Charliegeorge1962

Ipswich spent 2.4 million in transfers and average age was 29.

We need the spine of the team with experience. And a few fresh players around the older experienced players. Remember when Cloughie brought in Dave MacKay people said he was past it. Cloughie put some younger players around him as you never lose the football brain. 75 we we won the league i think we had half the team around 30 years old. We need experience.

PW will have new players in know doubt about that. It's whether we find ourselves mid table or top half by Xmas. Not too sure of PW's record in the Championship? Seems to be the one that can get a team up from league 1 but ...... Let's stay as we are regarding contracts and see how we are in the Championship first. Xmas 24 maybe a time to look at and make decisions for the future. You never know we could do an Ipswich now that would fantastic!

Bristol who....

irrelevant

Why not? The team finishing 3rd is certainly not good enough for promotion in that particular division. Hence why it always worked fairly before the football league grubby little fingers got involved to make more money. 2 up 2 down or 3 up 3 down, promotion and relegation is based over season not on whether you can finish 6th and get promotion.

If we must have playoffs- Top 2 and bottom 2 swap over- like the olden days. Team finishing 3rd has to prove that can compete with the team who finished 3rd bottom. Bearing in mind they would have two weeks at the end of the season to prepare for a one off Wembly game. Or do away with the playoffs altogether and go 3 up 3 down. After all its about how you do over a season rather than either 1 or 3 games.

I said .."Premier league and championship would be a straight swap. Bottom. 3 for the top 3."

To make the playoffs more justifiable they should be done something like this. Top two automatic promotion Whoever finishes 3rd has to play the team 3rd bottom from the league above. This then proves whether they are capable of playing in that league above. I hate to think a team finishes 3rd is beaten in the playoff final by the 6th place side just because they had an off day or too many injuries. Premier league and championship would be a straight swap. Bottom. 3 for the top 3. It's not about fairness it's about the football league's grubby little fingers making money.

You might find both sides play with complete changed sides. Neither side will want to get injured players going into the playoffs. We do know the Bolton boss has settled for the playoffs before Posh did. Come on you negative lot - we are 1pt away from promotion, at home in front of 30,000+, against a team already relegated with nothing to play for. COYR

This thread should be renamed doom & gloom.😂

come on we only need to draw at home in front 30,000 plus against the poorest side in the division who are already relegated. Forget P'boro and Bolton .....

Come Derby we need another goal. COYR

Just need a 2nd goal straight after half time. COYR

A win today virtually give us promotion today and we will have party time against Carlisle. What an atmosphere that will be!!! COYR

Yes, but that all irrelevant if we win on Saturday or even both our games its promotion. Posh can max out on 89pt We beat Cambridge 89pt with plus 10 GD - I cannot see us losing at home to Carlisle. Not the same as getting into the playoffs in 2015 ....this is promotion!

Sometimes pretty football does always gain promotion In this league it's about the results. And we have them! When we virtually get promotion on Saturday, nobody will be moaning about any past performances - it will be hats off to PW job virtually done!

I can see their last game against Bolton going for a draw at that will be their 3rd game in a week. Either way the win against Cambridge and its promotion because I cannot see relegated Carlisle putting up a fight in the final game with 30,000 plus screaming in their faces.

Automatic promotion for us this Saturday. Us getting a few goals against Cambridge. And I can see Vale getting a draw at Bolton. COYR

It's in our own hands now. COYR

Come on Shrewsbury do us a favour! Would love away an away win or I would even settle for a draw. But going into the Cambridge game with a win needed for automatic promotion would be fantastic! We are certainly very capable of beating Cambridge and Carlisle.

Or even better 1 v 2

If Bolton win today I have a bad feeling they will win their remaining games too. We need Pompey to get something today.

want pompey to get a 2nd now.

Now we have to do ours. COYR