The English Lower League thread

[IceColdOx]

Looks like all leagues short of the National League are shut down with records to be expunged.

Coronavirus: All football below National League to end

 

[robertmac43]

Anyone watching Sunderland Till I Die season 2? Just watching episode 4 and it's been good, I like it more than season 1 thus far.

 

[robertmac43]

 

[PanniniClaus]

Anyone watching Sunderland Till I Die season 2? Just watching episode 4 and it's been good, I like it more than season 1 thus far.

Just watched episode 1...it was good. I liked season 1.

 

[GabeTravels]

Anyone watching Sunderland Till I Die season 2? Just watching episode 4 and it's been good, I like it more than season 1 thus far.

As a Pompey fan I love that episode.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[robertmac43]

Just watched episode 1...it was good. I liked season 1.

Season 3 of Sunderland till I die is going to be awesome too, especially with the season ending with the virus!

 

[sabremike]

Presuming that this is possible now because of Brexit (EU law would've seen a salary cap struck down)?

 

[GabeTravels]

Unweighted is interesting... Thought they would've gone to weighted PPG.

 

[Cassano]

Sounds like a step down TBH.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Sounds like a step down TBH.

Yes, because a chance at the EPL is better than a chance at European footy.

 

[Cassano]

Yes, because a chance at the EPL is better than a chance at European footy.

Agreed

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Agreed

Well youre wrong

 

[Cassano]

Well youre wrong

neither Hellas Verona or Fiorentina are in European spots anyways. Any Serie A team is a downgrade from his Leeds project besides top 4 teams.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

neither Hellas Verona or Fiorentina are in European spots anyways. Any Serie A team is a downgrade from his Leeds project besides top 4 teams.

Verona is 4 points back with an extra game to play from european footy.

Fio have made Europe on numerous occasions this decade. How in the world is a championship team even close to them?

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Presuming that this is possible now because of Brexit (EU law would've seen a salary cap struck down)?

League of Ireland has wage cap, so I presume being in EU wasn't an obstacle to begin with.

 

[Cassano]

Verona is 4 points back with an extra game to play from european footy.

Fio have made Europe on numerous occasions this decade. How in the world is a championship team even close to them?

leeds will be similar to wolves when they come up.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

leeds will be similar to wolves when they come up.

How many 6th place teams will there be in the EPL.

 

[Gecklund]

How many 6th place teams will there be in the EPL.

Pretty much every team that is currently ranked 3-10 has an equal chance of being 6th. Except Arsenal. They’re lucky to be 9th.

 

[Cassano]

How many 6th place teams will there be in the EPL.

6th is the new 4th

 

[spintheblackcircle]

hoos-we-vehemently-oppose-scheduled-return-date

 

[GabeTravels]

Official:

League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early - League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early

• Promoted: Coventry City (champions), Rotherham United
• Play-offs: Wycombe Wanderers v Fleetwood Town, Portsmouth v Oxford United (dates tbc)
• Relegated: Tranmere Rovers, Southend United, Bolton Wanderers

• Promoted: Swindon Town (champions), Crewe Alexandra, Plymouth Argyle
• Play-offs: Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town, Exeter City v Colchester United
• Relegated: Stevenage

The situation at the bottom has been complicated by the Macclesfield charge, however, which relates to late payment of wages in March and for "failing to act with utmost good faith in respect of matters with the EFL and for breaching an order, requirement, direction or instruction of the league".
In a statement, the EFL said "due to ongoing disciplinary matters, the final placings cannot yet be confirmed".

I have mixed feelings as a Portsmouth fan. Our form before the stoppage was great, and I think had the season been played in full we could've gotten up to 2nd.

That being said, we caught a break because had they used weighted PPG we would've been out of the playoffs.

So I'll take it. Though we've never won a playoff game...

 

[les Habs]

Sounds like a step down TBH.

Yeah, moving from Leeds to Florence and the Championship to Serie A. Step down written all over it.

 

[robertmac43]

So I'll take it. Though we've never won a playoff game...

Maybe this will be the start of the comeback. No fans in the stands may take pressure of the Portsmouth boys!