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Alex Neil Answers Stoke City’s Call but Leaves Sunderland Resentful
There is little normality in the Championship, often providing the unexpected, with manager Alex Neil leaving Sunderland for Stoke City, an intriguing twist. Neil became a hero on Wearside after returning the Black Cats to the second tier after four years of frustration and underachievement in League One. The third tier is a division…
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Reading FC – A Case for Hope?
Reading Football Club, where to begin? Last season saw the club’s 150th anniversary, opportunities handed to numerous youth players and survival guaranteed for another year in the EFL Championship. Those are the positives. The negatives? A look at the table shows survival by an uncomfortably slim margin. Just 41 points, good enough for 21st…
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Jayson Molumby: Once Ball-Winner, Now Ball-Shepherd for West Bromwich Albion
Brave, resilient, industrious. Not many players possess such uncoachable assets, let alone at the age of only 18. Those were the attributes that encouraged Chris Hughton to hand Jayson Molumby his Brighton and Hove Albion debut back in 2017, where he played 90 minutes in a Carabao Cup second-round victory over Barnet. The midfielder…
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One Player From Each Championship Team to Watch This Season – Part Two
The EFL Championship always provides an entertaining spectacle, and the excitement is beginning to build ahead of the opening day, along with the intrigue of the players ready to line up in the second tier for the campaign. One Player From Each Championship Team to Watch This Season – Part One Here are…
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One Player From Each Championship Team to Watch This Season – Part One
The EFL Championship always provides an entertaining spectacle, and the excitement is beginning to build ahead of the opening day, along with the intrigue of the players ready to line up in the second tier for the campaign. Here are 12 that I’ll be keeping a close eye on, whether they’re hot prospects, interesting fits…
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Russell Martin : Standing By His Principles at Swansea
In today’s write-up, we will be looking into Russell Martin’s tactical approach which he transferred from his first job at MK Dons to Swansea. The 36-year-old started his managerial career in 2019 and took over at MK Dons, where right from that bat he stamped his authority on how he wanted the team to play…
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Keane Lewis Potter: Hull’s Attacking Talisman
Keane Lewis-Potter is heading in the right direction. The 21-year-old emerged as one of the Championship’s best young players last term, contributing 12 goals and three assists in 46 appearances for Hull City. It wasn’t his first rodeo, though. He netted 13 times in League One in the previous season, helping the Tigers achieve…
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Player Analysis: Jacob Brown
The season just gone has unearthed an unprecedented amount of young attacking talent at the Championship level. Creating a top 10 of second-tier forwards capable of making the step up to the Premier League was easier than ever, but with the spotlight being shared by so many, there are some exciting players who haven’t earned…
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Using Data to Find a Morgan Gibbs-White Replacement for Sheffield United
The use of data-led scouting is rapidly increasing as the use of numbers in football becomes more and more relevant. Data collated from sites such as Wyscout allows for comparison between players from different leagues across the globe without clubs having incur the cost of sending scouts. This provides football clubs with the facility…
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Michael Beale – The New QPR Boss Ready to Transition From Assistant to Head Coach
For many clubs, appointing a head coach yet to take charge of a first-team game can be seen as a huge gamble. That gamble is more so for a side trying to weave their way out of the EFL Championship, which many would describe as the most difficult league in the world. For Queen’s…
