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Posted by: Jarmo.Is.God, July 26, 2023, 9:43am
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.
Posted by: Mappers, July 26, 2023, 10:41am; Reply: 1
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
Posted by: Jarmo.Is.God, July 26, 2023, 11:26am; Reply: 2
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.
Posted by: diehardmariner, July 26, 2023, 11:58am; Reply: 3
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.
Posted by: Poojah, July 26, 2023, 12:27pm; Reply: 4
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.
Posted by: GtfcGarner, July 26, 2023, 12:29pm; Reply: 5
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.
Posted by: gtfc_chris, July 26, 2023, 12:49pm; Reply: 6
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)
Posted by: DB, July 26, 2023, 1:56pm; Reply: 7
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
Posted by: OddShapedBalls, July 26, 2023, 2:08pm; Reply: 8
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
Posted by: BeijingMariner, July 26, 2023, 2:11pm; Reply: 9
Top 3 Bradford, Stockport, Town.
Bottom 2 Crawley, Morecombe
Top Scorer Rose
Town Top Scorer Rose
Surprise Package Walsall
Wrexham will be mediocre
Posted by: GollyGTFC, July 26, 2023, 2:17pm; Reply: 10
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
Posted by: Les Brechin, July 26, 2023, 4:42pm; Reply: 11
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?
Posted by: Mappers, July 26, 2023, 4:51pm; Reply: 12
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.
Posted by: moosey_club, July 26, 2023, 5:12pm; Reply: 13
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 😆
Posted by: TAGG, July 26, 2023, 5:20pm; Reply: 14
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
Posted by: Grantham_Mariner, July 26, 2023, 5:40pm; Reply: 15
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.
Posted by: Mappers, July 26, 2023, 5:50pm; Reply: 16
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 .
Posted by: toontown, July 26, 2023, 8:45pm; Reply: 17
Top 3. Notts, Stockport, Wrexham
Town: 8th
Bottom: Crawley, Morecombe
Surprise: barrow
Top scorer: mcgoldrick
Town Top scorer: rose
Posted by: lukeo, July 26, 2023, 9:08pm; Reply: 18
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
Posted by: Mappers, July 27, 2023, 5:35am; Reply: 19
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 .
Posted by: Stew0_0, July 27, 2023, 6:29am; Reply: 20
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
Posted by: IlkleyMariner, August 5, 2023, 11:07am; Reply: 21
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
Posted by: marinerjase, August 5, 2023, 11:15am; Reply: 22
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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