Championship Chat 2014-15 Season

[anthonyl]

Down to SIXTEEN outfield players now with Buckley having his medical.

Something is wrong behind the scenes IMO.

Ward deal falls through and we now have the smallest squad out of the 92 league teams.

Feel sorry for Sami.

[scotty2hatty]

Stevie May is a good pick up for Sheff Wed. He's big, strong, direct, scores goals and never stops working the defence.

What?

[DungBeetle]

Any truth in the rumour that Forest are getting Zaha?

If it weren't for the Pearce factor I'd be tempted to back them for the league now.

[LB44]

Cardiff -1 at home to Hudddersfield pays better than 2/1. Surely this is great value??

[Teacake]

Stevie May is a good pick up for Sheff Wed. He's big, strong, direct, scores goals and never stops working the defence.

What?

Thought he was 6 feet if that's what your getting at, I think the hair makes him look taller (well that's my excuse) but he's not small at 5'10 so hardly worth trying to dig me out about it.

[bergeroo]

As I said, we will be mid table, no problems!

Went to watch Birmingham vs Cambridge in the league cup tonight. Have a feeling that this season could really be a problem for us. It was a pretty even match vs a team two divisions below us with a lack of quality throughout our team. We have lost our three best players in Zigic, Burke and now Adayemi to Cardiff. Most of our signings are fees from relegated Championship clubs and League One sides.

Clayton Donaldson from Brentford looks as if he could be a handful, but I am not sure he can cut it at this level and David Cotterill can at least pick a pass but I have a feeling we will be the unfortunate combination of fragile at the back and inconsistent up front.

If we avoid relegation then it will be a good season. Then hopefully sometime in 2015 we can get new owners.

[anthonyl]

As I said, we will be mid table, no problems!

Went to watch Birmingham vs Cambridge in the league cup tonight. Have a feeling that this season could really be a problem for us. It was a pretty even match vs a team two divisions below us with a lack of quality throughout our team. We have lost our three best players in Zigic, Burke and now Adayemi to Cardiff. Most of our signings are fees from relegated Championship clubs and League One sides.

Clayton Donaldson from Brentford looks as if he could be a handful, but I am not sure he can cut it at this level and David Cotterill can at least pick a pass but I have a feeling we will be the unfortunate combination of fragile at the back and inconsistent up front.

If we avoid relegation then it will be a good season. Then hopefully sometime in 2015 we can get new owners.

You played the smallest squad in England (we don't even have an assistant manager), and the championships worst side....loudest chants were aimed at hypia don't know what you're doing...bit harsh!

18/1 on us going down looking like a steal, think we are 12/1 now.

[Royal Flush]

As I said, we will be mid table, no problems!

Went to watch Birmingham vs Cambridge in the league cup tonight. Have a feeling that this season could really be a problem for us. It was a pretty even match vs a team two divisions below us with a lack of quality throughout our team. We have lost our three best players in Zigic, Burke and now Adayemi to Cardiff. Most of our signings are fees from relegated Championship clubs and League One sides.

Clayton Donaldson from Brentford looks as if he could be a handful, but I am not sure he can cut it at this level and David Cotterill can at least pick a pass but I have a feeling we will be the unfortunate combination of fragile at the back and inconsistent up front.

If we avoid relegation then it will be a good season. Then hopefully sometime in 2015 we can get new owners.

You played the smallest squad in England (we don't even have an assistant manager), and the championships worst side....loudest chants were aimed at hypia don't know what you're doing...bit harsh!

18/1 on us going down looking like a steal, think we are 12/1 now.

You can have 14/1 if you want it?

[anthonyl]

As I said, we will be mid table, no problems!

Went to watch Birmingham vs Cambridge in the league cup tonight. Have a feeling that this season could really be a problem for us. It was a pretty even match vs a team two divisions below us with a lack of quality throughout our team. We have lost our three best players in Zigic, Burke and now Adayemi to Cardiff. Most of our signings are fees from relegated Championship clubs and League One sides.

Clayton Donaldson from Brentford looks as if he could be a handful, but I am not sure he can cut it at this level and David Cotterill can at least pick a pass but I have a feeling we will be the unfortunate combination of fragile at the back and inconsistent up front.

If we avoid relegation then it will be a good season. Then hopefully sometime in 2015 we can get new owners.

You played the smallest squad in England (we don't even have an assistant manager), and the championships worst side....loudest chants were aimed at hypia don't know what you're doing...bit harsh!

18/1 on us going down looking like a steal, think we are 12/1 now.

You can have 14/1 if you want it?

I have 18/1...more a consolation bet.

Seriously need a LB, and two strikers otherwise we will struggle to get points off a very easy first 5 games (on paper). A new signing today, so now we have one more player than Blackpool

[DungBeetle]

Watford red card after 2 mins.  Television pictures inconclusive as to whether it was a deliberate elbow. 

Can there be anything worse than forking out £35 for a ticket and travelling 3 hours only for that to happen!

[anthonyl]

Very interesting performance last night.

Looks like Sami's ideas came together, he jam packs the midfield and plays no wingers. Lad from Liverpool looks like a great loan acquisition.

Joe Bennett rumoured to be having a medical. He was decent for Mboro I remember but all over the place for Villa (however the whole villa team bar bentekkers and weimann was). Fits in with Sami's style of not using wingers, cramming the midfield with all central quick passers and having quick full backs.

[Royal Flush]

Still offering over the odds if you want Ant.

Quite happily bet every penny i have that Tony Bloom armed with all the info is getting it right over what the legions of idiotic fans with about 5% of the info think should happen.

We must have the most knowledgeable owned in the sport, please just trust him,

[DungBeetle]

Watford were pretty awful at Rotherham for 70 mins and then burst into life and could have won 4-0 in the end.  Strange match.

Rotherham's ground is really nice for anyone thinking of going.

[DungBeetle]

Looks like Watford's crybabies are going to get Sannino sacked.  Baffling.

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/next-manager-to-leave-post

http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/11422971.Sannino_s_Watford_reign_in_serious_doubt

[redarmi]

Very interesting performance last night.

Looks like Sami's ideas came together, he jam packs the midfield and plays no wingers. Lad from Liverpool looks like a great loan acquisition.

Joe Bennett rumoured to be having a medical. He was decent for Mboro I remember but all over the place for Villa (however the whole villa team bar bentekkers and weimann was). Fits in with Sami's style of not using wingers, cramming the midfield with all central quick passers and having quick full backs.

Bennett wasn't great for Boro to be honest.  Nobody was too worried when we sold him to Villa....in fact I had basically forgotten he existed until you posted.