Sad day In Burslem, we need to have a good clear out and hopefully bounce back next season.

think it's Brighton's turn to hit a dodgy patch they've got a tougher game than the mighty mags some league the championship is though lose a game and you can end up mid table it's that tight any way I think the toon army will be celebrating winning the league this sunday toon toon black and white army up the premier league we goooooooooooooooo

Rather late in the day, but I have only just been nudged to realise that the play offs have already started.

Last Night..

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Aldershot Town 0-3 Tranmere Rovers

So Tranmere seem to be carrying their league form on through to the play offs.

Tonight League 1 also join in the fray!!

Sky Bet League One

Bradford City V Fleetwood Town 19:45
Millwall V Scunthorpe United 19:45

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Dagenham & Redbridge V Forest Green Rovers 19:00

Wishing Scunthorpe all the best in the Play offs

Last nights play off results.......
League 1 : Bradford City 1 Fleetwood 0 ; Millwall 0 Scunthorpe 0.
Conference : Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Forest Green 1.

An excellent result for Scunny which makes them favourites to make the play off final at Wembley.

Nothing decided after the first legs & with no 'away goals' rule in the play offs only Bradford have a slight advantage for getting to the finals...

League 2 games conclude today at 5:30pm UK time.
In truth there is little to decide except order on the 3 automatic promotion spots.
These will be filled by Plymouth Argyle, Doncaster Rovers & Portsmouth.
Luton Town & Exeter City are certainly in the play offs, but then it is very open to see who can gain the last 2 spots. Indeed only 2 points separate Carlisle United in 6th. place from Wycombe Wanderers in 11th.!!

At the bottom, Leyton Orient are down, but the last relegation place is a battle between Hartlepool United & Newport County who are 2 points above them.
Newport have looked like relegation fodder for most of the season but have battled out of the zone just as the crucial period approached. Their last game is at home to a mid-table, playing for nothing, Notts County. They do, however, need to win in order to assure survival as they have a slight (1 goal) disadvantage to Hartlepool in goal difference.
However, Hartlepool need a win to make that matter & they are in manager-less disarray. Their last game is home to second placed Doncaster Rovers.

Personal involvement is limited to a Town last game away at 3rd. placed Portsmouth. I think relief is in place that a last few game surge has seen them rise 5 points above Newport as points will be hard to come by today!!!

Leeds can still make play-offs tomorrow if we score 14 goals & Fulham lose

... easy peasy lemon squeezy

Nigglyb wrote:Leeds can still make play-offs tomorrow if we score 14 goals & Fulham lose

... easy peasy lemon squeezy

I just love your optimism Niggly ...

CARMORM SCUNNY !!! ...

Nigglyb wrote:Leeds can still make play-offs tomorrow if we score 14 goals & Fulham lose

... easy peasy lemon squeezy

There are many permutations Niggly. We only need 12 goals if Fulham lose 2-0 at Sheff Weds or even 7-0 victories for Leeds and Wednesday. To paraphrase Homer Simpson "there are so many choices we just cant lose". See you at Wembley!

Hartlepool win, but so do Newport. Hartlepool & Leyton Orient leave the football league.
At the top...
Portsmouth are champions, by goal difference, as they trounce Cheltenham Town, while Plymouth Argyle can only draw & have to settle for second place. The loss away at Hartlepool by Doncaster Rovers stops them being the top dogs as they roll up in the last automatic spot.
Luton Town & Exeter City were already assured of a play off spot & they will be joined by Carlisle United & Blackpool who both kept their places with a win..

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Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Aldershot Town

Tranmere did all the hard work in the away leg & so go through to the final by 5 to 2..

TO ALL LOVERS OF THE GAME IN ITS PURIST FORM .... SET YER ALARM CLOCKS OR HAVE A LATE NEET ...

SCUNNY V MILLWALL L1 playoff kicks off at 6-30pm uk time in sun bathed North Lincolnshire ... i dont normally stay up n watch as it usually jinxes the team and they loose ...

Dont forget a special promo is on at The Tap if Scuuny get promoted ,, FREE yes A FREE beer event .. so lets all be claret n blue just for tonight !!

UP THE IRON ...

DM

Well one all for the Mighty Whites which is a bit of a disappointment. I was going to go to Pizza Hut for a commiseration pizza but judging by another thread that would be another disappointment & I can't handle 2 in one day :-"

So that is it for the Championship as well..
Newcastle win their last game while Brighton draw, so they are champions & Brighton take the other automatic spot.
Nothing too exciting in the play off places as Leeds had left far too much to do & so couldn't.
Forest did just enough at the bottom (they needed a better result than Blackburn Rovers) to stave off the drop

Bradford City had done enough in the first leg to win the tie after a second leg of very few chances.
The Iron miss out to Millwall after going infront & then conceding 3 quick goals either side of half time.
For once the play off games don't throw up any surprises & so it will be Forest Green Rovers against Tranmere Rovers for the promotion place. Tranmere had the edge as the season came to an end & must start favourites..

All pretty tight after the play off first legs, with only Blackpool going into the second leg with a lead..

Congratulations to Forest Green Rovers on their first promotion to the League.
All the goals came in a frantic first half that saw Rovers score 2 in the last 3 minutes to put themselves firmly in charge.

Unlike many of the smaller clubs Rovers have an owner with money & ambition and should do well in the league. That is not to say that owner Dale Vince isn't rather full of personal quirks but his heart does seem to be with Rovers specifically rather than any club that happened to be available..

Just as well you don't report for a living Bob both teams were "Rovers" We "Old Birkonians" are used to it!

Yes,congratulations to Forest Green Rovers ! A bit of a surprise that but apparently the better side on the day won it.
Conference fans from the north of England wont be too sad as Tranmere staying in the league means two big home gates home and away.
Sooo Bob.....when Cheltenham play Forest Green in League 2 next season,who will you be cheering on ??

Oh,and well done Everton Ladies on their 3-0 win.......were Lukaku and Barkley playing ?