Winners of the league one play offs?

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Who will win the League One Play off?

Poll ended at Tue May 23, 2023 10:20 am

Sheffield Wednesday
3
19%
Barnsley
3
19%
Bolton
5
31%
Peterborough
5
31%
 
Total votes: 16

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Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by hallamblue » Mon May 08, 2023 10:20 am

Ok guys n gels, here’s a poll for you to vote in if you want to.

Just thought it’d be good to test the consensus of opinion , and thank god we are not involved in this lottery!

Hope I’ve created the poll correctly ..,,

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by marko69 » Mon May 08, 2023 10:59 am

Wed v Bolton final

Owls back in Div 2

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by Cabanas Blue » Mon May 08, 2023 11:01 am

I hate the play offs, just imagine being a Notts county fan they were 23 points ahead of Chesterfield who they now meet at Wembley, so although they were much the better side over 46 games they could lose out.

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by Charnwood » Mon May 08, 2023 11:16 am

I don’t think they will though.

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by Charnwood » Mon May 08, 2023 11:17 am

Up the Owls. For me the same rules apply as for Notts Cpunty. Sheffield Wednesday were only 2 points behind town and deserve promotion for that alone, Barnsley meanwhile we’re 12 points behind us.

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by Bluemike » Mon May 08, 2023 11:18 am

I hate the play offs too but it's Barnsley for me, by far the best footballing side out of the Four, Sheff Wed can do one with their cocky, arrogant, "we've already won it" fans, how bloody stupid do they look now !! Also can't stand that grubby little club just up the road, tosser of a chairman with a gob the size of the Mersey. Not keen on Bolton either, they still to this day feel cheated in "that play off"

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by Rodenbach Ex-pat » Mon May 08, 2023 7:05 pm

Agree the play-off criteria in the English Leagues is unfair and too big a lottery. Here (Germany) the third bottom team of the higher division plays the third placed in the lower one. Has anyone an alternative solution or should it be automatic promotion/demotion for all three teams?

I also would like to thank Mike and all of you who contribute to making this such an interesting forum. This is now particularly important with EADT’s new online and often pathetic reporting.

For the record I am an 87 year old Suffolk “bor” who saw my first Ipswich game aged 9 standing on the old open terraces. Unfortunately due to working and living abroad I have missed out of actively being a part of all the highlights, including as long ago as 1962.

Delighted we can again hold our heads up higher than in the past 20 years. Once a blue, always a blue!

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Post by hallamblue » Mon May 08, 2023 8:04 pm

I’d like Barnsley to go up via PO’s they are by far the best footballing team for me… ( I hate the PO’s lottery btw)….. and because it’s a lottery and essentially about 3 cup finals and not who’s the best team by this point, I can see Peterborough doing it. It depends which Posh turns up though. They’re either brilliant or crap aren’t they …

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by hallamblue » Mon May 08, 2023 8:07 pm

Rodenbach Ex-pat wrote:
Mon May 08, 2023 7:05 pm
Agree the play-off criteria in the English Leagues is unfair and too big a lottery. Here (Germany) the third bottom team of the higher division plays the third placed in the lower one. Has anyone an alternative solution or should it be automatic promotion/demotion for all three teams?

I also would like to thank Mike and all of you who contribute to making this such an interesting forum. This is now particularly important with EADT’s new online and often pathetic reporting.

For the record I am an 87 year old Suffolk “bor” who saw my first Ipswich game aged 9 standing on the old open terraces. Unfortunately due to working and living abroad I have missed out of actively being a part of all the highlights, including as long ago as 1962.

Delighted we can again hold our heads up higher than in the past 20 years. Once a blue, always a blue!
Oh Rodenback Ex-Pat , what an absolute privilege to have you on this forum …. I think I’ve seen you post before? Please keep posting. Do you get to see us via ifollow? What a season you’ve missed and I just get this feeling that next season we will take a few by surprise. Our style and tempo will catch a few out . It’s Top 6 for me 👍

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by Charnwood » Mon May 08, 2023 10:50 pm

Rodenbach Ex-pat wrote:
Mon May 08, 2023 7:05 pm
Agree the play-off criteria in the English Leagues is unfair and too big a lottery. Here (Germany) the third bottom team of the higher division plays the third placed in the lower one. Has anyone an alternative solution or should it be automatic promotion/demotion for all three teams?

I also would like to thank Mike and all of you who contribute to making this such an interesting forum. This is now particularly important with EADT’s new online and often pathetic reporting.

For the record I am an 87 year old Suffolk “bor” who saw my first Ipswich game aged 9 standing on the old open terraces. Unfortunately due to working and living abroad I have missed out of actively being a part of all the highlights, including as long ago as 1962.

Delighted we can again hold our heads up higher than in the past 20 years. Once a blue, always a blue!

I too enjoyed reading your post Rodenbach Ex-pat and like Liz I’d welcome hearing more from you too. I’d also welcome a single “German Style” play off involving 3rd top from the lower league playing 3rd bottom of the higher league maybe over two legs. This would be much fairer and rid us of the current lottery, however with it being far less of a money spinner than our current arrangement I don’t see it ever happening.

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by Mauswara » Tue May 09, 2023 1:44 am

Rodenbach Ex-pat wrote:
Mon May 08, 2023 7:05 pm
This is now particularly important with EADT’s new online and often pathetic reporting.
If you have an ad-blocker running as a browser extension/add-on you can access the site in full by adding the following line to your filter list:

Code: Select all

||tinypass.com^$domain=eadt.co.uk

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by Blue Wilf » Tue May 09, 2023 9:53 pm

Are you missing the 'who cares' option, Hallam? 😀
Joke btw....

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by Blue Wilf » Tue May 09, 2023 9:56 pm

Seriously, I want it to be Peterborough cos its closer to home and another 6 points 👍💙

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by AzzurroMark » Tue May 09, 2023 11:17 pm

Mauswara wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 1:44 am
Rodenbach Ex-pat wrote:
Mon May 08, 2023 7:05 pm
This is now particularly important with EADT’s new online and often pathetic reporting.
If you have an ad-blocker running as a browser extension/add-on you can access the site in full by adding the following line to your filter list:

Code: Select all

||tinypass.com^$domain=eadt.co.uk
I have just started using Brave as a search engine and if you use the Advanced options and select Block scripts it allows you to read the EADT articles in full.

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by Mauswara » Wed May 10, 2023 12:35 am

Well that's a lot easier and less hacky than my method. Good to know, thanks.

Have been using Firefox and I don't think it has an option for scripts like that, but I do have Brave as a backup for when my Firefox settings inevitably break some site for me.

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by Dazzz67 » Wed May 10, 2023 3:24 pm

I'm going for Peterborough, snuck in last minute and will hopefully cheese them all off.

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by hallamblue » Thu May 11, 2023 6:47 am

Blue Wilf wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 9:53 pm
Are you missing the 'who cares' option, Hallam? 😀
Joke btw....
Lol I DID think about that, but thought I’d be focused on something that we won’t have to worry about happening to us now 😁👍

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by Blue Wilf » Fri May 12, 2023 8:31 pm

Watching Pboro b Sheff Weds and I am just sooooooooo glad to be out of that league. I couldn't care less about finishing second to Plymouth - it was all about automatic promotion cos I couldn't stand being in these games after 4 years in that shitty (but hard to escape) league 💙

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by BLUEBLOOD » Fri May 12, 2023 8:50 pm

2-0 Peterborough HT Wednesday bottling it big time at the moment.

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by Blue Wilf » Fri May 12, 2023 8:52 pm

BLUEBLOOD wrote:
Fri May 12, 2023 8:50 pm
2-0 Peterborough HT Wednesday bottling it big time at the moment.
Yes they are but I stuck a crafty fiver on weds to get a draw at 5/1. Its so nice when you don't care isn't it! 😂

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Post by BLUEBLOOD » Fri May 12, 2023 9:12 pm

3-0 Peterborough omg

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Post by Dazzz67 » Fri May 12, 2023 9:16 pm

Just when you thought your day could not get any better lol.

Come on Posh, bugger them up lol.

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by number 9 » Fri May 12, 2023 9:22 pm

BLUEBLOOD wrote:
Fri May 12, 2023 9:12 pm
3-0 Peterborough omg
Brilliant!

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by marko69 » Fri May 12, 2023 9:36 pm

marko69 wrote:
Mon May 08, 2023 10:59 am
Wed v Bolton final

Owls back in Div 2
Nope

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Post by BLUEBLOOD » Fri May 12, 2023 9:43 pm

4-0 Game over

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Post by marko69 » Fri May 12, 2023 9:45 pm

BLUEBLOOD wrote:
Fri May 12, 2023 9:43 pm
4-0 Game over
Empty Hillsborough second leg

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by mendipblue » Fri May 12, 2023 10:11 pm

I must admit that result has pleased me. I didn't think I would be that bothered. But that will definitely shut the Wednesday fans up. Side note, Darren Moore will be sacked after the 2nd leg.

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Post by Blue Wilf » Fri May 12, 2023 10:35 pm

Yes - its sad for Darren Moore who seems a thoroughly nice bloke. I also think Steve Schumacher comes across as a really good, well grounded bloke as well. With those two plus our Kieran, there are some really good young managers out there in lower leagues. Good luck to them all.

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Post by Charnwood » Fri May 12, 2023 10:45 pm

I can’t believe how one sided that game was although to be fair I only watched the second half. Just shows the dangers of finishing 3rd and playing the 6th placed team who’ve scraped in last minute by the skin of their teeth and can play care free football.

Just glad it’s The Owls in trouble and not us. 👍

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Re: Winners of the league one play offs?

Post by number 9 » Fri May 12, 2023 11:02 pm

Karma!

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