The Practice Relegation Battle Thread


The Practice Relegation Battle Thread

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8 games left.
Need all the luck you can get, defense is pretty woeful.


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LFC. - 1 Apr 2021 11:52 AM
8 games left.
Need all the luck you can get, defense is pretty woeful.

Our woeful attack should also get credit

Plus we obviously needed a striker in the transfer window but our woeful management did their bit there as well. 

      

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Statisticians putting Rovers favorite for the drop now 




      

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Good Friday round up

Can only 4 go down ?

Northampton won



But everyone else lost, just to keep it interesting !






      

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Easter Monday Mess

1 win (hoorah for Rovers) , 1 draw and 4 more losses



Rochdales point keeping them alive and making Wigan favorite for the drop



Predictions that they'll all finish within 3 points is making Synchronised kickoffs on last day on 8th May one for the diary !

      

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Here's how they stand now

What does Games-in-hand mean ?

a) extra points or
b) just a worse Goal Difference  




      

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Contestant # 1 - Northampton Town

Traditionally a League 2 (Div 4) club, they were promoted via the playoffs last season despite only finishing 7th

No real surprise then that they are in the bottom half and sacked Keith Curle as Manager in February after scoring 1 goal in 10 games 

Currently playing in a half built Stadium whilst the police investigate where a 10.25 million pound Council Loan went missing




      

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With 6/7/8 games to go, there's one BIG match Saturday, 

 

A Northampton win has them breakaway and take a good hold of one of the 2 lifeboats

A Rovers win and it all tightens up again



Bottom 3 all Away, hoping for a point.     Swindon at home to 2nd place



      

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When you see Northamptons run in, tomorrows game takes on extra significance



All their last 5 opponents going hard for Promotion (2 Up, 4 Playoff)






      

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Championship Watch :Rotherham Chase # 1




Rotherham have 10 games in 29 days !

4 games in hand could see them drag the 4 above into the fight for the last dropspot

      

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WTF # 1



22nd place smashes 5 past Accrington Away


      

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WTF # 2



23rd place Wigan smash 4 past Doncaster Away

      

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That's the end of the Surprises



Rochdale starting to drop away from the Battle, might need 12 points from their last 7 to get out






      

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Catch up games tonight

It's Make-or-Break for Rochdale








      

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Championship Watch :Rotherham Chase # 2

Now down to 9 games in 26 Days

Pulled 1 point back on Saturday,
1) home to QPR tonight,
2) then they have 6-pointer with Coventry in 2 days time,
3) then they play 3 days later again on Sunday...........mad !








      

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looking ominus But other results may save the day last 5 games.
Hanging on is not comfortable feeling.


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LFC. - 14 Apr 2021 9:19 AM
looking ominus But other results may save the day last 5 games.

Couldn't have had a worse set of results for Swindon and Rovers last night



Wimbledon have scored 8 goals in last 2 games, now their goal difference may well be worth a point on May 9th






      

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LFC. - 14 Apr 2021 9:19 AM
Hanging on is not comfortable feeling.

Football is Life

      

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Championship Watch : Rotherham Chase # 3

        Hello Rotherham,

        Bye Bye Wednesday


 

Now only 3 points the gap with 2 games in hand. 

Suddenly 4 more clubs all back in the shit, and Coventry favorite to drop



Rotherham next playing Coventry on a Thursday night with only a 46 hour break 




      

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Buggalugs the Third - 14 Apr 2021 11:08 AM
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agreed, edge of the seat stuff, nothing like P/R makes for awesum feelings, the deliroius avoiding drop and the worst feelings down down.
I'm keeping tabs on Swindon, losing Louongo has been a big loss for them, was in good form before.
Worst defense in the league.
Bottom 6 Clubs in the battle.


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Contestant # 2 - Swindon Town

Never a dull moment following the Robins, Up and Down like a Nuns knickers

Currently involved in 

1. Probable Bankruptcy
2. Main Owner up on FA charges for Funding irregularties
3. Confusion over whether part owned by former England International Gareth Barry or his best mate / Agent Michael Standing (also on charges)
4. 15% owned by Ozzie Plumbing Magnate Clem Morfuni who's made a bid to buy the lot






 
Recent Court hearing held over Zoom allowing fans to contribute predictably ended in farce - read this for a good laugh

Unfortunately for the other Relegation candidates, all the red tape won't be finished in time for a points deduction this Season




      

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Swindon Town Soap Opera update

Should do wonders for Team Morale !

1.  Supporters Club Trust excommunicated



2. Other owners trying to stop Power trying to sell club to some American mob



3. The icing







      

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Championship Watch : Rotherham Chase # 4

A Pure 6 Pointer as ever there has been

Rotherham couldn't back up, having to play less than 48 hours after Tuesdays win.

2 games in hand but 4 points from Derby, can they do it ? (7 games in 23 days now)

Coventry now favorites to stay up








      

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what a decline by Hudders since being in PL though not surprised.
A mate of mine comes from Derby - he's been going ape shit all season.


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With Hellas Phil interrupting the schedule

One game tonight



3 Lunchtime tomorrow then a juicy sixpointer during the Wake



                         




      

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LFC. - 16 Apr 2021 12:39 PM
what a decline by Hudders since being in PL though not surprised.
A mate of mine comes from Derby - he's been going ape shit all season.

Hopefully Rotherham win on Sunday, get them all really nervous




      

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There's times when in the midst of a relegation battle, when you dream your team going on a three game winning streak




      

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Then 



You wake up, realising not one, but two, of your competing shitsters have done it instead




      

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Rochdale clinging on to an outside chance of overhauling the inform Wigan and Wimbledon

But otherwise, what was a fascinating 6 way battle, has collapsed




      

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Full round tonight



For Rovers sake, hope they win and everyone else loses



For the battles sake, lets hope the bottom 4 win and the other 2 lose



      

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