With Season 26 about to begin each division has had some pre-season odds attached to them:
Lets start with Div 1:
Champions Darlington will be hoping their talisman Antonio di Natale can continue to defy the years and knock in the goals. Will be hopeful of another title push. 5/1
Doncaster looked nailed on to be champions two thirds of the way through the season, but then forgot how to win. With the quality in their squad, must be favourites to regain the title again this time around. 5/1
Burnley and Liverpool are under new management, so transitional seasons can be expected. (Liverpool 8/1 on)
Chelsea and Newcastle will be disappointed with finishing outside the top four, and will want to make amends this season. (Both sides outsiders at 12/1)
Aston Villa finished strongly under Hussain Saif's new leadership. Expect them to challenge for the top four this time around. (Villa are fancied by many 7/1 3rd favourites)
The promoted sides normally do well, but I can't see it happening this time. Walsall must be favourites for an instant return to D2. West Ham finished badly after a great first half of the season, and could be surprise strugglers, along with Burnley and Everton.
Burnley 6/1 to go down, West Ham 6/4 to go down, Walsall to go down 11/1
Scott Anderson was reportedly spotted outside Goodison Park selling used motors, in which case Liam Daniels must be the favourite to lose his job, along with Mr Yakov/Zangief at Walsall.
Division Two:
Automatic Promotion:
Scunthorpe 6/5, Arsenal 6/5, Sheff Utd 11/5, Man Utd 5/2, Derby 3/1. Stoke 7/2, Preston 7/2, Reading 5/1, Millwall 7/1, Swindon 8/1, Middlesbrough 10/1
To finish bottom 3:
Rushden & Diamonds 6/4, Oxford United 7/2, Chesterfield 6/4, Swansea 3/1, Coventry 4/1, QPR 6/1
With Vinny's attacking trio of Rooney, Ronaldo and Messi it would be nothing short of a Greek Tragedy if they failed to deliver.
Scunthorpe under their Colombian leadership, a manager who prefers English Divisions seemingly is likewise tipped to bounce straightback to Division One.
Beddows and United are seen by many as challengers and Beddows back in October 2014 told himself after he got United relegated that it was 3 seasons to get back to the top. This is the 3rd season!
At the bottom many tip Rushden and Diamonds to struggle and go straight back down along with Gino at Chesterfield - can Gino defy the odds?
Division Three:
Div 3 pundit Beddows has been brief in his predications:
4 teams most likely to win the league: Wolves, Crewe, Huddersfield and Gillingham... Wolves 5/2 favourites, Crewe 3/1...
Play off contenders: Tottenham, Cheltenham, Charlton, Bolton, Portsmouth, Boston... Beddows believes that Boston and Portsmouth are great bets as possible outside contenders for play off success.
Relegation: Beddows expects 3 of the following 6 to be relegated - Leyton Orient, Cardiff City, Southend, Bradford City, Sheff Wed and Tranmere. Beddows believes that Tranmere are the most likely to be relegated.
Division Four:
Betting odds...... Fulham is this punters pick for the d4 title. A incredible roster, probably the best D4 team in any GW. A team from God or a Serbian scam?..... Time will tell. One thing for certain, a tight as a fishes arse manager, will ensure are players stay put for the season.
Blackburn.....A major threat to the Bodgy bears. What are they doing here.? If the manager isn't promoted he should be rolled in honey and thrown to a 90 year old *!%^&^#~ ! Finished last in D3 and should have been lynched on the spot. He won't and can't make the same mistake again. 1st or 2nd in a very tight finish
Sunderland and Rochdale are this years big movers and shakers. After finishing 15 and 16 last season, I picked them for promotion honours but may even be the star of the Christmas tree. Impressed with the work that was done here. A dedicated couple of managers should come up with great results !
TOP SIX: Fulham 2/1, Blackburn 2/1, Sunderland 3/1, Rochdale 4/1, Crystal Palace 5/1 Brighton 6/1
POSSIBLE PLAY OFFS: Hull 6/1, Leicester 8/1, Carlisle 8/1, Blackpool 8/1, Brentford 10/1, Notts County 12/1, Yeovil 12/1
SELECT OTHERS: Norwich 20/1, Bristol Rovers 30/1, Hartelpool 50/1, Port Vale 100/1, Luton 120/1... ALL OTHERS NOT CONSIDERED :)
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