‘Thrilling, relentless, unpredictable’: The Championship is the league of opportunity

Coventry players celebrate during their Championship win over Leicester this month
“Neil Warnock, with four promotions to the top flight on his managerial CV, admits this might not be a vintage year for quality teams in the Championship. But this confirmed fan of the English game’s second tier insists the campaign is shaping up to be another classic for a competition where fans have long since learnt to expect the unexpected. … Warnock, the manager who has got the most teams promoted in English professional football history (eight), makes a good point about the 2024-25 campaign. Champions Leeds United and runners-up Burnley bagged 100 points apiece, while Sheffield United became only the third team in Championship history to earn 90 points but fail to go up, after losing to fourth-placed Sunderland in the play-off final. …”
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