The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur News and Links for Tuesday, March 31

Good morning everybody and welcome to your month-to-month EFL Championship Roundup, the place hoddle headquarters takes a have a look at all issues within the second tier of the English soccer pyramid. This has been an everyday function of the hoddle for years and one I hope I should not have to vary to the “Premier League” roundup subsequent yr.

Tottenham Hotspur aren’t the one membership on the market frantically trying to find a brand new supervisor.

Bristol Metropolis have introduced that Roy Hodgson – sure, ROY HODGSON – is taking on the membership for the rest of the season.

The Robins’ season began nicely sufficient however have collapsed in 2026. They’ve a 4-3-8 file because the flip of the yr, and are winless of their final 5 video games (actually, I’d take that at this level).

They now sit sixteenth within the Championship, though are comfortably nicely above the drop zone (12 factors clear). Stil, you by no means fairly know within the Championship.

And I suppose that’s why they introduced ol’ Roy out of retirement. For him, that is nothing greater than a short-term stint to see the membership by way of the rest of the season.

You’ve obtained to provide numerous credit score to Bristol Metropolis for making a strong short-term rent who can regular the ship earlier than in search of a everlasting supervisor in the summertime. This man’s obtained some good credentials, too, even when he’s been out of the sport a few years.

Bristol Metropolis will in all probability sit comfortably if they’ll care for enterprise towards Charlton this weekend.

In any other case, it’s a fairly shut race to the underside.

Blackburn Rovers, West Brom, Portsmouth, Leicester Metropolis and Oxford United are all separated by simply 4 factors (with Wednesady a distant, distant twenty fourth place).

Listed here are a pair relegation six-pointers I wish to put in your radar within the coming weeks:

There are another video games on the market with relegation permutations (and extra!). All that is gearing as much as a heck of a closing month of soccer.

EFL Championship Prime Six (39 MP except in any other case specified):

22. Leicester Metropolis (39 Pts, -9 GD)

23. Oxford United (39 Pts, -15 GD)

24. Sheffield Wednesday (-6 Pts, -5 GD)

Fitzie’s monitor of the day: One Factor At A Time, by Courtney Barnett

The Telegraph: “De Zerbi dealing with Tottenham followers’ backlash earlier than he has even taken job”

The Guardian: “Igor Tudor has gone however Tottenham are nonetheless hole, confused and in serious trouble”

The Athletic ($$): “Mauricio Pochettino insists he’s open to staying on as USMNT coach after World Cup”

BBC: “‘That is larger than soccer’ – DR Congo bid to finish 52-year World Cup wait”