October 2008 - Championship

The Championship below the Premier League is arguably the more competitive division. Year in and year out you see new clubs fighting for promotion and relegation unlike in the top flight where everyone seems to know their place.

Championship Betting Preview: Back the draw in Ninian Park promotion show-down

We're not even a third of the way through the Championship season, but already Sky are serving up a live game that could have a big say in the battle for promotion to the Premiership,...

Andrew French

Oct 31 2008

Gavin Mahon: No forgiveness in this game

Sweet talking Gavin Mahon reflects on getting away with a handball, the pressure and scrutiny modern managers come under and two great results for the Rs'. He also tips Paul Jewell's men to prevail in...

Gavin Mahon

Oct 30 2008

Championship Betting Preview: Ignore home form and back Donnie in Yorkshire derby

Andrew French tips Doncaster to pick up their second home win of the season, predicts a miserable Hillsborough return for Paul Sturrock and bets against his team at Preston....

Andrew French

Oct 28 2008

The Championship Betting: Royals can put in a majestic performance at the Madejski as QPR come to town

Andrew French talks us through the best of the betting in The Championship this weekend where he expects Sheffield United to find some luck, Reading to continue their promotion challenge and Norwich to make the...

Andrew French

Oct 24 2008

Gavin Mahon: Swansea are the best we've faced this season

Amidst a frenzied league and cup schedule, the QPR man is impressed by Welsh opponents and by a manager who takes the time to explain his selections......

Gavin Mahon

Oct 23 2008

Championship Betting Preview: Back indignant Blades to punish Saints

The Championship is fast becoming the most consistently inconsistent league, says Andrew French....

Andrew French

Oct 20 2008

The Championship Betting: Warnock to engineer a party at the Palace as Barnsley come to town

Andrew French gives us the lowdown on all the action in The Championship this weekend....

Andrew French

Oct 17 2008

Gavin Mahon: Family time is very nice but I'm raring to get back on the pitch

The QPR player offers words of support for a fellow Championship star and predicts blood and thunder in the Steel City derby....

Gavin Mahon

Oct 15 2008

The Championship Betting: Birmingham to squeeze a win out of the "Manchester City" of The Championship

Andrew French previews the key clashes in The Championship this weekend and predicts that fellow betting.betfair.com columnist Gavin Mahon will be a disappointed man by Saturday afternoon after QPR visit Birmingham City....

Andrew French

Oct 3 2008

Insight into The Championship with QPR's Gavin Mahon

Betting.betfair.com's newest recruit Gavin Mahon pens the first of his weekly columns looking at life at QPR, the big talking points in The Championship and his expert insight into Saturday's tea time kick-off between Coventry...

Gavin Mahon

Oct 1 2008