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▲ 15 r/Championship

How well do we think Raúl Jiménez will do in the Championship next season?

Based on what I saw of him last season and the World Cup, he still looks like he's got it and would be a useful option for a bottom half Prem team. In last night's game he was causing all sorts of trouble for Guehi and Konsa, and probably could have had a hattrick.

I'm still surprised he was willing to drop down a level to play for Wolves again, but I know there's some history & sentimentality involved in that decision.

Will he score 25 goals or be completely shut down by the likes of Liam Lindsay and Rob Dickie?

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u/thewrongnotes — 9 hours ago
▲ 428 r/Championship

Harry Souttar representing the EFL at the World Cup

Spends 120 minutes being a rock solid double hard bastard centre back, winning every header and challenge, and then rounds off the evening with a brilliant no nonsense clearance penalty into row Z.

Real football, right there.

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u/thewrongnotes — 3 days ago
▲ 83 r/OrlandoMagic

Hot take: Giving Weltman abuse for his sniffing crosses the line. Shouldn't we be judging him purely based on his basketball decisions, and not some neurological tic that he has no control over?

I've complained about and criticised Weltman for his basketball decisions as much as anyone. But to me, the constant mockery of what is clearly an involuntary vocal tic seems a bit out of line.

I've known people with tourettes and similar physical tics, and let me tell you that this stuff can cause havoc on someone's life and well-being.

I'm not telling anyone what they should or shouldn't do, I just wanted to offer some food for thought.

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u/thewrongnotes — 17 days ago
▲ 132 r/ThreeLions

Tim Vickery: "I was on Brazilian TV today and it was a point we were making in the debate, that probably for the first time ever, England haven't picked people who would have no trouble at all getting in to the Brazil Squad. Brazil would be DYING to have a Phil Foden or a Cole Palmer."

Surprising to hear this, is it a reflection of the strength of English depth or the weakness of Brazilian depth? Or both?

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u/thewrongnotes — 18 days ago
▲ 0 r/OrlandoMagic

Would Jalen Brunson even crack our rotation?

I saw he just led his team to an NBA championship and won Finals MVP, and wondered what he'd be like in our team. But then I remembered:

  • He's 6'2, too small.

  • He's not defensively versatile or switchable.

  • He'd take the ball out of the hands of our superstars.

  • When healthy we are the best team in the NBA so we don't even need him.

Maybe we could find him the 5-10 minutes behind AB, but realistically I think he'd only be backing up defensive dawg Jevon Carter in the garbage time unit.

What do you guys think?

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u/thewrongnotes — 22 days ago
▲ 247 r/OrlandoMagic

[Charania] The Philadelphia 76ers are promoting assistant general manager Jameer Nelson to the team's Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations under new President Mike Gansey, making the Philly native and former NBA All-Star the No. 2 executive for the franchise, sources tell ESPN.

Magic legend, go Jameer!

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u/thewrongnotes — 29 days ago
▲ 28 r/OrlandoMagic

"League F**ked!" Orlando Magic Off-Season Workout Hype Greatest Hits

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u/thewrongnotes — 1 month ago
▲ 118 r/Championship

Championship Championship Belt 2025/26 Round Up

How the belt was won and lost in 25/26

Bristol City def Sheffield United (Interim Champs) 4-1

Oxford United def Bristol City 1-3

Sheffield United def Oxford United 0-1

Southampton def Sheffield United 1-2

Bristol City def Southampton 3-1

Stoke City def Bristol City 5-1

Coventry City def Stoke City 0-1

Ipswich Town def Coventry City 3-0

Leicester City def Ipswich Town 3-1

QPR def Leicester City 4-1

West Brom def QPR 2-1

Swansea City def West Brom 1-0

Millwall def Swansea 2-1

Coventry City def Millwall 2-1

Norwich City def Coventry City 2-1

Middlesbrough def Norwich City 1-0

Coventry City def Middlesbrough 3-1

Southampton def Coventry City 1-2

CURRENT HOLDERS: Southampton

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Title Victories

3 - Coventry City

2 - Southampton, Bristol City

1 - Oxford United, Sheffield United, Stoke City, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, QPR, West Brom, Millwall, Norwich City, Middlesbrough

Title Defences

13 - Southampton (2&11)

8 - Coventry City (3,0,5)

5 - Bristol City (4&1)

1 - Stoke City, Ipswich Town, QPR, Millwall

0 - Oxford United, Sheffield United, Leicester City, West Brom, Swansea City, Norwich City, Middlesbrough

Title Shots

4 - Sheffield United, Bristol City, Middlesbrough

3 - Derby County, Oxford United, Stoke City, Coventry City, West Brom, Swansea City

2 - Charlton, Southampton, Norwich City, Preston

1 - Hull City, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, QPR, Portsmouth, Swansea City, Millwall, Watford, Wrexham, Blackburn

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The Championship Championship Belt All-Time Table

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- The belt changed hands a record 17 times this season, which 9 more times than last season. The previous record was 13 in 22/23.

- QPR became the only team to hold the belt in every season of its existence

- After smartly getting disqualified in the Championship playoffs, Southampton keep their title reign alive. They have defended the belt 11 times in a row and will retain the belt through the summer before putting it on the line again at the start of next season.

- A warm welcome to our newest participants Lincoln City, Bolton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and West Ham United, all of whom will be challenging for the belt for the first time in the 2026/27 season.

- Also returning are Burnley, who hopefully aren't looking to recreate their unbelievably boring record 24 game title reign.

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FAQ

Q: What is the Championship Championship Belt?

A: A title that acknowledges the best team in the Championship

Q: How does a team win the belt?

A: By beating the team that holds the belt

Q: What happens if the belt holder is promoted or relegated?

A: The interim belt goes to the Playoff Final loser. They then play for the full title on the first day of the following season.

Q: Which team has won the belt the most times? How many times have my team won the belt?

A: See the All-time table and the threads below.

Q: Why were Southampton not stripped of the belt for cheating?

The Championship Championship Belt is inspired by the WWE & professional wrestling, where you traditionally cannot lose a title via disqualification.

Q: How do I find out more?

A: Everything you need to know about the history of the belt is in these threads:

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

u/thewrongnotes — 1 month ago
▲ 77 r/OrlandoMagic

Thank God we're in the East

Watching OKC vs the Spurs really hits home just how far we are from winning a championship. Both those teams were down in the pits with us a few seasons ago and now they are streets ahead of us.

It also reaffirms my belief that the league is trending towards athleticism and speed over size. You need a couple of true centers and then to surround them with fast and skilled players.

Outside of their centers, neither OKC or Spurs have any players in their rotations over 6'7. The Pacers were very similar last season, and the Hawks (who killed us this season) are built in the same way.

A big contrast to our team that has 3 starters of 6'10, who combined weigh well over 700lbs. We are a very big and slow team and to me that is a big part of why we find it so hard to create good shots.

People are massively down on Suggs (I get it, he drives me crazy too) but it feels like him, AB, and Jamal Cain are the archetypes of players that are actually thriving right now.

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u/thewrongnotes — 2 months ago
▲ 164 r/Championship

Hull City are your 2025/26 end of season Championship Hardcore Champions!

The Tigers claim the Championship Hardcore Championship Belt after racking up an impressive 117 yellow cards during the season, to go with their 2 red cards.

In doing so they edge out Derby County who collected 115 yellows with 3 reds.

For reference, Blackburn and Charlton were a joint 3rd in yellows received with only 98!

The belt is awarded to whichever team has the most disciplinary points as per the scoring system used on transfermarkt. (However, their yellow card data never seems to be up to date, so fbref.com is used for that).

In short, teams get a point for a yellow, 3 points for a second yellow, and 5 points for a straight red.

Position Team Yellow Second Yellow Straight Red Total points
1. Hull City 117 1 1 125
2. Derby County 115 3 0 124
3. Stoke City 96 4 1 113
  • Last season's champs Preston finished in 4th place with 93 yellows and 3 reds (including one for hardcore knobhead Milutin Osmajic).
  • Leading the way for Hull was midfielder Matt Crooks who earnt himself 13 yellow cards in 31 games. Though it was truly a team effort with nine Hull players picking up 7+ yellows during the campaign.
  • The individual hardcore award goes to Watford's petulant Aussie Nestory Irankunda to accumulated 12 yellows and a straight red. Can't wait to see him scoring worldies and kicking American players at the World Cup this summer.
  • Sheffield United deserve a mention for 5 of their 6 sendings off being straight red cards. With only 79 yellows accumulated during the season, it's apparent that the Blades prefer high level violence over low level destruction.
  • Shout out to Millwall who delivered a tactical fouling masterclass this season committing a league leading 587 fouls, which is 19 more than second place Derby County, and 35 more than 3rd placed Charlton.
  • This season's biggest pacifists were Middlesbrough who committed only 428 fouls during the campaign (159 less than first placed Millwall), and amassed only 74 yellows and 1 red. It's a contact game lads, feel free to give someone a kick if you want.

Hull now have the opportunity to go for an unprecedented Hardcore and Championship Belt double should they face Southampton in the playoff final.

u/thewrongnotes — 2 months ago
▲ 229 r/Championship

Championship Championship Belt Clarification

Southampton retain the belt until someone beats them or they get promoted/relegated.

As per pro wrestling rules, you do not lose the belt via disqualification. Many great title reigns were built off cheating, and we here in the Championship Championship Commission wish to preserve that time honoured tradition.

The belt can be won or retained via spying from trees, referee screwjobs, diving, low blows, poisoning, freezing/flooding your pitch so the game can't be played, and all manner of Machiavellian methods.

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u/thewrongnotes — 2 months ago