The playoffs.

[Lifelong]

Hull v Millwall ..nothing on show, so far, to get excited about.

 

[Darran]

Hull v Millwall ..nothing on show, so far, to get excited about.

Millwall for me.

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

Was hoping that all semi finals were going to be like PSG v Bayern…disappointed tonight

 

[monmouth]

It's galling to see two such dreadful teams in this. Us, Forest, Cardiff and Reading were all so much better than this in the year we went up. It's atrocious stuff.

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

I’ve said for a while that I thought Ipswich & Southampton would go up - which doesn’t make it as galling for me looking at their squads, but this season was a great opportunity for 15-20 sides to make the playoffs - and many will see it as an opportunity missed (fair play to Hull & especially Millwall mind!)

That’s not to say we should have made it this season, but there aren’t many Championship seasons where there’s so little to choose from top to bottom.

 

[Smurph]

What a dreadful game of football

 

[Dr. Winston]

In most Championship seasons the only real difference between teams in the playoffs and those lower down the table is finding consistent runs of form.

This season is probably a bit of an outlier in that the teams with Parachute payments aren't the clear frontrunners, but generally positions 4-6 are wide open. We certainly should have been closer than we were between 2021 and 2023. Probably would have been with competent management.

 

[Blackpooljack]

At times ( and there have been quiet a few ) this season we would have pissed all over those two last night.

 

[Smurph]

At times ( and there have been quiet a few ) this season we would have pissed all over those two last night.

Fills you with hope for next season, if we get things right in the summer.

 

[Blackpooljack]

Fills you with hope for next season, if we get things right in the summer.

Deffo

 

[malc]

Middlesbrough vs Southampton lunchtime today .
Southampton have 3 ex Swans
Wood , Manning , Downes .
If you could would you have any back with us

 

[JackSomething]

Middlesbrough vs Southampton lunchtime today .
Southampton have 3 ex Swans
Wood , Manning , Downes .
If you could would you have any back with us

I thought Wood looked like a far better player now than he did when he was with us and would definitely have him back in our team.

I would have said Manning if we didn't have Tymon and I would have had Downes back if we had less CM's and/or he hadn't acted like a twat down here.

 

[Pegojack]

Not sure who I want to win this one. Don't like Downes and Wood, but don't like Hellboy for spurning us either (though I'm now glad he did!).
I suppose it comes down to, who do we want rid of for next season? Saints, I suppose.

 

[malc]

Yep Wood was a youngster who looked a good prospect who was sold to soon .

 

[Pegojack]

It's all Boro so far, Saints have hardly crossed the halfway line.