The Northern Championship next season

T soprano

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Posh end of Shoreham

• May 18, 2017

• #1

This season was bad enough but next season could be even worse (if you're a southern club)
Apart From Brentford, QPR & Fulham (possibly Millwall)
The whole of the Championship will consist of 20/21 clubs north of Watford
Sunderland, middlesbore & Hull joining along with Bolton, Sheff Utd (possibly Bradford)

Happy days, we'll be playing
Arsenal
Spurs
West Ham
Watford
Bournemouth
Saints
Chelsea
Palace
Only 9 trips up north plus 1 to south Wales (possible Reading )
So glad we're in the premier league next season

 

Icy Gull

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Jul 5, 2003

72,015

• May 18, 2017

• #2

T soprano said:

This season was bad enough but next season could be even worse (if you're a southern club)
Apart From Brentford, QPR & Fulham (possibly Millwall)
The whole of the Championship will consist of 20/21 clubs north of Watford
Sunderland, middlesbore & Hull joining along with Bolton, Sheff Utd (possibly Bradford)

Happy days, we'll be playing
Arsenal
Spurs
West Ham
Watford
Bournemouth
Saints
Chelsea
Palace
Only 9 trips up north plus 1 to south Wales (possible Reading )
So glad we're in the premier league next season

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Football's powerbase is moving south, about fecking time too.

 

AmexRuislip

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Ruislip

• May 18, 2017

• #3

T soprano said:

This season was bad enough but next season could be even worse (if you're a southern club)
Apart From Brentford, QPR & Fulham (possibly Millwall)
The whole of the Championship will consist of 20/21 clubs north of Watford
Sunderland, middlesbore & Hull joining along with Bolton, Sheff Utd (possibly Bradford)

Happy days, we'll be playing
Arsenal
Spurs
West Ham
Watford
Bournemouth
Saints
Chelsea
Palace
Only 9 trips up north plus 1 to south Wales (possible Reading )
So glad we're in the premier league next season

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I was thinking about this the other night, it's great, less travelling up norf for all the travel weary Albion fans, and more clubs to play down souf, without getting nose bleeds!

 

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Bodian

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Cumbria

• May 18, 2017

• #4

AmexRuislip said:

I was thinking about this the other night, it's great, less travelling up norf for all the travel weary Albion fans, and more clubs to play down souf, without getting nose bleeds!

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Not so good for us who live up here though! Not so many easy away days.

 

DarrenFreemansPerm

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• May 18, 2017

• #5

Yorkshire alone could have Sheff Weds, Leeds, Sheff Utd, Hull, Bradford, Barnsley, Huddersfield and Middlesbrough

 

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Raleigh Chopper

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• May 18, 2017

• #6

Bodian said:

Not so good for us who live up here though! Not so many easy away days.

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Tell me about it, apart from Bristol City I/we have not had any easy away games since we left Division 1&2

 

AmexRuislip

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Ruislip

• May 18, 2017

• #7

Bodian said:

Not so good for us who live up here though! Not so many easy away days.

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I agree, but them's the breaks sometimes, it works out for some and not others.
Even though Albion will be playing more away games in my locale, it doesn't mean I'll be anymore successful in watching them play than before, as not a STH

 

Hugo Rune

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• May 18, 2017

• #8

Icy Gull said:

Football's powerbase is moving south, about fecking time too.

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This.

The dirty piss-in-your-own-bathtub northerners can populate the second tier. Keep the Premier League down south where decent folk live.

Apart from Reading.

 

Quinney

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Hastings

• May 18, 2017

• #9

DarrenFreemansPerm said:

Yorkshire alone could have Sheff Weds, Leeds, Sheff Utd, Hull, Bradford, Barnsley, Huddersfield and Middlesbrough

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And Sky commentators will make out they've all got great away support by taking 3,000 30 miles up the road.


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origigull

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• May 18, 2017

• #10

Icy Gull said:

Football's powerbase is moving south, about fecking time too.

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The South Coast is the new up and coming area with us, Saints and B'mouth in the PL and the other muppets along the road gaining promotion from League 1 with Plymouth and the down-turn in the North-East with Blunderland, Dull and Miseryboro sinking, with only Newcastle bucking the trend.

 

Nixonator

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Shoreham Beach

• May 18, 2017

• #11

Money to be saved. Last few Championship seasons have been brutal on the bank balance with dickheads like leeds charging £40 for a ticket.

 

T soprano

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Posh end of Shoreham

• May 18, 2017

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• #12

Nixonator said:

Money to be saved. Last few Championship seasons have been brutal on the bank balance with dickheads like leeds charging £40 for a ticket.

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Is it £25 or £20 for an away ticket next season at all grounds?

 

Is it PotG?

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Feb 20, 2017

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Sussex by the Sea

• May 18, 2017

• #13

Raleigh Chopper said:

Tell me about it, apart from Bristol City I/we have not had any easy away games since we left Division 1&2

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Had that fun filled trip to Yeovil (no beer in the ground)!

 

Harry Wilson's tackle

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• May 18, 2017

• #14

origigull said:

The South Coast is the new up and coming area with us, Saints and B'mouth in the PL and the other muppets along the road gaining promotion from League 1 with Plymouth and the down-turn in the North-East with Blunderland, Dull and Miseryboro sinking, with only Newcastle bucking the trend.

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Notters

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Guiseley

• May 18, 2017

• #15

T soprano said:

Is it £25 or £20 for an away ticket next season at all grounds?

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£30

 

T soprano

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Notters said:

£30

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Cheers
Just found a link saying it was capped at that price for 3 seasons

 

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Gwylan

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Jul 5, 2003

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Uffern

• May 18, 2017

• #17

T soprano said:

This season was bad enough but next season could be even worse (if you're a southern club)
Apart From Brentford, QPR & Fulham (possibly Millwall)
The whole of the Championship will consist of 20/21 clubs north of Watford
Sunderland, middlesbore & Hull joining along with Bolton, Sheff Utd (possibly Bradford)

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Cardiff and Bristol aren't north of Watford

 

T soprano

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Posh end of Shoreham

• May 18, 2017

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• #18

Gwylan said:

Cardiff and Bristol aren't north of Watford

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Both a long way though from Watford if you head west

 

Hugo Rune

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• May 18, 2017

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All joking aside, the Championship has some amazing derbies and local rivalries next season. Here are some of my top picks:

Massive Vs Sheff Utd
Massive Vs Leeds
Huddersfield Vs Leeds
Notts Forest Vs Derby
Villa Vs Birmingham
Ipswich Vs Norwich
Wolves Vs Villa
Wolves Vs Birmingham
Sunderland Vs Middlesbrough

A very tough league next season.

 

perseus

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Sūþseaxna

• May 19, 2017

• #20

Brentford and Fulham could get promoted. I can only see QPR, Bristol City getting relegated. Perhaps with Ipswich?