Category Archives: Championship

Can Rotherham United defy the odds again?

Source: Unsplash For the better part of a decade, Rotherham United have been the very definition of a yo-yo club. Between 2016 and 2022, the Millers didn't play two consecutive seasons in the same division. They were either promoted from League One or relegated from the Championship. Last term, however, that came to an end. The club lost long-term manager and club legend Paul Warne at the beginning of last season, with the club's former striker, fitness coach, and eventually…
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Is Kompany destined for Man City reunion?

Vincent Kompany was incredibly successful during his illustrious 11-year playing career at Manchester City, and the former Belgium captain is now making waves with Burnley as a manager. Kompany is destined to manage in the Premier League, possibly with Man City in the not-so-distant future. Who will Burnley replace in the Premier League? Kompany’s Burnley is well on the way to promotion to the Premier League, but who will be heading in the opposite direction? Looking at the latest Premier…
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Rooney’s Rams are slipping after months of back-breaking work, can they still get the job done?

Football is a strange business but you probably already know that by now if you’re an avid follower of a certain team. Indeed, the easiest opportunities to win against teams down on their luck are normally passed up, which is infuriatingly always followed by beating sides that should, in theory, pose a much bigger threat. It’s a bizarre phenomenon that makes you pull your hair out but it is also one that warns about complacency in football for nothing is…
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Could Hull deliver back-to-back promotions?

Hull City secured promotion back to the Championship at the first attempt after winning League One last season. The Tigers finished bottom of the second tier in the 2019/20 campaign and there were concerns about whether they would be forced to sell a number of their players amid financial issues. However, Grant McCann galvanised the club and restored their Championship status by finishing top of the third tier. Josh Magennis, Mallik Wilks and Keane Lewis-Potter rose to the occasion by…
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Five former Premier League players Derby County should sign

Derby County have avoided relegation by the narrowest of margins on three occasions over the past couple of months. Firstly, they relied on Cardiff City scoring an 88th minute equaliser versus Rotherham United in order to finish above the Millers. They then hung onto a 3-3 draw with Sheffield Wednesday on the final day of the season to finish above the Yorkshire club. Following the end of the 2020-21 Championship campaign the Rams have then had to fight off two…
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Brentford vs Swansea City: Championship Play-offs Final preview

Brentford and Swansea City are set to trade tackles at Wembley Stadium in the Sky Bet Championship Play-off final on Saturday afternoon. If you are betting on the ‘most lucrative game in football’, you should see the Bet365 bonus codes available at https://bet-bonuskoodi.com/ for an easy entry into betting on this game. Like it was the case last season, Brentford rekindled their Premier League bid with a stunning second-leg comeback against Bournemouth in their semi-final tie. After succumbing to a…
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Can Parker’s Fulham rebound in the Championship?

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sb14t8QuxT4 Scott Parker was resolute that his Fulham side could escape relegation until the very end. A 2-0 loss to Burnley at Craven Cottage, however, ended their faint hopes of another season in the Premier League. Over the past four seasons, Fulham have been promoted twice, both from the Championship playoffs, and relegated twice. Two years ago they were punished for a spending spree that largely replaced their promotion-winning squad; this time their lack of spending made them favourites for…
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EFL Championship: Why the race for the playoffs is hotting up

In the UK, we’re often guilty of obsessing over the Premier League. It is one of the best and most entertaining divisions in world football, so it’s easy to see why. Still, the English Football League Championship is also incredibly competitive, and the race for the playoffs symbolises this better than anything else. Four sides get a shot at reaching the Holy Land by making it to the final and winning the mini-competition, a tournament that is always full of…
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The rise and fall – and rise again – of Leeds United

On 2 May 2001, Leeds United faced Valencia in the first leg of a Champions League semi-final. Their appearance in the last four of the competition represented arguably their biggest achievement since lifting the league title in 1992. A 0-0 draw at Elland Road was followed by a 3-0 defeat in Spain and, though Leeds’ decline wasn’t immediate, elimination from the competition and subsequent struggles to scale similar heights in the seasons that followed saw the club’s fortunes suffer a…
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Settled, confident and attracting attention – which five Championship signings stand out the most?

The transfer window is a period of excitement and exasperation with deadline day, in particular, attracting a copious amount of coverage. Live cameras outside stadiums track potential moves as clubs enter into a late frenzy. The Championship, particularly, is a hotbed of speculation. Gambling sites like https://www.johnnykash.com/en offer punters tips and promotions throughout the transfer window but some transfers, though, hit the headlines for their surprising nature. Here are the five best Championship signings that were made prior to the…
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