The new Npower Championship season Kicks off on Saturday 7th August and with the Premier League not kicking off until a week later on the 14th August, you can expect much attention to be concerntrated on the start of the new football season and which teams are best equipped to challenge for promotion to the Premiership.
Throughout the close season, bookmakers have been changing the Championship title odds as teams become involved in transfers with ins and outs at the 24 clubs during the summer influencing who are the favourites to get promoted. Gordon Strachan's Middlesbrough head the betting at 6/1 having spent over £5 million on Kevin Thomson (Rangers), Stephen McManus (Celtic) and Nicky Bailey (Charlton) in addition to the capture of prolific SPL goalscorer, Kris Boyd, from Rangers on a free transfer.
Below is a breakdown of every Championship clubs transfer activity and the best odds on wining the title to help in deciding who to back to win the 2010/2011 Championship Title.
Middlesbrough
| Players In | Players Out |
| Tarmo Kink (Gyori Eto FC - Hungary) | John Johnson (Northampton) |
| Kevin Thomson (Rangers) | Emmanuel Pogtetz (Hannover) |
| Stephen McManus (Rangers) | |
| Nicky Bailey (Charlton) | |
| Kris Boyd (Rangers) |
Best Title Odds: 6/1 @ Victor Chandler
Nottingham Forest
| Players In | Players Out |
| Radoslaw Majewski (Polonia Warsaw) | Shane Redmond (Released) |
| Joe Garner (loan to Huddersfield) | |
| Mark Bryne (loan to Barnet) | |
| James Perch (Newcastle) |
Best Title Odds: 9/1 @ Victor Chandler
Burnley
| Players In | Players Out |
| Lee Grant (Sheff Wed) | Stephen Jordan (Releases) |
| Ross Wallace (Preston) | Nicky Weaver (Released) |
| Dean Marney (Hull) | Steven Caldwell (Released) |
| Chris Iwelumo (Wolves) | Robbie Blake (Bolton) |
| Steven Fletcher (Wolves) | |
| Joey Gudjonsson (Huddesfield) |
Best Title Odds: 11/1 @ Totesport
Queens Park Rangers
| Players In | Players Out |
| Jamie Mackie (Plymouth) | Shane McWeeney (Released) |
| Leon Clarke (Sheff Wed) | Damion Stewart (Bristol City) |
| Shaun Derry (Crystal Palace) | Ed Harris (AFC Wimbledon) |
| Clint Hill (Crystal Palace) | |
| Paddy Kenny( Sheff Utd) | |
| Bradley Orr (Bristol City) | |
| Jordan Hibbert (Barnsley) |
Best Title Odds: 12/1 @ Paddy Power
Reading
| Players In | Players Out |
| Andy Griffin (Stoke) | Radislav Vasilev (Released) |
| Marcus Williams (Scunthorpe) | James Henry (Millwall) |
| Kalifa Cisse (Bristol City) | |
| Marek Matejovsky (Sparta Prague) |
Best Title Odds: 12/1 @ Ladbrokes
Leicester City
| Players In | Players Out |
| Tom Kennedy (Rochdale) | James Wesolowski (Peterborough) |
| Miguel Vitor (on loan from Benfica) | Billy Kee (Torquay) |
| Astrit Ajdarevic (Orebro) | |
| Yann Kermorgrant (Arles) | |
| Alex Cisak (Accrington) | |
| Nolberto Solano (Hull) | |
| Wayne Brown (Preston) |
Best Title Odds: 16/1 @ Paddy Power
Norwich City
| Players In | Players Out |
| Simeon Jackson (Gillingham) | Michael Spillane (Brentford) |
| John Ruddy (Everton) | Rhoys Wiggins (Bournemouth) |
| Andrew Surman (Wolves) | Damon Lathorpe (Torquay) |
| Andrew Crofts (Brighton) | Darel Russel (Released) |
| Steven Smith (Rangers) | Cody McDonald (Gillingham) |
| Elliott Ward (Coventry) | David Stephens (Hibernian) |
| David Fox (Colchester) | Gary Doherty (Charlton Athletic) |
Best Title Odds: 18/1 @ Victor Chandler
Leeds United
| Players In | Players Out |
| Alex Bruce (Ipswich) | Jermaine Beckford (Everton) |
| Lloyd Sam (Charlton) | Tom Elliott (Rotherham) |
| Neill Collins (Preston) | Casoer Ankergeen (Released) |
| Federico Bessone (Swansea) | Rui Marques (Released) |
| Paul Connolly (Derby) | |
| Billy Paynter (Swindon) | |
| Kasper Schmeichel (Notts C) |
Best Title Odds: 18/1 @ Bet365
Bristol City
| Players In | Players Out |
| Damion Stewart (QPR) | Bradley Orr (QPR) |
| David James (Portsmouth) | Paul Hartley (Aberdeen) |
| Nicky Hunt (Bolton) | Lee Trundle (Released) |
| Kaliffa Cisse (Reading) | Frankie Artus (Cheltenham) |
Best Title Odds: 20/1 @ Victor Chandler
Ipswich Town
| Players In | Players Out |
| Mark Kennedy (Cardiff) | Liam Trotter (Millwall) |
| Alex Bruce (Leeds) | |
| Kevin Lisbie (Millwall) | |
| David Wright (Crystal Palace) |
Best Title Odds: 20/1 @ Bet365
Sheffield United
| Players In | Players Out |
| Johannes Ertl (Crystal Palace) | Jordan Stewart (Xanthi) |
| Nyron Nosworthy (on loan from Sunderland) | Paddy Kenny (QPR) |
| Robert Kozluk (Barnsley) | Glenn Little (Aldershot) |
| Simon Walton (Plymouth) | Kyel Read (Charlton) |
| Steve Simonsen (Stoke) | Billy Sharp (Doncaster) |
| Leon Britton (Swansea) | |
| Daniel Bogdanovic (Barnsley) |
Best Title Odds: 20/1 @ Bet365
Cardiff City
| Players In | Players Out |
| Daniel Drinkwater (on loan from Man Utd) | Mark Kennedy (Ipswich) |
| Tom Heaton (Man Utd) | Warren Feeney (Oldham) |
| Darren Dennehy (Barnet) | |
| Joe Ledley (Celtic) |
Best Title Odds: 20/1 @ Skybet
Hull City
| Players In | Players Out |
| Nolberto Solano (Leicester) | Boaz Myhill (WBA) |
| James Harper (Sheff Utd) | Dean MArney (Burnley) |
| Stephen Hunt (Wolves) | |
| Steven Mouyokolo (Wolves) |
Best Title Odds: 22/1 @ Bet365
Swansea
| Players In | Players Out |
| Scott Donnelly (Aldershot) | Federico Bessone (Leeds) |
| Neil Taylor (Wrexham) | Guillem Bauza (Released) |
| Besian Idrizai (Released) | |
| Leon Britton (Sheff Utd) | |
| Marcus Painter (Brighton) |
Best Title Odds: 25/1 Boylesports
Portsmouth
| Players In | Players Out |
| Ibrahim Sonko (loan from Stoke) | David James (Bristol C) |
| Papa Bouba Diop (AEK Athens) | |
| Nadir Belhadj (Al-Sadd) | |
| Florent Cuvelier (Stoke) | |
| Lennard Sowah (Hamburg) | |
| Luke Wilkinson (Northampton) | |
| Antti Niemi (Released) |
Best Title Odds: 28/1 @ Skybet
Derby County
| Players In | Players Out |
| Dave Martin (Millwall) | Lee Hendrie (Released) |
| James Bailey (Crewe) | Lewis Price (Crystal Palace) |
| John Brayford (Crewe) | James McEveley (Barnsley) |
| Tomasz Cywka (Wigan) | Gary Teale (Sheff Wed) |
| Gareth Roberts (Doncaster) |
Best Title Odds: 40/1 @ Bet365
Coventry City
| Players In | Players Out |
| Clive Platt (Colchester) | Ashley Cain (Mansfield) |
| Lukas Jutkkiewicz (Everton) | Marcus Hall (Released) |
| Lee Carsley (Birmingham) | Stephen Wright (Released) |
| Roy O'Donovan (Sunderland) | Clinton Morrison (Sheff Wed) |
| Gary McSheffrey (Birmingham) | |
| Stephen O'Halloran (Aston Villa) |
Best Title Odds: 50/1 @ Bet365
Preston North End
| Players In | Players Out |
| Matthew James (loan from Man Utd) | Youl Mawene (Released) |
| Paul hayes (Scunthorpe) | Veliche Shumulikoski (Crystal Palace) |
| David Gray (Man Utd) | Chris Sedgewick (Sheff Wed) |
| Wayne Brown (Leicester) | Liam Chilvers (Notts C) |
| Craig Morgan (Peterborough) | Michael Hart (Hibernian) |
| Neill Collins (Leeds) | |
| Ross Wallace (Burnley) |
Best Title Odds: 50/1 @ Victor Chandler
Millwall
| Players In | Players Out |
| Tamika Mkandawire (Leyton Orient) | Ali Fuseini (Released) |
| Liam Trotter (Ipswich) | Danny Senda (Released) |
| Kevin Lisbie (Ipswich) | Dave Martin (Derby) |
| James Henry (Reading) | Adam Bolder (Burton) |
| Steve Mildenhall (Southend) | |
| Shaun Batt (Peterborough) |
Best Title Odds: 50/1 @ William Hill
Doncaster Rovers
| Players In | Players Out |
| Josh Payne (Wycombe) | John Spicer (Notts C) |
| Billy Sharp (Sheff Utd) | Paul Heffernan (Sheff Wed) |
| Simon Gillett (Southampton) | Gareth Roberts (Derby County) |
| George Friend (Wolves) |
Best Title Odds: 66/1 @ Victor Chandler
Crystal Palace
| Players In | Players Out |
| Veliche Shumulikoski (Preston) | Johannes Ertl (Sheff Utd) |
| Leiws Price (Derby County) | Shaun Derry (QPR) |
| Andy Dorman (St Mirran) | Slint Hill (QPR) |
| Adam Barrett (Southend) | Danny Butterfield (Southampton) |
| David Wright (Ipswich) | Ryan Hall (Southend) |
Best Title Odds: 66/1 @ Ladbrokes
Barnsley
| Players In | Players Out |
| Jim O'Brien (Motherwell) | Jon Macken (Released) |
| Diego Arismendi (on loan from Stoke) | Onome Sodje (Released) |
| James McEveley (Derby) | Mounir El Haimour (Released) |
| Jason Shackell (Wolves) | Anderson De Silva (Released) |
| Goran Lovre (Groningen) | Jordan hibbert (QPR) |
| Liam Dickinson (Brighton) | Darren Moore (Burton) |
| Robert Kozluk (Sheff Utd) |
Best Title Odds: 100/1 @ William Hill
Watford
| Players In | Players Out |
| Rene Gilmartin (Walsall) | Rob Kiernan (Yeovil) |
| Tony Aldred (Carlisle) | Jon Harley (Notts C) |
| Richard Lee (Brentford) | |
| Lewis Young (Burton) |
Best Title Odds: 125/1 @ Ladbrokes
Scunthorpe United
| Players In | Players Out |
| Jim McNulty (Brighton) | Paul Hayes (Preston) |
| Robert Grant (Accrington) | Matt Sparow (Brighton) |
| Eddie Nolan (on loan from Preston) | Gary Hooper (Celtic) |
| Michael Collins (Huddersfield) | Marcus William (Reading) |
| Chris Dagnell (Rochdale) | Ben May (Released) |
Best Title Odds: 200/1 @ Bet365
The Championship looks once again set to be a competitive division. Newcastle and West Brom won the automatic promotion spots comfortably last season but their is no team who is clearly capable of dominating to that extent this term so promotion to the Premier League is really all to play for for pretty much any team in the division and as Blackpool proved by getting promoted in the play offs, even the teams at the bottom of the betting and those fnacied for relegation can upset the odds.
Posted: Monday, 2nd August 2010
Author: Tony Smith
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