Championship 24/25

[StHelensRover]

Absolutely dreadful game of football but at the same time so entertaining at Kenilworth Road!

[Upside Down]

Cov will come back and win.

[roverandout]

What a donkey

[TheFinalCountdown]

My overwhelming emotion is fury. This goes to show how close we were. 

2 play-off chances sabotaged by the owners and crooks at the helm. 

Get them all out.

[danger19_80]

Derby v Hull huge today now. Derby will have one foot in L1 if they lose

[superniko]

52 minutes ago, lraC said:

Thats right. We have to win both and hope Coventry don’t win today or V Boro next week. A draw for them or a defeat, makes no difference 

It makes no difference to us directly. 
But it means Boro can lose today to Norwich and still have a chance of 6th if they beat Coventry i.e. they have something still to play for - which is better for us as we can’t have Coventry winning that final match. (not that I see Boro losing today)

[RevidgeBlue]

That'll do.

[Forever Blue]

Win today and we take it to the final day….

[1874]

The other result means they have something to play for against Millwall too

[BankEnd Rover]

Coventry have scored 11 goals in the last 5 minutes this season. Just short of that the season before...Lovely to see it going against them this time.

[oozy]

6 minutes ago, superniko said:

It makes no difference to us directly. 
But it means Boro can lose today to Norwich and still have a chance of 6th if they beat Coventry i.e. they have something still to play for - which is better for us as we can’t have Coventry winning that final match. (not that I see Boro losing today)

And PNE will need at least a point against Bristol City. 

[roverandout]

Coventry players are total bellends 

[1874]

52 points to guarantee safety currently

Luton's win effectively relegates Plymouth

Edited yesterday at 13:57 by 1874

[Blow-in]

19 minutes ago, 1874 said:

52 points to guarantee safety currently

Luton's win effectively relegates Plymouth

Correction: Wayne Rooney did that 🙂 

[sympatheticclaret]

1 hour ago, JCRovers said:

Third time Walsh has been sent off this season. Managed to get a red merely two minutes after coming on as a sub against Oxford and was sent off against Rovers as well in our 2-0 win at home. Don't understand why the manager picks him to start knowing that he can cause trouble for his teammates at any point. 

Definite case of small man syndrome here, I fancy .... just checked, ah yes, a 5'6" Scouser ...

Mind you, check out Bradford City's Aden Baldwin sending off at Doncaster at half time ... yellow and then red, both for dissent, as they're walking off for half-time, absolute numb-nuts ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rQ28d5sRJY

[Blow-in]

30 minutes ago, sympatheticclaret said:

Definite case of small man syndrome here, I fancy .... just checked, ah yes, a 5'6" Scouser ...

Mind you, check out Bradford City's Aden Baldwin sending off at Doncaster at half time ... yellow and then red, both for dissent, as they're walking off for half-time, absolute numb-nuts ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rQ28d5sRJY

Yep, If i'm looking for a Baldwin to shoot, its Alec every day of the week, he is deadly.

[oozy]

Do need the dingles to win. They won't throw the match, will they? Especially so if Leeds are winning and they're not going to finish top.

Can't believe I'll be wanting Leeds and Burnley to win over the next week!

Edited yesterday at 16:03 by oozy

[1874]

Of the contenders opponents

Sheff Utd nothing to play for (Us)

Preston need something to stay up (Bristol City)

Cov v Boro both need results

Burnley need a win to  have a chance at winning the league (Millwall)

 

[sharpysharps86]

Anything can happen on the final day, that's for sure.

I still feel Rovers will just miss out, but credit to them for putting themselves right in there with a chance once again.

Sheffield United may rest some players ahead of the play-offs, given the playoffs start on the following Thursday for them. Ultimately Rovers would still need to put in a hell of a performance to get a win at Brammall Lane, somewhere that hasn't been a particularly happy hunting ground in recent years. There's also a scenario where Brereton Diaz scores to shut down any playoff hopes for this season 😂.

As funny a it would be for Preston to go down, we need them to do the job at Bristol City, assuming that Leeds win on Monday night as well.

What a strange season this has been!

[alcd]

Hull just missed out on the playoffs last season and most of their best players in the following summer. That's Rover this summer. 

[DE.]

Congrats to Oxford and Portsmouth for staying up. A great achievement for both of them. Plymouth would be in with a shout of staying up as well if not for their wretched goal difference. Barring an insane goal swing on the final day, they are down along with Cardiff.

That leaves one relegation place open, which could go to any of Stoke, Derby, Preston, Luton or Hull.

Stoke and Derby play each other on the final day - the winner survives, the loser would be looking nervously at the Hull, Preston and Luton results. A draw would be enough for Stoke, but leave Derby in the same position of awaiting the Hull, Preston and Luton results. The only difference would be that if Derby lose then Luton and Preston could draw and go above them. if they draw then Luton and Preston would need to win to go above them. A draw would probably be enough for them to survive, but not guaranteed. To be in a position where it's in their own hands is still one hell of an achievement regardless, considering where they were when Eustace jumped ship.

Preston play Bristol City away - no dead rubber as Bristol City will need to win to be sure of a playoff position (unless they beat Leeds tomorrow, in which case, it will be a meaningless match for them). A draw would leave Preston at the mercy of the Stoke, Derby, Luton and Hull results, whilst a loss would leave them needing Hull and Luton to lose.

Luton play WBA away. It's a nothing game for WBA, as they can't make the playoffs now. Pretty much the same situation for Luton as Preston if they draw. If they lose then they'll need Hull to lose as well, as Hull have superior goal difference and could leapfrog Luton with a draw.

Finally, Hull play Portsmouth away from home. A nothing game for Portsmouth as they are already safe. A draw could see Hull leapfrog Derby, Preston or Luton depending on how those results go. A win would see them safe as one of Derby and Stoke will have to drop points. A loss means they go down.

Stoke are the only one of these teams who play at home, but with the added pressure of it being against another team fighting for survival.

Form wise in the last 6 games...

Stoke: 8/18 (but lost their last two matches)

Derby: 8/18 (won their last two matches)

Preston: 2/18 (lost their last four matches, in total collapse)

Luton: 11/18 (won their last three matches, definitely the team in form, only lost 1 in their last 6, against us)

Hull: 7/18 (very erratic form)

Based on the above I would say there is a good chance that Preston could go down. Luton meanwhile are going into the final day with a lot of momentum.

It's going to be a fascinating final day at the bottom.

Edited yesterday at 16:46 by DE.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Crazy,crazy league..we were looking over our shoulder at Nob End a few weeks ago!

Some great football been played today imo.

[Mercer]

Preston in deep, deep trouble.

Fancy both Luton (@WBA) and Hull (@Pompey) to avoid defeat - dead rubbers for opponents 

Bristol City will need a win to guarantee play offs and will see PNE off who are in freefall.

[StHelensRover]

My gut feeling is that North End will lose next week but still stay up on account of how bad the other sides trying to overhaul them are.

[DE.]

44 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Preston in deep, deep trouble.

Fancy both Luton (@WBA) and Hull (@Pompey) to avoid defeat - dead rubbers for opponents 

Bristol City will need a win to guarantee play offs and will see PNE off who are in freefall.

If they beat Leeds on Monday then Bristol City can't be caught by Millwall, Rovers or Boro, so could well rest players against Preston.

If they draw or lose against Leeds, then yes, they still have to finish the job.