The last of this year's EFL play-off finals (and the final match of the entire 2025/26 English domestic season) sees Notts County and Salford City meet under the Wembley arch to determine who goes up from League Two. Both sides had the opportunity to get promoted automatically on the final day, but neither were able to get the win required to do so.The Magpies finished 5th and defeated Chesterfield - their opponents in that famous 2023 National League Play-Off Final - 1-0 across the two legs to progress. The Ammies were 4th and despite a spirited Grimsby Town side taking them to extra time, scored a 117th minute injury time winner to make the trip to London.A win for Martin Paterson's men would see his side complete an 11-year exile from League One that saw them fall into the National League in the progress, while victory for Karl Robinson's team would result in a first ever third-tier campaign after 7 seasons in league football. I bet Sky will prefer the latter result so they can witter on about the Class of 92 as usual.Kick-off is at 3:00pm with coverage on Sky Sports Football. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, extra time and penalties will be played.NCO: Belshaw; Ness, McDonald (c), Bedeau; Tsaroulla, Norburn, Robertson, Jones; Iorpenda, Luker; Jatta.>Subs: Griffiths, Palmer, Kouhyar, Bennetts, Grant, Ndlovu, Dennis.SAL: Young; Mnoga, Oluwo, Cooper, Garbutt (c); Graydon, Butcher, Austerfield, Longelo; Cesay, Udoh.>Subs: Howard, Turton, Woodburn, Stockton, Harris, Borini, Dorrington.
Poor bastards
>>154848788hol up, why is the pitch 2 degrees hotter?
>Lolford can't even fill the bottom tier at WembleyGrim
good god how revolting
These ain't bad you knowThey still couldn't be fucked
>>154848848Never forget the Salford v Fylde play-off final from 2019>attendance: 8,049
>>154848873>beat the 2020 and 2021 playoff finals combinedshows what you know lad
>>154848901Kek.
>salford bad
>>154848901How fucking harsh is that on Hartlepool to put it at Ashton Gate?
>>154848927alri wrexham spastic
>>154848901It's like Covid never happened
>>154848930Was an incredible play-off final as well>Torquay keeper equalising in injury time
>>154848901The 2020 final had an attendance of 0. So shows what you know lad
>Philip, Southport: Hope Salford can win. Normally local millionaires taking small teams up is billed as a 'fairy story' (Dave Whelan, Jack Walker) that people get behind. The Class of 92 aren't getting that 'neutral support', presumably because of their Man United past. But they're doing it well and the right way.lmao
Not watching, going to wash the car but just dropped in to say fuck off salfordThat is all
>>154848988oiwatch that languagethere are ladies here
>>154848984Can't recall too many fairy tales where a millionaire just spends loads and loads of money and it makes him happy
>hydration break
>muh class of 92come on county
>>154848994Exactly, watch yer fucking language you dirty cunt, there are little kiddies in ere
holy fuck it's like they're playing on the sunCommentator just said it's the hottest day in May in the UK ever.Think that little swedish girl might be on to something lads.
You lot are braindead mongs Complain when clubs have bad owners Complain when clubs have good owners that careCan't fucking win All you do is moan, it's like mumsnet on here
>>154849018can't be much fun running around out there
Ah, yes, another game where County players get continually penalised for breathing on opposition players and the ref let's their opponents get away with holding and fouling for 90 mins. Love it.
>>154849023Bit of a dumb cunt aren't you lad
>>154849018They put the thermometer directly in the sun, that's not how you measure temperature
>>154848957idk seems mad to me, why wouldn't you put it in the midlands
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npc neeks
JATTA
>play in black and white>call themselves "the magpies"who the fuck do they think they are
>>154849048IIRC Euro 2020 was the reasonBased Jatta.
YOU PIESSSSSSSS!
>While David Beckham and Paul Scholes are on the front row of the Royal Box and Nicky Butt is sat a few rows back, Gary Neville is at the back, stood up, keeping out of the way.
Fucking love pies me
>>154849076Literally the oldest professional club in the world, that's who.
>Salford player kicks it around County player then runs into him>"That's clear obstruction."What is the County player supposed to do?
>>154849097More like keeping in the shade. Who the fuck wants to be sat there in a suit in 37C heat.
>>154849018Isn't this year going to be a once-in-150-year el nino summer? Billions will die this year.
>>154849097>ywn have a seat in the royal box and watch the footie with posh summer mode milfs before they suck you dry at half time
>11 seasons below League 1brutalHaven't been in the Championship/2nd tier since 1994-95.Haven't been in the top division since the final season before the Premier League (1991-92).
>>154849119guess I have to finally bite the bullet and buy aircon
>Salford player commits a handball in front of the ref>Ref doesn't event acknowledge it
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>LOLFORD
goooooooooooooooooal
2-0 to the good guys perfect header
Great header that
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so how intense is this rivalry on a scale of Celtic-Rangers to Fulham-Chelsea?
>>154849123They had some good players in the early 90s>Paul Rideoutwent to Rangers and then spent years at Everton>Craig ShortDerby, Everton, Blackburn, about 10 years in the prem>Mark DraperLeicester and Villa>Tommy JohnsonDerby, Villa, Celtic>Michael Johnson>Paul Devlinboth top end players for the second tier for years
>>154849210Non-existent. They never play each other for starters
>>154849210Probably non-existent. Last time they played each other was 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3AdzxnqwZY>>154849215>Kevin Blackwell, the ex-Leeds bossNow the Director of Football at Lech Gdansk of all teams
>>154849215>Kevin Blackwell, GKis this the same guy who eventually became Sheff Utd manager?
>>154849210when county were about to go busyo they came around the city ground with buckets asking for donations, forest fans kept their club alive
>>154849018>Commentator just said it's the hottest day in May in the UK ever.>Think that little swedish girl might be on to something lads.don't worry, this retard stopped oil
>>154849246Yeah Neil Warnock's right hand man for a decade or so until he left for Leeds and they fell out over it.Then came back to Blades, that was some of the worst football I've seen but it was sandwiched by Bryan Robson's pissed up chaos and a relegation to league one.
>washed the car>come back>salford 2 goals downbasedgot a nice cold glass of coconut water to refresh myself
>>154849246Yep, then was Colin Wanker's right hand man for a good few years
Greetings, /efl/.
Lads. Who's your favourite County or Salford player from the past few decades? I'll start.
>>154849277I went outside and read for 5 mins and covered in sweat. How the fuck you washing a car lad
>>154849287David McGoldrick
>>154849293was lazy and just drove to the garage... they have those fancy three hose jet washes (pressure wash/foam lance and wax rinse) so i just stood there and blasted it - but I do NOT use the brush that gets covered in dirt/grit from retards and scratches the carjust needed a nice enough rinse to get the dust and bird crap off and keep it ticking over
Next season Leicester will finally have an East Midlands team on their level to have a derby lel
>Karl RobinsonMK Dons, Salford.... does he just tour soulless clubs?
>>154849355mansfield?
>>154849287It can only be the man the myth the legend Mr MUNTO FINANCE himself Sulzeer "Sol" Campbell
Salford finna get mauled by the Magpies
>no footy tomorrow>no footy thursday>no footy friday>no footy sundaythese are dark times
>>154849392No better time to start training for your footy debut next season anon
The League Two final is the only one I never enjoy. Championship and League One, yes, National League too, but League Two always seems a bit 'in-between' and never has the edge that the other matches do.
>>154849365He did have that spell at Oxford. Was also at Charlton which I have somehow completely forgot happened. I'm guessing that was during the Duchatelet era?
We at HULL CITY send our love and best wishes to Notts County in the hope that they destroy the wretched Salfordian hordes
>>154849417I think it's because it's in that weird position of having no real drawbacks if you lose it.>lose Championship play-off final - you're not in the Premier League>lose League One play-off final - you're not in the Championship, you won't start in R3 of the FA Cup>lose National League play-off final - you're stuck in non-leagueWhat do you lose by not going up to League One?
>ref ignores studs-up red card challenge on County player >already booked Salford player commits a yellow card challenge and the ref gives him a caution
>>154849437>hordes
>>154849437based
>>154849437seen a woman (50s-60s) wearing a hull shirt in the M&S food in handforth (south manchester) earlier today.... was medium blueish with cash converters sponsor on it, had to scan the logo but it was deffo hull
>>154849467sounds like our 2009/10 away shirt
>>154849457Problem, Gary?
>>154849473Can't be 2009/10, that was TotesportBlue Cash Converters would have either been the one from 2011/12 or the 2013/14 third shirt, my guess is the latter given Anon said "medium blue"
>>154849491yeah my mistake, the 2 sponsors were so embarrassing that they melded together in my little head
>>154849467was she shagalicious
>Fabio Borini>2026What
>>154849491that was the one>>154849502she was not
You have to feel that Salford will want to score at least 2 goals before full time if they're still harbouring ideas of getting promotion this season.
>>154849437Enjoy losing nearly every game next year, getting relegated and then ending up in league one in a couple of years Fun times ahead
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>>154849541That literally happened between 2016 & 2020
>>154849541>seething Leicester City customer
ogrefuck off salford lmao
See you in League 2 next season Salford
Based Jodi Jones
The perfect example of >just wanted it more
Class from Jodi. County legend.
>The slaughterers of Salford
>40 C heat thanks to El Nino>These are the WC kickoff timesgoing to be a grim summer ladsgrim indeed
Salford fans are leaving
>>154849617power up the family minivan
>>154849605might sleep in a cold bath during the day and then get up for the footy
>Becks and GNev2 looking absolutely broken after the third goallmao
>>154849673Why did Deadpool and Always Sunny have such a success story whilst Salford remain rooted to League 2 I wonder
>>154849605Ooof those kickoff times are pretty crap. Can see why Euros and Arabs are crying about shit broadcast costs and (((FIFA))) trying to extort them for more money.
>>154849724thing that pisses me off is the inconsistency of the timesLogic dictates you choose 4 different times every day so there's no question mark over when the games areBut it's all over the fucking place
>>154849673satisfyingalways remember yanited fans sperging out at the glazers, wearing their old club colours (norwich scarves) and spinning up their protest club in FC yanitedthen they all went crawling back and abandoned it when united won somethingsalford are just an iteration of that, but controlled opposition to kill off fcum but also not be a protest club against the glazers as gnev doesn't want that to happen
>>154849715As much as I hate McReynolds, they at least bought a club with genuine history. What the fuck did Salford have?
>>154849772they were born in 1940
>>154849750its not even a real world cup, total slop format spread across dull uninspiring countries with fifa making sure they extort any fan that's prepared to travelnever known a more sovlless international tournament
>>154849799club world cup 2025
>>154849750Also the variation of time zones makes it difficult to do it (that's the logic at least). When Brazil hosted it they played all the games within 2 time zones iirc so it was simple scheduling.The way it's done for this WC is retarded. Qatar v Switzerland is the first match of the day June 13 yet the game is played in fucking California so it's a noon kickoff. Why not play the early games on the east coast and the later games on the west coast?
>>154849782Exactly, they're not supposed to be this high up the pyramid.
>This week on The Overlap
>>154849841not showing their miserable faces enoughcamera would be permanently on those cunts if they were winning
>>154849806this is the same thing but on steroids
The commentary has mentioned Bruno Fernandes 4 times during this match
>>154849841Couldn't have happened to a bigger bunch of cunts.MIGHTY PIES
>>154849862Discussing the news yesterdays assist was taken away from him? right?
pecked by the magpiesyou're getting pecked by the magpies
Still find it mad Fabio Borini is knocking about in league 2
>>154849899more surprised that hes only 35
>>154849876Unfortunately not, just praising how great of a player he is
>>154849903that doesn't seem to add up at all does italso just learned>Many fans have been curious about the relationship between rising English footballer Lee Ndlovu and icon Peter Ndlovu. However, despite sharing a similar surname, the legendary football icon is not Lee Ndlovu’s dad.
Salford deserved to lose for not having a single starting outfield player wearing 2 to 11. Absolutely disgraceful behaviour.
>Leicester vs Notts County next seasonmad
>>154849935y dey do dat den
>>154849935retvrn
>>154849972>leicester fans will be going to nottingham for league football again>but not to the city ground
Sorry lads been busy. We done County, proper club
>>154849772>wrexham>genuine historyYou've got to be joking.
>>154849541I will, I started supporting City when we were mid-table in what's now League Two so that's not much of a threat lol
