Looking good for a few local derbies next season

[ian]

Discussion for those resigned to the drop obvs...

Wigan look good for return to the Championship, with games in hand
Huddersfield and Blackburn can't both go up looking at the table
Preston and Blackpool both mediocre
Shame Watford and Norwich are so crap, we could have had Everton, too.

[ksrclaret]

Absolutely. Plenty of fantastic away trips on the cards next season. It'll be great to turn up to every game knowing we stand a good chance of winning, rather than looking at the calendar and thinking "oh great, the Etihad tomorrow, we'll be lucky to keep it down to 3".

I just hope we have something of a clear-out over the summer and a long over due refresh.

[claret2018]

Agreed, if we go down it will be good to visit some of the more local away grounds again.

[ElectroClaret]

Not doing Deadwood if they still have the coach business... can't be doing wi that.

[Marty Dobson]

Not doing Deadwood if they still have the coach business... can't be doing wi that.

I'm looking forward to it already.

[claretburns]

Preston and Blackpool both mediocre

I wouldn't rule out either for the play offs yet. Blackpool on good form and I believe Preston have only lost twice since their new manager took over in December. Both 6 points off the play offs with 10 games to go, not impossible.

[quoonbeatz]

Less possible than us staying up though.

[joey13]

Discussion for those resigned to the drop obvs...

Wigan look good for return to the Championship, with games in hand
Huddersfield and Blackburn can't both go up looking at the table
Preston and Blackpool both mediocre
Shame Watford and Norwich are so crap, we could have had Everton, too.

Why can’t Huddersfield and Blackburn both go up ?

[Leisure]

Why can’t Huddersfield and Blackburn both go up ?

Probably because they're highly unlikely to be in the top 2, so can only be via the Play Offs, hence both can't go up.

[Leisure]

Not doing Deadwood if they still have the coach business... can't be doing wi that.

So you'd miss out on watching us beat them just because you have to go 8 miles on a bus!

[BERNIEU]

Why can’t Huddersfield and Blackburn both go up ?

He didn't mean it literally. He meant it's highly unlikely.

[joey13]

Probably because they're highly unlikely to be in the top 2, so can only be via the Play Offs, hence both can't go up.

So both can go up then .

[Leisure]

So both can go up then .

Correct but I'll have a wager with you that they don't.

[joey13]

Correct but I'll have a wager with you that they don't.

I would do , but don’t particularly want either to go up , so wouldn’t gain any pleasure from winning a bet like that

[Leisure]

I would do , but don’t particularly want either to go up , so wouldn’t gain any pleasure from winning a bet like that

Thought not.

[joey13]

Thought not.

Regardless, both can still go up , why you so argumentative, something lacking in your life ? Or just being an absolute melt ?

[Bosscat]

Am looking forward to City, Utd, Liverpool Leeds, next season

[Leisure]

Regardless, both can still go up , why you so argumentative, something lacking in your life ? Or just being an absolute melt ?

Of course they could but they won't. Would be surprised if even one of them went up. But they could. You happy now? PS - what's a melt?

[joey13]

Of course they could but they won't. Would be surprised if even one of them went up. But they could. You happy now? PS - what's a melt?

Delighted, a melt is whatever you want it to be , have a good evening

[claretonthecoast1882]

Of course they could but they won't. Would be surprised if even one of them went up. But they could. You happy now? PS - what's a melt?

A word normally used by 12 year olds who watch Danny Dyer on tv. When it is used by someone over the age of 15 they expose themselves as being weird

[joey13]

A word normally used by 12 year olds who watch Danny Dyer on tv. When it is used by someone over the age of 15 they expose themselves as being weird

Similar to a troll then

[claretonthecoast1882]

Yes big man

[AfloatinClaret]

Am looking forward to City, Utd, Liverpool Leeds, next season

Sorry, but you're going to be disappointed...

Leeds are going down.

[Vegas Claret]

3pm kick offs, no VAR

[claretburns]

3pm kick offs, no VAR

VAR is on the way for The Championship, a cut back light version anyway, whatever that means.

[Bosscat]

VAR is on the way for The Championship, a cut back light version anyway, whatever that means.

Jon Moss won't be doing it then ... too fat

[Vegas Claret]

VAR is on the way for The Championship, a cut back light version anyway, whatever that means.

hadn't heard about that, bugger !

[RVclaret]

hadn't heard about that, bugger !

Season after next. So hopefully we’d be on full VAR in the PL anyway! I think var is actually needed in that league, some of the decisions I’ve seen lately have been horrendous. To think we’ve had some bad officiating in the Prem, jeez we are in for a rude awakening in the Champ.

[Vegas Claret]

Season after next. So hopefully we’d be on full VAR in the PL anyway! I think var is actually needed in that league, some of the decisions I’ve seen lately have been horrendous. To think we’ve had some bad officiating in the Prem, jeez we are in for a rude awakening in the Champ.

My one and only Rovers mate has done nothing but complain how crap the refs are, I thought he was just whinging because he was a Rovers fan

[Quickenthetempo]

It's crap refs looking at Var.

It will be crap refs looking at cheap VAR.

It doesn't help.

[Jamesy]

Discussion for those resigned to the drop obvs...

Wigan look good for return to the Championship, with games in hand
Huddersfield and Blackburn can't both go up looking at the table
Preston and Blackpool both mediocre
Shame Watford and Norwich are so crap, we could have had Everton, too.

Yeah, so crap that we couldn’t beat either of them. Says a lot really.

[Indecisive]

Hope the players don’t surrender as easy as you bunch of wet flannels .

[Elizabeth]

I'm not resigned to the drop but I do think we have players who need some strong leadership.
If we do turn things around who does it ?