Nottingham Forest
Taking the plunge: Championship predictions
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 …
Majewski in Pole position to emulate midfield maestros
Without question, the 2009/10 Championship season was the year of the goalscoring midfielder. The top goalscorer in the division was a midfielder, Cardiff’s Peter Whittingham. In fact, six of the top fifteen marksmen were midfielders and the three promoted teams all relied heavily on goals from the middle of the park.
Champions Newcastle United had Kevin Nolan, who struck 17 league goals to match the tally of the Magpies’ chief …
Left-back central to Championship success
When considering which individual position is most important in determining how well a team plays, the left-back berth would probably not be foremost in the minds of many. There are, however, two Championship teams who may have been preparing for the new Premier League campaign instead had their most effective left-backs been available for the entirety of last season.
Both made it to the play-off semi-finals but neither made it …