Playoffs

[FrancisFogarty]

Playoffs? Load of shit.

Go again in August.

[Eddie]

I’ve had a dabble on Coventry, Wycombe and Notts County to give me a bit of interest in them.

[gonzo]

Want Cov up because I like Super Frank.

Want Stockport up as really can't be arsed playing them again.

Want Chesterfield up as its tasty.

Want Oldham up because I don't mind em.

 

[Zico]

32 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Want Cov up because I like Super Frank.

Want Stockport up as really can't be arsed playing them again.

Want Chesterfield up as its tasty.

Want Oldham up because I don't mind em.

 

Don't think Stockport have never been above us in my lifetime (presumably ever)

I don't want them to start now

Also want to beat them sooner rather than later

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

How far away are they?

[frank_spencer]

Still got my soft spot for Cov so want them to go up. 

Dunno why but I want Orient to go up from L1

Notts county from L2

And who ever wins from Oldham and Adam Senior's Halifax.

[Rival Son]

4 hours ago, Zico said:

Don't think Stockport have never been above us in my lifetime (presumably ever)

That means you are less than 33 years old.

3rd division, 1991/92

Stockport, with big Kevin Francis, finished 5th, in the play off positions, but failed to go up.

Bolton, under Phil Neal, finished 13th. Phil Neal was sacked, Bruce Rioch was appointed, and the rest is history.

[Rival Son]

PS: The parallels between Neal and Evatt grow!!!

[tomski]

Thought the red card killed that game last night

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

12 hours ago, Zico said:

Don't think Stockport have never been above us in my lifetime (presumably ever)

I don't want them to start now

Also want to beat them sooner rather than later

I remember someone posting about travelling back from an away match (I think after we'd lost) and coming across their supporters when they were in the Conference North, and commenting how truly glum that would be in a "it could be worse" kind of sense

I think it was only about five years ago 😳

[Zico]

8 hours ago, Rival Son said:

That means you are less than 33 years old.

3rd division, 1991/92

Stockport, with big Kevin Francis, finished 5th, in the play off positions, but failed to go up.

Bolton, under Phil Neal, finished 13th. Phil Neal was sacked, Bruce Rioch was appointed, and the rest is history.

That was my first season watching us, though I meant a division above not a few places, I can handle a few places

[Rival Son]

No. They have never been in a higher division than us. Prior to this season, I believe 1991/92 was the only time they’ve ever finished above us.

[Leyther_Matt]

1 hour ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I remember someone posting about travelling back from an away match (I think after we'd lost) and coming across their supporters when they were in the Conference North, and commenting how truly glum that would be in a "it could be worse" kind of sense

I think it was only about five years ago 😳

Think we’d been at Sheff Utd and they’d been at Gainsborough

[gonzo]

9 hours ago, Rival Son said:

That means you are less than 33 years old.

3rd division, 1991/92

Stockport, with big Kevin Francis, finished 5th, in the play off positions, but failed to go up.

Bolton, under Phil Neal, finished 13th. Phil Neal was sacked, Bruce Rioch was appointed, and the rest is history.

Remember that night game when we had 13k on thinking it was massive. 

Think we got beat 2-1

[Zico]

1 minute ago, gonzo said:

Remember that night game when we had 13k on thinking it was massive. 

Think we got beat 2-1

I remember us beating them midweek in our promotion session 2-1

Got interviewed by Dave Higson before it

 

[Johnnyrotten]

12 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I remember someone posting about travelling back from an away match (I think after we'd lost) and coming across their supporters when they were in the Conference North, and commenting how truly glum that would be in a "it could be worse" kind of sense

I think it was only about five years ago 😳

I remember when Stockport were in conference north only 6 years ago and they played at Yeovil in the FA Cup 1st round (it got quite a bit of coverage on Radio Manchester).  They took a decent following because it was a chance of a giant killing, won 3-1 to reach the 2nd round for the 1st time in 9 years.

If they played Yeovil now they'd be patting them on the head and calling them plucky.

[Johnnyrotten]

11 hours ago, gonzo said:

Remember that night game when we had 13k on thinking it was massive. 

Think we got beat 2-1

Yes it was huge at the time, went 2-0 up and Kev Francis pulled one back. 

To be fair we don't get 13k on now for midweek games, even though most of us don't have to pay.  Most of that 13k were walking upto the ground paying cash on the night, now everyone seems to be trying without success to get shut of tickets for free 😀

[Steejay]

Cov v Sunlun

They’re all bastards and cunts.

We’re fannies.

Edited May 9, 2025 by Steejay

[gonzo]

Some limbs on show tonight. Proper footy.

No idea what that lad was doing with the pass back. 

Defending for Sunderlands 1st was shite too. RCB didn't get across quick enough.

[Whitesince63]

On 09/05/2025 at 07:00, tomski said:

Thought the red card killed that game last night

Possibly but the blades looked far superior all round and despite their awful play off record I can’t see any of the others stopping them this time.

[desperado]

Only about 5 yards offside 🤣

[Eddie]

Imagine being on the wrong end of that in the play offs! Even if you didn’t see the touch, surely you realise there’s a reason why the defender didn’t head it, it was right on his head and suddenly he missed it.

Ah well, fuck Stockport.

[Johnnyrotten]

15 hours ago, gonzo said:

Some limbs on show tonight. Proper footy.

No idea what that lad was doing with the pass back. 

Defending for Sunderlands 1st was shite too. RCB didn't get across quick enough.

Yes, proper atmosphere.

Even though I feel sorry for the Cov defender, clearly distraught at end of game, I always enjoy a pointless pass back to the keeper being punished.  Footballers too refined to do anything other than try to play passes to feet, even it means going back 30 yards to the keeper who can't pick it up.

Defending was poor but both goals superbly taken, maybe Collins would finish the 2nd on a good day but we can only dream of having a player that could score the first.

[Johnnyrotten]

9 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Imagine being on the wrong end of that in the play offs! Even if you didn’t see the touch, surely you realise there’s a reason why the defender didn’t head it, it was right on his head and suddenly he missed it.

Ah well, fuck Stockport.

Its mistakes like that that VAR was supposed to rule out and the reason we'll end up with VAR in the EFL.

I'd be all in favour of them just having a word in the ear of the ref within 10 seconds and stating it was a blatant error.

Unfortunately if we get that we also get 4 minute delays while they draw lines looking for a stray toe nail every goal and so no "limbs" like Sunderland had.

So my vote still goes for mistakes being part and parcel of the game .

[Johnnyrotten]

When we get a fixture list as dull as our's in L1, I wouldn't be sorry to see Orient removed from it.  Whilst playing Stockport isn't exactly a plum local derby like Blackburn or PNE, I'd rather have 2 games against them in front of near full houses than 2 against Orient any day.

Hopefully one of the 3 Southern clubs go up and Stockport can have a play off hangover.