Przegląd sezonu 2014/15 Według ekspertów z 'The Telegraph':
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footbal...-15-season.htmlKursy na wygranie ligi wzięte przed rozpoczęciem sezonu.Birmingham CityTitle odds 50/1
Last season 21st
Key player: Clayton Donaldson. The forward was a vital reason for Brentford winning promotion from League One and he has all the physical attributes to be potent at this higher level.
Best case scenario: Lee Clark really is one of our best young managers and he manages to avoid the problems of last season despite the club’s financial problems.
Worst case scenario: The dramatic escape from relegation on the final day of last season was merely a temporary stay of execution.
Blackburn14/1
Last season 8th
Key player: Jordan Rhodes. The Scotland international has agreed a new five-year deal and his goals will once again prove vital.
Best case scenario: The revolving door for managers has ground to a halt and Gary Bowyer has laid the foundations by going 12 games unbeaten at the end of last season.
Worst case scenario: Rhodes suffers an injury and Bowyer becomes the latest managerial sacking at Ewood Park.
Blackpool150/1
Last season 20th
Key player: Peter Clarke The experienced defender has arrived from Huddersfield and will have to be at his very best to keep the backline intact.
Best case scenario: Manager Jose Riga signs enough players to have a fighting chance of avoiding relegation and the Oyston family are removed as owners.
Worst case scenario: The Oystons stay, youth team players are forced to play because of a lack of numbers and relegation is confirmed in March.
Bolton Wanderers20/1
Last season 14th
Key player: Jermaine Beckford. If the striker can rediscover the form he had at Leeds, Bolton could have next season’s top goalscorer on their books.
Best case scenario: They had one of the best squads on paper last season, but this time they prove it with manager Dougie Freedman becoming more attack-minded.
Worst case scenario: They remain stuck in mid-table limbo. Others have fallen even further after relegation from the top flight and Bolton must be wary of following.
Bournemouth20/1
Last season 10th
Key player: Matt Ritchie. The winger missed the start of last season but proved his importance to Eddie Howe’s team on his return.
Best case scenario: Bournemouth appear at home in the division now and a repeat of the second half of last season could secure a play-off place.
Worst case scenario: The goals of Lewis Grabban prove difficult to replace and Callum Wilson fails to hit the ground running. Howe leaves for a bigger club.
Brentford33/1
Last season 2nd League One
Key player: Moses Odubajo. The winger had attracted interest from Premier League and Championship clubs so Brentford have done well to sign him from Leyton Orient for £1m.
Best case scenario: Manage to mount a second successive promotion push that puts them on the brink of the Premier League.
Worst case scenario: Manager Mark Warburton is exposed at this level, the team lose promotion momentum early and suffer an immediate return to League One.
Brighton20/1
Last season 6th
Key player: Craig Mackail-Smith. Only returned from injury late last season but will be crucial after the sale of Leo Ulloa to Leicester.
Best case scenario: Brighton repeat their excellent record from last year against their so-called rivals – and avoid the dreaded play-offs.
Worst case scenario: Sami Hyypia proves unable to adapt to the Championship and Albion finish mid-table, with fans drifting away.
Cardiff5/2
Last season 20th Premier League
Key player: Adam Le Fondre. A lack of cutting edge cost Cardiff dear last year, and Le Fondre - newly-arrived from Reading - will need to provide it.
Best case scenario: Vincent Tan doesn’t do anything bonkers, Gary Medel and David Marshall stay put and Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer oversees an instant return to the top flight.
Worst case scenario: Tan changes the team’s colours to red and yellow polka dots, Solsjkaer quits and fans desert in droves.
Charlton Athletic50/1
Last season 18th
Key player: Simon Church. Big things were expected of Church but he has never lived up to it. This feels like a make or break season.
Best case scenario: They take confidence and momentum from last season’s successful battle against relegation and do not have to fight another one.
Worst case scenario: Having lost one of the stars of last season, Diego Poyet, Charlton struggle again and fall into the third tier.
Derby County8/1
Last season 3rd
Key player: Craig Bryson. The Scotland midfielder was hugely influential last season and Derby succeeded in snubbing interest from Burnley this summer.
Best case scenario: Derby go one better than last year and forego their usual play-off trauma.
Worst case scenario: McClaren’s team suffer a hangover from their heartbreaking late defeat to QPR at Wembley and start the season badly.
Fulham3/1
Last season: 19th in Premier League
Key player: Ross McCormack. An £11m signing in the Championship is enough to raise anyone’s eyebrows, but for McCormack? No player will be under more scrutiny.
Best case scenario: McCormack bangs in 30 goals, Felix Magath wins Manager of the Year and Fulham return to the top flight with consummate ease.
Worst case scenario: McCormack flops, Magath is sacked and Fulham wallow in mid-table, prompting Shahid Khan to sell up.
Huddersfield Town50/1
Last season 17th
Key player: Nahki Wells. Did superbly early on following his capture from Bradford. Has the ability to be potent at this level, provided he stays fit.
Best case scenario: Finally shake off their reputation as a solid Championship club and put themselves in the promotion hunt under the canny leadership of Mark Robins.
Worst case scenario: They start the season badly and lose confidence in their ability to play at this level.
Ipswich Town25/1
Last season 9th
Key player: David McGoldrick. The former Forest striker has been a decent buy for Mick McCarthy and scored 16 goals last season.
Best case scenario: McCarthy’s experience of this division proves crucial and they reach the play-offs.
Worst case scenario: Aaron Cresswell is not replaced, they side stay mid-table and owner Marcus Evans loses patience with McCarthy.
Leeds United33/1
Last season 15th
Key player: Sam Byram. For a club that continues to fail to punch above its weight, the sight of a quality homegrown player could do wonders for supporters.
Best case scenario: The chronically inexperienced Dave Hockaday proves a tactical genius and owner Massimo Cellino allows him to sign players who are not only Italian.
Worst case scenario: Hockaday is out of his depth and Cellino sacks him, as well as two other managers before the end of the season. Another distracting takeover bid is launched.
Middlesbrough14/1
Last season 12th
Key player: Grant Leadbitter. The driving force behind Middlesbrough, the midfielder will spearhead the club’s push for the play-offs.
Best case scenario: Aitor Karanka is given a few loans from old friend Jose Mourinho to further strengthen an improving Boro squad.
Worst case scenario: Karanka loses Leadbitter, Rhys Williams and Albert Adomah before the transfer window closes.
Millwall50/1
Last season 19th
Key player: Riccardo Fuller. Despite his relatively advancing years - Fuller is 34 - the Jamaican is a dangerous striker at this level.
Best case scenario: Manager Ian Holloway utilises all his experience and defies expectations by leading Millwall to a top-half finish.
Worst case scenario: The lessons of last season’s near miss are not learnt and the team are involved in yet another nervous relegation battle.
Norwich10/3
Last season 18th in Premier League
Key player: Lewis Grabban. A prolific striker further down the leagues, Grabban will need to succeed where Gary Hooper and Ricky van Wolfswinkel failed last season.
Best case scenario: Championship defences prove rather easier to crack than ones from the top flight and Norwich go up in a blaze of goals.
Worst case scenario: Neil Adams’ lack of experience proves fatal as his side fail to shake off their relegation hangover.
Nottingham Forest14/1
Last season 11th
Key player: Andy Reid. The influential Irishman is a class apart in this division and will need to repeat his form of last season.Best case scenario: The emotional return of Stuart Pearce gives Forest a huge boost in home games and Forest finish in the top six.
Worst case scenario: Forest owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi continues to polarise opinion at the City Ground and the Pearce effect wears off quickly.
Reading20/1
Last season 7th
Key player: Jem Karacan. The midfielder remains one of Reading’s key players and if he can steer clear of injuries his team may have a chance of a return to the Premier League.
Best case scenario: Nigel Adkins makes up for last year’s near-miss by securing a play-off berth.
Worst case scenario: Missing out on the play-offs on the final day produces a hangover and Adkins is unable to spend the money he needs.
Rotherham50/1
Last season 4th League One
Key player: Adam Collin. The former Newcastle goalkeeper was the hero in their play-off penalty shootout win over Leyton Orient and is likely to be busy all season.
Best case scenario: Manager Steve Evans continues to nurture the siege mentality that served them so well last season.
Worst case scenario: Evans makes Rotherham the team everyone wants to beat and they do just that, sending them straight back to League One.
Sheffield Wednesday33/1
Key player: Oguchi Onyewu. Vastly experienced and much-travelled American defender could be a key figure in a well organised defence.
Best case scenario: Finish above Leeds, Huddersfield and Rotherham to take Yorkshire bragging rights and launch a push for the play-offs, enticing the crowds back to Hillsborough.
Worst case scenario: The improvements made under Stuart Gray last season turn out to be just another false dawn and another relegation battle ensues, in front of a half-empty stadium.
Watford16/1
Last season: 13th
Key player: Lloyd Dyer. At the age of 31, Dyer has plenty of experience and was part of the Leicester squad that went up last season.
Best case scenario: The team rediscovers the form that took them to the play-offs in 2013 and they turn more away draws – 10 of them last season –into wins.
Worst case scenario: A disappointing mid-table finish last season is the start of a slump rather than the end of it and Watford are dragged into trouble.
Wigan9/1
Last season 5th
Key player: James McArthur. The heartbeat of Wigan’s team, McArthur has risen in prominence since the sale of James McCarthy to Everton.
Best case scenario: The highly-rated manager Uwe Rosler is given the funds by Dave Whelan to take Wigan back into the Premier League, and he duly succeeds in doing just that.
Worst case scenario: Rosler loses a few more of his key players to Premier League clubs and mid-table beckons.
Wolves18/1
Last season 1st League One
Key player: Bakary Sako. The French-born Mali international was superb for Wolves last season. He is quick, direct, skilful and versatile.
Best case scenario: They follow the same path as Southampton and Norwich by building on the feelgood factor of one promotion by following it up with a second.
Worst case scenario: Expectations soar to unrealistic levels for Kenny Jackett’s side after promotion and the fans perceive a mid-table finish as a failure.