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Birmingham, Brighton, Ipswich, Southampton and West Ham look like strong promotion candidates

PROMOTION CHALLENGERS

Birmingham have lost key players such as Roger Johnson, Ben Foster and Barry Ferguson, but in Chris Hughton have a manager who knows how to get out of this division … Blackpool lost Charlie Adam, David Vaughan and, most likely, the objectives of the DJ Campbell - is a massive setback, but Ian Holloway yet his team plays the right way ... Brighton have the talent to do, like Norwich has last season: come up from League One and make a big impact ... Cardiff should have done better last season. Jay Bothroyd is gone, but Malky Mackay has a very good squad ... Trunk finished strong last season and with Nigel Pearson makes some decent shopping, they should pressure on ... Ipswich more like a side capable of challenging for a top-six place and looking to have a highly experienced manager in Paul Jewell ... Leedswere scorers in the Championship last season but struggled badly defensively. If they resolve that they will be challengers ... Leicester have spent hugely – but Cardiff had the best players last season and look what happened to them … Middlesbrough There are dark horses with stability off the pitch, and a talented, experienced manager in Steve Cotterill ... Southampton to the promotion from League One as a springboard for even greater success ... And West Ham a manager in Sam Allardyce, who restore the team 's passion and fighting spirit.

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