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Portsmouth are confirmed to be playing Salford City in the 2020 EFL Trophy Final after they beat Newport County (in the other semi) on penalties.
(Expect Sky Sports Wembley studio filled with Gary Neville and his mates from Class of '92 to be giving a totally 'unbiased' commentary.)

(Sky Sports) 29th February 2020
Watford 3-0 Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp's side have finally lost a game this season!

Portsmouth have been given a 50,300 seat allocation for the 2020 EFL Trophy Final on 5th April, while their opponents Salford City have 3,076.

SKB wrote:Portsmouth have been given a 50,300 seat allocation for the 2020 EFL Trophy Final on 5th April, while their opponents Salford City have 3,076.

Ouch! How come there's such a difference? I assume league status and distance has something to do with it? Poor Salford - although seems to me they aren't setting their hopes too high, they aren't spending huge money on a Wembley hotel like Sunderland did last year.

Salford City's average home attendance is 3,102 from a stadium capacity of 5,108.

Portsmouth's current average home attendance is 18,223. However, Portsmouth's fanbase is far larger than its 20,160 seat stadium. There are also fewer clubs based in southern England than those based in the north, so Portsmouth's fanbase is wider - even though 50% of that catchment area extends into the English Channel!

SKB wrote:Salford City's average home attendance is 3,102 from a stadium capacity of 5,108.

Portsmouth's current average home attendance is 18,223. However, Portsmouth's fanbase is far larger than its 20,160 seat stadium. There are also fewer clubs based in southern England than those based in the north, so Portsmouth's fanbase is wider - even though 50% of that catchment area extends into the English Channel!

Some highlights from last nights FA Cup action....

Portsmouth are already in another Wembley final in April, unlike Arsenal.
(And already sold 42,500 of the 53,500 allocation)

Portsmouth FC have now sold 50,000 tickets (of the 50,300 allocation) for the EFL Trophy Final, and will become the largest single group of domestic football fans to attend the present Wembley Stadium in it's history. Portsmouth have beaten the 49,000 record previously held by Millwall FC, a London-based club.

Some actual, relevant sports news.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51870540

SKB wrote:

Crazy busy for the industry today - I'm currently cancelling all of the hotels my teams have booked. Thankfully the hotels are understanding.

National League are also more than likely going to be called off, with a decision to be made in the next hour.

National League is ON (crazy considering 4 of Harrogate's players are already in self isolation...)

Not that crazy. Their average home attendances are only slightly smaller than Bournemouth's.
Or indeed Southampton's.

National League's also off until 3rd April.

PL & EFL off until 30th April at least.

Sadly our EFL Trophy Final at Wembley today has been postponed...

EFL Leagues 1 & 2 ended early.

The League One and League Two seasons have both been ended early after a formal vote by clubs on Tuesday.

Both tables will be settled on points per game, while promotion, relegation and the play-offs all remain.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52705124

2019-20 EFL League One


2019-20 EFL League Two

Liverpool win Premier League

(Liverpool FC) 25th June 2020

After a 30 year wait, Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool are Premier League Champions.

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... -4-on-pens

Highlights from this evenings cracker.

Jack Charlton 1935-2020 (85)

EFL League One Playoff Final

Oxford United 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers.

See you again next season, Oxford fans.

Liverpool lift the Premier League trophy


(Sky Sports Football) 22nd July 2020

Jordan Henderson lifts the Premier League trophy aloft as a magnificent fireworks display marks Liverpool's coronation after beating Chelsea 5-3

Leeds United lift the EFL Championship trophy

(Sky Sports Football) 22nd July 2020


A pretty bad day to be a Manchester United customer then eh?!

England's League Champions from 1888-2020


(Meddows) 26th June 2020

@ 1:50 x2

An iconic voice from a time before everything was analysed to death

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/55204070

Peter Alliss, the legendary BBC golf commentator, has died at the age of 89.

Alliss, known as 'the voice of golf' to fans around the world, has been synonymous with the BBC's golf coverage for more than half a century.

Having first appeared on the BBC in 1961, he was made lead golf commentator in 1978 after retiring as a player.

"It is with great sadness we announce the passing of golfing and broadcast legend Peter Alliss," said Alliss' family.

In a statement, they described his death as "unexpected but peaceful".

They added: "Peter was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and his family ask for privacy at this difficult time."

(Sky Sports) 2nd February 2021


#PUP!