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Friday 5th August 2016

Ladbrokes League 2 preview

Ladbrokes League 2 kicks off this weekend, with Clyde the bookies' favourites to be crowned champions come May while Edinburgh City have stepped up from the Lowland League.

Ladbrokes League 2 kicks off this weekend, with Clyde the bookies' favourites to be crowned champions come May while Edinburgh City have stepped up from the Lowland League.
 
Cowdenbeath and Forfar Athletic will be aiming to bounce straight back following relegation and the likes of Arbroath and Stirling Albion are hoping to improve on 2015/16.
 
Annan Athletic
Manager: Jim Chapman
Last season: 5th in League 2
Ladbrokes title odds: 7/1
Opening game: Stirling Albion (H)
Signings: Max Wright (East Stirlingshire), David McKenna (East Stirlingshire), Alex Mitchell (Workington Reds), Raffi Krissian (Edusport Academy), Tony Ribeiro (Edusport Academy), Jean Guy Lucas (Edusport Academy), Przemyslaw Dachnowicz (Rangers), Barry Cuddihy (St Mirren), Willie Robertson (Stirling Albion), Adam Asghar (Alloa Athletic), Stewart Sharkey (Yoker Athletic), Ryan Finnie (Alloa Athletic), Aaron Bradbury (Carlisle United), Darren Ramsay (Rangers), Aidan Smith (Queen of the South, loan)
 
Arbroath
Manager: Dick Campbell
Last season: 9th in League 2
Ladbrokes title odds: 4/1
Opening game: Berwick Rangers (H)
Signings: Steven Doris (Stirling Albion), Michael Dunlop (Forfar Athletic), Colin Hamilton (Alloa Athletic), Omar Kader (Forfar Athletic), Gavin Malin (Forfar Athletic), Bryan Prunty (Airdrieonians), Ryan McCord (Raith Rovers), Robbie Mutch (Aberdeen, loan), Josh Thomson (Cowdenbeath), Ricky Gomes (Atletico Club Malveira), Martin Scott (Salgaocar), Gary Phillips (Largs Thistle), Liam Callaghan (Cowdenbeath)
 
Berwick Rangers
Manager: John Coughlin
Last season: 6th in League 2
Ladbrokes title odds: 12/1
Opening game: Arbroath (A)
Signings: Jordyn Sheerin (Livingston), Kevin McKinlay (Stirling Albion), Lee Hamilton (Stirling Albion), Sean Brennan (Hibernian), Steven Thomson (Musselburgh Athletic), Ben Stirling (Hibernian, loan), Sean Mackie (Hibernian, loan)
 
Clyde
Manager: Barry Ferguson
Last season: 3rd in League 2
Ladbrokes title odds: 3/1
Opening game: Montrose (H)
Signings: Matty Flynn (Annan Athletic), Martin McNiff (Annan Athletic), Phil Johnston (Stirling Albion), Jordan Lowdon (Arbroath), Ewan McNeil (Berwick Rangers), Dylan Easton (Elgin City), Michael Oliver (Cumbernauld Colts), Peter MacDonald (Morton)
 
Cowdenbeath
Manager: Liam Fox
Last season: 9th in League 1 (relegated)
Ladbrokes title odds: 9/2
Opening game: Elgin City (H)
Signings: Fraser Mullen (East Fife), Craig Sives (Livingston), David McGurn (Raith Rovers), Lewis Moore (Hearts, loan), Greg Ross (Penicuik Athletic),
Burton O'Brien (Alloa Athletic), Shaun Rutherford (Queen of the South), Gary Glen (Livingston), David Robertson (Selkirk), Kris Renton (Newtongrange Star), Chris Turner (Hamilton Accies), Gerry McLauchlan (Ayr United), James Creaney (Hurlford United), Brian Ross (Fauldhouse United), Nikolay Todorov (Hearts, loan)
 
Edinburgh City
Manager: Gary Jardine
Last season: Lowland League champions (promoted)
Ladbrokes title odds: 25/1
Opening game: Forfar Athletic (H)
Signings: Neil Martyniuk (St Johnstone), Dean Cummings (Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale), Ryan Porteous (Hibernian, loan), Craig Beattie (Stirling Albion), Calum Antell (Nairn County)
 
Elgin City
Manager: Jim Weir
Last season: 2nd in League 2
Ladbrokes title odds: 13/2
Opening game: Cowdenbeath (A)
Signings: Keiran Stewart (Arbroath), Jamie Reid (Arbroath), Chris Dodd (Jeanfield Swifts), Chris McLeish (Jeanfield Swifts), Shane Sutherland (Peterhead)
 
Forfar Athletic
Manager: Gary Bollan
Last season: 10th in League 1 (relegated)
Ladbrokes title odds: 9/2
Opening game: Edinburgh City (A)
Signings: Jamie Bain (Airdrieonians), David Cox (Airdrieonians), Jim Lister (Airdrieonians), Stuart Malcolm (Stenhousemuir), Grant Adam (Cowdenbeath), Lewis Milne (Cowdenbeath), Andy Munro (Arbroath), Marc Scott (Carnoustie Panmure), Josh Peters (Hibernian)
 
Montrose
Manager: Paul Hegarty
Last season: 8th in League 2
Ladbrokes title odds: 25/1
Opening game: Clyde (A)
Signings: Michael Bolochoweckyj (Clyde), Allan Fleming (Arbroath), Jordan Millar (St Johnstone), Chris Hegarty (Buckie Thistle), Ross Lennie (Bathgate Thistle), Gregor Anderson (Tayport), Iain Campbell (Forfar Athletic)
 
Stirling Albion
Manager: Stuart McLaren
Last season: 7th in League 2
Ladbrokes title odds: 12/1
Opening game: Annan Athletic (A)
Signings: ryan Hodge (Forfar Athletic), Marc McKenzie (Elgin City), Eddie Ferns (Alloa Athletic), Darren Petrie (Raith Rovers), Jack McCue (Airdrieonians), Jamie Mills (Rangers), Blair Henderson (Berwick Rangers), Alex Docherty (Maryhill Black Star)
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