Bellamy and Cardiff: the case for the defence

Posted by on Aug 19, 2010 in Cardiff City, Championship, The Seventy Two | No Comments

Historically, it is fair to say that Cardiff City supporters are accustomed to antagonism. Being careful not to apportion more blame to one side or the other, this has manifested itself in the most extreme sense through physical violence between the Welsh club’s Soul Crew and rival hooligan elements.

Every club, to some extent, has some association with this particular and unsavoury side of the game. But even during periods …

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The Championship goes back to school

Posted by on Aug 6, 2010 in Barnsley, Bristol City, Burnley, Cardiff City, Championship, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Preston North End, QPR, Reading, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United, Swansea City, The Seventy Two, Watford | No Comments

Three words that plagued me as a child. You would barely be out of the door for the final time at the start of the summer before those three words would appear in big, bold letters whenever you went anywhere near a shop. Three words that would magically become four when spoken out loud. Back to bloody school.

Alright, fine! I’m coming back, don’t worry! I don’t have much bloody …

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Taking the plunge: Championship predictions

Posted by on Aug 4, 2010 in Bristol City, Burnley, Cardiff City, Championship, Hull City, Leeds United, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, QPR, Reading, The Seventy Two | No Comments

Okay, okay. Time to hold the old hands up. There are only twelve names here. A bit of a cop-out, perhaps, but nobody likes to see their team predicted to finish in or around the relegation places before the season kicks off. I’m sure Blackpool fans are already heartily sick of seeing their club’s name in the immediate vicinity of the number 20.

While, sadly, they will probably have no …

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Write the Future: The Championship 2010/11

Posted by on Jul 29, 2010 in Barnsley, Burnley, Cardiff City, Championship, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Preston North End, QPR, Reading, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United, Swansea City, The Seventy Two, Watford | 6 Comments

Ahead of the big Championship kick-off next weekend, we asked supporters, bloggers and regional newspaper journalists about their thoughts on the forthcoming season.

Here are their predictions of what lies in store over the next few months, preceded by a quick who’s who of those involved:

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Can the Canaries change their stripes?

Posted by on Jul 16, 2010 in Cardiff City, Championship, Norwich City, The Seventy Two | 11 Comments

After signing Gillingham striker Simeon Jackson this week for a significant fee, Norwich City have seemingly made their intentions clear ahead of their return to the Championship. Paul Lambert will pair Jackson with last season’s top goalscorer Grant Holt and can reasonably expect a total of at least 30 league goals from the duo.

But the days of signing little to go with large or quick to go with strong …

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