FM 2013 guide to choosing which npower Championship team to manage

Welcome to our FM 2013 guide for who to manage in the npower Championship. Want to know every clubs media prediction, minimum expectations, transfer budget, available wage budget, best player and best young prospect (under 21,) then carry on reading.

There are many clubs to choose from and this guide should help you pick the right FM13 Championship club, whether you want to survive a relegation dog fight, or battle it out for promotion.

Barnsley

Media prediction: 23rd

Minimum expectations: Consolidate and learn from the experience (expecting relegation)

Stadium capacity: 23,287 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £100K

Available wage budget: £4,000 p/w

Best player: Mido (ST)

Best young prospect: Jacob Mellis (MC)

Birmingham

Media prediction: 4th

Minimum expectations: Respectable league position

Stadium capacity: 29,409 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: 0 (zero!)

Available wage budget: £627 p/w

Best player: Curtis Davies (CB)

Best young prospect: Nathan Redmond (AMR)

Blackburn

Media prediction: 2nd

Minimum expectations: Play-offs

Stadium capacity: 31,154 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £500K

Available wage budget: £61,000 p/w

Best player: Martin Olsson (DL)

Best young prospect: Ruben Rochina (ST)

Blackpool

Media prediction: 9th

Minimum expectations: Top half finish

Stadium capacity: 16,006 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £2 million

Available wage budget: £11,000 p/w

Best player: Gary Taylor-Fletcher (ST)

Best young prospect: Thomas Ince (AML)

Bolton

Media prediction: 1st

Minimum expectations: Promotion

Stadium capacity: 28,723 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £2 million

Available wage budget: £22,000 p/w

Best player: Lee Chung-Yong (AMR)

Best young prospect: Marvin Sordell (ST)

Brighton & Hove Albion

Media prediction: 10th

Minimum expectations: Respectable league position

Stadium capacity: 27,250 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £725K

Available wage budget: £9,500 p/w

Best player: Wayne Bridge, on loan (DL)

Best young prospect: Will Buckley (AMR)

Bristol City

Media prediction: 15th

Minimum expectations: Mid-table

Stadium capacity: 21,793 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £250K

Available wage budget: £9,000 p/w

Best player: Sam Baldock (ST)

Best young prospect: Sam Baldock (ST)

Burnley

Media prediction: 12th

Minimum expectations: Mid-table

Stadium capacity: 21,942 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £250K

Available wage budget: £11,000 p/w

Best player: Charlie Austin (ST)

Best young prospect: Kieran Trippier (DL)

Cardiff City

Media prediction: 5th

Minimum expectations: Respectable league position

Stadium capacity: 26,765 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £750K

Available wage budget: £6,000 p/w

Best player: Craig Bellamy (AML)

Best young prospect: Jordan Mutch (MC)

Charlton Athletic

Media prediction: 21st

Minimum expectations: Mid-table

Stadium capacity: 27,111 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £150K

Available wage budget: £9,000 p/w

Best player: Ricardo Fuller (ST)

Best young prospect: Chris Solly (DR)

Crystal Palace

Media prediction: 16th

Minimum expectations: Mid-table

Stadium capacity: 26,297 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £200K

Available wage budget: £33,000 p/w

Best player: David Goodwillie, on loan (ST)

Best young prospect: Wilfred Zaha (ST)

Derby County

Media prediction: 13th

Minimum expectations: Mid-table

Stadium capacity: 33,455 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £250K

Available wage budget: £16,000 p/w

Best player: Jamie Ward (ST)

Best young prospect: Will Hughes (AMC)

Huddersfield Town

Media prediction: 22nd

Minimum expectations: Mid-table

Stadium capacity: 24,590 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £3.8 million

Available wage budget: £8,000 p/w

Best player: James Vaughan, on loan (ST)

Best young prospect: Oliver Norwood (MC)

Hull City

Media prediction: 11th

Minimum expectations: Respectable league position

Stadium capacity: 25,586 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £400K

Available wage budget: £11,500 p/w

Best player: Liam Rosenior (DR)

Best young prospect: Tom Cairney (MC)

Ipswich Town

Media prediction: 17th

Minimum expectations: Mid-table

Stadium capacity: 30,311 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £1 million

Available wage budget: £12,000 p/w

Best player: Aaron Cresswell (DL)

Best young prospect: Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (AMC)

Leeds United

Media prediction: 6th

Minimum expectations: Respectable league position

Stadium capacity: 37,697 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £200K

Available wage budget: £11,500 p/w

Best player: Ross McCormack (ST)

Best young prospect: Aidan White (DL)

Leicester City

Media prediction: 7th

Minimum expectations: Respectable league position

Stadium capacity: 32,312 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £2.5 million

Available wage budget: £11,400 p/w

Best player: Ben Marshall (MR)

Best young prospect: Anthony Knockaert (ST)

Middlesbrough

Media prediction: 8th

Minimum expectations: Respectable league position

Stadium capacity: 34,992 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £400K

Available wage budget: £17,300 p/w

Best player: Rhys Williams (MC)

Best young prospect: Jason Steele (GK)

Millwall

Media prediction: 20th

Minimum expectations: Mid-table

Stadium capacity: 20,146 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £200K

Available wage budget: £6,700 p/w

Best player: Andrew Keogh (ST)

Best young prospect: Liam Trotter (MC)

Nottingham Forest

Media prediction: 14th

Minimum expectations: Mid-table

Stadium capacity: 30,576 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £5 million

Available wage budget: £11,700 p/w

Best player: Billy Sharp, on loan (ST)

Best young prospect: Henri Lansbury (MC)

Peterborough United

Media prediction: 24th

Minimum expectations: Consolidate and learn from the experience (expecting relegation)

Stadium capacity: 14,707 (6914 seated)

Transfer budget: £300K

Available wage budget: £5,500 p/w

Best player: Lee Tomlin (AMC)

Best young prospect: Joe Newell (AML)

Sheffield Wednesday

Media prediction: 18th

Minimum expectations: Mid-table

Stadium capacity: 39,812 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £200K

Available wage budget: £5,700 p/w

Best player: Jay Bothroyd (ST)

Best young prospect: Gary Madine (ST)

Watford

Media prediction: 19th

Minimum expectations: Mid-table

Stadium capacity: 17,477 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £750K

Available wage budget: £9,600 p/w

Best player: Almen Abdi (AMC)

Best young prospect: Sean Murray (MR)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Media prediction: 3rd

Minimum expectations: Play-offs

Stadium capacity: 30,852 (all-seater)

Transfer budget: £5 million

Available wage budget: £41,600 p/w

Best player: Roger Johnson (DC)

Best young prospect: Danny Batth (DC)

I hope you found this guide helpful and will refer to this if attempting a campaign in the English second tier. Will you go for the financial aid of Wolves and Nottm Forest, or try a real challenge like Peterborough…either way keep enjoying the game and if you like this guide, please share it with your friends through the social media buttons, every click helps :)