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Where do Pompey go now?
'This is as bad as it gets without ceasing to exist'
about a week ago
Unearthing Boro's diamonds
BBC Late Kick Off meets the man even Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray turns to for advice - Jack Watson
about 2 weeks ago
Reading between the lines
BBC Radio Berkshire's sports editor analyses the big deal.
about 2 weeks ago
Transfers
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about 2 days ago

Telegraph

Birmingham City 0 Southampton 0: match report
Snow puts the skids on Birmingham's momentum as they fail to defeat promotion contenders Sounthampton.
about 9 hours ago
Nottingham Forest in mourning after owner Nigel Doughty found dead
Club owner Nigel Doughty, 54 has been found dead at his home following a suspected heart attack.
about 9 hours ago
Cardiff City 1 Blackpool 3: match report
Three goals in the final 12 minutes put a dent in Cardiff City's automatic promotion hopes.
about 12 hours ago
West Ham United 2 Millwall 1: match report
Winston Reid wins the game for 10-man West Ham at Upton Park after captain Kevin Nolan is sent off after eight minutes.
about 13 hours ago
Neil Warnock the early favourite to replace sacked Simon Grayson at Leeds United
Leeds United today announced that they have dispensed with the services of first team manager Simon Grayson.
about 4 days ago

Independent

Reid hammers home 'defining' victory
It was a win which Sam Allardyce described as one of the best of his career. Despite playing for 82 minutes with 10 men, West Ham outplayed Millwall and while some fans have been underwhelmed with th…
about 5 hours ago
Round-up: Redfearn's application lifts Leeds
Leeds United continue their search for a new manager with the comfort of a 3-0 win at an obligingly ill-disciplined Bristol City, who finished the match with nine men.
about 5 hours ago
League One betting preview: Tranmere to get back to winning ways
It's been a tough few months for Tranmere with injuries and suspensions derailing a solid start to the campaign but performances have been much-improved in recent weeks and now Saturday's trip to Wyco…
about 2 days ago
Championship betting preview: It could be curtains for Steve Cotterill
Nigel Clough and Steve Cotterill both go into Sunday's East Midlands derby at Pride Park on the back of poor results but their problems on a wider scale are worlds apart and we reckon the former might…
about 2 days ago
League Two betting preview: No happy homecoming for Paul Sturrock
Paul Sturrock is doing a sterling job at Southend but his association with the club still has some way to go before he reaches the status he achieved at Plymouth and his former employers could do furt…
about 2 days ago

Sky Sports

Adkins questions Fox decision
Nigel Adkins was unhappy with Danny Fox's red card in Southampton's 0-0 draw at Birmingham, which Chris Hughton described as a 'fair result'.
about 7 hours ago
Blues and Saints fire blanks
Birmingham and Southampton settled for a point apiece as they both fired blanks in a 0-0 draw amid atrocious conditions at St Andrew's.
about 10 hours ago
Mowbray happy to grab point
Tony Mowbray was relieved to scrape a point whilst Dougie Freedman wondered how his side didn't take all three points.
about 10 hours ago
Seagulls in hunt for play-offs
Brighton boss Gus Poyet praised match winner Will Buckley after his goal against Leicester extended their unbeaten run to eight.
about 10 hours ago
Hill rues 'boring' Hornets clash
Barnsley boss Keith Hill was disappointed with his team's performance in the 2-1 defeat at Watford joking it was a bad advert for football
about 10 hours ago

ITV

Blades sign Cresswell
Coca-Cola Championship side Sheffield United have completed the signing of Richard Cresswell following the Stoke striker's successful loan spell at Bramall Lane.
a long time ago...
Collins seals switch
Managerless Preston have signed Wolves defender Neill Collins on a permanent deal following his four-month loan spell at Deepdale.
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Ferguson top of shortlist
Preston chairman Derek Shaw admits Darren Ferguson heads a shortlist of five candidates to replace sacked boss Alan Irvine.
a long time ago...
Waghorn to stay with Foxes for season
Leicester have extended Martyn Waghorn`s loan from Sunderland until the end of the season.
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Taylor fully behind Mackay
New Watford chairman Graham Taylor has given his full backing to manager Malky Mackay and says he has no intention of interfering in football matters.
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Club Call

Hughton: Draw was a fair result
Birmingham manager Chris Hughton was pleased with a point from a goalless draw against Southampton.
about 8 hours ago
Pearson rues 'cruel' defeat
Leicester manager Nigel Pearson was not too downbeat after seeing his side beaten by Brighton.
about 10 hours ago
Blues and Saints in snow stalemate
Promotion rivals Birmingham and Southampton settled for a point apiece as they failed to find the crucial breakthrough amid atrocious conditions at St Andrew's.
about 10 hours ago
Mackay: We gifted them goals
Cardiff manager Malky Mackay said defeat hurt after seeing his side go down 3-1 at home to Blackpool, who scored all their goals in the last 11 minutes.
about 10 hours ago
Hill rues 'boring' Hornets clash
Barnsley manager Keith Hill saw his team subside to a gruelling 2-1 defeat at Watford and admitted it was a bad advert for football and more like rugby.
about 10 hours ago

Vital

Mowbray shares frustration
Mowbray shares frustration Vitalfootball: Middlesbrough: 04/02/2012 23:14:00Tony Mowbray says he fully shares the frustration of the supporters after Middlesbrough laboured to another draw against C…
about 6 hours ago
More frustration for Boro
More frustration for BoroVitalfootball: Middlesbrough: 04/02/2012 22:48:00More deep frustration for Middlesbrough after they were held to a scoreless draw by Crystal Palace at the Riverside. The res…
about 7 hours ago
Stats: Birmingham v Southampton
Stats: Birmingham v Southampton Vitalfootball: Southampton: 04/02/2012 20:13:00All the stats from Birmingham (0) vs (0) Southampton, St Andrews Att: 17,904
about 9 hours ago
Vital Posh MOTM -Vs- Burnley (Poll)
Vital Posh MOTM -Vs- Burnley (Poll)Vitalfootball: Peterborough: 04/02/2012 19:27:00New Posh Man of the Match Poll now on-site for the Burnley v Peterborough United match
about 10 hours ago
Toast Season 5#22 - A Touch of Frost
Toast Season 5#22 - A Touch of FrostVitalfootball: Portsmouth: 04/02/2012 19:03:00Frozen out, frozen assets, Trust Toast, model owners and David Cameron - all in Sunday Toast......
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Five Championship Players That Could Cut it in The Premier League
The good accounts that West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle United and Blackpool have given of themselves so far in the Premier League has prompted a handful of pundits to declare that the gap between the…
about a year ago
Write for Championship Offside
Do you love the Championship? The fizzy pop sponsored second tier of English football? Don’t worry, lots of people do. It’s apparently the sixth biggest league in Europe (in terms of turnover anyw…
a long time ago...
Bristol City v Hull: Play-Off Final
Hull moved into the final of the Play-Offs after a 6 v 1 demolition of Watford. Aided admittedly by the referee in the first leg, Hull showed they deserved the spot after they came from a goal down in…
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Stoke City promotion parade video
An amateur video of Stoke City’s promotion parade around the city.
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Poll: Who will win the Play-Offs?
It’s Hull v Watford and Bristol City v Crystal Palace for a place in the final of the Play-Offs so who do you think will win promotion this year? Who will win the Play-Offs? ( polls)
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Championship Talk

Is Brentford’s Fan Ownership The Model for the Rest of the Football League?
“Too Big for This League,” “Too Big for This League,” “We’re the Barcelona,” “Of the Lower Leagues,” Fan Ownership at Barcelona is well known throughout the world but not many know a…
about 6 days ago
Wembley and Potential Glory Await Cardiff City or Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup
Cardiff City and Crystal Palace will go head-to-head over two legs in the Carling Cup semi finals in early 2012, and both sides will know that a Wembley outing is only 180 successful minutes away. Wit…
about 2 months ago
Can Leeds United Overcome Defensive Frailties to Earn Promotion to the Premier League?
Leeds United have long enjoyed the support of boisterous fans with Elland Road considered as one of the most intimidating and hostile environments for visiting teams. Despite the financial crisis whic…
about 2 months ago
Southampton Still Top as Doncaster & Coventry In Deep Trouble
Southampton and West Ham United brought their solid early season form into the first month of winter as fans got to grips with the battle that lies ahead for each of their clubs. While the race for th…
about 3 months ago
Anticipation Builds for Sheffield United Against Sheffield Wednesday Derby
One of the fiercest derbies in English football is not Liverpool against Manchester United or the North London derby. Instead it’s in the Steel City where Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United cl…
about 4 months ago

Paul Fletcher BBC

Plastic fantastic?
The cuts and dents on my knees still tell the story of a series of below-par performances on the plastic pitch at Deepdale, the home of Preston North End. I was playing for my local amateur team at th…
about 3 months ago
From Clapton to Manchester United
Within five minutes of Aldershot Town being drawn against Manchester United in the fourth round of the Carling Cup, the League Two club's website crashed and did not recover for days. Graham Brookland…
about 4 months ago
Youth overhaul will damage Football League
On Thursday, Football League clubs voted in favour of proposals that could result in the Premier League picking up their best young talent for a fraction of what they currently pay. There were 46 vote…
about 4 months ago
Birmingham show signs of post-relegation revival
At St Andrew's Birmingham and Leicester both radically overhauled their squads in the summer - and on the evidence at St Andrew's on Sunday it is the club which acted out of financial necessity that i…
about 4 months ago
The view from inside the Plymouth squad
In September 2008 Plymouth Argyle, then a Championship side, signalled their ambition of pushing towards the Premier League by signing Belgium international striker Emile Mpenza following his release…
about 5 months ago

Buzzin

A Week Of Surprises In The Championship
Slightly later than advertised due to flat pack furniture being more complicated than I expected but here we go. Results over the past seven days should show precisely how competitive and surprising t…
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Simon Grayson Sacked By Leeds
Honestly, I’m not trying to break the record for the most posts in a week – but Simon Grayson has been sacked by Leeds United following their thumping by Birmingham at Elland Road last night. More…
about 4 days ago
The Biggest Game Of The Season So Far?
I don’t normally go in for superlatives, but tonight’s game at St Mary’s between Southampton and Cardiff City is huge. If Southampton win and West Ham lose at Ipswich, the Saints will go top. If…
about 5 days ago
FA Cup: 5th Round Could Be The End Of The Road For Championship Clubs
The 4th Round of the FA Cup was the usual mixed bag with four Championship teams definitely through to the last sixteen, a figure that could rise to six depending on next week’s replays. Having wond…
about 6 days ago
Can Anyone Emulate Cardiff in The FA Cup?
First of all, congratulations to Cardiff City on reaching the Carling Cup Final – the first time that they’ve reached that stage of the competition. It’s been over ten years since the last time…
about a week ago

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