Football League: Discussion

I thought I'd mention here that Portsmouth have now won a game! Just when all hope was slipping away....

I think Cardiff and Queens Park Rangers for the two automatic places in the championship. Cardiff have been knocking on the door for so long, and have had so many misses (including another collapse last season) that its got to be their time now. QPR have been out of the premier league for what seems like ages, but look to have the consistency and the quality to return to the big time.

For the playoffs, I suppose it will be the usual suspects of Notts Forest, Reading, Swansea and possibly Ipswich. Middlesbrough have not adapted well to relegation from the premier league. It would be great to see a smaller club like Doncaster reach the playoffs.

Whew! Portsmouth manage to stave off liquidation, just when time was close to running out. Just to still be in existence seems like a triumph just now, but don't rule us out of winning a few matches too!

Pompy have got a good set of fans aaron & don't deserve to have their team go out of business. Like Stoke i used to like watching them on Sky when they were in the Premier League as Fratton Park always had a great atmosphere & i liked the fact they gave Thierry Henry a standing ovation after his performance a few years ago. I think they are in with a good chance of coming back up this season in what is probably the tightest division in Europe.

So much for my bet on Middlesbrough getting automatic promotion.

Maybe some Portsmouth fans can create a consortium to rebuild their club again. A bit like Telford United fans creating AFC Telford and Wimbledon fans creating MK Dons.

Shame to see any football club go under.

Pompy haven't been liquidated they reached an agreement with Sacha Gaydamak & Balram Chainrai has now got control of the club & they are no longer in administration.

(27-10-2010 11:11 )mitchell Wrote:  Pompy have got a good set of fans aaron & don't deserve to have their team go out of business. Like Stoke i used to like watching them on Sky when they were in the Premier League as Fratton Park always had a great atmosphere & i liked the fact they gave Thierry Henry a standing ovation after his performance a few years ago. I think they are in with a good chance of coming back up this season in what is probably the tightest division in Europe.

Thanks for your kind words mitchell. I think we genuinely were very close to going out of business and we've had a narrow and a lucky escape. Some people thought the talk of going out of business was exaggerated and it would all get sorted out in the end, but in truth we really really were on the brink. Thanks again for your comments.

Despite the financial troubles and a very poor start in the league, Portsmouth seem to be doing very well lately. You wouldn't have thought it a month ago, but they are only a point outside the play off places.

We've slipped back a little recently, but had an excellent win at the weekend and are currently 12th, 5 pts outside the top 6. It's amazing to be in such a decent position, considering that we really feared a relegation battle.

QPR as Champions

Norwich in Second place

A whole host of teams in the play offs teams in mid table still have a chance but I hae a sneaky feeling Reading might do it

My own team Burnley sadly might just fall short I hope Im wrong but we are hitting bad form at the wrong time