Chris Dunlavy

BATTLE: John Eustace

Sabri Lamouchi’s Cardiff and John Eustace’s Birmingham might - just - survive in the Championship this season. But sooner or later, they are going down.
So minimal is the investment in first-team players that, year-on-year, both get comparatively weaker.
Fortune has favoured the pair for several years now. Points deductions and financial crises mean the likes of Derby, Sheffield Wednesday and Wigan have occupied relegation places they would otherwise have evaded.
Similarly, many of the clubs promoted from League One - Wycombe, Rotherham, Charlton, Pet...