Championship - 2019/2020

[Wymsey]

19 minutes ago, Corky said:

Preston seemed to be close for about 5 years, reached several play-offs and a couple of finals but never quite made it. A new name is welcome.

Not Forest, though..

Can't really see it happening now tbh, but it'd great to see a club like Brentford get promotion.

Also would be good if Sheffield Wednesday get a good chance of going up come March time and manage to do it. Two city derbies in the same top-flight season (along with Everton* and Liverpool).

 

*Also providing that Everton don't get relegated..

 

[Dan]

Woodgate's been a disaster at Boro.

 

Cowley is class isn't he. What a few years he's had.

[Guest Manini]

Stoke are going down that was some of the worst defending I’ve ever seen 

[Guest Electric Yetis]

On 03/11/2019 at 19:55, Wymeswold fox said:

Not Forest, though..

Can't really see it happening now tbh, but it'd great to see a club like Brentford get promotion.

Also would be good if Sheffield Wednesday get a good chance of going up come March time and manage to do it. Two city derbies in the same top-flight season (along with Everton* and Liverpool).

 

*Also providing that Everton don't get relegated..

 

Manchester not count any more? 

[UniFox21]

How are Stoke in the situation they are? They have some great players, players who didn't look out of place in the prem. Yet they're awful this year?

[ealingfox]

Stoke

 

[Langston]

39 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

How are Stoke in the situation they are? They have some great players, players who didn't look out of place in the prem. Yet they're awful this year?

They probably should be doing better than they are but saying they have some great players is stretching it a little. Joe Allen was half decent about eight years ago.

Just looking at their squad and you can tell there's been no real plan regarding transfers over the past few years, it's bloated with dross.

[Corky]

Stoke look like us circa 2006, not long out of the Premier League struggling in the Championship in front of swathes of empty seats.

[Wymsey]

This just shows that having a billionaire owner doesn't guarantee sustained success for a football club.

Think Coates/Bet365 have made profit out of the club for their own gains, than actually enhance various aspects of the club during his tenure there.

[Wymsey]

1 hour ago, pds said:

Manchester not count any more? 

Doh! 

[UniFox21]

58 minutes ago, Langston said:

They probably should be doing better than they are but saying they have some great players is stretching it a little. Joe Allen was half decent about eight years ago.

Just looking at their squad and you can tell there's been no real plan regarding transfers over the past few years, it's bloated with dross.

Similar to us under Sven, just random collection of players who have decent talent but have 0 team work 

[StanSP]

 

 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

The Brian Clough  🏆 up for grabs weekend 🙈

[Wymsey]

Michael O'Neill is set to become the new Stoke manager.

That'll be interesting.

His £750k wages at Northern Ireland will reportedly be doubled there.., and is set to manage them on Saturday at Barnsley.

[HybridFox]

1 hour ago, Wymeswold fox said:

Michael O'Neill is set to become the new Stoke manager.

That'll be interesting.

His £750k wages at Northern Ireland will reportedly be doubled there.., and is set to manage them on Saturday at Barnsley.

I'm genuinely baffled. They've got a chance of getting to the Euros! And he's choosing a relegation battle to league one 

 

As if Chris Coleman leaving Wales to go to Sunderland couldn't be topped...

[The Horse's Mouth]

Its probably right time for him to move on, not sure if it's the right club but he'll be backed 

[Fox92]

On 03/11/2019 at 19:55, Wymeswold fox said:

Not Forest, though..

Can't really see it happening now tbh, but it'd great to see a club like Brentford get promotion.

Also would be good if Sheffield Wednesday get a good chance of going up come March time and manage to do it. Two city derbies in the same top-flight season (along with Everton* and Liverpool).

 

*Also providing that Everton don't get relegated..

 

Not only have you missed out Manchester, as pointed out, but what about all the London games  

[Langston]

It's been pulled up numerous times but Lewis Grabban's facial hair really is heinous, it looks like burnt straw.

[spacemunky]

Derby gifting a goal to Grabban.

[Langston]

Derby have been utterly inept. 

[Guest Mickyblueeyes]

These are two very poor teams. Decent at Championship level but there is no player in either side who is even close to prem level. It gives absolute pleasure to make that observation 

[Vlad the Fox]

Absolute shite

[Tuna]

Immediate impact for Michael O'Neill at Stoke, still don't think that's a great appointment for them (reeks of Coleman / Sunderland) but we'll see.

[The Horse's Mouth]

14 minutes ago, Tuna said:

Immediate impact for Michael O'Neill at Stoke, still don't think that's a great appointment for them (reeks of Coleman / Sunderland) but we'll see.

they're not really comparable honestly

[Wymsey]

15 hours ago, Tuna said:

Immediate impact for Michael O'Neill at Stoke, still don't think that's a great appointment for them (reeks of Coleman / Sunderland) but we'll see.

Think the Stoke hierarchy understand now, given their plight, that they need to start from scratch again.

Reckon they'll give O'Neill good time to form better foundations and possibly success upwards.

Thought, at the time when they were steady in the Premier League, that they would actually stay there for a good while - so it just illustrates how poor ownership and club organisation/recruitment etc can affect how the club is doing on the pitch.