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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3080 on: January 19, 2024, 10:25:43 pm »
I think his problem is he's a luxury player which can work in the right setup like he had at Fulham, but he's not a grafter like Elliott.

Hull in more need of a striker and some pace out wide from what i've seen of them, the forward line looks woeful and Carvalho hasn't got much to play around with their attack.

probably worth giving Carvalho a few games with the new team and to get back to match fitness - it's not like he's plaed much this year.

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3081 on: January 20, 2024, 03:57:07 pm »
Hadn't seen the Liverpool connection moving on at Plymouth. First Ryan Lowe as manager, then Steve Schumacher, now Ian Foster who had gone over to Saudi Arabia with Gerrard. Their DOF from here too I think.
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3082 on: February 2, 2024, 07:29:19 pm »
How the fuck does Troy Deeney still have a job on Sky?

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3083 on: February 2, 2024, 08:56:15 pm »
How the fuck does Troy Deeney still have a job on Sky?
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3084 on: February 23, 2024, 08:53:32 pm »
Leeds have a lot of style but lacking a bit to get through the Leicester defence.  I didn't realise that Bamford was just a squad player for them these days, they look like they could do with him as a focal point to their attacks.  Leicester scored from a set-piece.

Title race is pretty much over if Leicester win and they will almost certainly go on to break the record for most points.

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3085 on: February 23, 2024, 09:33:27 pm »
Leeds have a lot of style but lacking a bit to get through the Leicester defence.  I didn't realise that Bamford was just a squad player for them these days, they look like they could do with him as a focal point to their attacks.  Leicester scored from a set-piece.

Title race is pretty much over if Leicester win and they will almost certainly go on to break the record for most points.

Leeds are attractive with the ball, but Farke’s teams routinely are piss poor without it. Foxes should be out of sight.
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3086 on: February 23, 2024, 09:36:42 pm »
Daka misses a sitter to put Leicester 2 up.

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3087 on: February 23, 2024, 09:39:21 pm »
1-1!

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3088 on: February 23, 2024, 09:41:32 pm »
Checked to see who scored for Leicester, thought I read faeces! Need to get my prescription altered

I think Leeds are good money to come up again, been very decent all season

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« Reply #3089 on: February 23, 2024, 09:42:09 pm »
2-1 Leeds, what a turnaround. All down to that Daka miss I say.
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3090 on: February 23, 2024, 09:45:23 pm »
2-1 Leeds, what a turnaround. All down that Daka miss I say.
Agreed. They had other chances to finish the game off before that too.

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3091 on: February 23, 2024, 09:46:38 pm »
Agreed. They had other chances to finish the game off before that too.

And a fuck up by the officials. Not that I have a dog in the fight. Has to be said though, that Leicester have been far superior for most of this.
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3092 on: February 23, 2024, 09:55:29 pm »
3-1 to Leeds - incredible turnaround. Football eh?
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3093 on: February 23, 2024, 09:57:30 pm »
Both these teams will go straight back down, their defences are shocking.

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3094 on: February 23, 2024, 09:58:36 pm »
Can't believe that Meslier is still in goal for Leeds either, terrible.

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3095 on: February 23, 2024, 10:01:22 pm »
3-1 to Leeds - incredible turnaround. Football eh?
Crazy game.  For the 30 minutes after half-time Leicester were so dominant, had a goal wrongly disallowed and missed a couple of really good chances.  Once Leicester had to chase it though they looked really vulnerable.

At least there's the prospect of a title race now.  Ipswich could join Leeds in being six points behind Leicester if they win their game in hand.

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3096 on: February 23, 2024, 10:33:47 pm »
Crazy game.  For the 30 minutes after half-time Leicester were so dominant, had a goal wrongly disallowed and missed a couple of really good chances.  Once Leicester had to chase it though they looked really vulnerable.

At least there's the prospect of a title race now.  Ipswich could join Leeds in being six points behind Leicester if they win their game in hand.

It’s mad how there are four sides who until the last week or two have all been in such great form or long runs. Southampton went unbeaten for months, Leeds have just won 9 in a row, Ipswich had a great run and all the while Leicester were top by suddenly. Two defeats in a row and suddenly they don’t just have to worry about not winning the league, they have to be careful not to slip out of the automatic places altogether. Crazy league!

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3097 on: February 23, 2024, 10:43:46 pm »
Farke fist bumping the crowd Klopp style. Is that a German thing or just blatantly imitating Klopp?

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3098 on: February 23, 2024, 10:49:52 pm »
Farke fist bumping the crowd Klopp style. Is that a German thing or just blatantly imitating Klopp?
I don’t think Klopp invented it, to be honest.

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3099 on: March 5, 2024, 08:18:34 pm »
Big night at the top. Ipswich are back in the automatic promotion picture.

Leicester already ahead though and Leeds should win so need the 3 points tonight
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3100 on: March 5, 2024, 09:18:39 pm »
Not going to plan for Ipswich tonight
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3101 on: March 5, 2024, 09:25:25 pm »
Not going to plan for Ipswich tonight
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3102 on: March 5, 2024, 09:35:32 pm »
I think for my entire life Bristol City have always been between 6 points off the play off spots and 8 points above the relegation zone.

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3103 on: March 5, 2024, 09:44:08 pm »
Hamza Choudhury is still a snide shithouse.  A bit lucky not to give away a last minute penalty and very lucky not to get a red card for a snide stamp afterwards.

I've watched Leicester a couple of times and they're very much a counter-attacking team.  I thought with having Maresca they'd be possession based but they pretty much sit 10 men behind the ball and look for opportunities to counter.

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3104 on: March 5, 2024, 09:56:36 pm »
Ipswich never give up, do they. They got an amasing resilience in them.
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3105 on: March 5, 2024, 09:57:14 pm »
Great fightback by Ipswich to come back from 0-1 and 1-2 to now lead 3-2.  As you were in the top three unless there's more late drama at Ipswich.

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« Reply #3106 on: March 5, 2024, 10:01:21 pm »
I've always had a soft touch for Ipswich, they seem to be a proper club. It would be cool to see them in the Premier League.
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3107 on: March 5, 2024, 10:01:56 pm »
Ipswich never give up, do they. They got an amasing resilience in them.
They showed a stat showing how many points they’ve won from losing positions, similar to us in that respect. Great effort especially after missing a pen at 2-2 and not having played well.
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« Reply #3108 on: March 5, 2024, 10:04:58 pm »
They showed a stat showing how many points they’ve won from losing positions, similar to us in that respect. Great effort especially after missing a pen at 2-2 and not having played well.

Pressure has got to them at times (back in top 2 going into tonight) but they've managed to dig in.

Would have been easy to drop off after the Maidstone fiasco and then lost their next league game. They then drew with West Brom at home but I watched that game and they battled back from behind to draw and they were all over them towards the end and you could see they had the bite back in them. They've won every game since.
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« Reply #3109 on: March 5, 2024, 10:05:26 pm »
I've always had a soft touch for Ipswich, they seem to be a proper club. It would be cool to see them in the Premier League.
It’s good for the town when they’re in the PL, just worry their supporters will have the usual small time attitude. Hope I’m wrong as like you I do think they’ve got a nice bit of history behind them and beats having the same old teams go up and down
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3110 on: March 5, 2024, 10:06:49 pm »
Pressure has got to them at times (back in top 2 going into tonight) but they've managed to dig in.

Would have been easy to drop off after the Maidstone fiasco and then lost their next league game. They then drew with West Brom at home but I watched that game and they battled back from behind to draw and they were all over them towards the end and you could see they had the bite back in them. They've won every game since.
Was looking a bit like that tonight, they didn’t play very well, the 4 subs changed the emphasis and even though they went behind again they battled back

Definitely needed it given other results
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« Reply #3111 on: March 5, 2024, 10:10:11 pm »
It’s good for the town when they’re in the PL, just worry their supporters will have the usual small time attitude. Hope I’m wrong as like you I do think they’ve got a nice bit of history behind them and beats having the same old teams go up and down

Like Norwich they seem inoffensive enough and have always been sound with us in the past. It's not in the Midlands either which is a start, all the fans around there are always dickheads with us.

They've been a decent bunch in the past but it's over 20 years since we played them.
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3112 on: March 5, 2024, 10:16:32 pm »
I think for my entire life Bristol City have always been between 6 points off the play off spots and 8 points above the relegation zone.

Similarly, Birmingham have never been above 16th or below 19th.

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« Reply #3113 on: March 5, 2024, 10:19:33 pm »
Similarly, Birmingham have never been above 16th or below 19th.

And Preston a win or two away from the play offs but several places below.
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« Reply #3114 on: March 5, 2024, 10:21:30 pm »
My boy will be coming happy again.

I watched the game on TV and the first half was awful but second half was great. I feel Town could do with a decent goalkeeper.
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« Reply #3115 on: March 5, 2024, 10:22:48 pm »
And Preston a win or two away from the play offs but several places below.

Was born in Preston, so I often have a look at where they are and...yet...spot on ;D

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« Reply #3116 on: March 5, 2024, 10:24:01 pm »
Also, Rotherham and Barnsley being to the Championship what Norwich and West Brom are to the Premier League - not good enough to be there, but not bad enough not to be.

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« Reply #3117 on: March 6, 2024, 12:56:26 am »
Was born in Preston, so I often have a look at where they are and...yet...spot on ;D

Was only saying to mate earlier today, it feels Preston have been continually mid-table in the Championship for 90 years…. Would love to see them in the Premiership but don’t think it’ll happen anytime soon.

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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3118 on: March 8, 2024, 03:37:15 pm »
Sam Wallace suggesting that should Leicester get promoted they will start on a points deductions in the Premier League.
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Re: Skybet Championship Thread
« Reply #3119 on: March 9, 2024, 02:34:50 pm »
Cardiff scored twice in ET to come from behind and beat Ipswich.

Advantage Leeds and Leicester, the run-in should be an exciting one.