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  Florian Bianchini can be fab for Portsmouth – John Mousinho

  Portsmouth boss John Mousinho is tipping French loan capture Florian Bianchini to make a major impact at Fratton Park. Pompey have borrowed the versatile 24-year-old attacker from divisional rivals Swansea. The former Amiens and Bastia man netted three goals in 36 Championship games for the Swans last season, but only...

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  Chris Dunlavy: Big-hitters and rookie bosses join Championship madhouse!

  The FLP looks at the key Championship talking points The Championship season hasn’t even kicked off yet, and already we’ve seen transfer embargoes, unpaid wages and a host of other off-field issues. Then there’s the arrival of two big-hitters from League One in the shape of big-spending Birmingham and Hollywood-backed...

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  John Lyons: Sheffield Wednesday’s plight raises fears

  Concerns are growing as to whether Sheffield Wednesday will be in a position to kick off their Championship season at Leicester City next Sunday.

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  John Lyons: Closing in on the Championship…

  A host of Championship clubs put the finishing touches to their pre-season preparations yesterday. Stoke warmed up for their curtain-raiser at home against Derby next Saturday by earning a morale-boosting 1-0 win against Premier League new-boys Burnley. Ben Wilmot notched the Potters’ first half winner. Birmingham rounded off their pre-season...