Carrick leaves Boro, Leeds flop and Huddersfield relegated: Ten kneejerk Championship predictions
The Championship is ever unpredictable but that’s not stopped me from making some kneejerk calls for the 23/24 season, including Leeds United flopping…
Norwich 24), Leicester 19), Leeds 2) – Champ sides ranked by their market vs purchase value profit/loss
Over €50m separates 24th and 1st as we rank every Championship club based on the profit/loss of their market vs purchase squad value.
PL winner, two Man Utd summer ‘targets’ in XI of free agents ready-made for Championship clubs
The summer transfer window has closed but Championship clubs could be tempted back into the market, with this XI featuring free agents primed to be snapped up…
Havertz, Gravenberch in Premier League XI of summer transfers we cannot wrap our head around
Avoiding deals like Sangare to Forest, here is a team of players involved in a bizarre Premier League transfer that we simply can not comprehend.
Bellingham and former Man Utd starlet among 10 best Championship bargains of the summer
Modern-day football has a money obsession, but you still can’t beat a bargain. Jude Bellingham’s little brother joins an ex-Manchester United starlet in this list of best low-cost Championship summer ...
Watford to Rotherham: Every Championship club ranked by record signing, including Heskey (twice!)
The Championship (record signing) table includes some big names from down the years, including Emile Heskey (twice), Andy Cole and Craig Bellamy.
Jefferson Louis, Jason Steele, David McGoldrick and Stoke are the real stars of football
John Nicholson wants to pay tribute to football’s greatest exponent: the journeyman. But he doesn’t know why they all end up at Stoke City eventually.
Liverpool, Chelsea youngsters among the six best summer loan signings in the Championship
The Championship is a great honing ground for future Premier League players. Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City starlets could shine in the second tier this season…
Willian next? £86m Chelsea, Spurs pair among six players who joined (and left) clubs in same window
Willian’s attempted betrayal of Fulham inspired us to do some digging to find six more players who joined (and left) clubs in the same transfer window…
‘One of the best days of my life’ – MAN v FAT’s Amazing Losers face off at Stoke City
At the end of May, nearly 100 players headed to the bet365 Stadium, to celebrate an incredible year for the MAN v FAT weight loss programme.
Will Leicester City be sh*t like Stoke? How the last ten biggest spenders in the Championship fared
2022/23 champions Burnley were last season’s biggest spenders, but as Nottm Forest proved in 2020/21, a huge outlay is not always a cheat code for success.
Ex-Man Utd, Liverpool players and Norwich goal machine feature in out-of-contract Championship XI
Forgettable ex-Man Utd and Liverpool players have been released by Championship sides and goal machine Teemu Pukki is also searching for a new club.
Warnock climbs 12 places, Carrick drops: Ranking all 19 mid-season Championship manager changes
Some silly sods decided to write off Neil Warnock, but the wily fox is the big climber as we rank all 19 mid-season Championship manager changes in 22/23.
FA Cup finals ranked: Steven Gerrard final remains most thrilling of 21st century
The Steven Gerrard Final remains the most entertaining FA Cup showpiece of the 21st century. A Liverpool win is also runner-up, while City feature at no.3, not that they’d wish ...
Kompany, Akpom are big winners; ‘cheat code’ is named biggest flop in 22/23 Championship awards
The 2022/23 Championship campaign has come to an end and now it’s time to dust off my bow tie because (everybody get excited) it’s awards season, folks.
Premier League loanees who finished above parent club features defender who ‘forgot’ he’s Chelsea
Levi Colwill seems unfussed about Chelsea. He’s one Premier League loanees who helped his temporary guardians finish higher than his parent club.
Delap reveals ‘bizarre’ Arsenal legend Wenger ‘measured grass’ at Stoke; how Man Utd stopped his throws
Rory Delap thinks Stoke got in Arsene Wenger’s head during their time in the Premier League with the Arsenal boss “measuring grass” before their fixtures.
The 18 Premier League and Championship clubs yet to win the FA Cup
There are 18 clubs currently in the Premier League and Championship who have yet to win the Premier League. Brighton are already among those to come close.
Championship losses pile up along with problems for QPR, Birmingham and co
Championship clubs are releasing their accounts for last season and the numbers don’t look good, but this is only one of the issues in the second tier.
Stoke 0-1 Brighton: Ferguson taps in winner to send Seagulls through to FA Cup quarters
Brighton are through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after Evan Ferguson’s goal secured a 1-0 win at Stoke City on Tuesday evening.
Dwight Gayle being sh*t, Chris Wilder sacked and more shocks of the 22/23 Championship season
The Championship is one of the most unpredictable leagues in the world and some pretty inconceivable things have gone down in 2022/23.
Arsenal teenager and £9.7m Burnley striker feature in Championship XI of January signings
Arsenal’s Marquinhos is among four deadline day additions in this Championship team of January signings. Burnley’s new £9.7m striker also makes the cut.
Leicester reach verbal agreement for World Cup defender and remain in talks for £20m Leeds winger
Leicester City have reportedly reached a verbal agreement to sign highly-rated Stoke centre-back Harry Souttar, with a fee of £15m being settled upon
Leicester ‘submit’ improved £15m bid for World Cup defender but move for Leeds star is ‘complicated’
Leicester City have reportedly submitted an improved bid for Stoke City and Australia defender Harry Souttar before Tuesday night’s transfer deadline.
Leicester City see £10m bid rejected for towering World Cup star, but follow-up offer is expected
Stoke City have rejected a £10m offer from Leicester City for highly-rated centre-back Harry Souttar, according to reports
Lukaku, Soldado, Mustafi: The worst Premier League buy in each of the last 20 transfer windows
We did the best Premier League buys of the last 20 windows, so we have also done the worst, starting from Danny Graham in January 2013…
Watford bad boy among five Championship stars whose transfer value has risen at the World Cup
Ismaila Sarr was a no-show for Watford over the weekend and his performances for Senegal at the World Cup will have increased his value.
Middlesbrough, Stoke City stars among six summer signings who have flopped in Championship
Middlesbrough and Stoke City have underwhelmed in the Championship this season, so their inclusion here is no great surprise.
England XI: Shearer and Marsh up front in a team of club exile-enders
Ivan Toney being left on the sidelines keeps him out of this England XI, though the truth is that it’s a cracking team already.
Stoke City to get promoted? How the last ten Championship sack race winners fared
Sack race history tells us that Stoke City could be in line for a promotion push. If not, they will at least finish higher than fourth-bottom.
One per club: The best Premier League youngsters sent on loan in the summer window
After having so much fun doing this last year, we give you the best youngsters out on loan from all 20 Premier League clubs.
Premier League, EFL games postponed as mark of respect for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Sports had been told there was no obligation to cancel events this weekend, but there will be no football this weekend as a mark of respect.
Norwich City, Sunderland rank highly in Championship net spend table after £79m summer spree
Championship clubs spent just over £79m on new players in the summer, the highest since £174m was splashed out before the 2019/20 campaign.
Sunderland would be forgiven for wanting to hit the Neil on the head after Stoke defection
It was all going so well for Sunderland, with huge season ticket sales and a decent start to the season. But then they lost their manager.
Sean Dyche ‘lined up’ by Stoke after O’Neill sacked five games into Championship season
Dyche was sacked by Burnley after a decade-long stint in April and is said to be Stoke’s top target to replace O’Neill.