It's the week leading up to the season and it's time to get the predictions out. The league's are less predictable this time up, there's no standout moneybags in League Two paired with three strong teams plastered with points deductions, Leeds have the pleasant company of Leicester City in the third tier, and the teams going down to the Championship are of a poorer quality than has been seen for a long time, but last year's campaign had no unlucky losers in the championship, making for a league literally anyone can win.
League Two-
Promoted- Bradford City, Darlington, Shrewsbury, Wycombe. (Nearly men:Bury)
Relegated- Luton, Dagenham (Nearly men:Rotherham)
The shake-up at Bradford will bear fruit this season, The signing of the Boulding brothers, particularly Michael, Greame Lee and Paul McLaren are all tidy deals, and in Rhys Evans they have signed a solid keeper.
Darlington strike duo of Pawel Abbott and Adam Proudlock is a pair to make a league notorious for poor defending quake in its boots, and in David Poole and Adam Griffin have two players with a successful promotion campaign under their belts after they found play-off glory with Stockport.
Shrewsbury have a bright young manager with a great reputation, Paul Simpson. Richard Walker will bag at least 15 goals up front, Ben Davies is a player playing below his level, and Michael Jackson will show the defence that let the Shrews down last season how it's done.
Bury have achieved a small miracle in holding onto Andy Bishop in spite of interest from Leeds, Brighton and others, and look set to embark on a brilliant season. Efe Sodje will be desperate to seal a promotion to end his career on a high, and doubling as a coach the Shakers could sort out any problems at the back.
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Dont think Wycombe will go up myself, some totally uninspiring signings, and no Sergio Torres = no creativity.
Agree with your Bury assesment though.
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