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    English football leagues prediction contest 2020-21

    Last January I set up a half-term prediction contest in which people had to guess the top and bottom places in five English League divisions. There were ten takers. Obviously starting the competition halfway through the season made things easier (though this didn’t prevent four of us prematurely burying Burnley!) but this time we’ll do it from the beginning of the campaign.

    Premier League: 4 qualifiers for CL
    Premier League: 3 to go down
    Championship: 3 to go up
    Championship: 3 to go down
    League 1: 3 to go up
    League 1: 4 to go down
    League 2: 4 to go up
    League 2: 2 to go down
    National League: 2 to go up
    National League: 4 to go down

    The top four divisions are due to begin on 12 September, so predictions for these must be in by then. You can put in predictions for the National League at any time up to the (at the moment!) official start date of 3 October. Editing is allowed up to the respective deadlines.

    One point for each correct prediction irrespective of final positions in the table. 32 points maximum score. Clearly, CL places should give us some easy points but the rest should be much trickier.

    My placeholder predictions:

    Premier League: Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea
    Premier League: Crystal Palace, Fulham, WBA
    Championship: Watford, Norwich, QPR
    Championship: Rotherham, Huddersfield, Wycombe
    League 1: Oxford, Portsmouth, Sunderland
    League 1: Rochdale, Accrington Stanley, Crewe, Wimbledon
    League 2: Bradford City, Orient, Walsall, Bolton
    League 2: Stevenage, Morecambe
    National League: Notts County, Barnet
    National League: Eastleigh, Bromley, Maidenhead, King’s Lynn


    #2
    Premier League: Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea, Man Utd
    Relegated: Newcastle, Fulham, West Ham

    Championship: Brentford, Watford, Swansea
    Relegated: Coventry, Barnsley Sheffield Wednesday (forgot about the points deduction), Wycombe

    League 1: Portsmouth, Charlton, Wigan
    Relegated: Gillingham, Franchise, Plymouth, Northampton

    League 2: Bradford, Mansfield, Southend, Salford
    Relegated: Stevenage, Crawley

    National League: Barnet, Stockport
    Relegated: Weymouth, Boreham Wood, Wealdstone, King's Lynn
    Last edited by 3 Colours Red; 20-08-2020, 14:13.

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      #3
      Premier League: Liverpool, Man United, Man City, Arsenal
      " " Relegated: Aston Villa, West Brom, West Ham
      Championship: Norwich, Forest, Swansea
      " Relegated: Huddersfield, Luton, Barnsley
      League One: Hull, Ipswich, Portsmouth
      " Relegated: Wimbledon, Rochdale, Crewe, Swindon
      League Two: Tranmere, Forest Green, Bradford, Newport
      " Relegated: Stevenage, Southend
      National League: Notts County, Yeovil
      " Relegated: King's Lynn, Maidenhead, Aldershot, Eastleigh

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        #4
        Thanks for the early entries. Everyone welcome!

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          #5
          Shouldn't "relegated" in anything below the Prem be "relegated and/or ceased trading"?

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            #6
            I'm boycotting the thread in protest at so many posters picking Barnsley for the drop.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View Post
              I'm boycotting the thread in protest at so many posters picking Barnsley for the drop.
              currently standing at 2 (two)

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                #8
                Originally posted by Rogin the Armchair fan View Post
                Shouldn't "relegated" in anything below the Prem be "relegated and/or ceased trading"?
                Yes, so let's call it the teams who find themselves in a lower division/out of business the following season.
                Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View Post



                I'm boycotting the thread in protest at so many posters picking Barnsley for the drop.


                Not me, sir. Your boycott is therefore invalid.

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                  #9
                  It's all reverse psychology anyway, cos we all love Barnsley and its famous sons and daughters.

                  There are shiteloads:

                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._from_Barnsley
                  Last edited by Sporting; 20-08-2020, 11:26.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View Post
                    I'm boycotting the thread in protest at so many posters picking Barnsley for the drop.
                    I've changed mine. Have a strange feeling that Wednesday's points deduction won't be their last.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Sporting View Post
                      L[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=14px]ast January I set up a half-term prediction contest in which people had to guess the top and bottom places in five English League divisions. There were ten takers. Obviously starting the competition halfway through the season made things easier (though this didn’t prevent four of us prematurely burying Burnley!) but this time we’ll do it from the beginning of the campaign.

                      Premier League: 4 qualifiers for CL
                      Premier League: 3 to go down
                      Championship: 3 to go up
                      Championship: 3 to go down
                      League 1: 3 to go up
                      League 1: 4 to go down
                      League 2: 4 to go up
                      League 2: 2 to go down
                      National League: 2 to go up
                      National League: 4 to go down

                      The top four divisions are due to begin on 12 September, so predictions for these must be in by then. You can put in predictions for the National League at any time up to the (at the moment!) official start date of 3 October. Editing is allowed up to the respective deadlines.

                      One point for each correct prediction irrespective of final positions in the table. 32 points maximum score. Clearly, CL places should give us some easy points but the rest should be much trickier.

                      My placeholder predictions:



                      Prem

                      Liverpool
                      Chelsea
                      Man City
                      Man Utd

                      Newcastle
                      Southampton
                      West Ham


                      Champ

                      Forest
                      Preston
                      Derby


                      Wycombe
                      Wednesday
                      Luton


                      ​​​​​
                      League 1

                      Sunderland
                      Peterborough
                      Hull


                      Franchise
                      Wimbledon
                      Accrington
                      Rochdale

                      League 2

                      Bolton
                      Cheltenham
                      Bradford
                      Walsall


                      Harrogate
                      Stevenage



                      National League

                      Notts County
                      Yeovil


                      Poolie
                      Eastleigh
                      Maidenhead
                      Daghenham / Redbridge


                      Last edited by Guy Profumo; 20-08-2020, 17:21.

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                        #12
                        Prem: Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal
                        Rel: WBA, Crystal Palace, Fulham

                        Championship: Brentford, Norwich, Watford
                        Rel: Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham, Wycombe

                        League 1: Portsmouth, Peterborough, Plymouth
                        Rel: Northampton, Wimbledon, Rochdale, Shrewsbury

                        League 2: Tranmere, Salford, Port Vale, Bradford
                        Rel: Oldham, Harrogate

                        Conf: Notts County, Stockport
                        Rel: Dover, Solihull, Maidenhead, Kings Lynn
                        Last edited by Foot of Astaire's; 11-09-2020, 07:01. Reason: Correction

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                          #13
                          Div 1:
                          Top 4 - Man City, Liverpool, Man United, Wolves
                          Down - Brighton, West Brom, Newcastle

                          Div 2:
                          Up - Watford, Forest, Cardiff
                          Down - Luton, Barnsley, Wycombe

                          Div 3:
                          Up - Portsmouth, Sunderland, Fleetwood
                          Down - Accrington, Crewe, Rochdale, Wimbledon

                          Div 4:
                          Up - Newport, Forest Green, Bradford, Exeter
                          Down - Morecambe, Southend

                          Div 5:
                          Up - Notts County, Barnet
                          Down - Weymouth, Altrincham, Dover, Macclesfield
                          Last edited by Sean of the Shed; 06-09-2020, 18:23.

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                            #14
                            Some people appear to be consulting last season for the National League and are predicting teams that will not be playing in that division.

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                              #15
                              Prem: Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Leicester City
                              Rel: West Brom, West Ham, Fulham

                              Championship: Swansea, Brentford, Cardiff
                              Rel: Sheffield Weds, Rotherham, Wycombe

                              League 1: Portsmouth, Peterborough, Sunderland
                              Rel: Accrington Stanley, Wigan, Rochdale, Franchise scum

                              League 2: Tranmere, Salford, Cambridge, Bradford
                              Rel: Southend, Harrogate

                              Conf: Notts County, Halifax
                              Rel: Kings Lynn, Weymouth, Wealdstone, Macclesfield

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                                #16
                                Prem:

                                Liverpool
                                Man Utd
                                Man City
                                Chelsea


                                West Ham
                                Fulham
                                Brighton


                                Champ:

                                Watford
                                N.Forest
                                Swansea


                                Huddersfield
                                Stoke
                                Coventry


                                One

                                Wigan
                                Sunderland
                                Charlton


                                MK Dons
                                Wimbledon
                                Northampton
                                Lincoln


                                Two

                                Tranmere
                                Exeter
                                Port Vale
                                Bradford City


                                Stevenage
                                Mansfield


                                National

                                Notts County
                                Solihull Moors


                                Dag & Red
                                Maidenhead
                                Eastleigh
                                Aldershot










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                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Sean of the Shed View Post
                                  Some people appear to be consulting last season for the National League and are predicting teams that will not be playing in that division.
                                  Who's guilty?

                                  Thanks for all the predictions and keep em coming: the more the merrier

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                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View Post
                                    I'm boycotting the thread in protest at so many posters picking Barnsley for the drop.
                                    And we should boycott you for letting such an obvious pun pass you by.

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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Sporting View Post

                                      Who's guilty?

                                      Thanks for all the predictions and keep em coming: the more the merrier
                                      Foot of Astaire's has selected Ebbsfleet, but they will be in National League South next season.

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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Sean of the Shed View Post

                                        Foot of Astaire's has selected Ebbsfleet, but they will be in National League South next season.
                                        Bugger. I thought only Chorley were relegated last year. I'll have a think and do some editing

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                                          #21
                                          Premier League - top 4: Liverpool, Man City, Man United, Arsenal
                                          Premier League - relegated: West Brom, Fulham, Brighton
                                          Championship - promoted: Watford, Forest, Cardiff
                                          Championship - relegated: Wycombe, Sheff Wed, Luton
                                          League 1 - promoted: Hull, Oxford, Fleetwood
                                          League 1 - relegated: Wimbledon, Franchise, Northampton, Plymouth
                                          League 2 - promoted: Bolton, Salford, Cheltenham, Exeter
                                          League 2 - relegated: Harrogate, Stevenage
                                          National League - promoted: Notts County, Stockport
                                          National League - relegated: Maidenhead, Wealdstone, Weymouth, Macclesfield

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                                            #22
                                            Premier League
                                            Top four: Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd, Tottenham H
                                            Relegated: Fulham, C Palace, Brighton & HA

                                            Championship
                                            Promoted: Brentford, Watford, Derby Co
                                            Relegated: Huddersfield T, Sheffield Wed, Rotherham Utd

                                            League 1
                                            Promoted: Charlton Ath, Wigan Ath, Fleetwood T
                                            Relegated: AFC Wimbledon, Rochdale, Plymouth A, Crewe Alex

                                            League 2
                                            Promoted: Southend Utd, Salford C, Exeter C, Forest Green R
                                            Relegated: Morecambe, Stevenage

                                            National League
                                            Promoted: Barnet, Notts Co
                                            Relegated: Maidenhead Utd, Bromley, Chesterfield, King's Lynn T
                                            Last edited by Jah Womble; 26-08-2020, 12:13.

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                                              #23
                                              Jah Womble you need to relegate one more team from League One I think.

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                                                #24
                                                Ah, thanks for the spot!

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                                                  #25
                                                  Premier League
                                                  Top four: Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd, Chelsea
                                                  Relegated: Fulham, Newcastle, Aston Villa

                                                  Championship
                                                  Promoted: Watford, Nottm Forest, Cardiff
                                                  Relegated: Wycombe, Barnsley, Coventry

                                                  League 1
                                                  Promoted: Ipswich, Peterboro, Charlton
                                                  Relegated: MK Dons, AFC Wimbledon, Gillingham, Accrington

                                                  League 2
                                                  Promoted: Bolton, Bradford, L Orient, Tranmere
                                                  Relegated: Harrogate, Southend

                                                  National League
                                                  Promoted: Hartlepool, Notts Co
                                                  Relegated: Altrincham, Weymouth, Kings Lynn, Dover

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