2023/24 Championship Thread

[mentalcase]

Watford sack Ismael.

Nathan Cleverley takes interim charge.

They have time to get in 3 more managrs before they meet us.

[Barlow Boy]

They have time to get in 3 more managrs before they meet us.

They do go through managers pretty quickly, god only knows what their compensation bill is like.

[mentalcase]

They do go through managers pretty quickly, god only knows what their compensation bill is like.

Can't be too cleverly can it

[Barlow Boy]

Can't be too cleverly can it

[mentalcase]

I don't know if I've got this correct but, they don't play again till 29th March, they then have 8 games to fit in April before their final game away to us, the champions in May, anyone know if this is right !!

[Chilli D]

I don't know if I've got this correct but, they don't play again till 29th March, they then have 8 games to fit in April before their final game away to us, the champions in May, anyone know if this is right !!

I haven't checked but I believe that is correct MC. I think someone on here mentioned it a few days ago. I know they Ipswich away, early April.

[mentalcase]

I haven't checked but I believe that is correct MC. I think someone on here mentioned it a few days ago. I know they Ipswich away, early April.

Cheers chilli, will look it up, thats some April for them.

[mentalcase]

Yep it's true, their fixtures below

Friday 29th March
Sky Bet Championship
Southampton
15:00
Middlesbrough
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April 2024
Monday 1st April
Sky Bet Championship
Ipswich Town
17:30
Southampton
Saturday 6th April
Sky Bet Championship
Blackburn Rovers
15:00
Southampton
Tuesday 9th April
Sky Bet Championship
Southampton
19:45
Coventry City
Saturday 13th April
Sky Bet Championship
Southampton
15:00
Watford
Saturday 20th April
Sky Bet Championship
Cardiff City
15:00
Southampton
Tuesday 23rd April
Sky Bet Championship
Leicester City
19:45
Southampton On Sky
Saturday 27th April
Sky Bet Championship
Southampton
15:00
Stoke City
May 2024
Saturday 4th May
Sky Bet Championship
Leeds United
15:00
Southampton

[1964white]

I read somewhere the Saints have to play 11 games in 34 days.

[Jammy 07]

Yep it's true, their fixtures below

Friday 29th March
Sky Bet Championship
Southampton
15:00
Middlesbrough
Bet on Football with Sky Bet Logo
April 2024
Monday 1st April
Sky Bet Championship
Ipswich Town
17:30
Southampton
Saturday 6th April
Sky Bet Championship
Blackburn Rovers
15:00
Southampton
Tuesday 9th April
Sky Bet Championship
Southampton
19:45
Coventry City
Saturday 13th April
Sky Bet Championship
Southampton
15:00
Watford
Saturday 20th April
Sky Bet Championship
Cardiff City
15:00
Southampton
Tuesday 23rd April
Sky Bet Championship
Leicester City
19:45
Southampton On Sky
Saturday 27th April
Sky Bet Championship
Southampton
15:00
Stoke City
May 2024
Saturday 4th May
Sky Bet Championship
Leeds United
15:00
Southampton

In addition to those fixtures there's also the postponed home fixture against Preston that's yet to be scheduled.

[mentalcase]

Seems ludicrous to me, 21 days without a game then all that lot crammed into April

[Cjay]

https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/13433 ... play-offs/

Heads on Leicester forum completely gone

[andrewjohnsmith]

https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/13433 ... play-offs/

Heads on Leicester forum completely gone

Their fans are quite ludicrous given the season they've had. Certainly hope it affects the team.

[Jaydog]

My current customer is a loyal Ipswich fan. Goes to most home games. Says the manager has a freebie as no one expected better than maybe mid table.
I said “ do you expect Ipswich to fade”.
He said “not now. I thought they might fade about halfway through but definitely not now”.
That’s todays Ipswich Town Fade Update.

Also said really hope we go up together as that’ll be 6 points guaranteed for us next year.
Not offered me a cup of tea since

[Cjay]

Gary Rowett back at Birmingham till the end of the season.

Tony Mowbray on medical leave.

Positive thoughts for Tony.

[1964white]

Ipswich fear Wes Burns has done his hamstring.

5 goals & 3 assists this season.

[Kennyb41]

Leicester City have been charged by the Premier League with allegedly breaking spending rules during their last three seasons in the top flight.

Leicester have been referred to an independent commission for breaching profit and sustainability rules (PSR) and failing to submit audited finances.

If found guilty the Championship high-flyers could face a points deduction.

The Foxes are also subject to a separate financial probe by the English Football League (EFL).

Leicester, who were relegated at the end of last season, said they are "surprised" and "disappointed" by the timing of the Premier League's actions, when the club is not in the top flight.

The club added they would "defend" themselves "from any unlawful acts by the football authorities, should they seek to exercise jurisdiction where they cannot do so".

"LCFC remains willing and eager to engage constructively with the Premier League and the EFL to seek the proper resolution of any potential charges, by the right bodies, and at the right time," the Foxes continued.

Leicester are yet to make their accounts for their last season in the Premier League publicly available, but in the 12 months up to May 2022 they lost a club-record £92.5m.

A year earlier, in the season that they lifted the FA Cup for the first time, the club reported a pre-tax loss of £33.1m.

Top-flight rules permit clubs to make losses of £105m over a three-year period, or £35m per campaign, before facing sanctions.

Leicester follow Everton and Forest
Both Everton and Nottingham Forest have faced similar charges relating to accounts up to 2022-23, with the Reds found guilty and hit with a four-point deduction on Monday.

Everton were docked 10 points in November - which was reduced to six on appeal - for previous PSR breaches, and are waiting on a potential second punishment relating to the assessment period ending with their 2022-23 accounts.

While both Premier League clubs were required to submit their accounts by 31 December under new rules designed to speed up the reporting process and ensure any penalties were imposed during a season when the alleged transgression took place, Leicester were not required to do so after dropping out of the league.

And because Leicester were not part of the Premier League when the 'new standard directions' were adopted, which also prescribe a timeline when cases should be heard, the independent commission will set the timescale.

It means that the case, including any appeals, could run beyond the end of this season and may see sanctions, if applicable, enforced next season.

A second financial probe
Leicester are now involved in dealing with two financial investigations, with the club the subject of an ongoing English Football League inquiry into a possible breach of PSR rules relating to the ongoing season.

The club were forecast to breach loss limits for the ongoing three-year term.

Leicester say they have "repeatedly demonstrated [their] commitment to the P&S rules through [their] operating model over a considerable period".

In 2018 they had to pay the EFL £3.1m after settling a Financial Fair Play dispute from the 2013-14 season when the club won the Championship.

[Cjay]

This is all getting rather messy now

EFL have placed Leicester under an embargo.

Leicester have issued legal proceedings against both the EPL and EFL.

I reckon Leicester know they are fooked and are just trying to delay the inevitable

[Jimstorrie]

This shows the folly of different leagues
( premier & efl) having different sets of rules.
Every season 6 teams will change leagues, and if immediately promoted or relegated will be subject to different sets of rules for three straight years.
Sky interviewing a 'Sports lawyer' for once ended with the observation ' good business for lawyers'.
Quite.
Partisanship aside it's a complete shitshow.
The transfer window used to be looking for players, recently it's become seeking directors of football. Soon it will be specialist lawyers and accountants.

[Cjay]

Not Championship I know but didn't know where else it should go

95 points and promoted by March is crazy form.

100 goals scored

Couple of familiar names.

Paul Cook of beat us 2-1 when at Wigan is manager

Will Grigg of Will Grigg's on fire fame is top scorer