***Official NPower Championship Thread 2012/2013***

[sooperscoop]

Allblackdup said:

Breaking news now on Sky Sports that Holloway has accepted Palace job!

Well, that's that then.

Working with Karl Oyston must be a nightmare, though.

Being out of the UK I've only managed 2 games this year, Charlton and Burnley, and both were dire.

[Russ35]

So it's a welcome to Michael Appleton as Blackpool's new manager. Seems to be well respected in the football world as he got plenty of attention when a coach at WBA. Obviously had a tough time since going to Portsmouth as manager with their financial difficulties.

Think this is the first time we have taken a manager who was currently employed by another club since taking Bob Stokoe from Carlisle back in 1970, so was a bit sceptical when his name was first mentioned knowing how our chairman doesn't like spending money.

[marsred]

Looking forward to seeing how Appleton does. He's keeping Tommo as assistant manager which has to be good news. Also the coach he's bringing with him is a defensive coach, which can't do us any harm!

[DJRC]

Russ35 said:

Hopefully Steve Thompson will get the job. And hopefully will have a plan B for when a game isn't going our way.

would hope that we will get some more defenders In. We must have about 15 midfielders on the books and 6 players to cover the back line and a untried kid as second choice keeper.

Russ...we're gonna need Plan C

[Puggit]

Watford fans knw that the Football League show hate us, and needless to say our 1-6 thumping of Leeds with 6 quality goals only attracted a minute at the end of the Championship roundup, but how about this from the Guardian...

http://m.guardian.co.uk/ms/p/gnm/op/snB6ljozGw4_5i...

Apparently it didn't happen!

[Devilstreak]

Neither did the Forest Leicester game!

[DJRC]

Russ...when did we last win a game?

[Puggit]

DJRC said:

Russ...when did we last win a game?

And you've got a dangerous Watford turning up next week

[Russ35]

DJRC said:

Russ...when did we last win a game?

Last win was 3 games ago away at Sheffield Wed on a Tuesday night. Since the beginning of October our form is W-2, L-3, D-4. We are unbeaten in 3 (W-D-D)

Not seen any highlights of the weekends game at Bristol, but from reports and our game against Bolton it seems that the defence is playing a bit better.

Hopefully they will be doing more training now as by various reports not much was being done under Holloway, IE. after his last game in charge v Brighton at home on a Saturday they did not report back to training till the following Thursday, and they travelled down to Derby (minus Holloway who I don't think ever travelled with the team on the bus/train) on the Friday. Players had been telling the local press that they were getting bored with the amount of time of they were getting.

[DJRC]

Id seen the last 2 were draws, but didnt recall seeing any bloody victories for ages!

It sounds like Olly was ready to move.

Well unbeaten in 3 sounds a good base for us to consolidate around and rebuild.

How much do you think Ince will go for in Jan?