chili_con_carne Posted 2 August 2006 Share Posted 2 August 2006 BBC Prediction: After two years of struggles could it be time for a promotion challenge? Manager Rob Kelly achieved some excellent results after taking the reigns from Craig Levein last season. Much will rely on strikers Matt Fryatt and Iain Hume, but the creativity of new midfield signing Andy Johnson means they should have plenty of chances. Key Man: Matt Fryatt. Has the attitude and talent to play in the premiership. My Prediction: We will make a strong start to the season, 1st or 2nd by Christmas, but will start to fade towards the end of the season after selling Fryatt in the January transfer window after topping the goal scoring charts. We just scrape a 6th Position Play Off place, but then lose in the Semi-final. Key Man: Iain Hume. Although he doesnt score as often as Fryatt, he provides the energy and skill we so often lack in our team. Your pedictions for our Championship season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janx Posted 2 August 2006 Share Posted 2 August 2006 BBC Prediction: After two years of struggles could it be time for a promotion challenge? Manager Rob Kelly achieved some excellent results after taking the reigns from Craig Levein last season. Much will rely on strikers Matt Fryatt and Iain Hume, but the creativity of new midfield signing Andy Johnson means they should have plenty of chances. Key Man: Matt Fryatt. Has the attitude and talent to play in the premiership. My Prediction: We will make a strong start to the season, 1st or 2nd by Christmas, but will start to fade towards the end of the season after selling Fryatt in the January transfer window after topping the goal scoring charts. We just scrape a 6th Position Play Off place, but then lose in the Semi-final.Key Man: Iain Hume. Although he doesnt score as often as Fryatt, he provides the energy and skill we so often lack in our team. Your pedictions for our Championship season? Well it looks like I will need to sharpen my razor blade by the end of the season if all that happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 2 August 2006 Share Posted 2 August 2006 Well it looks like I will need to sharpen my razor blade by the end of the season if all that happens I'll pay his mortgage off if all that happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted 2 August 2006 Share Posted 2 August 2006 I'll pay his mortgage off if all that happens No matter how silly or detailed someone predicts, i'd never say anything like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 2 August 2006 Share Posted 2 August 2006 We'll start in a mediocre fashion. Lots of people will say 'give us time' yadda yadda. We'll continue to be mediocre. The high point will be a five game streak of conceding goals from set pieces in the last 2 minutes against awful sides through pi ss poor defending. Rare acceptable results will see 14 year old exciteable types proclaim that 'we've turned the corner' and hail manager and his 11 troops as 'heroes' and 'legends'. Eventually we can all get down to the enjoyable business of calling for a manager's head and making cynical comments however well things are going. A panic buy will see us not only slump further in to the mire financially but also regain our rightful place on the front pages as it turns out we've signed a violent, racist rapist with homicidal and pyromaniacal tendencies and then paired him with biggest drinker at the club on 'team building' excursion in nice resort we can't really afford. Fans will be asked at some point to buy some commemmorative or special edition bollocks tat cr ap tacky nonsence and we'll all fall for it, with the exception of Ric Flair who'll tell RK exactly what he thinks of the new velour 'feel' (not real velour) mouse pad with hologram of Kisnorbo/Fryatt depending on the angle you hold it at. Especially as both were sold 2 months earlier to Birmingham in exchange for a stack of porn and some fire extinguishers which were necessary as Stan Collymore comes back to the club as head coach and it was felt that he needs time to relax and set of steam and what better way. After fan pressure forces the now 'not bothered' RK to re-sign right wing/left wing/striker dynamo (cra pster) Trevor Benjamin, an almighty bust up occurs between him and Fireman Stan. A fight which reveals, when others get involved, that Rab really actually can punch properly and confirms our suspicions that at the first sight of any real trouble Tiatto runs the other way. Gareth Williams will be doing his hair throughout. Fans will be calling at this point both for Izzet to make an inspirational return and save us from the drop and for Ian Marshall to come back. For a laugh like. RK makes the completely wrong decision and brings back Rob Ullathorne, who, although a capable left back is forced to play on the left wing and promptly breaks his leg, sees out his contract and leaves, like a tw at. We get relegated, the underachievers get their contracts paid off at the club and sign for new ones, securing their livelihoods for another year. Rob Kelly promises a season of rebuilding in league one before being sacked by the board for having a silly haircut. Showaddywoddy are brought in as coaching staff and Big Ron gets the job as manager. Decent Leicester folk are up in arms. Trev Benj beats Big Ron up after overhearing a racist comment, duffs up the rest of the players, brings in 10 of his mates to make up the rest of the playing staff and masterminds 2 successive promotions which sees Leicester City become a force once again. The end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 2 August 2006 Share Posted 2 August 2006 We'll start in a mediocre fashion. Lots of people will say 'give us time' yadda yadda. We'll continue to be mediocre. The high point will be a five game streak of conceding goals from set pieces in the last 2 minutes against awful sides through pi ss poor defending. Rare acceptable results will see 14 year old exciteable types proclaim that 'we've turned the corner' and hail manager and his 11 troops as 'heroes' and 'legends'. Eventually we can all get down to the enjoyable business of calling for a manager's head and making cynical comments however well things are going. A panic buy will see us not only slump further in to the mire financially but also regain our rightful place on the front pages as it turns out we've signed a violent, racist rapist with homicidal and pyromaniacal tendencies and then paired him with biggest drinker at the club on 'team building' excursion in nice resort we can't really afford. Fans will be asked at some point to buy some commemmorative or special edition bollocks tat cr ap tacky nonsence and we'll all fall for it, with the exception of Ric Flair who'll tell RK exactly what he thinks of the new velour 'feel' (not real velour) mouse pad with hologram of Kisnorbo/Fryatt depending on the angle you hold it at. Especially as both were sold 2 months earlier to Birmingham in exchange for a stack of porn and some fire extinguishers which were necessary as Stan Collymore comes back to the club as head coach and it was felt that he needs time to relax and set of steam and what better way. After fan pressure forces the now 'not bothered' RK to re-sign right wing/left wing/striker dynamo (cra pster) Trevor Benjamin, an almighty bust up occurs between him and Fireman Stan. A fight which reveals, when others get involved, that Rab really actually can punch properly and confirms our suspicions that at the first sight of any real trouble Tiatto runs the other way. Gareth Williams will be doing his hair throughout. Fans will be calling at this point both for Izzet to make an inspirational return and save us from the drop and for Ian Marshall to come back. For a laugh like. RK makes the completely wrong decision and brings back Rob Ullathorne, who, although a capable left back is forced to play on the left wing and promptly breaks his leg, sees out his contract and leaves, like a tw at. We get relegated, the underachievers get their contracts paid off at the club and sign for new ones, securing their livelihoods for another year. Rob Kelly promises a season of rebuilding in league one before being sacked by the board for having a silly haircut. Showaddywoddy are brought in as coaching staff and Big Ron gets the job as manager. Decent Leicester folk are up in arms. Trev Benj beats Big Ron up after overhearing a racist comment, duffs up the rest of the players, brings in 10 of his mates to make up the rest of the playing staff and masterminds 2 successive promotions which sees Leicester City become a force once again. The end. All allegedly of course. Big Ron is not a racist. Stan does not let off fire extinguishers for fun. Trev is not a cra pster. But Rob Ullathorne is a tw at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loake Posted 2 August 2006 Share Posted 2 August 2006 TPH's post deserves an award!! i was going to quote it in this post but I don't want to upset anyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy Posted 2 August 2006 Share Posted 2 August 2006 Quality post TPH i got a few laughs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandannieldanok Posted 2 August 2006 Share Posted 2 August 2006 BBC Prediction: After two years of struggles could it be time for a promotion challenge? Manager Rob Kelly achieved some excellent results after taking the reigns from Craig Levein last season. Much will rely on strikers Matt Fryatt and Iain Hume, but the creativity of new midfield signing Andy Johnson means they should have plenty of chances. Key Man: Matt Fryatt. Has the attitude and talent to play in the premiership. My Prediction: We will perform consistently inconsistent from start to finish. Firstly we will probably lose Matty Fryatt in the same circumstances as Connolly last year and snap up another Elvis Hammond type striker on loan again. Results will prove both heartening and disheartening with defeats at home to Southend and Burnley but impressive wins away to West Brom and Birmingham. Like last season our form will be better near the end of the season than the start but not to the same extreme as last season. Final finish = 11th. Key Man: Andy Johnson. Combative displays in the centre of midfield might bag us a few extra points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn Posted 2 August 2006 Share Posted 2 August 2006 Inconsistency will be the season buzzword. I expect O'Grady to make a big breakthrough this season. 10th - 12th would not be a bad season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybes Posted 2 August 2006 Share Posted 2 August 2006 We will show spells of promise but when it comes to the big crunch games just cant hack it. Final Position = 10th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted 2 August 2006 Share Posted 2 August 2006 We'll be good against the big boys, but crap against the relegation threatened teams, finishing 9th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 2 August 2006 Share Posted 2 August 2006 Quality post TPH i got a few laughs Glad you enjoyed it! My serious prediction is pretty bleak so I thought I'd just tit about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyFC Posted 3 August 2006 Share Posted 3 August 2006 I'd love to see Leicester get promoted this season. I'd say they'd blow everyone away until the January transfer period and then sink away to 4th and win the playoff against Sunderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamesmaster Posted 3 August 2006 Share Posted 3 August 2006 one of the sunday papers had us down as 7th. they also had sunderland 3rd infact, they had the 3 relegated to finish top 3, as if, dont these people realise that some prem players caney hacket in this division. cant see us getting top 2, not unless a rainbow shines over the ground all season. somewhere between 5th and 12th i should think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted 3 August 2006 Share Posted 3 August 2006 Some quality clubs have come down, plenty of the top flights clubs in this division have the cash to strength their squads considerably… then there’s us… Despite our lack of cash and lack of really inspiring signings (hardly a surprise…what with the cash thing) we’ve got a decent enough squad (for the championship) and our form towards the end of last season was pretty solid, RK seems to be able to provide the leadership and tactical nouse that KL totally lacked, so there’s some room for optimism. Brum and West Brom are going to press hard for the top spots and I wouldn’t be surprised to see both gain automatic promotion… but it can be damn hard for relegated clubs to adjust to the championship so perhaps both will struggle more than expected, though I’d be surprised for neither to get a shot at promotion, at least, though the playoffs. Clubs like Leeds, Sunderland, Norwich, Palace etc… will probably be finishing near the top of the table as well, Coventry, Derby, Wolves and ourselves are looking to make a fresh push after disappointing showings… so where will that leave us? On balance chances of making the playoffs seem remote IMHO, that said I don’t see why with the squad we have we wont have an outside shot at sneaking through, however the most likely outcome (IMHO) is that we manage a top ten finish, that could just act as a spring board for the following season, the potential loss of a few of our stronger players (like Fryatt) being offset by the emergence of younger replacements like Dodds and Chambers… but really it’s too hard to tell, put it this way… We should do better than last season, but fall short of a chance for promotion through the play offs, we might well be looking into the beginning of next season with the loss of a few “stars†but with adequate replacements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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