Championship 2017/18

[Corky]

16 minutes ago, The Bear said:

He's already managed in the Champions League with more than one club, and has beaten Real Madrid with Valencia.

 

I reckon he'll be ok 

Lost at the King Power with Porto last season  (won't mention the away game )

[The Bear]

Diogo Jota scored against you in the away game. 

[The Horse's Mouth]

2 hours ago, The Bear said:

He's already managed in the Champions League with more than one club, and has beaten Real Madrid with Valencia.

 

I reckon he'll be ok 

His tenure at Valencia was a disaster 

[Craig]

1 hour ago, The Bear said:

Diogo Jota scored against you in the away game. 

Who didn't? It was a pretty weak side we put out...

[CosbehFox]

Interested to see how the likes of Boly and Neves go in the PL. They couldn’t get in that Porto team who were pretty pish. 

 

However, Pat Nevin, recently pointed out that the season in Championship will have been the best introduction to english football and it’s tempo they could have had. No culture shock next season. 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

15 hours ago, Ian Nacho said:

Am I the only one that thinks Wolves will be more than okay next season? Not saying it's going to happen, nor do I think it will happen, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if they finished in the top half. 

I think so too, all 3 promoted teams last year probably will stay up, there is not much difference between the bottom half of the Premier and the top half of the championship, personally I think the standard of the Premier league is very average, I don’t see any reason why Wolves will struggle.

[Ted Maul]

13 hours ago, Craig said:

Who didn't? It was a pretty weak side we put out...

Just checked the team... It was absolutely rancid, worse than I remember  no wonder we got tonked.

 

Iker Casillas down one end, Ben Hamer at the other. We were made for the Champions League.

[MC Prussian]

Big weekend ahead in the Championship:

Should Bolton and Birmingham both win their games against Wolverhampton and Sheffield United respectively, and Sunderland lose at home to Burton, the Mackems are pretty much relegated.

[Ted Maul]

Incredible that Sunderland will probably be playing league 1 football next season. That's what happens when your owners are disinterested I suppose, the club starts decaying.

[Fox92]

It'll only be the second time Sunderland have played third tier football.

[Ted Maul]

1 hour ago, Fox92 said:

It'll only be the second time Sunderland have played third tier football.

I'm still annoyed that we lost our record of never being relegated from the second tier.

 

Still, probably the best thing that ever happened to us.

[The Bear]

Very good article here on our ownership and how getting an agent to advise on buying a club and bringing in players has failed before (Venkys at Blackburn). 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43800680

[Wymsey]

Surprised that the Sunderland v Burton Albion game isn't on Sky Sports.

Would've much preferred that to the one they're showing tomorrow, Cardiff v Forest, if you compare their sizes etc.

Edited 20 April 2018 by Wymeswold fox

[NewEnglandFox]

The run in or the playoffs is going to be wild.

 

Millwall plays 3/4/5 in with Fulham, Villa, and Boro.

Derby plays 2/4/5 with Cardiff, Villa, Boro, and Barnsely.

 

Fulham/Milwall tonight.

[lcfcsnow]

Fulham need to win for the good of football (stop Cardiff and Millwall coming up)

[Soar Fox]

Millwall started brilliantly. 

 

Really would love them to get promoted.

[gurru991]

Its a big ask but I would like to see Fulham & Millwall come up & Cardiff miss out

 

[Vacamion]

This game is really quite meaningful.

 

Makes a change, Sky.  Well done.

 

Not sure who I want to win.

 

Maybe Fulham, but it's close.

[Guest FriendlyRam]

You can forget us being in the playoffs though NewEnglandFox 

 

We wont win 2 of those next 3 which we need to, and I wouldn't bank on us beating Barnsley at home on the last day either, it could end up like a repeat of the 2015/16 collapse, we needed a point at home V Reading (who were in the same position Barnsley are in now) and lost 0-3 

 

We need to win 2 draw 1 just to have a chance and can't see it with those 4 games left.

[NewEnglandFox]

15 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

Its a big ask but I would like to see Fulham & Millwall come up & Cardiff miss out

 

That would make 7 London clubs in the Prem. Please no. 1 tops if it's a London team I'm hoping for Millwall.

[Soar Fox]

What a goal!!!

[Vacamion]

Wouldn't fancy Leicester City against Fulham just now, TBH.

[isaidno]

3 minutes ago, Steve_Walsh5 said:

What a goal!!!

good strike but the keeper should have saved it. 

[Guest FriendlyRam]

How were Fulham in Forests position after 16 or 17 games? if not for that horrible start they'd be up by now nearing the record points haul  

 

think they are applying the Jamie Spencer method, coming up to nab autos on the line. 

 

[The Bear]

Well they were playing Sessegnon as an orthodox LB for a start. He's not great defensively at just 17.