The Football League thread II

I've basically been celebrating since Friday, hence not posting. One of the best weekends of my life. Congrats to Wolves on winning the league, I'm very very content to go up in second place.

Birmingham have loaned 4 players this season from Manchester United alone (Macheda, Thorpe, Lingard, Blackett), aside from Macheda they've had virtually no previous experience of professional football. Presume that the rest of their loanees are players at a similar stage in their career. With Zigic's £65k per week still on the books, no wonder they don't have two pennies to rub together.

Really really want Villa relegated! Why should someone buy you for god knows how many million - it's not fair! Plus with Wolves coming up, us *fingercrossed I think we will* staying in Champ and you and the Baggies with the possibility of relegation it could be a very interesting season next season! We need a good derby/scrappy game - if Millwall are going down I want another interesting away game to come. Cos I don't think much of Leeds away, but Villa away

Any predictions on manager of the year in respective divisions? Nigel Pearson seems set to win the Championship award, but I think the League One one might be a little more interesting. It'll probably go to Kenny Jackett because he's going to break the 100 point mark and in the end Wolves have won the division fairly easily but I'd love Mark Warburton to get it. Promotion in his first year in management with a much smaller budget than Wolves isn't something to be scoffed at and the unbeaten run he went on after taking over is pretty impressive. However, it is only half a season so he probably can't win it. Russell Slade deserves a mention for the incredible three quarters of a season Orient had.

Who am I kidding, it's Kenny Jackett isn't it?

Any predictions on manager of the year in respective divisions? Nigel Pearson seems set to win the Championship award, but I think the League One one might be a little more interesting. It'll probably go to Kenny Jackett because he's going to break the 100 point mark and in the end Wolves have won the division fairly easily but I'd love Mark Warburton to get it. Promotion in his first year in management with a much smaller budget than Wolves isn't something to be scoffed at and the unbeaten run he went on after taking over is pretty impressive. However, it is only half a season so he probably can't win it. Russell Slade deserves a mention for the incredible three quarters of a season Orient had.

Who am I kidding, it's Kenny Jackett isn't it?

For me, the top 3 in the Championship have the 3 best managers (based on this season).

Dyche should win it, as much as I loathe Burnley and his persistent moaning about how they don't get decisions (which is complete and utter *******s).

Don't really want to see Pearson win it as I think most half-decent Championship managers could have got Leicester promoted with the squad they have. But he's done a good job based on the fact that they walked this league.

And, of course, even without my bias, McClaren's done an outstanding job. No-one would have predicted he would take us from 14th to 3rd on a low budget and with next to no big names.

So I'd go Pearson 3rd, McClaren 2nd and Dyche 1st. Honourable mention for wee Billy Davies as well for doing a fantastic job at Forest

I'll just be happy as long as Dyche or Pearson win the championship manager. McClaren got lucky at derby but it is impressive with what he's done.

Not saying he should win it (I'd give it to Slade to be honest) but everyone demeaning the job Jackett has done doesnt understand. We were a club in crisis, a club with a squad so instilled into the losing mentality. A club lumbered with so many mediocre players who were as passionate as my adored sunglasses. Jackett has rebuilt all that, without spending much of the so called "parachute payments" Jackett has used our fantastic youth facilities, and reconnected a club that had become distant with its fans.

I'm not saying most managers couldn't have got us promoted (Dean Saunders exempt) but I'm saying that not many would have done it in the way Jackett has, which is what makes the achievement more special, to me, as a biased Wolves supporter!

For me, the top 3 in the Championship have the 3 best managers (based on this season).

Dyche should win it, as much as I loathe Burnley and his persistent moaning about how they don't get decisions (which is complete and utter *******s).

Don't really want to see Pearson win it as I think most half-decent Championship managers could have got Leicester promoted with the squad they have. But he's done a good job based on the fact that they walked this league.

And, of course, even without my bias, McClaren's done an outstanding job. No-one would have predicted he would take us from 14th to 3rd on a low budget and with next to no big names.

So I'd go Pearson 3rd, McClaren 2nd and Dyche 1st. Honourable mention for wee Billy Davies as well for doing a fantastic job at Forest

Has to be Dyche, surely? Forced to sell his best player and couldn't spend a penny of the money to replace him. That squad must have one of the lowest wage bills in the Championship yet they've finished comfortably ahead of teams like QPR who spend more on wages than Borussia Dortmund. There were people tipping Burnley for relegation back in August, never mind promotion.