Coming down...
Dagenham and Redbridge
The relegation spots in League One came down to the final day so when Dag & Red got battered in their final game 5-0 away at Peterborough (with 4 goals in the last 25 minutes) it was pretty much done and dusted, and they were sent straight back down to League Two after just one season. To be honest (and no disrespect to Dag & Red) I didn't expect them to achieve much in League One, I think they're maybe a team much better suited to League Two. I expect them to do pretty well next season, I'm going for a top half finish, perhaps fighting for one of the last play off spots.
Fan's view: @leewilsonDRFC "Will be another rebuilding job at Daggers. Will lose our better players after relegation but John Still is the man to find the hidden gems and I have little doubt we'll be sniffing around the play off area ready to pounce on any slips."
Bristol Rovers
Rovers pretty much confirmed their relegation to League Two the game before the final day, drawing at home against Sheffield Wednesday with an inferior goal difference. I can see them bouncing straight back though and challenging for automatics in League Two.
Fan's view: @swich1980 "We expect at least a push for the play offs but as long as there is progress on the pitch we will be happy."
Plymouth Argyle
I don't think any other football club had a worse time than Plymouth did last season and their fate was well and truly confirmed after being sent down by Southampton. Back in March they were deducted 10 points for going into administration and players haven't been paid their full wage packet for the seventh month running now. I feel for their fans, it must be so frustrating and I hope their problems don't continue through to next season and disappear into non-league like so many other football clubs in financial difficulties have.
Fan's view: @LloydDavies14 from On The Terraces "The unexpected. Anything. God knows. Hopefully we will be okay and able to consolidate after several years of 'mess' in reality though and all likeliness I wouldn't be surprised if the mess continues. All PAFC fans just want a club. Football means more than business and money no fan should ever forget that."
Swindon Town
The first club to get relegated in League One, Swindon were sent down back in April against Sheffield Wednesday and after winning just eight league games all season, a far cry from their previous season where they reached the League One play off final. Unfortunately, I think Swindon may struggle to bounce back after such a poor season, but you never know, it may also give them the drive to get back to where they once were.
Fan's view: @fatbury "I expect excitement and passion and a roller coaster Di Canio ride. It won't be dull!"
Fan's view: @olliehowitt "Cautious as Di Canio has no experience, but he's got the talk and I believe signing the right players, we will go up. Tough away games await us."
Coming up...
Crawley Town
It would be fair to say that Crawley pretty much ran away with the title in the Conference, finishing the season on 105 points - 15 ahead of AFC Wimbledon in 2nd place and gaining promotion to the Football League at the start of April. They might not be everyone's favourite team with many believing they bought their way out of non-league football. I expect to see them mid-table next season considering they've invested so much in their squad that's already much more than your typical League Two club would spend.
Follower's view: @CarolBates "With four new players signed and more to come, Crawley Town will have strength in depth like last season. I think promotion is achievable, but probably through the play offs."
Fan's view: @LelmerCTFC "I'd settle for play offs, but with the squad we've got I'm hoping for automatic playoffs, especially if we keep Matt Tubbs."
AFC Wimbledon
Probably the fondest of promotions in the entire Football League, AFC Wimbledon are what dreams are made of and I expect most their fans will still be feeling like it's not real. Founded in 2002 by a group of disillusioned then Wimbledon fans angry at the club's move to Milton Keynes, their win in the play off final was their fifth promotion in just eight years. I'd hope that they'd survive and cement a play in the Football League, as probably every other fan does too, and I reckon they've got that drive and passion to succeed.
Mascot's view: @HaydontheWomble "I expect to be mid-season with maybe an outside chance of the play offs, I expect sold out home games and enjoying being back in the league."
Fan's view: @mattlowndes "Not sure what to expect next season to be honest. If you had asked that same question 12 months ago I would never have expected promotion and League Two. Our first season as full time professionals could not have gone any better. Terry Brown will get it right and I predict mid-table mediocre, but boy are us fans going to have some serious fun on the road."
Come back soon to see my same predictions and fans' views for clubs coming into League One and the Championship.
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