Author Topic: Skybet Championship Thread (Read 184626 times)

rafathegaffa83 · « **Reply #120 on:** November 15, 2019, 11:34:48 am »

Quote from: IgorBobbins on November 15, 2019, 11:19:37 am

Shocking stuff. Wouldn't get any club in the Premier League circumventing the rules and doing dodgy stuff like that. No Siree.

I wonder what the owners of Reading, Derby and Aston Villa are thinking at the moment

elsewhere · « **Reply #121 on:** November 19, 2019, 05:41:51 pm »

PSG owners buying Leeds?

I've been a good boy · « **Reply #122 on:** November 20, 2019, 11:10:24 am »

Quote from: elsewhere on November 19, 2019, 05:41:51 pm

PSG owners buying Leeds?

Hasn't this news been around for a few months now? Will believe it when I see a handshake

rafathegaffa83 · « **Reply #123 on:** November 30, 2019, 02:07:36 pm »

Charlton sold to a group from Abu Dhabi
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-charlton/abu-dhabi-based-consortium-agrees-to-buy-charlton-athletic-idUKKBN1Y315B

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #124 on:** November 30, 2019, 07:16:32 pm »

Went to Brentford this afternoon for my son’s birthday. 5 up at halftime, won 7-0. Think the Luton keeper took a bung.

Spent most of the second half following our game.

Plenty of goals flying in in the Championship today though.

DelTrotter · « **Reply #125 on:** December 8, 2019, 01:37:55 pm »

West Brom play some decent stuff.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #126 on:** December 8, 2019, 03:05:48 pm »

Quote from: DelTrotter on December 8, 2019, 01:37:55 pm

West Brom play some decent stuff.

Them, Leeds and Fulham look the best sides this year don’t they?

DelTrotter · « **Reply #127 on:** December 8, 2019, 09:23:50 pm »

Quote from: OLD SAINT NICK'S GOT BIG SNOWY BALLS on December 8, 2019, 03:05:48 pm

Them, Leeds and Fulham look the best sides this year don’t they?

Yep, could be a decent battle, can’t see anyone else bothering the auto spots though can be a weird league so who knows!

[new username under construction] · « **Reply #128 on:** December 13, 2019, 07:29:45 pm »

Anyone else find it really fecking weird seeing Lee Bowyer a manager?

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #129 on:** December 13, 2019, 08:22:37 pm »

Quote from: [new username under construction] on December 13, 2019, 07:29:45 pm

Anyone else find it really fecking weird seeing Lee Bowyer a manager?

Looks like Morph.

4 points between 3rd and 12th at the moment!

I've been a good boy · « **Reply #130 on:** December 13, 2019, 11:43:04 pm »

Quote from: DelTrotter on December 8, 2019, 09:23:50 pm

Yep, could be a decent battle, can’t see anyone else bothering the auto spots though can be a weird league so who knows!

Leeds bottled in last year in ridiculous fashion, hope they can hold on this year

Statto Red · « **Reply #131 on:** December 14, 2019, 03:03:34 am »

Quote from: The King with the Keita the sherry cabinet. on December 13, 2019, 11:43:04 pm

Leeds bottled in last year in ridiculous fashion, hope they can hold on this year

Yep, only just ended up making the playoffs, then bottled the second leg against Derby.

OOS · « **Reply #132 on:** December 23, 2019, 09:42:07 pm »

Blackburn 0 - 0 Wigan, fuck me what a shite game that was.

Yosser0_0 · « **Reply #133 on:** December 23, 2019, 09:46:10 pm »

Quote from: OOS on December 23, 2019, 09:42:07 pm

Blackburn 0 - 0 Wigan, fuck me what a shite game that was.

Eh? Thought it was a great game, end to end, some good football and some great saves. Most refreshing thing was no diving or play acting, very honest. Ref was good too kept it flowing.

kloppagetime · « **Reply #134 on:** December 26, 2019, 06:56:15 pm »

Looks like the annual Leeds/Bielsa bottle job is starting

Cu Chulainn · « **Reply #135 on:** January 1, 2020, 05:44:23 pm »

Loads of goals in the division today and West Brom beating Leeds as we stand.

Gary Rowett has had one hell of a good start at Millwall, they're in the play-off spots now. The table is so tight, will be very interesting to see who gets those play-off positions.

sinnermichael · « **Reply #136 on:** January 1, 2020, 06:02:30 pm »

These are the top two. The quality is dreadful.

BlackandWhitePaul · « **Reply #137 on:** January 2, 2020, 03:04:21 pm »

The 3 teams I would like to come up are.

Leeds
Nottingham Forest
Sheff Wed.

I've been a good boy · « **Reply #138 on:** January 2, 2020, 04:28:39 pm »

What on earth are Millwall and Brentford doing in the play-offs, is the division really that crap? Hope Leeds come up, as do another traditional team from many moons ago like Forest or Wednesday.

BlackandWhitePaul · « **Reply #139 on:** January 2, 2020, 04:29:27 pm »

Quote from: The King with the Keita the sherry cabinet. on January 2, 2020, 04:28:39 pm

What on earth are Millwall and Brentford doing in the play-offs, is the division really that crap? Hope Leeds come up, as do another traditional team from many moons ago like Forest or Wednesday.

Yeah, and Blackburn Rovers.

BlackandWhitePaul · « **Reply #140 on:** January 2, 2020, 04:30:41 pm »

Quote from: The King with the Keita the sherry cabinet. on January 2, 2020, 04:28:39 pm

What on earth are Millwall and Brentford doing in the play-offs, is the division really that crap?

If you think that is bad have you seen where Sunderland are in League One.

Phil M · « **Reply #141 on:** January 2, 2020, 04:49:39 pm »

Quote from: The King with the Keita the sherry cabinet. on January 2, 2020, 04:28:39 pm

What on earth are Millwall and Brentford doing in the play-offs, is the division really that crap? Hope Leeds come up, as do another traditional team from many moons ago like Forest or Wednesday.

Brentford are a good side.

Cu Chulainn · « **Reply #142 on:** January 2, 2020, 04:56:54 pm »

Quote from: The King with the Keita the sherry cabinet. on January 2, 2020, 04:28:39 pm

What on earth are Millwall and Brentford doing in the play-offs, is the division really that crap? Hope Leeds come up, as do another traditional team from many moons ago like Forest or Wednesday.

They are there on merit, Brentford are a good side and Millwall's form under Rowett is automatic promotion form. There are much bigger and richer clubs in the division who they are both outperforming so good for them, always like to see that in football.

I've been a good boy · « **Reply #143 on:** January 2, 2020, 05:01:40 pm »

Quote from: BlackandWhitePaul on January 2, 2020, 04:30:41 pm

If you think that is bad have you seen where Sunderland are in League One.

Love seeing those Brexit-voting fools rotting away in League One

Quote from: Phil M on January 2, 2020, 04:49:39 pm

Brentford are a good side.

They are but they just seem to have popped out of nowhere. Makes me wonder what these other big teams like Nottingham Forest, Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds have been doing all these years.

OOS · « **Reply #144 on:** January 2, 2020, 07:29:54 pm »

Rooney debut tonight. Either falling about on his arse or hattrick incoming.

Sudden Death Draft Loser · « **Reply #145 on:** January 2, 2020, 07:42:37 pm »

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #146 on:** January 2, 2020, 07:47:54 pm »

Quote from: The King with the Keita the sherry cabinet. on January 2, 2020, 05:01:40 pm

Love seeing those Brexit-voting fools rotting away in League One
They are but they just seem to have popped out of nowhere. Makes me wonder what these other big teams like Nottingham Forest, Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds have been doing all these years.

They’ve been well run for a while now. Every year they sell a couple of their bigger players but they haven’t as yet suffered from it. Mostly the players who’ve left haven’t done as well elsewhere (Jota, Dean, Hogan, Mepham). Maupay was the best player they’ve had and he’s holding his own at Brighton. Even the manager left them and they’ve steadily improved. They seem to have a steady supply of Scandinavians and French forwards. They play a 433 and are solid enough (at Championship level) at the back and in midfield and when their forwards get enough ball they link together well and causes lot of problems.

If they can up they could be like a Sheff Utd although more realistically they’d struggle. New stadium next year (can go either way) but their model seems quite sustainable. Bit surprised we don’t ever try and loan players there given how they play.

Gerry Attrick · « **Reply #147 on:** January 2, 2020, 07:49:36 pm »

Brentford have one of the best scouting systems around. They've bought into stats in a way few clubs have below the top divisions and they're making mountains. Wheels fell off last season when Smith jumped ship but they've rebounded.

BarryCrocker · « **Reply #148 on:** January 4, 2020, 12:10:03 am »

Quote from: OOS on January 2, 2020, 07:29:54 pm

Rooney debut tonight. Either falling about on his arse or hattrick incoming.

He got an assist from a free-kick.

In other Rooney News.

Former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has spoken about the negative effect gambling had on him during his career.

The 34-year-old, who made his debut for Championship side Derby this week, described how he was "sucked in" by initial success with gambling before ending up losing money and then "chasing his bets" to try and win it back.

Rooney decided to speak out about his personal turmoil after facing criticism over Derby's decision to give him the No.32 shirt in association with betting sponsor, online casino 32Red. Rooney had accumulated up a £700,000 ($1.3 million) debt by the age of 20.

United's all-time leading goal-scorer blamed boredom and unlimited telephone gambling for the habit but he has since quit gambling altogether, insisting he has "learned from my mistakes".

Speaking on a video for 32Red's 'Stay In Control' gambling awareness campaign, the former England captain said: "I was a young lad who'd just come into a lot of money.

"For an away game with Manchester United you stay in a hotel – and with England you're in a hotel for seven to 10 days.

"You get bored and do things to fill the time. At that time gambling was one of them.

"It was easy to place bets by phone. It didn't feel like real money. It wasn't like I had to go into a bookies and put bets where there are limits.

"Before you know it you've lost a good bit and you don't realise the amount you're putting on at the time. I won at the start and thought it was easy money. It sucks you in a bit more and I ended up losing, ended up down.

"I was chasing my bets trying to win my money back. You're there to play for your country or club and when you're losing money the way I was, then it will affect you.

"Thankfully I managed to pay up what I lost and I didn't gamble again. I've learned from my mistakes. If you carry on gambling, you lose more. That's when you can get sucked into a bad situation."

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/rooney-reveals-struggles-with-gambling-on-behalf-of-casino-sponsor-20200104-p53oql.html

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #149 on:** January 11, 2020, 01:04:10 pm »

Brentford 2 up against QPR in the West London Derby (has it ever been called that?). Very good front three for this level, I think a couple of them will be in the Premier League next season one way or another.

Statto Red · « **Reply #150 on:** January 11, 2020, 01:29:08 pm »

Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on January 11, 2020, 01:04:10 pm

Brentford 2 up against QPR in the West London Derby (has it ever been called that?). Very good front three for this level, I think a couple of them will be in the Premier League next season one way or another.

Yep
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_London_derby

kloppagetime · « **Reply #151 on:** January 11, 2020, 09:19:46 pm »

Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on January 11, 2020, 01:04:10 pm

Brentford 2 up against QPR in the West London Derby (has it ever been called that?). Very good front three for this level, I think a couple of them will be in the Premier League next season one way or another.

Leeds lost today as Bielsa got Schooled by Garry Monk once again. Brentford only 6 points behind Leeds and Leeds have a tendency to bottle it there is a decent chance Brentford finish above them in the top two.

Vinay · « **Reply #152 on:** January 11, 2020, 09:23:37 pm »

Quote from: kloppagetime on January 11, 2020, 09:19:46 pm

Leeds lost today as Bielsa got Schooled by Garry Monk once again. Brentford only 6 points behind Leeds and Leeds have a tendency to bottle it there is s decent chance Brentford finish above them in the top two.

I wouldn't say Leeds bottled it - Bielsa does run his players into the ground.....

Barneylfc∗ · « **Reply #153 on:** January 12, 2020, 11:57:34 am »

Swansea fans making a swimming gesture. Can only assume that's in reference to Emiliano Sala. Disgusting scum

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #154 on:** January 12, 2020, 11:59:04 am »

Quote from: Barneylfc on January 12, 2020, 11:57:34 am

Swansea fans making a swimming gesture. Can only assume that's in reference to Emiliano Sala. Disgusting scum

Christ that’s bad (if that’s what it’s about).

Brewster starts for Swansea. Big game for his debut, hope he does well.

Barneylfc∗ · « **Reply #155 on:** January 12, 2020, 12:13:21 pm »

Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on January 12, 2020, 11:59:04 am

Christ that’s bad (if that’s what it’s about).

Brewster starts for Swansea. Big game for his debut, hope he does well.

Apparently it's not, and it's in reference to them winning a game a load of years ago and making 30 Cardiff fans swim in the sea.

I retract the words disgusting scum and replace them with weird c*nts.

tubby · « **Reply #156 on:** January 12, 2020, 12:13:23 pm »

Quote from: Barneylfc on January 12, 2020, 11:57:34 am

Swansea fans making a swimming gesture. Can only assume that's in reference to Emiliano Sala. Disgusting scum

Was wondering what that was about, awful stuff.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #157 on:** January 12, 2020, 12:16:06 pm »

Quote from: Barneylfc on January 12, 2020, 12:13:21 pm

Apparently it's not, and it's in reference to them winning a game a load of years ago and making 30 Cardiff fans swim in the sea.

I retract the words disgusting scum and replace them with weird c*nts.

Yeah, thought it could easily relate to other weird shite! Presumably they all go and watch Wales together, how does that work?

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #158 on:** January 12, 2020, 01:07:12 pm »

Come on Rhian.

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #159 on:** January 12, 2020, 01:07:39 pm »

Quote from: tubby on January 12, 2020, 12:13:23 pm

Was wondering what that was about, awful stuff.

It's not about that.