17-05-2021, 09:42 AM
(15-05-2021, 08:15 PM)stirred Wrote:(14-05-2021, 03:16 PM)Sniffer Dog Wrote:(14-05-2021, 08:17 AM)Sabricadabra Wrote:(13-05-2021, 03:18 PM)Liars Bar Wrote: We are currently 4th favourites for promotion next season with Sky Bet.
That’ll be because of the manager. I heard them discuss next season on Talk Sport and the consensus was that with Hughton at the helm we’d be up there.
:D
Maybe we were 4th - I just looked and we're 5th favourite - but more importantly it doesn't include anyone in the play-offs. So we wouldn't be 4th or 5th once the teams in the play-offs who don't go up are included.
In any case, we're a club with a decent squad and expected significant financial backing from the owner, that will all be included in estimating odds. You could just as much argue it is because we have a good squad as a good manager, but in reality you shouldn't read much into it at all.
(17-05-2021, 07:50 AM)Sniffer Dog Wrote: Far too early to be saying who the favourites are etc. We don't even know which teams are going to be in the league yet mind about which teams have the better squads after the summer transfer business.
:rolleyes:
A bookmaker puts us in the pack. Stoke 16/1, Forest 18/1, Cardiff, Boro and Reading at 20. Even Birmingham are only 25/1.
The positive as I said in another thread is less parachute payments money to compete with than other years, and also high natural revenue clubs like Villa and Leeds having left already. Could be a better opportunity than most years to at reach the play-offs.