Topic: Skybet Championship 17/18 Season Thread

[FlashGordon]

Peak Mike Dean/Stewart Downing there. It's like reliving 2012.

[smicer07]

Get off the pitch you massive quims.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Great seeing JT so happy there

[Crosby Nick]

Choc full of yard dogs Villa, aren’t they?

[BlackandWhitePaul]

I'm really pleased the Smog Monsters are out of the running.

Now for Fulham to humiliate Villa in the final.

[Statto Red]

Fuck off Boro & Pulis, hope Fulham win the final.

[smicer07]

State of this, fucking hell.

[CanuckYNWA]

Well lets hope Fulham beat them - they have the quality but we know Bruce is going to defend for 90/120mins and hope they win on penalties or a jammy goal.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

JT looking at young jack like a proud father

[Gerry Attrick]

It's a damn shame we won't see Ryan Shotton in the Premier League next season. How he's even playing in the Championship is beyond me, I'd like his agent.

[The North Bank]

Congrats villa for getting promoted, well deserved celebrations, see you in the premier league next season.

[FlashGordon]

JT looking at young jack like a proud father

In a bar somewhere Grealish's father is looking at the TV angrily and perplexed. He'll be be straight to Villa park with questions after he finishes his cider.

[smicer07]

Kids on the pitch as well, great example of parenting here.

[BlackandWhitePaul]

Congrats villa for getting promoted, well deserved celebrations, see you in the premier league next season.

Huh.

[Gerry Attrick]

There'll be pitch invasions for winning the opening game of the season soon. Needs knocking on the head.

[dudleyred]

The proper fans telling them to get off the pitch with”where we’re you when we were shit”

Fulham win for the love of god please

[Lush is the best medicine...]

There'll be pitch invasions for winning the opening game of the season soon. Needs knocking on the head.

they did one a few years ago when they got to the cup semi

[BlackandWhitePaul]

If these c*nts do come up I hope they lose 38 games in a row.

[Iska]

I basically support stadiums when it comes to this kind of thing so this is the dream playoff final for me.  Craven Cottage and Villa Park through, the Riverside and Pride Park out, sweet.

[BlackandWhitePaul]

Paul Merson really does chat some fucking shit.   

[The North Bank]

Huh.

They just won the world cup, no need to be bitter.

[The North Bank]

Paul Merson really does chat some fucking shit.   

"There's nothing worser than at full time feeling that you wasnt totally on it"

[stevieG786]

Can't stand Villa or Fulham. Would have much preffered Derby to come up, if not them then Borough

Edit: just realised that turd Pulis is their manager, fuck Borough too.

[bird_lfc]

Steve McClaren to be appointed new QPR manager. The same Steve McClaren that has failed in every job he has been in and has been sacked since his first stint at F.C. Twente.

The lack of ambition is terrifying . Honestly. Jobs for the boys

[Statto Red]

Steve McClaren to be appointed new QPR manager. The same Steve McClaren that has failed in every job he has been in and has been sacked since his first stint at F.C. Twente.

The lack of ambition is terrifying . Honestly. Jobs for the boys

Awful awful manager, always making excuses even before the match kicks off. Came into the England manager job with a billy big boys attitude "i'm going to drop Beckham" ecc which he did do but forgot it was all about getting results. I still shake my head in disbelief at his post match England v Andorra comments, boasting about a formation working [think it was 5-4-1] when leading 5-0, towards the end of that match, any formation would have worked 5-0 up against a pub team. Summed up his stint when England went in 0-0 at halftime against Andorra in the return match, then the Croatia match 2-0 down & didn't change anything until halftime[wally with the brolly].   

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Steve McClaren to be appointed new QPR manager. The same Steve McClaren that has failed in every job he has been in and has been sacked since his first stint at F.C. Twente.

The lack of ambition is terrifying . Honestly. Jobs for the boys

theyve got a shocking owner and they actually thought Ian Holloway would be good there

[bird_lfc]

theyve got a shocking owner and they actually thought Ian Holloway would be good there

Holloway is another one of the lads, too. His soccer a.m. style ‘banter’ gets him the jobs he has had thus far.

Out of the usual suspects, the only one I know that seems to do well at most clubs he goes to is Steve Bruce.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Holloway is another one of the lads, too. His soccer a.m. style ‘banter’ gets him the jobs he has had thus far.

Out of the usual suspects, the only one I know that seems to do well at most clubs he goes to is Steve Bruce.

bruce is actually good though, not in terms of the top tier of prem managers but as someone who can get you promoted and give a decent fist of the prem he’s pretty good for that, a fan of a reasonably sized championship club (eg sheff Wednesday) would be delighted to get someone like Bruce but not mclaren or holloway

[QR350]

I basically support stadiums when it comes to this kind of thing so this is the dream playoff final for me.  Craven Cottage and Villa Park through, the Riverside and Pride Park out, sweet.

Strange but same here. That's why I was happy last year getting Newcastle, Brighton and Huddersfield. Not the biggest or most glamorous but pleasing to the eye.

[BlackandWhitePaul]

I hope the balding, ginger fuckwit takes them down   

[So… Howard Philips]

I hope the balding, ginger fuckwit takes them down   

Moyes?

[Gerry Attrick]

I hope the balding, ginger fuckwit takes them down   

Which club has approached Harry?

[Buck Pete]

I hope the balding, ginger fuckwit takes them down   

No need to talk like that about a fella on his Wedding Day

[Buck Pete]

Which club has approached Harry?

Beat me to it

[sinnermichael]

Frank Lampard linked with the Ipswich job.

[bird_lfc]

Frank Lampard linked with the Ipswich job.

Its a tough gig. Chairman hasnt backed any of the previous managers with funds.

Gary Rowett leaving Derby for Stoke seems possible.

[Jookie]

Its a tough gig. Chairman hasnt backed any of the previous managers with funds.

I agree about Ipswich being a tough gig. Not much money to spend on transfers though I think they pay reasonable wages.

Not sure the chairman can be blamed though. They just don't have the turnover of the bigger clubs in the division and don't have the luxury of any parachute payments. The piece below by Swiss Ramble (from 2017) is good reading on Ipswich's financial situation

http://swissramble.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/ipswich-town-stuck-in-moment.html

From a playing side of things I think it had become stale under McCarthy. He looked unlikely to get them into the play offs but on the same hand they never looked in danger of relegation. I know a number of Ipswich fan and they'd started to go the games much more irregularly due to the quality if football on show. With any new managerial appointment, the club needs to get the fans onside. Ipswich could get +20k average if things are going well. They got so much support across the whole of Suffolk.

I'm not sure that Lampard is the right choice though. Mainly because of the risk it involves. In Ipswich's position a 10-15% drop off could easily have them fighting relegation. Whereas it would need a fair chunk of brilliance and luck to get them promoted. I wouldn't want someone like Lampard (or any new manager) learning on the job at a financially constrained Championship club.

EDIT: Local paper in Ipswich seem to think it'll be either the Shrewsbury or St Mirren manager who gets offered the role....

http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town-closing-in-on-manager-appointment-1-5528801

[QR350]

Anyone know where I can watch the playoff final today? Or if any streams are available?

[Phil M]

Come on Fulham!

[Lycan]

Come on Fulham. Don't want Villa or Fathead back in the premier league.