Brighton and Hove Albion: Contenders or pretenders?

What a difference a few weeks make in football. If you look back to the tail-end of last month, Brighton had just completed their 5^th league victory in a row and were sitting pretty at the top of the championship.

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Football's Journeymen : Ian Harte (Video)

What a CV this man has. He's been to the most unlikely of places!

Leeds United, Levante, Sunderland, Blackpool, Carlisle United and most recently and probably lastly, Reading. 

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What does Jonjo Shelvey offer Liverpool?

When Rafa Benitez plucked an 18-year-old from the depth of League One to ‘strengthen’ his midfield and compensate for the departure of Xabi Alonso almost a year prior, and forking out almost 2m for the pleasure, there was a sense of desperation around Anfield.

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Is this Brighton and Hove Albion's year?

Now, before I get carried away, I just want to briefly share my position as a Brighton and Hove Albion fan and reinforce my excitement in what I believe could be the year that we seriously challenge for a spot in England’s elite; the Premier League.

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Tangerine's wonder kid (Video)

Blackpool FC are again looking to push into the play-offs and possibly better in the Championship this year. They have a good squad of players who are use to playing with one another. However there is one player who is a shining light for the Tangerines. Thomas Ince.

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Does the Championship deserve more respect?

With the Championship season kicking off on the same weekend as the Premier League and La Liga it was inevitably going to receive less coverage than the two biggest leagues in European football. However there is no doubt that the league deserves more respect as it is arguably one of the greatest leagues in the world, the slogan more commonly used to describe it's bigger brother.

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Ian Holloway - The Jester (Video)

Whether you love him or loathe him, you would have to search far and wide for someone to admit that the man known as ‘Ollie’ does not entertain them.

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Where to Sir Alex? Bloomfield or the Boleyn?

Saturday sees two big football matches take place, and if pressed, most would probably say that the one not including John Terry in Munich is bigger. However to supporters travelling to Wembley from the Lancashire coast and those making the, considerably shorter, journey from the East End of London, the game at the Allianz Arena will simply be an afterthought.

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The play-off dilemma

So the final standings of the Championship has been decided; Reading are perched at the very top whilst Southampton follow them back into the Premier League. This year’s Championship has once again been fascinating and has truly shown that if the Premiership is described as the best league in the world, our 2^nd tier standard of football must be closely following.      

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Saturday Morning News & Gossip Round Up - AVB & Cahill rift? City to outbid United for South American plus more

A daily round up of all the Premiership news and gossip stories.

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Saturday Morning Gossip Round Up - Clubs move for Palace youngster, City and Arsenal ponder South Amercian plus more

A daily round up of all the Premiership news and gossip stories.

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Diary of a Sky Sports Soccer Saturday Reporter

On the trip to cover Blackpool vs Millwall for Sky, the lead sports story surrounded racist remarks made about golfer Tiger Woods by his former caddie Steve Williams.

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Grayson has absolutely no Idea who to play in Goal

Leeds manager Simon Grayson is looking into bringing a keeper in any way he can following the laughable display by current number two Paul Rachubka.

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Seaside trip will be no picnic for Lions

Blackpool take on Millwall at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon knowing that another win in this fixture could lift them up into the play-off places.

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Liverpool’s New Signings – The Story So Far

So, we’re a quarter of the way through the season, early season blues or lack of match sharpness are no longer an excuse, and we can start to really evaluate what we’ve seen so far. To that end, here’s my verdict on Liverpool’s new signings. I’m not including Suarez or Carroll in this for obvious reasons, nor Coates or Bellamy due to a lack of game time.

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