Championship Play Offs

[Unabomber]

Well that was a disaster 

[Royston.]

2 hours ago, Super_horns said:

Who ever doesn’t win will probably walk the league next season .

So they will keep their best players or sell and then buy the best players for that level?

[Super_horns]

2 minutes ago, Royston. said:

So they will keep their best players or sell and then buy the best players for that level?

Not sure but still think they will be strong enough.

 

Because the rest of the league is very average.

[RumbleFox]

1 hour ago, Posthorn54 said:

Southampton are changing the away end from next season.Where the away fans are now will all be home fans.

Has anyone ever mentioned the possibility of us doing that? 

[Sly]

12 hours ago, Tuna said:

If only he had experience of beating them in the league...

Didn’t we beat Swindon twice, then lost to them in the Playoff final? 

[smudger63]

1 hour ago, Lutterworth Fox said:

Ours is a replica of theirs 

I know, but you know what I meant. 

[Corky]

4 hours ago, Dan LCFC said:

They're the worst semi finals in playoffs history. Absolutely awful.

Yes, dull then one sided. Went completely to previous results and no jeopardy.

[Dr The Singh]

West Brom rightfully sack there manager, what a pussy, bottled it.

[Sly]

8 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

West Brom rightfully sack there manager, what a pussy, bottled it.

Have they? 

[Dr The Singh]

Just now, Sly said:

Have they? 

Thats what ive been told, lots of my family members are baggies.

[Super_horns]

13 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

Thats what ive been told, lots of my family members are baggies.

Cannot see it as he actually did a good job and was popular but never know !

[SpacedX]

On 14/05/2024 at 20:15, SilverFox said:

We definitely beat them twice. 

Yes, correct we did. But his actual words were "they went to Leicester" so he was referring solely to the home fixture. 

[CheeseHead]

50 minutes ago, Sly said:

Didn’t we beat Swindon twice, then lost to them in the Playoff final? 

Pretty sure we did the same with Blackburn in '92

[Bert]

On 11/05/2024 at 15:15, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Is this the kiss of death for WBA?

 

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fancy-west-brom-nick-promotion-29151144

 

“The best team of the four in the play-offs is West Brom," says Lawrenson. "They went to Leicester and absolutely mullered them so I'm going for a real outsider and I think West Brom might nick it [promotion].

They’re the best team in the playoffs but they’re outsiders. Make it make sense  

[tinpot_fox]

51 minutes ago, Bert said:

They’re the best team in the playoffs but they’re outsiders. Make it make sense  

I thought Lawrenson retired ages ago, or was that another Lawrenson prediction?

[Chrysalis]

If we lose KDH and Southampton dont go up, Smallbone looks to have potential.

[Lionator]

Norwich sacking Wagner is right based on the tactics and the flair players they have who he completely inhibited.

 

West Brom sacking Corberan would be stupid, their squad is a lot more limited and if anything they massively overachieved. With weaker sides coming down, they'd be mad not to give him another year to build.

[Dahnsouff]

11 minutes ago, Chrysalis said:

If we lose KDH and Southampton dont go up, Smallbone looks to have potential.

From my occasional look on SaintsWeb, he seems to……divide opinion. 

[Chelmofox]

47 minutes ago, Chrysalis said:

If we lose KDH and Southampton dont go up, Smallbone looks to have potential.

Been rubbish most of the times I’ve watched him. Took his goal well but WBA decided to not press Southampton yesterday. Wouldn’t judge him on that goal yesterday. 

[Chrysalis]

5 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

Been rubbish most of the times I’ve watched him. Took his goal well but WBA decided to not press Southampton yesterday. Wouldn’t judge him on that goal yesterday. 

Ironically nothing to do with the goal, but rather he is similar style to KDH.

[Foxes1]

3 hours ago, Dr The Singh said:

West Brom rightfully sack there manager, what a pussy, bottled it.

Hope not or they might try and tempt Enzo as he has played for them in the past😃 

[Claridge]

1 hour ago, Chrysalis said:

If we lose KDH and Southampton dont go up, Smallbone looks to have potential.

Not with our injury record, need some big boned players

[Dr The Singh]

16 minutes ago, Foxes1 said:

Hope not or they might try and tempt Enzo as he has played for them in the past😃 

He wont go to that shit fest......

[Guest Col city fan]

On 12/05/2024 at 17:26, Col city fan said:

I think you’re missing the point mate.

How teams choose to set-up is all a mentality thing.

There is no reason why Norwich couldn’t have seen today’s game as ‘their’ final.

They could have planned to win the game by getting forward, creating chances and trying to fashion a situation that put Leeds under real pressure to play well at Elland Road.

Instead, they chose to play defensively, to play safe, in the hope of probably nicking a 1-0 in the return fixture.

It’s incredibly negative thinking. And if Leeds now turn up on Thursday and win convincingly (THEY will now be massively bouyed by the home support!), Norwich will leave thinking that they didn’t even have a real go at home.

Playing safe is a choice. Norwich clearly decided that’s how they’ll go.

Re Southgate, this isn’t his job, it’s his personality. He seems an incredibly ‘safe’ person. I

imagine he’s navigated his way through life, according to a blue-print and is overjoyed that it’s come to fruition.

Possibly the best example of this is the Euro final v Italy. We were playing well in that tournament, the country was up for it and it was at Wembley. We even went in front and he STILL set us up not to concede, rather than to go and score again to finish the job!

Its mentality and it pervades contemporary football.

Hmmm and it cost him his job…

[Gazza M]

What will be will be in the final. No longer bothered. Its about us sorting ourselves out and having a good crack at next season. Would back us to beat either next season plus Ipswich.