Popular Post useless Posted November 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2021 They will be on minus three points, so eighteen points from safety. If they are relegated it will be the third season in a row that a championship team has gone down because of a points deduction, seems farcical to me, ideally you'd want these things to be decided on sporting merit, of course it would be decided on sporting merit if these clubs didn't break the rules, but the fact that so many are breaking the rules maybe suggests that there's something wrong with the sytem in the first place. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Looking at the stats the average attendances have dropped off a lot in the Championship from when we used to be in it. The average attendance for the league was over 20,000 for each season we were down there. Now it is barely over 16,000. I think the combination of big teams either being promoted (us, leeds, newcastle) or relegated (wednesday, sunderland), or struggling like Derby has made an effect. It has also lost competitiveness with the teams going down from the prem usually going straight back up again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 18:48, useless said: They will be on minus three points, so eighteen points from safety. If they are relegated it will be the third season in a row that a championship team has gone down because of a points deduction, seems farcical to me, ideally you'd want these things to be decided on sporting merit, of course it would be decided on sporting merit if these clubs didn't break the rules, but the fact that so many are breaking the rules maybe suggests that there's something wrong with the sytem in the first place. The EFL is a bubble ready to burst. It’s not fit for purpose. It’s leadership would rather sellout the grassroots to appease the Premier League. They’ve allowed too many dodgy owners to ruin clubs leading to all these deductions. Rick Parry and others are dragging the game further and further down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Not Championship but Football League related but Gareth Barry has been charged over breaching the rules over the sale if Swindon. Didn't even know he was involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 21 minutes ago, Zatman said: Not Championship but Football League related but Gareth Barry has been charged over breaching the rules over the sale if Swindon. Didn't even know he was involved It looks like his old pal Michael Standing is involved as well The former England midfielder Gareth Barry has been charged by the Football Association over alleged breaches of intermediary regulations. The FA said the 40-year-old was alleged to have breached regulations related to “the ownership and/or funding of Swindon Town FC”. It comes with FA proceedings continuing against the League Two club, the former owner and chairman Lee Power and First Touch Pro Management and its company director Michael Standing, after they were charged in April. The FA said: “Further to the existing proceedings … the FA has also now charged Gareth Barry in relation to breaches of the FA’s Regulations on Working with Intermediaries. “It is alleged that Gareth Barry also breached intermediary regulations in relation to the ownership and/or funding of Swindon Town FC. Swindon Town FC, Lee Power, First Touch Pro Management, Michael Standing and Gareth Barry all have until Wednesday December 1 2021 to provide responses to their respective charges.” Barry, who made 53 England appearances and played for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Brom, retired from playing in August 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, NeilS said: It looks like his old pal Michael Standing is involved as well The former England midfielder Gareth Barry has been charged by the Football Association over alleged breaches of intermediary regulations. The FA said the 40-year-old was alleged to have breached regulations related to “the ownership and/or funding of Swindon Town FC”. It comes with FA proceedings continuing against the League Two club, the former owner and chairman Lee Power and First Touch Pro Management and its company director Michael Standing, after they were charged in April. The FA said: “Further to the existing proceedings … the FA has also now charged Gareth Barry in relation to breaches of the FA’s Regulations on Working with Intermediaries. “It is alleged that Gareth Barry also breached intermediary regulations in relation to the ownership and/or funding of Swindon Town FC. Swindon Town FC, Lee Power, First Touch Pro Management, Michael Standing and Gareth Barry all have until Wednesday December 1 2021 to provide responses to their respective charges.” Barry, who made 53 England appearances and played for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Brom, retired from playing in August 2020. So what does that mean? Edited November 17, 2021 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 3 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: So what does that mean? Michael Standing was the other youngster we nicked from Brighton at the same time as Gareth Barry. Standing was the higher rated of the two at the time. I guess they have remained in contact over the years even though their careers went in different directions. With regards the charges from The FA, I can't say I am knowledgable about what offence they have committed. I guess more will come out at the hearing at the beginning of December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, NeilS said: Michael Standing was the other youngster we nicked from Brighton at the same time as Gareth Barry. Standing was the higher rated of the two at the time. I guess they have remained in contact over the years even though their careers went in different directions. With regards the charges from The FA, I can't say I am knowledgable about what offence they have committed. I guess more will come out at the hearing at the beginning of December Standing has been Barrys agent for most of his career 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Zatman said: Standing has been Barrys agent for most of his career Ok, I did not know that. Just reading up quickly, and it appears they are childhood friends so Standing became GB's agent after MS retired from football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Reading deducted six points - how’s the EFL allowing so many bad owners to take over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Last time I looked at the top of the table, Fulham were about ten points clear, all of a sudden they've drawn four games in a row, Bournemouth haven't won any of their last five, and now there are only four points seperating the top four, and QPR in fifth place have two games in hand. Blackburn the form team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted December 18, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 18, 2021 11 minutes ago, useless said: Last time I looked at the top of the table, Fulham were about ten points clear, all of a sudden they've drawn four games in a row, Bournemouth haven't won any of their last five, and now there are only four points seperating the top four, and QPR in fifth place have two games in hand. Blackburn the form team. I noticed this too. There something comforting about seeing random teams at the top of the championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Seems a really weak league this year. You can see Norwich waltzing it again next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 looks like Fulham and Bournemouth will be the clear 1st & 2nd place finishers, but with places 3-10 all within 9 points with everyone having at least a game in hand on Huddersfield town in 3rd. Hopefully be getting a new-ish team coming up through the playoffs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I really hope forest come up via play offs. This is a premier league club, and i have a soft spot for them. Great club and great fans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Luton going well with Steer, Bree, Lansbury, and now Snodgrass in their team, in the top six and have games in hand over all the other teams in the play-off places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Boring that Bournemouth are coming back up, was hoping Blackburn would make top 2 but they've blown it last few weeks with goals drying up for Brereton. Hopefully we get a team up through play offs who haven't been in prem for a while, Forest would be interesting aswell. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted March 1, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 26/02/2022 at 22:26, useless said: Luton going well with Steer, Bree, Lansbury, and now Snodgrass in their team, in the top six and have games in hand over all the other teams in the play-off places. Weird reading those names now....feels a million miles away! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted March 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2022 Around nine to eleven games left, the play offs are quite close to call. Four points separate 4th and 11th with a game in hand here and there. Fulham and Bournemouth will probably finishing in the automatic positions. Huddersfield I would guess will take one of the play off spots. After that, it becomes a bit trickier to predict. I hope Forest make it, but they seem to win most weeks without really finding themselves in the top six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villatillidie95 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 good win for coventry today against play off placed sheffield united. they are 3 points away from being in the play offs, so can be done by them. would have been 3 losses on the spin today had they lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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