Sentences with phrase «to challenge for promotion»

The Championship outfit will be buoyed with confidence though, because as well as beating City they are also challenging for promotion in the English second tier.

Owner Tony Fernandes will struggle to leverage the necessary player sales to help balance the books to meet the fine against any hope of retaining the nucleus of a side that can once again challenge for promotion back to the top tier.

Villa are expected to be in and amongst the clubs challenging for promotion next season.

Solskjaer is looking to build a squad capable of challenging for promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt, after the Norwegian was unable to guide the Bluebirds to safety in the top division last season after he arrived from Molde.

However, he feels that there is a good atmosphere around the team and that the manager has vowed to help the team challenge for promotion again.

He said that the club has experienced some really tough times last season and that it is important to find a manager that has the necessary experience to get the club back on track and challenge for promotion next season.

There could be more to come, so who knows, maybe Simon Grayson can get Sunderland to challenge for promotion back to the Premier League — they are going to be fascinating to watch all season.

The 22 year old is rated at # 15m, his 15 goals helping Eddie Howe's side to challenge for promotion to the Premier League, though one wonders if the Blues would make such an offer for a relatively inexperienced performer.

While the loan deal is great business for Redknapp's Birmingham in their push to challenge for promotion, it remains to be seen as to whether it will help Jenkinson in capturing the form that was once expected of him.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who left the club last month, has left a big squad at the Cardiff City Stadium and it will be tough for Slade to put together a tight knit group who can challenge for promotion.

In his second full season, Mick McCarthy has moulded a side ready to challenge for promotion, but questions have been asked of the Yorkshireman in recent weeks after just two wins in their last eight matches.

Tonight's opponents find themselves third in the Premier League 2 Division 1 table, following their promotion last season - and Simon Rusk's team are looking to follow in their footsteps, as they continue their challenge for promotion in the Premier League 2 Division 2.

While there is arguably enough talent in this squad to challenge for promotion, the Villa boss will have to wheel and deal somewhat this summer if he is going to bring new players to Villa Park.

Derby County defender Curtis Davies believes that his team can challenge for promotion this season despite their poor start to the campaign.

And while Norwich isn't looking like a club that will challenge for promotion, they still have talent in the squad and they also beat Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 1 last week.