Buzzin Championship Football

One of the recurring themes in last season’s Championship campaign was that despite being handed repeated opportunities to overtake them, none of QPR’s rivals ever really took advantage when the eventual champions dropped points. The biggest culprits were Cardiff City: despite having spent most of the first half of last season in second place, the [...]

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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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What an eventful weekend in the nPower Championship; tonight’s midweek games in two different competitions should be just exciting and may have implications outside the competition.
If you believe the bookies then only Cardiff City of our two remaining representatives have much chance of reaching the semi finals. The last time the Bluebirds met [...]

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After two games in less than a week, there are gaps opening at the top and bottom of the table. Southampton are five points clear of West Ham, who were beaten by the Saints on Tuesday night when Dutch defender Jos Hooiveld scored on the stroke of half time.
At the other end of the table [...]

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And there goes the first of the terrible headlines this season…
This weekend sees the last action in the Championship for a couple of weeks due to the international break: after most clubs played two league games in the past seven days, there are some signs that this season’s competition might be much tighter than 2010/11.
At [...]

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