Football is finally back tomorrow with all 4 English leagues starting up. It’s been a big spending summer, with some fantastic buys and some dodgy dealings, but what will that mean any change in the destination of the major trophies?
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August 10, 2007DigitalFC Premiership Preview
August 10, 2007Despite Liverpool’s big spending, we see the title as another two horse race between Man Utd and Chelsea. Liverpool may push their rivals a little closer this season, but we think it’ll take too long for Benitez’s men to gel.
Tottenham have also spent big this summer, and with Arsenal losing their French superstar, we can see Spurs taking 4th place.
Newcastle look a good bet for the top 6, and we expect Everton to be there or thereabouts too.
Down at the bottom, the promoted three could all find it difficult and we suspect that Roy Keane’s inexperience and questionable signings (Michael Chopra) could lead to Sunderland making a quick return to the Championship.
It’s not all about the promoted three though. Wigan only narrowly avoided relegation last year and we expect Reading’s honeymoon period to be over too.
DigitalFC Premiership Predictions:
Champions: Manchester United
Runners-up: Chelsea
Champions League Places: Liverpool, Tottenham
Relegated: Derby County, Reading, Sunderland
DigitalFC Championship Preview
August 10, 2007The three relegated teams are normally the favourites to go back up, and it’s no different this year.
Sheffield United were unlucky to be relegated last season and they’ve managed to keep most of their squad together and make a couple of good acquisitions in Billy Sharp, James Beattie and Lee Hendrie.
Like Sheffield United, Watford have kept their squad mostly in-tact and we expect Marlon King’s goals to fire them to promotion.
Charlton however, have seen wholesale changes to their squad and although they’ve made some good Championship-level signings, we expect them to struggle to adapt to life at the lower level and take time to find their feet.
The Black Country duo of Wolves and West Brom will be there or thereabouts, however West Brom have been severely weakened with the loss of Jason Koumas and Diomansy Kamara.
Of the promoted clubs, we believe Bristol City have the best chance of staying up and Lee Trundle’s skills and goals should see to that.
Blackpool and Scunthorpe will both struggle, however they will not be alone. Teams like Barnsley, Colchester QPR will have difficult seasons and either of the East Anglian clubs could also be dragged into a relegation fight.
DigitalFC Championship Predictions:
Champions: Sheffield United
Runners-Up: Watford
Play-offs: Charlton, Leicester City, West Brom, Wolves
Relegated: Blackpool, Colchester, QPR
DigitalFC League 1 Preview
August 10, 2007League 1 will see two massive clubs fighting it out for promotion. Nottingham Forest start their third season in England’s third tier and Leeds United will be looking to bounce back in their first ever season at this level.
However, Leeds’ promotion bid looks to be over before its started as the Football League imposed a 15-point penalty for financial irregularities. It could be a long, hard season for Leeds.
We expect Forest to be at the top end of the table, but automatic promotion may be beyond them again.
So who will go up? Luton have made some great summer signings in Paul Peschisolido, Don Hutchison and Darren Currie and we fully expect them to be in the mix come the end of the season. Oldham, Doncaster and Swansea will be up there too.
At the bottom, Bristol Rovers, Walsall and Swindon may find it difficult, but we expect Hartlepool to survive in mid-table. Look for Cheltenham and Leyton Orient to struggle too.
DigitalFC League 1 Predictions:
Champions: Luton Town
Runners-up: Doncaster Rovers
Play-offs: Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Swansea City
Relegated: Cheltenham Town, Leeds United, Leyton Orient, Swindon Town
DigitalFC League 2 Preview
August 10, 2007There are a lot of big clubs in League 2, all hoping to take a first step up that footballing ladder.
We feel that the 4 relegated teams from last year will struggle to make the grade. Stuart McCall will need time to settle in at Bradford, as will Mark Robins at Rotherham.
Paul Ince should have the players to take MK Dons up and could it finally be the year for Lincoln to escape England’s bottom tier?
At the foot of the table, look no further than Accrington and Hereford who will both struggle to keep up with the rest.
DigitalFC League 2 Predictions:
Champions: Darlington
Runners-up: Lincoln City
3rd Place: MK Dons
Play-offs: Peterborough United, Shrewsbury Town, Stockport County, Wycombe Wanderers
Relegated: Accrington Stanley, Hereford United
DigitalFC is Officially Open and Giving Free Websites to Testers!
July 17, 2007DigitalFC allows football clubs of all ages to have their very own website. The websites are customisable, professional and easy-to-use. A demo website can be found at: www.digitalfc.com/examplefc.
Before our official launch next month, we are looking for 6 local football teams to test the system for us. As a reward for your testing, your website will be free for the first 2 years (a retail value of £100).
There are no formal testing requirements. You will simply be asked to use the system and report back to us on your experiences, such as:
- how easy/difficult it is to use
- any improvements/new features you’d like to see
- any errors you may have found
To become a tester, head over to the DigitalFC website and create an account for your team. When the site asks for your payment, contact us: http://www.digitalfc.com/contact/ and I will set your website to be free for 2 years (be sure to include your team name).
If you have any questions, please email me at: rob@digitalfc.com, or reply to this post below.
Please note that there is a limit of 6 free test accounts on a first-come, first-server basis.
Welcome to the DigitalFC Blog
June 18, 2007This is the official blog of DigitalFC.com – where you can quickly and easily create a custom website for your football team.
This blog will contain collected football ramblings from members of the DigitalFC team.
Feel free to post your comments on any of our blog posts… and be sure to check out the DigitalFC website!
