Championship 🏆 2025/26

[Noahfence]

6 minutes ago, Steve Earle said:

I think Daka made a very strong case tonight for never playing for us again! 
 

But I agree that Evans surely won’t be our starting striker next season. We’ll need one if not two strikers. Hopefully Evans will be second or third choice?

Evans is good enough in my opinion to be a squad player next season. He’ll be 17 by the time the season starts. Plenty of players that age have had an impact. 
 

Shouldn’t be relying on him for goals however 

[LcFc_Smiv]

Money bags Birmingham confirm their place in the Champ for next season, no doubt with half an eye of a double promotion.

[Claudio Fannieri]

Watched quite a bit of the Boro vs Leeds game, both teams play with so much more intensity than we do, really will need to up our game if we want to bounce straight back up. 

[Lambert09]

Sheffield u not going up would be a huge blow for us. likely less money for cannon as well as them not coming back for hamza or souttar. 

[The Horse's Mouth]

1 hour ago, Lambert09 said:

Sheffield u not going up would be a huge blow for us. likely less money for cannon as well as them not coming back for hamza or souttar. 

Souttar should be a starter for us next season 

[Cal76]

On 07/04/2025 at 13:40, Lambert09 said:

The rot in this team is going to be incredibly hard to turn around. Anyone involved needs to be removed tbqh. How do you pick yourself up after this? 

Scoring a goal will bring a huge boost to their confidence. 

[Vindaloo FOX]

Don't see us bouncing straight back up this time, probably mid table finish.

 

[foxgas]

Hopefully, the goal of the month competition will return. At least they will have something to print on the clappers other than a light show.

[Cropwellfox]

It’ll all be about how well we can shift overpaid deadwood and actually scout decent players whose careers are in the ascendency in the summer. Current set up would suggest **** all chance of either which again will be a huge missed opportunity and waste of a window.
 

If we could find a way to do the above we won’t have a horrendous spine for the championship with what would be left, with following as an XI

 

jakub, Riccy, Nelson, Okoli, Justin, Skipp, CDM, Fatawu, Alves, Stephy, CF

 

Bench to include Woyo, McAteer, Thomas, Souttar when fit, Aluko, Evans, Marcal, Choudhury. 
 

bin off / sell / free transfer  Mads Kristensen Ndidi Winks, Sideshow Bob, Soumaré, Vestergaard, Coady BEK, Reid Ayew Vards 😢Daka and the other end of contract free transfers. assume Monga will be gone. Replace whatever we can with younger championship players. 

Edited 12 April by Cropwellfox

[TheFiveTime]

jakub

 

riccy/Woyo

Nelson/Okoli/Souttar/New CB

Justin/Aluko or Cover

 

Skipp/Choudary/Winks/New CDM

 

Fatawu/Mcateer

Alves/El Khannouss

Mavididi/Evans

 

Daka/New St

 

Sell Thomas, Kristenson, Hermanson, Vesty, Faes, Coady, Soumare, Ndidi, BDCR, Ayew

[Gamble92]

Honestly If we line up with anything like 

 

Stolarcyk 

 

Ricardo Nelson Okoli Thomas

Mavididi Winks Skipp Fatawu

Alves

Vardy/Evans

 

We absolutely HMS piss it. With 100+ points and I'm gonna get wrecked every ****ing weekend and tell every flask drinking west stand happy clapper I was right 

 

 

[Bilo]

Just now, Gamble92 said:

Honestly If we line up with anything like 

 

Stolarcyk 

 

Ricardo Nelson Okoli Thomas

Mavididi Winks Skipp Fatawu

Alves

Vardy/Evans

 

We absolutely HMS piss it. With 100+ points and I'm gonna get wrecked every ****ing weekend and tell every flask drinking west stand happy clapper I was right 

 

 

All depends on the new boss and playing style for me. 

 

Solid defenders in Nelson and Okoli, Mavididi and Fatawu smacking them on the break with some firepower up front would do nicely.

[Fox92]

2 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

Honestly If we line up with anything like 

 

Stolarcyk 

 

Ricardo Nelson Okoli Thomas

Mavididi Winks Skipp Fatawu

Alves

Vardy/Evans

 

We absolutely HMS piss it. With 100+ points and I'm gonna get wrecked every ****ing weekend and tell every flask drinking west stand happy clapper I was right 

 

 

Only part that worries me is the strike force, think we need someone who will guarantee us at least 15 goals up front, aside from that I'm with you.

[Gamble92]

Just now, Fox92 said:

Only part that worries me is the strike force, think we need someone who will guarantee us at least 15 goals up front, aside from that I'm with you.

I said HMS piss the league and if you don't say BEEP BEEP we might have issues 

[Gamble92]

I love @Bilo and @Fox92btw

Edited 12 April by Gamble92

[Cropwellfox]

Just now, Bilo said:

All depends on the new boss and playing style for me. 

 

Solid defenders in Nelson and Okoli, Mavididi and Fatawu smacking them on the break with some firepower up front would do nicely.

100%. Ruud would coach the belief out of them. Just hope to god Rudkin manages to actually get some business done as let’s face it the clown isn’t going anywhere

[Bilo]

1 minute ago, Fox92 said:

Only part that worries me is the strike force, think we need someone who will guarantee us at least 15 goals up front, aside from that I'm with you.

Really not easy to find, but I would say a pacey and mobile front man who can work on the break is crucial. 

[Paninistickers]

18 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

Honestly If we line up with anything like 

 

Stolarcyk 

 

Ricardo Nelson Okoli Thomas

Mavididi Winks Skipp Fatawu

Alves

Vardy/Evans

 

We absolutely HMS piss it. With 100+ points and I'm gonna get wrecked every ****ing weekend and tell every flask drinking west stand happy clapper I was right 

 

 

Whatever you make of JJ as a PL player, he's absolutely light years ahead of Luke Thomas, even out of position at LB..

 

That was shown last season. JJ title winner versus Thomas at Middlesbrough ressies. And also today, dramatic improvement at LB the second LT went off and JJ went over 

[Gamble92]

Anyone else loving the thought of every prophet of doom in the west stand crying cos we are gonna HMS PISS THE LEAGUE 

 

B3EP BEEP

[LCFCJohn]

17 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Whatever you make of JJ as a PL player, he's absolutely light years ahead of Luke Thomas, even out of position at LB..

 

That was shown last season. JJ title winner versus Thomas at Middlesbrough ressies. And also today, dramatic improvement at LB the second LT went off and JJ went over 

Call me old fashioned but at full back, I just feel that right footer on the right, left on the left. Justin is a square peg there and been poor for so long. I’d move him on.

 

On the left, I’d move VK on and if a decent offer comes for Thomas, accept as he’ll leave on a free next year. If not, keep him and bring another natural left footer.

 

Coulibaly & Aluko RB

Thomas & new - LB

 

Unsure what will happen with Ricardo.

[Steve Earle]

3 minutes ago, LCFCJohn said:

Call me old fashioned but at full back, I just feel that right footer on the right, left on the left. Justin is a square peg there and been poor for so long. I’d move him on.

 

On the left, I’d move VK on and if a decent offer comes for Thomas, accept as he’ll leave on a free next year. If not, keep him and bring another natural left footer.

 

Coulibaly & Aluko RB

Thomas & new - LB

 

Unsure what will happen with Ricardo.

JJ is one of those who, though he’d be great at LB in the Championship, has just been here too long. He has to go, for his sake and ours. Ndidi ditto. Vestegaard double ditto. 

[Leicester_Loyal]

Oxford away

[EastAnglianFox]

After what we’ve been put through this season I’m genuinely buzzing about this already.

 

Rudkin gone, a new manager with fresh ideas who believes in youth and I’m ready to go!!

 

Will it happen, of course not but it’s a lovely thought

[moore_94]

               Jakub

Woyo, Nelson, Okoli, JJ

        Ricardo, Winks

 Fatawu, Bilal, Mavididi

               New ST

 

Monga, Alves, Evans coming off the bench every game

[Bilo]

1 minute ago, moore_94 said:

               Jakub

Woyo, Nelson, Okoli, JJ

        Ricardo, Winks

 Fatawu, Bilal, Mavididi

               New ST

 

Monga, Alves, Evans coming off the bench every game

I'd go with Sargent from Norwich or, if they don't go up, Latte Lath from Boro.