After some confusion, Dougie Freedman has been confirmed as the new boss of Bolton Wanderers, Paul Jewell has left Ipswich and neither Blackburn nor Crystal Palace have full time managers.
After the midweek games finished, it’s possible to say that things are slightly clearer than they were before. Leicester and Cardiff are still battling neck and [...]
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Unfortunately the major talking point last weekend was the attack on Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Chris Kirkland at Hillsborough on Friday night. By contemporary standards, the wheels of justice were particularly quick in this case, but having already seen a Leeds away game in person this season I’d suggest that there is an element within their [...]
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‘Tomorrow’ became a flexible concept after England’s win over San Marino: I simply forgot to post this last weekend and although I’ve seen the statistics about the bottom of the table elsewhere, I researched them myself a week ago and it came as a surprise to me to see them in print.
We’re now into the [...]
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It looks very likely that there will be new leaders in the nPower Championship before the game between Birmingham and Barnsley today (Sky Sports 2, 5:20pm) – last night Lukas Jutkiewicz scored twice at Ewood Park to ensure that Middlesbrough became the first team to beat Blackburn this season.
There are multiple twists though – Brighton [...]
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After the usual mixed bag of first round results, the second round of the newly christened Capital One Cup takes place this week with sixteen of the 24 Championship clubs involved.
Although the draw ensured there’d be no guaranteed third round places, there might be a few surprises. A couple of seasons ago Bolton were in [...]
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