The Championship Portal

[Master Splinter]

There doesn't seem to be a dedicated thread for The Championship, or division one, as it should still be called.

Anyway:


West Ham start life in the Championship with a tough home fixture against last season's play-off semi-finalists Cardiff on Saturday, 6 August.


Blackpool will travel to Hull, while Birmingham, the third club to be relegated from the Premier League, start their campaign at Derby.


Steve McClaren's first game in charge of Nottingham Forest will be a home encounter against Barnsley.


Promoted Brighton begin life in their new stadium against Doncaster.


Southampton, who finished second to Brighton in League One last season, start with a home match against Leeds while play-off winners Peterborough host Crystal Palace on the opening weekend.


Elsewhere, play-off final losers Reading play Millwall, Middlesbrough host Portsmouth, Bristol City take on Ipswich, Burnley face Watford while there will be a midlands derby as Coventry face Sven-Goran Eriksson's Leicester.


West Ham, who now have former Bolton and Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce as their new manager, have away matches against Doncaster and Watford after their Cardiff opener.


They close their campaign with a home game against Hull.


You can read all the Championship fixtures here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/fixtures/default.stm), or fixtures for each English club here. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7453880.stm)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13806070.stm

[Injury Time]

Will no doubt end up at the Tractor boys a couple times again this season, usually in the Bobby Robson (North) stand, with a pie... wonder if they can pull themselves together and make a run for the plays off....actually I predict they wont.

[Master Splinter]

Forest, Leeds and West Ham to go up I think. Hope West Ham are relegated though.

Cardiff to bottle it again. I think Ipswich will reach the play-offs. If they keep their players. Readng should do well, too.

[Master Splinter]

Malky Mackay has been appointed Cardiff City manager after Watford gave him permission to speak to the Welsh club.


The 39-year-old replaces Dave Jones at the Cardiff City Stadium, whose six-year reign was ended on 30 May (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13594051.stm).


Cardiff will pay Watford compensation for former Scotland defender Mackay estimated to be close to £300,000.


Hornets owner Laurence Bassini said: "I'm disappointed to see Malky leave. I do, however, wish him the very best... as he begins work at his new club."



The Bluebirds had an official approach for former Norwich and Celtic defender Mackay rejected by the Hornets on Wednesday.


But after discussions at board level Watford "reluctantly" allowed Mackay to talk to their Championship rivals Cardiff.


Watford must now start the search for a new manager and Bassini said that they would take their time to find the right man.


"We must now move on," Bassini said. "There can be no more important a task at a football club than a managerial appointment.



"The current Board - Graham Taylor, Stuart Timperley and David Fransen - will add vital experience to the process which lies ahead of us now.



"Whether we reach a decision quickly or whether it takes a short while, I'm aware the onus is upon us to get it right for Watford."



Former Newcastle manager Alan Shearer revealed on Wednesday that he had held "unsuccessful" talks with the south Wales club.


Another ex-Newcastle manager, Chris Hughton, ex-West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo, St Johnstone's Derek McInnes and ex-Barnsley boss Mark Robins had all been linked with the vacant Cardiff job.


Chief executive Gethin Jenkins and director Alan Whiteley led Cardiff's search, while chairman Dato Chan Tien Ghee arrived from Malaysia to complete the deal for Jones' replacement.


Watford chairman Graham Taylor had previously admitted that "Malky is linked with virtually every job that comes up" and the Hornets were well aware their manager was in the sights of other clubs.


Mackay replaced Brendan Rodgers (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/8098749.stm) at Vicarage Road in June 2009 after the current Swansea manager departed to Reading.


In his first managerial job Mackay earned a reputation for producing, on a modest budget, a side playing competitive and attractive football.


He guided the Hornets to 14th in last season's Championship.


With less than two months to go until the start of the new Championship season, Cardiff recognised the need to appoint a new manager as quickly as possible and moved for the man they want, much to Watford's chagrin.


Cardiff's new manager faces a hefty rebuilding process at the club, with 12 players having left (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13503957.stm), including last season's top scorer Jay Bothroyd and fellow striker Michael Chopra.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13680791.stm

[Master Splinter]

Chris Hughton has been confirmed as Birmingham City manager after completing a deal to fill the vacant post at St Andrew's.


The former Newcastle manager had been out of football since he was sacked by Newcastle in December.


He won promotion to the Premier League with the Magpies and Blues owner Carson Yeung expects him to repeat the task.


Hughton told the club's website: "It is what I regard as a real football club with extremely passionate supporters."


He added: "I am absolutely delighted.


"To be joining a club of the stature of Birmingham, with the history it has, is a pleasure.
"We are going into an extremely competitive Championship and with the players set to return for pre-season training very soon I need to get into the job straight away."


A club statement said: "Following productive talks acting chairman Peter Pannu felt that Hughton was the perfect candidate to take charge.


"Pannu was particularly impressed by Hughton's vision and footballing theories of garnering youth and playing attractive and effective football."


The club have not confirmed the length of Hughton's contract or the make-up of his backroom staff.


Hughton is Yeung's first managerial appointment since taking control of Blues during the early part of the 2009-10 campaign.


McLeish resigned on 12 June before switching across Birmingham to replace Gerard Houllier at Aston Villa.


Hughton has previously been an assistant manager for the Republic of Ireland and Tottenham.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13869554.stm

Peter Pannu :lol:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Peterborough 6-1 Ipswich currently.

Paul Jewell. :haha:

Continuing on from his great work at Derby.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

7-1 full time.

:doh:

[Cripps_orig]

West Ham lead 3-0 at Forest

Clough :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They won 1-4 in the end.

McClaren. :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

FOOTIE star Dan Seaborne is fighting for his life in hospital after being battered in a vicious assault outside a nightclub.

The Southampton FC defender, 24, was found lying outside the club in a pool of blood with serious head injuries.

Paramedics treated the player at the scene before he was taken to Southampton General Hospital with life threatening injuries.

His family are keeping vigil at his bedside while vital tests and scans are being carried out.

The attack happened outside Junk nightclub, in Southampton, Hants, where it is thought he had been drinking with pals.

Trouble brewed outside the venue after an incident inside which it is thought led to police being called to the scene at around 2.51am this morning.

Detectives are now investigating the attack and have arrested two men in connection with the assault and are urging witnesses to come forward.

Yesterday morning Seaborne took part in an open training session at St Mary's stadium with his team-mates in front of fans.

He has been at Saints since January 2010, when he signed a three and a half year contract for a fee in the region of £250,000 from Exeter.

He wears the number 25 shirt and made his debut against Millwall in League One on January 16 last year.

He helped Saints gain promotion from League One to the Championship in his first season and has started 35 games for the club.

The 6ft 3in tall player had been tipped for the top due to his height and ability to adapt from centre back to left back.

He captained Exeter to promotion from the Conference two years ago.


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3791569/Footballer-Dan-Seaborne-fights-for-life-after-attack.html

I think Southampton are in this division so il put it in this thread.

GHEL night gone wrong

[Master Splinter]

Lansbury scores for West Ham.

They lead 2-1 against Pompey.

[Master Splinter]

Finished 4-3.

Sounds like a crazy match.

Brighton still top after a 0-1 win at Bristol.

Brighton :bow:.

[Cripps_orig]

0-0 FT in the Millwall v West Ham match

No deaths reported yet

[Master Splinter]

Bentley missed a sitter apparently.

Bentley :lol:.

Boro top now.

Southampton will replace them if they beat Birmingham tomorrow.

[Master Splinter]

Southampton back on top after destroying Birmngham 4-1.

Birmingham :lol:.

Southampton :bow:.

[Cripps_orig]

Working at the West Ham v Peterbrough game on saturday

Means i cant go to the Arsenal game at the same time :dance:

[Master Splinter]

Watford v Forest live on BBC2 at 17:10 (17:15 kick-off).

[Cripps_orig]

West Ham won 1-0

Their fans sure do eat a lot tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Burnley 3-0 Notts Forest at the moment.

McClaren. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-0.

:doh:

[IBK]

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110624173944/olympic/images/3/32/Facepalm.jpg
4-0.

:doh:

[Master Splinter]

It ended 5-1.

McLaren :wave:.

West Ham lost to Ipswich 0-1 to a late Bowyer goal.

Fat Sam :haha:.

[GP]

Not even Ishmael 'destined for greatness' Miller could save them.

[Master Splinter]

Southampton v West Ham tonight.

First v second.

:popcorn:

[Cripps_orig]

Come on West Ham

[Master Splinter]

Southampton take the lead.

1-0, Hooiveld with the goal.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Southampton 1 WestHam 0

[Cripps_orig]

Fat Sam :wave:

Almunia :haha:

[Master Splinter]

1-0. FT.

Southampton :bow:.

Fat Sam :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leicester 0-3 Millwall.

Sven. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Sven :haha:.

Forest winning 1-2 at Blackpool.

McLaren's hard work is being undone.

[Cripps_orig]

Breaking news on SSN

Sven sacked according to Sky Sources

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Bit of a shocker from Leicester.

They were in the relegation zone when he took over and are now just 5 points off 2nd place.

[Cripps_orig]

Brighton v West Ham on SS1

Come on West Ham

Almunia starts :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Vicente isnt playing cos hes injured :rolleyes:

Collison is a bit shit

[Cripps_orig]

0-1

Nolan

[Cripps_orig]

What a save from Almunia :bow:

Must Get tbh

[Master Splinter]

Sven :haha:.

Next Blackburn manager tbh.

[Flavs]

SVG is GONE...again.

Martin O'Neill odds on favourite to replace him.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Sven :haha:.

Next Blackburn manager tbh.

He'll be back in the England job knowing how clueless the fa are lol

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leeds 0-5 Blackpool.

:haha:

Jonjo Shelvey hat-trick. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Shelvey :haha:.

Leeds :haha:.

Who's that poster from Leeds?

Him :haha:.

[Cripps_orig]

SSN Breaking News

Portsmouth are in the shit again :lol:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Palace Vs Derby now.

Palace will probs go and loose knowing them, but tbh thye did only play 2 days ago

[Cripps_orig]

Did the Palace manager whoever he is moan about it all the fucking time ala Dalglish?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

No

[McNamara That Ghost...]

'Ammers 1-2 Burnley, FT.

Fat Sam :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Fat Sam :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reading 3-0 'Ammers. Two players sent off for the 'Ammers too.

:haha:

[GP]

Come on u Rzzz!

[Cripps_orig]

Fat Sam :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Fat Sam :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barnsley 2-0 Ipswich, currently. Looks as though Paul Jewell is doing to Ipswich what he did to Derby - it'll be their eighth defeat in a row. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Barsnley are pretty alwsome tbf.

Vaz Te :bow:.

JET :lol:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 now.

Me. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

2-3 now.

Maccy :bow:.

Impeccable jinxing powers.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Whoops.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-4.

Me. :rose:

[Master Splinter]

2-4.

Paul Jewell :bow:.

Must be reading GW for inspiration.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barnsley 2-5 Ipswich. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-5! :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Leeds lost 4-1 at Barnsley :haha:.

Vaz Te hat-trick :bow:

West Ham lost 2-1 at Derby.

Fat Sam :haha:.

[Master Splinter]

Last minute Zigic goal as Ipswich lose 2-1 at Birmingham.

Surely it has to be :wave: for Jewell now?

Should have stayed at Wigan.

Or Bradford.

[Cripps_orig]

Last minute Zigic goal as Ipswich lose 2-1 at Birmingham.

Surely it has to be :wave: for Jewell now?

Should have stayed at Wigan.

Or Bradford.Chris Hutchings new Ipswich manager then?

[Master Splinter]

Ipswich manager Paul Jewell criticised female assistant referee Amy Fearn after the 2-1 defeat at Birmingham.

Jewell was furious Ipswich were not awarded a penalty for Steven Caldwell's challenge on Lee Martin.

Responding to the comment "I think everyone, to a man, thought it was a penalty", Jewell replied: "To every man, but not a woman.

"Although the referee didn't have a good view, the lineswoman, or whatever she's called, had a great view."

Jewell has faced mounting speculation over his future and defeat at St Andrew's was Ipswich's 10th in 13 matches.

He added: "It's a stonewall penalty and it's a sending-off but he [referee Robert Lewis] didn't give it. You better ask him why he didn't give it, or her why she [Fearn] didn't give it."

Fearn, who was born Amy Rayner, was the subject of criticism from Luton manager Mike Newell in 2006 which saw him fined £6,500 by the Football Association.

Newell made a public apology to Fearn after saying, "this is not park football, so what are women doing here?" following a 3-2 defeat by QPR.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16521776.stm

Jewell :doh:.

Must be because of her gender that she made the mistake. No male officials have ever made one.

A fine for gross stupidity on top of his inevitable :wave: would be enjoyable.

[Cripps_orig]

Fat Sam :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ipswich 5-1 'Ammers.

Fat Sam. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Fat Sam :haha:.

JET with two goals :bow:. We should buy him.

Leeds lost 1-4 at home to Birmingham.

And Zigic scored all four.

Leeds :haha:.

Hughton :bow:.

[Flavs]

Simon Grayson sacked by Leeds

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/

Cos apparently its his fault Ken Bates is a cunt who keeps stripping the club of talent while offering no funding for replacements (sound familiar?)

[Flavs]

Also how is it allowed that West ham have 9 strikers????

[Master Splinter]

Also how is it allowed that West ham have 9 strikers????

Well RPQ have 84.

[Cripps_orig]

Leeds :haha:

[Flavs]

Neil Warnock named the bookies favourite to replace Grayson at Leeds

[Cripps_orig]

1-0 West Ham v Millwall

Cole

Fat Sam :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

2-0

Noble

Hes better than Cesc

[Cripps_orig]

2-1

Nolan was also sent off at 0-0 :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Notts Forest's owner has been found dead in his home. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's looking good at St Andrews (SS2). :haha:

Throwback days. :bow:

Birmingham 0-0 Southampton, shockingly.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Neil Warnock named the bookies favourite to replace Grayson at Leeds

Warnock has been appointed their new manager SSN

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It took him long to find a new job. :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Robert Green sent off and Big Sam doesn't have a 'keeper on the bench :lol:

[Dennis Bendtner]

I think Lansbury is their keeper now. Think I read somewhere he's alright. Half an hour though!

[Cripps_orig]

West Ham lead 3-1

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-4. :lol:

[Coney]

I think Lansbury is their keeper now. Think I read somewhere he's alright. Half an hour though!

It's how it used to be. When Bob Wilson went off injured in an FA Cup Semi-Final against Stoke in the 1970s, there was only one sub allowed. John Radford, our centre forward, went in goal for the rest of the match and pulled off a decent save, having scored at the other end earlier in the match.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Didn't Niall Quinn save a penalty?

[Cripps_orig]

Didn't Niall Quinn save a penalty?We'll ask him when hes on next

[Coney]

Didn't Niall Quinn save a penalty?

So he did. I didn't know that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-OudU-1NQg

[Master Splinter]

Lansbury is probably England's number two now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Birmingham have been given a transfer embargo. :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

And Coventry. For the same reason, too; late filing of accounts.

[Flavs]

And Coventry. For the same reason, too; late filing of accounts.

And their manager is in hospital!

[Marc Overmars]

Saw on SSN earlier that 4000 tickets at Pompey went unsold yesterday because for some reason the ticket office was closed on the matchday, despite many turning up to buy them as per usual.

Up to your eyes in debt and you don't even let fans buy tickets. :doh:

Probably couldn't afford to pay the ticket ladies.

Pompey. :rose:

[GP]

Reading are top of the league as it stands :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton came back to win 2-3 at Millwall - they're back on top now. Both are pulling away from the 'Ammers though. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Leeds 3-5 Forest at the moment.

:wacko:

McCleary with 4 goals. :lol:

Still over 20 minutes left.

[Master Splinter]

3-6 now.

McCleary again (his second was given to Blackstock). :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Leeds :haha:

McClearly has 4 of the 6

Must Get

[Master Splinter]

3-7.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WTF?

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I want to see Warnock's face.

[Master Splinter]

History has been made at Elland Road with Leeds conceding seven goals at home for the first time ever.

Warnock :haha: :haha:.

Leeds :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Did anybdy see David James' own goal last night for Brizzle City against Watford? He punched it in from the edge of the box. :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Jon West on Twitter: "3,500 West Ham fans tell Big Sam what they think of the game at Posh so far "We're West Ham United and we play on the floor" Not at the mo."

Fat Sam :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

West Ham won 2-0

Big Sam :bow:

One point behind Reading who they face at home on saturday

Lets twat these ****s

[Master Splinter]

Lansbury v Afobe.

:popcorn:

Hoofball v Football.

:popcorn:

Come on Afobe.

[Cripps_orig]

Never heard of Afobe tbh

Angela will kick his ass

Come on West Ham

Got a sneaky feeling that when West Ham go up and lets face it, they will go up cos Reading are a bit shit, they'll sack Fat Sam and get back to playing football the West Ham way. Win/win other than for the fat man but who cares about him

[Master Splinter]

Reading and Southampton going up is what all football fans want.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://www.skysports.com/video/inline/0,,20699_7636932,00.html

Video in the link.

Fat Sam. :haha:

What an odious prick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

'Ammers 1-2 Reading. :lol:

Come on Reading.

[GP]

:haha:

Fat Sam :lol:

Literally no one likes you.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

3-1 Reading.

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-4 in the end. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Leeds lost at home 0-2 to Watford too.

Fat Sam :haha:.

Warnock :haha:.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Fat Sam has a clause in his contract allowing him to take the England job :lol: :lol:

The dream lives on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Madrid and Inter are more suited to him though.

:haha:

What a berk.

[Dennis Bendtner]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2122428/Sam-Allardyce-There-times-West-Ham-played-like-Swansea.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

An unbelievable prat. I'm not sure he realises. Wenger still narks him, even a division below :lol:

[Rors]

Might need to get used to this particular thread.....

[Master Splinter]

Might need to get used to this particular thread.....

:hug:

Never used that before, but I feel for anyone who is unfortunate enough to have McLeish as their Club's manager.

[Rors]

:tiphat:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Might need to get used to this particular thread.....

You'll be fine if you get rid of Big 'Eck. And you actually think about having a replacement, unlike Wolves.

[Cripps_orig]

Fat Sam :wave:

[Master Splinter]

Reading beat Leeds 2-0 to go top of the Championship.

Reading :bow:.

McDermott :bow:.

Warnock :haha: :haha:.

[Cripps_orig]

Barnsley v West Ham is on BBC1

Come on Hammers

Just showed replay of their last meeting back when Barnsley were in the PL

Hartson and Lampard :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Come on Yorkshire and come on the North and come on football.

Vaz Te to have a shocker like Carroll?

[Cripps_orig]

0-1

Nolan

:bow:

[Cripps_orig]

0-2

Maynard

Who? :unsure:

[Cripps_orig]

0-3

Noble

Better than Fabregas tbh

Barnsley keeper :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-4 at the moment, Vaz Te.

[Cripps_orig]

0-4 FT

Think West Ham are going up

[Cripps_orig]

Southampton 1-1 Portsmouth latest score

Come on Portsmouth

[Cripps_orig]

2-1

Controversial goal

[Cripps_orig]

2-2

Saints went 2-1 up with a minute to go

Pompey equalise in Fergie Time

Good result for West Ham

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Michael Brown sent off for Dirty Leeds. :lol:

Third game in a row they've had a man sent off.

Warnock. :bow:

Oh and they're losing 0-1 at home to Derby. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace 0-2 Southampton, Southampton seven points ahead of the 'Ammers in third as it stands. :popcorn:

[Cripps_orig]

Palace 0-2 Saints

Lambert has both

West Ham play later

Reading tomorrow i think

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah the 'Ammers have Birmingham (in fourth) later.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leeds 0-2 Derby. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Warnock :haha: :haha:.

He's making people hate Leeds even more, if that was possible.

He'll be after Pulis' flotsam next season.


Southampton :bow:.

West Ham are a bit shit at home. Birmingham should beat them.

[Cripps_orig]

0-1 Brum

Fat Sam :wave:

West Ham had dominated as well

[Cripps_orig]

0-2

King

Fat Sam has to go

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fat Sam.

:haha:

[Cripps_orig]

And the top 2 face each other on Friday as well so it was a great chance for West Ham to make up some ground

[Olivier's xmas twist]

And the top 2 face each other on Friday as well so it was a great chance for West Ham to make up some ground

Yep, but they still come up via the playoffs if not automatically.

[Cripps_orig]

1-2

Vaz Te gets one back

Come on You Irons

[Cripps_orig]

1-3

Burke i think

:lol:

Fat Sam has to go

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-3.

:haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Their home form is alwful

Sort that out and they'd have won this division piss easy

[Cripps_orig]

2-3

Cole

Come on ffs

[Cripps_orig]

Penalty to West Ham!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-3. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Vaz Te takes and scores

3-3

One more

Come on

[Cripps_orig]

3-3 FT

3 points behind 2nd

Reading have a harder run in

West Ham are going up

[Olivier's xmas twist]

3-3 FT

3 points behind 2nd

Reading have a harder run in

West Ham are going up

do they play any of the top 2 still.

[Cripps_orig]

do they play any of the top 2 still.No

Reading still have Brighton, Southampton and Birmingham to come though

[Olivier's xmas twist]

No

Reading still have Brighton, Southampton and Birmingham to come though

Then they should go up hopefully but with the way they have been playing, you can't understitmate their abilty to bottle these games.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton vs Reading tonight.

:popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lambert shoots, Federici fumbles. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good save by Federici. Reading are getting hemmed in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good save from Federici to deny Lambert.

[GP]

ROBERTS!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton 0-1 Reading, Jason Roberts. What a header!

Their first attack. :blink:

[GP]

Great cross in made that goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton: Davis, Butterfield, Fonte, Hooiveld, Fox, Chaplow, Hammond, Cork, Lallana, Sharp, Lambert.
Subs: Richardson, Harding, Do Prado, Martin, De Ridder.

Reading: Federici, Cummings, Pearce, Gorkss, Harte, Kebe, Mullins, Tabb, McAnuff, Roberts, Hunt.
Subs: McCarthy, Gunnarsson, Le Fondre, Church, Afobe.

Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

Good clearance by Hooiveld a minute ago. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gorkss. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kebe could've made it 0-2, mistimed his run.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chaplow you dirty bastard! Federici clearly had the ball, why go in with your legs up (and keep them up) on a keeper?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 HT. :popcorn:

[GP]

Gorkss has be best beard ever.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You can tell he must be a proper thug, even Neil Warnock opted not to keep him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton 1-1 Reading, Lambert.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton 1-2 Reading, Le Fondre belts one in!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Afobe is on for Roberts.

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-3 Le Fondre again!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-3 FT.

Reading. :bow:

[GP]

Reading have win 14 from 16 in the run-in :lol:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Well done Reading. Now for Southampton to ensure the fat mess doesn't get the other spot.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Well done Reading. Now for Southampton to ensure the fat mess doesn't get the other spot.

Can see the saints go and bottling it now.

[Marc Overmars]

Southern teams getting promoted. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Reading :bow:.

Afobe doing it single-handedly :bow:.

Southampton will go up too. Reading are just freakish at the moment.

Oxo and Theo :bow:.

Come on Brighton tomorrow. And fuck off hoofball.

[Cripps_orig]

Come on West Ham

[Cripps_orig]

1-0 West Ham

Vaz Te

Brighton keeper :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Merse screamed as loudly as I have heard him. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Doncaster 2-0 Portsmouth

Bottom 2 teams and both can go down today :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

'Ammers 2-0 Brighton, Vaz Te again!

[Cripps_orig]

2-0 West Ham

Vaz Te again

3 points behind Southampton with a win

Come on West Ham

[Cripps_orig]

3-0 West Ham

Nolan :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I need a Brighton goal for Super 6. :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Birmingham 0-1 Brizzle City. :lol:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

@ Ach how come you want West ham to win, you can't like Big sam that much lol.

[Cripps_orig]

@ Ach how come you want West ham to win, you can't like Big sam that much lol.I dont

West Ham are however my local team and want them up.

Fat Sam to be sacked in the summer

Win/win

[Cripps_orig]

0-2 Bristol City

Doncaster and Portsmouth are down

[Marc Overmars]

Pompey. :rose:

Such a rapid fall from grace.

[Cripps_orig]

Leeds 0-1 Peterborough

Leeds :haha:

[Syn]

Often seems to be the case. A lot of big name-teams in the second division (old money).

[Cripps_orig]

Birmingham 1-2 Bristol City

King gets one back

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Birmingham 1-2 Brizzle City.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Often seems to be the case. A lot of big name-teams in the second division (old money).

It's generally better to stay in the Championship then it is to go up to the Premier League and then relegated again. I guess it's because you get a load of journeyman players flock to the club when you get promoted and leave again when they go back down.

Charlton are only going to be back in the Championship next season, for instance.

[Syn]

It's generally better to stay in the Championship then it is to go up to the Premier League and then relegated again. I guess it's because you get a load of journeyman players flock to the club when you get promoted and leave again when they go back down.

Statistically speaking, yes. On the off-chance you turn your home ground into a fortress (like Stoke, and now, Swansea) have done, you're laughing though.

I can imagine West Ham staying up purely because Upton Park is usually a difficult place to go to. Cardiff too - if they ever actually get through the play-offs. Then again, Birmingham got relegated last year..

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Statistically speaking, yes. On the off-chance you turn your home ground into a fortress (like Stoke, and now, Swansea) have done, you're laughing though.

I can imagine West Ham staying up purely because Upton Park is usually a difficult place to go to. Cardiff too - if they ever actually get through the play-offs. Then again, Birmingham got relegated last year..

Stoke and Swansea haven't gone back down though. :unsure:

'Ammers will end up going down again, they can't help themselves.

[Cripps_orig]

Doncaster 2-1 Portsmouth

Halford scores

Villa legend Beye sent off

[Cripps_orig]

4-0 West Ham

Vaz Te hat trick

2-2 Portsmouth

Halford penalty again

[Cripps_orig]

3-2 Doncaster

Proper pub team game

Both are down so they both attacking like they just dont care

5-0 West Ham

Cole i think

:bow:

Lansbury has been brilliant

[Cripps_orig]

Birmingham 2-2 Bristol City

Zigic scored

[Master Splinter]

Lansbury :doh:.

Vaz Te will be next season's Taarabt. If West Ham go up, that is.

Beye :haha:.

MON :haha:.

[Marc Overmars]

Lansbury :doh:.

Vaz Te will be next season's Taarabt. If West Ham go up, that is.

Beye :haha:.

MON :haha:.

Hope not, if it means doing his only decent thing vs us.

[Cripps_orig]

6-0 West Ham

No idea who scored. OG i think

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Leeds winning 4-1 now

Peterbrough :pal:

Adrian Durham :pal:

[Cripps_orig]

Leeds 4-1 Peterborough

Durham :pal:

Warnock :bow:

Think they are going up next season

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Doncaster 3-3 Portsmouth. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Doncaster 3-4 Portsmouth!!

[Cripps_orig]

3-4 now :lol:

Doncaster are down

Pompey hanging on

[Cripps_orig]

Next games

Peterborough v Southampton

Bristol City v West Ham

Come on Peterborough

[Marc Overmars]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-17724861#TWEET126913

Diouf and 5 other guys arrested after a nightclub brawl.

Anton Ferdinand also questioned.

:rolleyes:

[Cripps_orig]

Brighton v Watford Tue 17 Apr 19:45
Bristol City v West Ham Tue 17 Apr 19:45
Cardiff v Derby Tue 17 Apr 19:45
Coventry v Millwall Tue 17 Apr 19:45
Hull v Barnsley Tue 17 Apr 19:45
Ipswich v Birmingham Tue 17 Apr 19:45
Leicester v Burnley Tue 17 Apr 19:45
Middlesbrough v Doncaster Tue 17 Apr 19:45
Peterborough v Southampton Tue 17 Apr 19:45
Portsmouth v Crystal Palace Tue 17 Apr 19:45
Blackpool v Leeds United Tue 17 Apr 20:00
Reading v Nottm Forest Tue 17 Apr 20:00

Coming to the end of the season which is the only time i care about lower league football so might as well post the fixtures up

Come on Peterborough and West Ham

[Cripps_orig]

Portsmouth and Coventry can both go down today

Reading can go up

[Cripps_orig]

0-2 Southampton

FFS

[Cripps_orig]

0-1 West Ham

Tomkins

COYI

[Cripps_orig]

Bristol City 1-1 West Ham

FFS

Fat Sam out

[Master Splinter]

Come on Bristol.

All football fans want a Bristol win.

[Cripps_orig]

Portsmouth 1-0

They need Bristol City to lose though

[Syn]

The race for the 6th play-off spot is heating up too. Middlesbrough and Blackpool both being held at home at the moment. Cardiff currently winning 1-0 against Derby.

[Cripps_orig]

Coventry miss a penalty :doh:

Still 4 points behind Bristol City in the fight for survival

2-0 Pompey

[Cripps_orig]

0-3 Southampton

Durham :pal:

[Syn]

Haven't been many goals at all in the Championship. 12 games - 60 mins gone and only and 12 goals, I think.

[Cripps_orig]

2-0 Cardiff

Hudson scored from near the halfway line

[Cripps_orig]

Coventry 0-1 Millwall

[Master Splinter]

The Calderon scores for Brighton :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Blackpool 1-0 Leeds! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brizzle City 1-1 'Ammers, FT. :lol:

Pompey are still clinging on!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reading 1-0 Forest! Reading are promoted if it stays the same!

[Master Splinter]

Reading :bow:.

Fat Sam :haha:.

[Syn]

Will nice to see Reading in the Premier League again.

They were so shit last time even Hleb was prolific against them.

[Master Splinter]

O'Dea sent off for Leeds.

Warnock :haha:.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Reading promoted :bow:

Brian McDermott :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Reading promoted!!

McDermott :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reading are promoted!

:bow:

[Master Splinter]

More importantly, we beat Maccy!!

Suarez Is Boss :bow:.

Me :bow:.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

As achievements go, this probably isn't one.

[GP]

Reading :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Reading :haha:

Going down next season

[Cripps_orig]

Seriously though, what are their chances of doing a Norwich/Swansea or are they more a Burnley or a Blackpool or just a Derby?

Also what kind of football do they play? Last thing we need is more hoofball

[Marc Overmars]

The impression I get is that they play decent football and will probably be like Norwich/Swansealona.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Seriously though, what are their chances of doing a Norwich/Swansea or are they more a Burnley or a Blackpool or just a Derby?

Also what kind of football do they play? Last thing we need is more hoofball

Then West ham need to stay where they are. Reading play anything but. More attacking and decent to watch.

[GP]

The impression I get is that they play decent football and will probably be like Norwich/Swansealona.

The team everyone wanted to go up.

Fat Sam :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Then West ham need to stay where they are. Reading play anything but. More attacking and decent to watch.West Ham have a history of decent football. In an ideal world, they win the play offs and Fat Sam is sacked on the pitch at Wembley.

[Marc Overmars]

Southampton only need a point to go up as well. It will be good to have them back, if only for the added emotion Le Tiss is bound to show on Soccer Saturday. :lol:

Anyones guess for the play offs. Hopefully it's not Birmingham yo-yo'ing their way back again. :sleep:

[Master Splinter]

The team everyone wants to go up from the play-offs is Blackpool.

Never heard anyone who knows a thing about football say any different.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I'd quite like Cardiff to go up, just for somebody different.

And so I can :popcorn: at the Swansea v Cardiff riots.