Thread: English Football: The Championship

Thanks mate, we seemed to have a slightly less bad end of season collapse than the other top four teams…

When you look at the final day results, Birmingham were very unlucky to go down. Three teams above them all had great wins.

What happened to Leeds recently? Why did their form dip so much?

Originally Posted by cyrille

They did exactly this about 8 years ago though.

They were about 6th in the Championship and they decided they'd get Zola in.

He won two of about 24 games with them and damn near took them down.

Now, 8 years (?) later - top third of the table and they decide Wayne Rooney is the answer to - well, what on earth can that question have been?

So, their idiot directors made exactly the same mistake twice.

Birmingham is rotton to the core you can't blame Rooney for that.

Obviously I wasn't blaming Rooney.

Except for the obvious fact that he had no track record of success.

But yeah, thanks for your insight.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

How well did this guessing age?

6th Norwich 73 points
5th West Brom 75 points
4th Southampton 87 points
3rd Leeds 90 points
2nd Ipswich 96 points
1st Leicester 97points

Not a bad effort on my part... I was too kind to Norwich - won't happen again!

(The top 6 finished in the placesbthey'd been for nuch of the season, so probably as deserved?)

It would have been impressive had you made that prediction at the beginning of the season, Betty. Not so for 3 weeks before the end of the season after looking at the table, when Leicester had a game in hand over Ipswich. Even I could have done that!

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

How well did this guessing age?

6th Norwich 73 points
5th West Brom 75 points
4th Southampton 87 points
3rd Leeds 90 points
2nd Ipswich 96 points
1st Leicester 97points

Not a bad effort on my part... I was too kind to Norwich - won't happen again!

(The top 6 finished in the placesbthey'd been for nuch of the season, so probably as deserved?)


Play-Off Predictions

Leeds beat Norwich (that'll be a new centre forward to warm our bench...).



Final: Leeds bottle it and the club implodes; bottom half of the table next season!

i fear you may be correct.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

When you look at the final day results, Birmingham were very unlucky to go down. Three teams above them all had great wins.

Yeah but it's fucking great innit.