The Football League Thread 2020/2021 - Championship, League 1, League 2

Tom Mann Centuria

Last minute of extra time winner for Forest Green. Great entertainment.

adaminho

https://twitter.com/SheffieldUnited/status/1397888058134044673

A great manager for getting out of the division but rubbish at keeping them up.

Tom Mann Centuria

Looking forward to the play offs this weekend.

Championship play-off final - Brentford vs Swansea, Saturday May 29, 3pm

League One play-off final - Blackpool vs Lincoln, Sunday May 30, 3pm

League Two play-off final - Morecambe vs Newport, Monday May 31, 3pm

dfx-

never understand the bank holiday monday given to the league 2 playoff as the last game.

Tom Mann Centuria

dfx- wrote: »

never understand the bank holiday monday given to the league 2 playoff as the last game.

Back to work on Tuesday, so the least appealingly, to me anyway. Can't drink away the misery or celebrate too hard.

jacool

dfx- wrote: »

never understand the bank holiday monday given to the league 2 playoff as the last game.

Hasn't always been that way.
They used to be "in order" i.e. biggest game last.
I was at Gillingham v Wigan back in 2000 and that was followed next day by the Ipswich v Barnsley game. There was no Bank Holiday in Ireland so I flew back and was at work on the Monday. My boss was very tolerant and ignored me as I was slightly worse for wear, and couldn't speak.
After being robbed by the referee the previous year, and ranting for two weeks afterwards about that, I think he understood my relief/joy this time round.

adaminho

dfx- wrote: »

never understand the bank holiday monday given to the league 2 playoff as the last game.

It used to be the other way around. It used to be the Heineken Cup final was on the Saturday and for every Munster win Leeds lost the playoff that weekend. I think with the Champions league switching to the Saturday it makes it more marketable to have both of the richest games on the same day!

Mr.Nice Guy

Brentford vs Swansea in the play-off final kicks off in a few minutes. Who do you want to see go up?

I'll be behind Swansea seeing as Hourihane is starting.

ctrl-alt-delete

Penalty to Brentford early doors.

Very calmly knocked in by Toney to give them the lead.

Mushy

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Brentford vs Swansea in the play-off final kicks off in a few minutes. Who do you want to see go up?

I'll be behind Swansea seeing as Hourihane is starting.

Swansea as a nate supports, brentford for somebody new.

Penalty brentford

Edit: scored

Mr.Nice Guy

I wasn't sure about that run-up but he finished it well.

ctrl-alt-delete

Great counter attack puts Brentford 2-0 up.

ctrl-alt-delete

Wow what an effort by Toney to nearly make it 3.

Brentford are on fire.

Mr.Nice Guy

Tough road back now for Swansea.

cmac2009

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Great counter attack puts Brentford 2-0 up.

Brilliant pass to set up the goal, took his time and picked it out perfectly.

Deeper Blue

Hopefully Brentford kick on and win comfortably here, I'm sick of seeing the same teams yoyo every second year so it'll be good to have a fresh team in the PL

kowloonkev

I think I also prefer Brentford although their manager seems like a dose

Agent Coulson

Really hope Brentford don't blow it now.

Tom Mann Centuria

All Swansea at the moment without any huge threat.

cmac2009

Hoping for a Brentford win here too. Did so well to get here again considering the departures last season.

Anyone follow the league closely? Are Swansea known for playing attractive football. Haven't looked great so far but unsure if that's the early goal or Brentford doing well defensively.

Tom Mann Centuria

Woodman's dad of course Cobblers legend Andy Woodman. I was there when we beat Swansea, and look at us now :pac:

ctrl-alt-delete

Swansea have started the better in this second half, as you might imagine.

Ayew came close with that headed effort.

kowloonkev

The Swansea manager looks like Harry Redknapp's nephew from the countryside

Mr.Nice Guy

Game over.

ctrl-alt-delete

What was Fulton playing at there, might have been a slight element of accident in it, but he looked at the man coming across.

Swansea were still playing the better stuff, but it is going to be pretty much impossible now.

martyos121

Definitely not intentional to make contact like that, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a red card tackle and he was eyeing him up for a tackle anyway. He could have badly injured him there.

kowloonkev

That is a strange one. Not sure what to make of it. Think it was clumsy, and probably a yellow for me.

Deeper Blue

What a moronic tackle, though I'm not sure he went to do him

rodge68

I thought it was a definite red, akward but still a red..
Delighted for Brentford...

Did you smash it

kowloonkev wrote: »

The Swansea manager looks like Harry Redknapp's nephew from the countryside

Very good manager to get them within a game of promotion. Very little football in that Swansea squad.

Tom Mann Centuria

Did you smash it wrote: »

Very good manager to get them within a game of promotion. Very little football in that Swansea squad.

I like him, seems like a very normal bloke.

Tom Mann Centuria

Shame 2nd half was such a damp squib.

Agent Coulson

Delighted for Brentford.

eagle eye

I think I'm among the majority as I am delighted for Brentford and looking forward to seeing them and their brand of football in the Premier league.

Did you smash it

What flag has toney over his shoulders?

Deeper Blue

Did you smash it wrote: »

What flag has toney over his shoulders?

Jamaica I think?

Did you smash it

Deeper Blue wrote: »

Jamaica I think?

Definitely not Jamaica. Ghana I think.

is_that_so

eagle eye wrote: »

I think I'm among the majority as I am delighted for Brentford and looking forward to seeing them and their brand of football in the Premier league.

They'll burn bright but probably go out very quickly. I can see them looking at the Norwich model of just taking the money. The other two should stay up but you'd be concerned about them.

Great to see a new name in the league, instead of the usual yo-yos.

Tom Mann Centuria

Did you smash it wrote: »

What flag has toney over his shoulders?

St. Vincent. Did a fundraiser for them this year, he has family out there.

Mars Bar

Happy for Brentford. My work colleague brought Toney in to Wigan for his loan. And he worked at Brentford too and convinced Brentford to bring in Ethan Pinnock. So he's full of smiles tonight!

Kiwi_knock

Didn't see the game, but happy to see Brentford go up. Deserved it over the course of the season, and showed good mental strength to get through the playoffs after last seasons collapse. Be interesting to see how Toney does in the PL.

Kiwi_knock

What a start in the L1 playoff final

Tom Mann Centuria

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

What a start in the L1 playoff final

Feel sorry for the Blackpool lad, 1 minute. Plenty of time to get back into it though I suppose.

Kiwi_knock

Really enjoyable game so far. Blackpool have responded really well to going behind, and have been the best team.

Tom Mann Centuria

Very soft penalty for Morecambe to go one up with 12 minutes of extra time left.

Kiwi_knock

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Very soft penalty for Morecambe to go one up with 12 minutes of extra time left.

Definitely soft, looked outside the box as well.

Tom Mann Centuria

Northampton have signed their 3rd player from the Scottish Premier League. Signed the Irish winger Dylan Connolly. Hopefully he turns out to be a decent signing, played over 30 times for St. Mirren last season.

Tom Mann Centuria

Torquay's keeper scored in 5th minute of injury time against Hartlepool to take it to extra time.

Guy:Incognito

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Torquay's keeper scored in 5th minute of injury time against Hartlepool to take it to extra time.

and then they lost on penos