Only champions Luton scored more than Hull in their promotion season, and if Stuart Elliott can transfer the form that saw him score 27 goals in 36 appearances in League 1 to the Championship, they will have a fighting chance of staying up.
Peter Taylor has said he wouldn’t stand in Elliott’s way if he had the chance to play in the Premiership, but only if the price is right.

This season will be all about consolidation and after a long search for a central defender, Taylor has recruited Danny Coles from Bristol City. He’s joined at the back by Portuguese keeper Sergio Leite, from Ovarense.

We say: 18th 28-1

Ipswich Town
Last year: 3rd
Ground: Portman Road
Capacity: 30,300
Manager: Joe Roy/e
(34 months, W67, D34, L40)


THE TRACTOR BOYS are odds-on for a top-six finish with the tote after three seasons of steady improvement since they were relegated from the Premiership in 2002.

However, last season’s top-scoring Championship side will have to do it without their star strikers as Darren Bent and Sheflc.i Kuqi - 19 league goals each last term - will both be playing in the Premiership this season.
Sam Parkin moves in from Swindon where he has scored 67 times in League 1 over the past three seasons and is joined by the experienced Nicky Forster from Reading.

Joe Royle has been attempting to add some defensive cover to a squad that is not the deepest in the Championship but, thus far, has not succeeded.

Expect some new arrivals before the transfer window closes at the end of August.
We say: 7th 16-1