AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I'm sounding like a complete football snob here but I honestly don't pay any attention to the second tier normally. The only clubs I really know are the ones that used to be in the Premiership. How much do you know about it? Do you already know the size of the task awaiting us, or will you have to do some serious research before next season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Some decent teams. Some decent grounds. Some decent football. Cup final every week for our opponents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I'll admit, I have payed absolutely no attention to the Championship for donkeys years. I have a feeling that may change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 it's tough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I watch the highlights show on most Sunday mornings. There are some very good players there, more than some people would think, but for every one of those there are at least three cloggers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I'll admit, I have payed absolutely no attention to the Championship for donkeys years. I have a feeling that may change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Some decent teams. Some decent grounds. Some decent football. Cup final every week for our opponents. Pretty much, especially away from home. There is no one we should fear in that league though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliemort Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Kept an eye on it when the likes of Leeds went down.Going to be a tough task,we will be the team to beatSeems like .Anyone on there day can beat anyone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MarkMag Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I don't think the championship is as strong as it has been in the past. I don't think we should be too worried, depending on what happens to the team in the summer. Boro and WBA will be the teams to beat at the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 West Brom Middlesbrough Sheff Utd or Burnley Reading Preston Cardiff Swansea Ipswich Bristol City QPR Sheff Wed Watford Doncaster Crystal Palace Blackpool Coventry Derby Nottm Forest Barnsley Plymouth Leicester Peterborough Scunthorpe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Been following it all season and there are no teams that really cause any threat to us next season, all are crap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Some of those names are depressing like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 West Brom Middlesbrough Sheff Utd or Burnley Reading Preston Cardiff Swansea Ipswich Bristol City QPR Sheff Wed Watford Doncaster Crystal Palace Blackpool Coventry Derby Nottm Forest Barnsley Plymouth Leicester Peterborough Scunthorpe i'd say most of them have got decent size pitches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Can't believe we have to go to fucking Cardiff. It will be like WWIII. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Playing at the City Ground and Hillsbrough again = Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 If someone had told me five years ago that we'd be playing Peterborough in 2009/10 I'd have laughed in their face. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 The Championship is a real footballing league, I like it, its traditional football on traditional grounds. Not all the stadiums fill week in week out but you get decent crowds hence why it is up there with Serie A in terms of attendances (and the fact Italian football is up the shitter). Teams who play good football tend to get rewarded, see Reading a couple of years ago, West Brom last year and nearly Swansea this year. If we get our house in order we should manage to come straight back up. We need to make St. James a fortress because there is a lot of tricky away ties. Bad pitches, loyal home support and some seriously direct football will mean we'll have some tricky away days, but it tend to be the home performances you live and die by. The yo-yo teams will be the biggest threat but the likes of Preston and Cardiff are always in and around the play off spots. I fully expect West Brom to be up there although I have a feeling Middlesbrough may struggle, interesting times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Its a horrendously unpredictable league. That's your best description of it. Much more competitive than the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I know little of Championship players other than the obvious ones like Kris Commons who have made an impact against a Premiership team in the Cup. Will certainly be a learning experience, might make a little less ignorant of the lower leagues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 theres a few there i'll be making an effort to get to. never been to blackpool,derby as in pride park, coventry as in the ricoh,donny,scunthorpe. sheffield is always a canny trip. i'll quite confidently predict i'll be at more aways this coming season than the previous half dozen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Season starts a week before the Premiership - August 8th. Feel the positivity. Woop de doo. Let's get promoted, and then enjoy the World Cup. Feel the burn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazza06 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Started at Sheffield Uni in September and one of my best mates is a local Sheff Utd season ticket holder. Went to Southampton, Wolves, Sheff wed, Birmingham and Burnley and I have to say that the quality of football was generally appalling. It really confused me how Sheff Utd made it into the play offs let alone nearly make second. Wolves were excellent at Bramall lane and Burnley were decent but apart from that teams seemed to lack creativity and the best player on the park always seemed to be sturdy centre backs e.g Kilgallon, Morgan, Clarke Carlisle. It seems a strange league and I think we should maybe look into buying some players who are proven in the division instead of trying to hold onto the mediocre crap we have now. As a Scotland fan, McCormack impressed me against Holland and Iceland and has proven he can score in the division (although a lot have been from the spot and freekicks) and has the potential to move up into the premiership. I would be pretty confident of our chances if we took that approach and replaced our sold 'stars' with some tall, strong defenders and strikers we could rely on to put a few in for us. That should get us back into the Premiership. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidfieldGeneral Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 How often are live Championship games on Sky and do they still have the rights for next season ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 There are some good football teams in the league, anyone can and will beat anyone else on their day. You, WBA and Boro will not all easily gain promotion next season, it'll be hardest for you and Boro to adapt and your success (or ease of success) will depend on your close-season dealings. You may get automatic and find it easy, but then you may struggle a bit with a whole new squad etc. and be looking at top-half/play-offs, which doesn't guarantee promotion. Personally I reckon you and WBA will be up there, but Boro will find it a lot harder as they're a bit shit really, although if they keep some of their younger players Adam Johnson, David Wheater etc. they may do pretty damn well. Doncaster, Swansea, Burnley, Preston, Watford, Cardiff, Reading, Leicester, Peterborough, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, QPR are all 'footballing sides', or sides trying to play football the 'right way'. There's not as many cloggers/hoofball merchants as you may expect and on their day these sides can outplay anyone in this league. More games, more wins, a highly competitive unpredictable league and less glorycunters - what's not to like? (Forget you're a division below) It'll be hard to accept you're no longer a Premiership club, but please don't come down with a 'bigger than thou' attitude, as a collective unit you probably will, but if you deserve promotion you'll earn it. Don't be like Wolves, Leeds, Southampton etc. fans who seem to think they have a 'right' to be in the Premiership. Don't get pissed off if you have one off day and lose to Blackpool, you're adjusting to a league which is physically difficult to cope with. 23 teams all wanting to claim your scalp, more games, a bit more physical, it won't be easy. However, if you deserve to be winning the league, you'll win the league, don't come down expecting to win everything with ease, earn it and enjoy the ride. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 There are some good football teams in the league, anyone can and will beat anyone else on their day. You, WBA and Boro will not all easily gain promotion next season, it'll be hardest for you and Boro to adapt and your success (or ease of success) will depend on your close-season dealings. You may get automatic and find it easy, but then you may struggle a bit with a whole new squad etc. and be looking at top-half/play-offs, which doesn't guarantee promotion. Personally I reckon you and WBA will be up there, but Boro will find it a lot harder as they're a bit shit really, although if they keep some of their younger players Adam Johnson, David Wheater etc. they may do pretty damn well. Doncaster, Swansea, Burnley, Preston, Watford, Cardiff, Reading, Leicester, Peterborough, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, QPR are all 'footballing sides', or sides trying to play football the 'right way'. There's not as many cloggers/hoofball merchants as you may expect and on their day these sides can outplay anyone in this league. More games, more wins, a highly competitive unpredictable league and less glorycunters - what's not to like? (Forget you're a division below) It'll be hard to accept you're no longer a Premiership club, but please don't come down with a 'bigger than thou' attitude, as a collective unit you probably will, but if you deserve promotion you'll earn it. Don't be like Wolves, Leeds, Southampton etc. fans who seem to think they have a 'right' to be in the Premiership. Don't get pissed off if you have one off day and lose to Blackpool, you're adjusting to a league which is physically difficult to cope with. 23 teams all wanting to claim your scalp, more games, a bit more physical, it won't be easy. However, if you deserve to be winning the league, you'll win the league, don't come down expecting to win everything with ease, earn it and enjoy the ride. Excellent post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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