Buzzin Championship Football

Birmingham clinched  second place, and with it automatic promotion to the Premier League by beating Reading 2-1 at the Madejski Stadium on Sunday in a fantastic last day of the 2008/09 Championship League season.
There was plenty to play for as all games kicked off simultaneously. Birmingham’s fate was in their own hands as they withheld [...]

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At the start of the season I tipped Birmingham to win the Coca-Cola Championship.  But last week Wolves were crowned Championship Champions.  Now the race for the other automatic promotion place is between Birmingham (80 points), Sheffield United (79 points) and Reading (77 points), with Cardiff City and Burnley only strong enough to hold on [...]

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With only 40 days until the final fixture of the Coca Cola Championship calendar the race is well and truly on to see who can secure automatic promotion to the Premier League.
Wolverhampton Wanderers appear to have the title sewn up. Sitting proudly 5 points ahead of nearest rivals Birmingham City (competitively and geographically), the league [...]

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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 [...]

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Sheffield United’s Captain Chris Morgan may be in a bit of bother as he his reckless challenge on Barnsley’s Iain Hume has left the striker with a fractured skull and internal bleeding.
Barnsley are consulting their lawyers and considering legal action.
Hume, 25, has just recently been moved out of a high dependency unit in hospital after [...]

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