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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Michael Butler

The Championship Energy league table, a division of unadulterated chaos

Barry Bannan and Darren Moore, earlier.
Barry Bannan and Darren Moore, earlier. Photograph: Ryan Crockett/JMP/Shutterstock

BIG SECOND-TIER ENERGY IS COMING

Is state-level wealth ruining your Saturday? Can’t bring yourself to attend Non-League Day or watch your son or daughter hack it around the garden? Fear not, welcome to the Championship, a glorious compromise of quality and disorder to help you fall back in love with football. It is a division of unadulterated chaos. Pick a team, and who knows whether they will be automatically promoted or relegated. Some critics might complain about parachute payments, sure, but Leicester City are definitely, definitely going to get turned over by Rotherham next season, and there’s nothing that you or Enzo Maresca can do about it. So with the fixture list out this week and some teams already in pre-season for 2023-24, Football Daily has created the Biggest Championship Energy league table, ranking each side by their Championship-ness.

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