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League 1 & 2 playoff finals venue

PostPosted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:44 pm
by Mike W.
I see the Football League has announced that the playoff finals for Leagues 1 and 2 are to be at Old Trafford, "The first time these finals have been in the North West".

There was a problem for the League of conflicting fixtures at Wembley that have meant these games moving elsewhere.

Mike W.

Re: League 1 & 2 playoff finals venue

PostPosted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:18 pm
by outsider
Its the chumpion league finals fault, they dont allow games played on the pitch the week before, so they have a purfect pitch.......... make you wonder why Wembley was choosen :(

Re: League 1 & 2 playoff finals venue

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:11 pm
by essex_shrimp
i know where I am going in May for the League One final in playoffs.

Charlton Athletic vs not sure yet I will go for Huddlesfield or Bournemouth

Re: League 1 & 2 playoff finals venue

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:45 pm
by Sammy h
Is this not old news? Thought it was announced months ago?

Re: League 1 & 2 playoff finals venue

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:05 pm
by RedRedWine1
I think the fact that the play-offs for Division 3 and 4 won't be at Wembers this year is old news. Old Trafford as the official venue is a recent developement, though you wouldn't have needed to be the brain of Britain to guess that they'd be moving the fixtures to the next biggest football stadium in the country.

Re: League 1 & 2 playoff finals venue

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:06 pm
by MfcChris
Sammy h wrote:Is this not old news? Thought it was announced months ago?

Was announced in September.

Re: League 1 & 2 playoff finals venue

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:08 pm
by Christies Child
Could be a good gate......Us v Accy... :?: :?: :?:

:o

Re: League 1 & 2 playoff finals venue

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:15 pm
by RedRedWine1
Christies Child wrote:Could be a good gate......Us v Accy... :?: :?: :?:

:o


I doubt it. Remind me....what was our home gate Vs Torquay (don't remind me Heysham_mfc, it's a rhetorical question)??? I'd be happy enough if we finished where we are now but continued to play the way we have been since Stanley. But if by some flight of fantasy we did climb the table and we reached the play-off final and played Accrington, they might as well just open the quadrants. It's not as big a draw as Wembley is for the day trippers and part-timers that swelled the numbers that made the trip to the conference play-offs.

I'd imagine Bury would take a few though!!!

Re: League 1 & 2 playoff finals venue

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:34 pm
by heysham_mfc
RedRedWine wrote:
Christies Child wrote:Could be a good gate......Us v Accy... :?: :?: :?:

:o


I doubt it. Remind me....what was our home gate Vs Torquay (don't remind me Heysham_mfc, it's a rhetorical question)??? I'd be happy enough if we finished where we are now but continued to play the way we have been since Stanley. But if by some flight of fantasy we did climb the table and we reached the play-off final and played Accrington, they might as well just open the quadrants. It's not as big a draw as Wembley is for the day trippers and part-timers that swelled the numbers that made the trip to the conference play-offs.

I'd imagine Bury would take a few though!!!

:? :?:

Re: League 1 & 2 playoff finals venue

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:16 pm
by seasonsinthesun
Christies Child wrote:Could be a good gate......Us v Accy... :?: :?: :?:

:o



But you all know what the result would be if we played Wacky Accy!!!
Would rather play anyone but them. :o

Re: League 1 & 2 playoff finals venue

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:38 pm
by mrpotatohead