Intelligent punter's guide to the 2014-15 Championship odds

Some of the biggest clubs in footballing history – Forest, Leeds, Bolton, Wolves – begin their campaign this weekend

Leeds striker Ross McCormack celebrates a goal
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It’s the league where anything can happen - and usually does. The new Football League Championship season kicks off at 7.45 pm today, with Blackburn taking on Cardiff at Ewood Park. Can either of them go all the way and win promotion to the Premier League at the end of the season?

Given the highly competitive nature of the Championship - at the end of the 2012/13 season just 14 points separated third-from-bottom Peterborough, who were relegated, from sixth-placed Leicester, who made the play-offs – it can look like a minefield to punters hoping to back promotion winners.

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is a writer, broadcaster and blogger who writes The Week’s Intelligent Punter’s Guides. He is co-founder of the Campaign For Public Ownership. He tweets on sport @MightyMagyar and on politics and other subjects @NeilClark66