Football League Talking Points From This Weekend

Another alluring weekend in the Football League this weekend - here are my five talking points.

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Football League Talking Points This Weekend

Watford wake up hangover free

Often the side who is the unlucky party in the play-off final suffer somewhat of a slump at the start of the new season. So given Watford were not only the beaten at Wembley but were also narrowly piped to the second automatic promotion spot in dramatic fashion by Hull – you would not have forgiven them for feeling sorry for themselves.

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A look At Yeovil Town's Ascent

Yeovil may have sprung a surprise on Millwall on the first game of the season, but will they be able to do it often enough to keep themselves in the Championship?

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The Football League - Weekend Talking Points

Barnsley early woes continue as Wigan lay down the marker

Having been one of the form teams following the appointment of David Flitcroft in late December, there were hopes around Oakwell that serial escape artists Barnsley might just play things a little safer this term.

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Jermaine Beckford: Goalscorer (Video)

Jermaine Beckford saw his competitive debut for Bolton end in a draw against Burnley at Turf Moor.  He didn’t get on the scoresheet this weekend, but don’t expect that to happen too often.

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The wait is over, the beautiful game returns

If you’re not feeling it yet, then you will soon.  Football is back.

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The Transfer Window so Far – Hull City

What they needed?

To find someone confident of Hull City surviving in the Premier League you would probably have quite a search on your hands – with the majority of pundits tipping the Tigers for an instant Championship return.

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QPR - Promotion or Bust?

After shipping out some dead wood, and others who lack enough passion to play for a Harry Redknapp side, the financial side of QPR cannot live for more than a year without top flight football. In 2011/2012 the club lost £22million – although slightly better than £25million the previous 12 months. This isn’t surprising when player wages shot up dramatically during their recent relegation campaign.

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Four Potential Surprise Packages in the Championship next season

Given the unpredictable nature of the championship these days some might argue that there is no such thing as a dark horse in English football’s second tier. Nevertheless ,here are a few sides who aren’t amongst the most prominent with the bookies – yet could well find themselves battling for a place in the promised land come the close of the season.

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Chris Hughton looks to bring the best to Carrow Road

As Norwich continue to be linked to big-name players, what does the upcoming Premier League season have in store for them?

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Which players should Premier League clubs be looking at from the relegated sides?

There a still a few players who haven't been snapped up yet from the Championship and would be foolish to let them stay there.

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Kone the first to look for the exit door

Relegated squads can often symbolise the Mary Celeste by the time the transfer window has shut - given the now inevitable mass exoduses that can occur. For Wigan they have done fairly well up to now in this respect, with rumours regarding the any potential exits from their talented squad fairly minimal.

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Top 5 written off promoted sides who defied the odds

With Hull City and Crystal both being pretty much written off as relegated before a ball has even been kicked, we take a look at five teams who received similar predications following their promotion yet defied the odds to more than survive.

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Did Tony Pulis deserve to go?

Stoke City have made the decision to part company with Tony Pulis after five seasons in the Premiership. The Welshman maintained a steady ship at the Britannia Stadium and the team always finished just below mid-table every year. Pundits and rival fans often criticised their direct style of play and physicality on the pitch, although their manager claimed that they were not just a bunch of thugs trying to intimidate opposition players, but that they were playing to their own strengths. Now that he has gone, can his time be viewed as a success or not?

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Harry Arter has Premier League clubs calling for him

With a fine breakthrough season for Bournemouth this year, Arter has attracted the attention of teams higher in the English footballing hierarchy and is reportedly being tracked by Norwich and Swansea. 

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