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The Championship Race for Promotion: Southampton, Reading and the Play-Off Candidates

With 6 games to go in the season, the race for promotion to the riches of the Premier League is hotting up. It is seemingly a three-horse race for the two automatic promotion places on offer. Southampton and Reading are the two clubs currently in the driving seat but a strong West Ham United side…

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?

2010/2011 Championship Playoffs Prediction: Cardiff, Forest, Reading or Swansea?

In the last several years of the Championship, there has been a trend developing that I’m surprised has not been made a big deal of.  Since the end of the 2005/2006 season, it has been the most unlikely team (in terms of recent history) who have gone up on the final day.  Not just in…

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.

Is Alan Pardew Really An Improvement On Chris Hughton?

As we cross the cusp from morning to afternoon, it is being widely reported that Newcastle are within hours of appointing Alan Pardew as their new manager, following owner Mike Ashley‘s seemingly illogical decision to sack Chris Hughton from his post on Monday. According to nearly all of the foremost bastions of the British media,…

Transfer Rumours: Barcelona Are ‘Determined’ To Sign Fernando Torres

It would appear that a certain other Spanish international has replaced ‘Cesc Fabregas at the top of Barcelona’s summer shopping list, with Liverpool’s recently-shorn hitman Fernando Torres now reported to be the Catalan’s ‘numero uno’ transfer priority. Here’s the best of what today’s transfer gossip columns have to offer… Premier League Barcelona are ‘determined’ to…

Reading 2-4 Aston Villa – Video Highlights – 7 March 2010

Reading 2-4 Aston Villa English FA Cup 7 March 2010 Reading took a 2-0 lead but Villa stormed back with a hat trick from John Carew. Shane Long had two goals in the first half as Reading would lead 2-0 after the first 45 minutes. It was not enough though as Villa came back strong…

Transfer Rumors (17 August 09): Chelsea target Mexes and Seedorf, Liverpool eye new center backs, Everton close on Valencia’s Banega, and more

Monday was another light day on the transfer news and rumors front, but we still do have some top clubs looking to make reinforcements before time runs out. Defense is still the order of the day, as a few Premier League clubs are in the market for additions at the back, while a couple of…

Transfer Rumors (13 August 09): Man United target Schalke keeper Neuer, Chelsea close on Serb starlet Matic, West Ham move for Chamakh, and more

Many a football fan around the world is in full-on rejoicing (or relief, for some) mode, with the focus shifting back towards club action on the pitch. However, there are still more than two weeks to go in the summer transfer window, so there’s still plenty of business yet to be concluded in the market….

Transfer Rumors (10 August 09): Liverpool eye Honda, Everton after PSG star Sessegnon, Barcelona admit Fabregas interest, and more

We’re less than a week away from the start of the new Premier League season, and though many clubs have solidified their squads for the most part, there are still a lot of moves to come in the next three weeks before the summer transfer window closes. The two Merseyside clubs looking to be eying…