By Andrew Robinson | nPower Championship The term always the bridesmaid never the bride seems to have been created with Cardiff City in mind. The Bluebirds have been in the Championship since 2003, have moved to a new stadium and being taken over by new owners. Despite all the controversy they have constantly been in the […]
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Which top six Championship clubs are best placed for promotion?
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 […]
Championship betting preview to the new season
By Sean Goff | Sports reporter The Championship returns on Friday night with the rebranded Cardiff City and Huddersfield getting the season underway at 7.45pm. Below, the Paddy Power Blog has compiled team-by-team guides for each Championship side with their pre-season ins and outs, as well as betting odds for the season. The Welsh side have had […]
Championship betting team guide: Peterborough United
Peterborough United Manager: Darren Ferguson Ins: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (undisclosed amount), Shaun Brisley (undisclosed amount), Tyrone Barnett (undisclosed amount), Robert Olejnik (undisclosed amount), Michael Bostwick (nominal amount), Jonson Clarke-Harris (free transfer), Nathaniel Knight-Percival (free transfer), Danny Swanson (free transfer) Outs: David Ball (undisclosed amount), Nathan Ralph (free transfer), Joe Lewis (free transfer), Paul Jones (free transfer), Barry Richardson […]
Championship betting team guide: Cardiff City
Cardiff City Manager: Malky Mackay Ins: Craig Bellamy, Heidar Helguson (undisclosed amount), Etien Velikonja (undisclosed amount), Jordon Mutch (undisclosed amount), Joe Lewis (free transfer) Outs: Jon Parkin (free transfer), Aaron Wildig (free transfer), Tom Heaton (contract ended), Lee Naylor (contract ended), Jonathan Meades (contract ended), Paul Quinn (contract ended), Alex Evans (contract ended) Strengths: They are always up there and the re-signing […]
Championship betting team guide: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Manager: Stale Solbakken Ins: Bjorn Sigurdarson (undisclosed amount), Frank Nouble (free transfer), Tongo Doumbia (loan) Outs: Sam Vokes (undisclosed amount), Adlene Guedioura (undisclosed amount), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (undisclosed amount), Louis Harris (free transfer), Ashley Hemmings (released), James Spray (released), Sam Winnall (released), Johnny Gorman (loan), Jake Cassidy (loan), Leigh Griffiths (loan), Adlene Guedioura (loan) Strengths: Stale Solbakken. You may not recognise the name but you […]
Championship betting team guide: Watford
Watford Manager: Gianfranco Zola Ins: Fitz Hall (free transfer), Manuel Almunia (free transfer), Matej Vydra (loan), Daniel Pudil (loan), Ikechi Anya (loan), Almen Abdi (loan), Steve Leo Beleck (loan) Outs: Scott Loach (undisclosed amount), Adrian Mariappa (undisclosed amount), Chez Isaac (undisclosed amount), David Mirfin (free transfer), Tom James (free transfer), Rene Gilmartin (free transfer), Josh Walker (free transfer) Strengths: They are prone to exceed expectations. Watford just […]
Championship betting team guide: Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Manager: Dave Jones Ins: Michail Antonio (undisclosed amount), Chris Maguire (undisclosed amount), Rhys McCabe (free transfer), Nejc Pecnik (free transfer), Diogo Amado (free transfer), Anthony Gardner (free transfer), Joe Mattock (free transfer), Kieran Lee (free transfer), Chris Kirkland (free transfer) Outs: Ryan Lowe (undisclosed amount), Rob Jones (free transfer), Clinton Morrison (free transfer), Jon Otsemobor (free transfer), […]
Championship betting team guide: Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest Manager: Sean O’Driscoll Ins: Dan Harding (undisclosed amount), Greg Halford (undisclosed amount), Danny Collins (undisclosed amount), Adlene Guedioura (undisclosed amount) Simon Gillett (free transfer) Outs: Chris Gunter (undisclosed amount), Paul Anderson (free transfer), Joel Lynch (free transfer), Luke Chambers (free transfer), Danny Meadows (free transfer), Garath McCleary (free transfer), George Boateng (released), Paul Smith (released), Marlon Harewood […]
Championship betting team guide: Millwall
Millwall Manager: Kenny Jackett Ins: Scott Malone (undisclosed amount), Karleigh Osborne (free transfer), Maik Taylor (free transfer), Chris Taylor (free transfer) Outs: Tony Craig (undisclosed amount), Josh McQuoid (undisclosed amount), Ryan Allsop (free transfer), Chris Hackett (free transfer), Hameur Bouazza (free transfer), Jake Gallagher (released), Jordan Stewart (released), Connor McLaren (released) Strengths: London 2012. No, Millwall are not competing in any events at the biggest […]
Championship betting team guide: Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough Manager: Tony Mowbray Ins: Mustapha Carayol (undisclosed amount), George Friend (undisclosed amount), Emmanuel Ledesma (free transfer), Jonathan Woodgate (free transfer), Stuart Parnaby (free transfer), Grant Leadbitter (free transfer) Outs: Tony McMahon (free transfer), Jonathan Grounds (free transfer), Jonathan Franks (free transfer) Strengths: Tony Mowbray. It’s not always a good thing to have a legendary player return to a squad as […]
Championship betting team news: Leicester City
Leicester City Manager: Nigel Pearson Ins: Anthony Knockaert (undisclosed amount) , Jamie Vardy (undisclosed amount), Ritchie de Laet (undisclosed amount), Matthew James (undisclosed amount), Zak Whitbread (free transfer), Marko Futacs (free transfer) Outs: Lee Peltier (undisclosed amount), Matt Mills (undisclosed amount), Sol Bamba (undisclosed amount), Steve Howard (free transfer), Chris Weale (free transfer), Oliver Norburn (free transfer), John Paintsil (released), Aleksandar Tunchev (released), Franck […]
Championship betting team guide: Leeds United
Leeds United Manager: Neil Warnock Ins: Lee Peltier (undisclosed amount), Luke Varney (undisclosed amount), Rodolph Austin (undisclosed amount), Paddy Kenny (undisclosed amount), Jason Pearce (undisclosed amount), David Norris (free transfer), Andy Gray (free transfer), Jamie Ashdown (free transfer), Paul Green (free transfer), Adam Drury (free transfer), El Hadji Diouf (non-contract). Outs: Robert Snodgrass (undisclosed amount), Andy Lonergan (undisclosed […]
Championship betting team guide: Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Manager: Paul Jewell Ins: Scott Loach (undisclosed amount), Elliott Hewitt (undisclosed amount), Luke Chambers (free transfer), Massimo Luongo (loan) Outs: Richard Wright (free transfer), Grant Leadbitter (free transfer), Ibrahima Sonko (released), Cody Cropper (released), Lee Bowyer (released), Mark Kennedy (retired) Strengths: They’ve already shown they have the pedigree for the top flight with […]
Championship betting team guide: Hull City
Hull City Manager: Steve Bruce Ins: Nick Proschwitz (£3 million), Robert Peet (free transfer), Alex Bruce (free transfer), Sone Aluko (free transfer), Abdoulaye Faye (free transfer), Eldin Jakupovic (free transfer), Ben Amos (loan) Outs: Kevin Kilbane (free transfer), Will Atkinson (free transfer), Kamel Ghilas (free transfer) Strengths: Steve Bruce. Following the shock departure of club legend Nick Barmby – that’s what you get […]
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