https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65579910

I forgot to mention this achievement where Spartans ended Albion Rovers 104 year presence in the Scottish League. It has taken quite a while since the "pyramid structure" was put in place, but Spartans finally progress through after winning the Lowland League - well done and a reward for their progressive youth development policy. My sister's grandson close to possibly making a breakthrough into their senior ranks. So good to see them getting to the next level and hopefully doing well.

Woking have released Kacper Lopata.

Polish international at all levels to U-21.

6' 4" tall, strong and good on the ball. Still young.

We should sign him up now. It may be a problem that he is better than our captain, but aren't they the problems we need?

2 points for each correct scorer
Correct joker doubles your score      
Wrong joker result gives you minus 2
Correct Random Badger gives you 2 points

The random badger is used for any random prediction used once in each matchday sequence. For instance, a scorer at a particular match, the number of red cards in the matches or yellow cards or own goals or owt you want really within reason, I do need to be able to check whether it's correct or not. Please don't put stuff like....."Commentator says...."  
The joker   is played for one match in each sequence and if correct you get double points. So if you've predicted 1-0 and it finishes 2-0, you get 4 pts, but if you've predicted 2-0, that's 8 pts. But if you get it wrong, it's minus 2.
Jokers and badgers are optional. You don't have to play one if you don't want.

The prize for winning the league is one rep point.

Cup games: In the event of a draw, it's half the points if you've predicted a draw when it gets to 90 mins and the full points if it's still a draw after extra time. Half the points will be awarded for correctly predicting the winner of the match if it goes to penalties. Similarly with the badger, if your random prediction is affected by this, it'll be half the points.

Random score generator: I will be using the random score generator again for those who miss predicting, so we shouldn't get some people too far behind that after missing a couple of weeks they lose all interest, because I know it's not easy getting on here every week.
To be fair to everybody, this is going to be like, say if three people in one week miss their predictions, the first one in the table will be given all 0-0, the second one down the line will get 1-0 and the third will get 0-1 and so on, like if there's four missing the 4th will get 1-1, then 5th 2-1, 6th 1-2. and if there are so many missing, might as well pack in.
And if you miss two weeks on the trot, I'll stop until you come back on again. Not doing it for half a season like I did t'other year.  

End of season Play Offs: The one who finishes top of the league will still be champion, but after the season finishes there will be Play Offs between the top 4, with 1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd. This will take in stuff like the EFL Play Offs, FA Cup Final, final day of Prima Donna League, European Finals etc. It will be one matchday for the semis and one for the Final. It will be the individual scores for each matchday against the allotted opponent, with some kind of tie breaker for a drawn match.

The prize for winning will be enormous. Another rep point.


The Final: jjamez v Baggiebob(BBB)

Saturday May 27th:
Championship Play Off Final:
Coventry City v Luton Town (16:45)
Coventry scorers:
Luton scorers:

Sunday 28th May:
League Two Play Off Final:
Carlisle United v Stockport County (13:30)

Premier League (all 16:30):
Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion
Brentford v Manchester City
Chelsea v Newcastle United
Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest
Everton v AFC Bournemouth
Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester City v West Ham United
Manchester United v Fulham
Southampton v Liverpool

Monday 29th May:
League One Play Off Final:
Barnsley v Sheffield Wednesday (15:00)

New Walsall head coach Mat Sadler has released 11 players in a major clear-out at the League Two club.

Liam Kinsella, Conor Wilkinson, Andy Williams, Jacob Maddox, Peter Clarke, Timmy Abraham, Joss Labadie, Manny Monthe, Hayden White, Sam Perry and Jonas Mukuna will all leave.

Midfielder Kinsella, 27, made 253 appearances for the Saddlers.

"Liam will remain one of our favourite sons and will always be welcome at Walsall," said a club statement.

The son of Mark Kinsella, a former Colchester United, Charlton Athletic, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion, Walsall and Republic of Ireland international, he had been at the club since he was eight years old.

Walsall, who appointed interim boss Sadler on a more permanent basis on an undisclosed-length contract on Thursday, finished 16th in League Two.

Sadler also has 11 players under contract for the 23/24 season, Jamille Matt, Ronan Maher, Joe Riley, Isaac Hutchinson, Tom Knowles, Liam Gordon, Brandon Comley, Oisin McEntee, Donervon Daniels, Owen Evans and Rollin Menayese.

The Saddlers have offered a new contract to Joe Foulkes, who has just spent the season on loan at Kidderminster Harriers, helping them to earn promotion to the National League, while the injured Jack Earing has been offered a new short-term deal as he continues his rehabilitation.

Walsall co-chairman Ben Boycott added that Sadler will be supported with his rebuilding plans.

"Mat Sadler will be backed this summer as we implement our new recruitment processes," he said. "We will be bringing in new players and also looking at contract extensions for some of our current squad, to continue to build on this foundation for 23-24 and beyond.

"The players under contract represent a good starting point."

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/...al-4150656

Manchester United academy graduate Ro-Shaun Williams is among seven players set to leave Doncaster Rovers.

The club announced 24-year-old Williams will not be given a new contract at the end of his current deal next month.

Goalkeeper Jonathan Mitchell and striker Kieran Agard will also leave the club at the end of their contracts.

Strikers Caolan Lavery and Reo Griffiths have been transfer-listed and two others will be released.

Rovers also confirmed that contract talks will take place with Louis Jones, Ben Bottomley, Zain Westbrooke and Charlie Seaman, while Liam Ravenhill has signed a contract extension and midfielder Liam Ravenhill - who spent last season on loan at Blyth Spartans and Spennymoor Town - has signed a new deal.

Williams has played 64 games in his two seasons, and started more games than any other defender, but new manager Grant McCann has decided to dispense with his services, along with Mitchell who played in 42 of their 46 league games last season.

McCann said: "I feel that these decisions leave us with a very good platform to begin shaping the squad for next season, while also giving us plenty of scope to make quality additions to the group.

"The focus for us now is recruiting quality in key positions across the team to ensure we have strong competition for places. I have made no secret that we will be looking for players with strong character that can deal with the rigours of the division and who can handle the multiple approaches to matches that League Two demands.

"We know we have very good options for this level in various positions but we need to make sure we have the competition within the squad that will drive us on to achieve our goals, which we have been very clear about.

"There is a youthful element to the current group of contracted players and we are determined to further their development. In the coming weeks we will be assessing options of suitable loans for them that we feel will offer them real value.

"This is always a difficult process to go through, especially when telling players they will not be offered new deals. I know all at the club wish to thank those leaving us for their efforts during their time here."

Striker Luke Norris is among five players released by Stevenage having won promotion back to League One.

The 29-year-old scored 10 goals in 28 league games as Stevenage finished second in League Two to win promotion.

Midfielder Jack Taylor, who played 53 games in all competitions, and 27-year-old defender Max Clark have also been released by manager Steve Evans.

Centre-back Michael Bostwick and goalkeeper Adam Przybek are the other players not to be offered new deals.

Stevenage say they are "discussing terms" with five out-of-contract players - Terence Vancooten, Luther James-Wildin, Jake Reeves, Jake Forster-Caskey and Josh March.

Notts County have offered new contracts to Sam Slocombe, Connell Rawlinson and Jim O'Brien and want to sign Jodi Jones on a permanent basis.

Slocombe, Rawlinson and O'Brien are out of contract along with Kyle Cameron, Aaron Nemane and Ruben Rodrigues, who have also been offered new deals.

But Ed Francis, Frank Vincent and Kairo Mitchell have been released.

The Magpies were promoted back to the English Football League via the National League play-offs on Saturday.

Winger Jones was on loan at Meadow Lane during the second half of the season and has been released by Oxford United.

He scored a last-gasp winner in the play-off semi-final against Boreham Wood as Luke Williams' side came back from 2-0 down to reach the promotion final at Wembley, where they beat Chesterfield on penalties after again being behind.

Boss Williams told the club website: "I'm delighted that we have offered new contracts to Sam, Connell and Jim - all experienced campaigners whose immeasurable contributions aren't completely visible from the stands.

"We would also love to keep Kyle, Aaron, Ruben and Jodi, who have all experienced five seasons' worth of drama in the space of one campaign.

"We're aiming to retain a core of players who have been through the challenges we have faced together and understand the expectations of playing for this club."

firstly sorry for my no show the last 2 prediction leagues...been busy relocating(yet again)
now settled in .......wherever i am!!!!!

now the season is done and dusted
CC has managed to drag us from relegation Fodder to maybe promotion next season?

working with a chairman that dont give a flying **** about the club:

just hope some money can be found to improve the squad(we shall see on that one)

just wishing each and everyone a happy summer.....and lets keep up the fantastic home/away support for our guys:


and on a final point....what a play-off second leg that was last night:
outstanding......type of games you only get on video games
well to big dave...hopefully we will see him back at the shrine next season:


so going to wish you all a happy summer(!)

keep the faith

from me somewhere in deepest darkest Lincolnshire(someone has to live here)

What a fantastic way for DM to answer both that shocking racism AND losing the first leg so heavily!
Undoubtedly, also, the right team went through, after being about 50 points ahead of t'other in the final table...... but the comeback is off the scale.

Well done DM and Sheffield Wednesday!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65642675