After a massive anti-climax of a play-off final Crystal Palace edged out fellow Londoners Watford after a penalty sent them up after extra-time. Personally I feel it was written in the stars with Ian Holloway in charge and the magnificent Kevin Phillips coming off the bench to dispatch the penalty expertly having done so throughout … Read more
Five years ago, it seemed that every company wanted to be like Toyota. The Japanese automaker had pioneered a production technology called “just-in-time manufacturing,” which allowed it to make the best possible cars in the least amount of time with the smallest expenditure of money. The core idea was to reduce to a bare minimum … Read more
There are many fans who feel vindicated by Watford’s loss to Crystal Palace in the Championship playoff final, believing they are abusing the loan player system and bolstering their squad with Udinese and Granada players. The Hornet’s owners, the Pozzo family, own both the Italian and Spanish club and find it mutually beneficial for all … Read more
Being relegated is one of the worst feelings in our beautiful game but it is how you react and bounce back which shows how much character belief your club has, and that’s what Doncaster Rovers have just done. The South Yorkshire side just pipped Brentford to League 1 promotion in an extraordinary Aguerooooooo last … Read more
After 51 years of trying, Cardiff City finally made to the promised land of the English top flight after storming their way to the Championship title. However, the celebrations of promotion were short lived, straight to work on staying in the Premier League next season. Cardiff were incredibly efficient, they didn’t always produce the best … Read more
As the season draws to a close welcomes the start of the playoffs which provides sheer excitement and entertainment and if you watched the second leg of Watford v Leicester then you will know exactly what I am talking about. The playoff final is the most expensive game in the world adding up to a … Read more
They call it ‘The Most Valuable Game in Football’. It’s not the World Cup Final, a clash of the titans in the Champions League or a crucial match-up between leading clubs in any of the world’s top divisions. It is, of course, the nPower Championship play-off final which decides who will fill the last remaining … Read more
On the Monday the 27th of May, at 3pm GMT, the nPower Championship Playoff Final will be played out between Crystal Palace and Watford. The winning team will be promoted to the Premier League, and the losing team will have to try again next season. As the build-up to the game intensifies, both sets of fans … Read more
Deeney at the death sends Watford to Wembley A last gasp Troy Deeney strike sealed one of the most dramatic play-off semi-finals in Championship history and guaranteed Gianfranco Zola’s Hornets a place at Wembley for the first time in 14 years. Following the awarding of Anthony Knockeart’s controversial penalty and Manuel Almunia’s magnificent double save, … Read more
Of course there is a huge amount of promising prospects in the lower leagues and I could pick them out all day but I have just selected three here who have caught my eye recently. Sam Byram (Leeds United) Being a Leeds United fan myself I do not want to come across biased but having … Read more