, 5 potential surprise packages in the 2017/18 Championship season

5 potential surprise packages in the 2017/18 Championship season

“The fairytale season has the happiest ending. One of the most extraordinary stories in recent years. Little Huddersfield Town, the perennial strugglers, are back in England’s elite”

Last season’s Championship gave birth to the incredible story of Huddersfield Town’s rise from Championship strugglers to Premier League side, following a 4-3 penalty victory at Wembley over Jaap Stam’s Reading.

The Royals themselves had punched above their weight – tipped by many for a relegation struggle or mid-table obscurity, Stam’s Dutch revolution saw the evolution of one of the most resource efficient sides the Championship has seen in recent years.

Down the other end of the table, new boys Burton Albion upset the odds to comfortably stave off relegation, whilst Blackburn Rovers became the Premier League winners ever to drop into the third tier.

Aston Villa spent just shy of £80 million, more than most top clubs across Europe, but still struggled to even achieve a top half finish, and Newcastle, who many expected to steamroller the division, were taken down to the final day by Brighton and Hove Albion.

The Championship truly is one of the most unpredictable, entertaining leagues in the world, and whilst it’s impossible to predict this early, here are five potential surprise packages for next season’s Championship.

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