Topic: Skybet Championship Thread

[tubby]

Neil Lennon was at Crewe too, an incredible attacking midfielder on an early version of Championship Manager.

[Hazell]

Obvious reasons? Are you a rhyming slang afficianado?

Of course!

[Drinks Sangria]

Dele Adebola too used to score a lot (when they were League One maybe). Wasn’t Murphy’s last game for them the Play Off Final win that must have sent them up to the Championship.

He did and he was sold for around £3m when that was big money in the 90s. I believe that was Murphy’s last game before he returned on loan in 99/00 I think. I remember his loan spell better as I was very young when he first was at the club and all I cared about at that age was Liverpool and Michael Owen. I know how to pick ‘em.

Great to see Stevenage turn Villa over tonight, two horrible clubs.

[A-Bomb]

Fromola, that late 90s/ early 2000s Crewe is probably the best side they’ve ever had. My grandparents lived in a small town nearby, Nantwich, so when visiting I’d always go with my Grandad to Crewe and still have a soft spot as a result. That side likely had Dean Ashton, Rob Hulse, Kenny Lunt, Craig Hignett and maybe Murphy on loan from the Reds. In 98 they finished just 6 points off the play offs for the Premier League. Murphy is a bad dickhead as a pundit but I’m less harsh on him than most Liverpool fans because I remember him as the best player Crewe ever had, not for his boring takes.

Small world as I've lived in Nantwich since 1995 - and played in the same Alex youth team as Dean Ashton, who actually started out as a centre back as he was a big lad for his age.

[Drinks Sangria]

Small world as I've lived in Nantwich since 1995 - and played in the same Alex youth team as Dean Ashton, who actually started out as a centre back as he was a big lad for his age.

Indeed, my Grandparents lived in Wybunbury, just easier to say Nantwich as it’s a small village. I go back a couple of times a year as I have fond memories of Wybunbury Moss and The Swan in the village centre. My Ma lives just down the road from there in Betley, Scouse accent sticks out like a sore thumb! Beautiful part of the country there.

I bet Ashton was a cracking player at a young age. He’s still considered the most talented player to ever come out of the academy, other than maybe Nick Powell who is/was equally injury prone. Would that have been the same team with Rob Hulse in it? Less talented than Ashton but maximised himself better.

[Gerry Attrick]

Fucking Mick McCarthy to Blackpool. You just can’t flush some of these turds.

[tubby]

Fucking Mick McCarthy to Blackpool. You just can’t flush some of these turds.

Had no idea he was still managing.

[Crosby Nick]

Fucking Mick McCarthy to Blackpool. You just can’t flush some of these turds.

You can in Blackpool. Sea is filthy there.

[Elzar]

No idea where the foul on the goalie was then in the WBA match

[lfcmaster45]

That’s why he left tella on , proper pace

[Statto Red]

Shocker of a penalty in the Sunderland vs Middlesbrough match, it was outside the area, & no VAR.

[Ray K]

Great transfer announcement from Burnley

https://twitter.com/BurnleyOfficial/status/1618300188724187136?t=TG8SW-pc0bHfqNfOkQmveQ&s=19

[gerrardisgod]

Kolo’s been sacked already.

No doubt they’ll end up with someone like Bruce.

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Kolo’s been sacked already.

No doubt they’ll end up with someone like Bruce.

Not surprising is it? His personality didn't exactly scream managerial material. Leicester defence also only worsened whilst he was there.

[jillcwhomever]

It is shocking that only three deals went through from Premier League clubs buying from Championship clubs. It shows how depressingly the "big" transfers have become the be all and end all of football. I don't even know how a lot of these clubs will survive and it's totally depressing for football generally.

[Gerry Attrick]

I think the Championship is bad this season but what Kompany has done is amazing. Completely turned over the squad and playing style and trampled all over the league. You’d have to say Guardiola could end up having one of the finest coaching trees ever seen.

[sinnermichael]

Boro are absolutely flying under Michael Carrick. Just beat Sheffield United 3-1 away from home.

[Crosby Nick]

Boro are absolutely flying under Michael Carrick. Just beat Sheffield United 3-1 away from home.

Never liked Boro and even less so now they have another United connection. Hope they come unstuck.

[Caligula?]

Colin Wanker is back in management 

[Statto Red]

I see Bolton have a new sponsor for the stadium, it's now called Toughsheet Community Stadium. cue the jokes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-64704208

Bolton Wanderers stadium's new "tongue in cheek" name has been a hard one for fans to ignore, prompting chuckles and disbelief in equal measure.

The club have announced they are delighted to have agreed a deal with local building manufacturer Toughsheet.

It means the League One side will be playing at the Toughsheet Community Stadium for the next five years.

[Gerry Attrick]

Straight back down for the teams that are promoted. Burnley might make a fist but the others have no chance. Appalling standard.

[tonysleft]

Carrick is doing a sensational job

[Crosby Nick]

Carrick is doing a sensational job

In a crowded field he must be the best former Manc midfielder to manage Middlesbrough.

Has he still got that shit half mullet?

[tonysleft]

In a crowded field he must be the best former Manc midfielder to manage Middlesbrough.

Has he still got that shit half mullet?

Thankfully he seems to have gotten rid. He's doing really really well though and I've bet on them to go up

[Fromola]

Straight back down for the teams that are promoted. Burnley might make a fist but the others have no chance. Appalling standard.

It was bad last season but Fulham were a cut above and have carried that over. Burnley a cut above this year but they're dogging a lot of results out, Fulham were smashing 6s and 7s past teams. They might do okay though next season depending on how good Kompany is.

I'm surprised Bournemouth have made a fist of it because they were nothing special last season and were almost caught by Forest who were 20 odd points behind them at one point. Forest basically bought a whole new squad.

I think Sheff United if they come up would be more like the team that went down in their second season than the one who stormed the league in the first season. Middlesbrough are like the Forest of last season and it would probably be best if they were the three that went up.

The likes of Blackburn, Luton and Norwich (again) currently in the play offs would be useless.

[gerrardisgod]

Watford sack another manager

[Fromola]

Watford sack another manager

One point Wilder's going to be their manager for the next month. He's had a bit of a fall from grace since mouthing off at Klopp. Was awful at Boro and had one of the worst runs in PL history with Sheff U.

[Gerry Attrick]

Ainsworth won’t last long at QPR. He’s no good.

[Fromola]

Ainsworth won’t last long at QPR. He’s no good.

Looks like another Nathan Jones who is only effective at one club.

[Crosby Nick]

Looks like another Nathan Jones who is only effective at one club.

The Viper Room?

[Elzar]

Think Burnley can get promoted tonight!

Watching Sunderland at the moment, didn’t Man United spend £40million on Diallo?

[OOS]

Kompany deserves all the plaudits. It goes without saying, they have the biggest budget in the league, but they sold 20 players, brought in a few unknowns and built a team that played some of the best football in England this season.

[andy07]

Well done Burnley.  Kompany doing an excellent job.

[Statto Red]

Seems like Sheffield United will get the second promotion spot too, of the others i'd rather Luton, Blackburn or Preston, promoted from the playoffs, if Preston can get into the playoffs.

 I definitely do not want Millwall or Middlesbrough promoted.

[redgriffin73]

Seems like Sheffield United will get the second promotion spot too, of the others i'd rather Luton, Blackburn or Preston, promoted from the playoffs, if Preston can get into the playoffs.

 I definitely do not want Millwall or Middlesbrough promoted.

Yeah, hoping for Blackburn or Preston as an outside shot.

[Statto Red]

Monday night Burnley vs Sheffield United, Burnley can still get over 100 points too.

[lfc_col]

Preston as an outside shot.

The people i know who support them are still not that confident that will they make the play offs

[andy07]

Yeah, hoping for Blackburn or Preston as an outside shot.

Local games with big away allocations.  Beats a trip to Luton.

[redgriffin73]

Local games with big away allocations.  Beats a trip to Luton.

[Statto Red]

Mick McCarthy has left Blackpool, after 3 months in charge, that went well.