Of the 24 teams that kicked off the Championship just under a year ago, eleven now have new managers. In the majority of cases, the manager was removed due to perceived failings. Being a Championship manager is like being a duck at a shooting gallery. It’s a question of ‘when’, not ‘if’, no matter how […]
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The 5th round of the FA Cup gets underway this Saturday and Sunday and the question is will there be any upsets or will it be business as usual? Watford v Chelsea — Vicarage Road Just last week I would have said there was no chance of Watford pulling an upset but I’m not sure. With Chelsea […]
Three Championship teams remain in the hunt for the Carling Cup and there will be no all Championship ties for the quarter-finals. The fixtures will be played on December 2, and at 2:45 pm eastern time. Here are the opponents for the three remaining Championship clubs: Stoke City v Derby County — Britannia Stadium Burnley […]
It has been 40 years since a side from outside the top flight of English football has won the League Cup, when Swindon beat Arsenal 3–1 way back in 1969. However the lose of Liverpool and Chelsea last night has opened the way for the clubs from the Championship to claim some major silverware. Lower […]
The Carling Cup returns on Tuesday and four Championship sides are still in the mix for the Cup.Here are the fixtures for Round Four of the Carling Cup. Derby County v Leeds United — Pride Park Stadium 2:45 pm est Swansea City v Watford — Liberty Stadium 2:45 pm est Manchester United v QPR — Old Trafford 3:00 […]
So the 12th longest serving manager in the football league is finally given the push after a poor start to the season. However despite the Hornets currently languishing in 20th position is Aidy Boothroyd being made a scapegoat for the Watford board’s imcompetance? After finishing rock bottom of the Premier League in 2007 the club […]
Watford and Aide Boothroyd parted company today as he becomes the second Championship Manager to be sacked. Watford are sitting right out of the relegation zone only thanks to goal difference and lost over the weekend to Blackpool 4–3. Watford have been struggling all year in the Championship. They started off last year after getting instantly […]
