Football League Thread 2016/17

[HomerJSimpson]

70% possession and down to an own goal. Typical Fulham

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Brighton have the easiest fixture tonight and could close the gap on the top spot dependant on how Newcastle fare against Reading

The mighty Terriers 🐾🐾🐶 are looking to bag some Villians so a couple of draws for Dirty Leeds and the hoops would suit us fine, in fact, I could cope with Foolham nicking the result.

Our game in hand is all well and good but points on paper are much better, I would like to see some daylight between us & the hoops and the Lilly whites.

Going well now.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

GET IN. What a strike!! Great battling draw

 

[Fish]

Going well now.

I called it perfectly 👍 3 point gap and a game in hand 🐶🐾🐾🐾

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Good night for the Terriers with so many draws elsewhere

 

[HawkeyeMS]

GET IN. What a strike!! Great battling draw

Battling draw? We battered them from start to finish, scored a bizarre own goal and had a Kebano's "goal" which was miles over the line not given. Leeds deserved nothing from that game.

 

[richart]

Good point against the Toon. Cracking atmosphere, and we actually played well. Results below us all good, so no ground lost.

 

[Fish]

What's the breakdown, automatic promotion & play off positions.

 

[Norrin Radd]

What's the breakdown, automatic promotion & play off positions.

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top two automatic up
top six position and you are in the playoffs ,third plays fifth i think ,final at wemberlee

 

[richart]

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top two automatic up
top six position and you are in the playoffs ,third plays fifth i think ,final at wemberlee

3rd against 6th, 4th against 5th. Team finishing higher plays second leg at home.

 

[Fish]

3rd against 6th, 4th against 5th. Team finishing higher plays second leg at home.

So as it stands now, Huddersfield would be away first to Wednesday then at home in the second leg, the winner of that semi then goes to the final at Wembley against the winners of dirty Leeds & Reading.

 

[richart]

So as it stands now, Huddersfield would be away first to Wednesday then at home in the second leg, the winner of that semi then goes to the final at Wembley against the winners of dirty Leeds & Reading.

We have beaten Huddersfield and Wednesday at home (not played Leeds at home yet) Away we have lost at Huddersfield and Leeds (not played Wednesday away yet) All very tight, and hard to call. If Fulham sneak in to the play offs they could be the team to beat. Not the most consistant but on their day as good as anyone. Stll having nightmares about the 5-0 drubbing at the Cottage.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

We have beaten Huddersfield and Wednesday at home (not played Leeds at home yet) Away we have lost at Huddersfield and Leeds (not played Wednesday away yet) All very tight, and hard to call. If Fulham sneak in to the play offs they could be the team to beat. Not the most consistant but on their day as good as anyone. Stll having nightmares about the 5-0 drubbing at the Cottage.

Sadly I think we'll lose at Newcastle on Saturday but then Blackburn and Wolves at home which should be winnable. It's banana skins like Rotherham away that will ultimately wreck our play off hopes and to be honest I hope we don't get into the top six as I don't think we'll PL material at the moment

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Sadly I think we'll lose at Newcastle on Saturday but then Blackburn and Wolves at home which should be winnable. It's banana skins like Rotherham away that will ultimately wreck our play off hopes and to be honest I hope we don't get into the top six as I don't think we'll PL material at the moment

I have a feeling we will get something at Newcastle. As for being PL material, no-one in the championship is without huge investment.

 

[Fish]

Sadly I think we'll lose at Newcastle on Saturday but then Blackburn and Wolves at home which should be winnable. It's banana skins like Rotherham away that will ultimately wreck our play off hopes and to be honest I hope we don't get into the top six as I don't think we'll PL material at the moment

Surely the semis or a Wembley visit for the fans not to mention some decent revenue from it all by getting into the top 6 would be welcome.

I think that's a poor comment personally, ok PL may be beyond you without huge investment to compete but at least go for the ride in the the top 6 playoffs and get those benefits.

 

[richart]

Surely the semis or a Wembley visit for the fans not to mention some decent revenue from it all by getting into the top 6 would be welcome.

I think that's a poor comment personally, ok PL may be beyond you without huge investment to compete but at least go for the ride in the the top 6 playoffs and get those benefits.

QUite right Robin. We have lost three play off finals, but I wouldn't have missed any of them. When you support a team that has limited success, you appreciate the big days even more.

 

[Hobbit]

Surely the semis or a Wembley visit for the fans not to mention some decent revenue from it all by getting into the top 6 would be welcome.

I think that's a poor comment personally, ok PL may be beyond you without huge investment to compete but at least go for the ride in the the top 6 playoffs and get those benefits.

The excitement for Boro fans last season was immense, and I wouldn't have it any other way. But this season I started off with a hope of staying in the Prem at best, and apart from beating Sunderland in August its been dire. I've always, even through the dark days, looked for the Boro reports and watched them on MOTD but in recent weeks I've not watched them.

There's going down fighting and there's just plain, clueless rubbish. I won't watch rubbish.

 

[stokie_93]

The excitement for Boro fans last season was immense, and I wouldn't have it any other way. But this season I started off with a hope of staying in the Prem at best, and apart from beating Sunderland in August its been dire. I've always, even through the dark days, looked for the Boro reports and watched them on MOTD but in recent weeks I've not watched them.

There's going down fighting and there's just plain, clueless rubbish. I won't watch rubbish.

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I honestly thought after you played against us first game of the season and the first 1/2 months of the season that you'd stay up comfortably.

You've got to wonder why Negredo isn't playing etc.

 

[Khamelion]

I have a feeling we will get something at Newcastle. As for being PL material, no-one in the championship is without huge investment.

I think you may be right. Home form has been woeful, it's been our away form that has kept us where we are. Unless the manager can get the team playing better at home then a 1 or all three are up for grabs.

Keep the score to 0 - 0 for the first 20mins and your in with a shout as the crowd will start to get anxious, but if Newcastle score in he first 20mins, you'll be in for a long game.

 

[Beezerk]

The excitement for Boro fans last season was immense, and I wouldn't have it any other way. But this season I started off with a hope of staying in the Prem at best, and apart from beating Sunderland in August its been dire. I've always, even through the dark days, looked for the Boro reports and watched them on MOTD but in recent weeks I've not watched them.

There's going down fighting and there's just plain, clueless rubbish. I won't watch rubbish.

Lad at the Redcar factory I was at on Tuesday didn't have a good word to say about Boro either. Manager out, need a striker etc etc.