League One Predictions 2005-6 season

[Exile]

Forest getting points deducted? We'll see about that!

http://boards.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=919&p=16&style=2&forumId=6547&action=1&replytoid=2126132377

[stafflers]

ROFL - :lol:

But is that there current debt or their new debt?

A club like Forest would have had a major wage bill in the Championship; and coming down to League One their attendances and sponsorship opportunities are going to be hit hard.

Plus, when they start losing matches (League One is a completely different kettle of fish to the Championship as we - and everyone from Wednesday downwards - have found out) they will begin a spiral of despair from their supporters who will keep away thus hitting them even harder financially.

Banks will help failing businesses so long as cash flow is there. Take away the cash flow you take away the bank's incentive to help.

I predict that Forest will go into administration this season, or will come very, very close to it.

[sj]

Stafflers- our fans didn't stay away in great numbers so why should Forests? I think the game is more middle class these days and thus less fickle. Look at me and you and most of the people on this board to test my theory.

You just have to be a good old middle class English eccentric to wear a suit with bike clips :D


Stafflers have you left the tannoy on full volume after the Coventry? It felt like I'd been to a "Sound System Sound Clash" after the Man U game.

[electioneerer]

1. Tranmere
2. Huddesfield Town
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3. Bristol City
4. Walsall (trip to wembley on the cards)
5. Oldham
6. Doncaster
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7. Nottingham Forest
8. Gillingham
9. Bradford
10. Rotherham
11. Brentford
12. Swansea
13. Barnsley
14. Yeovil
15. Bournemouth
16. Hartlepool
17. Swindon
18. Colchester
19. Port Vale
20. Blackpool
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21. MK Dongs
22. Chesterfield
21. Scunthorpe
24. Southend

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[Guest]

I don't understand everyone's optimism. I'm still very worried about our strikers.
If Matty goes, where are the goals going to come from? Jorge and Darius?
If we had signed a healthy JJ, I would have been comfortable predicting a top six finish.

I agree that we've made some good signings at the back, but we desperately need a left-footed midfielder/winger and a quality striker, otherwise I can't see us above 10th.

[tinned]

How many people are seriously expecting a top 2 finish ?

Are you real ? I seriously think you need to take those rose coloured spectacles off and take a good hard look with clear eyes.

I've heard about letting your heart rule your head, but that's taking it to the limit.

If we manage to scrape a play-off place then we will have had a very good season.

Top two ??? :shock:

[Ace]

Ziggy's the man to watch for Carlisle! G'wan my son 8)

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[Puddletown Tom]

1. Tranmere
2. Bristol City
3. Brentford
4. Nottingham Forest
5. Walsall (and of course promotion via the play offs)
6. Barnsley
7. Hartlepool
8. Oldham
9. Bradford City
10. Doncaster
11. Bournemouth
12. Huddersfield
13. Yeovil
14. Gillingham
15. Swansea
16. Blackpool
17. Swindon
18. Colchester
19. Southend
20. Rotherham (I'l love em to go down, but think they'll just survive)
21. MK Dons
22. Vale
23. Chesterfield
24. Scunthorpe

[PerStener]

Ziggy's the man to watch for Carlisle! G'wan my son 8)

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BOSTON
Player to watch: Brad Maylet

Not joachim :D

[WednesburyRoad]

1. Huddersfield
2. Bristol City
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3. Gillingham
4. Tranmere
5. Doncaster
6. WALSALL (Heart not Head)
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7. Rotherham
8. Oldham
9. Swansea
10. Hartlepool
11. Barnsley
12. Bradford
13. Bournemouth
14. Brentford
15. Nottm Forest
16. Swindon
17. Yeovil
18. Blackpool
19. Chesterfield
20. Colchester
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21. Scunthorpe
22. Port Vale
23. MK Dons
24. Southend

[Enniskillen]

1. Oldham
2. Doncaster
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3. Tranmere
4. Huddersfield
5. Barnsley
6. Forest (Promoted via play offs)
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7. Bradford
8. Bristol City
9. Walsall (Merson resigns in December - replaced by Staunton)
10. Hartlepool
11. Brentford
12. Yeovil
13. Bournemouth
14. Gillingham
15. Swindon
16. Port Vale
17. Swansea
18. Southend
19. Rotherham
20. MK Dons
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21. Blackpool
22. Colchester
23. Scunthorpe
24. Chesterfield

[Stalky]

1. Bristol City
2. Brentford
3. Walsall
4. Barnsley
5. Forest
6. Tranmere
7. Bradford
8. Doncaster
9. Yeovil
10. Swansea
11. Oldham
12. Huddersfield
13. Bournemouth
14. Swindon
15. Scunthorpe
16. Blackpool
17. Colchester
18. Port Vale
19. Hartlepool
20. Gillingham
21. MK Dons
22. Rotherham
23. Southend
24. Chesterfield

Large size, please!

[stafflers]

Stafflers- our fans didn't stay away in great numbers so why should Forests?

Because Forest are a "BIG" club and their fans expect to go to posh places; not Oldham, Walsall and Chesterfield.

You just have to be a good old middle class English eccentric to wear a suit with bike clips :D

Brought up in a single parent family on a council estate in Bloxwich. Hardly middle class English eccentric - bicycle clips are because I don't know any better :lol:

Stafflers have you left the tannoy on full volume after the Coventry? It felt like I'd been to a "Sound System Sound Clash" after the Man U game.

It was a bit ropey at Coventry - normal service should have been resumed at Manure; even if the distortion did make "Dean Coleman" sound like "Joe Broad" :oops:

* * Edited to make MMF's post (below) look like he can't spell "bike"! :lol: * *

[Magic Man Fan]

Brought up in a single parent family on a council estate in Bloxwich. Hardly middle class English eccentric - bycicle clips are because I don't know any better :lol:

Don't give me that stafflers. We all know you're touting yourself for a future role in Last of the Summer Wine. :lol:

[saddlersam]

will post my predictions later. think we'll see alot of 0-0 results at Bescot this year.


I think Forest may have a wee bit of a shock in this league.

[admin]

1 Tranmere
2 Nottm Forest
3 Bristol City
4 Brentford
5 Yeovil
6 Walsall
7 Doncaster
8 Hartlepool
9 Huddersfield
10 Oldham
11 Swindon
12 Barnsley
13 Gillingham
14 Swansea
15 Bradford
16 Bournemouth
17 Blackpool
18 Scunthorpe
19 Rotherham
20 Colchester
21 Chesterfield
22 Milton Keynes Dons
23 Southend
24 Port Vale

[Pedagogue]

Two points:-

1) When is the closing date for predictions?

2) Speaking as a statistician, may I suggest that the application of Spearman's Rank Order Correlation Coefficient to each of the predictions would be the fairest way of deciding the winner?

[Ace]

I've just noticed something in the MK Don's fan prediction...

"Boss Danny Wilson's first full season in charge should be one of the best for the Dons in recent years."

Recent years? Have MK Dons been established longer than i know of? :P

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[King Crimson]

Can I go for the 'wild card' option of League One abandonment, due to either war, players' strike or boredom?

I've a better chance of success with this prediction than trying to predict 1-24 league places! :cry:

[WFC_Rob]

1. Forest
2. Bristol City
3. Walsall
4. Oldham
5. Tranmere
6. Gillingham
7. Huddersfield
8. Hartlepool
9. Bournemouth
10. Swindon
11. Bradford
12. Rotherham
13. Yeovil
14. Doncaster
15. Barnsley
16. Brentford
17. Blackpool
18. MK Dons
19. Swansea
20. Port Vale
21. Scunthorpe
22. Colchester
23. Southend
24. Chesterfield

[Lukeyboy]

1. Bristol City
2, Oldham
3, Tranmere
4, Bournemouth
5, N. Forest
6, Walsall ( COME ON YOU SADDLERS)
7, Doncaster
8, Huddersfield
9, Hartlepool
10, Yeovil
11, Brentford
12, Gillingham
13, Bradford
14, Swindon
15, Barnsley
16, Blackpool
17, rotherham
18, swansea
19, port vale
20, southend
21, colchester
22, mk dons
23, Scunthorpe
24, Chesterfield

[YGA Saddler]

Two points:-

1) When is the closing date for predictions?

2) Speaking as a statistician, may I suggest that the application of Spearman's Rank Order Correlation Coefficient to each of the predictions would be the fairest way of deciding the winner?

Do you know I never decided on a closing date, but now you mention it I'll give everyone the chance until
Monday 8th August.

[Saddler Jim]

[quote="Leamore Saddler"]Two points:-

1) When is the closing date for predictions?

2) Speaking as a statistician, may I suggest that the application of Spearman's Rank Order Correlation Coefficient to each of the predictions would be the fairest way of deciding the winner.

I certainly agree with you Leamore,if I could understand it.

[ST18 Saddler]

1. Forest
2. Hartlepool
3. Walsall
4. Rotherham
5. Swindon
6.Oldham
7. Bristol City
8. Gillingham
9. Doncaster
10. MK Dons
11. Tranmere
12. Bradford
13. Blackpool
14. Colchester
15. Barnsley
16. Brentford
17. Port Vale
18. Bournmouth
19. Swansea
20. Huddersfield
21 Southend
22. Yeovil
23 Chesterfield
24 Scunthorpe

[ferret54]

1. Bristo; City
2. Tranmere ------------------------------
3. Forest
4. Swindon
5. Oldham
6. Walsall
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7. Bradford
8. Swansea
9. Gillingham
10. Doncaster
11. Bournemouth
12. Brentford
13. Hartlepool
14. Rotherham
15. Yeovil
16. Barnsley
17. Huddersfield
18. Blackpool
19. Port Vale
20. Colchester
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21. Chesterfield
22. MK Dons
23. Southend
24. Scunthorpe

[Ace]

1. Nottingham Forest
2. Oldham
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3. Huddersfield
4. Bristol City
5. Gillingham
6. Barnsley
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7. Hartlepool
8. Tranmere
9. Bournemouth
10. Rotherham
11. MK Dons
12. Doncaster
13. Swindon Town
14. Bradford City
15. Walsall
16. Colchester
17. Blackpool
18. Yeovil Town
19. Brentford
20. Port Vale
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21. Swansea City
22. Chesterfield
23. Southend United
24. Scunthorpe

[SarahSaddlerBaggie]

1. Nottingham Forest
2.Yeovil
3. Barnsley
4. Brentford
5. Walsall
6. Bradford
7. Gillingham
8. Swansea
9. Rotherham
10. Hartlepool
11. Tranmere
12. Blackpool
13. Bristol City
14. Colchester
15. Swindon
16. Scunthorpe
17. Doncaster Rovers
18. MK Dons
19. Oldham
20. Huddersfield
21. Port Vale
22. Southend
23. Chesterfield
24.Bournemouth

[robertjohn8]

1. bristol city
2.tranmere
3.doncaster
4.forest
5.WALSALL
6.hartlepool
7.oldham
8.rotherham
9.colchester
10.port vale
11.blackpool
12.swansea
13.bradford
14.yeovil
15.brenford
16.barnsley
17.chesterfield
18.m.k.dons
19.swindon
20.Scunthorpe
21.gillingham
22.huddersfield
23.bournemouth
24.southend