Blues, Baggies, Robins and Swans all gearing up for competitive Championship season

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With the 2025‑26 Championship about to kick off on 8 August, the excitement is ramping up for clubs aiming to leave their mark.   Among them, West Brom, Birmingham City, Swansea City, and Bristol City each bring their own ambition, eager to rewrite the narrative and chase promotion or consolidation in what promises to be an unpredictable season.

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00:00With the 2025-26 Championship about to kick off in early August, the excitement is ramping

00:07up for clubs aiming to leave their mark. Among them West Brom, Birmingham City, Swansea City

00:13and Bristol City, each bringing their own ambition, eager to rewrite the narrative and

00:18chase promotion or consolidation in what promises to be an unpredictable season.

00:23West Brom arrive under rookie manager Ryan Mason, who takes charge of a club looking

00:28to rebuild after a poor finish last term. Stability off the field has lifted spirits, while

00:35returns of Daryl Dike, defender Anu Hagban and plus emerging talents such as Isaac Price

00:42and Nat Phillips give hope. Still many supporters will be watching to see if Mason's full first

00:48campaign in charge can deliver consistency. Birmingham City, Champions of League One with

00:54record points, have got a bit of swagger under Chris Davis. Backed by billionaire ownerships

00:58Tom Wagner and a spotlight in the NFL by legend Tom Brady, the club combines savvy recruitment,

01:05important infrastructure and possession-based style ready to play in the second tier.

01:12Swansea City remain a key for Welsh pride as Alan Sheehan, who established the side during

01:18interim spells as impressed with only three losses in 12 matches. With clear backing from investors

01:24including Luka Modric and Snoop Dogg, Swan's fans expect ambition even if a relegation battle

01:31could be on the cards. Bristol City managed their first play-off in 17 years under Liam Manning,

01:38only to fall in the semi-finals. But a new era begins under Gerhard Struber,

01:43who replaces Manning aiming to consolidate and possibly exceed that finish, especially amid

01:49competition from recent recruits like top performer Zach Viner, Jason Knight and fan favourite Anis

01:55Mameti. These four clubs embody championship diversity, ambition, promotion vectors, mid-table

02:02reinvention and underdog spirit. As the first special bros expect tight battles, renewed rivalries

02:09and the kind of drama only the second tier can deliver.

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