The League 1 and 2 Thread

The League 1 and 2 Thread

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MiniMan64

16,863 posts

189 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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lucido grigio said:
Slightly annoyed !...irked

Orient fans raided the pitch,when Colchester are 3-1 up,match abandoned.

Thanks for that....rolleyes

Presumably needs to be replayed mid week before L2 ends next weekend.
Finished it behind closed doors didn't they?

lucido grigio

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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MiniMan64 said:
lucido grigio said:
Slightly annoyed !...irked

Orient fans raided the pitch,when Colchester are 3-1 up,match abandoned.

Thanks for that....rolleyes

Presumably needs to be replayed mid week before L2 ends next weekend.
Finished it behind closed doors didn't they?
Yes,just this minute read that,earlier when I looked up the score on red button ,there was a big A where the score should've been.
Now says they came back on after 2 hours,to play 8 minutes.

DRFC1879

3,437 posts

156 months

Wednesday 3rd May 2017
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Must be summat about Colchester.

When Donny had our crooked owner (Ken Richardson of burning down the ground and getting sent down for conspiracy to commit arson fame) back in 1997-98 we had a long pitch invasion at Belle Vue in an attempt to get the match abandoned and the league's end of season payment pulled so it wouldn't end up in HIS pocket.

IIRC Colchester were chasing playoffs at that time too.

Massively annoyed as I am at Rovers' end of season capitulation and now slim chance of winning the title, it pales into insignificance compared to the plight of Orient. Hope the fans' trust can save their club. Could be an interesting day a Blackpool on Saturday with the FSF organised protest up there.

I'll have to catch up on coverage later as I'll be at Hartlepool hoping for last day heroics from the Rovers. Same as t'other season at Brentford will do for me. Cometh the hour, cometh the James Coppinger.

Feirny

2,500 posts

146 months

Wednesday 3rd May 2017
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DRFC1879 said:
Must be summat about Colchester.

When Donny had our crooked owner (Ken Richardson of burning down the ground and getting sent down for conspiracy to commit arson fame) back in 1997-98 we had a long pitch invasion at Belle Vue in an attempt to get the match abandoned and the league's end of season payment pulled so it wouldn't end up in HIS pocket.

IIRC Colchester were chasing playoffs at that time too.

Massively annoyed as I am at Rovers' end of season capitulation and now slim chance of winning the title, it pales into insignificance compared to the plight of Orient. Hope the fans' trust can save their club. Could be an interesting day a Blackpool on Saturday with the FSF organised protest up there.

I'll have to catch up on coverage later as I'll be at Hartlepool hoping for last day heroics from the Rovers. Same as t'other season at Brentford will do for me. Cometh the hour, cometh the James Coppinger.
Nice to see another Rovers fan on here!

lucido grigio

44,044 posts

162 months

Wednesday 3rd May 2017
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Colchester will need some sort of results miracle to creep into the play offs at the 11th hour.

Need most of Carlisle ,Blackpool , Stevenage to lose and Cambridge above us playing Wycombe below us to have a bore draw.

Highly unlikely to happen.

There's always next season.

Bluedot

3,573 posts

106 months

Saturday 6th May 2017
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Oh Yes!
Did that really happen ?!
Champions biggrin

p4cks

6,885 posts

198 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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p4cks - the former Hartlepool United season ticket holder.

Antony Moxey

8,016 posts

218 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Why 'former'?

p4cks

6,885 posts

198 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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I'm not paying the same money to see the likes of Gateshead, Maidstone United and Guiseley every other week.


skahigh

2,023 posts

130 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Newport county fan here, absolutely thrilled after yesterday, Flynny has pulled off an absolute miracle with that team and is not getting anywhere near enough credit from the media who are all too busy consoling Jeff stelling.

We've supported our team through promotions from the fourth tier of non-league football over twenty five years after mismanagement put us out of business, retaining our football league status means everything to this club.

To add to this we've also had to endure multiple seasons playing away from Newport in Gloucester just to retain our place in the English football pyramid! Don't talk to Newport county fans about hardship!

Edited by skahigh on Sunday 7th May 16:23

Antony Moxey

8,016 posts

218 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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No, you're paying the same money to watch Hartlepool. You're also more likely to see a much higher number of wins and also more likely to have a much more enjoyable and successful season than the one you've just witnessed.

Relegation isn't the end of the world, even to the Conference and you'll have a decent number of away trips where you'll outnumber the locals by some majority. Believe me, the Conference isn't the worst thing that could ever happen - better a good season down there than a s*** on in League Two.

Legend83

9,947 posts

221 months

Monday 8th May 2017
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skahigh said:
Newport county fan here, absolutely thrilled after yesterday, Flynny has pulled off an absolute miracle with that team and is not getting anywhere near enough credit from the media who are all too busy consoling Jeff stelling.

We've supported our team through promotions from the fourth tier of non-league football over twenty five years after mismanagement put us out of business, retaining our football league status means everything to this club.

To add to this we've also had to endure multiple seasons playing away from Newport in Gloucester just to retain our place in the English football pyramid! Don't talk to Newport county fans about hardship!



Edited by skahigh on Sunday 7th May 16:23
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A fantastic turnaround. Glad Josh Sheehan made some contribution towards your survival too smile.


Edited by Legend83 on Monday 8th May 11:26

n_const

1,707 posts

200 months

Monday 8th May 2017
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skahigh said:
Newport county fan here, absolutely thrilled after yesterday, Flynny has pulled off an absolute miracle with that team and is not getting anywhere near enough credit from the media who are all too busy consoling Jeff stelling.

We've supported our team through promotions from the fourth tier of non-league football over twenty five years after mismanagement put us out of business, retaining our football league status means everything to this club.

To add to this we've also had to endure multiple seasons playing away from Newport in Gloucester just to retain our place in the English football pyramid! Don't talk to Newport county fans about hardship!

Edited by skahigh on Sunday 7th May 16:23
What a day filled with mixed emotions. The mood around the stadium going into the final stages of the game was horrendous, but when O'Brien scored the winner ... Wow.

chrisb92

1,051 posts

123 months

Monday 8th May 2017
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Stevenage fan here. V disappointed with our horrendous end to the season. A great run got us to 4th and play offs looked very realistic, but ended up finishing mid table.

Oh well, another season in the football league is always a positive.

Bluedot

3,573 posts

106 months

Monday 8th May 2017
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chrisb92 said:
Stevenage fan here. V disappointed with our horrendous end to the season. A great run got us to 4th and play offs looked very realistic, but ended up finishing mid table.
Yes, you looked like our biggest challenger for a promotion spot after you beat us 3-0 mid March.
Just goes to show how tight the league was this season.




chrisb92

1,051 posts

123 months

Monday 8th May 2017
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Bluedot said:
chrisb92 said:
Stevenage fan here. V disappointed with our horrendous end to the season. A great run got us to 4th and play offs looked very realistic, but ended up finishing mid table.
Yes, you looked like our biggest challenger for a promotion spot after you beat us 3-0 mid March.
Just goes to show how tight the league was this season.
Yeah, I was there and we played fantastically that day. Almost a perfect performance topped off with the failed cheeky penalty from your striker.

It's been very much downhill from there, however.

Good luck next season, your fans were really good. Still singing away well after the final whistle.

Legend83

9,947 posts

221 months

Monday 8th May 2017
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http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10866...

Pretty un-professional from Stelling!

skahigh

2,023 posts

130 months

Monday 8th May 2017
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Legend83 said:
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10866...

Pretty un-professional from Stelling!
Actually, I don't mind that for Stelling, he's a fan at the end of the day and quite open about his bias, it's nice to see a bit of passion.

The rest of the Soccer Saturday crew not so much, their only vested interest is their mate.

lucido grigio

44,044 posts

162 months

Monday 8th May 2017
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Completely missed the L2 finale by being in another country.

Oh so close ,finishing in 8th.

Speed 3

4,485 posts

118 months

Monday 8th May 2017
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My joy at going straight up last week intensified by seeing Wigan & Blackburn going the other way this weekend partywoohoorofl