Jack Lyden

In this day and age it is somewhat accepted that the "big clubs" will dominate all across the board in English football. Somewhat stale air breathes on football as the stranglehold of money dictates all. Is it possible a manager could overcome these shackles of expectations and pessimism to follow in the footsteps of Brian […]

For season after season Wigan Athletic has overcome the difficulties of remaining in top flight English football. The success of this fairytale story has heavily relied upon chairman Dave Whelan. The Wigan chairman has expressed an interest in stepping down at the age of 75 and handing the reins to grandson David. Needless to say […]

Apologies, it turns out there will be no new Championship Talk shows for the remainder of this football season. I'm really sorry about the continued recent false alarms of the show starting back up again soon. The lack of new shows is no longer because of my move, which is now complete. This was instead an unexpected […]

Thank you to Eric Piazzoni (South Bend, Indiana) and the Ipswich Town FC Supporters Club for the following historical breakdown on the required Championship league point totals for potential promotion to the Premiership. Eric's blog is http://ericpz.wordpress.com and his supporters club chapter is http://www.itfcnasc.com. Points needed for the final (6th table position) playoff berth: 2003-2004: […]

Please note that we have a new show Facebook page. As with the prior site, it is an individual page (as opposed to a group site), and can be found under "Championship Talk". The prior site was accidentally disabled. Feel free to be our Friend all over again!!

Please send caption suggestions to brian@championshiptalk.com regarding this recent perplexing gesturing from the animated Ian Holloway. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7144144.stm

Please contact the Lancashire Police at 0800 555 111 with any information regarding Burnley's missing blimp, photographed here. Much like the Clarets' recent home form, the aircraft has escaped Turf Moor, and bears a striking resemblance to Diego Maradona. Speculation persists that at this point, the Identified Inflatable Object could even have departed England, and […]

Please feel free to submit you caption ideas regarding this inspiring photo linked below of Cardiff's reticent forward Steve Thompson to brian@championshiptalk.com. The winner will receive a "Championship Talk" tee-shirt in January. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7122584.stm

The "Championship Talk" show originally scheduled as per usual for Monday, 10 Dec. has been delayed to Wednesday, 12 Dec., due to unexpected technical glitches and scheduling conflicts this week. Apologies for the inconvenience...if signs of withdrawal syndrome are starting to set in, please refer to our 5 suggestions below on how to cope with […]

The "Championship Talk" show originally scheduled as per usual for Monday, 10 Dec. has been delayed to Wednesday, 12 Dec., due to unexpected technical glitches and scheduling conflicts this week. Apologies for the inconvenience...if signs of withdrawal syndrome are starting to set in, please refer to our 5 suggestions below on how to cope with […]

Congratulations to legendary "Championship Talk" listener Karl Krause of Daytona Beach, Florida (and yes Georgie, Houston too!) for making the monumental life decision on which Championship club to support (Sheffield Wednesday). Brian is hoping that Wolves (his suggestion for which club Karl should support) beat Wednesday like a red-headed stepchild on 29 Jan., in light […]

As mentioned on our 26 Nov. show, please send us your caption ideas regarding this alluring visual! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/7109033.stm

To review, here are Georgie's predictions regarding our friendly competition mentioned on today's show (19 November): –Next Player to be Sent Off: Ricardo Fuller (Stoke)–Next Manager to be Fined: Neil Warnock (Crystal Palace)–Next Manager to be Sacked: Dave Jones (Cardiff)–Next Club to Concede 5 Goals: Blackpool–Bottom of the Table at Boxing Day: NorWich Please submit […]

"Championship Talk" will be back on Monday, 29 October, featuring Alex Rice of "The Beautiful Game" fame, Brian Koski, and more Crystal Palace interviews. Georgie is sadly on holiday in Asia, but will return for the Monday, 5 November episode. Thank you for your continued patience, the show aims for more regular weekly episodes slated […]

The infamous Holiday Inn Southampton supporter, who was ejected from this Norwich match on 18 August for standing, delights the Saints faithful by striking a svelte shirtless pose from his mate's hotel room overlooking Carrow Road.