Prediction Time

[GazzaBTFC]

Champions: Kettering

Runners-up: Purfleet

Dark Horse: St Albans

Underachivement: Upminster

Bottom: Grays

Billericay: Top 5.

 

For those of "Upminster" who wish to complain about the name....Stop calling us Basilricay...Okay. or toys will be thrown - lol

 

 

 

[Urchin_Rat_Man]

Underachivers, us? It should be an achievement if we stay up. If you think about it with only just been promoted, no experience of the league, dont really know how the other teams play.

 

But we will do much better than that, top 7.

[Simon BTFC]

Not really. Newly promoted teams don't tend to get relegated first season up. Not in this division anyway! Stat fans might be interested to know that the last team to get relegated after just 1 season in the prem was Staines, who were promoted at the end of the 95/96 season then relegated at the end of the 96/97 season. Every team to have been promoted since has managed at least two seasons (Croydon and Oxford City being 2 to have only managed 2). Perhaps the more salient fact is that given that Hornchurch will have 1 of the largest budgets in the div, they might be expected to finish top 5. I would suggest that failure to achieve top 7 would constitute underachievement.

[Urchin_Rat_Man]

You're right, we have the budget, but not the knowledge of the league as all the other clubs do. I'm pretty sure Northwood will go back down straight away.

[GazzaBTFC]

I wouldn't say the laegue is ant different from the 1st. As Simon said there are not that many teams that go down 1st season. I would bet that there are more defence minded teams in the Premier.

 

On the serious side and banter aside, I hope you do well. It is always good to see a newer team in the Premier, no matter how they get success (bought or build?).

[Urchin_Rat_Man]

Cheers. I hope we do well to <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

 

With your new management how much better do you think you'll do.

[c'mon ricay]

I rekcon it couold go either be a total diaster and have a season of being threatened by relagtion or it could be a top 8 finish and a couple of good cup runs i really dont see any inbetween

[Dan Sampford]

I rekcon we will score more goals as last season i think we had the 2nd worst goals scored. But i think we will finish top 8

[Keon D]

I think:

Winners:- Kettering

Runners Up:- Canvey (suprise suprise!)

Top 10:- Billericay

Fighting Relegation:- Hornchurch (they'll realise the Ryman Premier is harder than they think!)

Relegation:- Grays

[Dan Sampford]

nice to c u back keon

[Urchin_Rat_Man]

I thought keon was you Dan

[Dan Sampford]

thats keon d he is another user name (which is not mine) what i use is keon d.. but i lost the password so i cant go back on it

[Urchin_Rat_Man]

Ah, i see.

[GazzaBTFC]

I think this season will be good. Talking to Justin he seems to "up" and I think the rest of the club is as well...So I think it s time to look forward and enjoy what I think will be an exciting season for us.

[Urchin_Rat_Man]

Ollie played well for us today, and morro. our new signings look good,so i'm hyped up and waiting to see how well we do, and how well yous do. It should be good.

[Little Miss Urchin]

Quote:

Simon BTFC said:
So what's the plan then? 3 keepers, a solid back 4 then 2 in mid and 2 up front?

I think more like:
3 'keepers
solid back 4
2 wing-backs
3/4 midfield
4 up front.

No-one will be able to move! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Guest]

Champions: Canvey

 

Relegated: Harrow, Grays, Heybridge, Carshalton [color:"red"] [/color]

[Little Miss Urchin]

Thought you might like to have a look at your predictions at the start of the season.

 

...Particularly Carshalton...

[GazzaBTFC]

....and Billericay...God how I wish I didn't have to say that

[Sharming Paula]

Champions Canvey

Relegated Billericay

You dont seem to be able to do nowt right.

Come on u yellows!!!!!!