It's pretty sad that instead of watching the el clasico with goals galore I'm sitting here watching the first leg of the league 2 semi final between Chesterfield and Walsall.
Chesterfield have had a couple of efforts. One hitting the cross bar but Walsall have been the better team even without hardly any possession, helps getting that 1st goal in the first 30 minutes. Matt Sadler's team takes a two goal lead back to the home of the Saddlers.
Might regret it tomorrow, but given how he took charge of our game against Bristol Rovers, I am so relieved to have someone like Hallam as our referee!!
What are you doing?!
Yes... Because Hallam is going to be on CharltonLife tonight going:
"Hehe yeah I'm gonna make FA regret that one"
Seems that he's made me regret that one!!
Genuinely disappointed with the referee tonight after that display that we've just had to endure, he gave me hope that we had some decent referees coming into the game with previous playing experience
Since all fans were allowed back in to stadiums post-Covid (no reduced home crowds)
2024 season first legs: 2 home wins, 2 draws, 2 away wins (Bolton, Doncaster)
2023 season first legs: 4 home wins, 2 draws, 0 away wins
2022 season first legs: 4 home wins, 1 draw, 1 away win (Forest)
2025 season first legs so far: 0 home wins, 1 draw, 3 away wins (Sheff Utd, Sunderland, Wimbledon)
This season’s away winners (3 of 4) have already matched the total number of away winners from the last three seasons combined (3 of 18). It’s traditionally quite hard to win that first leg away from home.
So over the last four seasons, out of 24 games:
10 home wins (41.6%), 7 draws and 7 away wins (29.2% each).
Much more like a normal breakdown of 1X2 results that you’d get across a season. We needed a season of away wins and draws to balance out all the home wins from previous years… :-)
They seem to be forever in the Championship. Not knocking them
There is a long term ongoing joke going on, on Social Media, about the fact that its nearly always Bristol City and Preston North End that are fighting for 12th in the Championship.
Seems that Sheff Utd havent won at Wembley since 1925
Going to be a brutal Final at Wembley if they face Sunderland, who have only the one Play-Off Final win, and never in the Championship, its a game they'll somehow both lose.
They seem to be forever in the Championship. Not knocking them
There is a long term ongoing joke going on, on Social Media, about the fact that its nearly always Bristol City and Preston North End that are fighting for 12th in the Championship.
Preston! Yeh they're another one I forgot about. Millwall will be joining them soon
They seem to be forever in the Championship. Not knocking them
There is a long term ongoing joke going on, on Social Media, about the fact that its nearly always Bristol City and Preston North End that are fighting for 12th in the Championship.
Current most consecutive seasons in Championship are Bristol City, Preston & QPR with 11 seasons now, with Millwall and Middlesbrough on 9.
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Another away win makes it four from five.
Hopefully we make it five from six.
Genuinely disappointed with the referee tonight after that display that we've just had to endure, he gave me hope that we had some decent referees coming into the game with previous playing experience
10 home wins (41.6%), 7 draws and 7 away wins (29.2% each).
Much more like a normal breakdown of 1X2 results that you’d get across a season. We needed a season of away wins and draws to balance out all the home wins from previous years… :-)
Going to be a brutal Final at Wembley if they face Sunderland, who have only the one Play-Off Final win, and never in the Championship, its a game they'll somehow both lose.