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Postby Nigels Tackle » Fri May 11, 2018 8:22 pm

watching fulham pummelling derby but somehow losing 1-0...
is derby where all the hot prospects from the mid 00s who never made it ended up??
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Re: the playoffs

Postby Mase » Sat May 12, 2018 6:39 am

I really hope Fulham come up. Enjoyed coming back up the league with them years ago and always had a bit of a soft spot for them.

We were looking at teams that never quite did anything brilliant but had decent players and one of their squads in the 2000's on paper was brilliant! They should have done better imo but I think they messed about with managers too much.
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Re: the playoffs

Postby phips » Sat May 12, 2018 3:57 pm

speaking of playoffs, ive been wondering:

do you guys prefer the current method of Premier League relegation (bottom 3) in combination with the promotion from the Championship (top 2 auto + playoff for 3rd)? or would you rather see something like the Bundesliga/2 Bundesliga (bottom 2 BL teams auto-relegated & top two 2BL auto-promoted while 3rd lowest BL goes into a playoff with 3rd place 2BL)?
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Re: the playoffs

Postby Mase » Sat May 12, 2018 4:23 pm

phips wrote:speaking of playoffs, ive been wondering:

do you guys prefer the current method of Premier League relegation (bottom 3) in combination with the promotion from the Championship (top 2 auto + playoff for 3rd)? or would you rather see something like the Bundesliga/2 Bundesliga (bottom 2 BL teams auto-relegated & top two 2BL auto-promoted while 3rd lowest BL goes into a playoff with 3rd place 2BL)?


I wouldn't mind seeing a playoff to be honest. Seems a bit more exciting.
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Re: the playoffs

Postby mr_nool » Sat May 12, 2018 4:57 pm

phips wrote:speaking of playoffs, ive been wondering:

do you guys prefer the current method of Premier League relegation (bottom 3) in combination with the promotion from the Championship (top 2 auto + playoff for 3rd)? or would you rather see something like the Bundesliga/2 Bundesliga (bottom 2 BL teams auto-relegated & top two 2BL auto-promoted while 3rd lowest BL goes into a playoff with 3rd place 2BL)?


I like the current system – a big turnover of teams in the top flight is healthy in my opinion. And you still get the thrill of the play off due to team 3-6 in the Championship battling it out.
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Re: the playoffs

Postby Dubciteh » Sat May 12, 2018 6:51 pm

Anyone but derby to come uo, team of has beens be boring as fuck.

Fulham up are the team for me to come up. Would love to do that as an away day!
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Re: the playoffs

Postby CTID Hants » Sat May 12, 2018 6:54 pm

Mase wrote:I really hope Fulham come up. Enjoyed coming back up the league with them years ago and always had a bit of a soft spot for them.

We were looking at teams that never quite did anything brilliant but had decent players and one of their squads in the 2000's on paper was brilliant! They should have done better imo but I think they messed about with managers too much.



Me too mate, my missus supports them (her dad's cousin played for them & us briefly back in the 70's) and I always liked the cottage as a Stadium, just hope the bloke with his drum has fucked off
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Re: the playoffs

Postby nottsblue » Sat May 12, 2018 7:34 pm

phips wrote:speaking of playoffs, ive been wondering:

do you guys prefer the current method of Premier League relegation (bottom 3) in combination with the promotion from the Championship (top 2 auto + playoff for 3rd)? or would you rather see something like the Bundesliga/2 Bundesliga (bottom 2 BL teams auto-relegated & top two 2BL auto-promoted while 3rd lowest BL goes into a playoff with 3rd place 2BL)?

A lot of merit in this idea. But I think the Championship needs places 3-6 for play off places to give that division impetus at the end of the season. They were brought in because too many clubs had nothing to play for from late February onwards.

Whether the play off runner up then gets to play the side finishing 17th in a one off game to determine a PL place is perhaps something that could be looked at. Can’t see many PL chairman voting for that though
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Re: the playoffs

Postby johnny crossan » Sat May 12, 2018 8:41 pm

nottsblue wrote:
phips wrote:speaking of playoffs, ive been wondering:

do you guys prefer the current method of Premier League relegation (bottom 3) in combination with the promotion from the Championship (top 2 auto + playoff for 3rd)? or would you rather see something like the Bundesliga/2 Bundesliga (bottom 2 BL teams auto-relegated & top two 2BL auto-promoted while 3rd lowest BL goes into a playoff with 3rd place 2BL)?

A lot of merit in this idea. But I think the Championship needs places 3-6 for play off places to give that division impetus at the end of the season. They were brought in because too many clubs had nothing to play for from late February onwards.

Whether the play off runner up then gets to play the side finishing 17th in a one off game to determine a PL place is perhaps something that could be looked at. Can’t see many PL chairman voting for that though

I think the US Franchise system has some merit - no relegation and only 40,000+ supported teams need apply.......
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Re: the playoffs

Postby PeterParker » Sun May 13, 2018 6:42 am

I think Villa are coming back up.
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Re: the playoffs

Postby Nigels Tackle » Mon May 14, 2018 7:59 pm

PeterParker wrote:I think Villa are coming back up.


i fucking hope not
fulham deservedly 1 up
1-1 on agg
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Re: the playoffs

Postby nottsblue » Mon May 14, 2018 8:13 pm

Nigels Tackle wrote:
PeterParker wrote:I think Villa are coming back up.


i fucking hope not
fulham deservedly 1 up
1-1 on agg

2-0
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Re: the playoffs

Postby Mase » Mon May 14, 2018 8:21 pm

Fulham playing some very decent football. Impressed with them and hope they come up.
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Re: the playoffs

Postby Nigels Tackle » Mon May 14, 2018 8:42 pm

get in fulham
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Re: the playoffs

Postby blues2win » Mon May 14, 2018 8:55 pm

Sessegnon’s worth a shout.
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Re: the playoffs

Postby Nickyboy » Mon May 14, 2018 9:00 pm

blues2win wrote:Sessegnon’s worth a shout.

If they came up I'd buy sessignon and loan him straight back and also loan them Patrick Roberts back for the full season. See how they both cope with a full premier league season
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Re: the playoffs

Postby aaron bond » Tue May 15, 2018 1:00 am

Nickyboy wrote:
blues2win wrote:Sessegnon’s worth a shout.

If they came up I'd buy sessignon and loan him straight back and also loan them Patrick Roberts back for the full season. See how they both cope with a full premier league season


He’s had a phenomenal season. Everyone will be looking at him this summer.
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Re: the playoffs

Postby BlueinBosnia » Tue May 15, 2018 6:55 am

aaron bond wrote:
Nickyboy wrote:
blues2win wrote:Sessegnon’s worth a shout.

If they came up I'd buy sessignon and loan him straight back and also loan them Patrick Roberts back for the full season. See how they both cope with a full premier league season


He’s had a phenomenal season. Everyone will be looking at him this summer.


17 years old (okay, 18 in a couple of days) and already made over 80 competitive first-team appearances. Phenomenal player it would seem, but there could be serious potential for early career burnout there.
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Re: the playoffs

Postby Foreverinbluedreams » Tue May 15, 2018 7:49 pm

Bruce or Pulis?

Malaria or Ebola?
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Re: the playoffs

Postby nottsblue » Tue May 15, 2018 8:16 pm

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:Bruce or Pulis?

Malaria or Ebola?

Ebola for Bruce. The fat cunt could do with losing some flesh
That leaves malaria for Pulis
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