Can Cov marry quality with luck after successive heartbreaks? - Oppo Profile Thu 21st Aug 2025 In the last three seasons Coventry have lost a play-off final on pens, an FA Cup semi to a VAR nonsense, and a play-off semi to two last minute goals over both legs – so is this finally the year their luck matches the quality of their team? We spoke to Dominic Jerams (@SideSammy) |
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. |
‘In a word, dull’, Preston’s midtable purgatory continues – Oppo Profile Thu 17th Apr 2025 A tenth consecutive Championship season, all but one spent in midtable, looks like finishing around 15th for Preston who, apart from a rare FA Cup run, are wondering what’s the point of it all - sounds familiar, and @Josh_McLoughlin is our checked out away fan. |
Are we the shithouses? Preview Fri 20th Dec 2024 QPR bring their bizarrely effective brand of possession-less football back to Loftus Road on Saturday to face a Preston team that’s made something of an art of doing plenty with not a lot in recent years, particularly against Rangers. |
Drawing, drawing, drawing towards freedom - Opposition Profile Thu 19th Dec 2024 The only team that's drawn more than QPR in the Championship this season is our opponent this Saturday, Preston North End, as they come to terms with the predictable departure of Ryan Lowe and steadying influence of Paul Heckingbottom - @Josh_McLoughlin is our oppo fan. |
Season Preview Revisited – Bottom Half Fri 28th Jun 2024 The concluding part of our season preview revisit looks at the teams at the foot of the 23/24 Championship – we got two of the bottom three correct but there were some other big misses here too. |
Plymouth fret League One return after Foster misstep – Oppo profile Mon 08th Apr 2024 It had all been going so well for free-flowing Plymouth after their promotion, but the abrupt departure of Steven Schumacher to Stoke and the abandonment of their effective attacking style by replacement Ian Foster has left them on the brink – Jay May from Argyle Life gave us his lowdown. |
Plymouth come out punching on Championship return - Interview Mon 11th Dec 2023 Plymouth's budget made them a relegation fav on their first return to the Championship since 2010, and they're yet to win away, but a fiery attack and great home form means it's been a solid start for the Green Army - @ArgyleLife1886 is our opposition focus this week. |
Season Preview 23/24 – Strugglers Wed 02nd Aug 2023 The writing looks to be on the wall for QPR but for part three of our 23/24 season preview let’s try and imagine a world where there are three worse teams than us in the Championship, and try and identify who they might be from the bookies’ favourites for relegation. |
Huddersfield's survival prospects getting slimmer by the game - Interview Thu 02nd Feb 2023 It's been an absolute nightmare time for Huddersfield Town since they were refereed out of last season's play-off final, and according to Brady Frost from the Takes That Chance Podcast it's not going to get a lot better without another switch of manager or some other drastic change. |
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