Buzzin Championship Football

I don’t normally go in for superlatives, but tonight’s game at St Mary’s between Southampton and Cardiff City is huge.
If Southampton win and West Ham lose at Ipswich, the Saints will go top. If Cardiff win, they’ll move into second place regardless of how West Ham do and the Bluebirds will also have a two [...]

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The 4th Round of the FA Cup was the usual mixed bag with four Championship teams definitely through to the last sixteen, a figure that could rise to six depending on next week’s replays.
Having wondered if  Birmingham might face a tricky trip to Sheffield United, it was nice to be proven completely wrong – the [...]

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First of all, congratulations to Cardiff City on reaching the Carling Cup Final – the first time that they’ve reached that stage of the competition. It’s been over ten years since the last time a Championship side reached the final and I’d like to wish the Bluebirds good luck against Liverpool – the final means [...]

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In a few hours time we’ll know which Championship side will  be expected to provide cannon fodder for either Manchester City or Liverpool in the Carling Cup final.
Although Crystal Palace are slight favourites to qualify for the final, Cardiff are favourites to win tonight. Which might sound slightly barmy until you realise that the Eagles [...]

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It was a bit like last season in the nPower Championship last weekend: despite having the means, motive and opportunity to do so, neither Cardiff nor Middlesbrough were able to overtake Southampton and West Ham. Of course, there are plenty of games left but will be there be fewer clear cut opportunities to overtake the [...]

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