By Lee Dover | Championship The Championship is one of the hardest leagues in the world to predict – a team fighting for promotion one month could be battling in the relegation zone the next. It’s also one of the most lucrative promotion races in world football with the top three joining the elite teams in […]
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Betting news on Kirkland, Frankel and AVB
Football British football faced the latest in a line of unsavoury incidents after Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Chris Kirkland was attacked by a fan during the Owls’s hosting of Leeds in the Championship last night. The 31 year old was pushed in the face and sent sprawling to the ground towards the end of last night’s […]
Kean out, Keane in: The managerial hokey-cokey at Blackburn
Roy Keane has been sensationally backed to take over the reigns at Blackburn Rovers following the sacking of Steve Kean at the end of September. It is quite remarkable that Kean managed to stay in the job for so long in the first place after taking charge in December 2010. He won just 28% of his […]
PADCAST: Marching on together, Leeds aim for promotion
Listen here | Only eight years ago Leeds were playing top flight football and it wasn’t long before then when they were in a European semi-final. How the great shall fall. Leeds were financially ruined and plumeted to the third tier of English football but there is a revival in Yorkshire. Leeds are battling for promotion […]
Betting preview: Expect fireworks as Leeds face Hull
By Lee Dover | nPower Championship It may be opening night in the Champions League but the Championship has a few fixtures tonight that won’t like for passion and excitement. The clash between Leeds United and Hull City and the animated antics of managers Neil Warnock and Steve Bruce on the sideline could be worth the […]
Betting preview: Blackburn Rovers v Barnsley
By Lee Dover Blackburn Rovers v Barnsley Tuesday, 7.45pm, Ewood Park Steve Kean’s relationship with Blackburn’s die-hard supporters makes a trip to Loftus Road for John Terry look like a romantic day out. Kean’s initial appointment at the famous Lancashire club last summer was met with anger and bemusement and that soon turn to hatred […]
PADCAST: Forest on Fire! But do they lack the goals to get promoted?
Listen here | Nottingham Forest fans are enjoying themselves right now and rightly so after a good start to the new season and with an exciting new team instantly clicking. But are they right to be getting so giddy so early on? Rish, a season ticket holder and creator of the Forest fan-site Eighteen-sixty-five joins us on […]
Betting preview: Wolves v Leicester
By Lee Dover | nPower Championship It is never easy to recover from a heartbreaking relegation, especially when you go out with a whimper. Wolverhampton Wanderers almost slipped out of the Premier League last season without anyone noticing. Their dismal 25 points left them 12 points adrift of safety and they appeared to fall through […]
Betting preview: Barnsley v Blackpool
By Lee Dover | Championship Blackpool is often called Britain’s Las Vegas and Ian Holloway has had the Seasiders in party mood for years. Despite relegation from the Premier League two seasons ago they very nearly went straight back up last season but were denied in the play-offs against West Ham. This season they’ve started […]
Betting preview: Brighton v Sheffield Wednesday
Bouncebackability is a wonderful thing. One moment, your team could be staring into the abyss and within an instance be flying high. This term has been regularly linked with Brighton and Sheffield Wednesday in recent months, which makes it only fitting that the two are squaring off in Championship action on Friday evening at 7.45pm. The […]
Four teams that could boost your 3pm accumulator
There are few better things in life than settling down on a Saturday afternoon with a beer in hand and a betting slip longer than your arm. Here at the Paddy Power Blog we’ve cast our eye over four teams that look like good value in the market and could boost the returns from your […]
The clock is ticking! Bet on Jim White’s first cliche
Transfer deadline day is fast approaching! That means you can expect plenty of players in helicopters, lunatics saying they’ve seen Messi in a chippy just outside Watford and you’re guaranteed to hear plenty of clichés on Sky Sports News as irrepressible presenter Jim White goes into overdrive. Paddy Power is betting on Mr Deadline Day’s first cliché during Sky Sports’ deadline day broadcast before […]
Bet on a close contest between Wigan and Forest
By Josh Powell | Sports writer Nottingham Forest v Wigan Capital One Cup, Tuesday 7.45pm, The City Ground Nottingham Forest are unbeaten this season and welcome Wigan to the City Ground tonight for a mouth-watering clash in the Capital One Cup. Forest have won one and drawn the other two of their opening three League games, putting in some […]
The future’s bright: Blackpool are on a roll
Blackpool fans have every right to be excited with their start to the Championship season. The Seasiders are sitting pretty at the top of the league having won all three of their opening games, scoring ten along the way and only conceding once. Yesterday they spanked six past Ipswich at Bloomfield Road to maintain their […]
VIDEO: McGugan scores a humdinger against Bolton!
Lewis McGugan might not be a household name in the world of football but he scored an absolute beauty for Nottingham Forest last night. In a cracking game against Bolton the 23-year-old thundered a screaming volley in off the bar to open the scoring in spectacular fashion. The game ended 2-2 with Ireland midfielder Andy Reid […]
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