Ossydave

Yeah Sunderland are in dreadful form and whilst they've technically not really had anything to play for now for a few games, it's a rut I'd rather not be in going into the play offs if I was a fan! In the last 6 games only Millwall are ahead of us form wise, we all know who they lost to though, rather emphatically.....

One positive omen for Saturday is I'm not going. Weeks ago accepted hospitality with work for the Bolton game thinking ours would be a dead rubber, although their game definitely is now, free booze helps though! I've been to Bramall Lane many times and don't think I've ever seen us win! Just in recent years there's the FA cup quarters, a 3 nil tubbing early season and the midweek game when Khadra missed the penalty, beyond that I can remember a few other cup games that didn't end well. So maybe it's a me problem 😕 If we somehow do make the play offs we'd end up playing them too so I'm gonna have to exclude myself IF all goes to plan.

Yep he's very Pearsy with the mistakes he makes. If Stoke somehow went down Johansson would be just splendid though. They'll just about survive for another season at least though you'd have thought.

No chance, they will want to win the league (they sing about winning it at Ewood often enough). Personally I wouldn't give a shite about it, it's winning promotion outside of the prem, nothing else! That twat Ashley Barnes would potentially have a different opinion mind.

Sheff Utd posted that because we’ve sold out they’ve introduced loyalty point requirements for home tickets too, not sure why they’d confirm it before our club. Actually yeah wtf am I on about, it shouldn’t be a surprise at all that they confirmed it before us.

The fact it always takes 2 weeks or so is already a big fuck you to be quite honest, there's no way on this planet people are too busy to edit them before then it's a joke. That being said they're usually pointless anyway. Whether that's because their 'editing' involves removing anything interesting, or that might reflect negatively on them is anyones guess.

I hadn't realised how much Coventry's away form had dipped, no wins since early March at Oxford after they were flying just before that. On the flip side Luton have only lost to the famous Blackburn Rovers at home since Sheff Utd mid Feb. Worth noting they've also played Leeds, Boro and Bristol City in that time! A number of reasons for us to live in hope for a bit longer. However, it IS the championship and Coventry winning 8 nil is also possible.

A lot of people will have been paid this week or early next, probably waiting to see is there's a spike to add those to the figures......unfortunately for them, they'll end up bitterly disappointed as its not going to add thousands on!

One of the main reasons Stoke are in the shite still is their defensive record this season, Philips is their second most used defender appearance wise. Whilst it's obviously not all 1 players fault he can't have been that amazing. He certainly ain't gonna be the defensive equivalent to Adam Wharton and will probably have a career as an average championship defender.

Pretty obvious the winner here. The commentary is etched in my memory from the journey home to the Rishton Arms as people watched it on repeat on their phones. You hear the GO ON first from our fans Then a gasp Then Hit, magnificently A quite astonishing goal from Andi Weimann Out of nowhere! What a shame the clown officials ruled Dolan offside, we'd be 1 point behind Coventry now 🤬

Why on earth would Ian Wright be interested?

Vardy will end up at Wrexham if they go up, the owners will pay him a decent wedge.

Post Christmas Watford have been horse shit, no 2 ways about it. Played 21, W 5, D 4, L 12 Even we've won more than that now despite our obvious 'issues'. Despite that they actually gave the twats up the road a challenge the other week, should have gone 2 up really and it would probably have been a different game. Alas they went down to 9 men, but even then had a few decent chances to score. Monday was literally the most perfect day results wise, I don't want to be a negative gimp but it's highly unlikely we'll get another of those. Head says we lose this one 1 nil and the season officially dies a death. BUT Coventry are an early kick off, there would be a massive wave of excitement if they lose, knowing a win takes us within 1 point of them. Of course with that comes pressure though again and we don't seem to like that....you just never know in this game do ya 🥲

Great news, been crying out for a close cheapish sunny jaunt for years!

Maybe not initially but if we dropped to league 1 and were right up in the promotion mix, you'd expect some half decent crowds too, the winning feeling will always stir interest on that front. From what I've seen, league 1 is the poorest it's been for a while this season as well so even with departures we'd probably be up there with a team we cobbled together. I don't think Swag especially would be too concerned about relegation given his short term/selfish goals....

Pretty sure this TK bloke must be related to my old PE teacher, same surname, same pro venkys shite being spouted on socials too🤔

I really hope Stockport get promoted, as it stands its a pretty dull championship next season from my perspective. As gutting as it can be losing to the twats up the road it's still a unique couple of matches. The teams coming down from the prem are very much meh category and mainly long treks. Bolton have fluffed it, wouldn't have minded playing them again. Preston doesn't excite me one bit, I know some consider then a derby but not me. As for the teams coming up, Birmingham will probably do ok next season but again no excitement in that one. Wrexham would be ok I guess but I assume a small allocation. Wycombe/Charlton/Orient/Reading though? 😴

A few positive results will have created a whiff of optimism and persuade a few people to have a rethink now, not huge numbers but no doubt the club will play on how we nearly made the play offs, again and that fans could help give us the extra push next season 🙄

I don't think Sunderland making changes benefits us much at all, the fringe players will be well up for it and trying to stake a claim for the play off fixtures. Prior to this they've only scored 4 goals in their last 7 games and haven't scored more than 1 goal in a game since Cardiff at the start of March. I'd be a little concerned if I was a fan of theirs. 3-1 away win.

There's probably an element of Dolan putting himself in the shop window a bit too, he has been decent past few games. Over the course of a season he's either good or awful, there's no inbetween and it's very frustrating - I would prefer him to stay here like. If Derby stay up he's going there, just can't see them paying big wages in league 1 though although I'd expect JE to get them back up first time.

Fair enough 👌 Maybe they turned a bit of a corner after going 2 down against sheff weds the other night, it's too little too late like but it's always nice to win games.

Been working so didn't watch today but just watched the highlights and looks like we were pretty lucky with them clattering the bar twice. Weird finish from Yuki but they all count. The second yellow for the red was absurd but standard for a championship ref. Luton fans ought to be very concerned if they can't turn us over.

That Pasha out banner is brilliant, hats off to whoever is responsible 👏 It's clear as day and you can see it a mile off, the rat himself definitely saw it. Could make for an interesting phone call from Pune "Mr Pasha we get the impression the supporters would like you to leave", highly unlikely but we can live in hope that somehow they're even aware of it!

They're absolutely rattled behind the scenes, the people who used to share bits of info on team news seem to have been gagged in the last week as well and they were always spot on so must have been Brockhall employees. Sounds like pretty much an internal revolt at the minute and absolute carnage behind the scenes, which comes as no surprise. Fair play to those spilling home truths, probably people now past caring about their jobs 👍

I'm guessing it'll be their lowest following for quite a while given how their season has gone badly tits up, sounds familiar? A truly shocking attendance awaits. Fans of both teams should just go on the pitch and have a tug-of-war and the winner gets 3 points, it'll be more interesting than a game of football. I've zero interest in attending and I even feel like not watching it, again. But I will do, I think its more like morbid curiosity now though as to how shit we can be. We've had some really shit managers but I don't think I've disliked one as much as VI since Kean and Coyle, I think he's done it in record time though tbh this many games in. Nothing to like about him as a manager and comes across as an all round twat in general. Of course the vast majority fully expected it too.