Topic: Skybet Championship Thread

[gerrardisgod]

Great goal from Sarr from the halfway line.

[quasimodo]

Great goal from Sarr from the halfway line.

Fantastic. Good time to do that with the window still open. My brother, who is a Watford fan, will tell you that's the first thing he's done for about 10 months.

[Fromola]

Fantastic. Good time to do that with the window still open. My brother, who is a Watford fan, will tell you that's the first thing he's done for about 10 months.

You'd want him to do that in September not August. Brilliant goal.

West Brom have been all over Watford.

[gerrardisgod]

Has Steve Bruce dyed his hair blonde?

Or is my telly on the blink.

[Gerry Attrick]

West Brom have absolutely battered them so far. 1-1 is a robbery from Watford. Grim signs though when you’re getting played off the pitch by a Steve Bruce outfit.

[quasimodo]

Has Steve Bruce dyed his hair blonde?

Or is my telly on the blink.

It's not your TV.

[elsewhere]

Ismaila Sarr went from scoring the goal of the season to taking the worst penalty football has ever seen

[gerrardisgod]

“Why didn’t he strike it from twelve yards, like he did fifty yards?”

Because it would have flew over the bar Andy.

[johnybarnes]

Sarr goal: https://streamff.com/v/e05ee0

[Gerry Attrick]

Imagine sacking Daniel Farke for this. Thought it was stupid at the time, appointing Dean Smith confirmed it.

[disgraced cake]

Imagine sacking Daniel Farke for this. Thought it was stupid at the time, appointing Dean Smith confirmed it.

Their best bet probably would have been keeping hold of Farke, getting another promotion and then sacking him 

I do believe that by the way although whoever you bring in is probably still taking you down in their position.

I think Watford take one of the automatic spots. Interesting from there as I don't see Norwich coming back up this season.

[Fromola]

Imagine sacking Daniel Farke for this. Thought it was stupid at the time, appointing Dean Smith confirmed it.

It was never a PL team in the first place. Smith the man who sneaked Villa up via the play offs with Grealish, McGinn, Mings and Abraham in the team and then nearly relegated them after spending 100 mill.

[tubby]

It was never a PL team in the first place. Smith the man who sneaked Villa up via the play offs with Grealish, McGinn, Mings and Abraham in the team and then nearly relegated them after spending 100 mill.

The fact that he got promotion AND avoided relegation with Mings starting most of the games is a pretty solid feat.

[disgraced cake]

Liking Blackburn's chances of doing well this season, fighting for promotion I think. They were doing well last season but tailed off towards the end.

2-0 up against West Brom here, Morton has come on at half time.

[Gerry Attrick]

Liking Blackburn's chances of doing well this season, fighting for promotion I think. They were doing well last season but tailed off towards the end.

2-0 up against West Brom here, Morton has come on at half time.

Don't see it personally. Got the lowest xG in the entire league after 3 matches and have somehow won them all. Midtable at best I believe, though I guess it's possible all Huddersfield's luck will just shift over.

[Linudden]

Tomasson is a cunning operator, he took a Malmö team that mostly wants to be on the beach to the Champions League group stages and two league titles. I wouldn't underestimate him. Blackburn were knocking on the door last season so they might go all the way this term.

[disgraced cake]

Tomasson is a cunning operator, he took a Malmö team that mostly wants to be on the beach to the Champions League group stages and two league titles. I wouldn't underestimate him. Blackburn were knocking on the door last season so they might go all the way this term.

Yeah, I'd tip them for a playoff place right now, they've got a few decent attackers, added Morton into midfield who I'd expect to do well, and have conceded 1 in 3 games so far so potentially a solid defence brewing. Brereton Diaz should be big for them again, but I think he's down to the last year of his contract. If a Prem team could add him on a free next summer it could be a very shrewd operation.

[Gerry Attrick]

Every season a team does better than you expect, they're just desperately short on quality outside of Brereton Diaz and that will catch up with them. Can see lots of 1-0 defeats or boring draws in their future.

[gerrardisgod]

I think Colin Wanker thinks he’s on Story Time on this commentary.

[Fromola]

Blackburn getting thrashed at Reading tonight. Does Morton a favour as he's not been picked after impressing off the bench the other day.

He should hopefully get a start next game.

[Gerry Attrick]

Norwich are so shit. It’s painful watching them. Dean Smith will sink them if they’re not careful. Time to cut their losses and get rid.

[IgorBobbins]

Norwich are so shit. It’s painful watching them. Dean Smith will sink them if they’re not careful. Time to cut their losses and get rid.

Didn’t they win? 

[Drinks Sangria]

Didn’t they win? 

They did but they were pretty awful. They currently don’t look equipped to do much this season but you’ll probably still see them in the top 8.

It looks like they’re finally going to lose Max Aarons. Southampton reportedly in advanced negotiations for him. Not sure that’s the right move. He’s clearly not at the level yet that linked him to past moves to Bayern, Man Utd etc and a stepping stone move is probably the right play, but Southampton feels like one that could put him back in the Championship inside a year.

[mallin9]

So ummmmmm I was wrong about Mitrovic?  Has he found another gear, or just off to a great start to the season. Because they are lining up with Mitrovic, and Tim Ream….and getting points. It’s nucking futs, my grandmother turns quicker than Ream.

[Drinks Sangria]

So ummmmmm I was wrong about Mitrovic?  Has he found another gear, or just off to a great start to the season. Because they are lining up with Mitrovic, and Tim Ream….and getting points. It’s nucking futs, my grandmother turns quicker than Ream.

Let’s wait and see. He’s made a good start to proving me and countless others wrong - I predicted he would not break his PL record of 12 goals this season - but he’s got 2 against us when we were utterly dreadful and one should have been disallowed, then 1 v Brentford.

If they keep their competitiveness at this level and he his output, fair play to both of them.

[Elzar]

Preston now played 6. Conceded 0 and scored 1. Thrilling start to the season!

[Americano12345]

think this might be the year that Birmingham go down.
Reading being top is surprising, but they won't be there forever.
Norwich quietly going about their business with 3 wins on the bounce
Hull & Rotherham in 3 & 5th respectively.

[Linudden]

Would be a shame if Birmingham fell further down the ladder. I always liked the second city derby in the Premier League and they spent many years there when I was a kid. So for me it's not strange at all to think of them as a potential PL side. It was a bit strange how it all went sideways after that League Cup win.

The best underdog story would be if Blackpool pulled off a miracle. I just love that tangerine and white combination

[Drinks Sangria]

The striker Hull bought from Portugal is off to an absolute flyer, Estupinan. Giving me Zaki at Wigan, Cisse at Newcastle vibes but he’s fun to watch! May he drag his form out for much longer.

7 in 5 has he got?

[IgorBobbins]

So Alex Neill leaving Sunderland to take over at Stoke City?  Odd choice given their current positions, but I guess Stoke are a more ambitious club in terms of financial backing.

[DelTrotter]

Preston now played 6. Conceded 0 and scored 1. Thrilling start to the season!

  Was just looking at that, crazy! 5 0-0s in 6 games. At least they have a solid base to work with I guess.

[Sangria]

So Alex Neill leaving Sunderland to take over at Stoke City?  Odd choice given their current positions, but I guess Stoke are a more ambitious club in terms of financial backing.

The yo-yo seems to be getting into place.

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Preston now played 6. Conceded 0 and scored 1. Thrilling start to the season!

Played 7, conceded 0 and scored 2 now. Absolutely mental stats. Only 3 points off top too.

[Elzar]

10 games gone and WBA looking terrible. Bruce may never get a decent job in management again.

Was watching Swansea earlier. Still expect to see Routledge and Sinclair/Dyer on the wings when I see them.

[elsewhere]

Hull City will get relegated imo

[bird_lfc]

10 games gone and WBA looking terrible. Bruce may never get a decent job in management again.

Was watching Swansea earlier. Still expect to see Routledge and Sinclair/Dyer on the wings when I see them.

Of course he will. He’ll get sacked and picked up by a team at the lower end of the championship at Christmas.

Football management is the only job role you can constantly fail and keep getting chances

[Barefoot Doctor]

Watford, being Watford, have sacked their manager. Rob Edwards out, Slaven Bilic in:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/09/26/watford-sack-rob-edwards-head-coach-will-appoint-slaven-bilic

[Drinks Sangria]

Has Bilic been there before or am I imagining that? One of the most uninspiring managers going, he’s achieved basically nothing in the game but keeps getting jobs.

See also, Bruce, Steve, Pardew, Alan.

[CheshireDave]

Has Bilic been there before or am I imagining that?

He's been at West Ham and West Brom. Easy to get confused with the amount of dross Watford have had managing them.

[gerrardisgod]

Read yesterday that of their last twelve managers, the longest serving is sixty-one games