Championship Preview 2010-11: Club by club http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=811120&sec=england&root=england&cc=5901&cc=5901 ESPN Soccernet 2010 Prediction 1. Nottingham Forest 2. Middlesbrough 3. Bristol City 4. QPR 5. Burnley 6. Reading 7. Leicester City 8. Cardiff City 9. Norwich City 10. Hull City 11. Sheffield United 12. Derby County 13. Ipswich Town 14. Leeds United 15. Coventry City 16. Swansea City 17. Barnsley 18. Doncaster Rovers 19. Portsmouth 20. Millwall 21. Preston North End 22. Crystal Palace 23. Watford 24. Scunthorpe United
The likes of Nottingham Forest and Leeds United have found the going tough at this level in the not too distant past, while unfancied outfits such as Watford, Burnley and Blackpool have enjoyed fairytale adventures which have led all the way to the Premier League. The 2010/11 campaign promises to offer more of the same, with any number of sides harbouring realistic promotion aspirations ahead of the big kick-off. Skysports.com Predicted table: Middlesbrough Nottingham Forest Burnley Hull City Leicester Cardiff Reading QPR Bristol City Swansea Sheffield United Portsmouth Doncaster Crystal Palace Ipswich Norwich Derby Coventry Leeds Preston Millwall Watford Barnsley Scun thorpe http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11096_6284943,00.html