The Exiled Robin

The second instalment in the series re-examining the progress made by the Top 25 players in the Championship, named a year ago . Joe Harrison  and  John Verrall  have once again joined forces with me to review three-quarters of the top 25, with a selection of excellent club writers filling in for the remaining seven on the list.  Throughout this week I’ll publish updates on each player, giving an insight into the progress made in the intervening 14 months. Today's instalment kicks off with another player from our list who would be ineligible from a vote this year, as he is plying his trade in the Premier League.  Rob Langham , lifelong Reading fan and proprietor of the host of the Top 25 archive at  The Two Unfortunates , takes a look at how Jimmy Kebe's career has evolved since his match-winning performances helped the Royals to a late and somewhat surprising surge to promotion. Jimmy Kebe:   Top 25 review from 2011 Club in Dec 2011: ...

Bearing in mind the single bright spot of Keith Millen's reign was a shock win at The King Power (the ground formerly known as the Walkers Stadium), there is perhaps more hope than most fans might imagine heading into the first of City's home match double-header.  After all, of the eight wins this season, there are already two doubles on the record - Southampton and Millwall - with the victory against Doncaster matched up with an away point.  Leicester, Barnsley and Burnley have yet to cross our paths a second time. Indeed, one way to look at City's season is they haven't yet lost to a team they've taken maximum points from - OK, OK, clutching at straws maybe, but nevertheless, losing runs don't go on for ever and maybe, just maybe, Leicester are there for the picking. David Bevan , editor of the always brilliant The Seventy Two , is also a Leicester fan and kindly offered me this detailed insight into Leicester's form and the trends that lead him to thi...