Boro's Championship Rivals

[borobaz]

I'll be doing some small blog posts to keep me busy until the Football starts again, on teams I expect to be fighting Boro for promotion in the coming season. An overview of transfers in and out during pre-season, potential targets, current danger men and my thoughts on how they're likely to fair etc.

First up is Blackburn Rovers seeing as they've been most active in the transfer market so far. Have a read if you get a minute

http://www.myonlyboro.co.uk/2012/07/boro...overs.html

Could also use this thread to discuss our rivals if there isn't one already open.

[neverbefore]

I'll give that a read a bit later and let you know my thoughts.

Just wanted to say that it's VERY difficult to predict who will do well and who won't in this division. You could have a team get promoted who played in League 1 like the previous 2 years. Sometimes teams coming down from the prem do well, other times they struggle to adjust. You also have teams that perform well the previous season and you expect to do so again, and struggle the next year (nottingham forest spring to mind).

I think you'll have to do a blog post on about 16 of the teams to be honest!

[borobaz]

(03-07-2012 09:09 PM)neverbefore Wrote:  I'll give that a read a bit later and let you know my thoughts.

Just wanted to say that it's VERY difficult to predict who will do well and who won't in this division. You could have a team get promoted who played in League 1 like the previous 2 years. Sometimes teams coming down from the prem do well, other times they struggle to adjust. You also have teams that perform well the previous season and you expect to do so again, and struggle the next year (nottingham forest spring to mind).

I think you'll have to do a blog post on about 16 of the teams to be honest!

Yeh I was thinking that myself! A lot of 'big' clubs that have top flight history are now gathering in the Championship. It'll be interesting doing a profile on the likes of Sheffield Wednesday who many won't know much about these days

[ballyclover]

Middlesbrough rivals for promotion????? Might be rivals for relagation

[boroinbishop]

no chance, as i've just posted in another thread, i tihkn we're gonna have an unreal team next year, rose tined glasses and all that.

[Air Resistance]

The following teams have a chance...

Boro
Barnsley
Bristol city
Charlton
Sheffield wed
Huddersfield
blackburn
Bolton
Wolves
Birmingham
Nottingham forest
Derby
Burnley
Leeds
Watford
Brighton
Cardiff
Hull
Crystal palace
And about 5 others...

What a league.

[ballyclover]

so gonna be tight then

[Aarfy_Aardvark]

I fancy Burnley to be my potential dark horse. They cash to spend after selling Jay Rodriguez and have already have a guy to step up and replace him in Danny Ings - a player who could well light up the league next season.

Also, I like the look of Brighton.

[stubbzy69]

in this order for me


blackburn
Bolton
Wolves
Burnley
Leeds
Brighton
Cardiff
Boro
Huddersfield

[Ollie10]

don't think wolves will be any where near the auto spots...think between now and end of august there will be a fair few departures

far too early though to try and determine who will be genuine challengers...maybe in a months time it will become a little clearer