There are two options for next season. The management could recognise that mistakes have been made with inadequate players and small squad, keep most of the decent players (many injured much of the season) and invest for an immediate return to Championship. Alternatively they can assess their budget based on ST sales south of 5k, reduced Sky money and sponsorship, and fund the playing squad accordingly, flirting with L2.
Given that Bauer is reportedly talking to 6 or 7 clubs, it seems we are embarking on the cheapskate option. Fcuk off Roland!!!!!
Hello League One my old friend, We've come to play here once again, Because our owners slowly done us in, And emptied seats of fans that were being, Lied to by strangers from a foreign land, All that remains, are now the sounds of silence.....
Bolton Wanderers Bury Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Coventry City MK Dons Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Port Vale Rochdale Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town
There's only one team who will get promoted via the League One playoffs so we'll be facing the remaining five of this group:
Promoted alongside Northampton will be three (two auto - one playoffs) of the following six teams:
Accrington Stanley Oxford United Bristol Rovers Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth AFC Wimbledon >Teams in italics cannot get autos
The 24th and final team will be one of Doncaster, Fleetwood Town and Blackpool who are fighting it out over the last remaining relegation spot in League One.
Doncaster are realistically down, barring an amazing turnaround in goal difference
Walsall could still get automatic if they win their last 2 matches, and Burton slip up, though it's unlikely. I'd prefer a trip to Burton than Walsall, better pubs and the national brewing museum!
My son asked yesterday whether fleet wood were a good team. Had to say no, but can realistically see losin to them next season under current ownership.
I'd quite like to see AFC Wimbledon and Portsmouth go up, though obviously that's not possible. There are other threads about how AFC Wimbledon conduct themselves, but for me a fan owned, democratically operated club should be celebrated. That said, would love a trip to Fratton Park, I've heard it's one of the "old fashion English grounds" which presumably means it's a freezing cold shithole with great atmosphere. Also, with everything they've gone through, their supporters deserve a promotion (worth noting that's another team that is fan owned).
After doing a bit of research I've learned that Fleetwood doesn't have a station within five miles.
Accrington Stanley at home will probably generate the smallest league crowd in Charlton history.
We could have been going to a 50k seater stadium in Newcastle. Does Rochdale even have 50 seats?
What even is a Port Vale?
There's a tram from Blackpool to Accrington. More importantly, there's one back to Blackpool.
Port Vale is in Stoke. I was talking to a guy who worked in the potteries, he said some away football supporters game out of the station and, thinking PORT Vale was somewhere on the coast, asked him where the beach was.
You can also get a tram from Blackpool to Fleetwood?
Wimbledon has had trams for the past 15(?) years so you won't have to travel far to ride one if they get promoted
Of course, I forgot to mention they don't actually play in Wimbledon, or even Merton for that matter
Just discovered Fleetwoods nickname is the cod army, and that that they play at the Highbury stadium , with a capacity of just over 5000, I'm not being snobby but I never thought it would come to this.
It gets better Accrington play at the 'wham' stadium, I thought we'd got shot of them 30 years ago!
Fleetwood doesn't have a train station. Just putting that out there.
But the away end is a terrace. The problem is it only holds 1100 and there are hundreds on CL alone, who have pledged to going away instead of home.
I just pray that I can get a ticket. Presumably all the lifers will be queing at 9am on a Monday morning to secure their tickets.
Rochdale, Oldham and Bury, no end of attractive away games next season, I imagine those people who've renewed their season tickets already only did so to get to the front of the queue
Fleetwood doesn't have a train station. Just putting that out there.
But the away end is a terrace. The problem is it only holds 1100 and there are hundreds on CL alone, who have pledged to going away instead of home.
I just pray that I can get a ticket. Presumably all the lifers will be queing at 9am on a Monday morning to secure their tickets.
Rochdale, Oldham and Bury, no end of attractive away games next season, I imagine those people who've renewed their season tickets already only did so to get to the front of the queue
Have family in Manchester so those 3 will be ones il be attending purely for a weekends away.....which means they will probably be midweek games.
Fleetwood doesn't have a train station. Just putting that out there.
But the away end is a terrace. The problem is it only holds 1100 and there are hundreds on CL alone, who have pledged to going away instead of home.
I just pray that I can get a ticket. Presumably all the lifers will be queing at 9am on a Monday morning to secure their tickets.
Rochdale, Oldham and Bury, no end of attractive away games next season, I imagine those people who've renewed their season tickets already only did so to get to the front of the queue
I don't think it's fair on Rochdale or Bury (both decent imo) to lump them in with the shithole that is Boundary Park.
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Given that Bauer is reportedly talking to 6 or 7 clubs, it seems we are embarking on the cheapskate option. Fcuk off Roland!!!!!
We've come to play here once again,
Because our owners slowly done us in,
And emptied seats of fans that were being,
Lied to by strangers from a foreign land,
All that remains, are now the sounds of silence.....
Or not....
KM And her sugar daddy depress me. I'm never going back again.
And so it can go on.
Bury
Charlton Athletic
Chesterfield
Coventry City
MK Dons
Northampton Town
Oldham Athletic
Peterborough United
Port Vale
Rochdale
Sheffield United
Shrewsbury Town
Southend United
Swindon Town
There's only one team who will get promoted via the League One playoffs so we'll be facing the remaining five of this group:
Millwall
Walsall
Bradford
Barnsley
Gillingham
Scunthorpe
Promoted alongside Northampton will be three (two auto - one playoffs) of the following six teams:
Accrington Stanley
Oxford United
Bristol Rovers
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth
AFC Wimbledon
>Teams in italics cannot get autos
The 24th and final team will be one of Doncaster, Fleetwood Town and Blackpool who are fighting it out over the last remaining relegation spot in League One.
Walsall could still get automatic if they win their last 2 matches, and Burton slip up, though it's unlikely. I'd prefer a trip to Burton than Walsall, better pubs and the national brewing museum!
Not good.
I want Fleetwood to stay up
Accrington/Bristol and Wimbledon go up.
Fixture list has matches on NYE. Having to spend new years in Accrington would be a new low whilst following Charlton
Of course, I forgot to mention they don't actually play in Wimbledon, or even Merton for that matter
It gets better Accrington play at the 'wham' stadium, I thought we'd got shot of them 30 years ago!
I just pray that I can get a ticket. Presumably all the lifers will be queing at 9am on a Monday morning to secure their tickets.