The Football League and world fame: Juventus

Posted by on Apr 26, 2011 in Cardiff City, Championship, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Hereford United, League Two, Leeds United, Middlesbrough, Notts County, Swindon Town, The Seventy Two | 2 Comments

In the first of what will hopefully become a sporadic series of sorts, Adam Digby takes a look at former Juventus greats (and not-so-greats) who have also done their time in the Football League on these shores. You can find more of Adam’s great writing, primarily about his beloved Juve, on his blog Il Tifosi.

Upon their formation in 1897, Italian giants Juventus chose pink shirts with black trim …

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The Championship run-in: a very brief overview

Posted by on Mar 4, 2011 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 | 5 Comments

At this stage of the Championship season, most teams have stabilised at a position that reflects their overall quality. There are some anomalies, of course, with Portsmouth perhaps the most pressing of these - Pompey have won their last five - but, generally speaking, you can measure the task ahead by a team’s league position.

So let’s do precisely that. Listed below is the current Championship table including the average …

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The best that the Championship has to offer

Posted by on Feb 19, 2011 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 | 18 Comments

It should go without saying but it seems worth re-enforcing that it would be difficult for any casual viewer to see every Football League team in action over the course of a season. Of the three divisions, the Championship certainly receives the most coverage but even this can be a devil to keep track of.

Things are made even trickier these days given the revolving door of short-term loan signings …

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The Seventy Two’s official 2011 calendar: Neil Warnock’s gradual descent into apoplexy

Posted by on Jan 7, 2011 in Championship, Crystal Palace, QPR, Sheffield United, The Seventy Two | One Comment

Like him or loathe him, Neil Warnock is a character. And a man of many, many facial expressions. If all goes to plan for Warnock and Queen’s Park Rangers, 2011 - which starts with the Hoops top of the pile - may end with the Football League Warnock-less. I, for one, would miss the bloke…

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Is the Championship really “proper footy”?

Posted by on Dec 3, 2010 in Bristol City, Cardiff City, Championship, Crystal Palace, Leicester City, QPR, The Seventy Two | 3 Comments

A multinational oil company have sponsored a “campaign” called Proper Footy, consisting of a Facebook page which decries things such as celebrity players, gold football boots, enticing kids with multi-million pound transfer fees and, most of all from the looks of things, diving. Its mission statement? To lure young supporters to Championship clubs, it seems…

There doesn’t seem to be much point in beating around the bush. The company is …

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