By Rob Cocozza
English Soccer – Championship, L1 & L2
Sat 4th Oct 14
CHAMPIONSHIP
Prices in the Championship range from the sublimely tight-fisted to the ridiculously charitable Blackpool to beat Cardiff at over $3.5 yesterday was one that got away, but let’s hope there are more where that came from amongst these:
Middlesbrough v Fulham
Take the greatly-improved Fulham to get the better of still-inconsistent Boro at $4.69 with 
Blackburn v Huddersfield
Another away side who look a different prospect under new management come up against a team who were truly dreadful at Rotherham at Tuesday. That makes Huddersfield a value bet at $4.20 with 
Brentford v Reading
Brentford, like Rotherham who were promoted with them, have held their own against most opponents so far, while Reading’s young squad have struggled for form early on. They’re getting there now though, and are attractive at $3.40 on offer from 
Charlton v Birmingham
Charlton are the more consistent of the two sides – unbeaten in ten is proof of that. Impressive as that is, all of their games have been tight affairs, and they’ll take their share of defeats. City have a better chance than $3.60 suggests, so take that with 
LEAGUE 1
Coventry v Crawley
A straightforward value bet, this. Crawley have performed better against stronger opponents, and show signs of settling as a team. Coventry are marginally more consistent, but the match up is too close for Crawley’s $4.0 with
Peterborough v Oldham
Oldham are a great bet here, as they’ve played some of the best teams and performed well against them. Peterborough certainly count as another, but they’ve been fallible recently. Take the away win at $3.50 with
Preston v Colchester
At the risk of portraying myself as a lunatic, Colchester could win this against the odds. Preston are undoubtedly very good, but I’ve a suspicion the Essex boys are on their way to being one of the better sides in the division too. I fancy them to score at least. For them to win at $6.0 is worth a stab with
LEAGUE 2
Cheltenham v AFC Wimbledon
The home side have been out of their stride lately, and while Wimbledon have been taking a lot of centres, they’ve not had much luck. This could be a tight one, and for that reason the away win looks more like a one in three chance than a $3.80 one thanks to
Mansfield v Accrington
Under their old new manager, Accrington are showing the spirit that they evoked from somewhere last season when they seemed utterly down and out. Mansfield play a simple but effective, agricultural kind of a soccer, which teams are starting to suss out. Accrington at $4.50 with
Wycombe v Northampton
Northampton for this one. Another value bet at $3.43 with
Sunday 5th
Championship
Nottingham Forest v Ipswich
Forest haven’t been themselves of late, and the visitors are very good. That alone makes the $4.09 with very generous indeed.