The Championship Thread 2023/2024

[Nolucklcfc]

Hopefully this damages Southampton for Tuesday 

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

4 minutes ago, Md9 said:

Haha can’t wait for the Cardiff fans to give their manager some shite after he gave them some for beating them every time he plays them 

My younger son, Cardiff fan, just messaged me to say f*** the Jack Bastard. 😂

[foxfanazer]

A possibility they could start resting their players for the playoffs now too

[whoareyaaa]

Preston are pretty much out of it unless a 20 swing in gd

[Lionator]

Just now, whoareyaaa said:

Preston are pretty much out of it unless a 20 swing in gd

Cardiff were out of it and still won today. Teams don’t just roll over

[whoareyaaa]

1 minute ago, Nolucklcfc said:

Hopefully this damages Southampton for Tuesday 

They will be on a downer we wont

[whoareyaaa]

Just now, Lionator said:

Cardiff were out of it and still won today. Teams don’t just roll over

True but still less motivation for them

[Chrysalis]

1 hour ago, Chelmofox said:

Would guess you are misreading the situation.

I responded to someone who said they were surprised Southampton were not playing possession football, he was asking had they abandoned it, and my answer from what I was told by their fans is they drop the ideology for some games get some form then go back to it.

 

I never said they actually dropped it for that game.

 

If there is some confusion here, talking about different things I dont know, I was just answering someone's question.

[JimJams]

Also Manning went off injured at half time. So their first choice LB is probably out.

[Koke]

4 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

A possibility they could start resting their players for the playoffs now too

 

We need them to be competitive against Leeds last day of the season.

[foxfanazer]

Just now, Koke said:

 

We need them to be competitive against Leeds last day of the season.

Not necessarily. Hoping it's already done by then

[JimJams]

Just now, Koke said:

 

We need them to be competitive against Leeds last day of the season.

We don't. We should be out of sight by then.

[Hammo]

1 minute ago, Koke said:

 

We need them to be competitive against Leeds last day of the season.

Let’s hope we don’t

[Bert]

4 points gets us there I think! 

[Fear Of The Fox]

Don't expect teams in Championship with nothing to play for to roll over. Many players in this league seek a big move to a PL team and a big performance in crucial games could attract interest. 

[Lionator]

Just now, Bert said:

4 points gets us there I think! 

Even with our form, there’s no reason why we can’t get at least 6. 3 home wins on the spin too. 

[Chelmofox]

Just now, Chrysalis said:

I responded to someone who said they were surprised Southampton were not playing possession football, he was asking had they abandoned it, and my answer from what I was told by their fans is they drop the ideology for some games get some form then go back to it.

 

I never said they actually dropped it for that game.

 

If there is some confusion here, talking about different things I dont know, I was just answering someone's question.

Sometimes when teams come at you, the possession stats change. You still play with the approach that you want to retain the ball but the opposition won't let you.

 

This happened today for us. We had 47% possession. But Enzo hasn't abandoned possession football, just that WBA put a significant shift in a didn't let us have our own way. Brussel definitely hasn't changed his approach. 

[Nolucklcfc]

How many points needed to we think? 

[foxfanazer]

It's crazy to think that we could still finish this season on 100 points despite all of the turmoil and the shocking recent form

[Chelmofox]

Just now, Fear Of The Fox said:

Don't expect teams in Championship with nothing to play for to roll over. Many players in this league seek a big move to a PL team and a big performance in crucial games could attract interest. 

This - and momentum is everything. End the season strongly and it bodes well for next season.  

[The Doctor]

1 minute ago, Bert said:

4 points gets us there I think! 

4 points and Southampton can't catch us, and Leeds would need to have a perfect run to do so. Ipswich couldn't afford a defeat either with goal difference so yea

[foxfanazer]

Just now, Nolucklcfc said:

How many points needed to we think? 

Genuinely think 3 does it. Obviously want more than that. I reckon Leeds lose on Monday

[HybridFox]

While I wish we won this league by a canter (and we should have), wouldn't it be sweet to have got their hopes up all this time that we were bottling it only to pull clear when it matters. We'll be seeing some real tears me thinks 

Edited 20 April 2024 by HybridFox

[southfox66]

If Leeds lose Monday I'm sure I'm right in thinking we get promoted Tuesday if we win ?

[Lambert09]

after our game I hope to never hear a leicester fan bring up Ipswich’s luck again.