League One ins and outs
Brighton & Hove AlbManager:
Micky Adams.Players in: Matt Richards (Ipswich, loan),
David Livermore (Hull, free), Adam Virgo (Celtic, free), Colin Hawkins (Coventry, free), Kevin McLeod (Colchester, free).
Players out: Sam Rents (Crawley Tn, free), Chris Winterton (Eastbourne, free), Guy Butters, Shane McFaul, David Martot, Paul Reid, Sonny Cobbs, Lloyd Skinner (all released).
Prospects:
Livermore and McLeod are potentially effective signings, and you can count on Adams to make the most of his limited squad. A play-off bid seems likely at the Withdean Stadium.
Odds: 20/1.
Bristol RoversManager: Paul Trollope.
Players in: Darryl Duffy (Swansea City, £100,000), Jeff Hughes (Crystal Palace, £120,000), Ben Hunt (West Ham, free).
Players out: Richard Walker (Shrewsbury Town, loan), James Fraser (Lewes, loan), Chris Carruthers (Oxford, free), Sammy Igoe (released).
Prospects: Trollope's signings have been a case of quality over quantity but while good enough to stay clear of the bottom four, Rovers may struggle to rise out of the bottom half of League One.
Odds: 33/1.
Carlisle UnitedManager: John Ward.
Players in: Ben Williams (Crewe, free), Josh Gowling (Bournemouth, free),
Michael Bridges (Hull City, loan).
Players out: Joe Garner (Nottingham Forest, £1.14m), Keiren Westwood (Coventry City, £750,000), Kevin Gall (Lincoln, loan), Paul Arnison, Zigor Aranalde, Grant Carson (all released).
Prospects: Last year's play-off semi-finalists have lost two major players in Garner and Westwood and it will take all of Ward's managerial nous to secure a top-six finish again.
Odds: 16/1.
Cheltenham TownManager: Keith Downing.
Players in: Alex Russell (Bristol City, free).
Players out: Craig Reid (released), Sam Foley (released), Michael Wylde (released), Adam Connolly (released), Steven Gillespie (Colchester, £400,000).
Prospects: Gillespie's departure to Colchester is a blow, and Cheltenham's recruitment has been limited so far. Have the look of bottom-four material.
Odds: 100/1.
Colchester UnitedManager: Geraint Williams.
Players in: Akanni-Sunday Wasia (St Albans, free), David Perkins (Rochdale, undiscl), Steven Gillespie (Cheltenham, £400,000), Paul Reid (Barnsley, free),
Matthew Heath (Leeds, free), Matt Lockwood (Nottingham Forest, undiscl).
Players out: Luke Guttridge (Northampton, free), Kevin Lisbie (Ipswich, undiscl), Jamie Guy (Oxford, loan), Karl Duguid (Plymouth, undiscl), Kevin McLeod (Brighton, free),
Danny Granville (L Orient, free), Nathan Speed (AFC Sudbury, free), Kevin Watson, Tom Devaux, Tom Webb (all released), Teddy Sheringham (retired), Aidan Davison (retired).
Prospects: Promoted from League One two seasons ago and there is no reason why Colchester should not mount a sustained challenge again.
Odds: 20/1.
Crewe AlexandraManager: Steve Holland.
Players in: Calvin Zola (Tranmere, £400,000),
Anthony Elding (Leeds, undiscl), Joel Grant (Aldershot, £130,000), Adam Legzdins (Birmingham, free), Steve Collis (Southend, free), Jake Livermore (Tottenham, loan).
Players out: Ryan Lowe (Chester, free), Neil Cox (retired), Nicky Maynard (Bristol City, £2.25m), Ben Williams (Carlisle, free), Owain Fon Williams (Stockport, free), Mat Bailey (Northwich Victoria, free), Ryan Lynch (released).
Prospects: Were resigned to losing Maynard this summer but
Elding has stepped on board. Positive work in the transfer market should give Crewe every chance of retaining League One status.
Odds: 50/1.
Hartlepool UnitedManager: Danny Wilson.
Players in: Mark Cook (Newcastle, free), Ritchie Jones (Manchester Utd, free), Alan Power (Notts Forest, free).
Players out: Ali Gibb (Bath, free),
Robbie Elliott (retired), Mickey Barron (retired), Scott Allison, Tom Haigh, Michael Rae, Stephen Turnbull (all released).
Prospects: Hartlepool have a wily boss in Wilson but it is doubtful whether they possess the players to reach the Championship. A tough side to play but a tricky season lies ahead.
Odds: 50/1.
Hereford UnitedManager: Graham Turner.
Players in: Craig Samson (Dundee, free), Robbie Threlfall (Liverpool, loan), Darren Randolph (Charlton, loan), Toumani Diagouraga (Watford, free), Nick Jordan (Portsmouth, free), Garry Breen (Manchester City, free), Bradley Hudson-Odoi (Fulham, free), Matty Done (Wrexham, free), Moses Ashikodi (Watford, loan).
Players out: Wayne Brown (Bury, undiscl), Michael Ingham (York, free), John McCombe (Port Vale, free), Martyn Giles (Newport County, free), Trevor Benjamin, Ryan Esson, Jordan Fitzpatrick, Marcus Palmer (all released).
Prospects: An easy club to under-estimate and Turner will ensure his side are competitive. But remaining in League One will be an achievement, and Hereford's first target.
Odds: 50/1.
Huddersfield TownManager: Stan Ternent.
Players in:
Andy Butler (Scunthorpe, free), Mike Flynn (Blackpool), Jim Goodwin (Scunthorpe, free), Chris Lucketti (Sheffield Utd, free), Keigan Parker (Blackpool, free), Gary Roberts (Ipswich Town, £250,000).
Players out: Lucas Akins (Hamilton Acs, free), Chris Brandon (Bradford City, free), Aaron Hardy (released), Luke Malcher (Harrogate Tn, free), Rob Page (Chesterfield, free), Danny Racchi (Bury, free), Mitchell Bailey (released), Danny Schofield (Yeovil, free), Frank Sinclair (Lincoln City, free), Matt Young (Harrogate Town, free).
Prospects: Ternent's squad looks full of potential and with a good start and the right tactics, they have every chance of getting involved in the promotion battle.
Odds: 14/1.
Leeds United
Manager: Gary McAllister.
Players in: Andy Robinson (Swansea, free), Alan Sheehan (Leicester, undiscl), Enoch Showunmi (Bristol City, free), Robert Snodgrass (Livingston, undiscl), Luciano Becchio (Merida UD, undiscl).
Players out: Anthony Elding (Crewe, undiscl), Leon Constantine (Northampton Tn, free), Tomi Ameobi (Doncaster, undiscl), Matt Heath (Colchester Utd, free), Alan Thompson (retired), Darren Kenton (released), Curtis Weston (Gillingham, loan).
Prospects: Bookmakers' favourites and rightly so. McAllister possesses one of the largest squads in League One and the capture of Robinson in particular should prove a key piece of business. Top two will be the aim.
Odds: 3/1.
Leicester CityManager: Nigel Pearson.
Players in: Aleksander Tunchev (CSKA Sofia, undiscl), Michael Morrison (Cambridge Utd, undiscl), Lloyd Dyer (MK Dons, free), Nicky Adams (Bury, undiscl), Harry Worley (Chelsea, free), Jack Hobbs (Liverpool, loan), Kerrea Gilbert (Arsenal, loan), David Martin (Liverpool, loan).
Players out: Iain Hume (Barnsley, £1.2m), Gareth McAuley (Ipswich, undiscl), Richard Stearman (Wolves, undiscl), James Chambers (Doncaster, undiscl), Sergio Hellings (contract cancelled),
Jamie Clapham, Alan Maybury, Elvis Hammond, Rab Douglas (all released).
Prospects: Leicester should be serious contenders. Pearson is an experienced coach who has dipped into the Premier League for players this summer, and automatic promotion is achievable.
Odds: 5/1.
Leyton OrientManager: Martin Ling.
Players in: Andrew Cave-Brown (Norwich, free), Simon Dawkins (Tottenham, loan),
Danny Granville (Colchester, free), Ryan Jarvis (Norwich, free), Jamie Jones (Everton, free).
Players out: Stuart Nelson (Norwich, free), Jabo Ibehre (Walsall, free), Clayton Fortune (Darlington, free), Efe Echanomi, Sam Oji, Wayne Corden, Raphael Sylvester (all released).
Prospects: Ran out of steam last season and Ling's squad does not look vastly stronger. Probably looking at mid-table.
Odds: 40/1.
MK DonsManager: Roberto Di Matteo.
Players in: Shaun Cummings (Chelsea, loan), Florian Sturm (FC Vaduz, free), Peter Leven (Chesterfield, free).
Players out: Mustapha Carayol (Torquay, undiscl), Lloyd Dyer (Leicester, free), Gareth Edds (Tranmere, free), Colin Cameron (Dundee, free), Matt Carbon, Sam Collins, Kieran Murphy, Drewe Broughton (all released).
Prospects: Made the most intriguing managerial appointment of the summer in Di Matteo, and are widely expected to do well. The Dons have momentum and a League Two title behind them.
Odds: 11/1.
MillwallManager: Kenny Jackett.
Players in: Tony Craig (Crystal Palace, undiscl), Nadjim Abdou (Plymouth, free), Ashley Grimes (Manchester City, undiscl), David Forde (Luton, free).
Players out: Bas Savage (Tranmere, free), Tom Brighton (St Mirren, free), Gavin Grant (Wycombe, free), Chris Zebroski (Wycombe, £20,000), Rhys Evans (Bradford, free), Chris Day, Mark Phillips, Andrew Callaghan, Ross Gaynor, Ryan James, Zoom Bakayogo (all released).
Prospects: Jackett won't worry himself excessively about relegation, but Millwall do not look like an obvious shout for promotion either.
Odds: 33/1.
Northampton TownManager: Stuart Gray.
Players in: Luke Guttridge (Colchester, free),
Leon Constantine (Leeds, undiscl), Liam Davis (Coventry, free), Abdul Saeed-Osman (unattached).
Players out: Shaun Goodall (Nuneaton, loan), Mark Haines (Grays, free), Joe Burnell (Oxford, free), Nick Thurogood (Cheshunt, free), Mark Haines (Grays, free), Brett Johnson, Danny May, Poul Hubertz (all released).
Prospects: Finished in the top 10 last term but may find it difficult to repeat that. Much will depend on Constantine's ability to score goals and stay fit.
Odds: 40/1.
Oldham AthleticManager:
John Sheridan.
Players in: Kevin Maher (Southend, free), David Williams (Manchester Utd, free), Greg Fleming (Gretna, free), Kieran Lee (Manchester Utd, free), Chris O'Grady (Rotherham, undiscl), Dale Stephens (Bury, compensation to be set), Danny Whitaker (Port Vale, free).
Players out: Les Pogliacomi (contract cancelled), Gary McDonald (Aberdeen, free).
Prospects: Fell narrowly short of the top six in May and Oldham should be there or thereabouts again. Their squad has grown in size and good luck with injuries will give them a chance.
Odds: 25/1.
Peterborough UnitedManager: Darren Ferguson.
Players in: Sergio Torres (Wycombe, £150,000), Scott Rendell (Cambridge, undiscl), Russ Martin (Wycombe, free).
Players out: Shwan Jalal (Bournemouth, loan), Alfie Potter (Kettering, loan), Rene Howe (Morecambe, loan), Adam Newton (Brentford, free), Courtney Howard (Concord, free), Scott Mitchell (Rushden, free), Claude Gnapka (released).
Prospects: Dark horses for many, but may find the step up to League One demanding. Need strong, early-season form to propel them above mid-table.
Odds: 9/1.
Scunthorpe UnitedManager: Nigel Adkins.
Players in: Garry Thompson (Morecambe, free), Kenny Milne (Falkirk, free), Michael Lea (Manchester Utd, free); Gary Hooper (Southend, £125,000).
Players out: Martin Paterson (Burnley, £1.3m);
Andy Butler (Huddersfield, free); Jim Goodwin (Huddersfield, free); Jack Cork (return to Chelsea); Kevin Horlock, Alex Mowfor (both released).
Prospects: Highly likely to hold a position in the top half, but perhaps lacking the quality and strength in depth to guarantee promotion. A good start is essential.
Odds: 25/1.
Southend UnitedManager: Steve Tilson.
Players in: Steve Mildenhall (Yeovil, free), Ian Joyce (Watford, free), Osei Sankofa (Charlton, free), Paul Furlong (Luton Town, free).
Players out: Mark Gower (Swansea, free), Darryl Flahavan (Crystal Palace, free), Che Wilson (released), Lewis Hunt (Wycombe, free), Kevin Maher (Oldham, free), Charlie MacDonald (Brentford, undiscl), Steve Collis (Crewe, free), Zoltan Liptak (Ujpest FC, £60,000), Tommy Black (released), Charlie Mulgrew, Gary Hooper (Scunthorpe, £125,000).
Prospects: Southend have been badly weakened by the exits of Gower and Flahavan, and Furlong will lead their line at the age of 39. Tilson will target the play-offs but is likely to fall short.
Odds: 20/1.
Stockport CountyManager: Jim Gannon.
Players in: Carl Baker (Morecambe, £175,000), Peter Thompson (Linfield, undiscl), Owain Fon Williams (Crewe, free), Johnny Mullins (Mansfield, free).
Players out: Liam Dickinson (Derby, £750,000), Ashley Williams (Swansea, £400,000), David Poole (Darlington, free), Adam Griffin (Darlington, free), Adam Proudlock (Darlington, free).
Prospects: Derby and Swansea have poached two of Stockport's most talented players, and County look set for a relegation scrap. Gannon is not the type to go down without a fight but his club will be up against it from the off.
Odds: 50/1.
Swindon TownManager: Maurice Malpas.
Players in: Kevin Amankwaah (Swansea City, undiscl), Lilian Nalis (Plymouth Argyle, free).
Players out: Andy Nicholas (released), Chris Blackburn (Aldershot, free), Miguel Comminges (Cardiff, free), Sofi Zaaboub (Walsall, free) Kaid Mohamed (Forest Green, free).
Prospects: A dire away record kept Swindon in mid-table last season and their summer additions do not point to a strong promotion challenge next term. But they should not be troubled by the drop either.
Odds: 33/1
Tranmere RoversManager: Ronnie Moore.
Players in: Gareth Edds (MK Dons, free), George O'Callaghan (Cork City, free), Bas Savage (Millwall, free), Edrissa Sonko (Walsall, free), Godwin Antwi (Liverpool, loan), Luke Waterfall (Barnsley, free).
Players out: Steve Davies, (Derby, compensation to be agreed), Calvin Zola (Crewe, £200,000), Paul McLaren (Bradford, free),
Shane Sherriff (Shrewsbury, free), Robbie Stockdale (Grimsby, free), John Mullin (Accrington Stanley, free), Mike Jones (Bury, free), Michael Johnston (Bangor City, free).
Prospects: Plenty of movement in and out of Prenton Park, but Rovers' squad still looks short of goals. The club are desperate for investment and while a top-half finish is probable, the play-offs may elude them again.
Odds: 25/1.
WalsallManager: Jimmy Mullen.
Players in: Stephen Hughes (Coventry, free), Marco Reich (Offenbach, free), Chris Palmer (Wycombe, free),
Michael Ricketts (Oldham, free), Sofi Zaaboub (Swindon, free), Dwayne Mattis (Barnsley, free), Jabo Ibehre (Leyton Orient, free), Stephen Roberts (Doncaster, free).
Players out: Edrissa Sonko (Tranmere, free), Darren Wrack (Kettering, free), Cameron Jones (Tamworth, free), Jake Woollaston (Tamworth, free), Ian Roper, Michael Dobson, Tommy Mooney, Bertrand Bossu, David McDermott, Alassane N'Dour, Stefan Moore (all released).
Prospects: A new manager on board, and something of an unknown quantity. Hughes and Reich bring quality to the midfield, but Walsall will need to improve their goals-for tally if they intend to impose on the play-off zone.
Odds: 50/1.
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YeovilManager: Russell Slade
Players in: Gavin Tomlin (Fisher Ath, free), Darren Way (Swansea, £50,000), Danny Schofield (Huddersfield, free), Kieran Murtagh (Fisher, compensation still to be agreed).
Players out: Andy Kirk (Dunfermline, undiscl), Scott Guyett (AFC Bournemouth, free), Marcus Stewart (Exeter, free), Anthony Barry (Chester, free), Marvin Williams (Brentford, undiscl), Steve Mildenhall (Southend, free), Ishmael Welsh (Grays), Darryl Knights (Kidderminster, free), Mark Lynch, Stephen Maher, Wilfried Domoraud, Jerahl Hughes (all released).
Prospects: Yeovil's form tailed off badly towards the end of the 2007-08 term, and a big improvement will be needed to keep them out of trouble. Cannot afford a slow start.
Odds: 50/1.
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