[Football] Who do you want to win the Championship playoffs?

[HangletonGull]

Luton for the binfest over tickets

 

[Toongull]

Sunderland because it’ll be another game I can make.

 

[Mellotron]

Where’s the Anyone But Boro option?

Never forgive, never forget.

 

[Mr Bridger]

wouldn't mind either Luton or Coventry, both just up the road for me, but probably Luton as my plasterer is a hatters fan, and he's a nice chap.

 

[dadams2k11]

Luton.

I'm a sucker for a rise from the lower leagues, seen it with my own eyes.

 

[Farehamseagull]

Coventry definitely.

Always support fans who have been shafted over the ownership of their home ground and have had to play home games miles away.

 

[BrightonCottager]

Sunderland for me. Got Sunderland mates here and their fans (& team thus season) are entertaining.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Coventry...Mark Robins the most underrated manager in the league (imo)

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

I went with Coventry because their fans have been through a really crap time the last ten(or more?) years. I wouldn't mind Luton, their fall to non league and then rise is a great story. Would they be the first team to play non league and premier league?

Middlesbrough and Sunderland have both been in the prem fairly recently so I'm not too fussed about them.

Weren’t Luton arbitrarily relegated out of the league by a 30 point deduction as well ? There’s been nothing like it before or since despite shenanigans at many clubs. Maybe I should have voted for them as a ‘f*** you’ to the football authorities?

 

[tigertim68]

Can’t stand Boro , we don’t want Sunderland in the Premier, don’t mind Luton being the smallest club in the play offs ,
they would go straight back down

 

[Eaglesplat]

I'd say Luton. It would be good to see a small club with little top flight pedigree up there. It's got to be good for the sport, surely!

 

[Invicta]

Coventry or Luton, that order

 

[Whoislloydy]

Weren’t Luton arbitrarily relegated out of the league by a 30 point deduction as well ? There’s been nothing like it before or since despite shenanigans at many clubs. Maybe I should have voted for them as a ‘f*** you’ to the football authorities?

Yep, the club was docked 30 points at the start of the season; 10 by The Football Association for irregular matters involving player transfers, and 20 by the Football League for breaking rules on exiting administration.

They were absolutely shafted. Not saying they didn't deserve punishment but it was extreme, and nothing that extreme has happened since.

 

[1066familyman]

Weren’t Luton arbitrarily relegated out of the league by a 30 point deduction as well ? There’s been nothing like it before or since despite shenanigans at many clubs. Maybe I should have voted for them as a ‘f*** you’ to the football authorities?

I seem to remember they got a 30 point deduction two seasons on the trot?, but I may be wrong.

Definitely the season they played us in the Paint Pot Trophy area final they had the deduction. Adam Al Abd slipped on the ball I think and they snuck in to score from it. They won, had a pitch invasion, and many of us stayed to applaud them as the poor buggers deserved a day out at Wembley, only they then got all chavvy with us and started throwing coins and giving the slit throat signs... Very Millwall wannabes

Mind you, we had been singing 'Eastbourne on a Tuesday night' all game . Although that could have been the season before or after. I can't quite remember.

I voted Coventry because of all the shit their fans have had to suffer. But I wouldn't begrudge Luton either, as they deserve it on merit I think.

On a selfish note. Sunderland or Middlesbrough would do me as they're two grounds I've not been to, and it might go to Purchase history .

 

[A1X]

Coventry, find uni memories and they deserve it

 

[Nicks]

Sunderland, as my late Dad was a Mackem who got evacuated down south back in the day
Plus it was my first football shirt back in the mid 60's. ( I've no idea how he got it to this day !!)

 

[maltaseagull]

Anyone but Boro.
The other 3 have been at the top and down to the bottom. (Some more than others) But Sunderland have been a massive club and still kept a fantastic support base in the bad days.

 

[Brian Fantana]

Anyone but Sunderland. Cannot stand them.

 

[Brian Fantana]

Sunderland because it’ll be another game I can make.

Presumably Boro wouldn’t make much of a difference to that equation either?!

 

[US Seagull]

Coventry. My dad's from Coventry. We used to visit my nan there at least once per year growing up.