The 2013 Championship play-offs thread

The 2013 Championship play-offs thread

Poll: The 2013 Championship play-offs thread

Total Members Polled: 40

Watford: 22%
Crystal Palace: 20%
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Puggit

Original Poster:

48,521 posts

249 months

Monday 22nd April 2013
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Thread to discuss the 2013 play-offs. First off, who do you think will win?

As a Watford fan, I'm still living in hope that somehow we'll overtake Hull, but I know it's unlikely...

Dracoro

8,691 posts

246 months

Monday 22nd April 2013
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Quite often, it comes down to who is the in-form team running in.

Which is good news for me as a Brighton fan (and to Watford fans too as they're playing well) biggrin For that reason, I would prefer Watford to go 2nd as Hull would be on a downward spiral but I think they have enough to consolidate their position.

So, I think Hull will go up automatically, Watford 3rd, Brighton 4th and a dogfight for 5/6th.

I'm thinking/hoping a Brighton/Watford final.

Puggit

Original Poster:

48,521 posts

249 months

Monday 22nd April 2013
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If Brighton won, I'd be happy with a Brighton/Palace final. However, I'd rather Palace continued their slump out of the play offs.

Bolton worry me - I'm not quite sure where they have come from!

oj121

1,548 posts

173 months

Monday 22nd April 2013
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Brighton have a top top defence and 'keeper. Very important to have such a good keeper between the sticks in the big games. Hes played in some seriously big games in the past and Gus seems to have a nose for a good destruction tactic when it matters. They also have a few match winners in there capable of turning a 0-0 into a win. Id be a happy man if Brighton went up as they do things properly at that club (no disrespect to the other teams). Small club really punching above their weight and not looking out of place either. Poyet will go on to be a top manager one day.

MattN44

42 posts

154 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2013
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As a Palace fan, squeaky bum time. We've been awful recently, seemingly ran out of steam. Having been at the games where we knocked 4 past both Hull and 'boro recently, then being at the game where we were stuffed by Birmingham and seeing just how awful we were, I'm not holding out for much.

Matt

Devilstreak

8,088 posts

182 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2013
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I think Forests hopes hang on the final day of the season at home to Leicester, im not all that confident/bothered after the season we have had.

Days from admin, hanging around relegation most of the season. Its only due to our recent run that we are where we are. But we seem to have run out of ideas, saturdays game against Barnsley was so depressing. They hardly touched the ball all game but we had no final ball!

I think Hull are a shoe-in, leaving Watford, Brighton Palace and Leicester in the play offs. Not sre who'll go up though.


Blatter

856 posts

192 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2013
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I'm a Brighton fan, so voted for them, but I think that Watford are probably playing the best football at the moment. Maybe a Seagulls vs Watford final ?

Puggit

Original Poster:

48,521 posts

249 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2013
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Being a Watford fan has been exasperating recently. Every time we've had a chance to overhaul Hull we've blown it spectacularly. We have performed abysmally against the lower-placed teams, while often comfortably beating the better teams.

4 points from Cardiff and Hull in consecutive games, both with clean sheets would please most people in the play-off run up smile

Gargamel

15,022 posts

262 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2013
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Watford appear to be the side to beat in the Play offs. I am a Forest fan, actually I would worry about us in the Premiership to be honest. But I'd be delighted if we got there.


Allblackdup

3,312 posts

209 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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Big game tonight - Leicester v Watford. Hull could be promoted if Watford lose and anything less than 3 points for Leicester could see them miss the play offs.

Puggit

Original Poster:

48,521 posts

249 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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Allblackdup said:
Big game tonight - Leicester v Watford. Hull could be promoted if Watford lose and anything less than 3 points for Leicester could see them miss the play offs.
Fortunately, this plays in to Watford's hands! With our record vs higher clubs, I'm hoping we'll do well.

But then, this is Watford we are talking about banghead

Jw Vw

4,834 posts

164 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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Quite fancy Brighton in the playoffs. Think Palace won't even get in the top 6.

Devilstreak

8,088 posts

182 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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fk a duck! Anyone just seen the screamer scored past leicester???!!

Puggit

Original Poster:

48,521 posts

249 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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Devilstreak said:
fk a duck! Anyone just seen the screamer scored past leicester???!!
I may have wet myself...

...I certainly screamed

Devilstreak

8,088 posts

182 months

Friday 26th April 2013
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Puggit said:
I may have wet myself...

...I certainly screamed
Me too tbh. Now I just need Bolton to lose tomorrow and Forest to win.......then it sets up the final game of the season up quite nicely..(I realise how unlikely that will be) hehe

Gun

13,431 posts

219 months

Saturday 27th April 2013
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Devilstreak said:
fk a duck! Anyone just seen the screamer scored past leicester???!!
Wasn't bad was it!

Puggit

Original Poster:

48,521 posts

249 months

Saturday 27th April 2013
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Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZPuA1GPVNk

Watch it before the evil lawyers have it taken down

Puggit

Original Poster:

48,521 posts

249 months

Tuesday 7th May 2013
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Bumped with corrected poll!

y2johnny

397 posts

175 months

Tuesday 7th May 2013
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Puggit said:
If Brighton won, I'd be happy with a Brighton/Palace final. However, I'd rather Palace continued their slump out of the play offs.

Bolton worry me - I'm not quite sure where they have come from!
You can stop worrying about our lot now!!!!!

I hope your lot go up though, i like Zola, seems a decent manager and just missing out like you did on an automatic spot i think you guys deserve it. just make sure you batter leicester please!

Steameh

3,155 posts

211 months

Tuesday 7th May 2013
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y2johnny said:
You can stop worrying about our lot now!!!!!

I hope your lot go up though, i like Zola, seems a decent manager and just missing out like you did on an automatic spot i think you guys deserve it. just make sure you batter leicester please!
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