Championship 24/25

[danger19_80]

26 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

he`s off is`nt he????

Less likely now they've gone up i'd say

[simongarnerisgod]

16 minutes ago, 1874 said:

Congrats to Aberdeen too

what a strange season for aberdeen,12 straight wins then a massive collapse followed by the scottish cup win,i`ve always liked aberdeen and dundee utd,from the days when both of them were giving celtic and rangers the  right runaround

[davulsukur]

Obviously, days like these just make you hate Venkys even more.

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Wheeeyyyyy sheffield staying down

[JHRover]

So much for trampoline payments creating an impossible barrier to promotion 

That could have been us today rather than Sunderland but of course we preferred to sign Forshaw and Woodrow and force our manager out to Derby instead.

[chaddyrovers]

Well done Sunderland. 

1 hour ago, simongarnerisgod said:

sunderland will have to spend a lot of money sensibly to have a go at staying in the premier league,i can`t think of any of their players,bar ballard and maybe the goalkeeper hacking it in the top flight

Sunderland will used the PL money to buy potential and not waste money like Southampton and Burnley did but continue with what their plan has been since their owner came in. 

I think Bellingham will stay unless he has an offer from Dortmund or something like that. Wouldn't surprise me if Moyes at Everton went for him

1 hour ago, Waggy76 said:

They will get a few quid for Harmer. 

They got new owners and still second season PL parachute money but I think Hamer will have PL teams after him and I think Cooper and Souza might aswell

[bazza]

So glad that Sunderland won. For about 70 minutes they were second best. But they have always seemed to be a team of rubbish first half but better second half.

IMO they were the best team to visit Ewood this season followed by Sheff Utd.

Good luck to them.

[Gav]

53 minutes ago, JHRover said:

So much for trampoline payments creating an impossible barrier to promotion 

That could have been us today rather than Sunderland but of course we preferred to sign Forshaw and Woodrow and force our manager out to Derby instead.

Who said that?

[Ossydave]

I was expecting a wilder meltdown post match in his interview, fair play he was actually reasonable and congratulated Sunderland, he's right though that second 'goal' would have been game over, although he didn't dwell on it like I expected him to.

Both Sunderland and Leeds have the potential to stay up with some big investment.

[philipl]

Glad Sheffield cheaters stayed down.

Wilder getting his half time talk and subs all wrong makes it even better.

[Exiled_Rover]

2 hours ago, Ossydave said:

I was expecting a wilder meltdown post match in his interview, fair play he was actually reasonable and congratulated Sunderland, he's right though that second 'goal' would have been game over, although he didn't dwell on it like I expected him to.

Both Sunderland and Leeds have the potential to stay up with some big investment.

Genuinely amazed he's not been sacked.

[roversfan99]

With the financial inequalities in this country, its hard to make a strong case for any of the promoted sides to stay up. They all have to essentially sign a new teams worth of players to stand a chance, Sunderland in particular.

I dont see which current Premier League team will face much jeopardy. If West Ham dont sack Potter then they are probably the most likely.

Was great to see Sheff United not go up purely because of how much of a dickhead Wilder is. 

[Mattyblue]

Gav didnt say it was ‘impossible’ without parachutes, but he did say wasn’t going to happen ‘9/10’.

However, last three seasons Luton, Ipswich and Sunderland have all done it without them. So, of course, it’s a very unfair system, but doable, especially for those clubs that spend year after year around the top end of the leag…oh

[A Northern Horde...]

Made up for Sunderland fans...great level of Support,great History.

[Mattyblue]

They are fortunate when it comes to support, good luck to them on that, but as one of only three league clubs in the whole north east of England it can’t lead to anything but a big fanbase.

Compare and contrast to hemmed in Blackburn Rovers.

Edited 4 hours ago by Mattyblue

[arbitro]

I honestly couldn't see Sunderland winning this match but Sheffield United seemed to go to pieces when Hamer went off injured. Credit to Sunderland for seizing the initiative but the game summed up the Championship to me. A few incidents aside there was very little quality with poor ball retention.

I wasn't really bothered who won but good luck to Sunderland - they'll certainly need it. Their dilemma will be whether or not to throw money at it or just to be conservative and consolidate. 

It's a dilemma I'd love to have for Rovers.

[Upside Down]

1 hour ago, Mattyblue said:

Gav didnt say it was ‘impossible’ without parachutes, but he did say wasn’t going to happen ‘9/10’.

However, last three seasons Luton, Ipswich and Sunderland have all done it without them. So, of course, it’s a very unfair system, but doable, especially for those clubs that spend year after year around the top end of the leag…oh

Four seasons, Forest the year before Luton.

Imagine if our seasons hadn't been routinely sabotaged half way through.

Edited 4 hours ago by Upside Down

[chaddyrovers]

5 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

With the financial inequalities in this country, its hard to make a strong case for any of the promoted sides to stay up. They all have to essentially sign a new teams worth of players to stand a chance, Sunderland in particular.

I dont see which current Premier League team will face much jeopardy. If West Ham dont sack Potter then they are probably the most likely.

Was great to see Sheff United not go up purely because of how much of a dickhead Wilder is. 

Fulham and Bournemouth only get promoted 3 seasons ago and what they have done is brought quality players and have a plan of what they would do. I don't get think Southampton bought well and I think Leicester seem not be able massively in the squad due to PL FFP. 

I expect Leeds will target 6 or 7 quality signings that fit into the current squad. Burnley need a couple of quality strikers. I suspect Sunderland will stick to their model of buying young players and developing them. They didn't spend loads of money around 5 mil last summer and in the winter window they turned Idisor loan into a perm move and signed Le Fee on loan which now they are promoted will turned into a permanent transfer for £20m

4 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I honestly couldn't see Sunderland winning this match but Sheffield United seemed to go to pieces when Hamer went off injured. Credit to Sunderland for seizing the initiative but the game summed up the Championship to me. A few incidents aside there was very little quality with poor ball retention.

I wasn't really bothered who won but good luck to Sunderland - they'll certainly need it. Their dilemma will be whether or not to throw money at it or just to be conservative and consolidate. 

It's a dilemma I'd love to have for Rovers.

I think Sunderland should stick to their plan which they had since their owner bought the club and appointed Speakman as Director of Football who background is youth development at Birmingham. I think they will spend around £40m after this permanent move for Le Fee for £20m cos of their promotion but they will buy young and develop them

[arbitro]

27 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Fulham and Bournemouth only get promoted 3 seasons ago and what they have done is brought quality players and have a plan of what they would do. I don't get think Southampton bought well and I think Leicester seem not be able massively in the squad due to PL FFP. 

I expect Leeds will target 6 or 7 quality signings that fit into the current squad. Burnley need a couple of quality strikers. I suspect Sunderland will stick to their model of buying young players and developing them. They didn't spend loads of money around 5 mil last summer and in the winter window they turned Idisor loan into a perm move and signed Le Fee on loan which now they are promoted will turned into a permanent transfer for £20m

I think Sunderland should stick to their plan which they had since their owner bought the club and appointed Speakman as Director of Football who background is youth development at Birmingham. I think they will spend around £40m after this permanent move for Le Fee for £20m cos of their promotion but they will buy young and develop them

Buying young and developing them will just not work in the Premier League. If that is their policy they will at best be another yo-yo club. 

[roversfan99]

One of the most recent policies that did work was spending as much as Forest did. The gap is getting bigger.

[chaddyrovers]

24 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Buying young and developing them will just not work in the Premier League. If that is their policy they will at best be another yo-yo club. 

probably not but they can grow their squad and improve it. I think Leeds will probably stay up I think next season and I think Sunderland might surprise a few teams next season

[chaddyrovers]

1 minute ago, roversfan99 said:

One of the most recent policies that did work was spending as much as Forest did. The gap is getting bigger.

Fulham and Bournemouth only went up 3 seasons ago and now in the top 10 cos of good quality signings but having a good head coach and shown how it should be done

[arbitro]

15 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

probably not but they can grow their squad and improve it. I think Leeds will probably stay up I think next season and I think Sunderland might surprise a few teams next season

If you offered Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland a fourth bottom finish now I'm sure they would snap your hand off.

[rigger]

8 minutes ago, arbitro said:

7 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

With the financial inequalities in this country, its hard to make a strong case for any of the promoted sides to stay up. They all have to essentially sign a new teams worth of players to stand a chance, Sunderland in particular.

I dont see which current Premier League team will face much jeopardy. If West Ham dont sack Potter then they are probably the most likely.

Was great to see Sheff United not go up purely because of how much of a dickhead Wilder is. 

If you offered Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland a fourth bottom finish now I'm sure they would snap your hand off.

I think, Palace, Brighton, Bournemouth and Wolves,as well as the three promoted clubs, may be in the relegation battle next season.

Edited 2 hours ago by rigger

[Ossydave]

1 hour ago, rigger said:

I think, Palace, Brighton, Bournemouth and Wolves,as well as the three promoted clubs, may be in the relegation battle next season.

Wolves did ok when they switched manager and he'd got his feet under the table, lost a few recently but only after they confirmed safety.

Brighton had a good season for the most part they just seem to be frustratingly inconsistent which meant they just missed out on the top 6.

Palace had a solid second half to the season, but if they lose a few it may affect them next time out.

Bournemouth may struggle, fell apart around Feb time.

Surprised you haven't listed West Ham, they'll be down there unless they throw a sizeable amount of cash at next season and actually use it wisely for once.