[Football] Blackburn, Wigan and Rotherham.

Mo Gosfield · May 28, 2018

Relegated from the Championship last season....all promoted back up at the first attempt. Doesn't happen that often ( does it? ) Blackburn were clearly a bit unlucky to go down with 51 pts and Mowbray was already starting to turn them round. Wigan also looked far too good for Div 1.
Is the gap widening between the Championship and lower leagues.?

Simon Morgan · May 28, 2018

Pleased for Blackburn but not so much for the other 2. Both will be battling relegation as they seem to do whenever they reach that level (Wigan's PL spell aside). Shrewsbury in the Championship would have been great.

Mo Gosfield · May 28, 2018

Simon Morgan said:
Pleased for Blackburn but not so much for the other 2. Both will be battling relegation as they seem to do whenever they reach that level (Wigan's PL spell aside). Shrewsbury in the Championship would have been great.

Yes. Feel a bit sorry for Shrewsbury. So many Wembley heartbreaks.

Ernest · May 28, 2018

All money , had the budgets getting like the PL to the EFL now

jakarta · May 28, 2018

I thought that this thread was going to be about three of the most sh*thouse places in England?

Oh, and the Tykes edge it, just.

The Birdman · May 28, 2018

Will Wigan pay £1,000,000 + for Walton

Blue Valkyrie · May 28, 2018

The Birdman said:
Will Wigan pay £1,000,000 + for Walton

Loan fee, I assume ?

Not a chance he is for sale.

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo · May 28, 2018

The Birdman said:
Will Wigan pay £1,000,000 + for Walton

As a loan fee I’d hope, there is no way we’d be letting him go for that on a permanent deal. One more season out on loan and he’ll be back to challenge Ryan for the number one spot.

Stat Brother · May 28, 2018

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo said:
As a loan fee I’d hope, there is no way we’d be letting him go for that on a permanent deal. One more season out on loan and he’ll be back to challenge Ryan for the number one spot.

Why would Walton go to Liverpool, as well?

Thunder Bolt · May 28, 2018

jakarta said:
I thought that this thread was going to be about three of the most sh*thouse places in England?

Oh, and the Tykes edge it, just.

Rotherham are Millers. Tykes are Barnsley.

jakarta · May 29, 2018

Thunder Bolt said:
Rotherham are Millers. Tykes are Barnsley.

Tykes generic for Yorkshire I thought? Barnsley is a sh*thole as well.

Herr Tubthumper · May 29, 2018

jakarta said:
I thought that this thread was going to be about three of the most sh*thouse places in England?

Oh, and the Tykes edge it, just.

Same here. I was just about to post “they’re all shit holes, what do I win?”

Simster · May 29, 2018

jakarta said:
Tykes generic for Yorkshire I thought? Barnsley is a sh*thole as well.

You are correct of course. Consequently I've always thought Barnsley had one of the crappiest nicknames in football, a bit like referring to the Albion as "the southerners".

In fairness, at least Barnsley are Tykes. I'm not quite sure how Palace justify their nickname. What has an Eagle got in common with that crap outfit? Does an eagle's nest empty when the going gets tough? :shrug:

Mo Gosfield · May 29, 2018

Simster said:
You are correct of course. Consequently I've always thought Barnsley had one of the crappiest nicknames in football, a bit like referring to the Albion as "the southerners".

In fairness, at least Barnsley are Tykes. I'm not quite sure how Palace justify their nickname. What has an Eagle got in common with that crap outfit? Does an eagle's nest empty when the going gets tough?

It goes back to the Great Exhibition in 1851 ( at Crystal Palace ) when a pair of Golden Eagles where on display. Legend has it that the eagles escaped and lived wild in the locality for a period of time ( more rural then ). Hence the nickname developed from there.

Cowfold Seagull · May 29, 2018

Blue Valkyrie said:
Loan fee, I assume ?

Not a chance he is for sale.

Every player is for sale, at the right price.

Cowfold Seagull · May 29, 2018

Mo Gosfield said:
It goes back to the Great Exhibition in 1851 ( at Crystal Palace ) when a pair of Golden Eagles where on display. Legend has it that the eagles escaped and lived wild in the locality for a period of time ( more rural then ). Hence the nickname developed from there.

It took one heck of a long time for them to adopt that nickname then, they were known as the Glaziers until comparitively recently.

Thunder Bolt · May 29, 2018

Mo Gosfield said:
It goes back to the Great Exhibition in 1851 ( at Crystal Palace ) when a pair of Golden Eagles where on display. Legend has it that the eagles escaped and lived wild in the locality for a period of time ( more rural then ). Hence the nickname developed from there.

It was 1973 when Malcolm Allison was manager. It was his idea.
http://www.cpfc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=110859

LowKarate · May 29, 2018

Cowfold Seagull said:
It took one heck of a long time for them to adopt that nickname then, they were known as the Glaziers until comparitively recently.

Isn’t it now time that they were known as The Pyromaniacs?

Not too soon is it?

Sussex Nomad · May 29, 2018

Were Rotherham in the Championship last season? God I'm getting old and forgetful.

El Presidente · May 29, 2018

Mo Gosfield said:
Relegated from the Championship last season....all promoted back up at the first attempt. Doesn't happen that often ( does it? ) Blackburn were clearly a bit unlucky to go down with 51 pts and Mowbray was already starting to turn them round. Wigan also looked far too good for Div 1.
Is the gap widening between the Championship and lower leagues.?

The difference in TV money is £6.5 million average in the Championship (for non parachute payment teams, parachute recipients on between £15-41 million) compared to £630,000 in League One.

Average weekly wage in Championship £14,339 compared to £2,714 in League One

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