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Well its that time of the year again, the Play-offs.

Horrible if you are in them, but brilliant to watch if you are not in them.

Who are your tips to win them?

Championship - QPR (v Brighton in the final)
League One - Preston (v Posh in the final)
League Two - Fleetwood (v Southend in the final)

Championship - Derby
L1 - Rovrum
L2 - York

Hopefully Fleetwood for League 2, we've lost some food away games and a weekend in Blackpool would be decent.

Unless its a damp tuesday night in november  :crash:

Where were the best pies sold then?

That'd do me nicely. Not much else to do on a damp Tuesday night in November in these parts!

Derby
Peterborough
York

 :clap:
Then you will be ok but doesnt have the same lure as a weekend game ( for those of us not living in those parts )

Only another 6/7 weeks till fixture list out tho will know if Fleetwood up long before then

I never watch PO games unless we're in them....as far as I'm concerned, the season ended Saturday, OK I'll be giving the WC full attention, but I regard PO's as intruding on personal grief.

Of course, I'll have a look at some point to see what happened and how the leagues shape up....but now mostly a time for cricket.

Don't forget the Ryder Cup, Reg.

Fantastic viewing

Derby, Preston and Southend. Get on it

I can see it being QPR, Rovrum and Southend.

Not bothered

Championship - Derby (v QPR final)
League 1 - PNE (v Rovrum final)
League 2 - York (v Southend final)

Could be difficult

Derby, Rovrum, Southend

QPR
Rotherham
Southend

Proper minutes silence there for Bradford at the Posh v Lorient game
 :clap:

QPR
Preston
York

Best play offs this year are the SPL ones, starts today with a play off to avoid the play offs.  No stopping Hibs's march towards the championship!

Hasn't happened for James Collins, has it!

Can we sign Shuan Batt please?

Hibs will play Dunfermline, Stranraer, Cowdenbeath or Ayr United Jan?

Surely they can beat all of them?

Hibs will play Falkirk or Hamilton Accies over two legs. And we can't score for toffee!

Derby
Preston
Fleetwood

Derby, Peterborough, York

Always good to see Brighton getting tonked ....

Hopefully the Derby fans will rush the pitch and goad them a bit at full time.

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I wonder whether Derby will keep Chris Martin if they go up...

Also, I wonder if Charlie Austin will move on should QPR stay down..

10 years on and still hate the cunts.

Good to see them getting tonked!
Think I preferred them getting done by Palace last year.
Cunts

Dammit just seen my mistake, I meant to say PNE v Orient final, but was looking at the Semi Final games first! Still stick by my other predictions!

Also, as mentioned - happy to see Brighton miss out on Wembley again!

Orient in the final. Posh again next season.

Happy with that :D

To be fair Orient are more deserving of a place in the final.

Ajose looked crap compared to when he was here, good to see that twat Ferguson fuck it up too.

He has been heavily backed by the Chairman again. Saying that he can no longer rely on Daddy to give him some Man U players on loan.

Looks like we'll be seeing Thor back on this forum next season, giving in large, as Fat Boy is on his way to Wembley.

Note to Wembley - Stock up on the pies...

Bit of a shit as dont want Rovrum to go up at all so that means losing our last London game, Lorient
Still, be worth it to see that fat odious twat lose out

I hate myself for saying this, but I hope Rotherham go up (and straight back down with 0 points). I quite like Orient, but they are a chance of a London game pissup - assuming the fuckwits don't put it on a Tuesday/Boxing Day.

Rovrum to win. Need at least one London game next season (Crawley and Colchester are kind of local but don't really count)

Leyton Orient v Rotherham final.  Don't particularly like either, but would prefer to see Fatso lose.

9 play off campaigns for Preston and 9 losses.  What a horrible record.

It will probably be the lowest attendance for a L1 playoff final

I switched on just in time to see the sweat rolling off fattys head like a waterfall - that bloke is a heart attack waiting to happen!

Roveram winning and Orient knock in two late goals a shit pen on 89 and then a winner on 96....fuck you fatso!

:D

Well Fleetwood are thru to Wembley
Can see that end being really full  ::)

Sarfend v Burton tomorrow to complete PO finals line up

With Calvin Andrew at centre forward how the hell did York make the play offs. Having watched half an hour or so of the 0-0 v Fleetwood tonight how shit must Oxford be to finish below them?

Two goals since he left us. I'm shocked.

That many?

Why was there nearly a week between the two legs for Southend and Bournemouth?  Nobody else got that long?

Not sure but am guessing TV coverage and the Europa final on wednesday means the games were well spaced out.
Certainly favoured some teams more than others

Anyone just see Leonard's goal for Southend? He looks a quality player..

Much better game than Fleetwood v York last night, the gulf between these games has been quite surprising

Fleetwood Town versus Burton Albion then.

I expect Graham Alexanders lot to win.

Come on Fleetwood. Nobody wants a trip to Burton

Don't need Wembley for this, could play this in the garden of the Green Man with the support these two will bring.

Will be about 20,000 probably.  :doh:

Looks like QPR have just pulled off the ultimate smash and grab.  Player sent off, barely been out of their half for 30 minutes and stole it on 90 minutes.

God awful game. They'll need 11 new players - if they can afford any after they get done by UEFA

Happy for Charlie Austin but that Harry Redknapp really is a spawny git!

Charlie Austin in the premiership is going to make the Premier league watchable for the first time in a while

Only shot they had on target in the whole game.  Can't help but feel sorry for the Derby fans and the Derby defender who made the error.  Not a place for losers, as we know.

But winners twice!

Indeed, but seems like a distant memory.

Still enjoyed the win at Selhurst more than the 2 Wembley wins, though

:no:

Me too. I was pissed off that we only made the play offs after finishing third but that game was something special.

Steve White....Steve White still.....Yes

Good times! Good, good times!

Never, he's ex Bristol City

Moses onabanjo has just scored for Orient.

2 nil orient. And Im talking to myself.  Fat bobby davro is devastated.  Im delighted.  The sky commentators are referring to 'little' leyton orient.  I hate that.  Are Rotherham big?  Or are they also 'Little'.  Is it just because they are not on sky that often.

As much as I don't want Fatty to succeed, this is going to be a very northern division this season with some really crap away games if Orient do go up.

Fuck sake! I doubt I'll be going to many away matches next season.

The caveat is unless we doing amazingly well.

It's somewhat depressing seeing these two battle it out for a spot in the Championship and we can't match these clubs...

Revell has scored.

....twice.

Fatso nearly lost his trousers during his touchline celebration.

fat cunt

What a hit for the second goal!

Low budget Simon Cox Vs Walsall effort....

He's sweating like a pig...

And the season comes down to a penalty shoot out.

Well, we get to go to London next year.

But that fat fuck goes up :(

Pleased to get rid of fat cunt Evans and another northern shit hole. At least Orient isn't too far and I can't see them doing as well next season.

Very pleased for their fans.  Both of them.

From second division to championship in two seasons.  Is he really that good a manager or just lucky?

Fair play to Evans, back to back promotions is no mean feat.  Always look like they have a goal in them and is passionate about his team.

Think they may struggle next season, but would prefer to be in the championship then league 1 !

We would have done it if the backing had stayed. Oh well. 

So much this!

Rotherham United sold their soul by appointing him and they got the double promotion.

Swindon almost did similar but alas...

Indeed.  Still we have fun dont we.  Who needs fancy pants championship football to go broke.  Not us. 

Hibs get relegated.

Unlucky James Collins, you made the step up with aplomb

He seems to have done quite well wherever he is.

I think we may have to bite the bullet and accept that he's actually quite good at his job, doesn't make him any less of a fat cunt though.

Well done Maurice Malpas, helping take Hibs down.
Should be looking for a new job, but Terry Butcher saying he will not quit.

Hibs are so shit, awful side and deserved to go down. Great division that next season, can't wait.

Collins should be looking for a new club with any luck, useless tosser.

:D

This...

Listened on the radio and switched off at pens and crossed my fingers. Fat odious cunt will now be managing in the Champ and I now hate Rotherham for no other reason, which is a shame.

Everything i have wished for has gone tits up football wise this year.....therefore I hope that England do not win the World Cup in 2014.

I hate Rotherham. Arrogant fans, fat prick of a manager and yet another tinpot team bankrolled by extra investment.

Just in case you missed it yesterday, this is just for you IOB...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y4dIKhmUQg

I wouldn't bet against him keeping them up next season.

Look at that tinpot following as well. Small time. Great goal though. Can't deny they deserve it on the pitch. I just don't like them. And yeah with the money he has he will probably keep them up.

saw a list of the money Championship play off winners get for getting to the PL.

We were the first play off winner to get to the PL and it was worth £3.14m.

Strangely enough, that was more than the next 3 play off winners got although not by much.

Half way through the list Watford got in excess of £30m and now QPR are due to get £130m.

Just think, with our parachute money we got Joey Beauchamp

FFS!!!

Didn't think Rotherham had spent a lot money, paid few quid for Worrell from Bury who is a good player.

Unfortunately fatty is a pretty good lower league manager it has to be said.

This afternoon's attendance is confirmed at 14,007 #PlayOffFinal

 ::)
Could of played that anywhere

be nice to see the obvious pleasure at their success and bond with the players shown by Fleetwood chairman/owner from our own chairman/owner whoever that may turn out to be (not to mention the £10 million investment.....)

Apart from the Kassam

Bet their wage bill is high though and their crowds aren't great.

And now Fleetwood come up to complete the set. Yuck.

Or made it a lot cheaper.

I don't think we've ever played Fleetwood, so another of these new clubs to lose to.  We have done alright v Crawley though, but they like Boston have had the STFC, Lardarse Sweatie jinx, working against them.

Fleetwood away as a season's opener would be a fun outing.

There was a bigger attendance in the conference play-off final...19,613.

His trousers?

:D he was struggling with them yesterday

::) that is poor

Been to Fleetwood, strange side to the ground with a stand and a sort of bungalow which is a social club that will not sell up or something like that.

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Nice. It's a short trip for me, hopefully it'll be on a weekend where I can go.

That a big screen on the left?

Looks like they nicked a dot-matrix from a motorway.