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Derby County Season Preview: Carson the key
Last season was the first since 12/13 in which Derby Country never truly looked like winning promotion. They entered the top six for only three December days all season, shortly before they began New Year with a run of six defeats in 10 which ended any Premier League aspirations. Supporter Jack Hasler reflects on a disappointing campaign.… Read more →
Swansea City Season Preview: Gylfi to leave?
Swansea City’s last two seasons have seen them finish 12th and 15th, but that only tells half the story. On both occasions the Welsh club were second-bottom at Christmas, requiring a change of manager to climb out of the mire. Supporter Steven Carroll from the SOS Fanzine discusses whether the club has become the top flight’s perennial escapologists. Not sure about that. Last… Read more →
Accrington Stanley Season Preview: cup specialists
Accrington Stanley performed well in the cups last season and finished just five points off the play-offs. Even though the club did not quite scale the heights of 15/16, there was still much to be proud of. Supporter Sarah Knight reflects on the campaign. The club did perform well early in the season with the cups matches which… Read more →
Watford Season Preview: ambition at Vicarage Road
Watford finished 17th last season with 40 points, five fewer than the previous year. There appears to be a mainstream viewpoint from non-Hornets that the club’s fans and owners should by definition be happy with mere survival. Supporter Bradley Hayden, from superb Golden Boys site The Watford Blog, challenges that assumption and discusses why change was… Read more →
Queens Park Rangers Season Preview: struggle ahead?
Since QPR’s 2014 play-off final victory over Derby, it is fair to say that not too much has gone their way. The Rs finished bottom of the Premier League in 14/15, before enduring two regressive campaigns in the Championship. Supporter Wayne Sumner offers his take on matters at Loftus Road, starting with the club’s recruitment strategy. I think… Read more →
Leicester City Season Preview: confidence returning?
Without context, 12th in the top flight and a tight Champions League quarter-final exit would seem like a good year for Leicester City. Following the miracle the club pulled off the year before however, it is hard not to feel a little underwhelmed. How should last season be viewed? And has the improvement under Craig Shakespeare given… Read more →
Manchester United Season Preview: chances for youth
When we think of Manchester United, the two principles that stand out are that they consistently compete for major honours and develop youth. Is the challenge for the club now to reconcile those two ideals in football’s modern era? The Football Lab speaks to supporter Tony Park, a Red Devils youth historian from Sons of United, ahead of the… Read more →
Barnsley Season Preview: replacing key men
Life at Oakwell these days is rarely dull. One moment Barnsley are winning trophies at Wembley before becoming a feared Championship force, the next they are selling key players at an alarming rate. The question now is whether the club can catch it’s breath in the Championship and stabilize in an increasingly silk-stocking second tier. Supporter Luke Tingle… Read more →
Bristol City Season Preview: loyalty to Johnson
Bristol City finished 18th and 17th in their first two seasons back in the Championship. Are fans grateful to have retained the club’s Championship status, or disappointed to have lost the momentum from that wonderful title-winning campaign? The Football Lab speaks to The Exiled Robin to find out. Relieved rather than grateful, I’d say. Expectations were… Read more →
League Two Season Preview 2017-18
Four of League Two’s more glamorous clubs won promotion last year, leaving Luton as the odd one out. The Hatters share this season’s favourites tag with big-spending Mansfield, closely followed by relegated clubs Coventry and Swindon, who arrive as big fish in this pond. Below is our predicted league table and you can click on the green links below… Read more →