Stan 9,077 Posted April 2, 2017 all kick-offs 19.45 unless stated ChampionshipTuesday 4th April Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers Barnsley v Cardiff City Brentford v Leeds United Brighton & Hove Albion v Birmingham City Derby County v Fulham Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic Preston North End v Bristol City Reading v Blackburn Rovers (20.00) Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest Wednesday 5th April Huddersfield Town v Norwich City Newcastle United v Burton Albion League OneTuesday 4th April Charlton Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons Rochdale v Port Vale Shrewsbury Town v Millwall Southend United v Bolton Wanderers Wednesday 5th April Oxford United v Fleetwood Town Sheffield United v Coventry City Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toony 95 Posted April 2, 2017 Possible that Huddersfield will drop points again. I think Burton will be tough than a lot of people expect - they're going to come and be tough to break down and got a very good result at the weekend. People think just because they are Burton it'll be a walk in the park - they're far from the worst team in the league and have some players capable of doing something. Would have thought Brighton will beat Birmingham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebird Hewitt 650 Posted April 2, 2017 I had this in the other topic didn't I? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eco 2,033 Posted April 3, 2017 I wish I could care more about an English team. I used to like Leeds and Fulham (McBride, really). so I hope that they both keep up there forms and get into the playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fairy In Boots 528 Posted April 4, 2017 We've sadly left it too late to catch a playoff place because we're on a tear at the minute Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,764 Posted April 4, 2017 13 minutes ago, Fairy In Boots said: We've sadly left it too late to catch a playoff place because we're on a tear at the minute Close as well, you will probably miss out by only 2 or 3 games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fairy In Boots 528 Posted April 4, 2017 29 minutes ago, HoneyNUFC said: Close as well, you will probably miss out by only 2 or 3 games. Yeah it's a shame we don't have a few more games but that run after January killed us. I expect a serious challenge next year with 1-2 wingers brought in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,764 Posted April 4, 2017 Looking at Sheffield Wednesday and Fulham's fixtures and form if you win every game you might actually make it. No room for a single slip up though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rafa Beneathus 285 Posted April 4, 2017 2 hours ago, Fairy In Boots said: We've sadly left it too late to catch a playoff place because we're on a tear at the minute Think you'll win the league next year. As poor a season you've had it's all coming together now and a full pre-season under your belts you'll piss it. Said in the other thread but it's going to be an interesting one next season in the Championship. Another big one for us tomorrow, no excuse for not winning but it won't be easy, they will come and make it hard for us and frustrate the mong home fans. Win tomorrow and then we are 11 points away from the Premier League - assuming Huddersfield win every single game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danny 1,066 Posted April 5, 2017 Kodjia and Hogan...if they don't win the league next season then something is wrong. We're on a good run at the moment, beat Leeds 2-0. Lasse Vibe is on a good run of form and coming up with goals that we'd of got from Hogan, at the moment it seems to be him and someone new scoring which is great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fairy In Boots 528 Posted April 5, 2017 8 hours ago, HoneyNUFC said: Looking at Sheffield Wednesday and Fulham's fixtures and form if you win every game you might actually make it. No room for a single slip up though. Won't happen that would be record breaking for us. 6 hours ago, Any O'Brien said: Think you'll win the league next year. As poor a season you've had it's all coming together now and a full pre-season under your belts you'll piss it. Said in the other thread but it's going to be an interesting one next season in the Championship. Another big one for us tomorrow, no excuse for not winning but it won't be easy, they will come and make it hard for us and frustrate the mong home fans. Win tomorrow and then we are 11 points away from the Premier League - assuming Huddersfield win every single game. I do hope so we're fucked once parachute money goes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebird Hewitt 650 Posted April 5, 2017 Meh. A bore draw by the sound of things but I'll take it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roversgirl 36 Posted April 5, 2017 Lost it in the first half with a poor performance. Second half we looked a lot better but we are still conceding goals for fun and lost two our centre backs to injuries last night which could rule them out for the season! Thankfully Preston, Wolves and Ipswich did us huge favours by beating Forest, Wigan and Bristol City and hopefully Newcastle will beat Burton tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,764 Posted April 5, 2017 Something confusing and bizarre has just happened at St James. We got a penalty. Matt Ritchie scores it. Ref rules it out and gives a free-kick to Burton. Have the rules changed? Never seen anything like that in my life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 9,077 Posted April 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, HoneyNUFC said: Something confusing and bizarre has just happened at St James. We got a penalty. Matt Ritchie scores it. Ref rules it out and gives a free-kick to Burton. Have the rules changed? Never seen anything like that in my life. wtf. was it encroaching? anything in the run -up (that stop start thing)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roversgirl 36 Posted April 5, 2017 Sounds like encroaching. Harsh but rules are rules if there was an encroachment the officials spotted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,764 Posted April 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Romesh said: wtf. was it encroaching? anything in the run -up (that stop start thing)? Then it should have been retaken according to the rules. Gayle might have been in the box (Ritchie took the penalty). The ref spend 5 minutes trying to work out what the rules of the game are with the 4th official. Disgrace at this level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 9,077 Posted April 5, 2017 yeah as soon as I pressed send I realised encroaching is a re-taken penalty. Fuck knows what happened then. Did it hit the woodwork and then Ritchie touched it again? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,764 Posted April 5, 2017 Just now, Romesh said: yeah as soon as I pressed send I realised encroaching is a re-taken penalty. Fuck knows what happened then. Did it hit the woodwork and then Ritchie touched it again? Nope. 4th official has now just said 3 minutes added on time. Another farce. The game was stopped for ages so they could try and remember the rules. Maybe we will find out what the refs reason was at half time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skittles 1 Posted April 5, 2017 Really looking forward to hear the reasoning behind the decision... If there's no real reason.. surely there's a new spot opening on the job market for a championship level referee? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,764 Posted April 5, 2017 Just seen the replay. There are 3 Burton players and 1 Newcastle player in the box before Ritchie kicks it. Definitely encroachment going on. However FA site says that should be a retake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toony 95 Posted April 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, Skittles said: Really looking forward to hear the reasoning behind the decision... If there's no real reason.. surely there's a new spot opening on the job market for a championship level referee? We'll never hear the reasoning, referees do what the fuck they want and don't have to justify it like managers/players. One of the most bizarre things I've ever seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,764 Posted April 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, Toony said: We'll never hear the reasoning, referees do what the fuck they want and don't have to justify it like managers/players. One of the most bizarre things I've ever seen. He will have told the players and Rafa, so they can tell us. He won't have just said free kick sorry I'm not telling you why Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,764 Posted April 5, 2017 Apparently the ref has said Dwight Gayle committed a foul in the build up. Gayle is the player furthest away in this shot. I can't see a foul anywhere Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan 1,301 Posted April 5, 2017 Refs had an absolute shocker here by all accounts. Haven't got a clue what's made him think that was the right decision. Even if he thinks he's fucked it up, surely he knows he's missed the boat. What was going through his head when he decided to reverse it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skittles 1 Posted April 5, 2017 You think maybe all the refs have got together for a pint of London pride but all they had left was Newcastle brown ale... So they've decided to piss of the Geordies as punishment for not getting thier favoured beverage? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,764 Posted April 5, 2017 Huddersfield 2 up now as well. Seems the ref didn't get the rules wrong but he did imagine up a foul out of nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,764 Posted April 5, 2017 GOAL RITCHIE HIS 15TH OF THE SEASON 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skittles 1 Posted April 5, 2017 finally... Almost feels like justice lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,764 Posted April 5, 2017 Official statement on what happened by the refereeing body... confirming that the officials did not know the rules. Remarkable at this level. I don't see how not knowing the rules is a lapse in concentration. They discussed it with each other for ages. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
