The price isn’t right – recession and the Football League

Posted by on Aug 23, 2010 in Championship, Coventry City, Derby County, League Two, Middlesbrough, Sheffield United, The Seventy Two | 6 Comments

The start of a new season. Optimism across the Football League is high, at least for a few games, for any club. Crowds flock back after the summer break and pack stadiums out… don’t they?

Coventry City appear on our television screens last Saturday facing Derby County. Both teams have enjoyed decent starts to the league campaign and it should appeal. It should do.

The Ricoh Arena is, literally, half-empty. …

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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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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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Derby looking to build from the back

Posted by on Jul 19, 2010 in Championship, Derby County, The Seventy Two | One Comment

Ahead of the new season at Pride Park, there is a sense of realism among Derby County fans. After a disastrous Premier League campaign, now three seasons ago, and an equally inept first season back in the Championship, which was only bearable through the two fabulous wins against Nottingham Forest and the appointment of Nigel Clough, Rams supporters have come to terms with the long road back to where they …

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