Championship 22/23

[matys]

It starts today with Huddersfield against Burnley, first game for Kompany as their manager.

Hopefully it won't be another season of Norwich and Watford going up again. Is there a team particulalry worth watching this season?

We should also see a few of ours players getting some games there.

 

[Canuckred64]

It starts today with Huddersfield against Burnley, first game for Kompany as their manager.

Hopefully it won't be another season of Norwich and Watford going up again. Is there a team particulalry worth watching this season?

We should also see a few of ours players getting some games there.

Would be a surprise if Norwich and Watford don't come straight back up. West Brom or Sheffield United through the play off route

 

[Gandalf]

Interesting to see what Kompany can do with Burnley, almost a completely new team with all the departures and he has been wheeling and dealing. This league is a lot more year to year and so there are always surprises, I am hoping Cardiff can make the play off spots, awful season last year but they have a lot of good young players who will be better for the experience. Rubin Colwill is going to be a PL player sooner rather than later that is a certainty. I do think Norwich and Watford will be tough to beat which depresses me because you know they will stink out the PL next season again.

 

[Dancfc]

Seeing Burnley playing progressive football with a young modern manager will take some getting use to.

 

[Blades1889]

It’s back

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Fairly worried for Huddersfield tonight... Lost two of their best players, unproven manager, no proper reinvestment made... Hard to see how they'll build on last season.

 

[avgp_1]

So many big contenders this year, I'd back Sheffield United to make it along with Norwich and Watford.

 

[Carlsen19]

Looking forward to this. Is this the best championship line up ever? Full of massive clubs this year. Fancy Burnley tonight but not sure they’ll come back up.

 

[moses]

Irish international Josh Cullen starts for Burnley. He's put in a few really good shifts for the international side.

 

[paulscholes18]

Looking forward to this. Is this the best championship line up ever? Full of massive clubs this year. Fancy Burnley tonight but not sure they’ll come back up.

16/17 could argue was better, Newcastle, Villa, Forest, Wolves, Fulham, Leeds & Blackburn

 

[Champ]

Good start so far,

Burnley should of had a penalty.

 

[matys]

Good start so far,

Burnley should of had a penalty.

And a red card for Huddersfield defender

He could have been offside though

 

[lysglimt]

Really nice attacking football from Burnley

 

[lysglimt]

Deserved 1-0 Maatsen

 

[DomesticTadpole]

First goal of the season. Burnley ahead. Burnley have looked good.

 

[duffer]

Chelsea 1 - 0 Huddersfield.

 

[matys]

feckin hell, that's some lovely football from burnley

 

[lysglimt]

Superfootball from Burnley...should have been 2

 

[Mickeza]

Burnley are all over them! Have Huddersfield lost some players this summer? They look well short.

 

[Gandalf]

Really nice attacking football from Burnley

That just sounds wrong

 

[Gandalf]

Burnley are all over them! Have Huddersfield lost some players this summer? They look well short.

Yep lost a couple of key players and their manager and have not done much to replace them.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Is that Craig Bellamy?

 

[moses]

Nice to hear Cullen get praise from the commentators, he's an absolute workhorse and has a lovely touch.

 

[Blades1889]

Huddersfield looking dreadful

 

[CallyRed]

Moonhead to succeed Pep when he leaves Citeh.

 

[Mickeza]

Moonhead to succeed Pep when he leaves Citeh.

Every single PL manager is tuning in apparently to watch Vincent Kompany’s Burnley.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Great break from Burnley. Bad finish.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Every single PL manager is tuning in apparently to watch Vincent Kompany’s Burnley.

Every football fan on the planet as well don't you know.

 

[Ramos]

That Maatsen is pretty good.

 

[paulscholes18]

Lack of composure should have been 2

 

[Carlsen19]

Is that Craig Bellamy?

Yep. Was at Anderlecht with Kompany apparently.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Yep. Was at Anderlecht with Kompany apparently.

Thanks.

 

[RedPed]

Looking forward to this. Is this the best championship line up ever? Full of massive clubs this year. Fancy Burnley tonight but not sure they’ll come back up.

Seriously, is there any other league in the world as mad as the Championship? For a second tier division, it's just mental. England really is the home of football. Don't care what anyone says.

19 out of 24 ex-PL clubs by my reckoning. Crazy!

 

[WeePat]

That Maatsen is pretty good.

Wish we kept him and used him as backup but I guess young players want to be out there and playing. Very good talent though. Like him a lot.

 

[Blades1889]

Seriously, is there any other league in the world as mad as the Championship? For a second tier division, it's just mental. England really is the home of football. Don't care what anyone says.

19 out of 24 ex-PL clubs by my reckoning. Crazy!

I love it personally. Obviously promotion to the PL is what we all want but this league is brilliant.

 

[RedPed]

I love it personally. Obviously promotion to the PL is what we all want but this league is brilliant.

Yeah the PL is just the icing on the cake. Some great play-off moments. It really is the perfect combo. Fantastic league. And Sunderland are back too.

 

[Klopper76]

So weird seeing Vincent Kompany as a manager.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Twine hits the post with a freekick.

 

[paulscholes18]

Nothing wrong with the tackle and gets a yellow games getting more and more soft every passing season

 

[Klopper76]

Nothing wrong with the tackle and gets a yellow games getting more and more soft every passing season

I sometimes think that the reaction of the player who was fouled makes it look more serious than it was, prompting the referee to then give a yellow card.