Post by Luke Jennings on Mar 7, 2012 7:25:12 GMT -5
This season a few teams have punched above their weight for me, two in particular stick out like a sore thumb at the present moment. I will start with the latter, Southampton
Southampton very recently got promoted from League 1 to the Championship, as we all know they had money problems of their own, but are now very stable in that department as well as having a very good fan base which could be well complimentary to the Premier League, while it's also not a surprise with Southampton doing so well, it also comes as a large surprise. As Southampton became a Championship club once again and spent various sums of money on such player (although didn't splash the cash!) they have brought in some very good players at a very good price which only goes to show what a good manager Nigel Adkins is! I never thought they would have such a good season as they have had, maybe hit the play off's at very maximum but around about's a 10th place finish I had in mind, but Southampton have exceeded my expectatons alot! Another promoted side from League 1 last season Brighton have also done very well in the Championship and have made some outstanding signgings aswell as having a brand new smart stadium.
The second surprise package team for me is League 1's Stevenage Borough, while not only progressing through the FA Cup to just get knocked out by Tottenham Hotspur they have taken a very comfortable seat in the Play-off places, even after loosing their manager to Preston North End, they seem to have a very good defence and a good all round set up going on. I would have expected them to fight bravely against the drop, but no Stevenage have been a breath of fresh air this season for League 1 and the FA Cup,
So who have your surprise teams been in the NPower Football Leagues? Maybe it's one of your own teams, have a say here!
Southampton very recently got promoted from League 1 to the Championship, as we all know they had money problems of their own, but are now very stable in that department as well as having a very good fan base which could be well complimentary to the Premier League, while it's also not a surprise with Southampton doing so well, it also comes as a large surprise. As Southampton became a Championship club once again and spent various sums of money on such player (although didn't splash the cash!) they have brought in some very good players at a very good price which only goes to show what a good manager Nigel Adkins is! I never thought they would have such a good season as they have had, maybe hit the play off's at very maximum but around about's a 10th place finish I had in mind, but Southampton have exceeded my expectatons alot! Another promoted side from League 1 last season Brighton have also done very well in the Championship and have made some outstanding signgings aswell as having a brand new smart stadium.
The second surprise package team for me is League 1's Stevenage Borough, while not only progressing through the FA Cup to just get knocked out by Tottenham Hotspur they have taken a very comfortable seat in the Play-off places, even after loosing their manager to Preston North End, they seem to have a very good defence and a good all round set up going on. I would have expected them to fight bravely against the drop, but no Stevenage have been a breath of fresh air this season for League 1 and the FA Cup,
So who have your surprise teams been in the NPower Football Leagues? Maybe it's one of your own teams, have a say here!