Welcome to this week’s preview of the English Football which includes our look at great Championship mascots.
After the raging success of our 15 Great Mascots from Leagues One and Two, it is only fair we celebrate the Championship’s best, as the second tier action returns this weekend.
Mascots are great, the unsung hero of the sporting game day. Treasured by the fans, admired by the casual viewer and loved by the kids. They play an important part in each sporting team. Especially Championship mascots.
Who else provides the entertainment when the on field action is dull. What person is there ready for high five celebrations when a goal is scored. Who brings joy on the fans faces when they get into a play brawl with an opponent’s mascot. There’s nothing funnier. Mascots are.
Before we head into our usually unread and painfully boring preview of the English Football League weekend, time to pay tribute to some of the best mascots.
BARNEY THE OWL – Sheffield Wednesday
BILLY BREWER – Burton Albion
CAPTAIN CANARY – Norwich City
STRIPEY THE LATICAT – Wigan Athletic
TOBY TYKE – Barnsley
WOLFIE – Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possibly not great but a good pun name…
TERRY BYTE – Fulham
THIS WEEKEND’S PREVIEW
Enough about the mascots, time to point out the best action ahead and a Man v Food serving of our best multis.
WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS WEEKEND
Here’s the pick of the action this weekend. In our opinion.
- DERBY v NEWCASTLE – Two of the favourites head to head.
- LEEDS v HUDDERSFIELD – Local rivals in unexpected league positions. Huddersfield leading, with Aussie Aaron Mooy leading way after being nominated as player of the month. Leeds are fourth last.
- OXFORD UNITED v SWINDON TOWN – a nice feisty local derby in League One
TV GAMES
What games are on offer and at what ungodly hour? Find out below.
All on BeIN Sports 3 (Ch 515) – Australian Time
SAT 4:45am – READING v IPSWICH TOWN
SAT 11:55pm – FULHAM v BIRMINGHAM CITY
SUN 2:25am – DERBY COUNTY v NEWCASTLE
SUN 10:00pm – ASTON VILLA v NOTTINGHAM FOREST
SUPER MULTIS
Grab some of the cheapest, nastiest multis available. Not as good as championship mascots, but will probably earn as much.
CHAMPIONSHIP
NORWICH CITY to bear Cardiff City
WOLVES to beat Burton Albion
NOTTINGHAM FOREST to beat Aston Villa
BRIGHTON to beat Brentford
NEWCASTLE UTD to beat Derby County
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LEAGUE ONE
BOLTON WANDERERS to beat Milton Keynes
BRISTOL ROVERS to beat Rochdale
NORTHAMPTON TOWN to beat Walsall
PETERBOROUGH UTD to beat Port Vale
SCUNTHORPE to beat Southend
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LEAGUE TWO
LUTON TOWN to beat Grimsby Town
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE to beat Cambridge Utd
PORTSMOUTH to beat Wycombe Wanderers
DONCASTER ROVERS to beat Morecambe
STEVENAGE to beat Crawley Town
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ALL SQUARE – best of the Draws
DRAW – Colchester v Blackpool
DRAW – Oldham v Chesterfield
DRAW – Milwall v Coventry
DRAW – QPR v Blackburn
DRAW – Preston v Barnsley
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