where you think the bookie has overestimated the points total. At the end of the season points fewer than 66 will earn you money, above 66 will cost you.

I think.

[muddyfeet]

OIC I think, possibly

[Svlad Cjelli]

Rouge I've read the OP a few times and I dont get it

please explain in simpletons language

Each club has two values : e.g. "West Ham....73/75 "

BUY if you think they're going to get more points than the higher figure.

SELL if if you think they're going to get fewer points than the lower figure.

The greater the difference in each case the more you win.

[The Rouge]

If you buy a team you think they will do well... if you sell them you think badly.
This is compared to their estimated points price e.g. 73-75. The price on the left (73) is the sell price. If you sold West Ham at 20 pounds per point and they got 70 points, you will have won £60 (3 x 20). If you bought West Ham at the price on the right (75) and they finished with 70 points, then you would have lost £100 (5 x £20).
The gap in between is the bookmakers margin.

Make sense now?

[muddyfeet]

Rouge you wouldnt make a great teacher

but yes I get it!

[leww_rfc]

Most Chosen Buys
1. Brighton x7
2. Forest, Southampton, Burnley, West Ham x5
3. Derby, Portsmouth x4

Most Chosen Sell
1. Millwall x9
2. Ipswich x7
3. Leicester x6

Not Chosen
Barnsley

[Dave the rave]

Rouge you wouldnt make a great teacher

but yes I get it!

Thought you did ok Rouge tbh.

Anyhoo...

Buy:
Pompey 60
B'pool 65
Derby 58

Sell:
Reading 70
B'ham 70
Leeds 68

[Handsome Man]

Buy:
Palace
Derby
Blavkpool

Sell:
Leicester
Ipswich
Hull

[leww_rfc]

I think my persuasive techniques for people to buy Derby have worked well