With just over half the season gone, I thought I'd see how the bookies viewed the teams before the start of the season. They make for interesting reading (if you like that sort of thing!). They are closer with the bottom of the league teams than those at the top:
Bradford City 7/4
Salford City 15/8
Plymouth Argyle 9/4
Mansfield Town 9/4
Scunthorpe United 9/4
Northampton Town 3/1
Carlisle United 7/2
Forest Green Rovers 7/2
Leyton Orient 7/2
Walsall 7/2
Colchester United 9/2
Swindon Town 9/2
Oldham Athletic 5/1
Exeter City 11/2
Newport County 13/2
Crewe Alexandra 7/1
Stevenage 7/1
Port Vale 15/2
Cheltenham Town 9/1
Cambridge United 10/1
Crawley Town 10/1
Grimsby Town 14/1
Macclesfield Town 16/1
Morecambe 18/1
Bradford City 7/4
Salford City 15/8
Plymouth Argyle 9/4
Mansfield Town 9/4
Scunthorpe United 9/4
Northampton Town 3/1
Carlisle United 7/2
Forest Green Rovers 7/2
Leyton Orient 7/2
Walsall 7/2
Colchester United 9/2
Swindon Town 9/2
Oldham Athletic 5/1
Exeter City 11/2
Newport County 13/2
Crewe Alexandra 7/1
Stevenage 7/1
Port Vale 15/2
Cheltenham Town 9/1
Cambridge United 10/1
Crawley Town 10/1
Grimsby Town 14/1
Macclesfield Town 16/1
Morecambe 18/1