Sky Bet EFL 2018/19

[MDK]

1 hour ago, Adam said:

Twitter conversation with a club legend

I had no idea you were an Orient fan

[Bobfoc]

I've read that 42% of the clubs who have been relegated from the top four divisions have been managed by Neil Warnock at some point. That said, he's probably got most of them promoted too.

[Lineker]

Norwich City promotion parade bus breaks down

[Lineker]

Bolton chairman Ken Anderson has announced he has been left with "little or no choice" other than to place the Championship club in administration.

[MDK]

14 minutes ago, Lineker said:

Bolton chairman Ken Anderson has announced he has been left with "little or no choice" other than to place the Championship club in administration.

Sad times for Bolton. Really gets on my pip that this kind of shit can happen.

[Lineker]

It really is "he said; she said": 

The Bolton chairman Ken Anderson has announced he will be forced to place the club in administration.

Wanderers had hoped to complete a takeover deal with Laurence Bassini, but the former Watford owner has failed to provide proof of funding, while the club will face a high court winding-up order later on Wednesday.

“Mr Bassini, regrettably his continued time wasting and empty promises have caused a great deal of heartache and frustration for the staff and supporters alike and now leave the Eddie Davies Trust and I with little or no choice other than for one of us to place the businesses into administration, as any likelihood of finding any resolution (in) the High Court hearing (is) not possible,” Anderson said in a statement on the club’s website.

“This had been a massive disappointment to me as I understand the serious implications administration will bring to the businesses. But I have been left with no alternative, as this course of action will preserve the football club and all of its proud history.”

[Lineker]

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Marcelo Bielsa has instructed his Leeds United team not to kick the ball out of play if an opponent is injured during their Championship play-off semi-final first leg against Derby County.

Bielsa intends to speak with both Derby’s manager, Frank Lampard and the referee to clarify the issue before the Saturday evening kick off in the midlands.

The Argentinian’s decision comes in the wake of the recent controversy surrounding his side’s Championship draw with Aston Villa at Elland Road which featured an anarchic second-half melee involving virtually every outfield player.

The disorder was sparked when Mateusz Klich gave Leeds the lead at a time when Villa had a player down injured and believed Bielsa’s side were about to put the ball out of play. A truce was called after the Leeds manager instructed his players to permit Villa to equalise straight from the restart but he does not want a repeat.

Accordingly, his side will adhere to the letter of the law rather than the etiquette of sporting convention.”We have reached the common decision with the players, we decide to adapt 100% to the rules and we understand that if we have one player [down] we don’t have to put the ball out,” said Bielsa on Thursday. “We also think that if a player from the opposing team is down, we shouldn’t interrupt the play and put the ball out. We all know that the person that has to take this decision is the referee.

“Before the game we will tell the referee and the head coach of Derby and the captain of Derby that we will behave like that.”

It is only four months since Lampard accused Bielsa of instructing his staff to spy on Derby’s training sessions and the enduring repercussions of ‘spygate’ dictated that Bielsa’s Sweden centre-half Pontus Jansson has admitted there is no love lost between the two teams.

“They hate us probably and we hate them,” said Jansson before later backtracking. “Hate is maybe not the right word but you understand what I mean. That’s just me as a football supporter maybe using the wrong word. Maybe because of everything that happened and maybe because we are Leeds.”

Bielsa’s side beat Derby 4-1 away in August and 2-0 at Elland Road in January but ended the season in poor form as automatic promotion slipped from their grasp. They are without the suspended striker Patrick Bamford on Saturday but, despite a slight ankle injury, Jansson is determined to start. “I’d play in a wheelchair if I had to,” he said.

[Szumi]

That was a pretty good save by Steer

[DavidMarrio]

 

[DanishmadePunk]

Im still angry that Brondby let Pukki go for nothing. He's been unreal at Norwich. And remember, No pukki, no party

[GA!]

On 08/05/2019 at 10:55, Lineker said:

Bolton chairman Ken Anderson has announced he has been left with "little or no choice" other than to place the Championship club in administration.

...ANDERSON

[Bobfoc]

It's officially administration and a 12-point deduction next season for Bolton. League Two the season after, maybe?

[Lineker]

 

[Matticus]

Villa look rattled 

[MDK]

Bout time someone got sent off

[Lineker]

Villa through on penalties. Happy for any of the three remaining sides to go up tbh.

[FLiam]

West Brom have always been fucking useless.

[Adam]

14 minutes ago, Lineker said:

Villa through on penalties. Happy for any of the three remaining sides to go up tbh.

Sincerely hope it isn't Leeds. Either Derby or Villa beating them would be nice after the respective incidents earlier in the season with them.

[Moses Julep]

I'd like Leeds to go up. I miss their rabble-rousing in the PL. 

[Cymbols]

Awfully nervy, and not a particularly good performance. Delighted with the result though. Especially pleased for Jed Steer. What a guy.