The division to watch

Nathan Jones is expecting a 'difficult' game at Wigan this evening: https://www.castrust.org/2024/08/wigan-its-a-difficult-start/

Four Four Two forecast a 9th place finish for the Lactics compared with 12th last season.  They comment: 'With a popular and progressive manager [Shaun Maloney] as well as two of the Football League's most prodigious talents in Sam Tickle and Charlie Hughes, the Lactics are oozing with potential. They may not have enough nous, however, to sustain a promotion challenge.'

League One is even more competitive this season.  Four Four Two says 'it is the division to watch this season.  Whereas the appeal of the Championship and League Two is the loss of big hitters, the third tier's charm is in gaining them.  The three teams coming down from the Championship look as strong as the promoted trio they replaced.'

'Then there are the three clubs who won automatic promotion from League Two, who themselves have the resources to enhance this division and challenge for the summit of it.   League One has also retained three top six regulars, Bolton, Barnsley and Peterborough.'

'So whereas League One had felt like a split league divided into "haves" and "have nots", the "haves" are now in the majority and some of the less fancied sides have reason to believe to.'