City 16/1 for promotion

by **razorboy** » Mon May 25, 2026 11:26 am

80/1 to win Championship.
West Ham 5/2 fav.

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by **EastleighBlue** » Mon May 25, 2026 11:31 am

Much more chance of us struggling than top 6. Way too early for odds at the moment though. I think we'll surprise a few sides but ultimately finish mid table which Id be very happy with.

by **worcester_ccfc** » Mon May 25, 2026 11:36 am

EastleighBlue wrote:Much more chance of us struggling than top 6. Way too early for odds at the moment though. I think we'll surprise a few sides but ultimately finish mid table which Id be very happy with.

Agree, it's far too early.

But I'm not even thinking of top eight in terms of expectations.

If we can just stay mid table all season I'll be happy.

by **Blue since 1981** » Mon May 25, 2026 11:43 am

Top 8 this season for play offs , 20 quid at 16,s pays for my season ticket , ever the optimist but I honestly believe we won't be far off

by **pembroke allan** » Mon May 25, 2026 11:50 am

Said early last season double promotion and with added teams in playoffs chances have been enhanced so stick with double promotion.

by **llan bluebird** » Mon May 25, 2026 12:58 pm

The bookies are looking at the facts. We have very little championship experience throughout the club, it's a very young sqaud with an idealist manager.

Lawlor could be anything but other than that, do we have 15 championship-level players

Championship (IMO) Trott, Bagan, NG, Roberston, Rubin, Salech, Osho

Hopefully Joel, Ashford, & Fish continue their improvement.

The others
Davies can't stay fit,
Robbo wouldn't get a championship contract anywhere else
Willock flatters to decieve at L1 this is a step too far
Tanner is so hit of miss and i am unsure he is a BBM tyoe winger
Chambers & Turnbull have struggled since their moves here,
Daland looked good, then terrible,
Do Kpackio & Mafico need a season away?
Big step up for King after a career-defining injury
Simic and Etete, I'll say no more
Seen nothing in Nyakuhwa to suggest a championship player

So to be competitive, we need at least 5 or 6 championship-ready players coming in. Not beyond the realms of possibility. I'll still have a fiver on promotion

by **Sven** » Mon May 25, 2026 1:32 pm

llan bluebird wrote:The bookies are looking at the facts. We have very little championship experience throughout the club, it's a very young sqaud with an idealist manager.

Lawlor could be anything but other than that, do we have 15 championship-level players

Championship (IMO) Trott, Bagan, NG, Roberston, Rubin, Salech, Osho

Hopefully Joel, Ashford, & Fish continue their improvement.

The others
Davies can't stay fit,
Robbo wouldn't get a championship contract anywhere else
Willock flatters to decieve at L1 this is a step too far
Tanner is so hit of miss and i am unsure he is a BBM tyoe winger
Chambers & Turnbull have struggled since their moves here,
Daland looked good, then terrible,
Do Kpackio & Mafico need a season away?
Big step up for King after a career-defining injury
Simic and Etete, I'll say no more
Seen nothing in Nyakuhwa to suggest a championship player

So to be competitive, we need at least 5 or 6 championship-ready players coming in. Not beyond the realms of possibility. I'll still have a fiver on promotion

That’s the same ‘bookies’ who had us pushing for the play-offs before the start of our last Championshio season!

How did that one go?

by **llan bluebird** » Mon May 25, 2026 2:01 pm

We were 80/1 at the start of the relegation season.

The season before, we were off an embargo, and 40/1.

As we all know, it was a slow-motion car crash due to the club's direction.

If I were an independent odds compiler, I would have seen Wintle and Kellymen leave with no indication that the club is going to be serious this season.

What i find strange is that Bolton and us are 66/1 (Paddy Power) with Lincoln @ 150/1.

9/4 for West Ham to go up as champions must be one of the worst values of all time. It's not a happy club, and as we know, that matters

by **Welshman in CA** » Mon May 25, 2026 2:27 pm

The transfer window isn't even open yet so now would be the time to have a small flutter if you were so inclined.

by **Igovernor** » Mon May 25, 2026 3:49 pm

According to BettingLounge, Cardiff are priced at 10/1 to finish in the
Championship play-off
places next term

by **llan bluebird** » Mon May 25, 2026 3:52 pm

Welshman in CA wrote:The transfer window isn't even open yet so now would be the time to have a small flutter if you were so inclined.

I am waiting for the top 8 or 10 odds to come out as that looks the most hopeful.

What surprised me is we are third from the bottom of Paddy Power's champions list, but rose a fair few into the middle places for promotion (14/1)