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mark_ccfc

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #1
Monday 17th May

18:00 AFC Bournemouth vs Brentford
20:15 Barnsley vs Swansea City

Saturday 22nd May

12:30 Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
18:30 Swansea City vs Barnsley
 
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mrtrench

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #2
I've been looking at the betting - on this and the playoffs for L1 and L2.

Brentford hot favourites again to go up; as they were last year. Swansea are 5/1 outsiders.

I think that B'mouth might easily beat Brentford in the first round and that Swansea will beat Barnsley over the two semi-final games. So I'm shorting Brentford and long Swansea... looking to close the Brentford short after the first game if B'mouth win (and Swansea if they beat Barnsley).

What do others think?

In L1, Sunderland are favourites and I don't think they'll go up - so they are shorted and I'm long Lincoln - again because I think 4/1 is too long.

L2 very difficult to call - it's been nip and tuck all season long for the top 8 or so places.
 
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slowpoke

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #3
Our division is wide open and hard to predict even outsiders Barnsley they have done well against the fancied teams this season, at a push though I go for Bournemouth, as for league one team in form and flying is Blackpool they seem to have come from nowhere a Sky Blue day in Blackpool is overdue so hopefully it’s them. League two haven’t a clue.
I think with the betting I’m going to do a treble roll up Bournemouth, Blackpool and Tranmere although strangely they have just sacked their manager.
 
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TM8792

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #4
I've gone for the teams I'd like to go up: Barnsley, Lincoln, Tranmere. £10 treble pays a decent amount.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #5
mrtrench said:
I've been looking at the betting - on this and the playoffs for L1 and L2.

Brentford hot favourites again to go up; as they were last year. Swansea are 5/1 outsiders.

I think that B'mouth might easily beat Brentford in the first round and that Swansea will beat Barnsley over the two semi-final games. So I'm shorting Brentford and long Swansea... looking to close the Brentford short after the first game if B'mouth win (and Swansea if they beat Barnsley).

What do others think?

In L1, Sunderland are favourites and I don't think they'll go up - so they are shorted and I'm long Lincoln - again because I think 4/1 is too long.

L2 very difficult to call - it's been nip and tuck all season long for the top 8 or so places.
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Swansea to win with Brentford runner up is 8/1 on sky bet
 
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TM8792

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #6
mrtrench said:
I've been looking at the betting - on this and the playoffs for L1 and L2.

Brentford hot favourites again to go up; as they were last year. Swansea are 5/1 outsiders.

I think that B'mouth might easily beat Brentford in the first round and that Swansea will beat Barnsley over the two semi-final games. So I'm shorting Brentford and long Swansea... looking to close the Brentford short after the first game if B'mouth win (and Swansea if they beat Barnsley).

What do others think?

In L1, Sunderland are favourites and I don't think they'll go up - so they are shorted and I'm long Lincoln - again because I think 4/1 is too long.

L2 very difficult to call - it's been nip and tuck all season long for the top 8 or so places.
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Alright Warren Buffett calm down.
 
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tom88

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #7
I’ve got a treble at 75/1

Swansea
Blackpool
Forest Green
 

fernandopartridge

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #8
L1 Blackpool have been in good form, I think they'll probably do it

L2 is a complete lottery
 
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MusicDating

Euro 2016 Prediction League Champion!!
  • May 16, 2021
  • #9
My Oxford supporting mate reckons Blackpool were the best team they'd played.

They've got Critchley as boss, one of only 16 coaches worldwide to hold a FIFA Elite licence...
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #10
Don't want Sunderland to come up, purely because of the potential $$$$$s they will have behind them. From a footballing point of view, I don't fancy them at all.
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #11
MusicDating said:
My Oxford supporting mate reckons Blackpool were the best team they'd played.

They've got Critchley as boss, one of only 16 coaches worldwide to hold a FIFA Elite licence...
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That's rubbish - we've got more members on this forum who have got that.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #12
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Don't want Sunderland to come up, purely because of the potential $$$$$s they will have behind them. From a footballing point of view, I don't fancy them at all.
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Who took them over? I was under the impression it wasn't anybody with any real money or sense as Stewart Donald still retains a share
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #13
fernandopartridge said:
Who took them over? I was under the impression it wasn't anybody with any real money or sense as Stewart Donald still retains a share
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A look at Kyril Louis-Dreyfus' revolutionary plan for Sunderland

The new Sunderland owner has outlined how he wants to run the club
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
 

Dickie

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #14
Brentford have the best form of the lot up to the end of the season, but as we know that counts for nothing. They’ve also failed in their last 9 play off campaigns - 10th time lucky? I hope so.
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #15
Can't see past the winner of the Brentford/Bournemouth game. Both a level above the other two.
 
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rexo87

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #16
Want Bournemouth to go up purely because we can beat any of the other 3 next season


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Wyken Sky Blue

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #17
Brentford, Blackpool, Forest Green for me

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TomRad85

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #18
rexo87 said:
Want Bournemouth to go up purely because we can beat any of the other 3 next season


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Bournemouth will lose players if they don't go up. They probably need to go up more than any of the others.

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Liquid Gold

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #19
We'd probably be best with Bournemouth going back up. If they stay down then there are more teams in the division with parachute money. Brentford wouldn't be bad for us, they're a well run club and will get there eventually.

Worst would probably be Barnsley, I think they'll regress next season to mid-table at best. I'd like them to stay in the division and not be back in 12 months £200m better off.
 
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TomRad85

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #20
Liquid Gold said:
We'd probably be best with Bournemouth going back up. If they stay down then there are more teams in the division with parachute money. Brentford wouldn't be bad for us, they're a well run club and will get there eventually.

Worst would probably be Barnsley, I think they'll regress next season to mid-table at best. I'd like them to stay in the division and not be back in 12 months £200m better off.
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I don't disagree but I'm sorry I can't want Bournemouth to go up. Poxy little club that are way too big for their boots.

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Liquid Gold

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #21
TomRad85 said:
I don't disagree but I'm sorry I can't want Bournemouth to go up. Poxy little club that are way too big for their boots.

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Don't disagree with you. Not rooting for them at all, just trying to work out what's likely to be best for us. It might be better if they didn't get back up and lost their parachute payments after a few years and ended up back in the lower leagues where they belong. Probably just get their billionaire owner to buy them another promotion though.
 
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TomRad85

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #22
Liquid Gold said:
Don't disagree with you. Not rooting for them at all, just trying to work out what's likely to be best for us. It might be better if they didn't get back up and lost their parachute payments after a few years and ended up back in the lower leagues where they belong. Probably just get their billionaire owner to buy them another promotion though.
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My theory is that although you'll end up with more teams on parachute payments if they don't go up, not all those teams can go up next time around and teams often go completely to shit if they don't bounce straight back.

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Danceswithhorses

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #23
Brentford for me.
I actually think they deserve it for being so well run...they've sold a ton of excellent players, but recruited well to replace them.
Another season in the championship for Bournemouth, and they will have to sell more of their hugely overpaid players, making them weaker.
Swansea and Barnsley will struggle massively if they achieve a promotion, and lets face it, they were no better than us in the regular season (based on our games against them)
 

ccfcchris

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #24
What do we know?


  • Bournemouth have lost their last three games to nil
  • Brentford have won their last four games


  • Swansea have won three of their last 11 games
  • Only Norwich (25) have more wins since late October than Barnsley (23) in the Championship
So difficult to predict. My gut feeling for what it's worth is Bournemouth will beat Brentford and Barnsley will beat Swansea. But as we all know these games are incredibly tight.
 

Barnsley

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #25
I’ve gone for a seaside treble.
Swansea, Blackpool, Morecambe.
£11 pays £741.12p
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 16, 2021
  • #26
MusicDating said:
My Oxford supporting mate reckons Blackpool were the best team they'd played.

They've got Critchley as boss, one of only 16 coaches worldwide to hold a FIFA Elite licence...
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Yeah but our manager wrote the exam for that
 
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  • May 17, 2021
  • #27
Barnsley said:
I’ve gone for a seaside treble.
Swansea, Blackpool, Morecambe.
£11 pays £741.12p
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as long as Sunderland dont come up i dont care
 
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Frostie

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  • May 17, 2021
  • #28
I've had a treble on Bournemouth, Blackpool & Newport.
 

PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • May 17, 2021
  • #29
Coventry B(arnselona) team to win Champo play offs
 
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clint van damme

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  • May 17, 2021
  • #30
Just said on 5live Barnsley had the second lowest wage budget in the championship.

They've done fantastic but surely that's bollocks?
 

Frostie

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  • May 17, 2021
  • #31
clint van damme said:
Just said on 5live Barnsley had the second lowest wage budget in the championship.

They've done fantastic but surely that's bollocks?
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Of course it is. They were at over £8m at last submitted accounts, that's definitely higher than the 3 promoted clubs (ours was £4.6m in same period).

Probably not far off next lowest I'd guess though to be fair to them, great achievement, even with the fees that they've paid.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • May 17, 2021
  • #32
clint van damme said:
Just said on 5live Barnsley had the second lowest wage budget in the championship.

They've done fantastic but surely that's bollocks?
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Of course its bollocks. Barnsley will tell you that its the lowest budget in the league. They've signed all their players on the equivalent of a packet of wine gums and 3 first class stamps. Thats purely the reason their manager should win the award for best manager of all time.
 

Barnsley

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  • May 17, 2021
  • #33
Ccfcisparks said:
Of course its bollocks. Barnsley will tell you that its the lowest budget in the league. They've signed all their players on the equivalent of a packet of wine gums and 3 first class stamps. Thats purely the reason their manager should win the award for best manager of all time.
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Our owner said theirs 4 clubs with lower wage bills than ours.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • May 17, 2021
  • #34
Barnsley said:
Our owner said theirs 4 clubs with lower wage bills than ours.
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I'm sure he knows accurately the in's and out's of everyones finances.
 
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Frostie

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  • May 17, 2021
  • #35
Barnsley said:
Our owner said theirs 4 clubs with lower wage bills than ours.
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Sounds about right.
 
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