The Naitch Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 It’s that time again so keep all your play-off chat here. Championship 11th May - Derby County vs Fulham 12th May - Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa 14th May - Fulham vs Derby County 15th May - Aston Villa vs Middlesbrough 26th May - League One 10th May - Charlton Athletic vs Shrewsbury Town 12th May - Scunthorpe United vs Rotherham United 13th May - Shrewsbury Town vs Charlton Athletic 16th May - Rotherham United vs Scunthorpe United 27th May - League Two 12th May - Lincoln City vs Exeter City 12th May - Coventry City vs Notts County 17th May - Exeter City vs Lincoln City 18th May - Notts County vs Coventry City 28th May - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchBorderer Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 There's a historical precedent for #3 in the Championship bottling it in the play-offs (think West Ham were the last to beat that statistic), so I've little faith in Fulham. Derby or Boro to grab that final promotion spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qos_75 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 17 minutes ago, DutchBorderer said: There's a historical precedent for #3 in the Championship bottling it in the play-offs (think West Ham were the last to beat that statistic), so I've little faith in Fulham. Derby or Boro to grab that final promotion spot. As much as I would like to see Fulham go up, I think Derby will do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 All starts tonight. Should be a fun couple of weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Looking forward to these. Hopefully either Fulham or Villa to come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchBorderer Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 34 minutes ago, lichtie23 said: All starts tonight. Should be a fun couple of weeks Dutch play-offs move into the semi-finals today; four games, one each at 12:30, 14:30, 16:45, and 20:45 for a whole day of tense footy. I'm surprised the Football League hasn't opted for something similar, starting the day with the League 2 promotion play-off (or Hell, Tranmere - Boreham Wood even), and then moving up to the Championship games in the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrTroopMajor Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, DutchBorderer said: Dutch play-offs move into the semi-finals today; four games, one each at 12:30, 14:30, 16:45, and 20:45 for a whole day of tense footy. I'm surprised the Football League hasn't opted for something similar, starting the day with the League 2 promotion play-off (or Hell, Tranmere - Boreham Wood even), and then moving up to the Championship games in the evening. 12.30 and 14.30 on a Thursday? Are people not at work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchBorderer Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Large swaths of continental Europe celebrate Ascension day/Holy Thursday today, which is considered a bank holiday over here. I figure the British Isles don't have that same luxury, but such a play-off schedule running throughout the whole day would still be neat during the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 poor effort by the Superboeren against Telstar - but a couple of away goals going in to the second leg is something; not too bothered, mind, as they'll lose to RJC even if they do get through... gotta love the Dutch system with the added relegation jeopardy from the top flight - would be great if there was a similar thing over here ! not so sure about the "period champions" thing, though, including teams who had a decent run six months ago but have been shite ever since seems a bit bizarre... DB - d'you know if Katwijk or Kozakken Boys opted for promotion ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchBorderer Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 50 minutes ago, Herman Hessian said: DB - d'you know if Katwijk or Kozakken Boys opted for promotion ??? None of the amateur teams opted for promotion; this is because our backwards FA demands them to upgrade their stadiums and have 16 full time contracted players, which is financial suicide for these teams. Achilles '29 was the first and last to accept promotion, they were then promptly tossed out by the FA last year, are hundreds of thousands of Euros in debt, and have been confirmed for relegation to the fourth tier this season. Hardly inspires confidence from other teams, and the FA doesn't mind as they prefer to fill our second tier with colt teams (of PSV, Ajax, AZ, and Utrecht this season, Ajax strolled to the title). The Period Champion thing was devised decades ago to keep things interesting in the lower rungs of the second tier as we are the only European country to not have relegation at that level. Means you always have something to play for, but also saw 16th-placed second tier Sparta be on the doorstep to promotion a couple of years ago. Sparta ahead 0-1 at Dordrecht as we speak, I swear if they don't get relegated I'm gonna blow a gasket at having to hear their fans gloat for ANOTHER season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 Dutch play-offs move into the semi-finals today; four games, one each at 12:30, 14:30, 16:45, and 20:45 for a whole day of tense footy. I'm surprised the Football League hasn't opted for something similar, starting the day with the League 2 promotion play-off (or Hell, Tranmere - Boreham Wood even), and then moving up to the Championship games in the evening. They are. Four games this Saturday on Sky at 12, 3, 5.15 and 7.45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 You, an idiot: West Ham v Manchester United Me, an intellectual: Charlton v Shrewsbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, DrewDon said: You, an idiot: West Ham v Manchester United Me, an intellectual: Charlton v Shrewsbury Me, a grumpy cynic: Play-off first legs are typically shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Just now, accies1874 said: Me, a grumpy cynic: Play-off first legs are typically shite. They do, unfortunately. Charlton have started this one quite brightly, in fairness. Hopefully it doesn't fall off a cliff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Clyde Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 All Charlton early on. Supporting Shrewsbury, as Charlton are managed by Lee Bowyer. The other game in this League is a South Yorkshire Derby. Kind of hoping that Scunthorpe come up, as they’re the only ones I haven’t seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said: Carlton Morris He ultimately kept us up in 2016. From what I saw in Shrewsbury's cup tie against West Ham, he hasn't changed much; great with his back to goal and linking play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I'm now reminiscing about Craig Brown playing Josh Magennis at right-back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nightfly Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 The other game in this League is a South Yorkshire Derby. Kind of hoping that Scunthorpe come up, as they’re the only ones I haven’t seen. Scunthorpe is in Lincolnshire. [emoji4]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I keep thinking this guy is playing for Shrewsbury: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Ooft, haud that. 1-0 Shrewsbury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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