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I've been really enjoying the return of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga so the return of English football doesn't particulary excite me but it'll be good for the U.K. to have football back again and of course we'll get to see Albion achieve the promotion that we deserve.
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Steady up, no return has been agreed in the championship. And no start dates confirmed. So it's as it was.
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It will be a relief to see some football. Even if it’s not the Albion yet.
I can’t watch European footie. It needs to be ‘local’ and so I am champing at the bit to watch a game. Especially if it drops the Vile deeper in the doo dah
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(28-05-2020, 21:37)WBA-Josh Wrote: I've been really enjoying the return of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga so the return of English football doesn't particulary excite me but it'll be good for the U.K. to have football back again and of course we'll get to see Albion achieve the promotion that we deserve.
I've watched a couple of games as well, Josh. As you'd expect the standard has been extremely high but I've now given up watching, solely on the grounds of absolutely no atmosphere in the stadia. I just find it's like watching a training ground match between blue bibs and green bibs. I watched the first game back which was the famous River Derby between Dortmund and Schalke - it had about as much passion as Stenhousemuir v East Fife (apologies to fans of either but I've been to that game and the ground wasn't rocking!), yet to see that game under normal circumstances would have been excellent. So, like you, the return of English football doesn't excite me but for different reasons; it just made me realise how much the fans make the game....it would be really excellent if Sky and the Football Associations/Leagues also appreciated this, instead of taking us for mugs,
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As I said the other day Championship back 20th June provisionally, and they are trying to get 20 man match day squads with 5 subs.
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(This post was last modified: 31-05-2020, 22:54 by silverbaggie.)
Not sure about League 1 but it seems that League 2 are going to just concentrate on the playoffs only.
Using the weighted points system Cheltenham move above Exeter City to fourth and as a result will play Northampton in the semis.
Exeter take on Colchester.
Cheltenham's Manager Michael Duff is quoted as being worried that " after several weeks with little team training and a concern about fitness levels, three games in a matter of days is a worry".
He seems confident that the Robins can at least reach the final.
Apparently many League 2 players have been Covid tested and non of Cheltenham's squad have proved positive.
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