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http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/newcastle-chief-arrested-tax-probe-10296924
Newcastle managing director Lee Charnley has been arrested in a tax fraud probe with West Ham's London Stadium also raided by authorities.
The Toon chief is at the centre of an investigation into football with the Hammers also under scrutiny after 180 police officers were dispatched for the 'significant' investigation.
Newcastle managing director Lee Charnley has been arrested in a tax fraud probe with West Ham's London Stadium also raided by authorities.
The Toon chief is at the centre of an investigation into football with the Hammers also under scrutiny after 180 police officers were dispatched for the 'significant' investigation.
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Second to last day in the Championship and League 2 today
CHAMPIONSHIP
Title: We know both Brighton and Newcastle are already up but the league title is still up for grabs after Brighton lost to Bristol. Bristol are one point ahead so a win on the final day at Aston Villa will secure the title. Newcastle must win at home to Barnsley and hope Brighton drop points
Playoffs: Reading, Sheffield Wednesday & Huddersfield secure their spot in the playoffs but their placement is not yet known. Reading control their own destiny for finishing in 3rd needing a win at Burton. The final playoff spot will likely go to Fulham (77pts) who travel to Sheffield Wednesday on the final day. Leeds (74pts) are three points back but have a 13 worse GD. So Leeds not only must win and hope Fulham lose but there needs to be a 13 goal swing, unlikely
Relegation: Wigan officially relegated following their loss to Reading, joining already relegated Rotherham. The final spot is down to three teams (Blackburn, Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City, more on that later). Burton, Bristol and QPR all picked up results today which saw them mathematically safe
Birmingham City 50 -20
Nottingham Forest 48 -13
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Blackburn Rovers 48 -14
Birmingham go to already safe Bristol City and a win will be good enough for safety. A draw may not be enough, especially if both Forest/Blackburn win because of their poor GD. Forest have the most winnable match of the three, hosting Ipswich while Blackburn go to Brentford
LEAGUE 2
Title: Plymouth (86pts), Doncaster (85pts), Portsmouth (84pts) all secured promotion but all three can win the title on the final day. Plymouth visit midtable Grimsby, Doncaster visit Hartlepool fighting for their lives while Portsmouth host bottom half Cheltenham
Playoffs: Luton and Exeter secure playoff spots; SIX teams fighting for the last two spots; Carlisle (68pts), Blackpool (67pts), Stevanage (67pts), Cambridge (66pts), Wycombe Wanderers (66pts), Mansfield (65pts)
Relegation: Leyton Orient already down, the final spot will go down to Hartlepool (43pts) and Newport County (45pts). Hartlepool host Doncaster who are already up but still fighting for the top spot if it means anything while Newport host Notts County
CHAMPIONSHIP
Title: We know both Brighton and Newcastle are already up but the league title is still up for grabs after Brighton lost to Bristol. Bristol are one point ahead so a win on the final day at Aston Villa will secure the title. Newcastle must win at home to Barnsley and hope Brighton drop points
Playoffs: Reading, Sheffield Wednesday & Huddersfield secure their spot in the playoffs but their placement is not yet known. Reading control their own destiny for finishing in 3rd needing a win at Burton. The final playoff spot will likely go to Fulham (77pts) who travel to Sheffield Wednesday on the final day. Leeds (74pts) are three points back but have a 13 worse GD. So Leeds not only must win and hope Fulham lose but there needs to be a 13 goal swing, unlikely
Relegation: Wigan officially relegated following their loss to Reading, joining already relegated Rotherham. The final spot is down to three teams (Blackburn, Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City, more on that later). Burton, Bristol and QPR all picked up results today which saw them mathematically safe
Birmingham City 50 -20
Nottingham Forest 48 -13
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Blackburn Rovers 48 -14
Birmingham go to already safe Bristol City and a win will be good enough for safety. A draw may not be enough, especially if both Forest/Blackburn win because of their poor GD. Forest have the most winnable match of the three, hosting Ipswich while Blackburn go to Brentford
LEAGUE 2
Title: Plymouth (86pts), Doncaster (85pts), Portsmouth (84pts) all secured promotion but all three can win the title on the final day. Plymouth visit midtable Grimsby, Doncaster visit Hartlepool fighting for their lives while Portsmouth host bottom half Cheltenham
Playoffs: Luton and Exeter secure playoff spots; SIX teams fighting for the last two spots; Carlisle (68pts), Blackpool (67pts), Stevanage (67pts), Cambridge (66pts), Wycombe Wanderers (66pts), Mansfield (65pts)
Relegation: Leyton Orient already down, the final spot will go down to Hartlepool (43pts) and Newport County (45pts). Hartlepool host Doncaster who are already up but still fighting for the top spot if it means anything while Newport host Notts County
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In England League 1, Sheffield United has already clinched the move up. Bolton basically needs a draw to advance.
Fleetwood, Scunthorpe and Bradford City are 3 of the 4 clubs vying for the last spot. A Millwall win would make them team #4. If they slip up, Southend or Rochdale could pass them.
As far as the drop to League 2, down goes Swindon, Coventry City and Chesterfield. The 4th club currently would be Port Vale, but Bury and Gillingham are still in the danger zone.
Fleetwood, Scunthorpe and Bradford City are 3 of the 4 clubs vying for the last spot. A Millwall win would make them team #4. If they slip up, Southend or Rochdale could pass them.
As far as the drop to League 2, down goes Swindon, Coventry City and Chesterfield. The 4th club currently would be Port Vale, but Bury and Gillingham are still in the danger zone.
Bolton won and finish 2nd in the league, gaining promotion after one season absence from the Championship
Playoff matchups are set: Millwall (6) vs. Scunthorpe (3) & Bradford City (5) vs. Fleetwood Town (4)...Millwall did win their match but it was nervy, blew a two goal lead and scored the winner late. Scunthorpe move up to third after Fleetwood failed to beat Port Vale
Port Vale go down, scoreless draw with Fleetwood was not enough, they needed to win despite the teams ahead of them failing to win as well
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We don't like doing things the easy way... sheesh. We'll lose to Scunthorpe in the playoffs anyway.
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Lots of drama on the final day of the League 2 seasons at all ends of the table...
Portsmouth who started the day in third place win the division after both Plymouth and Doncaster dropped points (all three already promoted). Portsmouth and Plymouth had the same point but Pompey with a far superior GD
Luton, Exeter, Carlisle and Blackpool make the playoffs, they all won meant nobody jumped ahead of them
Hartlepool relegated to the Conference despite beating Doncaster and hence taking the League 2 title away from them. They were minutes away from safety but Newport County scored in the 89th minute to beat Notts County 2:1
Portsmouth who started the day in third place win the division after both Plymouth and Doncaster dropped points (all three already promoted). Portsmouth and Plymouth had the same point but Pompey with a far superior GD
Luton, Exeter, Carlisle and Blackpool make the playoffs, they all won meant nobody jumped ahead of them
Hartlepool relegated to the Conference despite beating Doncaster and hence taking the League 2 title away from them. They were minutes away from safety but Newport County scored in the 89th minute to beat Notts County 2:1
Such an incredible day...and extra special considering the last 7 or so years as a Portsmouth supporter.
Still can't believe how things went today.
Currently halftime in the final day of the Championship season; if results hold Newcastle will win the title over Brighton, Reading will finish third and play Fulham in the playoffs while the other matchup will be Sheffield Wed-Huddersfield
Much drama in the bottom end; Birmingham, Blackburn and Forest all winning. Blackburn and Forest have the same number of points and same GD, but Forest have more goals scored. Blackburn, currently leading 2:0 in Brentford, will have to push for more. Or they can wait and see if Birmingham drop points in Bristol
Much drama in the bottom end; Birmingham, Blackburn and Forest all winning. Blackburn and Forest have the same number of points and same GD, but Forest have more goals scored. Blackburn, currently leading 2:0 in Brentford, will have to push for more. Or they can wait and see if Birmingham drop points in Bristol
Forest double their lead and Blackburn concede early in the 2nd half; atm Blackburn down...still pressure on Birmingham to hold on their lead in Bristol
And that's it in the Championship...
- Newcastle are the league title winners after they defeated Barnsley 3:0 and Brighton could not beat 10-man Aston Villa who scored their equalizer later in the match
- PLAYOFFS: Reading vs. Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday vs. Huddersfield Town
- Blackburn Rovers are relegated to League 1 despite winning 3:1 in Brentford; the result was no good enough as both Birmingham City and Nottingham Forest also won. Blackburn go down on GD (-12) compared to Forest's -10
- Newcastle are the league title winners after they defeated Barnsley 3:0 and Brighton could not beat 10-man Aston Villa who scored their equalizer later in the match
- PLAYOFFS: Reading vs. Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday vs. Huddersfield Town
- Blackburn Rovers are relegated to League 1 despite winning 3:1 in Brentford; the result was no good enough as both Birmingham City and Nottingham Forest also won. Blackburn go down on GD (-12) compared to Forest's -10
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Bradford City played Fleetwood to a scoreless draw to advance to Wembley where they will play Millwall who beat Scunthorpe on the road 3-2.
Both matches between the clubs finished 1-1 this year.
Chloraflora
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We also beat Bradford in last year's playoffs, so they'll want revenge for that.
To our second home once again...
Tranmere Rovers vs. Forest Green Rovers in the conference playoff final to get into the football league. The final is May 14th. Forest Green Rovers have never played in the football league
Congrats to Forest Green Rovers who will enter the football league for the first time in their clubs' history after a 3:1 win over Tranmere in the Conference playoff final
Both of the Championship playoff first legs ended in a draw; Fulham-Reading (1:1) & Huddersfield-Wednesday (0:0). No away goals rule so all to play for
Both of the Championship playoff first legs ended in a draw; Fulham-Reading (1:1) & Huddersfield-Wednesday (0:0). No away goals rule so all to play for
Chloraflora
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Reading score a penalty kick early in the 2nd half after a handball by Kalas, pretty clear call too. Game was pretty even up to that point, Fulham started brighter but Reading eventually settled in
Reading held on to win, Fulham were knocking on the door but didn't finish their chances. Overall I thought Fulham were more impressive in this tie but its the goals that count
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