Have Wilder’s Blades left it too late for a play-off run? Oppo Profile Fri 27th Feb 2026 The third coming of Chris Wilder at Sheffield United has led to a sharp uptick in performances and results after the Blades lost eight of their first nine games, but has the turnaround been left too late for a play-off tilt? @BeastlyOli from @SheffUtdWay is our oppo fan this week. |
Stoke breaking scary new ground under Robins – Oppo Profile Thu 15th Jan 2026 Stoke, infamously, have resided in the bottom half of the Championship ever since they got back here eight years ago, but Mark Robins is defying an injury crisis to have them a point from the play-offs and Ben Rowley (@benarowley) and Sam Harrison (@samjharrison) are as optimistic as we’ve ever heard our contributors from that part of the world. |
The mother and father of all hangovers – Oppo Profile Fri 07th Nov 2025 Sheff Utd failed to win promotion last season despite accumulating 92 points, and the hangover from that play-off final disaster against Sunderland has been substantial with relegation to League One now a distinct possibility - @BeastlyOli from @SheffUtdWay is our oppo fan this week. |
Season Preview 25/26 – Strugglers Thu 07th Aug 2025 The final part of our annual Championship season preview focuses on the bookies’ favourites for the drop where there’s a couple of standard Championship ownership meltdowns, a couple of low-budget teams recently up from League One, and a manager who wants to blow his squad to smithereens. |
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. |
Choose your adventure – Preview Fri 31st Jan 2025 Trying to preview tomorrow’s trip to Millwall while rumours swirl about the future of QPR’s clear player of the year Jimmy Dunne is… tricky. |
Selles summoned to rescue endangered Tigers - Oppo Profile Mon 20th Jan 2025 Hull could reasonably have expected a challenging season given the talent drain they suffered over the summer, but few would have had them down for a relegation battle on their considerable budget - @NathanielWhitto tries to make sense of an unfolding horror show. |
Season Preview 2019/20 — Contenders Mon 29th Jul 2019 LFW’s annual semi-serious run-down of the 23 teams QPR will be facing in the league this season starts with the seven clubs the bookies believe will be competing for promotion. |
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