Championship Matchday Thread 2025/26

[SF_]

Boro are unbeaten in the league and have sold out the away end, it would be so fucking typical if we turn them over. Our recent record against them at Deepdale seems good.

Osmajic is probably 50//50, unless Heckingbottom is just being coy to the press, and I can't see Armstrong going straight into the side after only one training session. Very excited to see this kid play, Everton fans rave about him, and he has just bagged 2 in 2 for the England U19s. Him, Devine, and McCann could genuinely become one of the best midfields we've had at this level.

Imagine we'll line up something like this:

Iversen
Storey - Gibson - Hughes
Valentin - McCann - Whiteman - Small
Dobbin - Devine
Osmajic
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Tell McCann to stick to Hackney like glue, and if Brittain gets caught upfield, then Small could absolutely destroy Ayling one-on-one. I think we'll be looking for that early release down the left often.

 

[nelsonpfc]

Only one game to really focus on this weekend. Massive South Coast derby at St Marys. Script is written for Chaplin to down Southampton on his 2nd debut. Very tough fixture, but probably a good time to play them away as they are in shit of transition