Apart from Middlesbrough I cannot see WBA or Newcastle­ struggling in the championship especially if they hold­ on to their key players. But if they think it is a­ walk over then they will find life can be tough in what­ is not the most talented league. The teams who keep­ the ball on the ground and play football instead of­ route one and archaic tactics will thrive. Look at­ Burnely they played it sensibly and passed it around­ well keeping possession. It worked and they deserved­ the promotion but are they good enough for the premier,­ probably not. Not many in the championship are.

GO AWAY WARNOCK WITH YOUR FRIEND BLACKWELL ALL MOUTH­ BOTH OF YOU

To the likes of humbleman and david w.
Ok, i accept­ that THIS squad will find it tough in the Championship­ - but THIS squad won't be playing in the­ Championship!! Let us see who is brought in before­ casting all these predictions of doom and gloom huh?

Newcastle will have a real eye-opener playing in The­ Championship... is wont be easy for them.. the smaller­ teams will raise their game when playing at St­ James' Park.... My tip for the top...........­ Leicester City... they are on their way up....­ Newcastle... the opposite direction !!

Wow didn't take long for the established fizzy pop­ managers to start the mind games did it. NUFC should­ take that as a compliment. Proves the others are­ already worried before we start. NUFC have a great crop­ of youngsters almost ready, playing in a very­ sucsessfull reserve and acadamy set up. Dont think it­ will be to much of a concern if most of the first team­ naff off . Ashley wants to cut the wage bill by 600k a­ week now he can and not before time.

impactclean, I dont think anyone has a clue. I think­ the bulk of the squad will be gone before the start of­ the season whether they want to go or not and most if­ not all of the fees recieved will be used to pay up­ their contracts (not a bad reward for failure). The­ Shearer situation isn't resolved yet so we dont­ know who will be incharge, it could be an unpopular­ appointment. Ashley has appologised for his mistakes­ but that doesn't mean he wont make anymore. If we­ dont have a lot of money for new players we may have to­ use the young lads like Ranger, Lua Lua, Carroll etc,­ not a bad thing.

ps all,
anyone got any idea what team line up is for­ necastle in championship?who will stay,who will go.?

Warnock another pri.ck

heslop, by 'their' mistakes, i meant­ southampton, norwich etc . . . -
We make take a season­ to readjust; the squad is a shocker and needs a total­ overhall but we'll get there. In the meantime,­ i'm gonna make the most of our time in the­ Championship and take the opportunity to meet new sets­ of fans, and visit new grounds. It's my lot,­ i've accepted it so i will enjoy (for one season i­ hope, 2 max!).

heslop448,
Not in the slightest - did safc, after ALL­ THREE of their relegations from the EPL keep on falling­ . . .don't think so!
Besides, we can learn from­ their mistakes; we'll be fine, you just worry about­ all the world class signings coming your way, and how­ you are gonna accomodate them all in your star-spangled­ squad.

cameron mate yes the teams that go up nearly always go­ straight back down but the bit that must frighten u is­ that the teams that go down just keep on falling ,leeds­ southampton,charlton,norwich.forest etc

Allen H
sorry mate i must've sounded like a real­ mug there.
Of course i know what it's like, was­ there 16 years ago!
I mean, the standard of football;­ i mean it can't be that crash hot when invariably­ the 3 teams that go up nearly always come straight back­ down don't they?

Comment 15, the vast majority of us took no notice mate­ so no grudge towards palace from us. A fan for 42­ years, well I hope next season brings you some better­ times.

Allen H
Hello mate; as aToon boy i am really interested­ in some 'sensible' views of the­ Championship.
Can you let me and my cohorts know what­ it's really like?

More nonsense from Warnock. With the players Warnock­ has sold and the lack of investment from Mr Orange­ Newcastle will be too much for Palace. Warnock and­ Jordan (Mr Orange) are ruining the club I have­ supported for 42 years. Can't wait to see palace­ play the magpies but please Warnock shut up and for­ once stop being a pratt!!

Meant to say I hope Newcastle thrash Palace 6-0.Re­ comment 10 about Crystal Palace pulling up any trees­ well Neil Warnock was out of his tree when he made his­ remarks.

Cameron w, I know mate. I dont mind their fans having a­ laugh, we've been doing it to them for decades but­ how do they work out that us being relegated means­ european football and trophy's galore for them.­ When we do come back up it's a good possibility it­ will be them we replace I mean lets face it, how many­ times over the years have the Mackems ended up with egg­ on their faces.

Ha, ha they're the deluded one's - they'll­ only get the scraps the so-called 'big-4' leave­ - in fact no they won't, they'll only get the­ scraps of the scraps, after the bigger clubs of Wigan,­ bolton, blackburn and hull have finished!
For once i­ agree with Ken a(sswipe), safc will never attract world­ class players to their Monkwearmouth Monstrosity; just­ like they'll never attract a 'big-name'­ world class manager!

John, it was to be expected mate; they've been­ waiting a generation for their 'moment' - and­ that's all it will be, a 'moment'.