Buzzin Championship Football

It’s only Wednesday and it’s already been another busy week in the Championship – it’s unusual to have games on consecutive days in the middle of the week but with a televised game tomorrow night, it’s worth pausing to catch breath and take a slightly more detailed look at the two big stories that have [...]

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Portsmouth went into administration for the second time on Friday morning, although at time of writing there had been no confirmation of the widely expected points deduction. Rather than making any comment about the situation right now, I’m tempted to leave it until next week when the situation should be clearer.
(Update: the ten point deduction [...]

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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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In the first leg of the Carling Cup semi final, a header from Anthony Gardner at the end of the first half was enough to separate Crystal Palace and Cardiff on Tuesday night, but as the old cliché goes, the tie is far from over. The second leg is on 24th January, but with only [...]

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First of all, Happy (belated) New Year – the port and mince pies were to blame for the lack of posts over the holidays, but I’m planning on two more before next weekend.
We’re now past the half way stage in this season’s nPower Championship and results over the Christmas break have set up what looks [...]

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