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or.. First Team every to lose Play Off semi-final and win the Final.

i think the longer this goes on the less we are screwed, as least as it pertains to us playing the final Saturday. Every day that passes makes it harder to imagine how they could postpone it and/or insert Middlesborough. re: postponement : You cant just say to Wembley - hey how about we play it next Saturday instead. Plus, due to the World Cup, teams must release players by May 30th. re: inserting Middlesbrough : that would seriously penalize Hull, swapping out the opponent you have been preparing for 3 days before the match.

blimey, how bad was Norwich earlier this season to only finish 9th with that form? just checked.. they spent October, November and December in the bottom 3.

another early Sat. morning for us North Americans

i assume he is available for the FA Cup Final 🙂

I think I posted this a few weeks ago, but Fernandes' sale (€44.00m) paid for: Leo €9.00m Fellows €9.25m Aziz €13.90m Jander €12.00m Peretz (loan fee €500k) Larin (loan) Total : (€44.65m)

I am inclined to believe the draw was good for us. 1 point each was better than either getting 3. neither gained on GD.

i had totally not been focusing on Millwall in our quest for 2nd. But now seeing their run-in my optimism after the win today has turned to pessimism! damn it.. i should just enjoy the 19 match unbeaten streak!

Mission accomplished, Romeu.

in our 18 match unbeaten streak.... 12 goals allowed games w/ clean sheet - 8 games w only 1 goal given - 9 games w/ 3 goals given - 1 (Leicester) ☺️ 39 goals for!

10 games? 5 league games left 2 league playoff games left 2 FA Cup games left -- 1 Community Shield in August? 😀

i just want to note that the sale price for Fernandes last summer equals the total price to acquire: Azaz, Jander, Fellows, Scienza, as well as Peretz and Larin (small loan fees)

want to give some love to TBH. He is having a fantastic season. 7 goals, his through ball passing has been top notch, and all around play has really improved. past seasons we would really really have sweated out those last 20 minutes. i dont remember being worried once that Derby was going to level it up.

fawanews has been so reliable this season. bummer. anyone have a link? EDIT... FYI Fawanews did finally come up.. enjoy all.

i was going to say surely when VVD started the 2015-16 season, but then i realized he replaced Alderweireld, who at the time was quality as well. so not as drastic of a quality leap.

Norwich haven't had a draw since before Christmas.

Wrexham's last two matches are against the two best teams in the league. but... those two teams probably will have secured auto promotion by then. Talk about lucky.

it's entirely possible as an interim manager he hadn't been given any authority to manage the team as he saw fit entirely possible a back 5 formation was the ethos dictated from the top; to be executed at every level of the club, down to the Academy (continuity and all) but i am speculating.

would be happy with a home match for any other than the big 4. Port Vale, Leeds, or West Ham/Brentford shouldn't scare anyone.

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/southamptons-signing-gamble-laid-bare-by-taylor-harwood-bellis-unlikely-milestone/ After the match, though, it was revealed that Harwood-Bellis became the first man signed under Sport Republic's ownership to hit double-digit goals whilst at the club, which just highlights the poor recruitment, as late.

Under Tonda?

Stephens feeling left out.

His durability and work rate were unmatched to the very end with Saints, which make it all the more "tragic" that it all fell off the cliff once he left Saints. or should i say, he maintained that work rate for the 23/24 season with West Ham, but 24/25 and 25/26 have been a professional disaster for JWP (falling out of favor with managers, not in the starting XI, loaned out each of the past 2 seasons).

i just cant get over the first name.. Cyle. I assume it is pronounced "Kyle"

so umm. yeah... reading this thread, if by some miracle we got promoted this season, it would be one year in the top flight and right back down again. i dont thinks SR has the acumen or resources to refresh the squad with players and a manager in such a short time that could keep us up. Was it Brentford that did something similar a few years back? Basically cut loose the entire promoted squad during the summer and bought all new players? Surprised that worked, odds seemed against it.