Sky Bet Championship 2016-17 Thread

by Fernando Sat 16 Jul 2016, 9:24 pm

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With Sky announcing games and reaching page 20 limit figured open a new one.

FRI 5TH AUGUST

Fulham 19:45 Newcastle United
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (19:00)
SUN 7TH AUGUST

Queens Park Rangers 12:00 Leeds United
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (11:30)
Sheffield Wednesday 16:30 Aston Villa
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (16:15)
FRI 12TH AUGUST

Brighton and Hove Albion 19:45 Nottingham Forest
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (19:00)
SAT 13TH AUGUST

Norwich City 17:30 Sheffield Wednesday
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (17:15)
SAT 20TH AUGUST

Derby County 17:30 Aston Villa
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (17:15)
SUN 21ST AUGUST

Ipswich Town 12:00 Norwich City
Championship, Sky Sports 2 HD (11:30)
FRI 26TH AUGUST

Burton Albion 19:45 Derby County
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (19:00)
SAT 27TH AUGUST

Newcastle United 17:30 Brighton and Hove Albion
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (17:15)
FRI 9TH SEPTEMBER

Reading 20:00 Ipswich Town
Championship, Sky Sports 1 HD (19:00)

by westisbest Sun 07 May 2017, 2:06 pm

Good to see super Jack score.
Would have liked to see Brighton have won the league before today.

They achieved what they set out to do.
Good luck to them them next season.

Blackburn down. Didnt see that at the start of the season.

by GSC Sun 07 May 2017, 2:10 pm

The Venkys are a joke.

by GSC Sun 07 May 2017, 2:24 pm

https://twitter.com/JustFMSaves/status/861202609872531458

Oh dear

by westisbest Sun 07 May 2017, 2:30 pm

Unstoppable shot Wink

That's what can happen when you shoot.
Don't shoot won't score.

by GSC Sun 07 May 2017, 2:52 pm

Fancy Fulham or Wednesday for the playoffs.

by Guest Sun 07 May 2017, 2:54 pm

Fulham look like one of those sides that gets there late on and goes on to win it.

They're the bookies favs as well.

by GSC Sun 07 May 2017, 2:59 pm

Huddersfield have collapsed and somehow ended up with a negative goal difference.

Played Reading a few weeks ago, they were pretty ordinary.

Fulham scoring goals for fun, Wednesday been here before last year.

by GSC Sun 07 May 2017, 3:03 pm

Otherwise, good effort from Leeds this season in 7th. Solid top half finish for Preston. Burton done very well to avoid the drop (especially considering they could play out today in safety compared to the size of the 3 clubs scrapping).

Norwich and Derby have to be considered disappointments for not even being close to the playoffs given expenditure. Villa not making the top half has to be up there.

by westisbest Sun 07 May 2017, 3:26 pm

Fancy Wednesday to go up.
Hope they do.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 07 May 2017, 3:28 pm

Well thank god that season is over - a much needed clear out and injection of youth and fresh players seems to be coming this summer, need to make it pay off

by Guest Sun 07 May 2017, 3:29 pm

It could be the most open league yet next season. No outstanding favourites even when you look at the teams coming down.

Definitely a pick em.

by GSC Sun 07 May 2017, 4:16 pm

I've heard Arry is moving upstairs to be DoF and Steve Cotterills going to be the manager apparently

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Sun 07 May 2017, 4:37 pm

GSC wrote:I've heard Arry is moving upstairs to be DoF and Steve Cotterills going to be the manager apparently

That couldn't sound more depressing.

by NickisBHAFC Sun 07 May 2017, 8:02 pm

Heartbreak hotel for the second season on a trot. But this time it means naff all, yes it would of been a lovely cherry on top to win the league but it really doesn't matter. The fact is my little Sussex club that I have been supporting from a little little boy, are now in the premiership.

What a season. Thank you chris hughton and a congratulations to Newcastle on winning the league. Amazing really that it took to the 89th minute of the 46th league game.

by Marky Sun 07 May 2017, 9:34 pm

Little Sussex club with 30,000 fans in their owner financed new stadium with one of the biggest wage bills getting promoted.

Brings a tear to your eye Sad

by westisbest Sun 07 May 2017, 9:36 pm

Christ having seen the highlights, we should have been out of sight at half time. Penalty not given to.

A point the very least we deserved.

by NickisBHAFC Sun 07 May 2017, 9:44 pm

Marky wrote:Little Sussex club with 30,000 fans in their owner financed new stadium with one of the biggest wage bills getting promoted.

Brings a tear to your eye

Yes very true, the club has changed drastically from what it was, which is fantastic for the county. But I still see it as the little club I used to go to withdean to watch, infront of a mere 5,000 fans, whilst getting drenched and freezing cold! Watching us getting dismantled by the likes of Carlisle or Yeovil.

by GSC Sun 07 May 2017, 10:52 pm

Your mouth must be watering at the prospect at being underdogs for all 38 games next year Nick Wink

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 07 May 2017, 11:34 pm

Marky wrote:Little Sussex club with 30,000 fans in their owner financed new stadium with one of the biggest wage bills getting promoted.

Brings a tear to your eye

Such a heartening story against such long odds

by NickisBHAFC Mon 08 May 2017, 8:58 am

GSC wrote:Your mouth must be watering at the prospect at being underdogs for all 38 games next year Nick

Except from both games against Arsenal.

by GSC Mon 08 May 2017, 9:05 am

Do Brighton have some weird rivalry with Arsenal as well?

by **Crimey** Mon 08 May 2017, 9:13 am

GSC wrote:Thank **** for that.

Got no help from elsewhere but we took care of business.

Feel for Blackburn. The FA/FL need to take a long hard look at what constitues fit and proper ownership

Problem is, Venkys are mainly just incompetent. Hard for the FA to judge that before they've actually got involved.

by GSC Mon 08 May 2017, 9:22 am

Which I appreciate, but there has to be a method of protecting clubs from owners like SISU at Coventry

by NickisBHAFC Mon 08 May 2017, 9:34 am

NickisBHAFC wrote:
GSC wrote:Your mouth must be watering at the prospect at being underdogs for all 38 games next year Nick

Except from both games against Arsenal.

Not at all. There one of a number of clubs, where a lot of our "fans" will be found out. I just think there the laughing stock of English football this season #FanTV

by GSC Tue 09 May 2017, 2:25 pm

Arry wants the Birmingham job provided he has money to spend to the shock of everyone.

by GSC Thu 11 May 2017, 12:30 pm

Paul Lambert to quit Wolves over Jorge Mendes being handed control of transfers apparently

by GSC Thu 11 May 2017, 1:04 pm

Leeds fine Charlie Taylor 2 weeks wages for refusing to pay but he's joining West Brom anyway.

Disgraceful.

by westisbest Thu 11 May 2017, 1:13 pm

I know, who would want to play for the baggies Wink

by NickisBHAFC Sat 13 May 2017, 6:42 pm

So depressing if Reading come up.

Nothing club, who play such boring football.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sat 13 May 2017, 8:44 pm

NickisBHAFC wrote:So depressing if Reading come up.

Nothing club, who play such boring football.

Couldn't agree more mate - crowd/fans are awful too

by westisbest Sat 13 May 2017, 8:49 pm

What makes them a 'nothing' club??

by Guest Sat 13 May 2017, 8:54 pm

They probably haven't got any pubs near the ground, Westy.

NickLogic.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Sat 13 May 2017, 9:15 pm

I do agree with Nick, and that doesnt happen a lot. Plastics

by GSC Sat 13 May 2017, 9:27 pm

I too will aboard the **** Reading train.

by newballs Mon 15 May 2017, 5:01 pm

Hmm... at least the Reading fans didn't take the usual soft option of pretending they are all Man Utd. fans like all and sundry in south west London. If there's one thing that winds me up it's a cockney red.
On a more serious note I'd rather see either Sheff Wed or Huddersfield (whichever gets through) win in the final. There's such a paucity of Northern clubs outside of the usual suspects in the Premiership either of those two would redress the balance somewhat (Mind you they'd both be odds on to swiftly return back to where they came from)

by westisbest Mon 15 May 2017, 9:11 pm

I hope Wednesday go up.

Could do with another trip to Fulham & Reading, both not far away.

by NickisBHAFC Mon 15 May 2017, 10:19 pm

Huddersfield from a selfish point of view, as it's the only ground out of the 4 I haven't been to.

Fulham will do it I think still.

by GSC Tue 16 May 2017, 9:34 am

Norwich supposedly interesting in bringing back Lambert when Wolves sack him

by NickisBHAFC Tue 16 May 2017, 8:41 pm

I would like them to go for Danny Cowley. Young English manager (yes they do still exist)

Done an unbelievable job with Lincoln. Getting out of the conference is an incredibly tough task, even more so when it's a club like Lincoln who don't exactly have the biggest budget in that league.

Also there FA Cup run. Words can't really describe that.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 16 May 2017, 8:47 pm

Heckingbottom from Barnsley please lads

by westisbest Tue 16 May 2017, 9:40 pm

Reading are on their way to Wembley.
If they do go up, Stam will be my manager of the season.

by NickisBHAFC Tue 16 May 2017, 9:42 pm

Anyone but Reading ffs.

Think Fulham will do a Brighton next season tbh.

by westisbest Tue 16 May 2017, 9:45 pm

I think Reading will win the final.
Good luck to them.

Would be a good achievement for the 'nothing' club Whistle

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 16 May 2017, 9:50 pm

That has to be the most boring two legged playoff I've ever seen

by westisbest Tue 16 May 2017, 9:51 pm

Haven't watched any of the games, might watch game tomorrow see how that goes.

by westisbest Wed 17 May 2017, 9:26 pm

No away goals rule in the play offs.

I'm a fan of away goals rule.
Hope this one goes to pens then.

by NickisBHAFC Wed 17 May 2017, 9:28 pm

Much better game this evening, probably because it doesn't include Reading.

So nice watching though, knowing we're in the premier league.

by westisbest Wed 17 May 2017, 10:28 pm

Huddersfield v Reading.
Hmm, think I'll give that a miss.

Hard luck Wednesday

by Guest Wed 17 May 2017, 10:29 pm

Delighted for huddersfield. An amazing story.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed 17 May 2017, 10:42 pm

Sheffield Wednesday - taken the mantle from Brighton as playoff bottlers

Carvahal will leave in the summer now for sure

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