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Middlesbrough up, Brighton floundering and Charlton safe – what WSC contributors got right and wrong in their predictions for the previous season

1 August ~ “Automatic promotion,” asserted Burnley fan Kevin Clarke ahead of the 2015-16 Championship season. “It goes against everything I believe in as a Burnley fan to predict this, but there really is no reason why not.” It took them a couple of games to get going but in the end Kevin’s confidence was well placed and his team sealed an immediate return to the Premier League, going up as champions by four points.

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Port Vale 3 Doncaster Rovers 0, 22/08/2015, League One, Vale Park.

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Dave Lockwood has been at The Valley for 24 years but wants rid of Roland Duchatelet

19 July ~ Charlton Athletic’s long-time matchday announcer has stepped down from his role and will now join fans’ protests against club owner Roland Duchatelet. Dave Lockwood, who has been on the mic at The Valley for 24 years, released a statement to the South London Press yesterday in which he said: “It isn’t Charlton anymore is it? Not our Charlton. For 24 seasons I have had the privilege of being the announcer, maybe the voice of the Valley? But I can take no more. When a statement on the website accuses fans of wanting failure.”

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August issue available online and in stores

The new WSC is out now, available in all good newsagents or to order from the WSC shop.

– England exit in confusion
– Marvellous month for Wales
– Portugal: teamwork triumphs
– From Bilic to Shearer: TV analysed
– Views from Lille and Marseille
– Taking on Europe in 1973

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Crewe Alexandra training ground shoot, 2002.

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