wow. results are going perfectly today (though there's still time everywhere). but the mountain's just a bit too high, I think. the two points dropped at Norwich on Friday may come back to haunt Wednesday.
no sooner do I type that then Stoke pulls level with Naarch. and Derby's still level with QPR. but 'boro, Hull, Preston, and Brizzle City are all two down and likely to lose. so long as Stoke and Derby drop points, they're still in it - just.
nice strike. i'd complain about that free kick for norwich at the end there as it looked like our guy touched it away cleanly, but that was a clear handball on fletcher for our 2nd... so i guess it equals out.
by the way, L**ds losing at Brentford and United winning at (I think) Hull leaves the swine 3 points clear with a superior goal differential and two to play. and that means that one win from their last two will secure automatic promotion for them. and they host Ipswich next. the pigs are going up.
That's like Newcastle United and Sunderland a few years ago and possibly like MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon now. AFC Wimbledon is 21st in League One, which relegates four. They're in the relegation zone by 1 point and goal differential. MK Dons is fourth in League Two, which is the top playoff spot, and they're behind third on goal differential. If England had promotion/relegation playoffs, they could face each other. On May 4, all League Two clubs play their last games at 3:00 P.M. local/10:00 A.M. Eastern/9:00 A.M. Central, with all League One clubs playing their last games 2.5 hours later.
Bolton didn't play today because the unpaid players refused to play. You're 1 point ahead of Nottingham Forest. If you draw or lose to QPR and Nottingham Forest beats Bolton on the field or via forfeit, Nottingham Forest will pass you. They'll also pass you if they draw and you lose.
You lost 2-1 with the winner in the 90+3rd minute. Nottingham and Brentford passed you. You finished 12th. You would have fallen out of the top half if Hull won. Hull played a 1-1 hosting Bristol City. PNE could have passed you by winning, but they lost 3-0 at Brentford, and it was impossible for PNE and Brentford to finish above you.