[Football] Championship Playoffs

[Madafwo]

Brentford for me for a cpl of reasons:
1) use to be my Grandads team
2) like seeing new teams get into the team. I find the constant West Brom, Norwich Yo Yo teams boring.

I am sure a few years ago Sat was the league 2 Play off final , the Sunday was League 1 final and the Bank holiday Monday was the Championship final.

I love the play off finals.

It used to be, but from what I remember they changed it as by the time you got to the Championship play off the pitch had been battered by the two previous games. They swapped it round so the pitch was best for the Championship and got progressively worse as you went down the leagues.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Brentford for me for a cpl of reasons:
1) use to be my Grandads team
2) like seeing new teams get into the team. I find the constant West Brom, Norwich Yo Yo teams boring.

I am sure a few years ago Sat was the league 2 Play off final , the Sunday was League 1 final and the Bank holiday Monday was the Championship final.

I love the play off finals.

It used to be, but from what I remember they changed it as by the time you got to the Championship play off the pitch had been battered by the two previous games. They swapped it round so the pitch was best for the Championship and got progressively worse as you went down the leagues.

The Championship play off final is always played first in a season where there is an international tournament in the summer. A couple of times it has been played a week before the other two finals, normally when they are all played over the bank holiday weekend then the League 2 and Championship games swap. It's been that way for quite a while now (Palace played against West Ham in 2004 the day before we played Bristol City).

In the seasons where there isn't an international tournament then the Championship game is always last of the three finals to take place.

 

[DumLum]

It used to be, but from what I remember they changed it as by the time you got to the Championship play off the pitch had been battered by the two previous games. They swapped it round so the pitch was best for the Championship and got progressively worse as you went down the leagues.

That must be why we lost to Notts County

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

That must be why we lost to Notts County

We lost to Notts County because Barry Lloyd completely changed the tam just prior to the game, pressing our new signing from Steaua Bucharest, Stefan Iovan, into the team, out of position, at ecntre back, and leaving our talismanic leading scorer Garry Nelson on the bench.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

We lost to Notts County because Barry Lloyd completely changed the tam just prior to the game, pressing our new signing from Steaua Bucharest, Stefan Iovan, into the team, out of position, at ecntre back, and leaving our talismanic leading scorer Garry Nelson on the bench.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

You were so angry about it, you emigrated to Japan.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

We lost to Notts County because Barry Lloyd completely changed the tam just prior to the game, pressing our new signing from Steaua Bucharest, Stefan Iovan, into the team, out of position, at ecntre back, and leaving our talismanic leading scorer Garry Nelson on the bench.

Nelson was well out of favour by the play off final. I think he may have actually been on loan at Notts County earlier in that season and didn’t make our squad for the final. Mike Small was top scorer and started, John Byrne was on the bench.

 

[bhafc99]

We lost to Notts County because...

…it wasn’t a ****ing corner!!!!!


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[TomandJerry]

1-0 Brentford.

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[Hendrax]

Come on Brentford. Really want them to win this.

 

[Hendrax]

Get in. 2-0

 

[Change at Barnham]

It's a shame that Swansea aren't playing in their classic white shirts on their big day at Wembley in the sunshine.

I can't believe that it would clash with Brentford's red and white shirts. The Swansea away kit looks very average and will never be remembered.

Brentford 2-0 up after 19 mins.

 

[SweatyMexican]

2-0 now.

Swansea just not good enough. But Brentford have deserved it so far.

 

[bhafc99]

Cracking effort from Toney, just millimetres from the rebound bouncing over the line. That would have been curtains for Swansea.


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[Hugo Rune]

Cross Toney off your striker shortlist everyone!

GO BEES!

 

[Swansman]

Looking as predicted. Good team vs bad team.

Feel a bit sorry for Swansea. Its the end of the road for them... they wont be playing in PL for many, many years.

 

[Change at Barnham]

Looking as predicted. Good team vs bad team.

Feel a bit sorry for Swansea. Its the end of the road for them... they wont be playing in PL for many, many years.

Because if they're not promoted they are in financial trouble?

 

[theboybilly]

Two poor sides here (on the day) I think the occasion has got to them. If Swansea can come out with a 'we might as we'll go for it' attitude the game might improve as a spectacle. Whoever goes up here are going straight down imho

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I'm surprised, mostly because they've been absolute rubbish, but I think I'm team Swansea. There's something quite annoying about Brentford. Toney has a touch of the Zaha about him, the players are milking every tackle writhing around on the floor in 'agony' and they seem to enjoy screaming at the ref/linos/swansea players.

 

[Icy Gull]

Two poor sides here (on the day) I think the occasion has got to them. If Swansea can come out with a 'we might as we'll go for it' attitude the game might improve as a spectacle. Whoever goes up here are going straight down imho

Depends how much the very wealthy boss of Brentford throws at it. Swansea, if they turn it around will be fecked though