Visiting the Championship theme park

Posted by on Apr 1, 2012 in Birmingham City, Blackpool, Brighton, Cardiff City, Championship, Leeds United, Leicester City, Nottingham Forest, Peterborough United, Reading, Southampton, The Seventy Two, West Ham United | No Comments

The large man fiddles with his awkward, tilted claret and blue rosette. As he does so, he mutters to himself and even his whispers boom out like an announcement at a county fair. He cuts a strange figure, his face somehow as big as his head and his constant chattering providing a soundtrack to his every move.

“It wasn’t meant to be this way”, he says with a glance up …

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Halfway Through The 92: The amazing work done by Free Kicks

Posted by on Jan 23, 2012 in Championship, Peterborough United, The Seventy Two | No Comments

Some people turn football into a positive thing for those who need it most. Steve Thorpe, the co-founder of the Free Kicks Foundation, has been kind enough to take the time to explain the work done by the charity and the difference it has made so far.

At Free Kicks Foundation we raise money to give deserving children (and sometimes adults) days out at football. In 2012, we will …

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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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The 25 Best Players in the Championship – as voted for by you: Part 13 of 25

Posted by on Dec 13, 2011 in Championship, Peterborough United, The Seventy Two | No Comments

From Peterborough United to Nottingham Forest and back again, this former Stevenage winger was yet to prove himself at Championship level until this season. Now, John Verrall says, George Boyd is proving himself at the perfect time for the Posh.

George Boyd (Peterborough United)

When George Boyd, Aaron McLean and Craig Mackail-Smith arrived on the scene at Peterborough United, they came as non-league gambles – the flag-bearers of the new …

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