Who can save Blackburn from long term League One drift? – Oppo Profile Thu 12th Feb 2026 A series of managerial miracles from the likes of Jon Dahl Tomasson and John Eustace have kept Blackburn competitive despite malignant ownership, and it’ll need similar from whoever replaces Valerian Ismael as Venky’s chickens come home to roost at Ewood Park - Ian Herbert (@ianherbert95.bsky.social). |
Running hot at home, Blues play-off push hamstrung by away form – Oppo Profile Mon 08th Dec 2025 Big-spending Birmingham are free scoring at St Andrew’s where Pompey, Millwall and Norwich have all been hit for four, but it’s one win in nine away from home which keeps them frustratingly shy of the play-off places - @MatthewBlue1875 takes us through it. |
Blackburn’s magical mystery ride under Venky’s continues apace – Oppo Profile Tue 25th Nov 2025 Blackburn responded to last season’s surprise play-off push by selling and releasing all the players that got them there, now as another hectic Championship winter sets in squad depth is – shockingly - proving an issue. Ian Herbert (@ianherbert95.bsky.social) is our oppo fan… |
Struber settling nicely at new-look Bristol City – Oppo Profile Fri 03rd Oct 2025 Last season’s beaten play-off semi-finalists Bristol City lost manager Liam Manning to Norwich over the summer, but as Dave Featherstone (@FevsFootball) tells us the arrival of Gerhard Struber has rapidly improved the team’s aesthetics and attack. |
Season Preview 25/26 – Middle of the pack Wed 06th Aug 2025 Part two of our season preview focuses on an intriguing midtable picture where Middlesbrough and Stoke are stinking the place up, Derby, Disney FC and Millwall feel upwardly mobile, and everybody is looking at that Watford attack thankful they don’t have to play centre half against it. |
Season Preview 25/26 – The Contenders Tue 05th Aug 2025 The first part of our annual 1-24 Championship season preview focuses on the bookies’ favourites for promotion, a list dominated by sides coming out of the Premier League with parachute payments with one or two notable exceptions. |
Are City about to escape their Championship purgatory? Oppo profile Fri 11th Apr 2025 Bristol City have been a midtable Championship side for 16 of the last 18 seasons, but Liam Manning’s team are threatening to stage a jailbreak with a three-point cushion to seventh and a hot run of form coming into Saturday - @fevsfootball is our man at Ashton Gate. |
The Championship's most mid-table team - Oppo Profile Fri 13th Dec 2024 Bristol City spent a deal of money this summer trying to push Liam Manning's side on towards the play-offs, but the remain steadfastly stuck in midtable as doubts persist about the manager's style - we spoke to @fevsfootball. |
Baggies quietly putting together strong play-off push - Interview Tue 05th Mar 2024 It's proving to be another season to further the reputation of West Brom manager Carlos Corberan as the Baggies quietly go about cementing their play-off place while the chat and coverage is largely being focused elsewhere - Matt Graham says that's all just the way he likes it. |
Dickie starring as pieces start to fall into place for Robins – Interview Fri 16th Feb 2024 Bristol City were our outside tip for the play-offs, and while it’s been more of a slow-burn under new manager Liam Manning a clever January transfer window looks to have set them up well for the summer and 24/25 according to @FevsFootball. |
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