Six reasons why this Championship season has been worse than last year

Posted by on Apr 23, 2012 in Birmingham City, Blackpool, Brighton, Bristol City, Cardiff City, Championship, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Leeds United, Leicester City, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton, The Seventy Two, West Ham United | 8 Comments

The overall impression from many seasoned Championship watchers is that this has not been a vintage year for the second tier. Reading are worthy champions and their extraordinary run has been something to behold, but the remarkable has been few and far between this term in comparison with the 2010/11 campaign. Here are six reasons why.

Fewer goals

The headline reason is the average number of goals scored per game …

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Relegation Week: Portsmouth fight for two kinds of survival

Posted by on Mar 20, 2012 in Championship, Portsmouth, The Seventy Two | One Comment

It is only a few weeks since Portsmouth were scooting along quite happily in lower mid-table. Then administration struck – again – and the club now fights for survival on two fronts. Oli Igoe from Pompey blog When Sol Went Up speaks to Joe Harrison about the task ahead.

At times in recent weeks, matches seem to have been the least of Portsmouth’s problems. However, even without the 10 point …

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The Championship: some not-so-vital statistics

Posted by on Dec 28, 2011 in Barnsley, Birmingham City, Blackpool, Brighton, Bristol City, Burnley, Cardiff City, Championship, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Peterborough United, Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton, The Seventy Two, Watford, West Ham United | One Comment

The Seventy Two deals primarily with opinions rather than facts. So here’s one statistic or record for each current Championship club. If you know of any better ones, leave them in the comments.

BARNSLEY

Most consecutive second tier games without failing to score (44 between 2nd October 1926 and 8th October 1927).

BIRMINGHAM CITY

Won the first-ever second division title in 1892/3.

BLACKPOOL

Only Championship team so far this season …

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Revisiting our predicted Championship table

Posted by on Dec 21, 2011 in Barnsley, Birmingham City, Blackpool, Brighton, Bristol City, Burnley, Cardiff City, Championship, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Peterborough United, Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton, The Seventy Two, Watford, West Ham United | One Comment

Back in the summer,  a series of posts from a variety of guest writers brought about a predicted Championship table. The final entry in the series was written by Blackpool blogger Chris Walker and you can find the final predicted table below, with each team’s actual current league position in brackets:

  1. Nottingham Forest (22nd)
  2. Birmingham City (14th)
  3. West Ham United (2nd)
  4. Leicester City (11th)
  5. Cardiff City (5th)
  6. Hull City (4th)
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Portsmouth 1 Southampton 1: El Clasicoast ends all square

Posted by on Dec 18, 2011 in Championship, Portsmouth, Southampton, The Seventy Two | No Comments

Southampton’s trip to Fratton Park was one of the most eagerly-awaited contests of the Championship season so far. So how did both sides fare in El Clasicoast? Perhaps you were watching Sky’s three-game Super Sunday Premier League extravaganza? Maybe you’re a Portsmouth or Southampton fan interested in a neutral perspective on the clash? Either way, here’s how it went as Saints aimed to go three points clear of West Ham …

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