Hull City
How many points are needed to reach the Championship play-offs?
It offers you hope. It plunges you into despair. The strength of its grip increases the longer the sun stays in the sky each evening. Until the dreaded mathematical impossibility comes into play. Then it’s all over. It’s PO the PO and it’s an obsession throughout the Football League at this time of year. If your team are currently between seventh and twelfth in their division, you probably know exactly …
The 25 Best Players in the Championship – as voted for by you: Part 18 of 25
Hull City currently sit proudly in the play-off places thanks to the boost provided by local hero Nick Barmby taking control. Barmby has managed to stop the Tigers looking toothless in attack, but he will still be relying on consistent performances from his back four to maintain Hull’s promotion chances. John Verrall explains why one member of this defence will be itching to get back to Old Trafford wearing black …
The 25 Best Players in the Championship – as voted for by you: Part 5 of 25
We are now one-fifth through our look at the 25 best players in the Championship, as voted for by you. The fifth in our list – which, it is worth mentioning again for any new readers, is not in any particular order – is a hero of the lower leagues.
Gary Taylor-Fletcher (Blackpool)
Blackpool’s unlikely ascent to the Premier League eighteen months ago carried many lower league journeymen into the …