Championship 2025/26 Season

[Wigston Tractor Boy]

2 hours ago, Fox92 said:

Be interesting to see how Cov hold their nerve. We've seen their current position go both ways previously. When you're top though the pressure is on. Lampard did it so many times as a player though.

 

They've beaten a lot of teams they've played so far but have a tough December. I'm pretty sure most previous winners have been in this position. I remember losing back to back under Pearson - Brighton and Sheffield Wednesday - it's all about recovering from that. A draw at Preston isn't a bad result for them and they're at home to Bristol City and Ipswich so should fancy their chances.

Coventry squad doesn't have much depth. They had 2 Goalies on the bench against Ipswich.

 

Couple of injuries during this busy festive period can easily throw a spanner into the works. It did for Ipswich last time in the Championship until we could strengthen in Jan.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

2 hours ago, Chrysalis said:

Why do people keep saying this league lacks quality, its horrendous etc? what dont they like about it?

League's that are closely packed are better league's as its less predictable.

Just because it is close doesn't mean it doesn't lack quality.

[CrazyKopCorner]

49 minutes ago, Wigston Tractor Boy said:

Coventry squad doesn't have much depth. They had 2 Goalies on the bench against Ipswich.

 

Couple of injuries during this busy festive period can easily throw a spanner into the works. It did for Ipswich last time in the Championship until we could strengthen in Jan.

I would love it if they ****ed it up. Absolutely love it. 

[spacemunky]

Of the 4 games today, the one televised here is Hull v Wrexham.

[AjcW]

11 minutes ago, spacemunky said:

Of the 4 games today, the one televised here is Hull v Wrexham.

To be fair they're all on TV.

 

Probably much like the Premier League this super sunday we've reached the time of the season where they have to get certain clubs quotas in/out the way.

[Chrysalis]

On 10/12/2025 at 11:52, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Just because it is close doesn't mean it doesn't lack quality.

League needs to have Ronaldo's and Messi's to be good then?  I think people have been spoilt in the past decade.

Have seen some great games this season between championship teams, lots of counter attacking, dribbling, direct etc.

[spacemunky]

What an incredible half of football that was.

[Super_horns]

13 minutes ago, spacemunky said:

What an incredible half of football that was.

Sheff U dominated apparently.

 

Now 1 down .

[spacemunky]

9 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Sheff U dominated apparently.

 

Now 1 down .

Now 2.

 

Lovely goal.

[Corky]

Proper Gary Weaver match, this. Low quality fare before some mid table striker scores and "He has been giving these defences sleepless nights! That. Is. What. He. Does" and everything drifts back to 14th place.

[AjcW]

Absolute nailed on pen missed for Sheff U by the ref a few minutes ago.

[Suzie the Fox]

Watching Southampton now compared to the start of the season is like watching a different team. Amazing the difference with a manager that can click with a squad and one that can't. 

[Noahfence]

10 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said:

Watching Southampton now compared to the start of the season is like watching a different team. Amazing the difference with a manager that can click with a squad and one that can't. 

And a manager that no one has heard of. Just shows there’s options out there 

[Haywood_6]

Scienza for Southampton is some player 

[OntarioFox]

Oxford fans just booed their team off for pissing around passing it across their backline when the box was loaded with added time ticking away.

Not just us then, surprised a team of their limited quality is playing w4NKy death-by-possession football - especially against a team like Preston who we know from our own experience will happily sit back and pick you off when your attention lapses.

[purpleronnie]

Just now, OntarioFox said:

Oxford fans just booed their team off for pissing around passing it across their backline when the box was loaded with added time ticking away.

Not just us then, surprised a team of their limited quality is playing w4NKy death-by-possession football - especially against a team like Preston who we know from our own experience will happily sit back and pick you off when your attention lapses.

every team plays this way in england, i've watched it being attempted in non league...it's weird, and boring as heck.

[JimJams]

36 minutes ago, Noahfence said:

And a manager that no one has heard of. Just shows there’s options out there 

Right, but he's never managed at senior level before.  Not sure how you're supposed to just go and get someone that nobody has heard of that also has no experience and anybody to think it's a good appointment.  Essentially Saints got lucky that they booted Still and had an u21 manager to step up as interim while they were on the lookout only for him to totally change their trajectory.

It's not like it was planned.  It's like booting Cifuentes and appointing McSweeney, and then him going on to having us banging in 3 goals a game and battering sides.

[EastAnglianFox]

Are many teams in and around the top 6 set to be hit by loosing important players to the afcon?

[OntarioFox]

2-0 Preston, like a knife through butter. Oxford are crap.

[JimJams]

@EastAnglianFox

Manuel Benson (Swansea)

Issa Kabore (Wrexham)

Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke)

Edo Kayembe (Watford)

MamadouSemi Ajayi (Hull),

Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn),

Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham)

Doumbia (Watford)

Tylon Smith (QPR)

Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday)

Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday)

 

Senegal and Algeria yet to be confirmed.

Edited 13 December 2025 by JimJams

[Dahnsouff]

Nice goal Norwich

[JimJams]

Makama scores for Norwich.

[Super_horns]

2 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

Nice goal Norwich

They have played well recently.

 

3 minutes ago, JimJams said:

@EastAnglianFox

Manuel Benson (Swansea)

Issa Kabore (Wrexham)

Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke)

Edo Kayembe (Watford)

MamadouSemi Ajayi (Hull),

Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn),

Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham)

Doumbia (Watford)

Tylon Smith (QPR)

Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday)

Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday)

 

Senegal and Algeria yet to be confirmed.

Fans not really that bothered about those two going .

 

More pleased Louza and Maamma haven’t been called up 

[Noahfence]

12 minutes ago, JimJams said:

Right, but he's never managed at senior level before.  Not sure how you're supposed to just go and get someone that nobody has heard of that also has no experience and anybody to think it's a good appointment.  Essentially Saints got lucky that they booted Still and had an u21 manager to step up as interim while they were on the lookout only for him to totally change their trajectory.

It's not like it was planned.  It's like booting Cifuentes and appointing McSweeney, and then him going on to having us banging in 3 goals a game and battering sides.

My point was just that there’s others managers out there when people say who would we appoint. Nothing more than that 

[Dahnsouff]

Just now, Super_horns said:

They have played well recently.

 

Fans not really that bothered about those two going .

 

More pleased Louza and Maamma haven’t been called up 

Louza not being called up is surprising, must be very relieved!