What happens when you’re drawing or losing a football match in the English second flight? Do you a) panic and tell the team to play it long, b) send your central defender into attack or c) bring on Kevin Phillips to save the day?

One game down, forty-five to go as far as the 24 teams in the Championship is concerned, but what did the opening weekend of fixtures tell us? Many regard Doncaster’s 1-0 win at Derby as the performance of the weekend, but that’s only working on the assumption that Rovers were playing League One football last […]

After cancelling the £1.5 million signing of Egyptian Emad Moteab from Ah-Ahly, Bristol City have pulled the plug on another striker, after more concerns about their commitment to the club.

Bristol City have confirmed that they have doubled their money after letting their Australian midfielder join Championship rivals Crystal Palace.
Nick Carle, who was part of the side that knocked Palace out of the Championship playoffs last season, has signed a four-year deal at Selhurt Park for an undisclosed fee, thought to be in the region […]

It’s frustrating being a Liverpool supporter right now. In the lull ahead of watching Torres win the golden boot at Euro 2008, fans are craving for world class additions to the squad. But forget about high-flying Italian defenders, slinky Spanish left-backs or even a possible move for Gabriel Heinze, Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is reportedly […]

As they head towards the biggest game of their repspective histories, the Cities of Hull and Bristol travel to Wembley with fully fit squads and an excited army of fans.
Hull manager Phil Brown is expected to name an unchanged side from the one that beat Watford so emphatically over two legs, but the return of […]

They’ll be dancing in the streets of Hanley and Newcastle-under-Lyme after Stoke City bagged themselves the second automatic promotion spot on Sunday. The Potters have done magnificently this season, coming from behind on several occasions to land wins or draws against Championship opponents and it’s hard to argue that they don’t deserve their place in […]

Everyones favourite little overachievers Bristol City are in danger of running out of steam before the finishing line. The previous Championship toppers have finally fallen into the play-off spots. With 2 games to go, 4 points between them and automatic promotion and their horendous playoff record, the Robins look set to miss out on the […]

Surprise promotion contenders Bristol City are starting to feel the pressure of the promotion chase accoring to manager Gary Johnson.
Without a win in five and without back-to-back defeats, the newly-promoted side are still somehow 2nd in the Championship with Watford and West Brom snapping at their heels.
And the man who looks like a roly-poly comedian […]

Upsets left right and centre in today’s FA Cup action. But what was the biggest shock?Coventry somehow managed to obliterate Blackburn 4-1, whilst League One Huddersfield beat Birmingham 2-1. Special mention should also go to Sheffield United who booted out Bolton with a 1-0 win lowly and injury ravaged Oldham, who beat Everton 1-0 at […]