The rather indifferent form of nPower Championship league teams in the first round of the Carling Cup this week – eight teams knocked out and four teams needing extra time to conquer opposition from lower divisions – was overshadowed on Thursday with the news of the first managerial casualty of the season. Steve Coppell resigned [...]
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Carling Cup, Steve Coppell & Championship League round up
Mike Roberts - Friday 13.08.10, 14:37pm
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nPower Championship Football League Preview
Mike Roberts - Thursday 29.07.10, 18:30pm
It’s highly likely that the 2010/11 nPower Championship football league will be more competitive than last season: Newcastle United became the sixth club in the last 20 seasons to win the Championship the season after being relegated from the Premiership.
Middlesbrough – another club with recent Premiership experience – are current favourites. Manager Gordon Strachan has [...]
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Alan Lee has his say on facing former club
Terry Lane - Wednesday 15.04.09, 10:33am
There is always added significance to a fixture when a player returns to the club where they once played. This is exaggerated even further when the player concerned is now playing for the fierce rivals of his former club.
This is the case for Alan Lee this Sunday. He and his new club Norwich City travel [...]
Busy Transfer Deadline Day for Championship Clubs
Thomas Rooney - Tuesday 03.02.09, 15:33pm
Much of the focus during transfer deadline day was on the Premier League clubs and most notably Robbie Keane and Andrei ‘will I ever complete my move to Arsenal?’ Arshavin.
However, Championship managers and chairmen were very busy as well and many signings were made as clubs aim to improve their squad ahead of the final [...]
Norwich City’s Jamie Cureton critical of former manager Glenn Roeder
Thomas Rooney - Tuesday 20.01.09, 11:13am
Norwich City striker Jamie Cureton has admitted that he thought he had played his last game for the club when Glenn Roeder shipped him out on loan to Barnsley a few weeks ago.
However, as soon as Glenn Roeder was sacked as Norwich City manager last week, Jamie Cureton was immediately recalled to the squad. He [...]
