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Hartlepool - 07/08 15th - Bookies 50/1 17th= - The monkey hangers are unlikely to give Jeff Stelling anything to get over-excited about this season, although he only needs a flurry of goals in the Conference to act like a kid in a toystore. A pair of largely untested midfielders with only eight League starts between them are their only signings so far leaving the locals to expect a struggle with Danny Wilson not expected to survive the season.
Hereford - 07/08 3rd(p) - Bookies 66/1 21st= - We were expected to struggle last season. We were expected to go out of business five years ago. We weren't expected to return from the Conference at all. We were expected to lose to Newcastle. How wrong can these people be? Premier League here we come... once we get that pacy striker we all want.
Huddersfield - 07/08 10th - Bookies 18/1 5th= - Having taken advantage of their centenary celebrations to boost their crowd with cheap tickets, their signing of £250,000 winger Gary Roberts should help the likes of Phil Jevons and Andy Booth fire the Terriers into the play-offs and some interesting Yorkshire derbies with...
Leeds - 07/08 5th - Bookies 10/3 1st - If Gary McAllister fails to get promotion the Leeds faithful will be furious. The rest of League One will probably have a quiet chuckle at the club that still thinks it doesn't belong in this division no matter what their results are. Has anyone seen Ken Bates since Radovan Karadzic got arrested? I bet that judge works for the FA and will wangle a points deduction in at some stage.
Leicester - 07/08 22nd(r) - Bookies 5/1 2nd - Nigel Pearson knows failure is not an option. With a Chairman with a well used axe he'll have to accumulate more wins than the eleven in his managerial career (53 games) by Xmas to avoid being another victim of the new Doug Ellis. The defence has been overhauled, the midfield has a new pair of wingers, just needs a shiny new striker to finish off and Pearson will have few excuses for failure.
Leyton Orient - 07/08 14th - Bookies 50/1 17th= - Barry Hearn's pet project has seen gradual progress over the last decade. From a botton six League Two finish in 99/00 to lower mid-table League One last season - it's been steady if totally unspectacular progress. Off the pitch Brisbane Road, or the Matchroom Stadium if you prefer, has been almost totally overhauled but that's as far as the investment goes. On the pitch it's bargain basement hunting for five year boss Martin Ling who has to comply with a strict budget and produced a £1million transfer profit at the helm.
