Not a bad result Saturday which saw us the first team mathematically confirmed in this season's playoffs. Think all the games are likely to be tight, it's the first time for a while I can remember where no-one has confirmed they final position in the playoffs ahead of final day. The fact the current 4 have just 3 points between them indicates how tight the division has been this year. Normally have at least one team a few points ahead having given the automatics a real challenge like us 2 years ago, but having said that I'm glad we aren't coming into them this season having been pipped to autos and having that disappointment hanging over us.

I suppose the questions are:

1) Will we finish 3rd/4th and nick that home advantage for the 2nd leg?

2) Who else gets in?

3) Who would you rather face?

If we win the 2nd leg of the play offs any fan attempting to enter the pitch after the game needs setting fire to.

And any player drinking beer in the stands needs throwing down the stairs from WSU all the way to the dug outs.

5 minutes ago, gonzo said:

If we win the 2nd leg of the play offs any fan attempting to enter the pitch after the game needs setting fire to.

And any player drinking beer in the stands needs throwing down the stairs from WSU all the way to the dug outs.

agreed, so so tinpot 

The Duke of Welly is advertising coaches to Wembley, setting off at 8am even though KO time hasn't been announced !!

To be fair, they do say "IF " & sorting transport after the semis is rushed but it does seem a bit like tempting fate.

21 minutes ago, bolton va va said:

The Duke of Welly is advertising coaches to Wembley, setting off at 8am even though KO time hasn't been announced !!

To be fair, they do say "IF " & sorting transport after the semis is rushed but it does seem a bit like tempting fate.

Absolutely mental. 

Remember the old story of Chris Kamara putting the Blackpool Adverts for Wembley coaches and ticket arrangements on the dressing room wall before Bradfords 2nd leg at Bloomfield in which they were 2-0 down.

Bradford won 3-2 and Big Sam got sacked.

21 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Absolutely mental. 

Remember the old story of Chris Kamara putting the Blackpool Adverts for Wembley coaches and ticket arrangements on the dressing room wall before Bradfords 2nd leg at Bloomfield in which they were 2-0 down.

Bradford won 3-2 and Big Sam got sacked.

Though there was the Sheff Wed pub that put up an ad about coaches to wembley then they lost the first leg 4-0 

Everyone took the piss, then they won the second leg 5-1 and went through on penalties 

And got promoted 

 

1 hour ago, bolton va va said:

The Duke of Welly is advertising coaches to Wembley, setting off at 8am even though KO time hasn't been announced !!

To be fair, they do say "IF " & sorting transport after the semis is rushed but it does seem a bit like tempting fate.

Yeah I dont like that.

8am seems late, feel theres a high chance of a 12.30/1pm ko for this final.

52 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

Yeah I dont like that.

8am seems late, feel theres a high chance of a 12.30/1pm ko for this final.

The Market in Farnworth are doing the same.

Stocks and t'other doing the same... booking a refundable hotel is one thing

tbf to them, getting a load of coaches within a week and getting them filled is a task, not to mention if we play a local team, they'll be a scramble for the same coaches 

no big deal

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

If we win the 2nd leg of the play offs any fan attempting to enter the pitch after the game needs setting fire to.

And any player drinking beer in the stands needs throwing down the stairs from WSU all the way to the dug outs.

100% agree on this. But, we didn't even win that game that night, which just made it all the more tin pot than it already would have been. It was embarrassing that. 

3 minutes ago, L/H White said:

tbf to them, getting a load of coaches within a week and getting them filled is a task, not to mention if we play a local team, they'll be a scramble for the same coaches 

no big deal

Not if we play Stockport after their Vertu Trohy attendance

1 hour ago, woolli said:

The Market in Farnworth are doing the same.

Hulton Arms also.

4 hours ago, bolton va va said:

The Duke of Welly is advertising coaches to Wembley, setting off at 8am even though KO time hasn't been announced !!

To be fair, they do say "IF " & sorting transport after the semis is rushed but it does seem a bit like tempting fate.

 

28 minutes ago, Alf Hartigan said:

Hulton Arms also.

2 cheeks of the same arse.

I'm never going to Wembley on a coach again. Was an absolute fucking farce last time, and it was an official club one. Took an absolute fucking age to get there, then the driver got lost and drove all the way round the stadium 3 times. No toilet on the coach, and loads of folk dying for a piss. Ended up being a bit of a passenger mutiny and we forced him to pull into some random carpark that had a portaloo in it. Only got in the stadium 10 minutes before kick off, even though we'd set off at half fucking 6. Nearly 10 fucking hours. Combined with the match, it nearly put my son off football for life.

Edited April 29Apr 29 by Cheese

Have a sneaky feeling that either Stockport or Bradford will fall out of the play offs on saturday.  

8 minutes ago, W.cramp said:

Have a sneaky feeling that either Stockport or Bradford will fall out of the play offs on saturday.  

Only way that happens is if we lose to Luton (The fearful/mighty Luton 😂) 

Seems like you’re over(under)-thinking it 😉

1 hour ago, L/H White said:

tbf to them, getting a load of coaches within a week and getting them filled is a task, not to mention if we play a local team, they'll be a scramble for the same coaches 

no big deal

Yeh no issue at all.

We fuck up, there’ll be bigger embarrassments and recriminations to face than some ribbing over booking coaches.

Fair play for being organised and finding ways to maximise our attendance,

A week is a short turnover to get it sorted.

Its not cocky, it’s practical.

Forward/positive thinking from all involved 👏

Booked hotel and train feeling very confident 😊

16 minutes ago, boogs said:

100% agree on this. But, we didn't even win that game that night, which just made it all the more tin pot than it already would have been. It was embarrassing that. 

 

People staying in their seats wouldn't have stopped us getting beat by Oxford. And then the following season was about as grim as it gets.

No problem with fans enjoying the good moments when they come.

20 minutes ago, desperado said:

Only way that happens is if we lose to Luton (The fearful/mighty Luton 😂) 

Seems like you’re over(under)-thinking it 😉

Ah didn't think about that.     Forget my sneaky feelings,  always shit anyway 

40 minutes ago, Cheese said:

I'm never going to Wembley on a coach again. Was an absolute fucking farce last time, and it was an official club one. Took an absolute fucking age to get there, then the driver got lost and drove all the way round the stadium 3 times. No toilet on the coach, and loads of folk dying for a piss. Ended up being a bit of a passenger mutiny and we forced him to pull into some random carpark that had a portaloo in it. Only got in the stadium 10 minutes before kick off, even though we'd set off at half fucking 6. Nearly 10 fucking hours. Combined with the match, it nearly put my son off football for life.

Jesus, that sounds grim.

Only time I did it was with my dad when I was younger and while the trip dragged, as all coach journeys do, were there and back with no issues like that.

42 minutes ago, Hoppy said:

Booked hotel and train feeling very confident 😊

Our hotel booked, and then, hopefully, another 4,000 mile round trip!

1 hour ago, Cheese said:

I'm never going to Wembley on a coach again. Was an absolute fucking farce last time, and it was an official club one. Took an absolute fucking age to get there, then the driver got lost and drove all the way round the stadium 3 times. No toilet on the coach, and loads of folk dying for a piss. Ended up being a bit of a passenger mutiny and we forced him to pull into some random carpark that had a portaloo in it. Only got in the stadium 10 minutes before kick off, even though we'd set off at half fucking 6. Nearly 10 fucking hours. Combined with the match, it nearly put my son off football for life.

Only done it once myself.  Watford play off final.  No shenanigans like yours but utterly fu*cking miserable coming back.  I just wanted to be in a darkened room alone.

Not going

Got to be honest I hate the whole experience bar a brief spell on Wembley taking pics for the kids and the conourses are bang on albeit paying £15 a pint.

Plymouth was special. Most others times just a wank expensive day out.

It's one big fucking faff and hard work.