2014/15 Championship Thread

[Dolphin Ziggler]

First topic message reminder :

Well, it's all decided now.

Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Bournemouth
Brentford
Brighton & Hove Underdogs
Cardiff City
Charlton Athletic
Derby County
Fulham
Huddersfield Town
Ipswich Town
Leeds United
Middlesbrough
Millwall
Norwich City
Nottingham Forest
Reading
Rotherham United
Sheffield Wednesday
Watford
Wigan Athletic
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Forest have Pearce, Leeds may have investment, Olly has reasons to be cheerful and Wigan don't have European distractions.

[dyrewolfe]

Thats what worries me...have we peaked too early?

If we can make it through December and January in decent shape, I'll be a lot happier.



On an entirely different subject, things aren't looking so good for Leeds right now.

Leeds served with winding-up petition

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

We've dropped Redmond, our only creative player without hoolahan. Baffled by that team

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Jonny Howson you boss

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

You've got Nathan Redmond/josh Murphy on the bench, and you bring on kyle flippin Lafferty. Ffs

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Pathetic absolutely pathetic

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Hooper, Murphy, Redmond all left on the bench. 

Words fail me

Spineless pricks

[GSC]

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[TopoftheChops]

Who cares about forest-norwich, two midtable teams with deluded fans

[GSC]

Look at the Ipswich fan talking because his backwater team had a good run for the first time in a decade

[TopoftheChops]

You're just jealous that mcgoldrick is better than Assomabalonga and chambers is better than any of your defenders

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

The Ipswich bubble will burst when injuries happen around Christmas

[TopoftheChops]

I don't think you realise we had 5 first team players out recently including skuse, hyam, parr, williams and gerken so we have already had our injuries. What's the excuse for town now?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

As for us, Adams needs to buck his ideas up. He's making simple errors and his in game management has been very poor recently. 

We've gotten away from why we were doing so well, pace. We don't attack teams with it anymore, and our form has dipped. Get back to attacking teams with pace, rather than dithering with possession (doesn't work at the best of times and especially when you're most creative player is injured in hoolahan)

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I don't think you realise we had 5 first team players out recently including skuse, hyam, parr, williams and gerken so we have already had our injuries. What's the excuse for town now?

Proper injuries not missing games here or there, that happens

[TopoftheChops]

We have quality in numbers this season though, players like bru, tabb and hunt have really stepped up, players like collison and cameron stewart are yet to make their debuts for town. Would worry if we list mcgoldrick or murphy though

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

You've just used quality and Jay tabb in the same sentence.

I'm not programmed to live with this sort of comedy

[GSC]

I genuinely had forgotten Ipswich shop at our reject bin. I bet you even have Paul Anderson

[TopoftheChops]

Yes we have Paul Anderson but we also have Mick McCarthy as well. McCarthy is better than Pearce and Adams put together, Forest and Norwich might have the individuals but Ipswich have a cohesive unit of players. The table doesn't lie...

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Ipswich town - winners of the second weekend of November trophy.

That's the one we all want

[GSC]

Probably the highlight of the last decade in Ipswich tbf

[Derbymanc]

Dunno what people are getting their knickers in a twist for yet anyway. You only really start to see the outcome of the championship until there's about 10 games remaining and if it carries on I think it's gonna be closer this year.

The only thing I would say is that Blackpool look dead certs to go down atm.

[NickisBHAFC]

I'm getting my knickers in a twist, because we look awful.

[Fernando]

I'm getting my knickers in a twist, because we are awful.

[Derbymanc]

There's time yet Nick, top 6 will be open to all (except blackpool) till the tail end of the season.

[westisbest]

Dont worry nick.

Now that Gardner has found his scoring boots, you will shoot tup the table

[Fernando]

Wigan have sacked manager Uwe Rosler after less than 12 months in charge of the Championship side.

[NickisBHAFC]

Doing awful for a team that should easily be in the top half. Correct decision. Brentford don't need him. Return to league one at some point I suspect.

[Fernando]

Malky Mackay named Wigan manager

[NickisBHAFC]

Great appointment.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Average manager with a great PR image at the moment. Dave Whelan, ladies and gents

[GSC]

Mackay is a fantastic manager at this level.

As for racism and sexism accusations, nobody in Wigan will care.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Not sure fantastic comes with one decent season and then failing in the Prem.

Not sure Wigan's players suit his style either

[GSC]

Did pretty well with fairly sub standard personnel at Watford

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

"@bbcsport_david: Whelan: "It's not all that serious when you read it. Can't see he's done a lot wrong. Don't think there's a case to answer. Matter closed.""

Wut

[NickisBHAFC]

1st season at Cardiff. Carling cup finalists. 2nd season champions. 3rd season on course to stay up. Fantastic manager.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

What a fantastic game of football that was and what a win for Brentford

[NickisBHAFC]

Mark Waterburn. Proving to be a very good manager. Brentford looking like the surprise package this season.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Can't moan about that, fantastic game of football, neither side deserved to lose

[westisbest]

Cracking goal from Martin.

[TopoftheChops]

Have to give martin some credit for that finish. Another great result at Bournemouth for Ipswich, would have taken a draw beforehand. McCarthy likely to win manager of the month if we beat charlton

[westisbest]

McCarthy is doing a very good job at Ipswich.

Would like to see them go up, even if its just for him.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

We're Poopie

[Fernando]

Id be surprised if you make the play offs.

This is a looking a decent guess so far Im sure you're turn it around

[Fernando]

Assombalonga sent off for handling on the line

so 2/3 game ban and Birmingham scored a winner anyway....

[GSC]

Decision given by the linesman in the opposite half, not by the ref or the linesman in the actual half 

[GSC]

Scratch the 4th official gave it after everyone else gave a corner.

Bizarre 

[Fernando]

He was right though according to Soccer Saturday people Shows how Poopie the others are at their jobs

[GSC]

I have no idea if it was a penalty or not, but that has to be first

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Id be surprised if you make the play offs.

This is a looking a decent guess so far Im sure you're turn it around

Still only 7 points off second bizarrely!

We need to make a change tho, Adams has clearly lost the dressing room

[NickisBHAFC]

Never wanted Hypia. Only way were heading is league one.

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