2017/18 League TwoTable Predictions

[Vanni]

As I said to Luke you can swap the teams in 16th to 21st around do all season, so I put us in that bracket at the moment, I just put us in the bottom of it at the end of the season when there is nothing to play for with 3 games left. I hope to be proven wrong and maybe even push into the top half because Slade is half decent but at the same time could quite easily see Fenty sack him at Christmas because we are 12th, 5 points of his target.

Oh and yes I am miserable and fallen out of love with both Grimsby and football in general last season

I'm afraid you've got to help me out here. What happened last season then? The only thing I can think of is that you lot were just outside the top 7 but Fenty decided not to risk going for it. I thought you lot were relatively satisfied with a comfy midtable finish in the end, it's definitely preferable to being a top 5 Conference side but with only one ridiculous automatic promotion spot up for grabs.

 

[PaulHaddock]

I don't think we'll struggle. Even though Slade has never won promotion, he usually makes his teams solid. And I'm struggling to think a more experienced defence than ours (experience doesn't always equate to good though). Upfront is where we're lacking though and unless we're planning on sharing the goals, the playoffs are beyond us.

 

[Gladders]

I'm afraid you've got to help me out here. What happened last season then? The only thing I can think of is that you lot were just outside the top 7 but Fenty decided not to risk going for it. I thought you lot were relatively satisfied with a comfy midtable finish in the end, it's definitely preferable to being a top 5 Conference side but with only one ridiculous automatic promotion spot up for grabs.

Nothing really to do with on field issues, most fans would have been happy with mid table (well the majority anyway) it's Fenty who wasn't. Like I say he brought in Bignot to build for the future then sacked him because he was signing players (who Fenty presumably authorised) for next season not the current one.

Wasn't just that though, the whole B team issue, where Fenty basically said at a fans forum that it didn't matter if fans boycotted because they were still making money from it. I take that as basically saying to hell with fans, if the Premier league offer all league 2 clubs 5 million a season next year most would happily let B teams into the league and play in empty stadiums.

Just the whole stigma around the club after all the good work and coming together after losing to Bristol in the play offs, all went out the window last season. Back in the league, back to the old ways of player/manager turnover and bad pr.

Even the trust are now asking for members views on their future and whether they should stay on the club board as they can't influence decisions and have to back the board on whatever they decide in public such as on B teams, when they really want to be organising boycotts etc.

 

[Red Dragon]

1. Luton
2. Mansfield
3. Swindon
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4. Coventry
5. Chesterfield
6. Notts County
7. Exeter
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8. Colchester
9. Carlisle
10. Lincoln
11. Accrington
12. Cambridge
13. Wycombe
14. Port Vale
15. Crewe
16. Grimsby
17. Stevenage
18. Cheltenham
19. Forest Green
20. Newport
21. Barnet
22. Yeovil
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23. Crawley
24. Morecambe

 

[The Terminator]

1 Luton Town
2 Mansfield Town
3 Forest Green Rovers
4 Carlisle United
5 Swindon Town
6 Stevenage
7 Exeter City
8 Notts County
9 Colchester United
10 Cambridge United
11 Port Vale
12 Grimsby Town
13 Wycombe Wanderers
14 Accrington Stanley
15 Barnet
16 Lincoln City
17 Chesterfield
18 Cheltenham Town
19 Crewe Alexandra
20 Coventry City
21 Crawley Town
22 Newport County
23 Morecambe
24 Yeovil Town

 

[Krazy8]

1) Luton
2) Mansfield
3) Exeter
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4) Coventry
5) Crewe
6) Notts County
7) Lincoln
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8) Chesterfield
9) Cambridge
10) Colchester
11) Barnet
12) Grimsby
13) Accrington
14) Stevenage
15) Port Vale
16) Carlisle
17) Swindon
18) Forest Green
19) Wycombe
20) Newport
21) Yeovil
22) Morecambe
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23) Cheltenham
24) Crawley

As if Grimsby are going to finish above Swindon.

 

[Habbinalan]

I'm afraid you've got to help me out here. What happened last season then? The only thing I can think of is that you lot were just outside the top 7 but Fenty decided not to risk going for it. I thought you lot were relatively satisfied with a comfy midtable finish in the end, it's definitely preferable to being a top 5 Conference side but with only one ridiculous automatic promotion spot up for grabs.

To be fair, I felt that the two optimistic and romantically driven punts in my (less than reliable) forecast were us in 3rd and Mariners in 18th. I can see them finishing below Accrington and Morecambe with their encumbent managers.

 

[PaulHaddock]

As if Grimsby are going to finish above Swindon.

Just put 11th-19th in a hat and there's your outcome.

Although I'm now thinking I put you too high

 

[BeesKnees]

1. Barnet
2. Lincoln
3. Grimsby
4. Coventry
5. Notts County
6. Cambridge
7. Forest Green
8. Luton
9. Mansfield
10. Port Vale
11. Wycombe
12. Exeter
13. Swindon
14. Chesterfield
15. Carlisle
16. Stevenage
17. Colchester
18. Cheltenham
19. Crewe
20. Yeovil
21. Newport
22. Crawley
23. Accrington
24. Morecambe

I'll stick with mine.

 

[Luke Imp]

I don't think we'll struggle. Even though Slade has never won promotion, he usually makes his teams solid. And I'm struggling to think a more experienced defence than ours (experience doesn't always equate to good though). Upfront is where we're lacking though and unless we're planning on sharing the goals, the playoffs are beyond us.

I never realised that. Nor did I realise Robins has never been promoted either.

One of the contributors on our forum has done a piece on all the L2 managers (both individually and collectively) - http://www.lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=499156

 

[Clarkey_GTFC]

Our squad just isn't good enough to make any sort of dent in the league this season, it's significantly weaker than last year. We've downgraded on more positions than not and as far as I know our most exciting signing has never made a professional appearance. Our defence looks decent and we have a couple other good players in midfield, being Osborne (out til Christmas) and Jones (probably be played out of position) but the rest of the squad is underwhelming. We've signed too many gambles and barely improved on any position.

I don't think we're in any danger of going down but coming in to a season that was meant to see us have a crack at the playoffs, it's already looking bleak and we've not even kicked a ball yet.

 

[PaulHaddock]

Christ, you two are a laugh so far.

 

[Mr Laybier]

1 Luton Town
2 Mansfield Town
3 Forest Green Rovers
4 Carlisle United
5 Swindon Town
6 Stevenage
7 Exeter City
8 Notts County
9 Colchester United
10 Cambridge United
11 Port Vale
12 Grimsby Town
13 Wycombe Wanderers
14 Accrington Stanley
15 Barnet
16 Lincoln City
17 Chesterfield
18 Cheltenham Town
19 Crewe Alexandra
20 Coventry City
21 Crawley Town
22 Newport County
23 Morecambe
24 Yeovil Town

Crewe 19th!!! You're 'avin' a laugh.

 

[GTFCfish]

Crewe 19th!!! You're 'avin' a laugh.

Yeah I thought that too, more likely 21st/22nd.

 

[Mr Laybier]

Yeah I thought that too, more likely 21st/22nd.

Don't be ridiculous.

 

[GTFCfish]

Don't be ridiculous.

Ok sorry, 23rd or 24th.

 

[Clarkey_GTFC]

Christ, you two are a laugh so far.

I learnt to stop caring too much about the outcomes of football a while ago so I'll still go to games and I'll enjoy them like I have for years, but I see a lot of Town fans on social media and the like thinking we're going to make the playoffs. I just don't see any evidence at all that we will, nor any that we'll even finish higher than last season. I hope our gamble signings turn out to be great and help us make a push but it all remains to be seen. Just my opinion. UTM and all that.

 

[PaulHaddock]

I learnt to stop caring too much about the outcomes of football a while ago so I'll still go to games and I'll enjoy them like I have for years, but I see a lot of Town fans on social media and the like thinking we're going to make the playoffs. I just don't see any evidence at all that we will, nor any that we'll even finish higher than last season. I hope our gamble signings turn out to be great and help us make a push but it all remains to be seen. Just my opinion. UTM and all that.

Oh I agree, I don't think we'll make the playoffs because we just haven't got the players. I just think it's slightly unfair to say we're weaker than last season; I mean Vernon started our first game last year! Oh wait...

 

[Clarkey_GTFC]

Oh I agree, I don't think we'll make the playoffs because we just haven't got the players. I just think it's slightly unfair to say we're weaker than last season; I mean Vernon started our first game last year! Oh wait...

I don't think we're monumentally weaker but I would say we are even if a little, which is still a bit disappointing. Especially when we've been linked with some half decent names and attracted none of them, for whatever reason I don't know and I am a little sympathetic towards that; we're back to being that small club in a shite area with a decent looking budget that in reality is peanuts compared to some others. But fuck it, it's still better than the conference.

 

[The Terminator]

Crewe 19th!!! You're 'avin' a laugh.

I'm going to be honest, Crewe was a tough one and I ran out of spaces! Good starting XI but a young squad overall.

My top 12 will be the teams in the mix. Will be suprised if Mansfield and Luton don't go up.

 

[Luke Imp]

Is Ska Face(?) still around, Grimsby fans? Did he follow over from TFF?

 

[Impish]

1. Luton
2. Swindon
3. Lincoln
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4. Exeter
5. Coventry
6. Chesterfield
7. Mansfield
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8. Colchester
9. Carlisle
10. Wycombe
11. FGR
12. Port Vale
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13. Crewe
14. Notts County
15. Barnet
16. Cambridge
17. Accrington
18. Stevenage
19. Cheltenham
20. Yeovil
21. Grimsby
22. Morecambe
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
23. Crawley
24. Newport

 

[CCFC_Charlie]

I don't think we'll struggle. Even though Slade has never won promotion, he usually makes his teams solid. And I'm struggling to think a more experienced defence than ours (experience doesn't always equate to good though). Upfront is where we're lacking though and unless we're planning on sharing the goals, the playoffs are beyond us.

I wish he'd be able to make us solid...

 

[chrisblor]

Is Ska Face(?) still around, Grimsby fans? Did he follow over from TFF?

Think he's binned off message boards for twitter these days

 

[Son of Cod]

Is Ska Face(?) still around, Grimsby fans? Did he follow over from TFF?

Never made it. I'm friends with him on FB, so I can confirm he is alive and still a Mariner though.

 

[Vanni]

Just edited mine. Had Barnet too high, Stevenage too low and swapped around the bottom 5. Made some minor changes to the play off positions too.

 

[Mr Laybier]

I'm going to be honest, Crewe was a tough one and I ran out of spaces! Good starting XI but a young squad overall.

My top 12 will be the teams in the mix. Will be suprised if Mansfield and Luton don't go up.

Prepare to be surprised when Crewe go up.

 

[Conker]

1. Coventry
2. Mansfield
3. Exeter
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4. Luton
5. Swindon
6. Stevenage
7. Cambridge
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8. Chesterfield
9. Accrington
10. Port Vale
11. Wycombe
12. Lincoln
13. Carlisle
14. Crewe
15. Notts County
16. Forest Green Rovers
17. Colchester
18. Grimsby
19. Barnet
20. Crawley
21. Yeovil
22. Newport
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23. Morecombe
24. Cheltenham


Anybody else when they do these always struggle to remember the odd club you forget even existed? Port Vale was mine.

I feel like one of Mansfield or Luton will mess up the automatic spots, hopefully it's the latter.

Feel like Exeter and Stevenage are going to be under-rated.

 

[Gladders]

Anybody else when they do these always struggle to remember the odd club you forget even existed? Port Vale was mine

Yeah I forgot about Crewe

 

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

Yeah I forgot about Crewe

Of all teams in the league surely you'd always remember your ultimate bogey side...