Buzzin Championship Football

Congratulations to Crystal Palace – the Eagles were promoted back to the top flight for the first time in almost a decade thanks to an extra time penalty from ancient striker Kevin Phillips. Crystal Palace became the first fifth placed club to be promoted via the playoffs since Burnley beat Sheffield United four years ago [...]

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The old clichés about the ‘richest game in the world’ will abound on Monday afternoon when Crystal Palace and Watford face each other in the nPower Championship playoff final.
I’m going to start by looking at the game from a slightly different angle. It’s all very well for the media to chuck ridiculous numbers around, but [...]

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Only two places left in the Championship and tomorrow’s League One playoff final is between two sides that will be new to the Championship. Brentford last played in the second tier two decades ago (when it was the old Division One) while this season’s fourth placed finish is Yeovil’s best season in the Football League [...]

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After eight seasons in the top flight, FA Cup winners Wigan Athletic will be playing in the nPower Championship next season after a 4-1 defeat by Arsenal at The Emirates Stadium.
Although the usual statements about ‘bouncing straight back’ have already been issued, Wigan fans might want to take a look at what happened to Birmingham [...]

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It’s amazing isn’t it.
24 clubs have played 46 regular season games and four teams have played three playoff games, yet two of the biggest outcomes at the top of the table have been settled when one team scores immediately after their opponents have missed a penalty. That happened at Hull on the last day of [...]

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