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Post by Panda on May 4, 2024 21:55:23 GMT 1
Stockton almost bottled it in the NPL East playoff final for the third year in a row but came back from 3-1 and 4-3 down to beat Dunston on penalties.
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Post by Shireblogger on May 5, 2024 7:57:26 GMT 1
As for the Championship, I'm expecting a Norwich Southampton final! As a Southampton fan, I'm genuinely torn. Of course I'd like to see my club back in the Premier League. But then again, we would have a very strong chance of smashing lots of PL records if we did get promoted - fewest points, worst goal difference, most defeats, most goals conceded etc. Just as long as it isn't Leeds that get promoted.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 5, 2024 11:03:22 GMT 1
I don't know how a team getting promoted is supposed to survive. It seems that if they spend money competitively, they'll be breaking rules and will be hit with points deducations. If they don't, they don't stand any chance.
Burnley were comfortably promoted last season and were not good enough to stay up. Rather comfortably beaten by Newcastle yesterday just as they were showing some signs of fight.
I saw a list of wage budgets for the league and it's pretty consistent with where the teams are in the division, with the exceptions of Manchester United and Chelsea, who fall way below their expected positions. Aston Villa are not way above, they are among the highest wage payers this season.
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Post by frag on May 6, 2024 11:24:33 GMT 1
Crawley v MK Dons (playoff first leg) has bene postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. I can't recall any previous playoffs match postponed due to weather!
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Post by o on May 6, 2024 14:39:50 GMT 1
I thought they were playing it at Field Mill when I heard the news, but apparently they've had torrential thunderstorms down there, and it's been rearranged for tomorrow at 7.30.
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Post by Robbie on May 6, 2024 21:25:06 GMT 1
The pitch was in dreadful condition - the goalmouth at one end of the pitch was basically under massive pool of water! It'll be interesting to see if the groundstaff can clear the lying water and make the surface playable.
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Post by Paddy on May 6, 2024 21:50:14 GMT 1
Crawley v MK Dons (playoff first leg) has bene postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. I can't recall any previous playoffs match postponed due to weather! Climate change
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Post by Paddy on May 6, 2024 21:51:12 GMT 1
I didnt say it on Saturday : We are Premier League
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Post by Shireblogger on May 6, 2024 22:16:01 GMT 1
I didnt say it on Saturday : We are Premier League I'm sure you told us that you'd abandoned Ipswich for Dereham Town when they got relegated to the 3rd division. You are the dictionary definition of a fair weather supporter.
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Post by Paddy on May 9, 2024 16:45:03 GMT 1
Errm no. I said I went to dereham as it was closer. Never said I'd dumped Ipswich. But since I work every hour under the sun I don't go to any football.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 10, 2024 9:46:21 GMT 1
I didnt say it on Saturday : We are Premier League That a team can still go from League One to Premier League with back-to-back promotions gives everyone else hope, as well as Luton achieving it albeit there were 4 seasons between the two promotions. Many believe that the parachute payments make the Premier League clubs that drop down too competitive, at least in the first couple of seasons. We've seen yo-yo teams like Norwich and maybe now Burnley and Sheffield United. We'll await to see if either Leeds or Southampton regain their Premier League status after one season or whether one of Norwich and West Brom go up, but both of those were in the Premier League not that long ago. Of course I'm sure you're hoping it won't be Norwich. As someone who always goes to about 5-6 home games per season that fall on Tuesday nights regardless of what division we are in, my worry is that if we did get into the Premier League it would become impossible to get tickets for those games. My consistent 5-6 games a season would give me enough "loyalty" points as they don't quite get the situation that I can't attend Saturday games.
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Post by Robbie on May 11, 2024 20:00:15 GMT 1
Congratulations to Gateshead on winning the FA Trophy. It's nice to see a north east team actually winning at Wembley!
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Post by Earl Purple on May 12, 2024 11:36:43 GMT 1
Nottingham Forest might stay up with just 29 points? Even without the deduction they'd only have 33. The record is West Brom with 34 in 2005.
This shows how bad last year's 3 promoted teams have been, in a year after which all 3 had stayed up.
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Post by Paddy on May 12, 2024 18:00:26 GMT 1
Fa vase cup final
Great wakering 0 - 3 Romford
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Post by lordmelbury on May 12, 2024 21:46:59 GMT 1
Congratulations to Gateshead on winning the FA Trophy. It's nice to see a north east team actually winning at Wembley! Feel bad for Solihull though. That's two defeats on penalties in a row now.
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Post by lordmelbury on May 12, 2024 21:50:43 GMT 1
Nottingham Forest might stay up with just 29 points? Even without the deduction they'd only have 33. The record is West Brom with 34 in 2005. This shows how bad last year's 3 promoted teams have been, in a year after which all 3 had stayed up. First time since 1998 the three that came up, went back down. Final days have been so boring since that Aguero goal. It's been the title and relegation already decided with 4th yet to be decided, or the bottom three at the start of the day being the same at the end of it, with the outcome being so predictable. It was the same when City won the title in 2019; it was so obvious they would beat Brighton. At least the title will go down to the last day now and there will be some sort of excitement at the top for a change.
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Post by frag on May 12, 2024 23:58:06 GMT 1
Nottingham Forest might stay up with just 29 points? Even without the deduction they'd only have 33. The record is West Brom with 34 in 2005. This shows how bad last year's 3 promoted teams have been, in a year after which all 3 had stayed up. First time since 1998 the three that came up, went back down. Final days have been so boring since that Aguero goal. It's been the title and relegation already decided with 4th yet to be decided, or the bottom three at the start of the day being the same at the end of it, with the outcome being so predictable. It was the same when City won the title in 2019; it was so obvious they would beat Brighton. At least the title will go down to the last day now and there will be some sort of excitement at the top for a change. The relegation battle went to the final day last season, with Leicester winning but still going down because Everton also won. The previous season, Leeds stayed up (having been 18th at kick-off) thanks to a last-minute goal.
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Post by Earl Purple on May 13, 2024 9:14:03 GMT 1
There have been very few seasons where the Premier League title was decided on the final day of the season but the obviously memorable season was 1988-89 when Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-0 away with a last minute goal by Michael Thomas that won the league for them.
That was quite an exciting turn of events as Liverpool had won the title 10 times since Arsenal had last won it in 1971.
Arsenal won the title again in 1991 and then 3 times between 1998 and 2004, the last being the "invincible" season but in particular at that time they were the only team preventing Manchester United totally dominating the league, and now we hope Arsenal can stop Manchester City dominating.
Will Spurs play for their North London rivals? Well firstly if Liverpool win at Aston Villa (or at least draw there) that increases the chance of Spurs reaching the Champions League. Spurs only need one point from the last 2 games to ensure 5th and should get a result away at Sheffield United, so that's pretty much guaranteed, but they can still have a shot at 4th place if Villa fail to beat Liverpool as the difference is just 4 points.
In 1998, the most competitive of the relegated 3 were Bolton who went down only on goal difference to Everton, and were a point ahead on the final game. Everton drew 1-1 at home against Coventry but Bolton lost at Chelsea. Bolton had won the Championship the previous season in style and therefore we thought they might have been a lot more competitive in the Premier League than they were in the 1995-96 season but they were not. Of course they would eventually go back up in 2001 and stay there 11 seasons.
In 1998 it also happened that 2 of the 3 relegated teams went back up. Two of those automatically, but when Charlton beat Sunderland on penalties in the playoff final after a 4-4 draw, it prevented the latter from going straight back up. Sunderland did go up the following season with more than 100 points and would have a good first season but slipped back to relegation in 2003.
The 1997-98 season had actually seen Manchester United about 12 points clear at Christmas but fail to win the title. So in spite of what happened at the bottom, there was some excitement near the top.
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Post by o on May 16, 2024 22:06:17 GMT 1
Just thoroughly enjoyed Leeds' demolition of Norwich in the playoffs down the pub! Same again at Wembley please!
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Post by Robbie on May 16, 2024 22:54:10 GMT 1
A very one sided game and I'm pleased to see Leeds won.
I expect Southampton v WBA to be a closer game.
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