Other Games - 2017/18

[SoccerHQ]

This evenings games probably confirm we will finish no lower than 4th and that Blues are under pressure from Sunderland now which is good.

Had quick look at Sunderland's fixtures to see if they could do another miracle escape.

Am afraid their last two games are Fulham away and Wolves at home.

[Risso]

This evenings games probably confirm we will finish no lower than 4th and that Blues are under pressure from Sunderland now which is good.

Had quick look at Sunderland's fixtures to see if they could do another miracle escape.

Am afraid their last two games are Fulham away and Wolves at home.

Wolves will be promoted and "on the beach" by then, and Fulham will either be promoted or resting players for the play offs.

[Richard E]

I think it's going to be 3 of the current bottom 4 who go. The teams above have a useful cushion. Barnsley have a fairly benign run in so hopefully that dooms the Undead regardless of what Sunderland do.

[SoccerHQ]

If you want a break from the Derby game, bit on the 1982 european cup win on ITV4 atm.

[SoccerHQ]

This evenings games probably confirm we will finish no lower than 4th and that Blues are under pressure from Sunderland now which is good.

Had quick look at Sunderland's fixtures to see if they could do another miracle escape.

Am afraid their last two games are Fulham away and Wolves at home.

Wolves will be promoted and "on the beach" by then, and Fulham will either be promoted or resting players for the play offs.

SHA have Fulham last game.

[PeterWithesShin]

Sunderland's GD is now better than sha's. Amusingly some sha fans are enjoying the result as it fucks up that "dvb" Rowett. Thick twats fail to realise it fucks them far more.

[SoccerHQ]

Nigel Spink just come on.

Will be a big test for the young lad....

[kippaxvilla2]

They actually are as well. 

[paulcomben]

Bad results above, but good below today. Win in Hull and...daylight.

[kippaxvilla2]

I’m more confident now that Derby haven’t won in 8 games and are still fifth.

[Meanwood Villa]

The positives about today is that it doesn't look like anyone's going to catch us (Millwall?) so playoffs at least.

[Chris Jameson]

Rowett out.

[walsall villain]

This evenings games probably confirm we will finish no lower than 4th and that Blues are under pressure from Sunderland now which is good.

Had quick look at Sunderland's fixtures to see if they could do another miracle escape.

Am afraid their last two games are Fulham away and Wolves at home.

Wolves will be promoted and "on the beach" by then, and Fulham will either be promoted or resting players for the play offs.

SHA have Fulham last game.

Who could well be definitely third and play their reserves. Huddersfield did against SHA last season.

[kippaxvilla2]

There’s been a rule change this year hasn’t there.  Teams have to play their strongest sides from a certain date.

[PeterWithesShin]

Lower-league clubs face punishment if they rest 10 or more players during matches towards the end of the season following a toughening up of rules on weakened teams.

English Football League sides on Thursday agreed a definition of what constituted a full-strength line-up after Huddersfield Town made 10 changes for their fixture at Birmingham City in the closing weeks of last term.

EFL Regulation 24 already states that clubs are required to play “full strength” teams in all matches “unless some satisfactory reason is given”.

But Huddersfield escaped punishment over their line-up in a game which followed them confirming a place in the Championship play-offs.

Birmingham won the match 2-0 and went on to avoid relegation at the expense of Blackburn Rovers, who had criticised Huddersfield’s selection.

The new policy, which comes into effect from next month, states: “For any league match played on or after the fourth Thursday in March, any team sheet for a league game should include at least 10 outfield players who featured on the team sheet for the league match before.”

The EFL added: “In the event any club breaches the threshold, they may be charged with a breach of Regulation 24 and the matter will be referred to a disciplinary commission.”

As revealed by Telegraph Sport, the 72 clubs also voted to follow the Premier League’s lead by shutting its transfer window early.

But it was a close call, with less than 58 per cent of those polled agreeing a switch that will see lower-league teams prevented from buying players from 5pm on the Thursday after the start of their season.

The timing was chosen to harmonise the closure of their window with that of the Premier League, whose clubs voted in September for a cut-off the Thursday before they kick off.

That date will fall on August 9 next season.