Official Championship + below thread

The Ayatollah wrote:Yeah not a good beginning to season for Gunny

Who are the current favorites to go up from the Championship?

Newcastle
Middlesborough
WBA

Probably change in a few weeks, Ipswich where 4th faves to go up!!! which is bizzare as we havent changed much from last year.

We were meant to be amongst it, and ended up finishing rock bottom.

The championship has to be the most competitive in the world, it's far to early to start working out who's going to be up there.

Doncaster Rovers played great football last season, they and Peterborough could be a surprise package, or both get relegated, such is the league!

Credit to 365.com

Bryan Gunn has been sacked as Norwich manager less than a week into the new League One season.

The Canaries, relegated from the Championship last term, crashed to a humiliating 7-1 defeat at home to Colchester in their opening fixture last Saturday.

A 4-0 midweek Carling Cup win at Yeovil in midweek could not save Gunn, a legendary figure at Carrow Road from his days as a goalkeeper, and assistant manager Ian Butterworth has been placed in temporary charge for Saturday's trip to Exeter.


Gunn, a former Scotland international who made 477 appearances for Norwich between 1986 and 1998 and then held various roles behind the scenes, took over as caretaker boss in January following Glenn Roeder's sacking.

Despite a 4-0 win over Barnsley in his first game in charge, results soon dipped and City were relegated on the final day of the season.

Nonetheless, the 45-year-old was appointed permanent boss in May, only for the Canaries board to lose patience following Saturday's drubbing, during which Gunn was confronted by two angry supporters on the pitch.

Chief executive David McNally told the club's official website: "Bryan has worked tirelessly for this football club for more than two decades, not least since taking over team affairs in January.

"However, the board met this week following Saturday's unacceptable record home defeat in our opening game of the season.

"The board, after lengthy consideration, unanimously felt a change was in the best interests of all parties concerned, in order to give us the best possible chance of achieving our objectives."

Utterly ridiculous. Sacking a manager based on one game after he's signed 11 players over the summer and his last result was a 4-0 away win!

Have to feel sorry for the Nar Wich fans, the people running their club are a joke.

Crazy aint it?? Feel sorry for Gunny, didnt deserve that, have plenty of time for him as he was one of the last half decent keepers Hibernian had.

Norwich are fooked

Great win for us today, I'm starting to fancy our chances this season.

Yeah, thats you sitting in the top 3 innit?? I may start to follow the Championship more closely, wonder which team I should follow....definately not Boro/Sunderland or Newcastle

Maybe someone like Plymouth or Blackpool

The Ayatollah wrote:Yeah, thats you sitting in the top 3 innit?? I may start to follow the Championship more closely, wonder which team I should follow....definately not Boro/Sunderland or Newcastle

Maybe someone like Plymouth or Blackpool

How can you not suggest Ipswich?

Was thinkin Ipswich as well

Paul Lambert (hasn't done much other than beat us in the league cup semi, he failed to wycombe promoted for 2 seasons) has left Colchester and has taken over Norwich.

I guess they assume the 7-1 was a sign of how great he is.

3 from 3!

Big Dave wrote:3 from 3!

Right back at you big man!

And I went to all 3!

The Ayatollah wrote:Dudes...my team Hibernian just signed Graham Stack from Plymouth...is he any good?? I know he started off at Arsenal but not much else

He was at Leeds a few years back, and quite frankly: how he makes a living as a professional, I don't know. Absolutely terrible keeper.

RIJ wrote:

The Ayatollah wrote:Dudes...my team Hibernian just signed Graham Stack from Plymouth...is he any good?? I know he started off at Arsenal but not much else

He was at Leeds a few years back, and quite frankly: how he makes a living as a professional, I don't know. Absolutely terrible keeper.

He cant be any worse than Yves Makalambay...he is fucking awful!! The guy gifts teams goals, a nervy big diddy!

Saturday, 22 August 2009 17:06 UK
Position Team P GD PTS

1 Charlton 4 6 12
2 Leeds United 4 6 12

Big Dave wrote:Saturday, 22 August 2009 17:06 UK
Position Team P GD PTS Goals scored

1 Charlton 4 6 12 9
2 Leeds United 4 6 12 8

We are top of the league, say we are top of the league!

ShowStealer wrote:

Big Dave wrote:Saturday, 22 August 2009 17:06 UK
Position Team P GD PTS Goals scored

1 Charlton 4 6 12 9
2 Leeds United 4 6 12 8

We are top of the league, say we are top of the league!

I assumed it was alaphabetical!!

5 out of 5 but we can't shake off those bastards from Yorkshire!

ShowStealer wrote:5 out of 5 but we can't shake off those bastards from Yorkshire!

Yeah, but you score to much, you southern twats!

Big Dave wrote:

ShowStealer wrote:5 out of 5 but we can't shake off those bastards from Yorkshire!

Yeah, but you score to much, you southern twats!

I'm looking forward to a 6-1 victory for us at Elland Road.

ShowStealer wrote:

Big Dave wrote:

ShowStealer wrote:5 out of 5 but we can't shake off those bastards from Yorkshire!

Yeah, but you score to much, you southern twats!

I'm looking forward to a 6-1 victory for us at Elland Road.

Jog on you pant wetter

Charlton will lose soon...they have Frazer Richardson in their team!

RIJ wrote:Charlton will lose soon...they have Frazer Richardson in their team!

He's been alright, doesn't like to rush in to challenges though and backs off a lot.

Not really an issue though when you're scoring 4 away from home.

Leeds and Charlton both win again.

Big Dave wrote:Leeds and Charlton both win again.

They might as well hand us promotion now, 6 out of 6.

Oh and RIJ, Richardson got skinned good and proper by a Brentford winger today, he fell on his arse.

I saw that twas rather funny! In all seriousness you guys looked good, that Lloyd Sam will bag a good few goals in this league for ya. A good game, in parts better than what we see in the SPL most weeks

Paddy Kenny gets a 9 month ban for failing that drug test, is seems doubly harsh to me as he only took a flu remedy and the wording of his ban even states that he made no attempt to enhance his performance.

Great penelty save to keep our unbeaten run going and then Charlton draw as well!

2 goals ruled out of offside, the second one Burton ran around a player to slot it home, awful decision.

Palace lost 4-0 at home to Scunthorpe!! And we had 6,000 more fans for a lower league match.