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Sorry if something like this has already been done, but it's always interesting to look back on during the course of the season.
So league 2: Top 3 (Any order), Towns Position, Bottom 2, Top scorer (Town & Overall), Surprise package.
Top 3 - Notts County / Stockport / Gillingham Towns position - 9th, solid season, but not quiet enough for play-offs Bottom 2 - Crawley & Morecambe Top Scorer League 2 - Cook, Last big season for him i feel Town top scorer - Rose Surprise package - Walsall , I think resigning Johnson is a big boost for them.
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Sorry if something like this has already been done, but it's always interesting to look back on during the course of the season.
So league 2: Top 3 (Any order), Towns Position, Bottom 2, Top scorer (Town & Overall), Surprise package.
Top 3 - Notts County / Stockport / Gillingham Towns position - 9th, solid season, but not quiet enough for play-offs Bottom 2 - Crawley & Morecambe Top Scorer League 2 - Cook, Last big season for him i feel Town top scorer - Rose Surprise package - Walsall , I think resigning Johnson is a big boost for them.
Anyone with any knowledge seems to be predicting us top 7 which is worrying . Bradford top 3 as their fans seem to think they will really do badly and not walk the league for once Town 10th Walsall do well as dark horses Swindon suprise strugglers Crawley bottom I reckon
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Anyone with any knowledge seems to be predicting us top 7 which is worrying .
Bradford top 3 as their fans seem to think they will really do badly and not walk the league for once
Town 10th
Walsall do well as dark horses
Swindon suprise strugglers
Crawley bottom
I reckon
I've not gone for top 7, simply because i see too many teams that already had better squads than us, have also improved. I think we will miss out this year, which wouldn't be a failure.
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I actually think it would be classed as failure, rightly or wrongly.
1878 continually talk about continual improvement. A mid-table finish (12th was it?) and an FA Cup Quarter-Final is a pretty high bar to start with for your first season back, especially when you consider the lack of a pre-season we had.
The expectation will be there that we kick on for the top 7, especially considering it appears to be quite obvious that Hurst has been given a war chest.
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I actually think it would be classed as failure, rightly or wrongly.
1878 continually talk about continual improvement. A mid-table finish (12th was it?) and an FA Cup Quarter-Final is a pretty high bar to start with for your first season back, especially when you consider the lack of a pre-season we had.
The expectation will be there that we kick on for the top 7, especially considering it appears to be quite obvious that Hurst has been given a war chest.
I’m almost certain that the expectation internally will be top 7, and Hurst looks as comfortable and relaxed as I can remember during a pre-season. I think he’s pretty confident with what we’ve got and may still add. I try to be as objective as possible, but I would say that going on business done so far in the division we look to be the most improved side, and our new additions must surely be top 3 in terms of the overall level of quality added versus others. That said, there’s no denying that we started the summer with a lower base than at least 9 or 10 others, so it will be interesting to see how far that takes us. It’s a strong league next season, but Paul Hurst is the longest-serving manager amongst all of the likely runners and riders (only Harrogate, Accrington and Sutton have longer-serving gaffers), and I think that continuity counts for something. Where we find ourselves right now is the product of a long-term plan. I’d add to that, that PH teams tend to be greater than the sum of their parts - never in greater evidence than the play-offs last year. I doubt anyone would argue that the component parts we have right now represent comfortably the best GTFC squad we have ever had under Hurst’s stewardship, and I think that in itself is cause for enthusiasm and excitement. I don’t blame outsiders for having the likes of Stockport, Norte County, Wrexham, Bradford et al way ahead of us at this stage - the reasons why aren’t hard to ascertain. But we will surprise a lot of people next season; I am absolutely certain of that. I couldn’t be more confident of a top 7 finish (having predicted 10th for two seasons running). I think it would be silly to think beyond that at this stage, but nothing in the positive sense would surprise me. I can’t wait.
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Top 3 - Stockport, Notts County, MK Dons.
Town - 5th I’ve gone for. I think we have a blend of absolutely everything.
Bottom 2 - Newport and Crawley
Top Scorer - Madden (Stockport)
Top Scorer town - Danny Rose
Surprise package - Sutton, think they’ve recruited very smartly this summer.
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Top 3 - Stockport / Bradford / Gillingham Towns position - 8th - Think we'll dip in and out all season with a final finish just outside but with everything to believe we'll make it the following season. Bottom 2 - Crawley / Harrogate Top Scorer League 2 - Langstaff Town top scorer - Pyke Surprise package - Wimbledon (lucky dip in the guess bucket)
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Top 3 Mansfield, Stockport, Town. We have a good squad and should improve on last year. Bottom 2 Crawley, Wimbledon Top Scorer Madden Town Top Scorer Rose Surprise Package Barrow
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Top 3 : Stockport, Notts County, Town Bottom 2: Crawley, Newport Top Scorer: Armstrong (Harrogate) Town Top Scorer: Hunt - odd choice at first glance, but if he's starting every game and first up for set pieces he'll get more opportunities to score than anyone else (in my head) Surprise Package: Sutton
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Top 3 Bradford, Stockport, Town. Bottom 2 Crawley, Morecombe Top Scorer Rose Town Top Scorer Rose Surprise Package Walsall
Wrexham will be mediocre
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Gabriel Sutton (EFL expert) has done his predictions for Bet Victor…
1 Notts County 2 Stockport 3 Barrow ——————— 4 Wrexham 5 MK Dons 6 Salford 7 Grimsby ——————— 8 Gillingham 9 Doncaster 10 Colchester 11 Forest Green 12 Walsall 13 Mansfield 14 Bradford 15 Tranmere 16 Swindon 17 AFC Wimbledon 18 Crewe 19 Harrogate 20 Sutton 21 Morecambe 22 Accrington ——————— 23 Newport 24 Crawley
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Gabriel Sutton (EFL expert) has done his predictions for Bet Victor…
1 Notts County 2 Stockport 3 Barrow ——————— 4 Wrexham 5 MK Dons 6 Salford 7 Grimsby ——————— 8 Gillingham 9 Doncaster 10 Colchester 11 Forest Green 12 Walsall 13 Mansfield 14 Bradford 15 Tranmere 16 Swindon 17 AFC Wimbledon 18 Crewe 19 Harrogate 20 Sutton 21 Morecambe 22 Accrington ——————— 23 Newport 24 Crawley
Barrow promoted?? Does he know something we don't?
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Barrow promoted?? Does he know something we don't?
Yeah signed some good players tbf and retained their better one's . I see them similiar to us and Walsall - an outside shot at the playoffs . Not sure about the Bradford & Mansfield positions - if they do that badly early on Hughes & Clough will be out the door before xmas.
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On viewing so far I can't see us top 7 , for me there is still a lack of real pace and physicality about the new squad that will be needed at certain times. Think we will be pretty to watch but probably still not quick enough to really threaten or frighten teams by getting in behind. Naturally pessimistic but happy to be made to eat my words as the season progresses and we are promoted by Xmas 😆
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Top 3 - Notts County / Stockport / Wrexham Towns position - play-offs Bottom 2 - Crawley & FGR (Fingers crossed) Top Scorer League 2 - McGoldrick(best signing of the season) Town top scorer - Rose Surprise package - Doncaster in the bottom 8
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Gabriel Sutton (EFL expert) has done his predictions for Bet Victor…
1 Notts County 2 Stockport 3 Barrow ——————— 4 Wrexham 5 MK Dons 6 Salford 7 Grimsby ——————— 8 Gillingham 9 Doncaster 10 Colchester 11 Forest Green 12 Walsall 13 Mansfield 14 Bradford 15 Tranmere 16 Swindon 17 AFC Wimbledon 18 Crewe 19 Harrogate 20 Sutton 21 Morecambe 22 Accrington ——————— 23 Newport 24 Crawley
So Wrexham in play-offs again and the winner of MK Dons and Salford at Wembley. ? I will take that.
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So Wrexham in play-offs again and the winner of MK Dons and Salford at Wembley. ? I will take that.
I can't see Parkinson lasting until Xmas let alone the season . His little outburst about Mullin won't have gone down well with their clean cut owners .
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Top 3. Notts, Stockport, Wrexham Town: 8th Bottom: Crawley, Morecombe Surprise: barrow Top scorer: mcgoldrick Town Top scorer: rose
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Top 3 : Notts, Stockport and Bradford
Grimsby play offs but not promoter this season.
Bottom : crawley and Morecambe
Suprise : Donny
Town top scorer Rose 21 goals
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Top 3 : Notts, Stockport and Bradford
Grimsby play offs but not promoter this season.
Bottom : crawley and Morecambe
Suprise : Donny
Town top scorer Rose 21 goals
Would be happy if Rose got 10-15 ; his highest output starting the majority of games was 14 for Mansfield in league 2 ,5 seasons ago .
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Top 3 - Doncaster, Bradford, Stockport Towns position - 7th Bottom 2 - Crawley / Newport Top Scorer League 2 - Macaulay Langstaff Town top scorer - Danny Rose Surprise package - Sutton Utd Surprise underwhelming teams - Wrexham / Mansfield
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Top 3. Gillingham, Stockport, Grimsby
Town finish 3rd
Bottom two Crawley, Newport
Top scorer in L2. Andy Cook
Town top scorer. Rose
Surprise package Grimsby
Underwhelming teams. Morecambe, Crewe
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Top 3. MK Dons, Stockport, Mansfield
Town finish 9th
Bottom two Morecambe Crawley
Top scorer in L2. Andy Cook
Town top scorer. Rose
Surprise package Walsall
Underwhelming teams. Newport Forest Green
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