Championship table prediction based on the prospects of Millwall, QPR, and Charlton Athletic
Another exciting new Championship season is just around the corner, and we will be treated to having three London clubs in the second tier after Charlton Athletic’s promotion through the League One playoffs.
In their first season back, Charlton will aim to maintain their second-tier standing, Millwall will have high expectations after just missing out on the playoffs, and QPR will be a complete unknown following the hiring of Julien Stephan as manager in place of Marti Cifuentes. We have created the most recent predicted table based on the oddsmakers’ assessments of each team’s likelihood of winning the league as the season gets closer.
1. 9/2 Ipswich Town 2. Southampton (6/1) 3. 17/2 for Sheffield United 4. 9/1 for Birmingham City 5. 12/1 Coventry City 6. 14/1 Leicester City 7. 16/1 Middlesbrough
8. 18/1 Norwich City 9. 25/1 for West Brom 10. 25/1 for Wrexham 11. 40/1 for Stoke City 12. Watford – 40 to 1 Millwall – 40 to 1 Bristol City – 50 to 1
15. 50/1 Swansea City 16. 50/1 for Derby County 17. 50/1 Blackburn Rovers 18. 66/1 for Hull City 19. QPR – 66/1 20 – 80/1 for Sheffield Wednesday 21. 80/1 Portsmouth
22. 100/1 Charlton Athletic 23. 100/1 Preston North End 24. 150/1 for Oxford United “I think we’re always looking to strengthen at the first team level,” Millwall manager Alex Neil stated last Thursday, June 5, in an interview with Southwark News regarding his summer plans. It’s not only a matter of depth of strength.
“In my opinion, there will be opportunities in the market that arise, and there will be others that we would like to pursue but may not be successful for a number of reasons, including financial constraints, moving to a different team, the possibility that someone won’t want to move, logistical issues, etc.
It’s really quite clear that we want to end this window stronger than when we started. Jimmy wants to invest in the team, the club, and try to make us better, but it’s not that simple. We’re not playing Championship Manager, where you can just go and say, “Yeah, we’ll buy him and thank you very much we’ll send you over that money.” That’s not how things work in real life.
Therefore, a lot of effort is put forward behind the scenes. Steve Gallen, who leads the recruitment team and is clearly in charge of all that type of stuff, is essentially always on the phone. However, a lot of work is being done behind the scenes, and we are optimistic that we will be well-prepared for the start of this season.
Upon his arrival, newly appointed QPR manager Julien Stephan declared: “I am delighted to be part of a historic club with great principles and ardent supporters. I feel incredibly fortunate to have found out that the club and the team are very passionate, which is why I wanted to come here. English football has a distinct quality. It is a very exciting setting for a coach because of the intensity, the mood, the supporters’ passion, the game’s tempo, and the club’s culture.
“I prefer my team to play with passion, vigour, and individuality. I support group organisation and distinct identity, but I also think that players should be allowed to express themselves freely. Because I believe that in order to have emotion in football, we must take chances, I appreciate and desire players that are daring.
In an interview with the club website earlier this month, the Charlton manager stated: “I’m really looking forward to being back at The Valley. I think it’s important that we started here [at The Valley] to get acclimatised to the Championship and to continue that momentum that we finished with in the play-offs.” We’re thrilled to start in a league we’ve put a lot of effort into.
You view the derbies as if they were Millwall. Along with the fixtures around Christmas, you also search for your former clubs and travel back to Wales. Individual games won’t be given too much attention, but we must ensure that we are fiercely competitive.
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