Buzzin Championship Football

There’s been a lot of comment in the French football press since the winter transfer deadline closed, mostly about David Beckham’s move to PSG but also about some of the better French players moving to England – or more specifically to the Premier League.
However, it’s not as if the nPower Championship is without its fair [...]

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First of all, credit where credit’s due. Congratulations to Barnsley, Blackburn Rovers and Millwall for reaching the quarter finals of the FA Cup. To be honest, the Tykes and the Lions faced opponents they should have beaten and both teams responded to the task admirably. However, Blackburn’s win at Arsenal was well deserved and should [...]

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Bit of a mixed bag this weekend, so for the sake of brevity I’ll divide today’s post into two sections.
Although there are six league games today, only two could make a difference at the top and bottom of the table. Bristol City travel to Cardiff in the early kickoff and could potentially escape from the [...]

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An interesting appointment but entirely consistent with what we’ve seen a few times: a youngish manager who started off as a player with Manchester United with a lot of possible potential but no real long term form leaves one club because he thinks he can do better at another one slightly higher up the food [...]

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Results last weekend showed once again how unpredictable the Championship often is. The top five all won but Middlesbrough lost at Ipswich and are currently occupying no man’s land in the last playoff position: at the bottom, Barnsley won at Blackpool and despite earning a point against Burnley, Peterborough remain bottom. However, the most significant [...]

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