Championship 2017-18

[drdoityourself]

It should be a very interesting season in the Championship. The money is starting to flow in tier 2 as well. Here are some of the storylines for the upcoming season:

Wolves hiring Nuno and sensationally adding Ruben Neves sets up an interesting story. Alvaro Negredo is being linked at the moment.

John Terry at Villa. Villa also spent heavily last January and expect to go up this term.

Harry Redknapp is always interesting. He's at Birmingham and is linked to Ashley Cole.

My second team, Norwich have hired Daniel Farke as manager, should bring fresh ideas after a good spell at Dortmund. Trying to emulate Huddersfield in a way, hiring their director Stuart Webber and appointing a lesser known German manager on a tight budget.

Leonid Slutsky is at Hull.

Can Jaap Stam inspire Reading to another promotion push? I really don't see that happening.

Garry Monk left Leeds and was hired by Middlesbrough. Leeds appointed Thomas Christiansen who I personally have a good feeling about. I base that on very little information.

Sunderland could struggle, low quality squad and no money.

There's plenty of time until the season kicks off, but it's already shaping up to be one of the most interesting seasons in the second tier I can recall.

 

[Offside]

I hope Boro can come back up and have a better go at the Prem. They were so shite last season.

Good to see Sheffield United back too.

 

[Blind]

Interested to see how Wolves and Hull get on in particular, I can see Sunderland getting relegated again.

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

The Championship is getting more and more interesting. Really don't know who can get promoted this season. Surely, Sheffield, Reading and Fulham are gonna try again, then you have Villa and Norwich who want to have a better chance this year, Wolverhampton who seem to have a lot of money at their disposal and Boro and Hull. I would take a look at Derby with Rowett as well.

 

[The Cat]

Cardiff are gonna be top 10 minimum.

 

[Hullyback]

Hull are doomed, selling all their best players off left right and centre, latest being Huddlestone for a paltry £2m. An absolute *expletive* of an owner in Allam (Junior - Senior threw his toys out the pram and walked over the whole Hull Tigers debacle) that are taking as much money out the club as possible before washing their hands, and some random foreign manager in charge here to get a better job like the last merc.

As a Hull lad it's sad to see the doom that's coming. League two beckons again.

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

It starts today

 

[Hoof the ball]

C'mon you reeeeeeds

 

[Catt]

It starts today

Are you ready? For some reason I imagine you watching all the football.

 

[SATA]

So can we expect a Nottingham win today? I'm thinking of a bet on them

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

Are you ready? For some reason I imagine you watching all the football.

Yeah, proper football is finally back.

 

[Robbie Boy]

At least Sunderland don't have Moyes. That's a massive bonus.

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

At least Sunderland don't have Moyes. That's a massive bonus.

They still gonna have a shit season.

 

[AlwaysRed66]

I think, Middlesborough are the team to beat. Decent manager, good squad, great chairman, & well run club, which should be enough to see them go up.

 

[GDaly95]

Sunderland are still on the slide, from what I hear they don't have much of a chance at coming back up and they're still in turmoil.

 

[AlwaysRed66]

Sunderland are still on the slide, from what I hear they don't have much of a chance at coming back up and they're still in turmoil.

Sunderland seem to think losing their best players & not spending anything should be enough for their poor squad from last season to gain promotion. Relegation more likely, with or without Moyes.

 

[Cascarino]

So can we expect a Nottingham win today? I'm thinking of a bet on them

I did a small bet on them for evens, more so to give me a reason to watch the game rather than for profit. Watch them get tanked now.

 

[FireballXL5]

Stadium of Light looks half empty.

 

[Robbie Boy]

They still gonna have a shit season.

Started well here but they have a weak squad alright.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Bradley Johnson scores against the run of play. 0-1.

 

[Robbie Boy]

Christ that was poor defending

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

Derby County to have a good season, imo.

 

[Rolandofgilead]

Sunderlands kit is awful

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

The Stadium of Light is empty.

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

That was a bit of a dive, tbh.

 

[Levo]

Excellent save from Carson.

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

Excellent save from Carson.

Yep, Sunderland player was very close.

 

[Fener1907]

Everything about Sunderland is depressing, even the sunbleached seats.

 

[AshRK]

Don't want Sunderland coming back again. Boring side with very little ambition. I prefer a side like Bournemouth or Brighton who want to do well and not just survive.

I want to see Nottingham forest get promoted. One of villa or Birmingham could do really well. Won't mind either of them. Fulham, boro and reason are outsiders who can be promoted.

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

Derby have had only one shot on target so far, but it has counted.

 

[WalkerTheRed]

So Sunderland actually made the pitch smaller for this season?

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Penalty to Sunderland. Grabban equalises. 1-1.

 

[FireballXL5]

Blimey...Sunderland scored a goal....from the spot. It was a pretty blatant handball.

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

1-1.

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

Nottingham take the lead thanks to McKay.

 

[Robbie Boy]

Pretty shit match so far as I expected but still, it's actual football.

 

[dannyrhinos89]

I'm expecting Leeds to gain automatic promotion this season. I'd welcome them back it's a proper, "hyped" fixture for most teams in the league. Still have great support too they add much more to the prem than other teams.

The manager looks very good and they've made plenty of signings.

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

Well, Sunderland should have scored here. Bad miss.

 

[unchanged_lineup]

Makes me sad to see such an empty stadium. I know they're not a popular team here, but I used to enjoy going there for matches.

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

Sunderland fans leaving early again.