2023/24 Final Positions Prediction Thread

[bubba]

Welcome to our 9th annual final placings prediction thread. There is only one rule change further down to do with tied scores.



As per feel free to post comments anywhere but after a few days I'll remove all posts that aren't an actual prediction, it's just too big a pain in the arse to scroll down to find them then move onto pages 3,4,5 etc, don't take it personally.

Same rules as always, you score a point for every place out you are for individual team predictions, so if you predict Blues to finish 1st and they finish 5th you'll score 4 points and the winner will be the poster with the LOWEST points total (the nearest to predicted finishing positions collectively) at the end of the season.




The thread will be LOCKED at 2pm on Sunday 3rd September the day after we play Millwall, NO EXCEPTIONS, until then you are free to change an already posted prediction.


IMPORTANT

If any team are deducted points any finishing position WILL NOT take that points deduction into account, so if results have someone finishing 14th but a points deduction means they're placed 22nd, for the purposes of this competition the deduction won't apply and they wil be counted as finishing 14th still.


IN THE EVENT OF SEASON NOT BEING FINISHED DUE TO COVID OR ANYTHING ELSE



If less than 34 matchdays have been played by the majority of clubs the season will be void.

If 34 or more matchdays have been played by the majority of clubs the remaining fixtures will be decided on a simple points per game formula.


TIED SCORES


Throughout the season equal scores will get equal placing, but come the end of the season equal scores will be seperated with the higher placing going firstly the poster with the most teams in their exact position and if still tied the poster who is nearest on blues finishing position.  If they are still tied then the poster who correctly guessed the most number of teams in the top two and bottom three,  this is the only rule change.





Two favours to ask can you number your predictions, it makes it a lot easier for me when totalling up the scores, to save you doing it you can even copy and paste the below and fill in the blanks.

Also can you check that you have entered a prediction for every championship team, most seasons one or two posters accidentally miss a team out and double enter another team, if I notice I'll inform the poster but if I don't before the cut off it will be deemed an invalid entry.


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[bubba]

The rules above remain mostly unchanged every year but if you're unfamliar please read.

One rule not listed above is that NO ALTERATIONS are permitted to your predictions once the thread is locked after the transfer window for obvious reasons.  I ALWAYS make a copy of all entries when the thread is locked and any alterations to your predictions are also time and date stamped at the bottom of your post.

Finally history shows that in the main,  posters who make their predictions several weeks before the window closes tend to perform less well than those that wait untl the last week but the choice is yours and alterations are permitted right up until the thread is locked.

[bubba]

 The all time winners list

2: Monkeyman, Tilts

1: Bubba, Jazzy, Mark1875, Cyberman, Borisblue

There are 9 wins listed due to tilts and cyberman being joint winners one year.

Also one interesting fact,  aside from mm's second win,  there has been a new winner in every other season, again taking into account cyberman's joint win.  So newbies and those who haven't won before you have history on your side.

[expatjohn]

A couple of alterations. Probably my last attempt.

1.Leicester City
2.Southampton
3.Norwich City
4.Leeds
5.Watford
6.Sunderland
7.Birmingham City
8.Ipswich Town
9.Stoke City
10.Coventry City
11.Plymouth Argyle
12.West Brom
13.Hull City
14.Blackburn Rovers
15.Preston N.E
16.Swansea City
17.Millwall
18.Cardiff City
19.Middlesborough
20.Bristol City
21.Huddersfield
22.QPR
23.Rotherham

24.Sheffield Wednesday

[bruminoz]

Cant help myself


1 Leicester
2 Norwich
3 Blackburn
4 Birmingham
5 Middlesborough
6 Leeds
7 Southampton
8 Sunderland
9 Coventry
10 WBA
11 Swansea
12 Millwall
13 Bristol
14 Stoke
15 Watford
16 Hull
17 Ipswich
18 Preston
19 Huddersfield
20 QPR
21 Cardiff
22 Sheffield Wednesday
23 Rotherham
24 Plymouth

[coopobot]

1: Leicester
2: Southampton
3: Leeds
4: West Brom
5: Norwich
6: Middlesborough
7: Watford
8: Sunderland
9: Ipswich
10: Stoke
11: Blackburn
12: Coventry
13: Millwall
14: Preston
15: Hull
16: Birmingham
17: Swansea
18: Bristol
19: Cardiff
20: Plymouth
21: Sheffield Wednesday
22: Huddesfield
23: QPR
24: Rotherham

[kevinuk81]

1. Leicester City
2. Southampton
3. Norwich City
4. Leeds United
5. Blackburn Rovers
6. Middlesbrough
7. Coventry City
8. Watford
9. Ipswich Town
10. Birmingham City
11. Millwall
12. West Bromwich Albion
13. Huddersfield Town
14. Sunderland
15. Preston North End
16. Plymouth Argyle
17. Hull City
18. Swansea City
19. Sheffield Wednesday
20. Cardiff City
21. Stoke City
22. Bristol City
23. Queens Park Rangers
24. Rotherham United

[jazzzy786]

1. Leicester
2. Southampton
3. Watford
4. Norwich
5. Leeds
6. Coventry
7. Sunderland
8. Stoke
9. Blackburn
10. WBA
11. Millwall
12. Blues
13. Boro
14. Preston
15. Ipswich
16. Swansea
17. Plymouth
18. Bristol City
19. Hull
20. Huddersfield
21. Cardiff
22. QPR
23. Rotherham
24. Sheff Wed

[blueshark]

1: Leicester
2: Leeds
3: Southampton
4: Norwich
5: Preston
6: West Brom
7: Stoke
8: Birmingham
9: Millwall
10: Middlesborough
11: Plymouth
12: Sunderland
13: Coventry
14: Watford
15: Swansea
16: Ipswich
17: QPR
18: Hull
19: Cardiff
20: Bristol
21: Blackburn
22: Rotherham
23: Sheffield Wednesday
24: Huddersfield

[borisblue]

1.  Leicester City
2.  Norwich City
3.  Leeds United
4.  Southampton 
5.  Coventry City
6.  Watford
7.  Hull City
8.  Birmingham City
9.  Stoke City
10. Middlesbrough 
11. West Bromwich Albion
12. Millwall
13. Swansea City
14. Blackburn Rovers
15. Ipswich Town
16. Sunderland
17. Preston North End
18. Bristol City 
19. Cardiff City
20. Huddersfield Town
21. Plymouth Argyle
22. Sheffield Wednesday
23. Queens Park Rangers
24. Rotherham United

[bertieauld]

1 Leicester
2 Sunderland
3 Leeds
4 Norwich
5 Ipswich
6 BCFC
7 PNE
8 Hull
9 Coventry
10 Stoke
11 Watford
12 Millwall
13 Plymouth
14 WBA
15 Southampton
16 Bristol C
17 Blackburn
18 Middlesbrough
19 Swansea
20 Cardiff
21 Huddersfield
22 QPR
23 Sheff W
24 Rotherham

[bluescharlie]

1.Leicester
2.Southampton
3. Leeds
4. Coventry
5.Norwich
6. Sunderland
7. Stoke
8. Millwall
9. Middlesbrough
10. Watford
11. Baggies
12. Hull
13. Blackburn
14. Birmingham
15. Preston
16. Plymouth
17. Ipswich
18. Bristol city
19. Swansea
20. Cardiff
21. Rotherham
22. QPR
23. Huddersfield
24. Sheffield Wednesday

[TILTON]

1 Leicester
2 Southampton
3 Norwich
4 Leeds
5 Hull
6 Ipswich
7 Preston
8 Stoke
9 Birmingham
10 Sunderland
11 West Brom
12 Plymouth
13 Watford
14 Coventry
15 Bristol City
16 Blackburn
17 Millwall
18 Cardiff
19 Swansea
20 QPR
21 Middlesbrough
22 Huddersfield
23 Sheff Wed
24 Rotherham

Tried not to get to carried away with Blues

[royalblue]

1. Leicester.
2. Leeds.
3. Preston.
4. Coventry.
5. Watford.
6. Plymouth.
7. Sunderland.
8. Norwich.
9. Ipswich.
10.Hull
11.Millwall.
12.Bristol City.
13.Stoke City.
14.Blues
15.Southampton.
16.Middlesbrough
17.Blackburn
18.WBA
19.Huddersfield.
20.Rotherham
21.Cardiff
22.Swansea
23.QPR
24.Sheffield Wednesday.

[choc]

1 Leicester
2 Norwich
3 Leeds
4 Ipswich
5 Coventry
6 Sunderland
7 Birmingham
8 Stoke
9 Southampton
10 Millwall
11 Cardiff
12 Preston
13 Huddersfield
14 Watford 
15 Bristol City
16 Blackburn
17 Swansea
18 Plymouth
19 WBA
20 Hull
21 Middlesbrough
22 QPR
23 Sheff Wed
24 Rotherham

[brightside]

1 Leicester
2 Southampton
3 Norwich
4 Leeds
5 Hull
6 Ipswich
7 Preston
8 Sunderland
9 Birmingham
10 West Bromwich
11 Watford
12 Plymouth
13 Stoke
14 Coventry
15 Bristol City
16 Blackburn
17 Millwall
18 Swansea
19 Cardiff
20 Middlesbrough
21 QPR
22 Huddersfield
23 Rotherham
24 Sheffield Wednesday

[Dirty White Slip-on]

1 Leicester
2 Norwich
3 Birmingham
4 Southampton
5 Sunderland
6 Leeds
7 Preston
8 Ipswich
9 WBA
10 Coventry
11 Stoke
12 Millwall
13 Bristol
14 Blackburn
15 Middlesboro
16 Watford
17 Plymouth
18 Hull
19 Swansea
20 QPR
21 Cardiff
22 Rotherham
23 Huddersfield
24 Sheffield Wednesday

[bubba]

Really wanted to be different and not have Leicester top,  it's really not a perfect squad, no leftback,  left wingback or left midfielder but just think  that defence will win them top spot. My blues prediction is based upon us signing a decent striker in January and JE making us better than a low block side or being replaced by someone that will.

1. LEICESTER

2. LEEDS

3. SUNDERLAND

4. SOUTHAMPTON

5. WATFORD

6. COVENTRY

7. NORWICH

8. BIRMINGHAM

9. IPSWICH

10 HULL

11 MIDDLESBRO

12 STOKE

13 MILWALL

14 W.B.A

15 BLACKBURN

16 PRESTON

17 PLYMOUTH

18 SWANSEA

19 BRISTOL

20 CARDIFF

21 HUDDERSFIELD

22 Q.P.R

23 SHEFF WEDS

24 ROTHERHAM

[TILTON]

I said last year that Carrick was like a new broom that lasted longer than expected.

It was mostly due to Akpom and Archer both are not there now and the striker from Atalanta for £5m was a rip off, he has hardly any senior experience except for playing in Swiss league. He had a few previous loans and barely got a game. I'd be shocked if he starts scoring at this level. They haven't done much else in the forward area.

Carrick is my tip for an early sacking, but not ahead of Sheff Wed or Watford as they are very much likely to sack a few each this season so they don't count

I like Ipswich a lot, if they keep hold of their manager they'll do well. They could go straight through. Also think Hull done really well, their spending smacks of if we don't go up it's financial obliviion. It's a bit like defaults on loans and cards there's no point having one you may as well go for broke. I like Plymouth but I feel their manager could be on the radar for Everton when Dyche gets the bullet, boyhood Evertonian gaining loads of respect for what he's done and their next appointment will potentially need to have a record outside the Premier. Also think Plymouth could win plenty at home but not away.

I still worry I have done Albion a bad turn because that manager loves turd polishing.

Maybe let others say why they did what they did then move all the comments to a MY EXCUSES THREAD so we can review end of season

[bubba]

Too late now but should have created a thread for all removed comments,  I'll definitely do that next year.  Don't like removing them but a P.I.T.A trying to tot scores up scrollng past them all so wl definitely create a companion thread next year.  Once all predictions aare in don't mind the omments on here as per,  as it doesn't interfere with the prdeictions blok of posts.

90 MINUTES LEFT TO GET PREDICTIONS IN OR LAST MINUTE CHANGES

[mark1875]

1.Leicester
2.Leeds
3.Southampton
4.Coventry
5.Norwich
6.Blues
7.Watford
8.W.B.A

9.Sunderland
10.Ipswich
11.Preston
12.Millwall
13.Stoke City
14.Blackburn
15.Plymouth
16.Cardiff
17.QPR
18.Bristol City
19.Swansea
20.Hull City
21.Middlesbrough
22.Huddersfield
23.Rotherham
24.Sheff Wed

[bubba]

and there it is,  making this the most entries ever in one season,  which is great,  but means I'll hve to buy a new abacus when this one gets worn out.

[Dirty White Slip-on]

Come on people there's another 14 regulars out there....

[bubba]

Sept 3, 2023 11:39:37 GMT Dirty White Slip-on said:

Come on people there's another 14 regulars out there....

Steady on

[bubba]

Will be doing the first running total calculations after the weekend's games,  that is all.

[bubba]

OK it's still very early but a 60 point spread already top to bottom,  a very clear leader,  top 3 and wooden spooner.

We've had quite a few new sign ups recently,  no you can't join halfway through.

I'll save comments for later updates,  just the scores  today.

16th BRUMINOZ -- 138

14th BLUESHARK - 130

14th CHOC -------- 130

13th ROYAL ------- 128

12th BORIS ------- 124

11th KEVINUK ---- 116

10th JAZZY ------- 114

9th CHARLIE ------ 112

[bubba]

5th BERTIE - 110

5th EPJ ----- 110

5th DWSO -- 110

5th MARK --- 110

4th BUBBA -- 104

3RD COOPO - 92

2ND TILTON - 88

1ST BRITESIDE - 76

Still very early but there you have it.

[bubba]

MM won the first two comps,  since then every year has seen a new name added to the winner's list (though technically tilts did win a 2nd time he shared the win with a new winner)

Previous winners being

2: Monkeyman, Tilts
1: Bubba, Jazzy, Mark1875, Cyberman, Borisblue

So those in bold yet to win

1ST BRITESIDE - 76

2ND TILTON - 88

3RD COOPO - 92

4th BUBBA -- 104

5th BERTIE - 110
5th EPJ ----- 110
5th DWSO -- 110
5th MARK --- 110

9th CHARLIE - 112

10th JAZZY ----114

11th KEVINUK -116

12th BORIS ----124

13th ROYAL ----128

14th CHOC -----130

14th BLUESHARK - 130
16th BRUMINOZ -- 138

Also remember 20 point swings between any two posters in one week is not uncommon and posters have gone from almost top to bottom an vice versa from first update to final scores before,  long way to go.

[expatjohn]

Excuse me, I need to get a tissue. Damn nosebleed!

[brightside]

🫣Blimey I’m feeling very dizzy up there! As said a very long way to go and no doubt blues play off chase in the second half of the season will do me😜