Category Archives: West Brom

Of the 24 teams that kicked off the Championship just under a year ago, eleven now have new managers. In the majority of cases, the manager was removed due to perceived failings. Being a Championship manager is like being a … Continue reading →

The transfer window may be closed but Championship Teams are still active in the loan market. Deals that are struck between clubs about transfers won’t go through until Janruary 1st, 2009. Here is the latest activity in the loan market: … Continue reading →

Here are your updated transfers for all the CCC clubs as of 18 July, 08. Barnsley:   Out: Dwayne Mattis (released) Birmingham City In: Marcus Bent ( Charlton, undisclosed) Out: Daniel De Ridder (Wigan, free), Oliver Kapo (Wigan 2.5m) Blackpool In: … Continue reading →

There were buckets of goals in the Championship this past weekend. Three matches had 3-0 scorelines (Plymouth beat Norwich, Charlton beat Cardiff, Hull beat Preston), West Brom thumped 10-man Coventry 4-0, Sheffield Wednesday lit up Southampton for five goals and … Continue reading →

Kevin Phillips scored the lone goal to put the Baggies through to the final (4-2 on aggregate). Robert Koren was the architect of the goal with a brilliant cross that Phillips headed home. Jason Koumas was the game’s most influential … Continue reading →

The first leg’s are over and I got things half right. Derby turned in a strong away performance to come away from St. Mary’s with a 2-1 lead. There should be no huge surprise as Derby’s away record was outstanding … Continue reading →

The push for the Premiership kicks off, as the first legs of the Championship semi-finals take place this weekend. On Saturday, 6th place Southampton host 3rd place Derby County. Southampton will be without skipper Claus Lundekvam, who suffered ankle ligament … Continue reading →

All of the action in the Coca-Cola Championship takes place on Sunday with only the play-off places to be decided. A recent report from Deloitte’s Sports Business Group estimates that promotion from the Championship to the Premiership will be worth … Continue reading →

West Brom were dropped three precious points in the race for the play-offs after Burnley fought back from a 2-1 deficit to claim victory. Up 2-o inside 10 minutes, Albion should have had three points wrapped up but Andy Gray … Continue reading →

The PFA Championship Team of the Year was announced on Sunday at the annual awards function. West Brom features most prominently with three players on the list. Keeper: Matt Murray (Wolves)Defenders: Graham Alexander (Preston), Gareth Bale (Southampton), Darren Moore (Derby), … Continue reading →

Its down to the wire in the Championship with only three matches remaining for most clubs. Sunderland (82 pts) continue to sit first in the table after their 2-1 win over QPR on the weekend. It’s not all sunshine and … Continue reading →

Kicking off the weekend action on Friday is West Brom v Sheffield Wednesday. I hope for EPL Talk Community member fsquid‘s sake that Wednesday pull a result West Brom will want all three points to keep themselves in the thick … Continue reading →

Championship leaders Birmingham dropped valuable points yesterday after suffering a 1-0 loss at Norwich. A fantastic individual effort from Darren Huckerby gave Norwich the lead in the 47th minute. Huckerby collected the ball in his own half and charged up … Continue reading →

With a hard fought 1-0 victory on Monday, Wolves moved up to fourth place in the Championship after beating fellow promotion rivals and fellow West Midlands club West Bromwich. Baggies striker Diomansy Kamara wasted two clear chances late on but … Continue reading →