Animal is a Ram

Summer window: Curtis Nelson Callum Elder Joe Ward Sonny Bradley Josh Vickers Kane Wilson Martyn Waghorn Conor Washington Tyrese Fornah Elliot Embleton Ryan Nyambe Tyreece John-Jules Winter: Ebou Adams Dwight Gayle Corey Blackett-Taylor Max Bird* *I've included Max, as I feel it was crucial we had him to the end of the season. Extensions: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Eiran Cashin Jake Rooney Ratings out of 10, please. I might do some statistical analysis.

1 year left on his Cardiff contract. £400k max.

How about @Day-o? or @Daylight come and me wan' go home?

With some of the reverse perskyologicals we've had this season, I'm taking this to mean he's starting.* *pinch of salt.

Not quite - this one is double elimination. Barnet would get two bites at it with the one @RadioactiveWaste proposed.

Also known as, the double elimination bracket. See it tons in esports. Yes, I know, I'm a nerd.

I do find myself agreeing with this, and sometimes it feels as if there's more prestige to going up through the playoffs than there is coming second (matron!) That said, for me, I'd change the format: 3rd goes straight to the final, 4th place becomes the semi vs. the winner of 5th vs. 6th. Single games, at neutral venues, final at Wembley. Will never happen, mind.

Saturday sees 8 out of 12 games in the final round with permutations for the league: Barnsley vs. Northampton Derby vs. Carlisle Fleetwood vs. Burton Lincoln vs. Portsmouth Peterborough vs. Bolton Port Vale vs. Cambridge Reading vs. Blackpool Stevenage vs. Cheltenham A two-way fight for second, a four-way fight for two playoff spots, and a three-way fight to avoid the last trapdoor spot. Stick yer Premier League, I love lower league football. There's also a world where we finish with more wins, more goals scored, and fewer goals conceded than the champions if Derby win and Portsmouth fail to beat playoff-chasing Lincoln. My predictions have the final top 8 looking as such, with Burton relegated on goal difference.

Derbyshire 2-0 Cumbria Collins

Even if 2nd was unlikely, surely you'd want to at least try and secure 3rd?

Even sweeter that it's against Car Park Sold Out FC

While his distribution could be better, and a few head loss moments have caused us some trouble, he's been solid. I'd be more than happy to have him stay whichever league we're in.

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

Win for Posh. Keeps Bolton under a lot of pressure.

This is absolutely what happens when the official club account tweets things to this effect. Instantly legitimised the normal conspiracy nonsense

Look at the bright side, at least it's Tuesday now 😁 This week is indeed crawling past though...

I've found the ticket site to be flaky as all heck. You do you. It doesn't particularly matter, just means PP will still be rocking.

This is the first time they've announced it on their socials.

I agree with everything you've put here, and absolutely, I hope to be entertained - and, I may be stating the obvious, but if given the choice, it ranks thus: Win and play well Win and play not so well Lose and play well What I take issue with is people's stupid expectations. We had the same under Mac when we were playing well AND winning. To pinch a phrase from Alpha a long time back, we weren't winning-y enough. I take issue with the ones that don't accept that we have those things tying a bit of a hand behind Warne's back.

I believe the club have been drip releasing seats, especially the ones closest to the away support in the East stand. It'll also be that all the hospitality has sold out, I expect?

Especially when they've been deducted points for allegedly fielding an ineligible player...

It's a way down my list of priorities for going. I just said, I don't expect to be entertained. Mostly because, especially this season, there's always a team doing their damndest to stop that. Yes, sport is entertainment, but only really for a neutral. In my opinion.

The modifier you're missing out on is the emotional component for a lot of people. I go to Derby games because I like watching football and I have an emotional connection to the club. I don't expect to be entertained, because it's not guaranteed.