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Graham Westley

Promotion? For me, it’s Villa and Cardiff

EXCLUSIVE COLUMN

WITH this season approaching the halfway point, Football League clubs are starting to realise whether they are destined for a promotion or relegation battle in the New Year.
At the top end of the EFL, there are some lofty hopes building that the Aladdin’s cave of the Premier League may lie ahead.
But competition will be fierce, improvement will be needed and heads of steam need fuelling. Stuff will happen and contingencies will be important.
Take Sheffield United. Their phenomenal ascent has been dealt a cruel blow in...

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