fernandopartridge
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Monga looks the part, good goal
Championship thread 25/26! (20 Viewers)
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From our academy. Another one who slipped through the net
fernandopartridge
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Isn't it more like somebody who was taken from our net by a bigger and better academy?
David O'Day
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at a very early age as well
CovveeBreak
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Brum look absolutely knackered. Called it after that first game, no way they can keep up the unhinged crazy press for a whole season.
Londonccfcfan
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The cum fest over Birmingham makes me laugh. They have looked shite.
Never looked like scoring.
Nothing I have seen makes them top 3 contenders. Not an amazing squad.
Never looked like scoring.
Nothing I have seen makes them top 3 contenders. Not an amazing squad.
Paul Anthony
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Of course it's the player who should have been sent off who scores the winner.
CovveeBreak
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT
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Yeah but what would his wages be at Sheffield United do we think we could match them.
Ccfcisparks
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Congratulations Leicester 
From a Coventry fan
From a Coventry fan 
hinckley cov
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Precisely them bluenose idiots think they will be playing champions league football soonCongratulations Leicester
David O'Day
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Sky Blue Harry H
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Felt dirty wanting Leicester to hold on. Still don't look anything special, though.
SeshMouseSkyBlue
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HMS piss the league has just sunk in Leicester
SkyBlue_Adam
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I argue daily with the blues fans I work with that they don’t score enough or create enough to be a top top team in the league
Their press is good but to do it for 46 games is just never going to happen
Their press is good but to do it for 46 games is just never going to happen
SeshMouseSkyBlue
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All I get from them is they’ve signed this player they signed that player…in my opinion they’ve been pretty average so far albeit only 4 games in!
AFCCOVENTRY
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SkyBlueStallion_89
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Not sure if Hammer and Char play in the championship
, not only are they entitled bellends but this 6 finger inbred who probably rails his own mum can't spell.Attachments
skyblue025
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So would you rather have Allen/Rapha or O'Hare on the bench as your back up attacking midfield player? Who would give us the best chance of promotion?
shmmeee
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Bøving
Lamps
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They were never going to be anything else at the start of the season.
Other than having a squad of players clearly better than their rivals the two things that get you promoted from the Championship are a manager with experience of the Championship and players that have been together for at least a season. Birmingham have neither. They have spent a lot of money on players that haven't got a clue on how each other play and a manager without the experience needed.
This is why I have said we have a massive chance of promotion this season. Other than Rushworth (a big upgrade on those available) our squad have been together and know how each other play. We have an experienced Championship manager who has played at the very top level in world football. He has brought in a very good coaching team. Our GD is better than the goals scored by every club except for Stoke who are top with 3 wins (the same on 8).
kg82
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While I’d generally agree, there are outliers, most recent being Ipswich. McKenna didn’t have experience at this level and they brought in 6-7 players in the summer to be in or around the first team. Main difference with them and Blues is they were generally quite shrewd with their business. Birmingham have this attitude of big money = success, but it doesn’t always work like that. Not saying they won’t pick up over the season, it’s too soon to tell properly, but I’ve watched 2 of their games now and haven’t been particularly impressed with them.
Lamps
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I gave my reasoning on why clubs like Birmingham, Southampton, Sheffield United and others wouldn't run away with it at the start of the season and got a lot of stick for it. It mainly came down to 3 reasons. A manager without Championship experience, those in financial difficulties and a side that vastly changes their squad and a lot of the time with players not properly replacing those that left.
Ipswich were the surpise package. They kept most of their best players together and added quality. But yes their manager didn't have the experience. I didn't see that coming at all.
I can see Birmingham coming good but they will have ground to make up. I see us giving them a lesson next month. What looks to be a difficult month next month on paper could be where we show our quality.
It's all guesswork at this time of the season but no club will be looking forward to playing us.
TomRad85
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Their fans talk so much waffle online that everyone just fell into the hype.
For the money they've spent I think the team they have acquired is pretty mediocre.
Liquid Gold
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Blues look everything the mid table side which would hopefully bring their wanker fans down a peg or two.
If they don’t go up, and I’m confident they won’t, the EFL will start having a decent nosy at their accounts and it will start to unravel.
If they don’t go up, and I’m confident they won’t, the EFL will start having a decent nosy at their accounts and it will start to unravel.
Liquid Gold
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£10m
TomRad85
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A 30 year old who spent his whole career in J League and SPL who got turfed out of his club in double quick time after finally moving to a decent league.
Never got the hype, but again their fans had everyone believing Messi was incoming.
Gynnsthetonic
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When they start playing a few midweek games on cold nights from October to February I think they won't be up for it against far better opposition than league 1 teams. Mid table at best
Brighton Sky Blue
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If only he had Chuba Akpom by his side
skybluegod
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I thought blues and Leicester looked poor tbh. That Leicester team won't be up there either. Depth on their bench looks weak and I thought neither Leicester or Birmingham looked to have much in the centre of the park.
Brighton Sky Blue
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I mean we were shit for months at the start and ended 5th, it means little. Always helps to have the points already in the bag though.
skybluegod
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It doesn't 'mean little' let's just stop talking about football should we?
In the case of Leicester their depth is poor, and their midfield is weak. If winks/skipp get injured they are very very light. Up top is probably their only area of strength.
They have played 2 promoted teams, and Sheff wed so far. Probably an even easier start than we have had, so the eye test is probably a good thing to use in the championship thread in order to talk about them.
Birmingham, I think will be closer as they will get some good results, team is actually pretty good if they get a good CM in