22A Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 OK; we're two thirds of the way through this season and assuming things will stay much the same now, let's look forward. Coming down appears to be Soton and B'muff. Coming up will be Plymuff. The nearest is 75 miles away, but the media will hype these up as being "local derbies". Dropping out of the Champs appears currently to be three northern teams with Sheff W coming up to replace Huddersfield, therefore we may have less distance to travel, Assuming Plymouth and Wednesday come up automatically who would you prefer to win the P/Os? Likewise, who do you want leaving us foe Prem? Of course, a fantastic run by City would make this thread irrelevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, 22A said: OK; we're two thirds of the way through this season and assuming things will stay much the same now, let's look forward. Coming down appears to be Soton and B'muff. Coming up will be Plymuff. The nearest is 75 miles away, but the media will hype these up as being "local derbies". Dropping out of the Champs appears currently to be three northern teams with Sheff W coming up to replace Huddersfield, therefore we may have less distance to travel, Assuming Plymouth and Wednesday come up automatically who would you prefer to win the P/Os? Likewise, who do you want leaving us foe Prem? Of course, a fantastic run by City would make this thread irrelevant. Coming down, I’d guess most people’s favourite would be Everton. For me, WHU - purely because it would be a new ground. Up: Ipswich is a bit of a double edged one! Wycombe creeping in would be another shorter away trip next season which would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Everton down would take West Ham tho, wouldn't mind Bolton coming up or anyone other than Derby or Ipswich well not quite anyone !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, italian dave said: Coming down, I’d guess most people’s favourite would be Everton. For me, WHU - purely because it would be a new ground. Up: Ipswich is a bit of a double edged one! Wycombe creeping in would be another shorter away trip next season which would be nice. For me I hope Ipswich spectacularly fail and, yes, it is only because of that complete and utter shithouse Mark Ashton, nothing against the club itself. The sooner that manual manipulator gets his arse kicked out of football the better, a sport at which he has hoodwinked numerous money men and literally stolen a living in my opinion. I would be more than happy with Plymouth, Sheffield Wednesday and Wycombe coming up. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Everton down, West Ham have been down and it would be fun to watch the chaos Everton going down would bring. Up.... ABI (anyone but Ipswich) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 22 minutes ago, Numero Uno said: For me I hope Ipswich spectacularly fail and, yes, it is only because of that complete and utter shithouse Mark Ashton, nothing against the club itself. The sooner that manual manipulator gets his arse kicked out of football the better, a sport at which he has hoodwinked numerous money men and literally stolen a living in my opinion. I would be more than happy with Plymouth, Sheffield Wednesday and Wycombe coming up. Yeah, completely with you on that. I just thought (hence the double edged sword reference) that it would be a chance to “welcome” him back to Ashton Gate, and a chance to thump his side twice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 1 minute ago, italian dave said: Yeah, completely with you on that. I just thought (hence the double edged sword reference) that it would be a chance to “welcome” him back to Ashton Gate, and a chance to thump his side twice I get where you are coming from!! My view on that is he would love the publicity and thrive on threats made to his physical safety and the like. Telling the world he doesn't feel safe to come to the Gate makes it all about him and that's all he ever wants and needs in life. People like Mark Ashton should be rendered meaningless and irrelevant (perhaps we could ask Joey if he'll do us a favour and "finish him") rather than given more oxygen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 It’s going to be Plymouth and Wednesday automatically, so nothing to say there. For playoffs, I want Barnsley back. Games against them always seem to be entertaining with lots of goals and we (almost) always beat them at Ashton Gate. Wouldn’t mind Bolton, but not keen on Derby, Ipswich or Wycombe. From the Premier League, Southampton and Everton would be great fixtures to look forward to home and away. Bournemouth deserve to go down but if them staying up would benefit us financially via the Semenyo deal then I wouldn’t mind seeing them stay up for another year. That leaves Leeds and West Ham as the only other realistic options… I hate the former but I’m fed up of playing them so let’s have the Hammers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 59 minutes ago, 22A said: OK; we're two thirds of the way through this season and assuming things will stay much the same now, let's look forward. Coming down appears to be Soton and B'muff. Coming up will be Plymuff. The nearest is 75 miles away, but the media will hype these up as being "local derbies". Dropping out of the Champs appears currently to be three northern teams with Sheff W coming up to replace Huddersfield, therefore we may have less distance to travel, Assuming Plymouth and Wednesday come up automatically who would you prefer to win the P/Os? Likewise, who do you want leaving us foe Prem? Of course, a fantastic run by City would make this thread irrelevant. Reading your summary I’d say we’ve got more Muff to look forward to. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlesh*t Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 I would like to see everton and Westham come down. I think the prem is going to be hard enough next season so see us if having more chance against the likes of Bournemouth. I don't care about league 1 as it won't affect us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Yes It’s looking like a it might be a decent division for us next season. Although oddly it might not include any of our nearest teams, Gas, Swindon, Cheltenham, Yeovil and maybe Cardiff. Making Swansea the nearest at about 1 -1/2 hours, unless you live in South Devon where it’s looking like a short trip to Plymouth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 I think it'll be a tough season with those trips to Man U and Liverpool, plus what a journey up to Newcastle! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Rich Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Would like to see Wycoombe come up - mainly because of the sh$ty way the were relegated (Derby getting away with it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Plymouth,exeter and Portsmouth for me all local teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colemanballs Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Dream scenario would be to see Shrewsbury come up with a late run (unlikely but 6 wins on the bounce), ideally beating Ipswich in the playoffs. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 As others have said it looks like Saints and Bournemouth and I think Wolves will go down too. Obviously we`re losing Blades and Burnley and travelling-wise it would be nice to lose Boro too. Wednesday & Argyle are nailed on and I tend to agree with those who want Wycombe. It would be nice for them to get another crack at it after getting cheated last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Wycombe would be my first choice to come up. Failing that, Shrewsbury. Re relegation, I hope Bournemouth get out of it as I think they would come down promotion-ready, and a trip to Bournemouth does not excite me. I really enjoy trips to Leeds so would be happy to be in the same division as them whilst Everton would obviously be an interesting change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Assuming we don’t get promoted which of these would you prefer facing next season? Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United Leeds United, Everton, AFC Bournemouth, Southampton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 I think it’s fair to say that the general consensus this morning was it’s likely to be Southampton and Bournemouth, and the a preference for Everton, maybe West Ham 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol_Badger Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Let’s just secure our championship status before we start looking at any of that… a long way to go yet 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 8 minutes ago, Bristol_Badger said: Let’s just secure our championship status before we start looking at any of that… a long way to go yet If we go down from here it will have to be a massive collapse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, Bristol_Badger said: Let’s just secure our championship status before we start looking at any of that… a long way to go yet Hopefully not too long as we’ve already got enough points to stay up if you take last season’s table as a yardstick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swan and Cemetery Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Just now, ralphindevon said: Hopefully not too long as we’ve already got enough points to stay up if you take last season’s table as a yardstick Indeed, Cardiff and the bottom 2 on track for 43 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 29 minutes ago, Bristol_Badger said: Let’s just secure our championship status before we start looking at any of that… a long way to go yet Not the slightest chance we're going down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodjias Wrist Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Relegated to Championship: Southampton, Bournemouth and West Ham. Promoted to Championship: Plymouth, Wednesday, Shrews or Wycombe? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 I'll take Everton please. I've never seen them play, having missed the two fa cup ties (I think) we've played them in the last 25 years, and only seeing a handful of real first division games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 47 minutes ago, Kodjias Wrist said: Relegated to Championship: Southampton, Bournemouth and West Ham. Promoted to Championship: Plymouth, Wednesday, Shrews or Wycombe? I’d love to see Shrewsbury come up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 The new Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) in London makes West Ham a pretty easy away trip. Paddington to Stratford in about 20 minutes! And even though people moan about the Olympic stadium, I wouldn’t mind seeing City play there. I know this because I took precisely this route today to watch Abba Voyage (incredible!) with my daughter - the arena is next to the stadium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 10 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said: The new Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) in London makes West Ham a pretty easy away trip. Paddington to Stratford in about 20 minutes! And even though people moan about the Olympic stadium, I wouldn’t mind seeing City play there. I know this because I took precisely this route today to watch Abba Voyage (incredible!) with my daughter - the arena is next to the stadium. Wondered why there was a load of bother at Pudding Mill Lane last night, all makes sense now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 13 hours ago, Jerseybean said: Assuming we don’t get promoted which of these would you prefer facing next season? Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United Leeds United, Everton, AFC Bournemouth, Southampton. I'd like Wolves to come down and while they are still picking themselves up, we play them at Molineux and WIN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1931. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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