[Archived] The Championship 2013/14

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

Read it and weep :-) :

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11688/9013385/sky-bet-championship-burnleys-dyche-and-ings-named-manager-and-player-of-month

This stood out for me:

Good luck to you - personally I am not so dismissive of your chances of keeping it up for the whole season - but as yourself have readily admitted, it is still early days yet.

[longsiders1882]

It is early days and so I'm definitely still dining out on it still - lord knows how long I've got but I'm milking everyday of it whilst I can.

No Maji, I highlighted it because it put some focus for me personally on just how exceptional our run has been, sometimes it takes seeing it written down to make some impact. As for Ings and Cardiff, if he goes in January it will be for a lot of Money and there will be plenty of suitors. I'm hoping we can still be up there and keep hold of him at least until summer but this is football, we are Burnley so I know there's a high probability he will be gone.

[Tom]

Burnley fail to beat Bournemouth but their rivals don't win either so a good day down the road again

Buggars

[longsiders1882]

We did enough to win 3 games today, maybe our 'luck' has run out because their keeper and defence got saves and blocks in all game.

[DE.]

If your luck had run out your rivals would have gained on you. Unfortunately it continues.

[Rover_Shaun]

We're only two signings away, says Blackburn Rovers star Dunn

FIT-AGAIN talisman David Dunn believes Blackburn Rovers are two ‘quality’ signings away from launching a sustained push for promotion

[thenodrog]

We're only two signings away, says Blackburn Rovers star Dunn

Maybe Mr Blackburn would like to buy them then. He's prob more credibility at the bank than the club.

[Rover_Shaun]

Can you have an 'unsustained' push for promotion??

[chaddyrovers]

£80m LOSS £60m FINE! QPR face record-breaking punishment for wildly overspending on dozens of players in failed battle to stay in Premier League

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2508505/QPR-face-record-fine-losing-80million.html#ixzz2kqt9VMMy

[West Yorks Rover]

£80m LOSS £60m FINE! QPR face record-breaking punishment for wildly overspending on dozens of players in failed battle to stay in Premier League

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2508505/QPR-face-record-fine-losing-80million.html#ixzz2kqt9VMMy

Very interesting Chaddy, the Venky's will be very pleased to hear that the FL have now decided to give the fines to charity,

what happens about our fines if we never go up, are we just barred from bringing in new players until we have brought the debt

down, or do we still get fined after we have ?

That could be a long time off, mind.

[John]

We're only two signings away, says Blackburn Rovers star Dunn

Good old Dunny, best pals with Kentaro Kean - great lad though when he is fit....

[Stuart]

Very interesting Chaddy, the Venky's will be very pleased to hear that the FL have now decided to give the fines to charity,

That money, or even a fraction, should be pumped into grassroots/junior football to build and improve pitches.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Leeds have sold some 5,000 tickets to date for Ewood..I understand they have now been given the full allocation of nearly 7,000.

[FGS5635]

Hate it when we give away teams all that stand. Turns it into a bloody home game for them.

[Stuart]

Hate it when we give away teams all that stand. Turns it into a bloody home game for them.

To be fair, with the atmosphere (pre-Rovers-goal) at Ewood in the last two seasons, any side bringing 2000 with them seems like a home game for the opposition.

[K-Hod]

Hate it when we give away teams all that stand. Turns it into a bloody home game for them.

To be fair, it's not as if we don't need the money......

[FGS5635]

The extra cash wont make a difference though and if its promotion or bust then we shouldnt be making it harder to get points at home imo

[OJRovers]

Hmm interesting that they have changed the rules on where any FFP fines go. Previously they were meant to be split between all the clubs that obeyed the rules. Now they go to charity. Shows how weak the rules are if they can just change them like that. I would imagine the reason for the change is that if eg QPR pay a big fine, there is more chance them taking it to court if they could reclaim it from the other clubs, they are unlikely to try getting it back from a charity.

[longsiders1882]

Hmm interesting that they have changed the rules on where any FFP fines go. Previously they were meant to be split between all the clubs that obeyed the rules. Now they go to charity. Shows how weak the rules are if they can just change them like that. I would imagine the reason for the change is that if eg QPR pay a big fine, there is more chance them taking it to court if they could reclaim it from the other clubs, they are unlikely to try getting it back from a charity.

Who are "they"? The football league is simply a committee made up of the club chair persons or representative isn't it? In other words the clubs.

[DE.]

Burnley have just been gifted another ridiculous goal via a penalty. Beggars belief.

[longsiders1882]

Decent point today in a touh fixture, more about defensive grit than flair by all accounts.

Still top (just) with only one loss all season but that's 3 draws on the bounce now

[Guest Norbert]

I think Burnley may just be up there at the end of the season. It doesn't feel good saying it, but this expected implosion of form hasn't come, and doesn't look like it will soon enough for them to really miss the play offs.

[Waggy76]

I think Burnley may just be up there at the end of the season. It doesn't feel good saying it, but this expected implosion of form hasn't come, and doesn't look like it will soon enough for them to really miss the play offs.

A lot will depend on the board actually wanting it !!

January coming up , players in and out ...If they strengthen you could well be right !

[Stuart]

A lot will depend on the board actually wanting it !!

January coming up , players in and out ...If they strengthen you could well be right !

Just think if FFP actually puts clubs off having ambitions to reach the PL because the risks outweigh the potential rewards.

[Guest Norbert]

True Stuart. It'll be a case of 'taking the money and running' if team X, Y or Z go up. They would not go out on a limb to get a good enough squad to stay up, put the cash in the bank and be a big fish in this division. Of course, there are clubs, like errrm, us that need promotion to have confidence that well have a club at all.