Buzzin Championship Football

All clubs were involved in two games this week with exciting games and unexpected results: significantly both Welsh sides broke the 70 point barrier and – for the time being – the Championship consists of 25 clubs after Brighton were promoted from League 1 in midweek.
The Seagulls haven’t played in the second tier since finishing [...]

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As they have been for most of the season, QPR are this week’s main story: the date of the FA disciplinary hearing concerning the signing of Alejandro Faurlin has been set and the timing is ‘interesting’ to say the least. The process starts on Tuesday 3rd May with a decision expected on Friday 7th May – the [...]

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No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke: Hogan Ephraim’s winner for QPR at Doncaster before the international break may have been more significant than anyone realised. The win – combined with Norwich’s failure to hold on to the lead at the KC Stadium – guaranteed a playoff place for Neil Warnock’s side. Since the First [...]

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More managerial casualties this week: Aidy Boothroyd left Coventry City eight months after taking charge of the Sky Blues and Ian Baraclough was shown the door at Scunthorpe after six months in charge at Glanford Park following a catastrophic 3-0 home defeat by Preston on Tuesday night.
Revisiting the theme of managerial stability, fourteen clubs have [...]

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After stating last week that none of QPR’s rivals look as if they’re going to be able to mount a serious challenge for the title, it looks increasingly as if Queens Park Rangers are going to give the chasing pack one last opportunity.
The circumstances surrounding the signing of Argentinian midfielder Alejandro Faurlin are serious enough [...]

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