THE CHAMPIONSHIP 2019-20

[Smurphy Paw]

The change that needs to happen is an overhaul of parachute payments. It creates such an uneven financial playing field and forces ambitious clubs to sail close to the wind with their finances. That’s a big contributor to too many clubs getting themselves into a financial mess

[blahblah]

Its also the gamble re Promotion and Mega Bucks....

[theo29]

just a blink of an eye for Fulham, but not since 1947 for Brentford. Who do you fancy ?

[jimmy ching]

The Scandanavians have been the better side all season so that means Fulham will probably nick it.

[forestfan]

Its also the gamble re Promotion and Mega Bucks....

Exactly, the entire purpose of the Championship is to chase the dream, there’s no point being there otherwise, unless you’re someone like a Wycombe or Burton whose dream is getting to the Championship.

That’s why FFP in terms of spending limits can never work. Just put restrictions on debt-based funding models and make owners hand over bonds to cover long term player contracts.

[RomynPG]

just a blink of an eye for Fulham, but not since 1947 for Brentford. Who do you fancy ?

Brentford is who I'd like but I know nothing about either team to give any opinion on who it would be on form.

[blahblah]

The Scandanavians have been the better side all season so that means Fulham will probably nick it.

Why that link?

The Brentford defence looks a hoot

[Smurphy Paw]

Its also the gamble re Promotion and Mega Bucks....

Exactly, the entire purpose of the Championship is to chase the dream, there’s no point being there otherwise, unless you’re someone like a Wycombe or Burton whose dream is getting to the Championship.

That’s why FFP in terms of spending limits can never work. Just put restrictions on debt-based funding models and make owners hand over bonds to cover long term player contracts.

Something like this, yes. The incentive is too great otherwise. True, some will not be able to compete, same the The Prem. Not sure they compete as it is anyway

[jimmy ching]

Well Fulham looked the better in the first half. All square.

[jimmy ching]

The Scandanavians have been the better side all season so that means Fulham will probably nick it.

Why that link?

The Brentford defence looks a hoot

I was surprised to see so many Danes in the Brentford side. Their manager has kind of cornered that market, just like Wenger did with the French. They must have a healthy following in Denmark now. They've beating Fulham twice already this season. Football can be cruel sometimes and it usually happens in games like this.

[jimmy ching]

A classic goalkeepers nightmare, the dive after the event. Brilliant 1-0 Fulham

[forestfan]

Another Frank loses at Wembley... and Fulham slot into 20th place in my Premier League table prediction.

[jimmy ching]

'Frank, you've got a phone call, they're asking about Ollie and Said'

[jimmy ching]

Bielsabub Babes 157.
Well, what a wait we have before our first Premier League game for a long, long time.
Marcelo still hasn’t signed up. Costa (16m) and Meslier (6m) were the first to though. Harrison has had his marriage with Leeds postponed for another year as he’s signed up for another loan. We have also entered the youth market with promises of the ‘next Rooney’, Gelhardt from Wigan (1m) and a Belfast league boy, Charlie Allen from Linfield. Even a Dutch kid is arriving from Amsterdam, an 18 year old goalie. That’s it the titles ours but only if you’re talking about 2030.
Brighton are being greedy in living off the back of other teams coaches. It looks like we must look elsewhere when it comes to Ben Whites position. We should all cope with this situation, as we have all laughed off the seagulls swooping down and taking our ice cream. We simply go and buy another one. But who? We have Casey and Struijk but young in experience and age they are. There has been talk about Foyth from Spurs, Quarta from River Plate and any other Argentinian. The journals in South America like talking and writing speculation about Bielsa. There is also talk about business with Oxford for their best centre back. Imagine my underwhelment when hearing this. It seems all so familiar when last season they took on Peterborough's centre back, Ben White to replace Jansson.
This is where Marcelo takes a strange route when choosing his transfers. In this matter, all I can say is,
‘In Bielsa we trust’.

[blahblah]

Are there any good FPL picks from the 3 promoted clubs?

[jimmy ching]

Are there any good FPL picks from the 3 promoted clubs?

I'd go for the midfield assisters. Harrison, Leeds, Cavaleiro, Fulham and Pereira, WBA

[blahblah]

Thanks

[jimmy ching]

Bielsabub Babes 158.
Last season had talking points for me. That 5-4 game against Birmingham. The build up of belief. The strength of character to go ahead again with the value of positive thinking, as the opposition just kept on pulling level.
The determination showed in coming back from 2-0 down against Millwall and win 3-2.
That Captain Cooper equaliser at Brentford that ended a dismal run of results. It picked them up and gave us all belief again.
The Hernandez winner against Swansea. This was a marked day in my calendar before the Covid outbreak. It was going to be Bielsabub’s 666th day in charge. That was the goal that sealed it even though we had to wait a little longer.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been following the Premier League with interest. Fantasy football has maintained my interest a little but the games I’ve watched have been Championship. It’s a life of wherever my team takes me. I’m not too sure what to expect from the new season but I’m more than happy to take the ride.
We know pain, we’ve had plenty of it served at the second table. We even got pushed along to the third one. We just want that taste of elation again. One can but dream. I’ve had enough of this victimhood scoring brownie points. Give me hope and bring me Cups. I know, I know, I’m getting carried away here.
Please, please just give that little bit of dream time before we have to step out at Anfield for our humiliating introductory offer of the Premier League. The Canaries were squeaking not tweeting in last seasons Premier League opener at Anfield. Was that the day they were broken?
Apprehension is the word. You may say why?
One, Liverpool are the Champions.
Two, the Reds are at home.
Three, they are probably our worst opponents. We are 30 losses down. W28 D31 L58.
Four, Liverpool haven’t lost this fixture in the last eight games, winning seven.
Better stop there. Let’s have look at the positives.
One, we’re back.
Two, erm, erm, opening day fixtures in Premier League, W5, D7, L0.
Three. Bielsa's project.
Four, not much else actually.
We’re living on a hope and a dream. At the moment in the transfer market, we’ve been selling the dream to the youngster wannabe’s. Gelhardt (Wigan), Allen (Linfield), van den Heuvel (Ajax) and Drameh from Fulham have all signed up. The older wiser ones have still to be convinced.
I’m still not convinced the prices are value in these pandemic times. White has been well over priced for an untested in the Premier League player. The longer this drifts on the more desperate for Koch we’ll become. At least he’s had Bundesliga experience and will have a more realistic price, one hopes. There is a fire sale going on in Valencia as they are struggling to balance the books. Many vulture clubs are circling, Leeds being one of them. Which ones they want isn’t clear to me at the moment. I know which ones I’d fall for but my name is not Marcelo. A tension is slowly building but I’ll say it again,
In Bielsa we trust.