Championship season 2025/26

[Lee On Solent Saint]

According to BBC, Norwich have offered a contract to their preferred managerial option. Martin and Still thought to be in the running.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

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10 hours ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

According to BBC, Norwich have offered a contract to their preferred managerial option. Martin and Still thought to be in the running.

Norwich fans did end up protesting against Stuart Webber when he was DOF, after a dismal time of it. I wonder how long their patience would last under Martin in particular. They were sick of watching Farke's uni-system fail. 

[Saint NL]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/11/18/leicester-city-premier-league-charges-heard-next-week/

 

Finally an update on Leicesters possible points deduction 

[Doctoroncall]

39 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/11/18/leicester-city-premier-league-charges-heard-next-week/

 

Finally an update on Leicesters possible points deduction 

It is unclear when Leicester will discover the outcome of this hearing, but many sources claim a final verdict is not expected until the end of this year at the earliest.

Appeals could risk the row dragging on into the second half of the season.

After rules were amended earlier this year, any sanction – including a points deduction – could be imposed this season with Leicester in the Championship.

That uncertainty is threatening to cause great disruption in the chase for promotion.

Leicester and the Premier League declined to comment.

[Football Special]

43 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/11/18/leicester-city-premier-league-charges-heard-next-week/

 

Finally an update on Leicesters possible points deduction 

I fully expect them to have no points deduction 

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Just seen Birmingham's new stadium. It's different, I'll give 'em that.

Edited November 20 by Stripey McStripe Shirt

[Dark Munster]

[AlexLaw76]

Coventry are on fire, be amazed if they screw this up now.

Leicester, with a pending points deduction, are looking average. They will likely change their manager....can only be time for....

[Saint NL]

Can you imagine merging with Pompey? It amazes me that someone even suggested it

 

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Need to take emotions out of it 

Americans get it.

[benjii]

Top 2 needs to be the target. 

Catching Cov is out of our control, but not impossible if we beat them twice, but second is all to play for.

[leesaint88]

3 minutes ago, benjii said:

Top 2 needs to be the target. 

Catching Cov is out of our control, but not impossible if we beat them twice, but second is all to play for.

We'll see with Cov. I've watched them the past few games and they seem to be a bit of a bomb scare at the back, just they know how to put the ball in the net to save them! 

[UpweySaint]

1 hour ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Need to take emotions out of it 

Americans get it.

Americans pack up sport ‘franchises’ and move them across the country. Their sporting culture is very different from ours. I would be put good money that if the two clubs merged you would see one, if not two, fan led clubs formed that would draw fans away from Sheffield Unitesday. 

[Saint86]

5 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Coventry are on fire, be amazed if they screw this up now.

Leicester, with a pending points deduction, are looking average. They will likely change their manager....can only be time for....

Automatics:

Coventry on 40points (13clear of ipswich, 16points clear of us) are already most of the way home and dry, let alone with a +30GD after 17games. I know they'll suffer a blip, but i can't see them not finishing top 2.

The other place i suspect will go to one of Ipswich, ourselves, or maybe Brum. Ipswich are looking ominous now, consistently grinding out results and already in the mix for automatics.

Birmingham have a solid team, should keep getting better and better, and have the ability to significantly strengthen again in January if needed.

And saints, i think we have a very good squad for the division - need to keep going as we are now and we have every chance of getting the 2nd spot.

I don't fancy boro or stoke - i think they'll both ultimately fall away.

 

Playoffs:

Whoever doesn't make it for the automatics out of us / ipswich / brum, and then stoke and boro, then pick another - Bristol city perhaps?

I am writing Leicester off for promotion. They're getting at least 1 set of points deductions (possibly 2), and i just don't think their squad is good enough for promotion.

 

Edited 12 hours ago by Saint86

[saintant]

Good to see we are now among the top scorers in the Championship. Coventry are way out in front with 47 then it's Ipswich and Hull on 28 and us on 26. If current form continues we'll certainly outscore Ipswich and Hull. 

[Pamplemousse]

Ings coming up against Portsmouth tonight for the first time since that 4-0 win at Fratton.

He's only on the bench but would be nice if he gets an opportunity to recreate a knee slide in front of their fans...

[OttawaSaint]

1 hour ago, Pamplemousse said:

Ings coming up against Portsmouth tonight for the first time since that 4-0 win at Fratton.

He's only on the bench but would be nice if he gets an opportunity to recreate a knee slide in front of their fans...

It's 3-0 for the Blades right now and he's just come on...

[Mixedkebab]

Seems to be quite a few more empty seats in the away end than when Saints played there, must be terrible traffic on the M1

[Pamplemousse]

Shame we don't play them for another two months. Hopefully we continue to improve and they continue to slide back towards League 1

[Badger]

10 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said:

Shame we don't play them for another two months. Hopefully we continue to improve and they continue to slide back towards League 1

Way things are going you wonder if the skates will stick with Mousinho.

I always thought Gary O’Neil would end up there. Possibly their manager when we play them 

[Gloucester Saint]

21 minutes ago, Badger said:

Way things are going you wonder if the skates will stick with Mousinho.

I always thought Gary O’Neil would end up there. Possibly their manager when we play them 

Their owner moaning about the cost of the EFL today. Shows you how crap Still was that despite having to bring a shaky reserve keeper on that he was never tested and we didn’t score against them. Mind you, we also were the only side to lose at Ewood Park this season as well. Ginger Mourinho Will was not. 

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Gloucester Saint said:

Their owner moaning about the cost of the EFL today. Shows you how crap Still was that despite having to bring a shaky reserve keeper on that he was never tested and we didn’t score against them. Mind you, we also were the only side to lose at Ewood Park this season as well. Ginger Mourinho Will was not. 

Pompey have one of the smallest budgets in the league (apparently). Everything about our approach to that game was a fucking disgrace.

I think Quarshie costs more than their entire transfer outlay this summer alone.

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Pompey have one of the smallest budgets in the league (apparently). Everything about our approach to that game was a fucking disgrace.

I think Quarshie costs more than their entire transfer outlay this summer alone.

Matterface is a prick but he made that exact observation on commentary and it’s impossible to argue against. If they had better than Colby Bishop up front we’d have lost that 0-2 on national tv.