Football League & Non League Thread - Preston are 1888/89 champions!

[Return_of_the_STAR]

I think today has shown how the power in football is increasingly shifting from the north to the south in general. When I started supporting football, superiority in mist divisions was to be found in the north with the classic teams, but with most London and southern teams receiving some form of major investment its turning the other way. I had a funny feeling we might be next and if the Eisner deal gets a yes then I look foward to a fun future.

I had no idea you were that old DML, ive read all about the founding years of the football league and the original northern powerhouses of Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers. A time when top flight organised football only existing in the north of the country. It wasn't until 1931 when a southern club (Arsenal) one the league.

[DML]

I think today has shown how the power in football is increasingly shifting from the north to the south in general. When I started supporting football, superiority in mist divisions was to be found in the north with the classic teams, but with most London and southern teams receiving some form of major investment its turning the other way. I had a funny feeling we might be next and if the Eisner deal gets a yes then I look foward to a fun future.

I had no idea you were that old DML, ive read all about the founding years of the football league and the original northern powerhouses of Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers. A time when top flight organised football only existing in the north of the country. It wasn't until 1931 when a southern club (Arsenal) one the league.

Im not quite THAT old...

[Moggy]

Harry Redknapp is the new Brum boss.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39628280

[Mini E]

We're up we're up we're up! Judging by the videos posted on twitter yesterday/last night/ this morning, we're may get dicked by Cambridge on Saturday but I don't particularly care

[Drumstick]

Harry Redknapp is the new Brum boss.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39628280

Niko Kranjcar's phone ringing in 3...2...1...

[Corazon de Leon]

Harry Redknapp is the new Brum boss.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39628280

Aww strawberry float

[KingK]

Redknapp in at Birmingham. That could keep them up

Bollocks

[Corazon de Leon]

It's a straight fight between us and Forest now I think.

[KingK]

It's a straight fight between us and Forest now I think.

Yeah. Except we don't fight - as proved over Easter. We huff and puff and occasionally go "oooh, arrrrr. So close".

We're down. We never ever get the right mentality in a scrap. Never have done

Congrats on staying up Blackburn

[PaperMacheMario]

Bit late but WE DID IT. Such a great feeling of joy and relief, can't wait for the party at Fratton on Saturday.

Congrats to Brighton too! Fully deserved.

[Mini E]

Still on such a high.

[Drumstick]

Just seems amazing that we are going to be on MOTD next season.

[Corazon de Leon]

There's far too much optimism and cheer in this thread.

[Moggy]

There's far too much optimism and cheer in this thread.

Only from the south coast.

The rest of us are all just as miserable.

[Parksey]

:toot:

Just seems amazing that we are going to be last on MOTD next season.

Edited.

[Drumstick]

Just seems amazing that we are going to be last on MOTD next season.

Edited.

[KingK]

[Moggy]

Big games at the bottom end of the Championship tomorrow/Sunday.

Bristol City v Barnsley
Burton Albion v Leeds
Nottingham Forest v Reading
Wigan Athletic v Cardiff City
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers
Aston Villa v Birmingham City

I think the best result would be for Bristol City and Blackburn Rovers to win, with Glowy also doing us a massive favour by smashing the absolute gooseberry fool out of Brum. I'd hope for Nottingham Forest as well, but can't see them having much chance of getting anything out of Reading.

[Glowy69]

Wolves to lose on purpose.
Us to beat blose

Cant believe its not on sky The fiancee is 37 weeks pregnant so I cant go

[Drumstick]

Jesus how unlucky, to have that happen not once but twice.