| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 12:46 - Jun 6 with 381564 views | Northernr |
New version for new season as Sheff Wed enter transfer embargo...
Old thread here...
Rest of the Championship thread by Hunterhoop 10 Aug 2024 11:07Toyed with this idea last season. Shall we have a thread to discuss, comment on, cover the rest of the league? A place to discuss other teams’ results, performances, financial implosions, etc?
For example, last night, anyone catch either of the first two games? I didn’t. But somewhat surprised/worried Blackburn scored 4 given how they are meant to struggle. Was it Derby being utter sh*te?
Sounds like Preston are continuing in the same vein of being incredibly dull.
Clive, what do you think? Worth making a sticky? Might reduce the number of threads to manage.
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| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 09:45 - Nov 5 with 5167 views | TheChef |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 21:11 - Nov 4 by Hunterhoop |
Handy. But the rest of the Sheff Utd side seems to have got their act together rather typically.
Some strange scores currently. Birmingham battering Millwall. Blackburn winning away at Bristol City. Leicester beating Boro. |
This Championship is still very Championship. |  |
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| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 09:46 - Nov 5 with 5163 views | terryb |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 22:43 - Nov 4 by kensalriser |
I see the mighty Ipswich absolutely smashed Watford 1-1. |
I was subjected to watching Ipswich once again last night & they reverted to their normal Championship performance.
The three matches they have won easily this season is due more to Sheffield United, Norwich & Queens Park Rangers standing off them & allowing them to dominate. Hirst won hardly anything, plus they played Akpom instead of Nunez! |  | | |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:01 - Nov 5 with 4801 views | Myke |
Not exactly 'rest of the Championship thread' material but not worthy of a separate thread either. So I am sitting in out patients in a Galway hospital and the guy across from me is a dead ringer for Marti. Couldn't take a pic in case I was arrested for breach of something. Anyway he got called by the nurse and he is 'Fabio'. Must be Marti's long lost twin or else Marti is using an alias If nothing else it livened up a rather boring hospital visit | | | |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:38 - Nov 5 with 4688 views | derbyhoop |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 09:26 - Nov 5 by OldPedro |
According to BBC Sport, Ipswich had 16 shots, 4 on target with an xg of 1.43 against Watford last night.
On Sat, against us, they had 12 shots, 7 on target and an xg of 1.03. |
The implication is that xG is a load of bollix. As many of us have thought for a while. |  |
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| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:52 - Nov 5 with 4606 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:38 - Nov 5 by derbyhoop |
The implication is that xG is a load of bollix. As many of us have thought for a while. |
As I understand it, it doesn't factor in the quality of the person having the shot or the quality of the goalkeeper, so Zico taking a free kick against Nardi in the same position as Gus Caesar taking a free kick against Gordon Banks has the same rating. | | | |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 18:13 - Nov 5 with 4524 views | NorthLondonR |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:52 - Nov 5 by Wegerles_Stairs |
As I understand it, it doesn't factor in the quality of the person having the shot or the quality of the goalkeeper, so Zico taking a free kick against Nardi in the same position as Gus Caesar taking a free kick against Gordon Banks has the same rating. |
What about Yoanne Barbet sizing one up from 25 yards and Tony Roberts in goal across the channel near Dieppe? I'd have a lot more confidence in that scenario. |  | | |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 11:09 - Nov 8 with 4116 views | Hunterhoop |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:38 - Nov 5 by derbyhoop |
The implication is that xG is a load of bollix. As many of us have thought for a while. |
It is.
It’s bollocks and the media, and therefore most fans, misunderstand it. xG in a game is utterly irrelevant. All shots, unless you have an open goal 2 yards out have a low xG, but that doesn’t mean players can’t, don’t, and shouldn’t score such chances. So it doesn’t have any ability to determine whether someone slotting one in from 18 yards was justified in the context of the game, or robbery. It only has value across a whole season where it is a reasonable indicator of league position, although not sure it’s any better than GD. So the media and fans should only be interested in YTD xG. Yet no one anywhere publishes this regularly, but xG per game has become a key match stat, which is nonsense. As is “key passes”, which has to be the most subjective “stat” imaginable. |  | | |
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| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 11:35 - Nov 8 with 4050 views | eastside_r |
Rob Edward’s ‘stood down’ as Middlesbrough manager - off to Wolves?
What is he thinking! |  | | |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 13:09 - Nov 8 with 3928 views | loftboy |
Preston keeper just gone full on Nardi! |  |
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| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:58 - Nov 8 with 3791 views | Beckenhamhoop |
Odds on for a new manager bounce for Norwich against us in the couple of weeks time. | | | |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 18:50 - Nov 8 with 3572 views | aston_hoop |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:58 - Nov 8 by Beckenhamhoop |
Odds on for a new manager bounce for Norwich against us in the couple of weeks time. |
Manning confirmed sacked now |  |
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| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 18:54 - Nov 8 with 3545 views | Ghost_on_the_Westway |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:58 - Nov 8 by Beckenhamhoop |
Odds on for a new manager bounce for Norwich against us in the couple of weeks time. |
Yup, he’s gone. Local boy does sh1t. I was hoping they’d win before we turn up. Bugger. |  |
| I need a SAGA. What’s the SAGA? It’s ….. Queen’s Park Rangers. |
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| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 11:24 - Nov 9 with 3182 views | Watford_Ranger |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:58 - Nov 8 by Beckenhamhoop |
Odds on for a new manager bounce for Norwich against us in the couple of weeks time. |
That’ll be a slog playing away on the Wednesday up norf then down to Norwich anyway. Norwich have Oxford at home on the Tuesday for, assuming they have a new manager, his first home game which you’d fancy will be a win.
Perhaps a chance for our hardworking heroes to have some time together and a relaxing spa break somewhere on the route from Blackburn to East Anglia rather than bother heading all the way home late Wednesday and then eastward on Friday. | | | |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 13:52 - Nov 11 with 2741 views | loftboy |
Swansea manager sacked. | |
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| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:15 - Nov 11 with 2557 views | Galileo |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 13:52 - Nov 11 by loftboy |
Swansea manager sacked. |
Quite remarkably that’s four teams in the Championship presently seeking a new manager. | | | |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:31 - Nov 11 with 2487 views | stowmarketrange |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:15 - Nov 11 by Galileo |
Quite remarkably that’s four teams in the Championship presently seeking a new manager. |
I wonder which ones will pick Beale or Rooney? |  | | |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:42 - Nov 11 with 2440 views | R_from_afar |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:31 - Nov 11 by stowmarketrange |
I wonder which ones will pick Beale or Rooney? |
Redknapp's available, but he might need to bring in one or two....  . |  |
| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 20:03 - Nov 11 with 2263 views | terryb |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 16:31 - Nov 11 by stowmarketrange |
I wonder which ones will pick Beale or Rooney? |
Or which ones Martin & O'Neill select!
I'm going for Martin at Norwich & O'Neill at Middlesbrough. | | | |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 20:23 - Nov 11 with 2245 views | LongsufferingR |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 20:03 - Nov 11 by terryb |
Or which ones Martin & O'Neill select!
I'm going for Martin at Norwich & O'Neill at Middlesbrough. |
Maybe they could both go for Martin O'Neill. Saves them having to choose. |  | | |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 20:41 - Nov 11 with 2194 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
Are we at the tipping point where managers are paid more for getting sacked than they are for working yet?
What a industry. |  | | |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 21:02 - Nov 11 with 2149 views | derbyhoop |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 20:41 - Nov 11 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Are we at the tipping point where managers are paid more for getting sacked than they are for working yet?
What a industry. |
We passed that years ago. | |
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| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 21:18 - Nov 11 with 2100 views | terryb |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 20:23 - Nov 11 by LongsufferingR |
Maybe they could both go for Martin O'Neill. Saves them having to choose. |
He'd have to leave Celtic though! | | | |
| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 08:47 - Nov 18 with 1330 views | HoopsLoveR05 |
Norwich have gone for Philippe Clement, Not the failed Rangers manager I was expecting to be appointed....
(Just in time for when we are due to play them. Because, of course...) [Post edited 18 Nov 8:48]
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| Rest of the Championship thread 25/26 on 19:13 - Nov 18 with 967 views | aston_hoop |
Some bloke called Vitor Matos is apparently heading Swansea's list for new manager, manager of Maritimo and coached through the Liverpool and Red Bull stuff....
Now I think I am finally going all 'proper football man' about something....but what do the likes of Dave Challinor and Richie Wellens lack that these guys have? Genuine question, there is probably a good answer which is why someone like Matos is in consideration, or that random Catalan bloke who managed 3 wins in 19 games at Stoke last season. [Post edited 18 Nov 19:17]
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