Alan Swann's club-by-club guide and predictions for League One this season: Will Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony's 'greatest show on turf' claim come true?
By Alan Swann
Published 28th Jul 2022, 15:50 BST
Updated 28th Jul 2022, 16:39 BST
Can Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony’s bold ‘greatest show on turf’ prediction come true this season?
Or will the Tractor Boys plough their way to the top of the League One table?
Will the Owls prove to have been the wisest third tier club in the summer transfer market? The bookies certainly think so.
Posh will surely finish near the top of the table, but what about the relegation fight? Morecambe have been sponsored by World Heavyweight Boxing champion Tyson Fury which surely gives them an edge in any scrap!
Will noisy neighbours Cambridge United be relegated? There must be a good chance looking at the latest odds.
It's good fun trying to guess and the man who predicted a Fulham, Bournemouth 1-2 in the Championship last season has worked his way through the prospects of all the League One clubs.
The odds are for the title according to Football League sponsors Sky Bet.
The ratings (maximum *****) are the work of the Peterborough Telegraph sports team.
Posh will surely finish near the top of the table, but what about the relegation fight? Morecambe have been sponsored by World Heavyweight Boxing champion Tyson Fury which surely gives them an edge in any scrap!
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The Cod Army were battered too often for comfort last season before surviving on the final day. They've recruited heavily this summer including the arrival of former Posh loanee Callum Morton (pictured), but they will miss Callum Camps who has pitched his tent with the League Two moneybags at Stockport. Odds: 150/1. Rating: *** Photo: Joe Dent
Charlton appear to have adopted Swindon as a feeder club which is surprising as the Robins couldn't escape League Two last season. A manager (Ben Garner) and some players have moved to the big city to take part in a push for mid-table obscurity. It won’t be a Happy Valley. Odds: 28/1. Rating: *** Photo: Pete Norton
I've always found Oxford manager Karl Robinson engaging company and yet his association with MK Dons means he's less popular at Posh than Wycombe Wanderers. Robinson (pictured, left) must be worried going into this season though as they look weaker than his team that finished 8th last term. They did sign one-time former £11 million man Josh Murphy this week to try to put that right. Odds: 14/1. Rating: *** Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com
Pompey are a big club at League One level, but they currently don't act like it. Transfer money appears to be in short supply and earlier this summer they lost a player (Aiden O'Brien) to Shrewsbury as the Shrews offered more money. The vocal Fratton Park faithful won’t like that even though 12-goals-a-season striker Colby Bishop (pictured) has arrived on the South Coast after seeing an escape route to Blackpool blocked. Odds: 14/1. Rating: *** Photo: Gareth Copley