The Official English Football League Thread

Post #2 » by **Slava** » Mon Jul 4, 2011 4:34 am

Millwall vs West Ham. :droop:

Munchlaxatives · Post #3 » by **Munchlaxatives** » Mon Jul 4, 2011 6:07 am

Completely forgot about Portsmouth.

Post #4 » by **Slava** » Mon Jul 4, 2011 6:48 am

Look at the managers in there. Allardyce, Clough, Jewell, Sven Erikssonm Holloway and Mowbray. Solid stuff, I never took in much of championship football but it can;t be bad with that kind of structure.

Post #5 » by **LittleOzzy** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:12 pm

The Football League August Schedule

jerrod · Post #6 » by **jerrod** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:30 pm

go Hull!

Post #7 » by **LittleOzzy** » Mon Aug 1, 2011 3:05 am

Starts this Friday.

DIEHARD_005 · Post #8 » by **DIEHARD_005** » Mon Aug 1, 2011 6:06 am

So weird to see clubs that I saw in the Premier League at one point over the past decade fall off so hard. I remember seeing teams like Charlton, Sheffield Weds and Bradford City playing below the league championship. But teams like Leeds and Derby County back into the Championship after playing in the lower leagues. Seeing West Ham in the League Championship is still weird to me.

fudgie · Post #9 » by **fudgie** » Mon Aug 1, 2011 11:27 am

Didn't know Sven was coaching in the lower league. Man that guy fell off a cliff, remember when he was considered hot **** after leaving Lazio?

Post #10 » by **Gremz** » Mon Aug 1, 2011 11:50 am

Bring back the Palace!

Death to Leeds!

treiz · Post #11 » by **treiz** » Tue Aug 2, 2011 11:31 am

Gremz wrote:Bring back the Palace!

Death to Leeds!

Screw you!

LEEDS-LEEDS-LEEDS-LEEDS!

Post #12 » by **LittleOzzy** » Fri Aug 5, 2011 8:20 pm

First game is about to kick off.

treiz · Post #13 » by **treiz** » Sun Aug 7, 2011 12:23 am

****, got battered 3-1 by Southampton.

Post #14 » by **LittleOzzy** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:03 am

So what games if any have been canceled?

Post #15 » by **LittleOzzy** » Wed May 16, 2012 4:43 pm

Since this thread was not very popular this season it will change from a yearly thread to simply a league thread.

The Official English Football League Thread

Please continue to discuss the league here.

Thanks.

Jugs · Post #16 » by **Jugs** » Thu May 17, 2012 12:23 pm

go Not West Ham!

Post #17 » by **LittleOzzy** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 7:33 pm

Birmingham City

Blackburn Rovers
3 time English Champion

Blackpool

Bolton Wanderers

Bournemouth

Brentford
Promoted From League One, Automatic Promotion

Brighton & Hove

Cardiff City
Relegated from Premier League, 20th.

Charlton Athletic

Derby County
2 time English Champion

Fulham
Relegated from Premier League, 19th.

Huddersfield Town
3 Time English Champion

Ipswich Town
1 Time English Champion

Leeds United
3 time English Champion

Middlesborough

Millwall

Norwich City
Relegated from Premier League, 18th.

Nottingham Forest
1 time English Champion.

Reading

Rotherham United
Promoted from League One, Playoff Winners

Sheffield Wednesday
4 time English Champion

Watford

Wigan Athletic

Wolverhampton Wanderers
3 time English Champions.
Promoted from League One, Champions

League One:
Barnsley
Bradford City
Bristol City
Chesterfield
Colchester United
Coventry City
Crawley Town
Crewe Alexandria
Doncaster Rovers
Fleetwood Town
Gillingham
Leyton Orient
Milton Keynes Dons
Notts County
Oldham Athletic
Peterborough United
Port Vale
Preston North End
Rochdale
**** United
Sheffield United
Swindon Town
Walsall
Yeovil Town

League Two:
Accrington Stanley
AFC Wimbledon
Burton Albion
Bury
Cambridge United
Carlisle United
Cheltenham Town
Dagenham & Redbridge
Exeter City
Hartlepool United
Luton Town
Mansfield Town
Morecambe
Newport County
Northampton Town
Oxford United
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth
Shrewsbury Town
Southend United
Stevenage
Tranmere Rovers
Wycombe Wanderers
York City

britblazerdude · Post #18 » by **britblazerdude** » Mon Jul 7, 2014 7:37 pm

I'd like to see Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest, and Derby County go up. I'm fond of that part of the world.

EuroPacer · Post #19 » by **EuroPacer** » Mon May 25, 2015 10:39 am

Today the biggest football game in the world is taking place. No seriously, it is, the winner stands to earn more from this game than the Champions League Winner could hope to get. The third club to gain promotion to the Premier League is decided through a simple play-off system and the final is today: Middlesbrough versus Norwich City at Wembley.

Secretly I have always admired Middlesbrough - a well run club in a football mad part of the world, a nice new stadium with passionate fans and a chairman who is not afraid to back his club but is equally sensible about the direction he takes it in. They have become more mercenary over the past years, in my opinion, relying heavily on foreign talent and with a Spanish manager in charge. But the manager is clever and knows how to make most out of the squad.

Facing them are the Canaries of Norwich City. After getting relegated recently they will be clamouring to get back to the holy land. Failure would cost them as each year it takes longer to return, parachute payments dry up. Norwich is another well run club, with an interesting board of directors and equally passionate fans.

Both clubs did well in the semi-finals, but for me Middlesbrough have the edge when it comes to form. Norwich should have gained direct promotion but had a serious slump and will be affected by that in their confidence. I think it will be 2-1 today and Middlesbrough will take the massive windfall. Norwich? Maybe next year?

No_20 · Post #20 » by **No_20** » Mon May 25, 2015 10:55 am

Middlesbrough were a regular when i started following Premier League so would like to see them back again.

I remember them always beating Man United back in the day, so that's another positive.