And the shopping lists are out at Aston Villa, West Brom, Manchester City, Hearts, West Brom, Sunderland, Everton, Chelsea, Birmingham and Celtic. Posted August 06, 2007 by Mark Apostolou
Part two of this week's AFL review sees the Kangaroos post another gritty win, this time over the Swans. Posted May 09, 2007 by Michael Clough
The Baggies have no answer as Southend, the team that knocked Manchester United out of the Carling Cup, step up their Championship survival bid. Posted January 02, 2007 by longpier.blogspot.com
Carlos Villanueva, Amr Zaki and Marek Cech won't ring many bells yet, but everybody could be talking about them at the end of the season. Posted July 23, 2008 by 101greatgoals.com
The Championship's three promoted sides will be in dreamland at the moment, but this author feels their bubbles are about to burst big time. Posted May 27, 2008 by Sam Langley
They may have slipped back in the Championship promotion race, but Tony Mowbray's FA Cup semi-finalists look a good bet to win back their Premier League place. Posted March 12, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
Ed Bottomley takes a look at the three sides he believes can break free from the Championship pack and win promotion. Posted March 14, 2008 by Ed Bottomley
All the pundits agree that the Baggies are the top outfit in the second tier, but there's no guarantee they won't be just another Derby County if they do get promoted. Posted April 19, 2008 by Graham Fisher
The Baggies look secure for the first automatic promotion slot from the Championship, but who the Dickens will be the tale of the three cities, Hull, Stoke and Bristol? Posted April 23, 2008 by Alex Alsworth
When Derby and West Brom walk out on the fresh Wembley turf on Monday, they will do so knowing a coveted place in the most prestigious league in the world is probably just 90 minutes away. Thank the Lord for the play-offs. Posted May 25, 2007 by Mark Apostolou
The former Baggies boss lacks man-management skills - and his bust-up with star player Jason Koumas may well have cost the Baggies their Premiership place a year ago. Posted May 26, 2007 by Donna Gee
But Stoke are clinging on to an automatic promotion place and it's still all to play for as our man at Watford braces himself for the excitement and unbearable tension of the play-offs. Posted March 05, 2008 by Graham Fisher
If you want an early bet on who will be bottom of the Premier League in a year’s time, look no further than the winners of the Championship Play-Off Final at Wembley on Saturday, May 24 Posted April 02, 2008 by Robin Yu
At this time of the year it is important that the managers of teams looking for promotion stay calm and say the right things. A Watford fan takes an unbiased look at how the Championship's top four are doing. Posted March 14, 2008 by Graham Fisher
The top four in the Championship can't buy a win. This Watford fan is already having nightmares about the play-offs. Do any of the top four want to go up or not? Posted March 18, 2008 by Graham Fisher
The exploits of football's minnows is what the FA Cup is all about. It's fantastic for the event, but is it better that the top four aren't involved this year? Posted March 18, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
The giants have been slain and only the underdogs are left standing. How can it be anything other than good for the English game? Posted March 20, 2008 by Jon Knights
The predictability of the FA Cup has been blown to bits by the most remarkable group of semi-finalists for decades. The absence of the Big Four won't be missed by most people amid the true magic of the competition. Posted March 24, 2008 by Harriet Marlow
This fan's Championship all-star line-up has representatives from the promoted teams. And with players of the calibre of Liam Lawrence, Kevin Phillips and Jonathan Greening, the road to survival for the automatically-promoted teams will not be as tough as Derby's has been. Posted May 25, 2008 by Jason Willis
Derby County have set a new record for the worst-ever Premier League points total. Is losing every week really better than winning games in the Championship? Posted May 05, 2008 by Claire Bee
Championship sides battle it out each seson for a chance of the Big time. They should revel in there success and take the Premier League by the horns. Posted May 06, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
They're toasting promotion in the Midlands and Potteries, but there isn't much time before three clubs will be put to the ultimate survival test. Posted May 07, 2008 by Adam Hancock
The Premier League newcomers lack the ability to put the ball in the net, but produce some very attractive football. Posted October 30, 2008 by Tom Leeder
The Blues' irresistible record on the road against promoted teams reveals the enormity of the Baggies' task. Posted November 14, 2008 by bettorlogic .com
Aston Villa may be top dogs in the region, but next season there could be some stiff opposition for Martin O'Neill and Co in the Premiership. Posted March 03, 2007 by www.avfcblog.com
The thought of a team like Barnsley winning the competition rather than one of the Big Four has conjured up some true magic. Posted March 21, 2008 by Ed Bottomley
The battle for promotion from the Championship couldn't be tighter with eight teams vying for the two automatic promotion spots. Who will make it, who will grab the four play-off places - and who will miss out altogether? Posted March 15, 2007 by jonathan bagley
Buying a player nicknamed 'The Relegator' is bad enough, but Nigel Quashie is just one of an remarkable sequence of duds. Posted April 14, 2007 by CaughtOffside.com
Today's rumour mill also involves Spurs, Newcastle, West Ham, Arsenal, West Brom, Aston Villa, Everton, Lyon, Middlesbrough, Birmingham, Juventus, Nantes, Olympiakos and Racing Santander. Posted July 27, 2007 by Mark Apostolou
Aston Villa, Birmingham, West Brom and Ipswich also get a mention in Part Four of our Game for a Laugh series from years gone by - along with a painful England experience for Bolton's Nat Lofthouse. Posted November 29, 2007 by Donna Gee
It's hotting up at the top of the Championship with at least five teams having the Premier League in their sights. But David Combe reckons only Tony Mowbray's men have what it takes to stay in the top flight. Posted April 07, 2008 by David Combe
The West Indies proved against Ricky Ponting's men that they are gradually regaining their swagger. Now can they go one step further? Posted June 19, 2008 by Anon Payn