The Gaffer
The Gaffer, founder of Championship Talk, has been following football/soccer for more than 30 years. Born in Wales, he is a former journalist who now lives in Florida and spends his time analyzing the influence of soccer worldwide. His writing credentials include The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach Illustrated, South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the now defunct Matchday Magazine.
Big win for Wolves
With a hard fought 1-0 victory on Monday, Wolves moved up to fourth place in the Championship after beating fellow promotion rivals and fellow West Midlands club West Bromwich. Baggies striker Diomansy Kamara wasted two clear chances late on but …
2007/2008 Sunderland Home Jersey
Whether Sunderland gets promoted to the Premiership at the end of the season or if they stay in the Championship, one thing is for certain. They’ll be wearing Umbro jerseys. In fact, Sunderland will be wearing Umbro jerseys for the …
Weekend Preview – March 9-11
The glamour match took place today as Birmingham regained top spot in the Championship from Derby by beating their promotion rivals thanks to a goal from striker Rowan Vine. The Blues also took all three points back on October 26th, …
Championship League Football On U.S. TV
The drama that is the Championship League just took another twist and turn Monday night as Preston North End clobbered promotion rivals Southampton 3-1 at Deepdale to move into fifth place, just a point behind and a game in hand …
Welcome to Championship Talk
It’s the fourth richest league in the world, and — most importantly — it’s a league in every sense of the word. Right now, the race for the promotion in the Championship is heating up with several teams fighting for …