Championship thread 25/26! (24 Viewers)

[JulianDarbyFTW]

Nice to see Doug making an impact on the new playoff format:

"And thanks to a suggestion from Coventry City owner Doug King, the team that finishes third in the Championship will get the added advantage of playing the lowest-ranked team that reaches the semi-finals, which is another tweak to the National League’s fixed bracket."

I still think it's a big pile of shit, though.

https://archive.is/20260306125716/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7090771/2026/03/06/efl-new-expanded-play-offs/

 

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[Nick]

Yes wanting your club to lose millions to stick it to some councillors you’ve convinced yourself are evil incarnate is perfectly normal. You are as always having a normal one.

Could be wanting the club to go bust so a different dodgy American can take over and let you spin on the chair.

 

[baldy]

Nice to see Doug making an impact on the new playoff format:

"And thanks to a suggestion from Coventry City owner Doug King, the team that finishes third in the Championship will get the added advantage of playing the lowest-ranked team that reaches the semi-finals, which is another tweak to the National League’s fixed bracket."

I still think it's a big pile of shit, though.

https://archive.is/20260306125716/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7090771/2026/03/06/efl-new-expanded-play-offs/

On the flip side,Frank doesn't really give a shit about the new format

 

[shmmeee]

you're not seriously suggesting we could've turned round and spent £50m on players

Reading is hard isn’t it?

 

[shmmeee]

Could be wanting the club to go bust so a different dodgy American can take over and let you spin on the chair.

Those are certainly words

 

[Para1140]

On the flip side,Frank doesn't really give a shit about the new format

Why should he when we will be in the premiership

 

[Grendel]

Those are certainly words

That’s what your family wanted and the other stooges

 

[covcity4life]

Highly unlikely its comfortably 90%

I don't understand how any fan can get carried away after what we seen already this season

Only takes one bad week to make things nervy.

That said a few good weeks could pretty much see us there mind you

 

[wingy]

Just go with it, they've just achieved a monumental recovery and put down the gauntlet, just believe.

 

[theferret]

I think gates are up all over the place. I’m amazed at some of the attendances clubs are getting. Even National League gates seem to have rocketed. While midweek attendances are lower, they are not hugely different to weekend gates. I’d be surprised if we are not pushing 28k to 29k next Wednesday with Preston’s traditional poor away support adding to that.
Not saying I support the extension of the play offs but attendance wouldn’t be a reason I would be against them.

It's mainly because ST holders are counted in midweek gates, if not for than there is a big difference. The actual turn out is often far below the official attendance. Not always, and we are shielded from that given our situation. But if clubs are only selling a handful of tickets above STs, you're in danger of the fixture costing more to put on than you're generating in revenue, adding more midweek fixtures doesn't help. Even 'official' midweek gates are down 9% across the FL, not accounting for the ST no shows. I also think gates have peaked and will likely fall a bit in coming seasons, could be wrong though, but they were down in EFL last season and down again this season slightly.

 

[Lamps]

What a load of shite this is! Constantly pissing around with the beautiful game making it more unbearable year by year.

Coming soon. Top 2 go up and those in the top 16 make the playoffs. Bottom 2 get relegated and bottom 8 are in the playoffs for the last relegation place.

 

[torchomatic]

Great start for Oxford.

 

[Danceswithhorses]

go Oxford 0-1
another set piece goal

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Puts Leicester and West Brom 2nd and 3rd from bottom

 

[Danceswithhorses]

deary me - should have been 0-2

 

[covmark]

West brom and the shitcunts in the bottom 3. Oxford should be 2 up

 

[Danceswithhorses]

damn...1-1

 

[Danceswithhorses]

Preston look awful at the back....could easily have conceded 4 in first 16 mins

 

[ptr]

Great advert for league 1 football this

 

[Skybluekyle]

These two can't defend here.....unless it's against us, obviously

 

[Skybluekyle]

This really is shite, the spud munchers vs the comma cunts

 

[Danceswithhorses]

Well Oxford could have had 5 in that 1st half....so i expect a Preston win in this game lol

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Could be a big goal at the bottom for Oxford .

 

[Danceswithhorses]

1-2 oxford.
How did we not beat this shower of shit preston side...with 10 men aswell ??

 

[Skybluekyle]

That goalkeeping didn't look right

 

[Danceswithhorses]

wow 1-3....deserved really, as Oxford have had tons of chances

 

[Skybluekyle]

wow 1-3....deserved really, as Oxford have had tons of chances

Hopefully puts the pressure on the sister shagging fox botherers down the M69 to get a result tomorrow

 

[MusicDating]

In addition to Preston looking dreadful...

 

[MusicDating]

Hopefully puts the pressure on the sister shagging fox botherers down the M69 to get a result tomorrow

That's exactly what I'm hoping. Curiously Leics have a great record against Ipswich...

 

[mmttww]

The “hill” I’m on is again that spending £50m on paying off the stadium mortgage is less beneficial to our long term financial stability than spending the same £50m on players in an attempt to stay in the Premier League

It doesn't have to be a choice between the two, does it? I don't see any evidence that buying the ground had an impact on how we approached the season. We had a squad good enough for top six. It over performed and we then added what was needed for a push in Jan. I get what you're saying, just don't see the link.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

It doesn't have to be a choice between the two, does it? I don't see any evidence that buying the ground had an impact on how we approached the season. We had a squad good enough for top six. It over performed and we then added what was needed for a push in Jan. I get what you're saying, just don't see the link.

He is the sort of person who'd rather rent than buy so he can put his additional capital in stonks on his sigma grindset

 

[Skybluekyle]

Coventry: You won at Preston, you?

Oxford: Sure, you never have?

 

[fernandopartridge]

Preston look absolutely woeful

 

[Danceswithhorses]

Well done Oxford - did what we couldn't do against 10 men

 

[Liquid Gold]

Our Preston result was diabolical but people wouldn’t have it because they were in a false position.

The most mid table turgid shite every year.