Author Topic: OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP THREAD (Read 1346998 times)

TheJacko2000 · « **Reply #5300 on:** July 22, 2020, 09:51:34 PM »

Quote from: johnny Cash on July 22, 2020, 09:50:04 PM

The EFLâ€™s position with Wigan has become a whole lot more difficult after tonightâ€™s results

If they win the appeal. Barnsley will be straight down the solicitors.

elmo_in_swansea · « **Reply #5301 on:** July 22, 2020, 09:52:13 PM »

What a shame for that massive club Nottm Forest, don't see them giving it the big un now!

BaggieBirdRus · « **Reply #5302 on:** July 22, 2020, 09:52:56 PM »

Hahahaha so glad Forrest missed out on play offs

johnny Cash · « **Reply #5303 on:** July 22, 2020, 09:56:42 PM »

Quote from: TheJacko2000 on July 22, 2020, 09:51:34 PM

If they win the appeal. Barnsley will be straight down the solicitors.

Yep absolutely, just what the EFL wouldnâ€™t have wanted! It was ideal for Wigan to just about stay up with the reduction, meaning some concession on the deduction wouldnâ€™t really have changed anything

gazberg · « **Reply #5304 on:** July 22, 2020, 09:59:15 PM »

COmpletely missed the fact that Forest absolutely bottled it hahahahahaha.

Cash and that bloke in midfield i like Samba Sow.

dangerman · « **Reply #5305 on:** July 22, 2020, 10:03:22 PM »

Think itâ€™ll be a Swansea vs Cardiff play off final

mulliganstired · « **Reply #5306 on:** July 22, 2020, 10:06:42 PM »

Forest capitulation is the worst since Cardiff went into the final game 3 points and 11 goals ahead of Preston for the last play off place, and lost 6-0 to them

Standaman · « **Reply #5307 on:** July 22, 2020, 10:13:21 PM »

Last night in the Championship.

3 promotion contenders fail to win.

Swansea and Forest contrive to find the only results that could let Swansea into the play-offs by a single goal.

Barnsley who have been in the relegation zone pretty much all season get out of it by winning at 3rd place Brentford.

Totally standard for the Championship.

Tony Goddens Gloves · « **Reply #5308 on:** July 22, 2020, 10:21:48 PM »

The Barnsley Managers interview. Just wow ! How emotional

johnny Cash · « **Reply #5309 on:** July 22, 2020, 10:24:27 PM »

Quote from: Tony Goddens Gloves on July 22, 2020, 10:21:48 PM

The Barnsley Managers interview. Just wow ! How emotional

The Barnsley manager would have them about 13th since he came in and Iâ€™m sure they were well adrift. What a job heâ€™s done. One to look out for for sure.

gazberg · « **Reply #5310 on:** July 22, 2020, 10:26:44 PM »

Quote from: Tony Goddens Gloves on July 22, 2020, 10:21:48 PM

The Barnsley Managers interview. Just wow ! How emotional

Just looked and hes only 43!! thought he was in his 50s!

Showing the strain of a relegation fight but fair play to them all.

Aixelsyd · « **Reply #5311 on:** July 22, 2020, 10:48:15 PM »

Quote from: TheJacko2000 on July 22, 2020, 09:51:34 PM

If they win the appeal. Barnsley will be straight down the solicitors.

but how much money has Barnsley got to fight this in court..?

TheJacko2000 · « **Reply #5312 on:** July 22, 2020, 10:48:35 PM »

Quote from: Aixelsyd on July 22, 2020, 10:48:15 PM

but how much money has Barnsley got to fight this in court..?

Enough

TheBrom · « **Reply #5313 on:** July 22, 2020, 11:19:25 PM »

Congrats to Barnsley for turning it round. One of the teams at the bottom that have given us 2 real games this season. Feel bad for Wigan though, lost 1 game since Feb (and that was Brentford). Wouthout the points deduction theyâ€™d be well clear.

Oh and special mention to Forest. How have they managed that.

wbako · « **Reply #5314 on:** July 22, 2020, 11:26:11 PM »

Quote from: elmo_in_swansea on July 22, 2020, 09:52:13 PM

What a shame for that massive club Nottm Forest, don't see them giving it the big un now!

Ha, exactly.

I haven't seen the goals, but I hope Samba had a mare. Hope that knee-slide in front of the Smethwick was worth it?

Political Cake · « **Reply #5315 on:** July 22, 2020, 11:37:22 PM »

Wow, how did Forest mess this season up so badly?

Also, some 6 games ago, all these teams who were in the bottom five ended up staying up...!
(Huddersfield, Middlesbrough, Stoke, Barnsley, Luton)

So... would points per game have been fair?

Baggies · « **Reply #5316 on:** July 22, 2020, 11:43:21 PM »

The play offs are fascinating now.

A reeling Brentford vs an on fire Swansea (Connor Gallagher and Rhian Brewster are players we have to be looking at now).

A shaky yet dangerous Fulham vs a decent Cardiff side as well.

You could make a case for any of that 4.

My personal preference would be Cardiff or Swansea, from a purely self preservational point of view.

Baggies · « **Reply #5317 on:** July 23, 2020, 12:04:29 AM »

Colin Murray has just said Wigan have gained 7 more points than us in 2020 and have been relegated. Incredible stat.

Droitwich Baggie · « **Reply #5318 on:** July 23, 2020, 12:08:14 AM »

Yeah, we were very lucky.

wbako · « **Reply #5319 on:** July 23, 2020, 12:14:20 AM »

Quote from: Baggies on July 23, 2020, 12:04:29 AM

Colin Murray has just said Wigan have gained 7 more points than us in 2020 and have been relegated. Incredible stat.

Wow!

A couple of things this stat shows:

1) Our first half of the season was outstanding - just a relentless pursuit of promotion.

2) Something has gone amiss in the second half and we need serious investment if we are going to compete next season.

Droitwich Baggie · « **Reply #5320 on:** July 23, 2020, 12:17:15 AM »

I can't fault what you have said.

zippyandbungle · « **Reply #5321 on:** July 23, 2020, 12:18:15 AM »

Quote from: wbako on July 23, 2020, 12:14:20 AM

Wow!

A couple of things this stat shows:

1) Our first half of the season was outstanding - just a relentless pursuit of promotion.

2) Something has gone amiss in the second half and we need serious investment if we are going to compete next season.

Point 2
Iâ€™ve heard there was a virus thingy ?

wbako · « **Reply #5322 on:** July 23, 2020, 12:19:51 AM »

Quote from: zippyandbungle on July 23, 2020, 12:18:15 AM

Point 2
Iâ€™ve heard there was a virus thingy ?

Bravo.

So this virus thingy must be very selective as it appeared to affect us and not Wigan or Brentford?

TheJacko2000 · « **Reply #5323 on:** July 23, 2020, 12:23:45 AM »

Quote from: zippyandbungle on July 23, 2020, 12:18:15 AM

Point 2
Iâ€™ve heard there was a virus thingy ?

Not from December to February. We have got seriously lucky here. Full credit for how outstanding we were August to November.

MarkW · « **Reply #5324 on:** July 23, 2020, 12:36:14 AM »

My 9.15am call with a Forest fan tomorrow is going to be fun. Thankful we're still working from home as the office would not be a fun place to be.

Edit:

To out it into perspective, I I cluded Forest as outsiders in my own Excel run in predictions, and now they are out of the playoffs. Crazy