Articles tagged with "the championship"
Stoke City promotion parade video
By Matt P | May 7th, 2008An amateur video of Stoke City's promotion parade around the city. ...
Fabian Wilnis, A Tribute
By Craig | May 4th, 2008"Fabian Wilnis is a Blue, is a Blue, is a Blue" With the news coming out of Portman Road today that Fabian Wilnis will not be offered a new contract next season, I thought it fitting to pay tribute to one of the club's finest ever servants. Arr ...
Promotion and Relegation Still to be Decided
By Matt P | May 2nd, 2008Promotion battle Barring a turn of events that wouldn't fool even the most gullible, West Brom are up. Stoke, level on points with the Baggies have a vastly inferior goal difference so need to better West Brom's result if they are to snatch the Ch ...
Racism in the Championship?
By Matt P | March 26th, 2008"Two people in the vicinity of the Watford dug out on Saturday (22nd March) will be banned indefinitely from all Plymouth Argyle home games for making racist remarks towards Watford players and officials during the 1-1 Coca Cola Championship draw ...
Vote: Who achieved the best result of the weekend?
By Matt P | March 15th, 2008Leicester bounced back from recent results with an impressive 4 v 1 hammering of West Brom at the Hawthorns. Bristol City suffered their curse of not scoring enough goals as they were beat 2 v 1 at home by Plymouth. Hull put five goals past Southam
Holloway loses the unlucky charm
By Matt P | March 15th, 2008Following on from Adriano Basso claiming to have saved a penalty after god told him which way to dive, Ian Holloway has discovered the key to improving Leicester City's form. Interviewed for the BBC in his weekly column, Holloway was advised by a read
The weekend's matches
By Matt P | March 13th, 2008Watford v Stoke Second play third in the big match of this weekend as Stoke travel to Watford. Both have been in a mixed run of form with the Potters managing a defeat, draw and a victory in their last three matches while the Hornets haven't lost in fi
Leicester: Sinking fast?
By Matt P | March 12th, 2008With only eight games left 'til the end of the season, defender Richard Stearman has called on his team-mates and Leicester fans to stick together as the Foxes battle relegation. Stearman's cry comes on the back of Leicester's 1 v 0 defeat at Southamp
Southampton for sale, Cardiff facing bankruptcy
By Matt P | March 11th, 2008Saints fans Jonathon Fulthorpe and John Cousins are leading a consortium aiming to take over Southampton FC. BBC Online state that a deal for the club is 'imminent' and 'It is believed they have held several meetings with Saints club officials and hav
The Worst Loan in History?
By Matt | January 24th, 2008There have been some pretty bad transfers in recent history within the CCC and English football in general. Names like Ali Dia of Southampton stick out, among others, but what about bad loan spells for the players themselves, rather than the clubs? I t
Leading Scorers
By Matt | January 16th, 2008A quick look at the top scorers list to-date in the CCC shows a few stalwarts at this level, and a surprise or two: Top Ten 1. Kevin Phillips, WBA-16 2. Michael Mifsud, Coventry-15 3. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Plymouth/Wolves- 13 4. James Beattie, She
New Year's Day Action
By Matt | January 1st, 2008Happy New Year to everyone, and the first day of 2008 brings us a busy day of matches in the FLC. The pick of the bunch in terms of results surely has to be Colchester's shock 2-1 result over Charlton. The U's currently lie in the relegation places and
Boxing Day Feast
By Matt | December 26th, 2007Happy Holiday's to All, Hopefully you all got just what you wanted for Christmas, which was without doubt this fine effort from Norwich City circa 1994. And I hope everyone will also enjoy the annual Boxing Day bash when just about every football team
Hope for Bangura
By Matt | December 19th, 2007As discussed previously, and quite unfortunately, the British Home Office had ordered Watford winger Al Bangura to return to his native Sierra Leone. The case received much publicity in the UK and abroad, as it has been rare that a person of such prof
UPDATE
By Matt | December 11th, 2007Quick look at the recent stories in the FLC: Holloway to Foxes: Ian Holloway made the move up to Leicester City, leaving behind a Plymouth squad currently in solid position at 8th place in the table (ahem, 12 places ahead of the Foxes). Not sure how
Best Player Ever??
By Matt | November 29th, 2007The BBC recently polled fans to hear which player they thought was the greatest in their club's history. While unfortunately Titus Bramble didn't quite make the list for Newcastle, the following did for their respective former sides, currently residing in
MyFootballClub Agrees Takeover
By Matt | November 13th, 2007It was announced today that MyFootballClub.co.uk has purchased a conference national team. The group, which has brought together 50,000 people to purchase an English league side, has agreed in principle with Ebbsfleet United (formerly Gravesend & Nort
Beatdown City
By Matt | November 12th, 2007It was a weekend of shellacking's in the FLC, as for some reason the goals came out and defense's stayed home in England's second tier. Charlton 3 Cardiff 0 Bluebirds get destroyed by Charlton, who move up to second in the table. Ipswich 6 Bristo
Weekend Preview
By Matt | November 9th, 2007Preview: Saturday, November 10th Crystal Palace v QPR The super hoops travel to Selhurst Park off the back of a stinging loss to Coventry on Tuesday. That aside, they have been in good form, lifting themselves out of the relegation zone, where there
Foxes Take Chelsea to the Brink
By Matt | November 2nd, 2007Carling Cup: Chelsea 4 Leicester City 3 Leicester City lost a thrilling 4-3 contest to Chelsea on Halloween night in west London. A tremendously entertaining contest which saw a glut of goals and an inspiring performance by City keeper Martin Fulop. Th
News and Notes from the Fizzy Drink League
By Matt | October 31st, 2007Tom Cruise Set to Crush Sheffield United Ok ok, your favorite Scientologist won't actually be anywhere near Bramall Lane on Wednesday night (nor ever), but this Tom Cruise very well could be, as Wenger usually unleashes his cosmopolitan kiddy corps on
Jay Jay We Gotcha!
By Matt | September 5th, 2007Thanks to the Hull Daily Mail for that, erm, Gem of a headline, but yes, it was confirmed today that Jay Jay Okocha is a Tiger. Phil Brown has dragged the Nigerian wizard out of the footballing backwater of Qatar, and he just may be the piece needed t
Pride of the Shirt -- Watford (Home) 07/08
By Nick | July 9th, 2007The Hornets will look to bounce straight back into the Premiership wearing these fine efforts.
Pride of the Shirt -- Coventry City (Home) 07/08
By Nick | July 4th, 2007The Sky Blues will be pushing for promotion in these new, err, sky blue efforts courtesy of Puma. They're a heck of a lot better that last years design.
Today's Terrace Tattle
By Nick | July 3rd, 2007*Leeds' rescue gets challenged by some important people... *A bunch of Brazilian flags might soon be appearing in Hull... *The Football League stubs out their cigarettes too... *Bury hope two minds will prove better that one... *Bradford City
Welcome Back to the Football League Sheffield United -- Did You Really Believe You Wouldn't be Coming?
By Nick | July 3rd, 2007It's unlikely anybody associated with The Blades are smiling today after the inevitable decision by the Premier League to uphold the dubious ruling not to dock West Ham points over the Carlos Tevez affair -- therefore officially dooming Sheffield United t
Pride of the Shirt -- Burnley (Away) 07/08
By Nick | June 27th, 2007Burnley will switch from claret, to white on their travels away from Turf Moor.
Football League Flashback -- The Time Norwich City Went to Bayern Munich and Won
By Nick | June 27th, 2007It's certainly a very fond memory almost fourteen years later, but can you imagine how giddy Norwich fans must have been at the time. As a footnote -- Norwich were the only English team to beat Bayern Munich at their former home, the Olympic Stadium.
Today's Terrace Talk
By Nick | June 26th, 2007*The influx of foreign investment enters the political fray... *Macclesfield Town's loss appears to be Franchise FC's gain... *Former Bhoy looks ahead to life in League One... *Shenanigans at Leeds raise some questions in high places... *Nugen
Pride of the Shirt -- Leicester City (Home) 07/09
By Nick | June 26th, 2007The Foxes will be doing their very best to secure a spot in the Premier League in these decent efforts. I'm not overly keen on the sponsor logo -- particularly the little cartoon piece of tile. I'd hazard a guess that it's the first time an animated
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