WHEN Lee Peltier swapped the chaos at Leeds for the sanity of Huddersfield this summer, he could not have foreseen what was to follow so soon into his second stint at the Galpharm Stadium.
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Fulham’s Ross McCormack Warns: I’m Fighting Fit!
ROSS McCORMACK has warned the rest of the Championship that he is fighting fit having fought off the flab – even if he admits he still can’t get his head around his £11m price tag.
Key teams to look out for after the first round of Championship Fixtures
The first round of fixtures has passed and while 45 games are still to played and many months of the season to go, many sides have made early ground – or suffered setbacks – to their ultimate goals come the end of the season.
The Best Championship Season Yet?
The 2014/15 Championship season looks set to be one of the most open title races we have seen in the division. This league seems to get stronger each and every year and there are arguably ten teams in with a shout of winning this season’s title.
League Clubs Get Their Say on B Teams and 3G Pitches
THE controversial plans for a ‘B Team League’ and the prospect of allowing synthetic 3G pitches were among the key points discussed at the Football League’s Owners’ and Executives’ Conference in Portugal.
From Play-Off Agony To World Cup Hope For Wigan’s Roger Espinoza
WIGAN’S play-off nightmare could turn to World Cup dreams for Roger Espinoza who wasted no time in turning his attentions to Honduras’ battle against the odds in Brazil next month.
Football Industry Day Back Again To Help Clubs
Leading football website www.footballtradedirectory.com have partnered up with the The Football League Paper for another year.
Chris Dunlavy’s Championship Team of the Year
THE players have spoken. The PFA team of the year is in. And let’s be honest – it’s pretty hard to argue with any of their selections.
In The Football League Paper (May 11)
THE Football League Paper is still on sale today and with some massive play-off games in the Football League, we’ve got all the news plus reports and pictures from this week’s games!
Charlie Austin Can Make The Difference For QPR
I’VE won a play-off both ways. Once where I just missed out on automatic, like Derby. And once where I crept in at the death, like Brighton.
Barnsley’s Fate Displays The Fatal Flaws
BARNSLEY may have lost their battle to stay in the Championship. But it is the whole Football League that is losing the war.
One Liners And DIY – The Winning Ways Of Sean Dyche
SEAN Dyche is 25-1 for the Manchester United job. “Really?” exclaims the Burnley boss. “I wouldn’t put a tenner on me. They must have got the Mourinhos mixed up and not realised I was the ginger one!”
Sean Dyche Should Stick To His Winning Formula At Burnley
HALF an hour after Burnley lost to Southampton in the FA Cup in January, Sean Dyche strode into the St Mary’s media centre, sat in a plush leather chair and put his feet up on the chunky wooden desk.
Where are they now? Watford 1997-98 Division Two Champions
IN Graham Taylor’s first spell in charge of Watford he presided over the club’s meteoric rise from the Fourth to the First Division between 1978 and 1982.
Wolves Prove Fans Should Be Ignored
FANS eh – where would foot- ball be without them? Well, a damn sight better off in some cases. That’s flippant, of course. Without the punters, the game would collapse. Chelsea and Man City might plod on but, with nobody to play, how long would they last?
Cherries Aren’t Scared Any More, Says Eunan O’Kane
BOURNEMOUTH midfielder Eunan O’Kane has admitted that the Cherries began the season with an inferiority complex.
New Dad Craig Mackail-Smith Is A Nappy Chappy!
CRAIG MACKAIL-SMITH has just spent 13 months on the sidelines nursing an Achilles injury, not to mention his new daughter, and he’s recently turned 30.
Doncaster Boss Paul Dickov Is Still Proving The Doubters Wrong
PAUL Dickov raises his hand and, one finger at a time, strikes off the reasons he shouldn’t have made it as a footballer.
Keeping Faith With Nigel Pearson Was Leicester’s Best Move
LEICESTER found themselves back in the Premier League on Saturday night without kicking a ball as both QPR and Derby County lost.
Neil Harris’ Return As A Lifesaver
NEIL HARRIS was back on his old stomping ground this week, tearing around the Den like his life depended on it.
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