@owlstalk Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Rotherham United were today handed promotion to the Championship to join us IF we don't get EFL'd to death regarding points deductions. Could make for a couple of cracking games next season so long as we are still in the Championship that is. Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 So promoted.......but not earned it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARMYARMY2010 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Just now, helmut_rooster said: So promoted.......but not earned it. Oh behave, of course they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alanharper Posted June 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, BARMYARMY2010 said: Oh behave, of course they have. They happened to be in the right position when games were stopped with almost a quarter of the season unplayed. They didn't earn it over a full season playing every team home and away. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, BARMYARMY2010 said: Oh behave, of course they have. 10,11,12 games left for most in that division. With the difference in points anything could have happened if the games had been played. How often do the top 6 positions after 35 games remain the same once 46 have been played? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecap Owl Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Rather see Rotherham promoted than Sunderland - but that's just personal prejudice against Sunderland.... If they are good enough they will stay up next season - if they were promoted in error they will drop back down again... Not the greatest way to end a season but majority of teams agreed to this process... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 32 minutes ago, Whitecap Owl said: Rather see Rotherham promoted than Sunderland - but that's just personal prejudice against Sunderland.... If they are good enough they will stay up next season - if they were promoted in error they will drop back down again... Not the greatest way to end a season but majority of teams agreed to this process... Of course the majority went this way - it would have been like turkeys voting for Christmas not to. Top 2 happy to finished now where they are. Teams in the play-offs might have wanted to chase down Rotherham but ultimately only one could ever prosper from this so happy to settle for the play-offs. A couple outside the top 6 will be unhappy because they might have made top 6 but majority of mid-table sides happy to stop now because playing on would mean releasing more staff from furlough and losing money. Every side near the relegation zone obviously happy to stop. Bottom 2 no chance of staying up and again would lose money playing on so happy not to, Tranmere understandably not happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Would be typical for them to be promoted on technicality and we go down via technicality. Some big hitters trapped down there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sMacLean Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Ivan Toney stuck down there with Peterborough. Wonder if their valuation of him has now altered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bulgaria Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Happy they have got promotion. I really like their manager, I could listen to him all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howards back Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Promoted in June relegated in may. Open cart parade to come soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Dec1966 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, alanharper said: They happened to be in the right position when games were stopped with almost a quarter of the season unplayed. They didn't earn it over a full season playing every team home and away. I think it's an absolute outrage. Every season someone comes good in the last few games to get promotion or seal a play off spot (that was the idea of the playoffs, to keep the season alive until the last kick). We all know that anything can happen with a couple of games to go, never mind a quarter of the season. Unless every game has been completed under the same conditions then the season is a mockery. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_D Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Don't we gift them 3 points at Hillsborough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howards back Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, 31Dec1966 said: I think it's an absolute outrage. Every season someone comes good in the last few games to get promotion or seal a play off spot (that was the idea of the playoffs, to keep the season alive until the last kick). We all know that anything can happen with a couple of games to go, never mind a quarter of the season. Unless every game has been completed under the same conditions then the season is a mockery. I agree but the clubs voted it to be this way. The problem they have is the clubs would have gone bankrupt if they would have to finish the season off. The clubs probably would have voted to finish the season off behind closed doors but they also knew it would break them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 19 minutes ago, sMacLean said: Ivan Toney stuck down there with Peterborough. Wonder if their valuation of him has now altered. They will do well to get anything like £15M for a League One striker with one year left on his contract in the current climate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakefieldowl Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 I think that was the right way to do it. Carrying on behind closed doors is utterly embarassing. The season has ended.....everything played now is a joke. Well done rovrum. What a really rubbish way to go up though........Be funny seeing them relegsted again next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelman Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 2 hours ago, @owlstalk said: Rotherham United were today handed promotion to the Championship to join us IF we don't get EFL'd to death regarding points deductions. Could make for a couple of cracking games next season so long as we are still in the Championship that is. This thread should be titled mini pigs to swap places with Wednesday. Because there's only one way we're going. The club should have done all it could to have this season declared null & void because it was the only chance we had of staying up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 3 hours ago, BARMYARMY2010 said: Oh behave, of course they have. No they havent. They would have earned it had the season been completed fully. They were just doing well at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Crawshaw Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, hirstyboywonder said: Of course the majority went this way - it would have been like turkeys voting for Christmas not to. Top 2 happy to finished now where they are. Teams in the play-offs might have wanted to chase down Rotherham but ultimately only one could ever prosper from this so happy to settle for the play-offs. A couple outside the top 6 will be unhappy because they might have made top 6 but majority of mid-table sides happy to stop now because playing on would mean releasing more staff from furlough and losing money. Every side near the relegation zone obviously happy to stop. Bottom 2 no chance of staying up and again would lose money playing on so happy not to, Tranmere understandably not happy. I think its ironic that the teams now in the play off places after ppg are happy for the season to finish now, yet they now go on to play 2/3 games. Edited June 9, 2020 by Tommy Crawshaw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggowl Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Bit premature.....Joining us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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