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Best Championship Games (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Jun 12, 2020
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jto123

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  • Jun 12, 2020
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Been trying to think of the best games we were involved with in the Championship and am surprised at how few come to mind. I suppose it was a period when we didn't play particularly entertaining football. Obviously the last game at Highfield Road and the first game at the Ricoh Arena were brilliant. Any other highlights come to mind?
 

skybluepm2

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  • Jun 12, 2020
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The 4-3 win against Man City in the year after we were relegated will live long in the memory (although technically not named ‘the championship’ at this stage). The season where Adams got us to 8th wasn’t bad, but in general we were never really very good during our entire stay!
 
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pastythegreat

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  • Jun 12, 2020
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Theres one game I remeber, bit it was because of a bet I had rather than the actual game being memorable!
Was against Preston. I'd had a scorecast. Deegan to score first, city to win 2-1. Of course, Deegan didnt start so I automatically gave up on my bet. Anyway, long story short, mid way through the 2nd half and Deegan came on at 0-0 and scored first...... but we drew 1-1


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pastythegreat

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  • Jun 12, 2020
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skybluepm2 said:
The 4-3 win against Man City in the year after we were relegated will live long in the memory (although technically not named ‘the championship’ at this stage). The season where Adams got us to 8th wasn’t bad, but in general we were never really very good during our entire stay!
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I'm pretty sure, it was rebranded as the Championship the 1st season we were in it? I may be wrong, but I'll have a little google and come back!


Ignore me! Was 3 years later!

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lord_garrincha

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  • Jun 12, 2020
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Peterborough away 1-0 in March in 2010(?)... Jon Stead... Then the following Tuesday, Clinton Morrison put us 1 up against Cardiff, and into the top 6.

Went to shit, and Blackpool went up through the back door.
 
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Frank Sidebottom

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  • Jun 12, 2020
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skybluepm2 said:
The 4-3 win against Man City in the year after we were relegated will live long in the memory (although technically not named ‘the championship’ at this stage). The season where Adams got us to 8th wasn’t bad, but in general we were never really very good during our entire stay!
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That was a great game.
Remember we smashed Crewe and Walsall 6-1 in the early 2000s but not really great games.

Edit: We also smashed Derby 6-1 at the Ricoh 6 months after the last game at HR. Which I think was also the game that Ray Winstone did the filming bit at HT.
 
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SBAndy

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  • Jun 12, 2020
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Preston game on Sky where Doyle scored a thunderbastard in injury time.

Edit: and it sent us top of the league.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jun 13, 2020
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For me, the 1-0 win over Wolves was a great game. Topped off with a last minute penalty save!

Although we lost, losing 4-2 against Southampton (relegation year) was an entertaining game.
 

Ring Of Steel

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  • Jun 13, 2020
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The purple patch in 03/04 including the 1-0 v West Brom when Johnny Jackson got a late winner and the place went nuts, a 6-1 at Walsall, and an absolute thrashing of Preston, we weren’t good enough to go up but for a while it was highly entertaining stuff.
 
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SkyBlueSoul

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  • Jun 13, 2020
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Ring Of Steel said:
The purple patch in 03/04 including the 1-0 v West Brom when Johnny Jackson got a late winner and the place went nuts, a 6-1 at Walsall, and an absolute thrashing of Preston, we weren’t good enough to go up but for a while it was highly entertaining stuff.
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Was that when we were 4-0 up after half an hour? One of those games that almost feels like an anti-climax at the end because we didn't score again and Preston bagged in the second half.

That Jackson goal is one of my all-time favourite moments, absolute bedlam. Beating a local rival who were top at the time in the 90th minute, you love to see it.
 

Mr Panda

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  • Jun 13, 2020
  • #11
I remember the Barnsley games we always seemed to win and I think a game we won against Norwich where Chris Birchall got his first goal
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jun 13, 2020
  • #12
Mr Panda said:
I remember the Barnsley games we always seemed to win and I think a game we won against Norwich where Chris Birchall got his first goal
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Yeah, pretty sure Kevin Kyle scored a debut goal in that game too. We won 3-0.

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Legia Sky Blue

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  • Jun 13, 2020
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Although we generally finished in the bottom half of the Championship, we did quite well in our 1st game every season. The only one we lost was in our relegation season. Before that we had 2001/02 Stockport (A) 2-0, 2002/03 Sheff Utd (H) 2-1, 2003/04 Walsall (H) 0-0, 2004/05 Sunderland (H) 2-0, 2005/06 Norwich (A) 1-1, 2006/07 Sunderland (H) 2-1, 2007/08 Barnsley (A) 4-1, 2008/09 Norwich (H) 2-0, 2009/10 Ipswich (H) 2-1, 2010/11 Portsmouth (H) 2-0. The Walsall game was the only disappointing one out of that lot.
 
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no_loyalty

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  • Jun 13, 2020
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The 4-2 win away at leaders West Brom springs to mind, we were 2-0 up at half time but West Brom came out all guns blazing in the 2nd half and got it back to 2-2, Paul Robinson then got sent off and we went on to win the game.
 
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jto123

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  • Jun 13, 2020
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Legia Sky Blue said:
Although we generally finished in the bottom half of the Championship, we did quite well in our 1st game every season. The only one we lost was in our relegation season. Before that we had 2001/02 Stockport (A) 2-0, 2002/03 Sheff Utd (H) 2-1, 2003/04 Walsall (H) 0-0, 2004/05 Sunderland (H) 2-0, 2005/06 Norwich (A) 1-1, 2006/07 Sunderland (H) 2-1, 2007/08 Barnsley (A) 4-1, 2008/09 Norwich (H) 2-0, 2009/10 Ipswich (H) 2-1, 2010/11 Portsmouth (H) 2-0. The Walsall game was the only disappointing one out of that lot.
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I remember the Ipswich game was Roy Keane's first in charge. Think we were live on sky as well. A good win.
 
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SBT

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  • Jun 13, 2020
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Stephen Hughes in goal against Stoke!
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Jun 13, 2020
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jto123 said:
I remember the Ipswich game was Roy Keane's first in charge. Think we were live on sky as well. A good win.
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That Walsall game - was that the season we were supposed to play Watford first game and that player they had on loan from United died in a car crash?
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jun 13, 2020
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Legia Sky Blue said:
Although we generally finished in the bottom half of the Championship, we did quite well in our 1st game every season. The only one we lost was in our relegation season. Before that we had 2001/02 Stockport (A) 2-0, 2002/03 Sheff Utd (H) 2-1, 2003/04 Walsall (H) 0-0, 2004/05 Sunderland (H) 2-0, 2005/06 Norwich (A) 1-1, 2006/07 Sunderland (H) 2-1, 2007/08 Barnsley (A) 4-1, 2008/09 Norwich (H) 2-0, 2009/10 Ipswich (H) 2-1, 2010/11 Portsmouth (H) 2-0. The Walsall game was the only disappointing one out of that lot.
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You've missed the relegation season where we lost at home to Leicester and the writing was firmly on the wall

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fernandopartridge

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  • Jun 13, 2020
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Remember us winning successive away games under McAllister in late 2002, away at Wolves and then Stoke I think. McAllister scored a beauty at Wolves

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lord_garrincha

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  • Jun 13, 2020
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fernandopartridge said:
You've missed the relegation season where we lost at home to Leicester and the writing was firmly on the wall

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That was bad, but then being one up at Palace after 90 and losing carved it!
 
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Legia Sky Blue

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  • Jun 13, 2020
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fernandopartridge said:
You've missed the relegation season where we lost at home to Leicester and the writing was firmly on the wall

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Read it back - I mentioned that loss! You are right though, we had no chance that season. This was a low point under SISU's reign, where they effectively gave up on the football club, allowing Andy Thorn to preside over a team that lost the likes of Westwood, Turner, Gunnarsson and King in the Summer, and Jutkiewicz in January, without any adequate replacements. We had three 17 year olds playing in that Leicester game which was ridiculous. We abandoned our Championship place with a whimper, and given it has been such a long process getting back there lets hope we tough it out this time.
 
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stay_up_skyblues

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  • Jun 13, 2020
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Thrashing Walsall away before sacking EB is probably my favourite Championship away day. The home equivalent is defo a thinker, there were plenty.
 

Adge

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  • Jun 14, 2020
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SBT said:
Stephen Hughes in goal against Stoke!
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His best game for us.
 
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procdoc

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  • Jun 14, 2020
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Most games under Eric Black were entertaining. We of course know what happened next
 
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CovInEssex

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  • Jun 14, 2020
  • #25
Blackburn in the cup for atmosphere stands out, kids in Leon best masks
 
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Kingokings204

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  • Jun 14, 2020
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I can certainly pick out some worst games in the championship
 
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jto123

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  • Jun 14, 2020
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CovInEssex said:
Blackburn in the cup for atmosphere stands out, kids in Leon best masks
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Yeah. That was a decent game. Think it took us to the quarters against Chelsea.
 
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jto123

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  • Jun 14, 2020
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Kingokings204 said:
I can certainly pick out some worst games in the championship
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Would be too long a thread.
 
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Paul Anthony

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  • Jun 14, 2020
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What was that gameat the Ricoh in 2005 or 2006 where Adams had to make 3 changes at once, and until then we were really poor, and that completely changed it?
 

skyblueelephant76

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  • Jun 14, 2020
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Paul Anthony said:
What was that gameat the Ricoh in 2005 or 2006 where Adams had to make 3 changes at once, and until then we were really poor, and that completely changed it?
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It was against Plymouth
 
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skyblueelephant76

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  • Jun 14, 2020
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Some championship goals to jog people's memories. I'd completely forgotten that Colin Cameron played for us...
 
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