The official CHAMPIONSHIP Thread

Thank god we have a win finally. I got used to seeing us lose lately, I had almost given up...

Just thought i'd pop in here and say well done to Wolves for earning promotion again and also to Reading who i believe sealed a playoff berth today. Good luck in the playoffs.

Currently at $2099, which is still hellishly reasonable. Very tempting. Maybe there's a chance after I've had a few on Friday night and I'll be less analytical about it all.

My sober thinking is that in the current economic climate, last minute deals might be favourable. Not really that keen on shelling out a couple of grand to watch Cardiff and Sheff Utd battle it out.

If I win Big wednesday tonight Turfmoore, you will be going!

A magnanimous gesture, LG. But, you may be better off spending the winnings on buying back QPR from the nutters who run it right now.

Surprised there isn't any banter on here this morn...

Turfmoore it's squeaky bum time for you indeed! After the draw with southampton over night, a win is probably required against an out of form Bristol City and you're in the playoffs... I fancy your chances there.

No banter. Bum's all squeaked out!
Not that chuffed by Preston's last minute effort against Brum. Our fault though, we played jobbies by all accounts.
Reading could still squeak in automatically (bad news for Norwich that) with a couple of wins and a Sheffield Utd slip up. So what looked like a 'going through the motions' last day next weekend, now has everything to play for.

Except for Wolves, of course!

We'll try and win in Deepdale for you, you beat the swans. I wanna see Wolves (Only because they cant miss out), Sheffield United asnd Burnley go up.

Even if you can continue your penchant for 0-0 draws, we will be well chuffed.

QPR must surely have had more 0-0s this season than anyone else, or am I just imagining it?

Edit: Note, we have Bristol, not Swansea in final match.Turfmoore2009-04-26 20:05:48

That's blank sheet number 19 for Cerny and he's in line for the divisional goalkeeping award this season.

What sort of award do your strikers get then for blank score sheet number 21?

They get the "Shotgun" Award or transferred to Forest for being our top scorer. Lonegunmen2009-04-27 17:35:31

I'm fracking stoked that Forest managed to survive their climb back into the Championship this season.  With a final run of draws and wins we are out of relegation contention with one game to spare - so onward and upward next season :D

So who is going down, Barnsley or Norwich?

Barnsley sitting on 49pts (GD-14)
Norwich in the relegation zone on 46pts (GD-11)

Plymouth vs Barnsley
Charlton vs Norwich

I'd have money on the budgies to survive, but I do hope I'm wrong.

norwich will win barnsley will paly for a draw and get it league 1 for norwich what a fall from grace for them

I have a feeling it'll be a day for black humour at Charlton with both sides singing about going down by the 70 minute mark. I can see it being a dull 0-0 draw or the Addicks will throw away yet another 2 goal lead in the dying moments for it to end 2 -all.

Barnsley are also likely to draw at Plymouth, but I think they may even roll them. It'll be an interesting finish.

Leeds v Millwall in the play offs, can the fans behave?

Half an hour in, Charlton 3 up over the budgies and Barnsley drawing...oh, and we lead Coventry 2-0 at home.

Not sure that could go ANY better for me.

I'm happy too

Bring on Burnley... should be a good game! We might as well forfeit the game at the Madejski as we havent won at home since January!!

And bring on Reading!

Fair to say that most Clarets regard Reading as the best team faced all season. Not sure what happened to the Royals in the 2nd half of the season. Two good footballing sides, so should be a good match-up.
Longball battle on the other side of the draw.

Surprised nobody has mentioned Cardiff

The Bluebirds had an equal GD with Preston but missing out on the playoffs by a single goal scored.

Two weeks ago Preston slaughtered Cardiff 6-0 at Deepdale and if that wasnt bad enough Cardiff had a penalty saved in that game too. How they must look back on that and wonder
cam-bwfc2009-05-04 19:48:47

You make a good point cam-bwfc re Cardiff. Not just the the "if only" about 1 extra goal or anything less than 6-0, but how on earth did they not make the playoffs from this position???



Preston 8 points behind, 3 games to play (Cardiff have 4) and with a goal difference 18 inferior!

It happens in football.

Hahaha We helped Cardiff miss out, payback for that rigged playoff final when a Cardiff associate of the then chairman set off the fire alarm at the hotel where QPR were staying at 3am on the match day. Lonegunmen2009-05-04 23:46:00

Well, we have to eat our words. Truly awful match (even in Chinese) and Burnley pinched it 1-0, more through Mr Bikey's indiscretions than anything we managed to conjure up. Hopefully a better spectacle in the return.

Bikey did that in his trial match 2 years ago as well. Nobody even expected him to get a contract. He may have cost us a lot of money and listening to Coppel's disjust at his actionsl - I doubt that he has a future at the club.

So... the blades are waiting for someone at wembley... who will it be...

Big day tomorrow! Gotta love the promotion playoffs...

I'm a pathetic nervous wreck right now in anticipation. Hope I get a decent stream in the morning (that sounds all wrong!).
Time for another Claret.

http://www.justin.tv/yraw1/popout watch the second half of the playoff here live

Cheers Uber, good to watch. 2-0 Burnley

well done you Clarets- glad i watched that - 2 super goals from paterson and thompson. hoping you guys go all the way,

Off to the travel agent.

E-I-E-I-E-I-O
Up the football league we go!

Have a nice trip!