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 […]

For years Andy Cole has assaulted opposition defenses and terrorized them and now that he is nearing that end of his career and failing to do what was once his habit, the former Manchester United striker appears to be taking his frustration out on his wife. It is reported that he was arrested on charges […]

Arsene Wenger yesterday admitted that his side were lucky to scrape through to the FA Cup fourth round after staggering to a victory against Burnley. Goals from Eduardo and Bendtner pulled the Gunners out of the mire and after the game Burnley gaffer Owen Coyle said:
“That was a compliment coming from someone like Arsene.
“He came […]

The whole Wigan manager thing has gone very quite. Paul Jewell looked a dead cert last week, well, not anymore.
Paul Jewell, the former Wigan Athletic manager, has ruled out a return to the Barclays Premier League club.
And that’s according to The Times, they would have no reason to lie to you. Sorry Wigan fans. It […]

It seems all we ever report on the Championship is the end of a manager’s reign or a loan signing. Today’s big story is the former and it concerns Steve Cotterill’s spell at Burnley. Being over. But you guessed that already.
However, brace yourselves, this isn’t a sacking! No, we can’t believe it either. And the […]

It’s not been a great year for Auntie, what with losing a load of funding, being found out to be dirty rotten cheats ripping of quiz contestants and Gary Lineker still smirking at the camera. So it with a smile on our face that we bring you better news from White City, the Beeb will […]

For a while it was Kevin Phillips, for ages it was Jason Koumas, there was even some rubbish talked about Robert Earnshaw at some point. But who is currently the best player outside the Premiership? Well, here are some options, but feel free to pick your own?
Kevin Phillips (West Brom) - Is he past it? […]

While many people may have been distracted by Arsenal and their showing off at the Emirates, the Championship continued to show itself to be as unpredictable as Rafa Benitez’s substitution policy last night (Zing! An oldie, but a goodie). Charlton were leapfrogged by Plymouth, who beat them 2-1 at The Valley. Sheffield United won for […]

It was back to the rat-race for Championship players at the weekend and they looked more than happy about it; turning in some great performances.
Sheffield Wednesday continued to get their season back on track with a impressive win at Stoke while Watford continued to steamroll their way to the Premiership as Marlon King grabbed […]

Like the first day back at school after half-term, domestic football returns tomorrow and it doesn’t look too appealing. But wait, don’t run off to MFI to buy that decking for garden just yet, their are some appealing fixtures in the Championship. How about Neil warnock’s first game in charge of Crystal Palace? Then, of […]