Old Spalding Ram

From the BBCs Simon Stone.

BBC Sport has been told Nottingham Forest made contact with PGMOL on Friday to highlight the potential for Nuno Espirito Santo being asked about Stuart Attwell’s appointment in his weekly press conference that afternoon.

As it turned out, the subject was not raised in the press conference. 

It is being stressed that at no point were PGMOL asked to change the appointment or that Forest had an issue with Attwell’s involvement in the game.

From the original Forest tweet.

We warned the PGMOL that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game but they didn’t change him.

Looks like they never even enquired about Attwell being dropped! …..🤡🤡

Won 3-0
 

Pinched from elsewhere.

This decision is based on the club failing to meet the 10-year security of tenure at their stadium, required for new teams applying to enter the EFL which was required by 1 March 2024.

The club requested a 10-year security of tenure from Gateshead Council. This was refused. The National League wrote to the council in support of the application by the club highlighting the impact on the club, its supporters, and the local community if the security was not given.

Unfortunately, the response received was not supportive of the club’s requirements and placed the club at risk of a refusal of membership to the EFL and therefore forfeiture of any right to participate in the play-offs.

Being a member of Gateshead Council could well be a rather precarious pastime at the moment!

Pinched from a grumpy forum member from you know where.

If Carragher thinks it doesn’t matter what club an official supports I hope Liverpool have a known Man United fan reffing their game every week for a decade.

We shouldn’t have to put out a statement like that but we’ve been screwed over almost weekly for a year now and it’s a disgrace.

More of the ‘small teams’ should tell the FA and PL what they think of the blatant bias being shown to certain teams.

Why is small teams in single quotation marks? 👍😁

13 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said:

 

If you could get back to me it would be most appreciated, as I'll need to know what time Muckerette needs to put the half-baked baguettes in the oven.

Yours sincerely,
Nobody important.

 

baguettes, cor that’s posh!
 

By the time I get home I’ll be celebrating promotion with a chippy tea!👍😁

11 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

I might be cynical, but, does that mean sky are saying "all the matches are ours and are restricted"?

Hold tight…………I’ve just found the small print! 👍😁

In order to assist supporters with their plans around fixtures selected for broadcast, the EFL and broadcast partners Sky Sports have agreed to a minimum five-week commitment for the announcement of games for TV coverage. The five week commitment is shortened to four weeks’ public notice from March and the notice period remains at three weeks for the penultimate weekend of the season.

TV selections for the final day of the season will be released a week prior.

Carlisle game could be a runner on Rams TV for domestic viewers.

Pinched from the clubs Rams TV FAQs

Displaced Weekend Matches

These are matches which were originally scheduled for Saturday 3pm and are displaced from this position.

These fixtures are available to stream in the domestic market.

moved from 3pm kick off to 12.30.

The following fixtures/matches do not (unless otherwise stated) qualify for domestic streaming by RamsTV:

- Saturday 3pm fixtures
- Any of Sky Sports’ live selections
- All Carabao Cup matches are excluded from the streaming opportunity
- Play off matches may not be streamed as they are exclusive to Sky Sports
- FA Cup matches

Sky haven’t chosen any match to show live, they’ve just got a random programme on the 27th titled

Final Day

EFL League 1, Sky Sports Main Event (12:00), Sky Sports Football (12:00)

SECOND…………latest promotion odds.

Is the Carlisle game fancy dress…………..asking for a friend. 👍😁

………..you ain’t seen me right  👍🥸

Lowest scoring team in the league, 43 games only 31 goals scored.

Anyway…………here’s a cunning plan that might just work tonight! 👍😁

Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers attendance 29.604

Derby v Leyton Orient attendance 30,247

……………………….. no further comment required

Attendance 30,247

5th highest today in all leagues and a larger crowd than at Forest.

………………………………….well done to one and all.👍🐏

9 minutes ago, SamUltraRam said:

And don't forget, I believe that every weekend 5 Championship games will be shown live and 5 from the combined Leagues One & Two

That'll be Friday night, Saturday lunch & evening, Sunday afternoon & Monday nights.

Brilliant !?!?!

Dare to say it but if we don't get promoted this season just imagine how many Derby games will be chosen for live weekend coverage next season

………..plus.

All opening, final day, and midweek fixtures in the Sky Bet EFL will be shown live, as will all games played on Bank Holidays including Easter, Boxing Day and New Year's Day alongside the matches played in Sky Bet League One and League Two during international breaks.

pinched from the EFL site.

CHANGES TO CURRENT WAYS OF WATCHING 

Will matches still be available to watch via iFollow, or Clubs’ alternative streaming services?

From the 2024/25 season onward, this new deal with Sky Sports will effectively replace the EFL’s domestic video streaming option provided via iFollow and club streaming services

Audio services will remain alongside existing audio-visual arrangements for international audiences.

PRODUCTION VALUES

So will Sky Sports OTT mean single camera production like iFollow? 

The EFL and Sky Sports will continue to work together to innovate, seeking opportunities to improve coverage and take viewers closer to the action

The EFL will be investing significantly in production infrastructure to enhance the viewing experience.

Sky Sports will have a minimum of eight cameras for each game broadcast on existing channels

A minimum of four cameras will be used at Championship and League One matches, and a minimum of two cameras in League Two

For matches available to stream, Sky Sports commentary will also be provided

Wonder what Owen Bradley makes of all this?

Think I might have to nip up into the loft! 👍😁

I know Warne likes a flag.🏁🏁🏁

I know, I know……………….tie a stick to one end and technically it’s a flag! 👍😁

30 minutes ago, robglosta said:

Hopefully not third… Be interesting to know how often the team placing 3rd end up going up via the play offs (and countering the anguish of missing out on autos). 
Positions of teams promoted in play-offs

Curse of the play offs.
Pinched from Sky Sports. May be old figures but 3rd seems strongest.

Promoted through Playoffs 

Position      Championship.   League One.   LeagueTwo  Total    Percentage

3rd (4th in L2)        10                     9                    13            32           50%

4th (5th in L2).         5.                    7                      5             17           21%

5th (6th in L2).         7                     5                      4            16             19.8%

6th (7th in L2).         5                     6                      5             16            19.8

Temperament, aggression, dependable ………….Costacurtis Nelson for me!

https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2024/04/pick-your-202324-derby-county-player-of-the-season

Radio Derby announcement.

…………………Graham Richards is back to commentate on the run in! 👍🐏😁

5 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said:

The truth hurts I guess. Letting a jokey post on a Derby forum interrupt their big day out build up in the Paint/Pizza/Car Cup!

At least Wembley will be 1/3 full. What an occasion.

Pinched from the local Peterborough Telegraph

The entire lower section of the Posh end is sold out, a very small number of tickets remain in the blocks of Level 2 and the club has sold enough tickets to open the top three blocks of the stadium’s top tier.

Wycombe, meanwhile, have sold considerably less and only saw the first block of Level 2 opened for their fans on Tuesday in the west side of the stadium.

The top tier will therefore, will be largely empty, but for around 500 Posh fans.

The opening of Level 2 means that Wycombe have sold just over 15,000 tickets, bringing the estimated attendance close to 38,000.

…………………..no further comment required!

Love Puma stuff, best boots I ever wore.

Bought my first proper Puma Eusebio boots from ex Derby player Ken Oliver who worked downstairs in the boot bit in Field Sports on the corner of Albert Street and the Morledge.

………………….I bloody loved em! 👍😁

14 minutes ago, Foreveram said:

Morning, I know you like a match day breakie photo, I’ve been working on my presentation 😂

……………….…someone’s pinched the black pudding!👍

Attendance 30,089

Another massive turnout………..well done to one and all. 👍🐏

2 minutes ago, S8TY said:

 

BBC has the same, Wilson at centre back alongside Cashin & Nelson

…………………defund the Beeb! 👍😂