EFL: Championships, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 to follow in 2019-2020

The 2019-20 season of the English Football League kicks off on Friday as newcomers to the Luton Town Championship host Jonathan Woodgate's Middlesbrough.

Last season will be difficult to beat in terms of incident; there was "Spygate", an undisputed goal without rendezvous, a clash between club presidents after a failed transfer and even a cabbage thrown into the field by a disillusioned fan.

What can we expect from EFL over the next 10 months?

In memory of Justin

Leyton Orient's joy in returning to Ligue 2 should have lasted all summer, but the sudden death of his manager, Justin Edinburgh, in June, put football in the perspective of everyone, in the club and in the sport.

Saturday's first home game against Cheltenham will certainly be an emotional game for everyone involved. Rivalries will be set aside for at least one day. Two groups of Cheltenham supporters have raised funds to produce a flag honoring the exploits of Edinburgh and several tributes programmed by the East.

Ross Embleton, Acting Director of the East, who was previously Edinburgh 's badistant, told BBC Sport: "There are going to be so many emotions, it' s already chilling me in the back.

"We have our ideas on how we are going to deal with it and what we think is the best way to get ready and prepare the players for what we are going to get into, but I do not think there is any. between us be aware of it or quite understand how it is going to be.

"There will be bumps and failures from when we arrive on Saturday noon until the end of the match and beyond, there will be problems waiting for us and we will have to manage as we should. , without power to plan it.

"It will be one of those days when I do not think anyone in the stadium ever forgets."

For Salford City, the other team promoted in the National League last season, Ligue 2 presents a challenge never raised by the club.

The Ammies, who belong to six former Manchester United players, have won four promotions in five seasons to reach the EFL and their ambition shows no sign of weakness. As a result, they are among the favorites to pbad the fourth level.

Will it be the year of Leeds?

The season 2018-1919, the 15th consecutive campaign of Leeds United outside the summit, did not miss the incident.

Head coach Marcelo Bielsa seduced fans and experts by putting in place an energetic and energetic style that few championship teams were able to cope with.

There was legitimate praise, but also controversy. a staff member was seen attending a Derby County training session in January. Bielsa later revealed that he had sent someone to monitor all the opponents of his team and then said that he had paid himself the club £ 200,000 fine. .

And then, of course, there was an end-of-season wobble that allowed Leeds to miss an automatic promotion, followed by a semi-final loss by the Rams.

Bielsa stayed for a second-time promotion in the Premier League, with the disappointment of the near-absence of last season being a huge motivation for the team.

Midfielder Mateusz Klich told BBC Radio Leeds: "I've been thinking for a long time about Derby and the whole season because we lost a lot of our work.

"It's our fault if we are not in the Premier League yet, this season I hope we will improve, especially our finish because last month was not good."

Chaos off field in Bolton and Bury

Last season was a lot different for Bolton and Bury. The Wanderers dropped out of the league and failed in their last game after their players went on strike. Celebration scenes took place after the Shakers draw against Tranmere to seal the Ligue 2 promotion with a resounding match.

Off the field, however, both clubs have experienced chaos and both will start the new Ligue 1 campaign with 12 points.

Bolton took office in May and the Football Ventures consortium has not yet finalized the buyout. Their players have said they have not been paid for five months, three pre-season friendlies have been postponed and manager Phil Parkinson has found himself with a voiceless team.

The closing petition against Bury was rejected by the High Court on Wednesday, but EFL had already postponed the club's opening match against MK Dons on Saturday and said their second scheduled match against Accrington on August 10 was also unclear.

The league was not satisfied with the details of how the Shakers plan to settle their debts and club financing after the approval of a voluntary company agreement (CVA) by their creditors the July 18th.

Bury's chairman, Steve Dale, responded by saying the EFL "was working against" the club despite its troubles, saying Debbie Jevans interim managing director, EFL, was "just plain wrong".

New bosses

Nineteen EFL clubs have appointed new managers during the pre-season and there are eye-catching appointments.

Former Dutch midfielder Phillip Cocu took over at Derby after Frank Lampard's exit to Chelsea. There is another new boss a few miles from Nottingham Forest, where former international Sabri Lamouchi replaced Martin O'Neill.

Former West Ham and Croatia coach, Slaven Bilic, will have his first championship preview with West Bromwich Albion, the English coach winner of the Under-17 World Cups, Steve Cooper, S & ## 39, is given his first club management position by Swansea. take their first steps in the full-time management of the second level.

Scott Parker had a brief overview as Acting boss of Fulham last season and will try to guide the Whites to the high end on the first try, while Woodgate took over from Tony Pulis in Boro.

Woodgate's first match is against a Luton team headed for the first time by Graeme Jones, the long-time badistant Roberto Martinez, who won the FA Cup and a third place at the 2018 World Cup through his coaching resume.

And it will be useful to watch the League Two Oldham at the beginning of this season. Former England midfielder Paul Scholes resigned after a month spent in his hometown club earlier this year. The Frenchman Laurent Banide, who had two episodes at the head of Monaco earlier in his career, will come out better?

We gave you some clues. So, try our quizzes on this season's new EFL managers and some of the things you may have missed in pre-season.