Anyone else missing the Championship?

**** off

 

Do I miss the Championship......

Hmmmmm....

I miss being able to rock up at 2.59 (if Lizard has finished having a wee) and stretching over three seats and having to move because a) the sun is in our eyes b) that bloke is doing my head in or c) ooooo! There's Fran!

I do not miss "Blah blah you only won because of loans blah blah Udinese B blah blah.

I miss Muddlespurge away and Rovram away.

It's been good so far though.

 

International breaks were still a PAIN in the Championship by the way.

 

We've still got the crap refs

 

I thought I would, but I don't.

This is the first time I've been able to see every kick of the season thanks to HD live streams.

I thought I'd still watch the football league TV show, because I was sort of half interested in how the promotion and relegation was going in the 3rd and 4th from sitting through so many episodes of Mr Manish's late night Leicester City (and Friends) Show.

But no. I find myself deleting the recordings unwatched most times.

 

The only thing I miss is the regularity of games every tuesday/saturday.

 

Yes and no. There were good things about the Championship but that's because we've competed over the last few seasons, but the whole point of this stupid game is to reach as high as you can, which we're now doing.

 

I've not seen any "live" goals - Was away for Swansea

:doom:

 

Big games;

Arsenal at home v Derby at home. PREM win

Getting tickets easily;

CHAMP win (1-1).

Potential to win/acheive something;

Play offs, wembley appearance or automatic in CHAMP, FA cup or League cup in PREM plus possible avoiding relegation drama and longer term Europe. DRAW

Watching games on sky/BT/stream;

Its a tough call between Manish and Jug Ears, but overall the PREM wins easily (2-1).

Excitement;

You know what, it would be easy to give this one to the CHAMP, but I'm not. I was just as excited by Ighalos goal on opening day at Everton as I was by his late winner at Brentford. Granted there's more games and more goals in the CHAMP, but there's more goals and more games in the NBA and basketball is utterly boring. PREM wins 3-1

Magical evening fixtures;

No contest, unless we qualify for Europe, although watching another 0-0 on a cold wet tuesday night in the PREM may perhaps make it worse not better.... CHAMP wins. (3-2)

Inclusion in games and stuff;

FIFA vicarage road, Watford in Fantasy football. Panini stickers if they are still around? PREM wins (4-2).

Status;

I know not everyone cares, but it's nice to have my colleagues pick Ighalo in their fantasy team and have other recognition and media reports more regularly, we're one of the bigger teams now. PREM wins (5-2).

Selling and buying players;

No longer do we absolutely have to sell players when a reasonable offer comes in. However we didn't last three years so Pozzo's make this moot. Draw.

Cupsets, cup draws;

We have lost the chance to get a plum draw against a big team, because we play them twice a season anyway. Also much more likely to be the victim of a cupset and get laughed at when we lose at Oxford in the FA cup. CHAMP wins (5-3).

Can't be bothered going on, I think the PREM is a clear winner. I'd weight the points in which the PREM wins higher than vice versa too.

Edit - how could I miss kick off times? CHAMP win easily for having 90% of weekend games at 3pm on Sat. (5-4).