Championship Talk

It's a bit of a mystery what is going on inside the offices of Nottingham Forest at the moment. The side that at one point sat at the top of the Championship last season with an impressive unbeaten record narrowly missed out on promotion after defeat in the play offs, but this still left...
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Recently relegated Portsmouth's troubles are not over.  Far from it.  They may have just begun.  As someone who has followed the whole sordid affair since the first signs of trouble in the summer of 2008, I can tell you it's difficult to type that sentence.  The fire sale that began with Sulley Muntari in...
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It's hard to deny that Leeds United fans have had to suffer for the past half a decade. It was always one of England's biggest teams, in the 60's and 70's Leeds were in the same mould as what the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal are today. I won't go into the downfall of...
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Amazing isn't it. At one time, the top goal scorer in the SPL was Henrik Larsson and he left Celtic to go to Barcelona. Now, his record has been beaten and due to Glasgow Ranger's financial woes, they have been forced to let go of Kris Boyd who has joined his fellow Scotsman Gordon...
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Not too long ago, I wrote a blog regarding the six new teams that would be playing in the Championship next season via relegation and promotion. One of these teams is Hull City, a side that has had an adventurous past decade or so. My belief was that Hull wouldn't be promoted straight back...
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Back in 2007, when Flavio Briatore and his consortium took control of Queens Park Rangers, there were hopes from fans and promises from the owners that QPR would quickly gain promotion and become an established Premier League side. The owners, who have an excess of wealth at their disposal, were mainly made up men...
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You may have been on EPL talk this morning and read The Gaffer's blog, which tells you that 2010 is the year that f*xture lists have become a commodity. It seems that now the Bundesliga has taken over the Premiership as the richest league in the word, they're clawing onto any money they can, and...
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It's almost as if international football is all that exists when the World Cup is on, La Liga, The Premiership, Serie A and The Bundesliga don't even get commonly mentioned too much due to the importance and focus on the main world game. But many teams are still in business, and it's likely that...
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I've covered Crystal Palace a lot recently, they seem to be involved in every big Championship news story lately, and it's surprising that a club that was minutes away from liquidation wasn't covered in greater detail by Sky Sports who usually go weak at the knees for this sort of stuff. But the World...
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It certainly doesn't feel like every season we see six different teams in the Championship, and depending what way you enter the league can often dictate expectations for a club. After the weekend's League One Playoff final, we now know the three teams that will be playing the Championship via relegation from the Premiership...
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Excuse the Stephen Colbert reference above (I wish he would return to UK TV screens!). Saturday signals a great day for football with the Champions League final taking place, but before that there is a game that is worth even more money to the victor. The Championship playoff final takes place at Wembley in...
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The agent of Swansea striker Besian Idrizaj has unfortunately told the media of the players death due to a heart attack on May 15th in his family home in Linz, Austria. Although not a regular in the Swansea side, it is so unfortunate to see a player (or indeed anyone) die at such a...
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If you have seen the news recently regarding parachute payments, you may have also heard that many clubs originally were against the proposal, mainly those who were in league's one and two. It could appear that the football league has somewhat been bullied into accepting this offer, and the implications of such a deal...
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Leeds United’s new home shirt for the 2010-11 season has been revealed. The Yorkshire club today were promoted from League One back to the Championship. Leeds’s new football kit for the 2010-2011 season features white shirt, shorts and socks with a yellow and blue trim. Personally, I think this is one of the classiest Leeds...
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There are only 34 days to go before the World Cup kicks off, so we want to give you the final opportunity before the biggest tournament begins to invite you to write for Championship Talk. Moving forward, we’ll continue to cover the Championship Talk (and all of the news this summer regarding transfers, preseason friendlies, TV...
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After Sunday’s playoff drama which saw Blackpool just edge their way onto the right side of the line, we now get to one of the most exciting times in English football, as four teams attempt to realise their dream of playing in the top flight of English football. Nottingham Forest V Blackpool and Cardiff...
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Football can be cruel some times and that will be all the more apparent this Sunday when one of the biggest and most important last day games in English football history takes place as, Sheffield Wednesday take on Crystal Palace with both teams needing to gain some form of points to stay in the...
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Steve Coppell is a popular figure in football. Fondly remembered at every club he has either played for or managed, the former Manchester United man is about to embark on a new challenge. Bristol City are the club fortunate enough to welcome Coppell, as the 54 year old looks to take the Robins back to...
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I hope this is not out of my bounds, but seeing as I’ve recently covered the play-off race (and will be analysing heavily when the places are decided) and I will prefer to go in depth on the relegation battle next week when we have a thrilling last day encounter between Sheffield Wednesday V...
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Well I got a bit of a surprise today. Yesterday, looking on sky bet at fixtures, I saw the steel city derby, Sheffield Wednesday V Sheffield United, was a Sunday early kick-off. I know this commonly happens for big derbies on police advice, but naturally seeing it was on a Sunday and an early...
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