Archive for the ‘Championship’ Category
Championship as close as ever
It is hard to split the sides at the top of the Championship heading into the festive period.
A few weeks ago, it seemed as if Southampton and West Ham United were going to leave the rest behind. However, Middlesbrough and Hull City have closed in and Cardiff City aren’t far behind. The rest are struggling [...]
December 21, 2011
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Shock relegations on the cards?
The Championship has a habit of throwing up the unexpected and this season has been no exception.
Not many people expected Southampton, as impressive as they were on their way to League One promotion, to be this season’s pace-setters. On the flipside, nobody expected big-spenders Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest to be fighting it out in [...]
December 16, 2011
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Ipswich continue to crash
Ipswich’s shocking run of defeats continued this week with a morale-sapping 4-0 loss away to Burnley, which has further heaped the pressure on manager Paul Jewell’s shoulders. The club’s sixth straight defeat was worsened further by the manner of just how easily the team were taken apart, by a Burnley side that hasn’t exactly enjoyed [...]
December 1, 2011
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