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So Forest v Blackpool conclude tonight. Forest 1-1 on the night and 3-2 down on agg.

A guy from work has gone. I half want Forest to lose so that if we don't make Wembley I'll have some sympathy!

The more I watch the more nervous I am about Friday. More cider needed.

1-1 tonight isn't it? They lost 2-1 at Bpool

Indeed. DJ Campbell just scored for Bpool

Yeah, my bad :headhurts:

2-1 (3-3 agg)

I can smell the pens already.

And I don't mean Sharpies.

Or maybe not, 2-2

oops 2-3 (3-5 agg). Ollie ain't done bad up there has  he!

Fair play to Blackpool if they make the final. It's been some season for them.

They have played 4-3-3 and been rewarded for going for it. Fair play to them. Not sure many premiership fans will enjoy the away stand at Bloomfield Rd!!

3-2 to Blackpool now. Looks like they're going through.

ABC in the Championship Playoffs for me. Anyone But Cardiff.

2-4. Game over. (3-6 agg)

Blackpool getting into the Premier League would be absurd.

I'm rooting for Blackpool whoever they get. What a story.

When is the final? My Dad offered to buy me a ticket for it - might go if it fits into my timetable!

I'm  rooting for Blackpool provided we don't go up. If we do I want a trip to Blackpool.

I think it's 22nd May.

Can't quite believe what i'm watching. A DJ Campbell performance amongst one of the lads Friday wouldn't go a miss  :hmmm:

Could not agree more. Would love them to go up.

Oh how the Sky lot will love Holloway.

Fair play them... I'd prefer it if they went up, especially if Cardiff make the Final.

Game over 3-4 (4-6 on agg). blimey. Will steer clear of the Forest fan tomorrow.

I can't stand Cardiff. Their fans are already gobbing off about how Blackpool don't deserve to be in the Prem because they don't get as big crowds and they are not in South Wales. Turn them over in the final please Holloway and Co.

I can remember a few years ago Forest got thrashed 5-2 at home in the play-offs, after winning the first leg 2-0 at Yeovil.

And funnily enough the team they lost to in the final was......Blackpool.

Blackpool's record in the play-offs is pretty damn good as well.

Forest away next season then ;)

Often wondered why teams have good records in some things. Like when we had our 'greater manchester jinx'.

I  mean managers change, players change but there are just some teams we always do well against, and others not so well.

Just laws of average throwing up oddities I suppose.

Charlton have a 100% record in the PO's.

agreed, plus holloway is awesome

It's time for that to come to an end then!

We have not lost at Wembley!!!  ;D

Are you sure ?

cough 1996 cough

lost to palace in the semis

Why??

Blackpool historically are a bigger club than Hull, Wigan, Burnley etc.

They're currently rebuilding their stadium too, fair play to them.

Blackpool V Cardiff or Leicester then...... Reckon Cardiff will go up sadly..... Blackpool would be worse than Derby in the Prem surely?

I don't know about worse - people said that about Burnley. But there's absolutely no way they'd stay up. To be honest, I'm not sure pool fans will care too much. A year in the Prem would be a great achievement for them.

The ozone layer doesn't stand a chance when a Forest can be destroyed so easily in 90 minutes.

Cardiff should go up now.

Blackpool can certainly finish well. Them to go up  :)

Holloway is pure genius. Along with promotion, he's hoping he gets a new suite for the trip to wemberley....

have the taffs seemed to forgot thats its the english premier league and not the cunting welsh premier league?

Shouldnt be allowed

Ba-dum tish! I liked that :)

I didn't. :P

And they'll get a stupidly huge wad of cash if they finish bottom thanks to those stupid new rules...

70 million over 4 years to be exact.

I heart Ian Holloway

My Dad is buying me a ticket for the final. Hopefully that'll be two play-off finals for me this year then!

You only get the Premiership Parachute payments if you stay in the prem for longer than one season. If you go up and get relegated straight away, you'd only get that one season's telly rights and what not.

That's incorrect. You get the parachute payment as well even if you're up there for one season.

The Championship play-off final, used to be called the '£60m game' based one 1 season in the Prem, plus the 2 years of parachute money. It'll probably be called the £90-100m games now they've got more TV money, plus up to 4 years of Parachute money.

fair play to holloway.i bet there are a fair few chairmen who discarded his managerial applications now wishing they hadn't.

Leicester 2-1 up....2-2 on agg

I love the Play-Offs. It's football anarchy.

Am i right in thinking DJ Campbell wouldn't be able to play if Leicester were to reach the final?

Yes.

Andy King puts Leicester ahead on aggregate.

Eight bookings and counting, level on aggregate penalties looming.

Fulham lose, just in time for the penalties at Cardiff. Come on Leicester.

Nine bookings.

Come on Leicester!

Fucking idiot.

Jesus christ. Come on Blackpool.

har har at kermogant

Sheffield Weds 2005 Play Off Final Winning Team:

Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-2): Lucas; Bruce (Collins 74), Bullen, Wood, Heckingbottom; Rocastle, Whelan, Brunt, McGovern; Quinn (MacLean 74), Peacock (Talbot 74).
Subs: Adamson (g), Adams.
Goals: McGovern (45), MacLean (81), Whelan (95), Talbot (120).

Really? Fuck, I always thought you had to last 1 season to be eligible. My scenario was bad, yours is utterly fucking disgusting. Gartside et al need to be knifed. It's just shocking.

Blackpool, please win the final  !  :nod:

I really hope the Welsh don't go up...

That is why teams like Derby didn't bother, and just collected the money to pay off their debts.

And yes, I agree with you about Gartside. I'm sure he had a big hand in these extra parachute payments, just in case Bolton go down.

Bet that french dude foir leciester goes on the transfer list over the summer.

What a cunt :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Best result for Blackpool, as DJ Campbell can now play in the final.

As long as the foreigners don't go up I'll be happy.

Not bothered to read the thread but fuck me I love the playoffs, every game is always mayhem, cracking entertainment indeed.

To be fair the games so far in the CCC have been pretty damn good.

Yep, can't argue so far. Hopefully our games will be just as entertaining, preferably with a positive result at the end of it all!!

This is brilliant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iad3gV-9C1U&feature=player_embedded

The Cardiff goalie saw the Frenchy's penalty before on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frMSzRXNkC4

dave that was fucking great

Yes, it was.

7 play-off games so far, and only 2 home wins so far by ourselves and Blackpool.

millwall kicked off today apparantly.
i really hope for a huddersfield vs swindon final

Yup Millwall and Huddersfield fans were throwing bottles at each other. Also the police had a bit of a scrap with some of the 'Wall fans. I wouldn't like to a Huddersfield fan in South Bermondsey on Tuesday night.

nice punch from the pig on the chav

It was a nice left hook. Of course, if it was the other way round, he'll be nicked for an assault on a police officer.

That was hilarious. Thanks for posting.

Is that Amateur Transplants, sounds like them?

Just sat watching the Dagenham vs Morecambe game, 5-0 to Daggers!!

Now 6-0 !!

6-0 now!  Thats the kind of 1st leg lead you dream of!

Bit gutted if you have Morecambe's home leg tickets already.

I've just turned it on...WTF is going on?? Keeper sent off? Just played badly? Daggers played brilliantly?

Jim Bentley needn't have postponed his wedding ???

Daggers haven't took their foot off the pedel either! Still attacking like their lifes depend on it.

Daggers have been brilliant, Morecambe have been pretty shit - although I'd say that's mainly because D&R aren't letting them play!

Could see another couple of goals going in before this is over as well!

It's not often I feel sorry for another team, but I actually feel a bit sorry for Morcambe. Oh well, it's all part of the learning experience I suppose ???