Buzzin Championship Football

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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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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After last weekend’s games in the oldest knockout competition in the world, only six teams from the Championship are definitely through to the fourth round, with four clubs facing replays next week. If that sounds familiar, take a look at this post from almost exactly a year ago; to put this season’s competition into perspective, [...]

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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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The FA Cup presents a unique set of challenges for Championship clubs: the extra revenue generated by a run in the oldest knockout competition in the world is always welcome, but as it’s been over three decades since a second tier side won the cup. The competition is also a distraction from the league but [...]

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