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2 weeks ago | 
footballleagueworld.co.uk | Khai Smith
The 2002/03 campaign was Portsmouth's 11th successive season in the second tier, and supporters were becoming more and more frustrated as their team languished at the bottom of the division. Harry Redknapp was hoping that in his first full year in charge of the club, he could help stabilise Pompey and in time help them push up towards the promotion places.
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footballleagueworld.co.uk | Khai Smith
After the heartbreak of the 2014/15 season, Derby County set about quickly that summer to make the changes needed to return to the top six of the Championship and finally win promotion back to the Premier League. The Rams were beaten 3-0 by Reading on the final day of the previous campaign, dropping out of the play-off places before Steve McClaren was sacked by Mel Morris.
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2 weeks ago | 
footballleagueworld.co.uk | Khai Smith
It's been an extraordinary season for Birmingham City, and while they were not able to complete the double after losing in the Vertu Trophy final, they did pick up the League One title in superb fashion. The 2024/25 campaign will be one to remember for Blues fans, and the heartbreak and misery of last year's relegation will already have been forgotten about as they prepare for life back in the Championship.
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2 weeks ago | 
footballleagueworld.co.uk | Khai Smith
In August 2019, Derby County were preparing for their first game of the Phillip Cocu era as they travelled to West Yorkshire to face Huddersfield Town on the Monday evening of the opening weekend. It was a season of unknown for the Rams following Frank Lampard's departure to Chelsea, but as supporters made the journey north on that warm summer night, rumours started to spread about Wayne Rooney joining the club.
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2 weeks ago | 
footballleagueworld.co.uk | Khai Smith
Jamie Vardy's incredible 13-year spell with Leicester City is set to come to an end in the summer, with the striker announcing that he will leave the club as they prepare for their return to the Championship. Few players have made an impact as great as the 38-year-old has for as little as the Foxes paid to Fleetwood Town in 2012, but that £1m fee is perhaps the greatest money ever paid by the East Midlands outfit.
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2 weeks ago | 
footballleagueworld.co.uk | Khai Smith
Derby County last won promotion to the Premier League in 2007, as Stephen Pearson scored the only goal of the game in the play-off final against West Bromwich Albion to send the Rams back to the top flight. It was a moment that very few saw coming at the start of the season, as Billy Davies went about a three-year process of seeing his team climb the Championship after finishing 20th in the 2005/06 campaign.
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2 weeks ago | 
footballleagueworld.co.uk | Khai Smith
Leeds United and Burnley both won promotion to the Premier League on Easter Monday following the latter's 2-1 win over Sheffield United at Turf Moor, and Lee Hendrie has told the pair what they need to do to survive in the top flight next season. The Whites were dominant in their 3pm kick-off clash at home to Stoke City, running out 6-0 winners at Elland Road as they were forced to hold their promotion celebrations until the Clarets faced the Blades in the evening kick-off.
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2 weeks ago | 
footballleagueworld.co.uk | Khai Smith
This article is part of Football League World's 'Terrace Talk' series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more... Birmingham City have been a dominant force in League One in 2024/25, and they have done exactly what they set out to do following relegation from the Championship just under a year ago.
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2 weeks ago | 
footballleagueworld.co.uk | Khai Smith
This article is part of Football League World's 'Terrace Talk' series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more... Derby County head into the final two games of the season level on points with Luton Town, a side who occupy the last relegation place, and they could be just one win from safety if results go their way on Saturday.
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2 weeks ago | 
footballleagueworld.co.uk | Khai Smith
Derby County are potentially just one more victory away from all but securing their safety in the Championship after beating West Bromwich Albion 3-1 at The Hawthorns on Monday. The last two months have been excellent for the Rams, with John Eustace finally getting the results that his team have deserved after three successive losses in his first three matches in charge since leaving Blackburn Rovers in February.
