Posted August 21, 20204 yr • Replacing the three promoted and relegated teams from last season are Bournemouth, Watford, Norwich City, Coventry City, Rotherham United and Wycombe Wanderers. • Pre-season managerial changes have already occurred at Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, Watford and Bournemouth. Odds: (William Hill) Watford 6-1f Norwich City 8-1 Brentford 8-1 Bournemouth 12-1 Stoke City 12-1 Cardiff City 14-1 Swansea City 14-1 Middlesborough 14-1 Derby County 16-1 Preston North End 20-1 Barnsley 25-1 Bristol City 25-1 Millwall 25-1 Barnsley 33-1 Birmingham City 33-1 Huddersfield Town 33-1 Queens Park Rangers 40-1 Coventry City 50-1 Luton Town 50-1 Reading 50-1 Rotherham United 80-1 Sheffield Wednesday 100-1 Wycombe Wanderers 200-1 Any early predictions?
August 21, 20204 yr Author Opening Fixtures: ◾AFC Bournemouth v Blackburn Rovers ◾Barnsley v Luton Town ◾Birmingham City v Brentford ◾Bristol City v Coventry City ◾Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday ◾Derby County v Reading ◾Huddersfield Town v Norwich City ◾Millwall v Stoke City ◾Preston North End v Swansea City ◾Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest ◾Watford v Middlesbrough ◾Wycombe Wanderers v Rotherham United
August 21, 20204 yr Wow two newly promoted sides play in weekend 1! I take it Wednesday have a points deduction?
August 21, 20204 yr Brentford at 8/1 sensible? I think they overperformed last season... Watford going straight back up, I don't think so. Y'know they should have kept that Pearson guy, he'd have got them promoted. Bourno sans Howe doesn't even seem like real life so they've no chance. Norwich? I could make a strong case for them!
August 21, 20204 yr I think Norwich will get promoted although it would be good if they didn't, without Eddie Howe in charge I don't think Bournemouth will get promoted anytime soon and I wouldn't be surprised if they get relegated again in the next few years. It would be nice if Brentford get promoted this time after narrowly missing out last season. I expect Luton Town to go down to League One.
August 21, 20204 yr Luton might do ok if they can keep Nathan Jones as manager, he turned them around when joining last season after they looked dead and buried. he also had them massively on the up when top of League One (after 2 promotions in 4 years) and they flailed when Hareford took over and he left for Stoke.
August 21, 20204 yr It'd be unusual for a relegated team not to be amongst the six favourites for promotion. Norwich look by far the best placed of the three to return but they were so bad last year they might have a bit of a hangover without too many changes, and Bournemouth will definitely have the capability and cash to improve - I don't think they need to spend to replace their two big losses so far either. Travers and Cook/Kelly/Mepham is plenty for this league. Watford, who knows with how they're run. Brentford are like Leeds a season ago, probably should've gone up and were so far better than the rest of the division that stayed down that top 2 should be very possible. It all depends on their outgoings, it's not hard to see at least 6/7 of that team being in demand and they often take a while to get going as this happens to them every season. I'd fear Bristol City and Joe Williams is the signing of the division without question ,but never quite know when appointing the assistant how it'll work out. Edited August 21, 20204 yr by RabbitFurCoat
August 21, 20204 yr Surely Brentford are in the best possible position? They might lose a couple of their job players, but they are driven by data and analytics. Surely if they lose anyone of BMW theyare in a good position still? They are my favourites to go back up. I think Bournemouth will do OK too, not sure I would back them to go straight back up. But they a good keeper in Travers and I agree they have a few players who should do well in the Championship. If Solanke can do the business at Championship level they look good value. I think Cardiff could do OK this season as well.
August 29, 20204 yr I misread 'first team manager' as 'first manager' for a second there and thought well that's not very optimistic :lol:
September 11, 20204 yr Author Watford marked their first game back in the Championship with a 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough on the opening night of the new league season.
September 18, 20204 yr Author Ten EFL Clubs will be permitted to admit spectators into Sky Bet League matches this weekend as part of the ongoing ‘return of fans’ pilot programme. As per the current guidance, crowds will be capped at a capacity of 1,000 as discussions continue with the Government about return for supporters’ in greater numbers post October 1, 2020. The move to extend the programme follows a successful pilot staged at Cambridge United last week when fans were in attendance at a professional football match for the first time since March. The confirmed games for the weekend of 19/20 September, 2020 are as follows: Championship Luton Town v Derby County Norwich City v Preston North End Middlesbrough v AFC Bournemouth
September 19, 20204 yr Author Luton with the winner? To make it 2-1 to them against Derby County. Norwich equalise against Preston, now 2-2.
September 22, 20204 yr Les Ferdinand has defended QPR's decision not to 'take the knee' agaisnt Coventry on Friday, saying 'the message has been lost' and comparing it to 'a fancy hashtag'
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