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JulianDarbyFTW · 2026-03-06T14:43:04+0000

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/

Nick · 2026-03-06T14:50:48+0000

shmmeee said:
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 · 2026-03-06T16:05:04+0000

JulianDarbyFTW said:
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 · 2026-03-06T16:59:09+0000

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

Reading is hard isn’t it?

shmmeee · 2026-03-06T16:59:25+0000

Nick said:
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 · 2026-03-06T18:29:12+0000

baldy said:
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 · 2026-03-06T18:41:37+0000

shmmeee said:
Those are certainly words

That’s what your family wanted and the other stooges

covcity4life · 2026-03-06T18:48:40+0000

Ccfcisparks said:
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 · 2026-03-06T18:53:29+0000

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

theferret · 2026-03-06T19:34:07+0000

Irish Sky Blue said:
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 · 2026-03-06T19:46:21+0000

TomRad85 said:
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 · 2026-03-06T20:05:18+0000

Great start for Oxford.

Danceswithhorses · 2026-03-06T20:06:14+0000

go Oxford 0-1
another set piece goal

Gynnsthetonic · 2026-03-06T20:10:26+0000

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

Danceswithhorses · 2026-03-06T20:10:37+0000

deary me - should have been 0-2

covmark · 2026-03-06T20:10:44+0000

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

Danceswithhorses · 2026-03-06T20:12:36+0000

damn...1-1

Danceswithhorses · 2026-03-06T20:16:45+0000

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

ptr · 2026-03-06T20:17:05+0000

Great advert for league 1 football this

Skybluekyle · 2026-03-06T20:17:58+0000

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

Skybluekyle · 2026-03-06T20:47:58+0000

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

Danceswithhorses · 2026-03-06T20:51:58+0000

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

thekidfromstrettoncamp · 2026-03-06T21:17:50+0000

Could be a big goal at the bottom for Oxford .

Danceswithhorses · 2026-03-06T21:17:55+0000

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

Skybluekyle · 2026-03-06T21:18:11+0000

That goalkeeping didn't look right

Danceswithhorses · 2026-03-06T21:22:47+0000

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

Skybluekyle · 2026-03-06T21:24:59+0000

Danceswithhorses said:
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 · 2026-03-06T21:26:24+0000

In addition to Preston looking dreadful...

MusicDating · 2026-03-06T21:27:23+0000

Skybluekyle said:
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 · 2026-03-06T21:51:18+0000

shmmeee said:
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 · 2026-03-06T21:54:23+0000

mmttww said:
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 · 2026-03-06T21:55:54+0000

Coventry: You won at Preston, you?

Oxford: Sure, you never have?

fernandopartridge · 2026-03-06T21:58:55+0000

Preston look absolutely woeful

Danceswithhorses · 2026-03-06T21:59:01+0000

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

Liquid Gold · 2026-03-06T22:03:29+0000

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.

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