Buzzin Championship Football

Slightly later than advertised due to flat pack furniture being more complicated than I expected but here we go.
Results over the past seven days should show precisely how competitive and surprising the Championship ought to be – West Ham being walloped 5-1 at Ipswich was probably the most surprising result of the season. The leaders [...]

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I don’t normally go in for superlatives, but tonight’s game at St Mary’s between Southampton and Cardiff City is huge.
If Southampton win and West Ham lose at Ipswich, the Saints will go top. If Cardiff win, they’ll move into second place regardless of how West Ham do and the Bluebirds will also have a two [...]

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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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