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Post by leeds13 on May 15, 2005 13:37:59 GMT -5
after the 2-2 draw between west ham and ipswich and preston's 2-0 win against derby in the semi-final 1st legs who do u think is going to go to the pemiership with sunderland and wigan athletic?
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Post by 08as85 on May 15, 2005 16:12:17 GMT -5
i'd like to see derby do it.
since we played them at the beginnig of the season, i knew they looked a very good side dspite us beating them.
and i also think burley should be in the premiership, he's a class manager, whos turned round another premiership disaster stricken team!
even after todays result, i think they are capable of scoring two goals or more at home.
and i would hate to see another cockney or scum-chester team in the premier!
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Post by Casey Chaos on May 15, 2005 17:32:55 GMT -5
i think ipswich will do it
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Post by Yonno on May 15, 2005 18:43:17 GMT -5
id like to see derby purely because of the turn around derby have made with only a few signings. if i was to pick a side to improve the premiership out of the four then id go for ipswich but the playoffs are called a lottery for a reason
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Post by 08as85 on May 16, 2005 8:59:32 GMT -5
i agree, rasiak, and idiakez have proved invaluable this season for derby!
but ipswich would need a massive clear-out if they are to make it into the premiership, there is a lot of old, cannon fodder there!
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Post by leeds13 on May 19, 2005 2:46:30 GMT -5
West Ham will return to the Championship play-off final at Cardiff after a Bobby Zamora brace gave them a 2-0 win at Ipswich.
The tie was evenly poised after a 2-2 draw at Upton Park, but Zamora popped up with two second half goals to send Alan Pardew's men back to the Millennium Stadium and one game away from The Premiership.
Joe Royle's men looked lively in the first half, but could not find a breakthrough, and Zamora struck after the hour with a tap-in after good work from Marlon Harewood.
Ipswich fans, who have tasted play-off agony so many times before, feared the worst, and things went from bad to worse when Zamora volleyed in an excellent second.
Royle's men came from 2-0 down to draw at Upton Park, but they could not find a similar response and looked a beaten side as The Hammers ran the clock down to set up another play-off final against Preston or Derby - looking to go one better than last term.
A bright opening saw Ipswich test their range on a number of occasions, with Tommy Miller having a couple of pot-shots while Ian Westlake fired just wide.
Darren Currie had a great chance to open the scoring on 11 minutes when he was presented with a clear sight of goal 12 yards out, but volleyed straight into the arms of Jimmy Walker.
Matthew Etherington was again the main danger for The Hammers, as he bombed down the left before testing Kelvin Davis with a well-struck shot the Ipswich keeper had to beat away.
Currie almost caught out Walker on 35 minutes with a swerving shot that wrong-footed the West Ham shot-stopper, but he somehow deflected the ball over the bar.
The game opened up towards the end of the half, with Thomas Repka almost taking Davis' face off when blasting the ball straight at him from a tight angle.
Fabian Wilnis almost put through his own net a minute after the break, when he completely miss-hit his attempted clearance but saw the ball go just wide.
The Hammers had improved from the first half and they duly took the lead just after the hour mark thanks to Zamora's 100th career goal.
Matt Richards was too tight on Harewood on the edge of the area and the former Nottingham Forest man turned into the box before squaring for Zamora to tap home from a yard out.
The goal stung Ipswich into life and they tried to get back on terms, but could not make anything from the flurry of corners they forced after the goal.
Ipswich were undone again by the same combination as the first goal when Harewood's long ball to Zamora was met with a superb cushioned volley from the former Brighton man which gave Davis no chance and put West Ham 2-0 up.
Substitute Dean Bowditch had the chance of an immediate reply when his first touch was to control the ball superbly inside the box, but he could not sort his feet out to get a strike in on goal.
Although Ipswich had looked like automatic promotion contenders for so long, again the play-offs showed no respect of league position as West Ham, who finished 12 points behind in sixth, secured a place in the final.
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Post by leeds13 on May 19, 2005 2:47:47 GMT -5
there goes 50 % of the votes! somehow i cant see preston in the premiership but i dont know why
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Post by Casey Chaos on May 19, 2005 5:15:20 GMT -5
i said ipswich cos whoever won the game would win the final, so i guess ill have 2 say west ham now.
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Post by 08as85 on May 19, 2005 5:59:03 GMT -5
derby 3-0 preston (19.05.05)
then derby will beat west-ham 1-0 at cardiff, resulting in the sacking of pardew (par-who?)
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Post by Casey Chaos on May 19, 2005 6:07:57 GMT -5
2-1 to west ham, maybe 1-1 and west ham win on pens
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Post by Brogie on May 19, 2005 7:35:07 GMT -5
i dont have sky tv so i havnt seen any of the playoffs, but it looks like derby wont be the play off winners
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Post by leeds13 on May 20, 2005 14:35:43 GMT -5
DERBY 0-0 PRESTON PRESTON WIN 2-0 ON AGG.! WOW GO PRESTON (BUT I THINK WEST HAM ARE GOING TO WIN IT!
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Post by Yonno on May 21, 2005 7:56:46 GMT -5
either team will be a deserved winner, preston have done it on a budget replacing healy with nugent from league 2 and west ham are a sleeping giant with arguably the best youth development system in england
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Post by Mr Leeds United on May 23, 2005 16:22:13 GMT -5
I can see Preston win the playoff final the underdog woof woof always wins ironic how they sell one of there best players but are doing better Healy Just like Everton and Rooney
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