its prediction time again (2023/24)

[Pilch]

here's your chance to be Nostradamus ,   make as many or as little predictions for this forthcoming season as you want to, any league, anything

dont be shy like you normally are,  go for it ;-)





of course predict how the town will fair,    but how about the premier league ?,   what about you know who down the road in Wales ?

I'll lock this thread on saturday , you may edit your posts until then,  I mean we might sign Mbappe midweek 




after today against a league 2 newly promoted side I fear more for the town than I did last week against what was almost a premier side.  I think we'll stay up,  maybe 18th , its could be quite a struggle,   if only the manager had a bigger budget ;-)

I think bowman will hit double figures and Udoh won't be far behind him

premier I think will be a stroll for city,   Liverpool, Chelsea & Man U taking the top 4

relegated Luton for sure,  Sheffield united and bournemouth

wrexham,  I think they will win the league  by at least 10 points,  let just hope they dont pass us


championship,    I usually opt for stoke so will again,   I guess Leicester and Leeds to also go up

speaking of Leeds,  they kick off next week at home to Cardiff,   I'm hoping they have a decent win and then rest most against us in the cup,  I really fear a bad opening and they take it out on us,  could be a slaughter 

I think we will reach the knockout stages of the pizza cup this time but thats it ,  fa cup we'll be a non runner

overall not a good season for us  but maybe something to improve on

as for league 1 promotion, let go Derby , Barnsley, Blackpool

relegation,   Northampton, Cambridge, Fleetwood, wigan 

conf ,  chesterfield winners,   oldham play offs

[jamo]

Town will flirt between 4th & 6th from bottom all season. My head says we may well not have enough to stay up, my heart says we might just scrape through. Derby, Bolton and Barnsley to go up. Port Vale, Reading, Carlisle to go down

Premiership will see Arsenal as champions with Citeh, United and Chelsea in the top four. Luton, Wolves and Bournemouth to go down


Championship will see Middlesbrough and Southampton go up, Rotherham, Hull and West Brom to go down

League 2 will see Wrexham walk it, with Notts County, Bradford and Crewe to join them going up

[vladimir]

Udoh to be sold in this transfer window.

Town 22nd.

Arsenal prem, Liverpool 2nd.

Newcastle to get to semis of UCL but finish 6th in league.

Luton to survive. Sheff United, Bournemouth and Everton relegated.

Wrexham to get off to slow start. Parkinson sacked. Cotterill in at Wrexham and they win title with a similar job he did at Notts County.

[Pilch]

Jul 29, 2023 20:20:35 GMT 1 jamo said:

Town will flirt between 4th & 6th from bottom all season. My head says we may well not have enough to stay up, my heart says we might just scrape through. Derby, Bolton and Barnsley to go up. Port Vale, Reading, Carlisle to go down

Premiership will see Arsenal as champions with Citeh, United and Chelsea in the top four. Luton, Wolves and Bournemouth to go down


Championship will see Middlesbrough and Southampton go up, Rotherham, Hull and West Brom to go down

League 2 will see Wrexham walk it, with Notts County, Bradford and Crewe to join them going up

I can't really argue with many of them , except wba

[supermac11]

Premiership: Arsenal (City, Liverpool, United 2/3/4); relegated Sheff United, Luton and Bournemouth
Championship: Middlesboro, Leicester, Southampton promoted; relegated Cardiff, Rotherham, Hull
League 1: Bolton, Derby, Portsmouth; relegated Cambridge, Stevenage, Cheltenham, Burton
We'll finish 18/19 & I have a suspicion that Taylor won't survive the season
League 2: Wrexham, Bradford, Notts C, Stockport; relegated Crawley and Harrogate
National League:  Chesterfield & Sollihull Moors

[GlosShrew]

Prem Top 4 in ascending order:  Man City, Arsenal, Man Utd, Newcastle

Prem Relegated:  Luton, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest

Champ Top 3 in ascending order:  Middlesbrough, Leicester, WBA (Play off winner)

Champ relegated:  Plymouth,  Hull, Rotherham

L1 Top 3 in ascending order:  Derby, Bolton, Charlton (Play off winner)

L1 Relegated:  Stevenage, Exeter, Cheltenham, Cambridge

L2 Top 4 in ascending order:  Notts County, Wrexham,  Gillingham, Swindon (Play off winner)

L2 Relegated: Harrogate, Crawley

Conf top 2 in ascending order:  Chesterfield, Barnet (via play offs)

Conf Relegated:   Southend, Solihull, Oxford City, Maidenhead

Town Final Position:  15

[servernaside]

Bottom half

[Deleted]

I would like to hope that we get a striker in before the transfer window closes because I think we are going to be too reliant on Dan up front.

I think we will average a point a game; whether or not that will be enough to keep us up? I hope so.

I don't see us having too much of a distraction in the cup competitions, no giant killing this season.

[chirkshrew]

Prem--- man city, man utd, arsenal, Liverpool.

Championship---- Leicester, Southampton,middlesboro

League1----portsmouth, Bolton, Charlton

League2---- notts county, Grimsby, Gillingham

Conf---- chesterfield, boreham wood

[chameleon]

Premier Man.Utd, Man.C, Arsenal
Champ Southampton, Middlesbrough, Ipswich
League 1 Derby, Bolton, Charlton
League2 Notts.C, Stockport, Bradford

[shrewsburytownfan]

Prem top 4 man city man utd arsenal and Liverpool
Relegated everton Bournemouth and Luton
Championship
Top 2 Leicester and Leeds
Play off winners west brom
Relegated hull Birmingham and Rotherham
League one
Top 2 Blackpool and Bolton
Play off winners derby
Relegated carlise Northampton Cambridge and Cheltenham
League 2
Top 3 Stockport Wrexham and notts county
Play off winners Mansfield
Relegated Crawley and Harrogate

If I had a guess for Shrewsbury finish around 16th.

[zenfootball2]

Having such a small squad and with players injured before the season starts does not fill me with confidence, also we look thin on the ground up top. I tend to like to see what we are like with ten to twelve games played but with so many unproven players and a ratherchaotic start I'm not filled with confidence I hope I'm wrong but I worry we could have a season struggling for goals and hovering near the bottom.

[chirkshrew]

Don't think town have finished in transfer market yet, but I'll predict 15th/16th

[martinshrew]

At this stage of pre-season, I can only see a disaster for town. New signings could change things, but as it stands I think we're bottom four material.

[hectord0g137]

City Leicester Derby Wrexham (reluctantly) Rochdale. Us? Haven't a clue and dreading the season

[thesensationaljt]

Shrewsbury to finish 15th.

Cowdenbeath to win the Lowland League.

[lynch]

Premier:
Man C, Man U, Newcastle, Chelsea
R: Wolves, Luton, Forest

Championship:
P: Leicester, Southampton, Sunderland
R: QPR, Huddersfield, Rotherham

League 1:
P: Derby, Portsmouth, Bolton
R: Stevenage, Northampton, Cambridge, Fleetwood
(Shrewsbury 12th)

League 2:
P: Stockport, MK Dons, Notts County, Walsall
R: Sutton, Crewe

Nat League:
Oldham, Chesterfield

[Deleted]

Jul 30, 2023 17:05:17 GMT 1 chirkshrew said:

Don't think town have finished in transfer market yet, but I'll predict 15th/16th

A striker or two to come, hopefully, before the transfer window closes.

[armchairfan]

I fear the worst, but, as always, hope for the best: below halfway, for me...☹☹

[Pilch]

Jul 30, 2023 20:00:26 GMT 1 armchairfan said:

I fear the worst, but, as always, hope for the best: below halfway, for me...☹☹

do you think we will stay up ?


funny that last season,  so many used to say things like,  you're not Nostradamus, anyone could have predicted that blah blah blah

and yet where are they now ?,   come on have your say

[Bob Rickerton]

If Udoh stays fit/is as good as pre-injury/doesn't get sold - 16th

If not - 22nd

[Deleted]

It is a wild stab in the dark as I haven't been to a pre-season match and so many of our signings are unknowns, but will say 18th. If we lose one of Bayliss or Udoh then I fear that will dip into the relegation places

[Pilch]

Jul 30, 2023 20:43:54 GMT 1 Bob Rickerton said:

If Udoh stays fit/is as good as pre-injury/doesn't get sold - 16th

If not - 22nd

I'd kind of forgot about our players getting sold , on dans form so far that would be a disaster for us , hopefully his injury last season will be enough to worry potential buyers , but if he starts off well he's as good as gone in January

[suttonshrew]

If we stay up I’ll be happy

[cabanas2017]

It’s 10:30 and time for Roland to open a bottle of red and read the Blue& Amber message board and have a chuckle to himself…….

[Scarecrow]

As much as I think people are pessimistic about relegation, I think the core of the squad from Steve is still there to avoid the dreaded drop. I can’t think that a team with Marosi in goal, Dunkley commanding the defence at centre backs, Bayliss adding a creative spark with a fresh Udoh is one of the four teams not good enough to avoid the drop. Given the squads we’ve seen us struggle with and be in the bottom 6 with, I don’t think they’ve had the quality of those players. Even if the kids struggle and we see a drop off in quality, there’s enough there to bail us out.

The season is a real enigma but an exciting one at the very least, youth and potential is one thing but how many kids at this level have we seen flounder and disappear into the non-league? It’ll all depend on if we’ve found a youth crop containing the heights of Godfrey, Henderson and co; or if we’ve found another bunch of duds we’ve taken a punt on.

I’m encouraged by what I’ve heard from Micky at the open day about the long term strategic direction but I’m unconvinced we’ve got the right head coach, particularly based on the performances in preseason.

So I’m going to be awkward here. My head says 16th, a bit of a drop off from last year but some quality that’ll bail us out, (if there needs to be a mid season change of head coach then so be it), but another part of me thinks if the pieces come together and the stars align we’ll finish just outside the playoffs at 8th after a sluggish start.

[wookeywombat]

Play offs which would have been the goal under the previous management. Anything less under the new structure will be deemed failure.

Premiership

Top 4.Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal, Newcastle
Relegated Luton, Sheffield United, Bournemouth

Championship

Promoted Leicester, Leeds, Middlesbrough
Relegated Rotherham, Plymouth, QPR

League 1

Promoted Portsmouth, Charlton, Blackpool
Relegated Stevenage, Port Vale, Wigan, Reading

League 2

Promoted. Wrexham, Notts County, Mansfield, Stockport

Relegated Harrogate, Barrow

National League

Promoted Chesterfield, Barnet

[Rusholme Ruffian]

Premier league
Top 4 - Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool.
Relegated - Luton, Sheff Utd, Everton

Championship
Promoted - Leeds, Middlesbrough, Leicester (caveat that the squads will probably look very different in September so who knows)
Relegated - QPR, Rotherham, Sheff Wed

League 1
Promoted - derby, Bolton, Blackpool
Relegated - Carlisle, Port Vale, Fleetwood, Cambridge,


League 2
Promoted - follow the money! Wrexham, Notts County, Stockport, Salford.
Relegated - Crawley, Sutton


National League
Promoted - Chesterfield, Oldham
Relegated - aldershot, wealdstone, maidenhead

[block12massive]

Town will remarkably finish 16th after toying with the bottom four until about March when we pull away.

[Rusholme Ruffian]

Oh and town - much similar to above. Think there will be enough teams worse than town, but don't think they will do much better than that.

So 17th it is.

Lost Leahy and Pennington and not convinced replacements are better. Bonus to have Udoh, but Nurse still out.

Squad looks a little bit fuller with more options but think the first XI is probably worse. Midfield is a particular concern. Someone mentioned Godfrey and Henderson but don't think we've got anyone in on loan of anywhere close to that. Anderson possibly closest but is a huge unknown in the complete lack of games he's had and his age.

That said if town can have a full season of Marosi, Dunkley, Bayliss and Udoh then can't see them going down.

But as ever all of these predictions may look very different by the end of the window.