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Between December 1, 2008 and December 1, 2009

It's Not Over Yet for Birmingham City…Not By a Long Shot

It's been a long time, I've resisted this season to write anything because I knew how it would pan out. I love my team, don't get me wrong, I will love them 'til I die...

Written by Dave Partridge about 8 months ago 487 reads 0 comments
A Wembley Final: But Only Half Full?

On April 5th Luton Town and Scunthorpe United will face each other in the Johnston Paint Trophy Final at Wembley. The Hatters are currently rooted to the bottom of League Two, facing relegation ...

Written by antony sansom about 8 months ago 104 reads 0 comments
Valley Floyd Road, My Only Desire

Ten years ago, a little club called Charlton Athletic won a play-off to the then-called Premiership. It was a thrilling game, that both Charlton and Sunderland supporters alike cite as their "greatest game...

Written by Simon Martin about 8 months ago 82 reads 2 comments
Nottingham Forest and Davies Dicing With Disaster

Nottingham Forest are one of only four English clubs to have won the premier European club football trophy. At present they find themselves so far from that pinnacle that they could be likened ...

Written by illya mclellan about 8 months ago 280 reads 4 comments
Beautiful Football Finally Pays Off for MK Dons, with Sixy Results

Prior to this weekend Milton Keynes Dons had gone seven games unbeaten, but also four without a win, after a strange spell of form, letting leads slip in the last ten minutes has been the main problem...

Written by Ollie Taylor about 8 months ago 113 reads 1 comments
Harry Redknapp Sends Three Young Spurs Out to Loan in the Championship

Harry Redknapp has sent three of his youngest players out to loan, in a move that is as much about gaining experience as it is about gaining the manager's confidence...

Written by Willie Gannon about 8 months ago 236 reads 7 comments
Luton Town's Great Escape?

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Written by Antony Herbert about 8 months ago 371 reads 3 comments
Fire Burnley-Ed Out?

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Written by Steven Woodgate about 8 months ago 14 reads 0 comments
Cheltenham Town on the Brink as Administration Looms Large

Martin Allen's career as a manager has been littered with success and failure. While at his first club, Barnet, he took the side to the top of the league within the first year, after bringing together a squad on nothing more than a shoestring budget...

Written by Nick Howson about 9 months ago 48 reads 0 comments
Ipswich vs. Newcastle: Bobby Robson's Ghost To Look After Roy Keane?

Only days after Bobby Robson's memorial mass, the two clubs where he is most loved meet in a must-win game. Roy Keane's Ipswich career hangs in the balance after only taking four points from ...

Written by Willie Gannon about 2 months ago 309 reads 5 comments
Dean Saunders Triggering the Wrexham Revival

It’s 11:30 a.m. on the 27th of September and Wrexham fans are waking up on the eve of the club's vital league game against Torquay United.The day is filled with hope, expectation, and amongst anything else, nerves...

Written by Nick Howson about 9 months ago 25 reads 0 comments
10 Reasons Why the Championship Is Far Better Than the Premiership

1. The Playoffs - The playoffs ensure that many teams still have it all to play for right throughout the season. Unlike the Premier League, where the top four can usually be predicted, the race ...

Written by Marc Prosser about 9 months ago 128 reads 1 comments
Carr Driven at Birmingham City

Birmingham City have plucked a real stunning capture as they have coax Stephen Carr out of retirement to sign an initial one-month deal after being on trial...

Written by Steven Woodgate about 9 months ago 67 reads 0 comments
No Pleasure at Blackpool Beaches

Blackpool sit elegantly on the profoundly known ‘pleasure beach’, but down the road at Bloomfield Road the football team is anything but pleasurable. Inconsistency is a virtue and frankly, Blackpool have none...

Written by Steven Woodgate about 9 months ago 90 reads 0 comments
Uncertainty Reigns At Home Park for Plymouth Argyle

Now, when it comes to under pressure managers, we’ve all heard about them being given the ‘dreaded vote of confidence...

Written by Shaun Murphy about 9 months ago 115 reads 0 comments
Stuart McCall Molding Bradford City Into Winners

In his playing days Stuart McCall was a determined midfield dynamo with a never-say-die attitude. And now the former Scotland international seems to have instilled those qualities in his beloved Bradford City...

Written by Phil Tomlinson about 9 months ago 74 reads 0 comments
Barnet Facing The Inevitable

May 5th 2001 is one of the more memorable days in Football League history. What is now League Two saw two sides draped in history, Barnet and Torquay United embroiled in a winner takes all relegation match...

Written by Nick Howson about 9 months ago 87 reads 0 comments
Charlton Secure 2-0 Win

Therry Racon and Nicky Bailey secured a 2-0 win for Charlton, to move them just seven points from safety, and just three points from 23rd spot...

Written by Louis Jay about 9 months ago 11 reads 0 comments
Avoiding the Drop in the Premier League: Is the Championship So Bad?

As we begin the run in to the end of another season, and the potential for heartache grows among fans of the clubs who are struggling for points in the Premier League, it must be asked: What ...

Written by illya mclellan about 9 months ago 115 reads 15 comments
Sheffield Wednesday Donate Shirt Sponsorship To Local Childrens Hospital

Sheffield Wednesday today announced their decision to donate the sponsorship of their shirts to Sheffield Children's Hospital...

Written by Rich Asquith about 9 months ago 68 reads 0 comments
Steve Coppell Looking to Make Premier League Promotion History

In a time that all current trigger-happy chairmen are stuck in a persistent routine of dismissing managers at their whim, it remains remarkable—astonishing, even—that Steve Coppell ...

Written by Steven Woodgate about 9 months ago 163 reads 6 comments
The January Transfer Window: The Winners and Losers

One of the most important parts of the football season, the January transfer window, has finally slammed shut. A month of speculation can be put to bed, while teams ponder whether they made the most of the allotted time...

Written by Nick Howson about 10 months ago 287 reads 0 comments
Andrei Arshavin: Not the Only Zenit St. Petersburg Player Moving to England

There has been a lot of hype in these very last moments of the winter transfer window that Russian forward Andrei Arshavin is on his way to English club Arsenal...

Written by Yoosof Farah about 10 months ago 472 reads 6 comments
Spring Scores as Charlton Finally Win

Charlton secured their first league win since October 4th over their fierce South-East London neighbours, Crystal Palace. The fans' delight was visible straight after Matthew Spring blasted Charlton ahead in the 14th minute...

Written by Louis Jay about 10 months ago 9 reads 0 comments
Nottingham Forest-Sheffield Wednesday: Forest Continue Recovery

Not too long ago and you could have seen this game in the top flight as both of these sides have had periods in which they were among the elite of the English game...

Written by illya mclellan about 10 months ago 138 reads 4 comments

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English League Championship Article Archive

It's Not Over Yet for Birmingham City…Not By a Long Shot

A Wembley Final: But Only Half Full?

Valley Floyd Road, My Only Desire

Nottingham Forest and Davies Dicing With Disaster

Beautiful Football Finally Pays Off for MK Dons, with Sixy Results

Harry Redknapp Sends Three Young Spurs Out to Loan in the Championship

Luton Town's Great Escape?

Fire Burnley-Ed Out?

Cheltenham Town on the Brink as Administration Looms Large

Ipswich vs. Newcastle: Bobby Robson's Ghost To Look After Roy Keane?

Dean Saunders Triggering the Wrexham Revival

10 Reasons Why the Championship Is Far Better Than the Premiership

Carr Driven at Birmingham City

No Pleasure at Blackpool Beaches

Uncertainty Reigns At Home Park for Plymouth Argyle

Stuart McCall Molding Bradford City Into Winners

Barnet Facing The Inevitable

Charlton Secure 2-0 Win

Avoiding the Drop in the Premier League: Is the Championship So Bad?

Sheffield Wednesday Donate Shirt Sponsorship To Local Childrens Hospital

Steve Coppell Looking to Make Premier League Promotion History

The January Transfer Window: The Winners and Losers

Andrei Arshavin: Not the Only Zenit St. Petersburg Player Moving to England

Spring Scores as Charlton Finally Win

Nottingham Forest-Sheffield Wednesday: Forest Continue Recovery

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