Yep-some substance to that. Mate of mine regularly goes to Ipswich and says the journey is better than the destination in reality when gaining promotion from the Championship.I hate to break it to you lads but this season is probably as good as it’s going to get as a city fan. Enjoy it while it lasts cos we’ll be getting pumped more than Bonnie Blue if we go up then we’ll be entitled parachute fans when we come down again.
Nothing, nothing, and some extra TV / gate revenue for the latter.
It's based on earnings from playing in the Premier league, so it would be the same. It just rides on a single game rather than the position at the end of the season.Na surely not. They call the playoff final the richest game in football. Something like £90m for the winner I remember reading when we played Luton but what does that look like for 1st and 2nd? Do they get more or less.
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Yep if you play your cards right it will absolutely be transformativeThe money from going up would be transformative for us. We'd probably need to aim to be a yo-yo club for a while before trying to establish ourselves up there....for a few seasons.
The bookies have now switched to thinking that we're favourites for the league with Ipswich second, but I still expect that their better squad depth will see them to top spot.More silverware would be good, as I like the idea of us as a club that is building a large collection. The question of 1st/2nd is in the air because most pundits still predict Ipswich will win the league. We play them twice in a row, in essence, in December, this means in either scenario where we make automatic promotion, these are the 12 points that will most likely determine as to which spot we finish in. So what we need is 3 good results (WBA/Borough/Charlton) in the run up to Dec 6, then whatever the result of that fixture, 4 good results before Dec 29. Even then there's still 21 games to go, Championship is just relentless, but we'll have the January transfer window ahead, and decisions about what to do with the FA cup. Just play the 2nd XI and hope they keep winning, to keep them fresh in case of league injuries?
Boo!!!The bookies have now switched to thinking that we're favourites for the league with Ipswich second, but I still expect that their better squad depth will see them to top spot.
They're not. We are overwhelming favourites to win the league with the bookies as it stands.sorry, I'm still not seeing how they are favs!!! 11 points behind and massive inferior GD, they would have to win every game 2or 3 nil and we would have to have a massive drop off. Plus do you think every team in between us will also collapse?? They have to get past everybody! On their boards it's split between delusional League winners and realistic iffy start but maybe play-offs.
The bookies now have us as title favourites, but I just think that quality in depth counts a lot over a whole season. If we get to January still top of the table however, I don't see us getting dislodged.sorry, I'm still not seeing how they are favs!!! 11 points behind and massive inferior GD, they would have to win every game 2or 3 nil and we would have to have a massive drop off. Plus do you think every team in between us will also collapse?? They have to get past everybody! On their boards it's split between delusional League winners and realistic iffy start but maybe play-offs.
That's what it's worth to get into the PL - not what anybody receives from the play off final game. You get no more for finishing 2nd in The Championship, than you do for finishing 20th. It's merely the promotion to the money pot of the PL.Na surely not. They call the playoff final the richest game in football. Something like £90m for the winner I remember reading when we played Luton but what does that look like for 1st and 2nd? Do they get more or less.
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By tradition, the winning team passes on the prize money to the losing team. We made several million when we lost to Luton.That's what it's worth to get into the PL - not what anybody receives from the play off final game. You get no more for finishing 2nd in The Championship, than you do for finishing 20th. It's merely the promotion to the money pot of the PL.
What prize money? The only income can be from the gate receipts. Plus anything form the TV. You don't actually receive anything for winning/participating.By tradition, the winning team passes on the prize money to the losing team
Perhaps it is just that. But there was an article at the time about how we "benefited" from their win. I may have misremembered the details.What prize money? The only income can be from the gate receipts. Plus anything form the TV. You don't actually receive anything for winning/participating.
What prize money? The only income can be from the gate receipts. Plus anything form the TV. You don't actually receive anything for winning/participating.
Think that is all gate receipts (and perhaps TV). I read that Huddersfield gave Reading £4m after they won it (pre-agreement). I suppose clubs can do that, but bar dividing up gate receipts, clubs don't receive anything from the EFL for winning the play offs/winning the league etc.Fairly sure there's a pot divided up between the 4 teams plus associated add ons and tradition is the winners give theirs to the runners up though I've no idea what that amounts to
Well said.I want to see the silver...I want the open top bus...I want it added to the list of titles we have won.
So no I wouldn't take 2nd now...even if ultimately we were to fail
Once promoted our starting eleven would be very different from the current one. Lots of beatings for sure but relegation wouldn’t be guaranteed.I hate to break it to you lads but this season is probably as good as it’s going to get as a city fan. Enjoy it while it lasts cos we’ll be getting pumped more than Bonnie Blue if we go up then we’ll be entitled parachute fans when we come down again.
and i for one cannot wait to be looking down on the likes of Leicester, Middlesbrough and Bristol City, being outraged that a player would choose them over usI hate to break it to you lads but this season is probably as good as it’s going to get as a city fan. Enjoy it while it lasts cos we’ll be getting pumped more than Bonnie Blue if we go up then we’ll be entitled parachute fans when we come down again.
but I still expect that their better squad depth will see them to top spot.
I don't think we would have a choice if there was only 1 game left and 4 points clear to be fair99% of City fans would take 2nd if we were offered it. If we're 4 points clear with one game left, then it's a 'no'.
Can't be too carefulI don't think we would have a choice if there was only 1 game left and 4 points clear to be fair
Nah once we're there do a forest and spend loads and instantly become a top ambitious club!The money from going up would be transformative for us. We'd probably need to aim to be a yo-yo club for a while before trying to establish ourselves up there....for a few seasons.
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