OFFICIAL EFL LEAGUE TWO PLAY-OFF FINAL MATCH THREAD

The first match of this weekend's EFL play-off final triple-header pits Michael Flynn's Newport County against Micky Mellon's Tranmere Rovers in the League Two clash.

The Exiles got to Wembley thanks to a penalty shootout victory over Mansfield Town which cost David Flitcroft his job, while the Super White Army spared Sky from having to show a near-empty half of the national stadium by beating bankrolled ecowarriors Forest Green Rovers on aggregate. Victory for the Welsh side would see them return to the third tier for the first time since reformation, whereas it would be back-to-back play-off promotions for the fake Scousers.

Kick-off at 3:00pm UK time with coverage on Sky Sports Football from 2:30pm.

NWP: Day; Poole, O'Brien, Demetriou (c), Butler; Bennett, Sheehan, Labadie, Willmott; Amond, Matt.
>Subs: Pipe, Dolan, Marsh-Brown, Azeez, Bakinson, Crofts, McKirdy.

TRA: Davies (c); Ridehalgh, Nelson, Monthe, Caprice; Harris, Jennings, Perkins, Morris; Banks, Norwood.
>Subs: Pilling, Dagnall, Gilmour, Buxton, Pringle, McNulty, Mullin

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It cewnty win this I will insert an object of anyone’s choice into ones rectum

Based OP

The best two teams we could have asked for, Forest Green would have made Wembley feel as desolate as AFC Flynde v Salford a few weeks ago.

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Newport haven't got a sub goalkeeper by the way. Comedy gold imminent if Joe Day gets injured/sent off.

>Sunderland playing at Rodney Parade next season

Just popping to shop for some cans and a bag of Pork scratchings.

Wetherspoons pizza is actually surprisingly good btw, got the BBQ chicken one yesterday. Unfortunately I also got 10 spicy chicken wings with sriracha or whatever and they've just absolutely shredded my arsehole.

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Who we rooting for lads

I'm just hoping for a good game and the fans have a lovely day out

Me too

Tranmere today, Charlton tomorrow, Derby Monday.

So, Newport, Sunderland and Villa then. Got it. Cheers

check out this edgelord

>not ordering the chicken stripes with the BBQ sauce

>hey what shall we name this new port?

I got them too but didn't want to admit it. And Halloumi fries.

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>The original Welsh language name for the city, Casnewydd-ar-Wysg means 'New castle-on-Usk'
>literally a third newcastle

Newport, Charlton, Villa

that actually looks nice

Please don't be at Wembley today.

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>actually playing the welsh national anthem

fuck off

Sky will have someone trying to spot him already.

Beautiful welsh anthem

>the Welsh language

why

Boring english anthem

who will win? the sheep molesters or the bin dippers?

Boring fat cunt

>you now remember "Martin from Wakefield"
news.sky.com/story/im-not-huddersfields-new-manager-im-martin-from-wakefield-11613329

why oh why do they play these games in wembley?

overpriced, miles from either team, empty

post stream

If Newport County win this, they should be promoted to the Welsh Premier League.

newport are our guys

Great start desu.

cringe

Says the "muh Welsh heritage" LARPer.

Combine the Welsh and Scottish leagues and shift Cardiff/Swansea/etc there.

Transmere Vs Nuport

Cringe

Nothing worse than a short tie

what's this guy droning on about?

Got the bus to my mate's instead of watching it alone, missed the first 10 because the bus driver stopped the bus to go in shop for his fags lel

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Since this thread inevitably contains British Yea Forums's top minds, have you lads seen the trials for Sin Bins in tier 9 and below next season?

teamgrassroots.co.uk/sin-bins-are-coming-for-19-20-know-the-facts/

>Cautionable offence sees an outfield player in goal for 10 minutes, and when they return they must go outfield until a break in play.

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rather watch the cricket than this

I'd seen this but didn't believe it was real. What an absolute fucking shitshow.

what's the pont in this?

>hoof the ball 50 yards up the field
>joga bonita

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I'll be there at wembley in 48 hours lads

Basically dissent is a separate punishment to a regular yellow.

I've seen a few games at tier 9 and it can be hard enough for the poor referees without having to keep an eye on all this as well.

Apparently the FA made £700k in fines for dissent in a year

fukin shite this

Is it any good lads? Might nip down to the pub to watch it, if it's not I'll keep playing Pokemon Emerald

>timeouts in the footy
???

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What are we all drinking, lads?

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Chertsey Town v Cray Valley Paper Mills was a more fluid game the other week here.

>Apparently the FA made £700k in fines for dissent in a year
how is that even possible

it's 5/10

Water break in warm weather, not uncommon lad.

I'm in me shorts and string vest

>string vest
because it is 1992.

used to fucking love that game

other than Norwood's volley it's a bit short on quality this match

DEANO SPOTTED

That wasnt his wife I hope

>first referee to 100 red cards
not surprising at all

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MIKE DEAN SPOTTED

>First referee to award 100 PL red cards

I love how they show this like a goalscorer's stat

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DEAN

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>100 PL red cards
wonder how many death threats

>all those lobsters

get some nivea you melts

Is that his daughter?

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this is a league 2 game alright

>tfw drank 8 cans of Tyskie

it's not even 4pm mate

that's just a warmup desu

what's the main event?

Not him but I might go to the local rock/metal club for £3 quad vods

YAWN

>ben pringle
he was in the championship at one point, what happened???

went to fulham after his contract at rotherham expired

never recovered from it

Game is finally opening up a bit

close

SAVE

yeah last ten minutes have been decent.

>All play-off semis good
>Finals are shit
Every year

nuWembley "atmosphere" and nerves, every time

Tranmere on the ropes at the moment

i'm really tired please don't go to extra time

ABSOLUTE UNIT

this guy looks proper non-league

good lord who is this boomer coming on?

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>Steve McNulty

Absolute unit

Why are Tranmere bringing on a literal pub landlord?

lmao ive seen this fat fuck before

norf man his self

right in the bollocks

MIRIN THAT BULK

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>when the fan wins a competition to appear in a playoff final

absolutely based

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NORF

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>35 years old

To be fair he must have something about him to be playing professional football whilst genuinely having manboobs

ERA PENAL

The foul was before an offside

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PROPPA UNIT M8

he got the ball

He'd already passed the ball.
Plus it was a ridiculous swan dive, he can get fucked.

He only started playing league football in 2012 too

Proper English unit. Would love to see him snap some fancy foreign legs.

0-0, fat cunt, red card
*sips* ah yes

Can't see either of these teams staying in League One for more than a season desoo

REF BALL

>wales

WHAT THE FUCK

DUMBEST RED

Wish they showed a reply of the boomer penatly incident

>3 penalty claims for Newport
>no replay of the penalty claim 5 seconds before the sending off

Hmmm not suspicious at all

Peak performance

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Depends, about half of League One was within touching distance of relegation last year.

They're both appalling. Imagine one of them away at Portsmouth or Coventry, they'd be shredded.

Should have the Championship playoff first. Give the winner a bit more time for transfers.

Why the fuck don't they cut prices for those seats in the dead centre of the ground?

I know this is the League 2 playoff final but you see it in the FA Cup and League Cup finals every year - and I even saw a few empty during the Champions League finals.

If people aren't buying - cut the fucking prices.

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Lel

Do Tranmere have a fat old man at CB

The absolute size of that CB

those are the club wembley seats lad

those go to the sponsors and that who couldn't give two fucks about the game on show

You don’t buy them tickets you mong

Big man looks knackered already

>Team talk before extra time
>Steve Mcnulty eats a kebab whilst his teammates knock back energy drinks

Absolutely based

Neighbours have been blasting Jamaican music and screaming on a microphone for 5 hours.

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He only came on so late because they had to prise him out of the pub.

They're for the fat capitalist nonces that spend the whole game in the bar area thinking about how nice their stella tastes and how they want to finger their waitress

They did it CH then L1 then L2 last year. Dunno why they've reverted to the reverse of that this year.

2 man advantage

hes actually the club captain.

fuck me the bin dippers have been lucky with refs throughout the whole play offs. FGR had two very harsh red cards, and a few penos turned down.

norf man is going to smash some fucker in half and give a peno away at some point. should have been off twice already the big cunt.

Lol the Souf

Coventry will be playing away at Coventry next year too.

How to name a black footballer:
1. Start with "Tyr"
2. Draw 3 letters out of a Scrabble bag

>the utter state of that mess

Imagine being a Tranmere fan
They're the West Ham of lower league

darren bent

be thankful you don't have colombian neighbours

shitty latin music every saturday afternoon
I'm 90% sure the woman is a prostitute too

haha

>Man advantage
>keep absolutely twatting it up to no-one

You love to see it, folks

>who are Leeds

Proper Brexit footy this

Should I reinstall tinder lads? Was nice not having it but desperate for an anonymous tryst and I can't seem to do it irl.

THAT WAS A RED

im back lads

Exactly. None of your fancy European shite here.

They're both so tired. Wembley saps energy and none of them were prepared.

who the fuck is the old timer

Leave this big black adil aziz for me la

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Tranmere should get Jacamo as their shirt sponsor.

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Wetherspoons or Pukka Pies for me

i dont like to shit on the efl
but this has a semi professional feel to it

At this point League 2 and the National League are almost indistinguishable.

The two sides that can play football in the League Two playoffs were both completely fucked over in the semi-finals

Mansfield should have had a penalty in each leg, FGR had a dozen dubious decisions go against them

he is the most ridiculous looking player ive ever seen

fgr are not a league one team
refs knew what they were doing

FGR shouldn't even be a league team full stop.

Basically as mentions, this is 6th v 7th in League Two, these two upset the better teams whilst the best 3 teams got automatic promotion anyway

This is what peak performance looks like

Genuinely in awe

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ffs

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>whilst the best 3 teams got automatic promotion anyway
Except Franchise. Mansfield were better than them over the league season but completely bottled it.

Hot day ain't it

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CAM ON NEWPORT

Refuse to believe this isn't shooped, too ridiculous.

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>Traditional clubs like Stockport, Notts County, Hartlepool etc replaced by Sunday League teams with unhinged millionaire owners like Salford, FGR and AFC Flynde

Our manager is a cunt and played non-league shitters like Conrad Logan while we had our best keeper and CAM on the bench

Fuck that twat Flitcroft, he cost us promotion

3, 1, 2, 4.

>Crawley and Fleetwood STILL haven't fucked off

>this is a """professional goalkeeper"""

Flitcroft has always had the air of someone who thinks he's a much better manager than he actually is.

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He went grey at 19 and was a grandad at 21

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Christ it's like they literally hoiked him out of some woollyback pub and stuck him on the coach

And he kept out a goalkeeper with 40+ appearances in the Championship that's only 24. I'm seething la

Except teams deserve to be in the division they're in based on merit rather than previous history. Notts County were managed terribly all season and things got even worse after their owner posted a dick pic on twitter

You whities are unbelievable

I'd love it if tranmere won more trophies in the last 2 years than everton and liverpool combined in the last 13

this picture screams 2004

Anyone see the absolutely batshit insane """statement""" from Bury's owner: buryfc.co.uk/news/2019/may/a-statement-from-the-chairman/

>get promoted
>club in complete disarray otherwise

obey cap is more 2010

Liverpool have won pre season cups more relevant then this shit

I did, better than any of the Bolton meltdowns

I feel bad for the club staff who have to tolerate these freaks

>stream
Please

how has norwood got 32 goals this year

Go find one you wally

Leicester legend

cbf summarise it

JENNINGS

SCENES

norwood is such a common name in football these days
never heard of anyone in real life called it tho

Reminder: last minute goals > penalties

boo

That's kinda shit, wanted Newport to win to make up for the non given penalty

>POOPORT

YESAASSSSSSSSSSS

All this shit and no pennos to end it. What a let down.

Fuck sake. Wanted penalties.

MIKE DEAN IS A NONCE

basically attacking everyone who's criticised him

sure thing, you must one of these nu gen fans watching on sky. you sound like a fag even typing on an anonymous message board

goldey looking chains BTFO

mike dean looking hench

How much was that ref slipped by Mike Dean to not award that Newport penalty?

Have sex

Fucking hell

Tranmere back in the division where they infamously threw away promotion to the Championship.

>dominate league for first half of the season
>don't even finish in the top 6

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>then

downs detected, mong alert

Weird as fuck season that. They were running away with it, winning games by 3-4 goals then it all just fell apart and didn't stop falling apart.

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>pre season cups

Ahhahagagava

can't take a bloke called micky melon seriously

Millwall 95/96 was worse. Relegated on the final day.

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>Another Merseyside team bottles it

who /tranmere lifelong/ here?

That fat bint his wife?

How come you chose Tranmere fellow American?

winning without winning

Losers of playoff finals should be relegated for extra spice

Sunderland fans relieved they won't have to go to Rodney Parade and have the match called off, like what happened at Accrington.

>Newport County, NG-Dragons AND Newport RUFC ALL play at this ground

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>he hasn't taken the fatpill

To be fair, they did hit financial difficulties and ended up in administration later on.

>American has a problem with The Super White Army.