Football League 2018/19 - 27th April - 1st May, 2019

[Stan]

all fixtures 15.00 unless stated

Saturday 27th April, 2019
Birmingham vs Wigan
Bolton vs Brentford
Bristol City vs Derby
Middlesbrough vs Reading
Millwall vs Stoke, 12.30
Norwich vs Blackburn, 19.30
Preston vs Sheff Weds
QPR vs Nottm Forest
Sheff Utd vs Ipswich, 17.15
Swansea vs Hull
West Brom vs Rotherham

Sunday 28th April, 2019
Leeds vs Aston Villa, 12.00

Tuesday 30th April, 2019
Millwall vs Bristol City, 19.45

Wednesday 1st May, 2019
Swansea vs Derby, 19.45
 

Saturday 27th April, 2019
Accrington Stanley vs Plymouth
AFC Wimbledon vs Wycombe
Barnsley vs Blackpool
Burton vs Luton
Fleetwood vs Bristol Rovers
Gillingham vs Charlton
Oxford vs Doncaster
Rochdale vs Southend
Scunthorpe vs Bradford
Sunderland vs Portsmouth
Walsall vs Peterborough

Sunday 28th April, 2019
Fleetwood vs Sunderland
Portsmouth vs Peterborough
 

Saturday 27th April, 2019
Cambridge vs Morecambe
Carlisle vs Crawley
Cheltenham vs Swindon
Colchester vs MK Dons
Crewe vs Forest Green
Exeter vs Oldham
Mansfield vs Stevenage
Newport vs Lincoln
Northampton vs Yeovil
Notts County vs Grimsby
Port Vale vs Macclesfield
Tranmere vs Bury

[Stan]

Ups and Downs

Championship
Promotion:
Norwich will be (automatically) promoted if they get at least a draw. If they lose, and Leeds draw/win on Sunday, Norwich will have to wait til final day to be title winners
If Sheff Utd draw/win and Leeds don't match their result, they'll be automatically promoted

Relegation:
Reading will be safe if they match Rotherham's result
Millwall will be safe if they beat Stoke and Rotherham don't win.
Rotherham simply have to beat West Brom to have any chance of survival

League One
Promotion:
Luton will be automatically promoted if they draw and Sunderland beat Portsmouth

Relegation:
Accrington Stanley are safe if they beat Plymouth
Wycombe are safe if they beat AFC Wimbledon
Bristol Rovers are safe if they match or better AFC Wimbledon & Scunthorpe results
Walsall have to beat Peterborough to have any chance of survival going in to the final weekend

League Two
Promotion:
Lincoln are already promoted as Champions
Bury are promoted if they win and one of MK Dons & Mansfield lose

Relegation:
Macclesfield are safe if they win and Yeovil & Notts County lose
Yeovil & Notts County will be relegated out of the Football League if they both lose and Macclesfield win

[Stan]

Championship automatic promotion:

Championship play-off race:

Championship Relegation battle:

 

League One Automatic Promotion:

League One Play-off race:

League One Relegation Battle:

 

League Two Automatic Promotion:

League Two Play-off Race:

League Two Relegation Battle:

[Bluebird Hewitt]

Think this weekend will sort out automatic. Can't see both Norwich and Sheffield United losing their games, Leeds are struggling at just the wrong time and are up against a ridiculously in form Villa. 

[Lucas]

I'm still too sad to talk about automatic. It's crushed me and I don't expect anything other than two home wins for Norwich and Blades.

There will be less pressure on us against Villa. We have a decent record against the Top 6 and beating them would be a good psychological feather in the cap to have going into the playoffs.

I'd play a couple of the kids. Genuinely. We have some talented one's who deserve a chance. Maybe we need to take the pressure off a couple individuals who are struggling.

[Fairy In Boots]

Likewise I’d rest McGinn & Grealish now till playoffs. No Abraham as injured

[Stan]

https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2019/april/club-statement-bolton-wanderers-v-brentford/

Quote

 

Bolton Wanderers Football Club regrettably confirms that Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship fixture against Brentford has been called off.

The club would like to apologise for the inconvenience this will cause.

A further update will be released in due course.

 

 

[tlr]

Was about to say I've never known that happen but it turns out it's the first time ever in the Football League history.

Fair play to them mind. Utter fucking disgrace what is happening to the club and its employees and it takes genuine bollocks to make a stand of that magnitude.

[Dan+]

Bolton should be reimbursing Brentford fans' travel as well when they get their arses into gear.

[Pig on the Wing]

7 hours ago, Dan said:

Bolton should be reimbursing Brentford fans' travel as well when they get their arses into gear.

That's two things that won't happen. 

[Stan]

Sunderland 1 up.

[Guest]

If Bolton don't complete their fixtures don't they get relegated to League 2?

[Stan]

Big goal in play-offs in Championship. 

Derby lead away at Bristol City.

[Dan+]

3 hours ago, StefBWFC said:

That's two things that won't happen. 

Sadly true.

Appalling situation all round. Don't actually blame the players either.

[Guest]

14 minutes ago, Stan said:

Big goal in play-offs in Championship. 

Derby lead away at Bristol City.

I think if city don't go up this year that should be the end for Lee Johnson. I think manager should get two years if possible. Personally I think city should go all out to get the Cowley brothers @BounceAroundTheGround

[Stan]

4 minutes ago, Gunnersauraus said:

I think if city don't go up this year that should be the end for Lee Johnson. I think manager should get two years if possible. Personally I think city should go all out to get the Cowley brothers @BounceAroundTheGround

Do you not think Johnson could/should be given another year?

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Stan said:

Do you not think Johnson could/should be given another year?

I don't really know a lot about city's finances and what they have spent. 2 years is longer than a lot of managers would get but doesn't necessarily mean that is the wrong thing to do. 

[Stan]

2 minutes ago, Gunnersauraus said:

I don't really know a lot about city's finances and what they have spent. 2 years is longer than a lot of managers would get but doesn't necessarily mean that is the wrong thing to do. 

True, maybe if they can give him a bit of money to improve the squad and go one better (if they miss out on play-offs) it might be wiser.

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, Stan said:

True, maybe if they can give him a bit of money to improve the squad and go one better (if they miss out on play-offs) it might be wiser.

Funnily enough Steve lansdown has recently said that what has happened at Bolton is the reason why they don't over invest. 

[Pig on the Wing]

53 minutes ago, Gunnersauraus said:

Funnily enough Steve lansdown has recently said that what has happened at Bolton is the reason why they don't over invest. 

Which is why he runs a successful pension fund and has an astronomical net worth. A very, very well-run club.

[Pig on the Wing]

1 hour ago, Gunnersauraus said:

If Bolton don't complete their fixtures don't they get relegated to League 2?

In theory, it's expulsion from the League. 

Never mind, the EFL will not have a club to expel from the league by the 8th May. 

[Stan]

Yeovil relegated today thanks to Macclesfield winning.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Stan said:

Yeovil relegated today thanks to Macclesfield winning.

Gutted for Yeovil. Think they will struggle to get back in the football league. To be honest they have overachieved for years

[Fairy In Boots]

If we do get promoted one thing I won’t miss about the football league is the thuggish attitude towards playmakers and weak referees. 

 

[Fairy In Boots]

Fair play to bielsa but it’s cost us El Ghazi in the playoffs now because his teams scummy move. I always wondered about the dirty Leeds tag, I can’t argue with it on today’s showing, glad they’ve fucked automatic now tbh. 

Bamfords an utter cunt