An excellent piece of in depth analysis by Wigan fan Richard Pike about the Championship: New financial realities He points out that the Championship is increasingly becoming like a Premier League Division Two. One would be hard pressed to find a second tier league anywhere else in world football with so much prestige. He argues that a growing gap is emerging between the Championship and Leagues One and Two. Ten year income projections suggest that by 2027 each Championship club will receive an average of £13m each season from solidarity payments from the Premier League and the television deal, an increase of £6m on the current figure. League One clubs will see their income from these sources go up by only £0.25m from £2m. League Two clubs will see only the same £0.25m increase from £1.5m to £1.75m. He makes an interesting comparison between Sheffield United and Bolton Wanderers. Sheffield has a population of over half a million and is able to sustain two Championship clubs. ...