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Npower Championship 2011/2012: Promotion and Relegation Review

The 2011-12 Championship league fixtures have come to an end and finally the automatic promotion positions have been confirmed. However, at the other end of the table, the relegation picture had been clear for some time. The bottom three teams can now begin preparation for a spell in League 1. Below are the final league…

Form Crucial to Championship Playoff Success

It seems that the Championship Playoff finals are often won by the team who is playing best at the end of the season. Last year, Ian Holloway masterminded a Blackpool offensive (cough) juggernaut to promotion behind Charlie Adam and against a Cardiff side who’ve developed the nasty reputation of being playoff chokers. This year, the popular picks from pundits have gone to anyone but the Bluebirds. But is there really a trend to which clubs are most successful come playoff time?

Why Goal Difference is crucial to Premier League survival

It’s often said Goal difference is an indicator of how well a club is going. It can also indicate the competitiveness of an entire league.

Championship Review: Rs go clear at the top, Pompey’s struggles continue

Hoops continue to impress Being a QPR fan makes me very weary of all the hype building up around this side. I have seen us flatter to deceive too often to get carried away too fast. But I must admit that tonight was exciting. Unbeaten Ipswich away looked a tough game; it turned into a…

Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United Preview

Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United English Championship Nottingham Forest will be relieved to have a couple of fixtures at home this week. Their incredible previous 19-game unbeaten streak in the league, which had stretched right the way back to September, was broken a few weeks ago by bitter rivals Derby and this has proved a catalyst in…

Transfer Rumors (29 Jan 2010): Arsenal pass on Nice’s Remy, Birmingham eye prolific Boselli, Bolton loan Gunners starlet Wilshere, and more

England No Remy Move For Arsenal Arsenal are passing on making a move for Nice forward Loic Remy due to the French club’s staying firm over a £13m price tag for the highly-touted 23-year-old. (Daily Mail) Analysis: On one hand, you say ‘sure, why not?’, because with such a tight title race, a Champions League…

Transfer Rumors (21 Jan 2010): Man City target former Chelsea star Mutu, Tottenham in front of Manchester duo for Juve’s Chielllini, and more

England City Eye Mutu The agent of Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu says that Manchester City are interested in making a move for the 31-year-old. (Daily Mail) Analysis: Thank you, Daily Mail, for unnecessarily drudging up Mutu’s past, despite the fact that since then, he’s kept his nose clean, and he’s found the net on a…

The Championship 2009/10 Season Preview

Soccerlens’ Football League preview reaches its climax ahead of the big kick-off this weekend, with The Championship playing a starring role. There’s plenty of big names battling it out for a money-spinning place in the Premiership, so read for our views on who’ll be mixing it with Manchester United next season, who’ll be lowering themselves…

Transfer Rumors (23 July 09): Real up bid for Liverpool’s Alonso, Man City eye Aston Villa’s Young, Sunderland back in for Tottenham’s Bent, and more

If you’ve checked out the football transfer lists lately, you’ll notice that we’ve got a couple of new additions in League One and League Two, so if you’re a fan of one of England’s lower league clubs, you can now find their latest transfers here. And as always, you can count on finding all of…

Transfer Rumors (22 July 09): Liverpool eye Roma’s Aquilani, Huntelaar holds out for Premier League move, Tottenham bid for Real Madrid’s Negredo, and more

So, John Terry is apparently going to stay at Chelsea. That shouldn’t exactly come as a surprise to anyone, though a few Chelsea fans might have worried themselves into a frenzy over the last several days about the possibility of losing their beloved captain to Manchester City. Now that that situation looks to be resolved…