The 25 Best Players in the Championship - as voted for by you: Part 5 of 25

We are now one-fifth through our look at the 25 best players in the Championship, as voted for by you. The fifth in our list - which, it is worth mentioning again for any new readers, is not in any particular order - is a hero of the lower leagues.


Gary Taylor-Fletcher (Blackpool)

Blackpool’s unlikely ascent to the Premier League eighteen months ago carried many lower league journeymen into the …

Donkey dodging: Dissecting Blackpool’s transfer policy

Considering Blackpool were the national media’s darlings last season - the phrase ‘breath of fresh air’ was muttered on no fewer than 1,057 occasions - Ian Holloway’s team have largely gone unnoticed this time around, writes Chris Walker.

‘Pool may be hidden away from the prying eyes of the Premier League, but the story at the club continues to be compelling for those who remain interested, specifically the size …

Who would you prefer in charge of your football club?

Men and women up and down the country went into work this morning, writes Danny Brothers - some after a heavy commute, some sipping coffee picked up from the local Costa because there was no time for breakfast and some clutching files that had to be taken home and that kept them up all night.


So when the boss comes over and demands more, wants a report done by 10am …

The Seventy Two Unfortunates Football League season preview

The Seventy Two has joined forces with fellow Football League blog The Two Unfortunates, not to mention fans of all 72 clubs in the Football League, to bring you a full 108-page season preview.

Click on the image below to read online or click here to download the PDF.

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Championship league ladder: Brighton up, Blackpool down

The Seventy Two’s Championship league ladder continues with the thoughts of John Verrall.

In brief, the idea will be that the table begins in the order that the Championship finished at the end of the 2010/11 season and a series of bloggers and journalists will each re-position one team further up and one team further down based on their thoughts over the summer. By the end, we will have

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