Our next tranche of the appraisal process casts light on four who will still be amongst us next season: Coventry, Crystal Palace, Derby and Doncaster. Of these, Palace’s has been easily the most tempestuous twelve months, suffering the ignominious fate of administration, while Donny have perhaps provided a model for how things should be stewarded, both on and off the pitch. As for Coventry and Derby: days of yore seem ever distant.Coventry CityIn a mid-season post, I theorized that the problem at Coventry is one of slow decline. We are currently seeing evidence of how a drop into League One…
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Places Three to Six in the Championship
Places Three to Six in the Championship have had an amorphous look all season and while the occupants of the automatic spots have an ominous aspect, few would bet on the four currently browsing the magazines in the promotion foyer to be the exact same four come May. We said this about Burnley last year of course, but what are the chances of the current quartet hanging on to those lofty perches? Leicester CityThe Foxes have ground out many a good result this season, not least in Saturday’s late show 1-0 triumph over Plymouth– but they keep on defying us…
Predictions for 2009-10
As the season approaches, heralded in somewhat cliched style by BBC television, Lloyd and I have cobbled together our basic predictions for how the Championship table may look next May. Lo and behold and we have Peterborough United in the play offs. Our joint effort table works out thus with our working shown beneath it (fuller analysis of each club’s chances has already been largely provided in leisurely fashion over the Summer, with just a few sides yet to be afforded the treatment). We have Boro down for an instant return:1. Middlesbrough2. Sheffield United3. West Bromwich Albion4. Ipswich Town5. Peterborough…
Days to go
With mere days to go until the league’s opener at the Riverside on Friday, the usual previews have started to appear. In an effort to hit the shelves early, FourFourTwo has churned out its usual tripe with much of the information already dated (Newcastle to win the league?). Those seeking a quick guide and prediction to disagree with should instead refer to The Times’ who have today offered some more realistic prognoses, or the excellent bhappy’s rundown (albeit from a single club’s perpective).Both The Observer and The Sunday Telegraph carried double-page spreads on the Championship yesterday, and the former’s Jamie…
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Lloyd: An enjoyable, snappy piece of writing Will.
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