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Forward! Barnsley

By on January 30, 2010 in the Category Uncategorized with 2 Comments
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Mark Robins would have more than a case for being the best manager of this Championship season but his players let him down today. The former C. D. Ourense and Panionios man has been scathing of his players in his post match comments and little wonder: they didn’t muster a shot on goal in the 1-0 reverse at the Madejski Stadium and such meek capitulation to a team occupying the penultimate slot in the table will not be countenanced in future.Twenty five is young for a goalkeeper but Luke Steele’s reputation is as high as any custodian’s in the Cocaleague,…

The Thursday Preview: Barnsley Vs Sheffield Wednesday

By on January 14, 2010 in the Category The Thursday Preview with No comments
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For obvious reasons, the match of the weekend is probably West Brom’s trip to Newcastle, or at least that’s what the media will tell us. Rather than toeing the line, I think I’ll leave that to others and focus instead on a game of true Championship grit which will almost certainly be every bit as entertaining: Mark Robin’s up-and-at-’em Barnsley at home to Sheffield Wednesday, led for the first time by Alan Irvine. With the average Championship manager’s tenure now lasting around 18 months, there are always new beginnings to comment on, but a winter’s South Yorkshire derby, played out…

Rain Rain Go Away, Come Again When We’re 4-1 Down at Home

By on December 1, 2009 in the Category Uncategorized with 4 Comments
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Having not been in attendance myself, I’ve waited until now to let the dust settle and to attempt to unshackle myself from the blind partiality that saw me almost keel over with joy after hearing that Plymouth had been granted a reprieve from a definite home thrashing on Saturday afternoon.Yet, as hard as I try to see it from both sides, I cannot help but think that the referee was correct to call the contest off. For those that have seen clips of the game, it’s fairly clear that the ball had almost completely stopped running in the centre and…

Poachable Gaffers

By on November 26, 2009 in the Category Uncategorized with No comments
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Mayflies know they have a window – their lives vary from half an hour to the comparatively yawning time span of a full year and in that time, they have to make their mark. Similarly, the period of grace in which football managers are allowed to build their reputations gets shorter and shorter. Hang around at a waning club for too long, or step up too soon (the self-styled Guvnor) and you’ll be condemned to that fearsome fate – to be discredited. As recently as last Summer, Paul Tisdale and Andy Scott were the flavour of the month, out ranked…

Places Eighteen to Twenty Four in the Championship

By on November 23, 2009 in the Category Uncategorized with No comments
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The bundle for the Premiership at the top of league has captured the imagination this season, but the current state of affairs at the league’s nadir has been no less stirring. While three recent top-flight interlopers try to avoid a repeat of last season, the side propping up the rest of us has ditched the most successful manager in its history after a personal dispute with the Chairman. With a clutch of teams looking susceptible above them, what is the outlook for those that occupy places Eighteen to Twenty Four in the Championship?PeterboroughSo, on the back of a successful two…

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