‘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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Thanks to an outbreak of unpredictable results, last weekend was one that prompted one of the periodic bouts of head scratching that usually happens once or twice a season amongst fans of Championship clubs. Leaders Brighton – unbeaten at home this season – were beaten by Birmingham, who hadn’t won an away game since last [...]
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On paper, this evening’s match looks like a good one – the Tangerines have started well and already look like genuine promotion candidates and while none of the clubs promoted from League 1 look as if they’re going to emulate Norwich and Southampton this season, Huddersfield look as if they’re the best prepared for 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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