At last a journalist that thinks Hereford United can compete in League One.
John Ashdown of the Guardian has looked at the forthcoming season and made the following predictions.
Champions: Leeds
Promoted: Colchester
Play-offs: Peterborough, Leicester, Oldham, Huddersfield
Relegated: Crewe, Cheltenham, Yeovil, Leyton Orient
No sign there of Hereford United. In fact he says very little about the newly promoted club in his article.
Stockport and Hereford will find life tough, but should have the momentum to survive.
He then puts forward his view about those clubs that might be relegated.
At the bottom, it could be a bad season for the West Country, with Cheltenham and Yeovil looking weak. Millwall's summer has been uninspiring, while Hartlepool are in danger of another yo-yo. It took Bournemouth's point penalty to save Crewe last season, and the loss of Nicky Maynard to Bristol City may condemn them to the drop. Anthony Elding and Calvin Zola have been brought in, but even between them they'll struggle to replace Maynard's goals. Leyton Orient were top at the end of November last year, but trailed off terribly thereafter, picking up just 26 points from their last 27 games - relegation form. Martin Ling will have his work cut out to keep them up.
A good omen for Saturday?
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