Columnists
Guy Branston: Burnley must halt pace of decline as struggles continue after relegation
Guy Branston believes Burnley must urgently change the way the club is run to halt their alarming decline after relegation from the Premier League.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 days agoDon’t let them off parachutes hook
Chris Dunlavy FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL SO, let me get this straight. The Premier League have offered EFL clubs an extra £1.8billion over the next decade - but say the money can’t be spent on...
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Adam Virgo
/ 1 week agoAdam Virgo: Will Lankshear could be Middlesbrough’s golden ticket to the Premier League
Adam Virgo explains why Will Lankshear’s goalscoring form could give Middlesbrough a major advantage in the Championship promotion race.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 week agoChris Dunlavy: Hammer time has become fun time! West Ham are loving life again
Chris Dunlavy reflects on West Ham’s brilliant start in the Championship and why, despite promotion being the obvious goal, there is something to be said for enjoying a team that is winning games and scoring...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoGraham Westley: Championship play-off expansion to eighth adds a new intrigue
Graham Westley examines the impact of the Championship play-off expansion and asks how finishing eighth could change the way clubs approach the season.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Identity crisis puts Burnley in the mire
Chris Dunlavy examines Burnley’s identity crisis under Nicky Hayen and questions whether the Clarets’ financial pressures are now holding them back on and off the pitch.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 3 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Slow start has put Preston in great peril
Chris Dunlavy examines Preston North End’s worrying start to the Championship season and asks whether their commitment to sustainability is finally becoming incompatible with life in the second tier.
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoSimon Grayson: It can be so tough to shake Premier League relegation hangover
West Ham and Burnley have both struggled to hit top form on their return to the Championship. The Hammers’ 4-2 win over Wolves last Tuesday evening was their first three-point haul of the season.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoLIONS SHOW THEY CAN DO IT WITHOUT AZEEZ
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL TALISMAN: Femi Azeez THE most impressive aspect of Millwall’s flying start to the season isn’t the six points from two games, the away day stroll at Bristol City...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoCANNY NORTH END IN SMART MOVE TO CUT TIES
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL OUT: Milutin Osmajic PRESTON have played an absolute blinder convincing Genoa to pay £2.5m for walking liability Milutin Osmajic. Whether it was biting Blackburn’s Owen Beck, racially abusing...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoJohn Lyons: Bromley boss Andy Woodman is writing his own headlines now
John Lyons reflects on Andy Woodman’s remarkable Bromley journey, from taking a gamble on management to guiding the Ravens into League One.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: Leicester City still plagued by sinking feeling!
Chris Dunlavy examines why Leicester City continue to hit new lows, with a crisis of confidence compounded by Russell Martin’s tactical approach.
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoGuy Branston: Tyreece Campbell, Dom Ballard and Connor Barrett can hit the heights
Guy Branston picks out three young EFL stars ready to make their mark this season, backing Tyreece Campbell, Dom Ballard and Connor Barrett to develop into Premier League-calibre players.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: Why West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo needs to go on the attack
Chris Dunlavy questions whether Nuno Espirito Santo’s cautious approach can deliver the attacking football West Ham United’s Championship title favourites are expected to produce.
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Adam Virgo
/ 1 month agoAdam Virgo: Give West Ham skipper Jarrod Bowen credit for his loyalty
Adam Virgo believes Jarrod Bowen has made a smart decision by staying with West Ham, with the former Brighton defender arguing there is no guarantee a move elsewhere would improve the winger’s career or life.
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Championship
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: Championship play-off expansion keeps the promotion dream alive
With Tony Mowbray backing the move, Chris Dunlavy argues that extending the Championship play-offs gives more clubs something meaningful to fight for and supporters a reason to keep dreaming.
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoGuy Branston: Expect enormous interest in ace Will Lankshear
If Tottenham get relegated from the Premier League, I don’t see any reason why Will Lankshear shouldn’t be given a chance to lead the line next season.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 5 months agoChris Dunlavy: Dreadful Leicester City go from bad to worst
Ten years after Jamie Vardy and a team of overachieving grafters went down in history as the greatest Leicester City side of all time, the class of 2025-26 will almost certainly be remembered as the...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoSimon Grayson: Sizzling Southampton have got the momentum
Southampton are on the march – and I know exactly how it feels to be Tonda Eckert right now.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 5 months agoChris Dunlavy: Coventry City fans deserve return to heaven
To hell and back. Now, after 25 years of humiliation and despair, Coventry are heading back to the Premier League.
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