Friday 24 August 2012

Championship Looking A Lottery Already


Just two games played and only one team, Blackpool, have a 100% record, with just 6 other teams, Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton, Blackburn, Ipswich, Nottingham Forest and Cardiff still unbeaten. Leeds, Wolves, Bolton and Leicester have slipped up already and Birmingham, Derby and Brighton have all started poorly.

The usual guff will be trotted out about what a tough league this is, but the truth of the matter is that all the teams are much of a muchness, mediocrity prevails and any team that is half decent could storm the division.

Will Blackpool last the course? I doubt it. Defensively they are weak. So who will emerge from the pack? Forest have strengthened since the takeover and Ipswich look a good bet to me. Cardiff are always there or there abouts so should be in with a shout. But my favourites at this stage would be Blackburn, unless Wolves invest the £24m from the sale of Jarvis and Fletcher wisely.

It promises to be a fascinating season. The quality will be poor but there could be surprise results aplenty. That said, any team that makes it up will struggle in the Prem without massive investment. Talking of which, where are we with the Leeds take over? Tomorrow yet again?

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Faggot, get a life, your team were shit last season. and still are

Anonymous said...

Did'nt u slate leeds for buying relegation fodder .....and your poxy pearly queens have done the same ......your a cock fella ...why dont you just jog .....and see the bridge ? Well get over it and let your hatred of warnock and leeds rest in peace ......f ing window licker .

Anonymous said...

Tomorrow or the next day hopefully you will die. Fuck off you piece of shit. One day your identity will be known but until then, keep hiding!!!!!

Anonymous said...

if teams are that poor then why do they do well in the premier league?

poor knowledge of football mate im afraid

Anonymous said...

Im glad your dad died slowly

Anonymous said...

You do realise that the picture is a limbo bar don't you. The whole point is that the bar is set low and the lower it is the more proficient you are!

You are an embarrasment to West Ham fans

Anonymous said...

So - you don't like a little criticism and want to control everything that goes onto your blog. Deep insecurity issues I think.

John B said...

You do realise that's a limbo bar don't you. Setting the bar low is pretty much the whole point of the exercise.

Anonymous said...

Your not going to mention the mediocre signing you've just made from Wolves then, the same lad who couldn't work his way past an 18yr old debutante last Saturday at Elland Road...hang on a minute he cost how much?!! £10m..oh dear me, excuse me whilst I clean up my piss

Anonymous said...

there is no Leeds blog dedicated to goading other fans..

You make out that you are humane and thoughful.

Please stop, remove your blog, restart a new Football based blog...

Start enjoying life and stop peddling negativity and hatred

This blog is'nt the real you

By having this blog you are beoming what you despise

Keep loving and stop the hating
and enjoy life

Hammersfan said...

Limbo bar? Is it? So that's why Warnock signed all those relegated players, he's trying to get under the bar not over it!

0835, we will see how they get on this season. Norwich and QPR are in their second season and haven't started too well. Southampton and Reading haven't won yet. And very few teams stick with the same 11 if promoted do they?

West Ham finished third in a poor division last season and the division is no stronger this.

Anonymous said...

When was the last time west spam beat leeds your lot cant even beat us at home just face it we will always be a bigger club than the spammers put money on allardyce to get sacked before the season is over

Anonymous said...

U no f all dickface . your opinion means f all now go play with the bus's.

Anonymous said...

cmon,
two games in....making judgements?

All real football fans know the first 5 games and last 5 games of any season produce strange results (top beating bottom etc)

Some teams might have 7 or 8 new players and will take time to gel

Come back with an analysis xmas time

What is West Hams goal for this year? consolidation?

Anonymous said...

John B did make you look an even bigger twat that normal....if that is possible

Anonymous said...

"any team that is half decent could storm the division" - just like west ham did...

Anonymous said...

his identity is easy to find...his email is all over the web/social media/twitter/facebook...

I would like to ask Hammerfan
What is the AIM of your site?

Do you aim for upset/harm/goading?

This seems strange as you seem like a nice fella and a decent person

You love footie and people, so why lower yourself to this?

Ignore the trolls
take more time, write the best articles you can

and respect will come, and you will feel better about yourself !

Anonymous said...

I would argue that the fact they didn't do so well in the premier league is the reason they are in the championship in the first place.

Anonymous said...

Not got the hang of using a toilet yet. Don't worry, you'll get there.

Anonymous said...

Are you sure it's not a high jump?

John said...

8.41 there is a very good chance that you could die very slowly of the same disease, it happens to more people up north than down here in the south.You won't be so flippant about cancer when you are taking forever stronger drugs to alleviate the pain racking through your body.

Anonymous said...

This blog isn't very nice at all.