Crystal Palace gave their chances of avoiding relegation a huge boost by defeating their closest relegation rivals Sheffield United courtesy of a stunning strike from Darren Ambrose. There may be many games left in the season but this fixture was quite rightly billed as a relegation six pointer, withthe Blades now dangerously forlorn five points […]

The focus of this weekend will be the ties in the Championship and FA Cup as the Premier League schedule in large part makes way for the FA Cup Third Round replays. This focus couldnt come at a better time as this weekend could pan out to be a pivotal one with proverbial six pointers […]

This season has seen the emergence of three seventeen year old English youngsters who despite being in the embryonic stages of their careers are showing real promise. This trio who are barely old enough to drive have have caught the eye of fans and scouts alike with performances in three different divisions that display talent and maturity […]

The last few week's ChampionshipTalk has been a little bit quiet, but women across the world demand love, attention and presents I am going to attempt to brighten the day of those who care more about football than hearts and flowers any day of the year by announcing that ChampionshipTalk is back. In the next […]

  The last month and halfway point of the season has seen the start of the managerial silly season where managers feel about as safe as one of the main characters in a Final Destination film.   There have been a large number of sackings in the Championship in the last two months as chairman […]

Well the Premier League may have blown everyone away on transfer deadline day, yet there was some important albeit less glamourous business taking place in the Championship. Sides across the league were busy securing the deals they hope will add strength, depth and results to their side in the second half of the season. Rather […]

It has been a miserable few weeks for Ipswich Town, a diabolical run of form in the league and a 7-0 drubbing in the FA Cup means that by all accounts Paul Jewell should inherit a side in poor form and low on confidence. Tonight though the Tractor Boys betrayed their recent form and produced […]

After the dramatic FA Cup upsets on Saturday only the greediest football fan would have expected any further third round upsets to come. However Blue Square Premier side Crawley Town decided that they would usurp all that had proceeded them this weekend with an injury time goal from Sergio Torres. For those who frantically check […]

The third round should in my eyes be the neutral's favourite round of the worlds oldest and most famous knock out competition. This annual football ritual sees the country's best teams square up not just against each other but also against clubs from the football league and lower reaches of the football pyramid who have […]

Winning the 1987 FA Cup is one of the most illustrious achievements in Coventry City's history, however just eighteen months later they were the victim's of one of the greatest upsets in the competitions history. At the time Coventry were an entrenched top flight side and despite an away draw the Midlands side would have […]

There was another full programme of Championship football today in the New Year bank holiday fixtures that signal the end of football's busiest time of the year. At the top of the table Queens Park Rangers were held by an injury time equaliser at home to  Bristol City, but with Swansea losing away to Leicester […]

As seems standard at the moment today’s schedule was blighted by postponements however seven games did take place providing the usual thrills and spills of the league. This now means that some clubs have reached the magical halfway point in their seasons, whereas Nottingham Forest and Scunthorpe are still three games from that milestone as […]

This Christmas will not have been a happy one for Scunthorpe or their fans, despite being unbeaten since their last defeat on the 4th of December; they have slipped into the relegation places. A three week unbeaten record may sound impressive however, Scunthorpe are unbeaten as they have been unable to play since a 3-0 […]

  Lacking in a certain enthusiasm for more prose about the diabolical way sporting events are cancelled due to bad weather in the U.K. I am going to assume that you are aware it is cold in England and the reaction of the country gives credence to the sensationalist theory from the film “The Day […]

This weekend sees some interesting ties in the Championship, although with bad weather forecast it seems unlikely that we will see a full program this weekend. Unfortunately I cannot predict the weather, quality of the pitches or the ‘safety reasons’ that could lead to the postponement of these games, therefore as an optimist I am going […]