In spite of being a bit of a malapropist with regards to expressing himself, Don Goodman is technically an EFL Championship expert worth listening to. His decades of navigating the labyrinthine corridors of England's second tier, on and off the pitch, have granted him a perspective that, while occasionally tangled in its own delivery, carries the weight of genuine institutional knowledge.
With this tumultuous campaign ending shortly, Goodman remained steadfast in backing Blackburn Rovers and West Bromwich Albion to survive the relegation threat. At least he was, surely before the latest Profit and Sustainability issues rocked the Baggies and gave oxygen to the likes of Oxford United and Leicester City.
​The landscape of the Championship is rarely a static portrait, and recent tremors have forced even the most seasoned analysts to recalibrate their expectations. Portsmouth have now been added to the former West Brom, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Sunderland man's list of potential relegation survivors, following a miraculous Middlesbrough win that defied cynical projections for the South Coast side.
It is a testament to the league's volatile alchemy that one weekend can transmute despair into genuine hope. Previously, Goodman expected Leicester City's inherent quality to see them avoid the drop, a sentiment shared by many who viewed LCFC's roster as far too refined for the indignity of League One.
Leicester City conclusion
However, the Sky Sports reporter abruptly changed his mind following Swansea City's clinical victory away to the Foxes. The actual shocking element here is that big Don thought City would be OK in the first place: ignoring the creeping rot of inconsistency that has plagued them.
"...if you offered me four games to go, one of those three squads, I'd have picked Leicester's obviously, and then they went and lost against Swansea at home on Saturday. Now I'm doubting myself about Leicester."Don Goodman - The Portsmouth News
In sport, reputation is a hollow shield. As Goodman's dramatic U-turn suggests, even the so-called giants are finding the ground beneath them beginning to crumble as the season reaches fever pitch.
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