The teams may be nowhere near confirmed but we can announce the provisional dates for this season's Coca-Cola Football League Play-Off Semi-Finals, so you can make sure you don't miss the chance to see your side winning promotion. Because of the World Cup this summer the Play-Off Finals will not be all played over one weekend, as in previous seasons. DATE MATCH DIVISIONS KICK-OFF Sat 8th May Semi-Final 1st leg Championship 12:45pm Semi-Final 1st leg Championship 5:30pm Tue 11th May Semi-Final 2nd leg Championship TBC Wed 12th May Semi-Final 2nd leg Championship TBC Sat 15th May Semi-Final 1st leg League 1/ League 2 12:15pm Semi-Final 1st leg League 1/ League 2 6:00pm Sun 16th May Semi-Final 1st leg League 1/ League 2 12:05pm Semi-Final 1st leg League 1/ League 2 2:05pm Mon 17th May Semi-Final 2nd leg League 1/ League 2 7:45pm Tue 18th May Semi-Final 2nd leg League 1/ League 2 7:45pm Wed 19th May Semi-Final 2nd leg League 1/ League 2 7:45pm Thu 20th May Semi-Final 2nd leg League 1/ League 2 7:45pm Remember all dates and times for the semi-finals are provisional and will not be confirmed until the clubs involved are finalised. The Finals for all three divisions will take place at Wembley with: The Coca-Cola Championship on Saturday 22nd May, League 1 on Saturday 29th May League 2 on Sunday 30th May.
2010 Playoffs date/time change The teams may be nowhere near confirmed but we can announce the provisional dates for this season's Coca-Cola Football League Play-Off Semi-Finals, so you can make sure you don't miss the chance to see your side winning promotion. Because of the World Cup this summer the Play-Off Finals will not be all played over one weekend, as in previous seasons. DATE MATCH DIVISIONS KICK-OFF Sat 8th May Semi-Final 1st leg Championship 12:45pm Sun 9th May Semi-Final 1st leg Championship 1:15pm Tue 11th May Semi-Final 2nd leg Championship TBC Wed 12th May Semi-Final 2nd leg Championship TBC Sat 15th May Semi-Final 1st leg League 1/ League 2 12:15pm Semi-Final 1st leg League 1/ League 2 6:00pm Sun 16th May Semi-Final 1st leg League 1/ League 2 12:05pm Semi-Final 1st leg League 1/ League 2 2:05pm Mon 17th May Semi-Final 2nd leg League 1/ League 2 7:45pm Tue 18th May Semi-Final 2nd leg League 1/ League 2 7:45pm Wed 19th May Semi-Final 2nd leg League 1/ League 2 7:45pm Thu 20th May Semi-Final 2nd leg League 1/ League 2 7:45pm Remember all dates and times for the semi-finals are provisional and will not be confirmed until the clubs involved are finalised. The Finals for all three divisions will take place at Wembley with: The Coca-Cola Championship on Saturday 22nd May, League 1 on Saturday 29th May League 2 on Sunday 30th May.
DATE MATCH KICK-OFF Sat 8th May #3 Nottingham Forest @ #6 Blackpool Semi-Final 1st leg Championship 12:45pm Sun 9th May #4 Cardiff City @ #5 Leicester City Semi-Final 1st leg Championship 1:15pm Tue 11th May #6 Blackpool@ #3 Nottingham Forest Semi-Final 2nd leg Championship 7:45pm Wed 12th May #5 Leicester City @ #4 Cardiff City Semi-Final 2nd leg Championship 7:45pm
Yeah me too, nobody ever screens them in Australia. Pretty poor since the final of the playoffs is billed as the most lucerative football match in the world. We have an eccentric millionaire who lives in Sydney, who always buys the Australian TV rights to the playoffs whenever West Ham is in them. He usually hires out a club or hall or something and shows them via satellite on a projector.
Dish's guide last night listed the Saturday game is on FoxSoccer+ (which is the one that I want most to see anyway). Hopefully the second leg will also be shown.
Both of the second leg matches in the Championship League Playoffs will be carried live on ESPN360. Er Pichi
Blackpool came from behind to beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 at Bloomfield Road in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3277876,00.html A stunning free-kick from Peter Whittingham ensured it is advantage Cardiff City at the halfway stage of their Championship play-off semi-final with Leicester. It was a tight affair that ensued at the Walkers Stadium before Whittingham's perfectly executed free-kick 12 minutes from time, which caught Chris Weale unawares at his near post. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3277877,00.html
Bad news, ESPN 360 has changed their programming and todays match will no longer be shown, but the Cardiff-Leicester match will once again be shown on ESPN360 tomorrow. Who did we piss off in Bristol Connecticut to warranty no Forest playoff matches for US viewers?? Prediction 2-0 and onto the finals!! Come on You Reds! Er Pichi
DJ Campbell rocks Blackpool into final Campbell was Blackpool's hat-trick hero A stunning hat-trick from DJ Campbell inspired Blackpool to a 4-3 victory over Nottingham Forest to hand the Seasiders a shot at winning promotion to the Premier League following a breathless play-off second leg at the City Ground http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3277878,00.html
Gutted is how I feel right about now. The fortress of City Ground evaporated with the second Blackpool goal and it was all downhill from there. If Davies sticks around for next year Forest will not need the playoffs to climb back to the EPL instead they will win the promotion outright!! Never thought we'd have been in the playoffs for promotion at the start of the season so that is a surprise but finishing third and losing to a sixth place team hurts bad! Come on U Reds!! Er Pichi
Hate the fact that a. my internet doesn't allow espn 360 and setanta shut down for that Fox soccer plus before fox soccer plus was available to more than a few satellite services and not most cable services.
Here is the Blackpool-Cardiff City Final Match Preview: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...7/Blackpool-v-Cardiff-City-match-preview.html
I caught the final between Blackpool and Cardiff on ESPN3.com. What a game!!! So glad I was able to watch. The Championship and bits of League 1 and 2 need to be shown on television more. These games are passionate and hard not to love. Then, I could see my Hornets more than just once a year if I'm lucky.