Sky Bet Championship 2016-17 Thread

[Fernando]

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FRI 5TH AUGUST

Fulham 19:45 Newcastle United
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (19:00)
SUN 7TH AUGUST

Queens Park Rangers 12:00 Leeds United
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (11:30)
Sheffield Wednesday 16:30 Aston Villa
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (16:15)
FRI 12TH AUGUST

Brighton and Hove Albion 19:45 Nottingham Forest
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (19:00)
SAT 13TH AUGUST

Norwich City 17:30 Sheffield Wednesday
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (17:15)
SAT 20TH AUGUST

Derby County 17:30 Aston Villa
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (17:15)
SUN 21ST AUGUST

Ipswich Town 12:00 Norwich City
Championship, Sky Sports 2 HD (11:30)
FRI 26TH AUGUST

Burton Albion 19:45 Derby County
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (19:00)
SAT 27TH AUGUST

Newcastle United 17:30 Brighton and Hove Albion
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (17:15)
FRI 9TH SEPTEMBER

Reading 20:00 Ipswich Town
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (19:00)

[westisbest]

Hopefully the steel city derby's will be good next season.

[GSC]

Marinakis has FL signoff apparently, done before the weekend

[GSC]

Now agreed, confirmed today

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

The utter scenes in the league two playoffs

[westisbest]

Great stuff

[NickisBHAFC]

LOL AT WEDNESDAY AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAA

Also that poor version of Knockheart missed the penalty!

Just lolz all round

[GSC]

Looks like Stockdales last action in a Brighton shirt will be bottling the title

[westisbest]

I hope that the fans on the premier league board enjoy your posts as much as I have nick

Who says lolz over the age of 12.

[NickisBHAFC]

Looks like Stockdales last action in a Brighton shirt will be bottling the title

Funny one with Stockdale, has been exceptional at times this season. That double save against Sheffield Wednesday was one of the best saves I have ever seen in a live match. However he has absolute clangers in him.

Ideally I would have him stay for a season or 2, until Walton is ready to be our number one. Means we have to shed out money on a keeper, where it could go to better use.

[GSC]

I don't think you'll be hurting somehow

[NickisBHAFC]

Well until he signs for Palace, and obviously has MOTM matches when they do the double over us.

[GSC]

Always the underdog

[NickisBHAFC]

Anyways we're a premier league club now. So we don't need to discuss Brighton in here anymore. (Until next year anyway)

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Depends if you understand the concept of seasons and thread names

[GSC]

Who cares, I'd be rubbing it in if I were Nick

[Guest]

Millwall promoted to the Championship

Aitor Karanka favourite to join Wolves

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Boro interested in Garry Monk

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Moyes has resigned as Sunderland manager. Could see them in for Monk.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Can't see him being an option for anyone any better, although he most know that so it should say a lot about how he feels he'd have been supported in the transfer market

[Guest]

With Moyes resigning, with the owner apparently wanting to retain him, I wonder whether this is the end of Moyes managerial career at the elite level in English football. Maybe Scotland or China will be his next destination?

As long as Garry Monk is given security at Leeds, I can see him wanting to stay. He seems to be building something interesting there and if he gets the once illustrious Leeds promoted into the premiership that would be a huge achievement for him.

[GSC]

New owners still trying to buy Cellinos 50%

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Nigel Pearson would be the guy I'd target if i were Sunderland

[Guest]

Tbh, this is probably the only time the Sunderland job actually looks appealing. Attractive project with serious funds to rebuild, that the majority of Championship sides don't have.

Giggs will probably be sniffing around this one, Monk, Pearson & Wagner (if he loses the PO final).

[GSC]

Needs a big personality like Villa last year. Spiral of failure around the place. Giggs sounds like a car crash waiting to happen

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Do Sunderland have serious funds? Don't see Moyes resigning if they do.

[GSC]

No.

Heavily in debt.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Indeed, and not in the "oh, we all have debt way" but the "I want to sell and more debt lowers my take"

[GSC]

Fortunately only Rodwell is on a deal that doesn't lower his salary in relegation I think (when Defoe leaves). Even then though, thats not a cheap wage bill.

But yeah, they have to sell a bunch of players before they can make moves, or they sell up to someone who will clear the debt as part of the sale. Lining up buyers will be tricky in their situation. Lot of debt, aging/expensive playing squad, limited resale value. At least the stadium is relatively new.

[GSC]

Norwich going full Huddersfield, hiring Dortmund 2nd team manager Daniel Farke

[GSC]

Kevin Phillips the early favourite for the Sunderland job apparently

[NickisBHAFC]

Pearson would be the safest option.

[Atila]

Moyes was out of his depth at Man Utd, but I wished he had stayed at Preston and got them into the Prem.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Norwich going full Huddersfield, hiring Dortmund 2nd team manager Daniel Farke

Gegenpressing our way to 4th

[GSC]

Not gonna lie, that one looks like a "look how clever and off the wall we are" move.

[Crimey]

With Moyes, I hope he stays out of football for a while, he looks completely drained and he showed absolutely no motivation with Sunderland. He risks becoming Alan Curbishley but the best thing for him would be to just take a step back for a while. Imagine trying himself out in a lower league or back in Scotland would be best, he'll probably see at as a step back for his career but in fairness, it can't get much worse for him.

As for Sunderland, agree with Dolphin that this just gives the impression that they don't have the funds. Expect them to struggle next year and play with plenty of kids. They'll be desperately clearing out anyone with value, which is basically just Jordan Pickford at this stage. A couple of players like Khazri, Borini and NDong may get interest from abroad.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Not gonna lie, that one looks like a "look how clever and off the wall we are" move.

When the alternative is Nigel Pearson I'm ok with that

[Crimey]

Supposedly Alan Pardew is being considered for the Sunderland job. Because he isn't unpopular enough with Newcastle supporters.

[Beer]

Supposedly Alan Pardew is being considered for the Sunderland job. Because he isn't unpopular enough with Newcastle supporters.

We'd drive him there.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

He'd be trying to sleep with your wife in the back of the car

[Guest]

Alan Pardew seems to have a strange managerial record - he will go on a winning streak and then suddenly it becomes a losing streak, which he might then turn around. A "streaky" manager.

[Guest]

Garry Monk has resigned as Leeds United head coach

[Crimey]

Middlesbrough bound? 

Potentially Crystal Palace.

[GSC]

Hello Boro

[Guest]

Surely Garry Monk would have only resigned if he had offers from a Premiership club. I thought his position at Leeds was a good one, good for developing his own managerial skills. He could have made himself a hero if he had got Leeds promoted next season or the season after that, assuming he wasn't sacked beforehand.

[GSC]

Leeds are installing a new Director of Football separate to Monk, have a new owner, not hard to see the potential for instability there.

Boro have PL money, a talented proven squad at this level and the most patient chairman in the country there

[Guest]

Looking around to see what others have mentioned - yes I see there were potential push factors in his decision to leave. Issues regarding the change of structure the new owner wanted to implement - in particular the new Director of Football as you mention - plus issues concerning his contract. The owner wanted to renew the 12 month contract before considering a longer term contract - while it seems Monk wanted a quick assurance that he would be getting a longer contract.

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Wolves hiring Nuno Santo, formerly of Porto, as manager

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Supposedly Victor Orta, formerly Boros head of recruitment, will be Leeds DoF.

Also best mates with Karanka so you can draw your own conclusions

[Guest]

Yep. Leeds for plenty of Under 2.5 goals matches next season.

[Nico the gman]

Yes folks after gracing and entertaining the premier with our attractive style of football we're back, had we won another 5 games or hit another 20 goals we'd have stayed up, small margins and all that

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