Only rumour of note around the Albion so far is that we're apparently interested in Jordan Cousins from Charlton. Would be happy with that, if so. Just hope it's to complement our current centre-mids, and not a replacement for one of them.
Likewise, PNE away first day I'd take (if by chance it happened to be true). Didn't end up doing Deepdale last season but would be well up for a Saturday in August trip up.
Of the teams coming up and down I've done Wigan, Norwich, Villa already, however Newcastle and Burton are a couple I'll be pencilling in for sure. Toon especially I've waited bloody ages for. Knowing our luck they'll assume the '12:30pm on the final day' fixture that we had at Boro the past two...
We're playing Fulham.. at Aldershot. :dk:
And then a load of lower/non-league aways.
One home game yet to be announced, which I assume will be a European side as with Villarreal & Sevilla in recent years.
I can't see him not having them challenging the top two next season, as solid an appointment as you can make in the Championship, really. Especially with the nous of Powell backing him up - always feel more confident with an assistant who's been there and done it themselves (to an extent) at...
Think he'll be looking for regular football somewhere, so Burton could be a decent option for him to continue in the Championship.
Tricky to know how much he has left in the tank, but he's generally been injury free over the past 6 years with us and has, to put it mildly, never relied on pace...
Yeah, was still our captain! Even if Bruno wore the armband for most the season. Greer stepped in for our last few games (with Dunk suspended and then Goldson getting injured) and didn't really put a foot wrong. He may be 35 but could still do a job for a team in this division so I'd be...
I'd be surprised. I fancied them to do well at the start of last season before things went awry under Symons and then tipped them again after Jokanovic took over but something's not been right with their recruitment, squad seems really unbalanced. Spent a fair whack on a number of centre halves...
89 points, only 5 defeats - it's been a ridiculously good season. Just hope Hughton can help get the players mentally refreshed in time for Friday. Or if they're gonna dwell on the disappointment of missing out on top two, to use that as extra motivation for getting the job done in the...
Weird one really, wanted to celebrate the equaliser like it genuinely meant something but knew deep down it was nothing more than a morale booster.
Derby looked good, matched us in pretty much all areas really, inc. energy and workrate which I haven't been able to say too many times this season...
He's played his part for us - intelligent movement and selfless running that creates space for Hemed and the like to grab the glory but it's true that he's shown very few signs of being a clinical/predatory goalscorer for us. A pretty underwhelming return given what we paid and would undoubtedly...
Guess this one's now just a bit of bonus game for us to try and keep the ridiculous run going and the confidence fully flowing heading into the final game. If we slip up here (not unfeasible), the task still remains the same in the 'winner takes all' at Boro.
With all the many, many...
^ I remember that, utterly bizarre. Must have been weird to witness.
We had a similar situation in the 70s where we were stitched up by Spurs and Southampton as the team positioned third on the final day. We won our game but they played out the least eventful 0-0 draw in history.
Not that I'd...