09/10 season predictions: 1st 2nd 3rd.. and Reading?

[Niko]

newcastle won't win it, you heard it here first

...and last?

[Archie's penalty]

Pretty well, thanks for asking :

As I've had to come up with a prediction, I've said "top half of the table, might sneak into the play-offs."

I went with that too.

[weybridgewanderer]

And I also like that Snowball's first prediction for strong contenders contained about 4 teams out of six who've actually been battling relegation for the majority of the season.

To be fair he named just shy of half the league, statistically he was bound to be in with a shout at some being right

In terms of best bets I'd go

Ipswich
Reading
QPR
WBA
Sheffield Utd
Coventry

Forest
Palace
Derby
BORO
Newcastle

[Arch]

Q Last season we were fourth and many individual players under-performed.

A Rodgers is all about raising the performance of individuals and making them play better


Q Last season we lacked passion

A Rodgers is all about passion


Q Last season and the relegation season we played too much long ball. When we played a passing game we were much better.

A Rodgers wants to play the passing game



Q Last season we had a tired "been there" manager on has way out, with tired staff

A Rodgers is fresh, ambitious with a lot to prove.


Q Last season (arguably) we had a prima-donna issue

A Rodgers has dealt with a lot worse and done well


Either SHunt will go (most likely because he's expensive) or Rodgers will make him a great player again.

Either Kebe will go or Rodgers will get him to double his good moments and halve the bad. Then he will be fantastic

Bikey will go or Rodgers will sort him out and he'll become a top third Premiership player but still at RFC

Doyle was burnt out having to do too much work... a passing game might make him better

I think the future is looking brilliant. Even if some players go I see players coming in to match. If we don't go up (I think we will) it will be because Rodgers is trying to develop a side which has a few years in it, and that will be a young team, which might often be pretty but can't grind out results.

I have a feeling though, that this will be a fabulous season

[Sun Tzu]

I have a feeling though, that this will be a fabulous season

Be fair.

He was half right....

[Snowball]

Coupla Fings

Talking about the best bet does not mean "I think this will be the top 3-4-5-6>

It means these teams have the most generous odds.

Newcastle at 9-2 LOOKED poor odds.


Oh and did you notice this line?

Of course it's too early to make realistic predictions. We might sign Tommy Smith from Watford and get a 20 year old reserve from Milan, and two from Chelsea.. OTOH we might lose Doyle and Bikey


Those early guesses were made when we still had Doyle, Bikey and SHunt (and before Noel Hunt was crocked for almost a season.)

[Ian Royal]

Everyone made predictions at the same time snowball.

take your lols like a man.

[Arch]

All I noticed was an incredible load of bullshit about Rodgers.

[rhroyal]

1. Newcastle United
2. West Brom
3. Anyone's guess.

8. Reading

surely we have a winner???

8th seems very feasible too. Good effort Deathy!

[Arch]

It all goes to shit for Jay when Anyone's Guess falls at the Canal Turn second time round,