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Who do you want to play next season?

Tue Apr 29, 2025 11:44 pm

Who do you want to see us play next season.

We know seventeen of the teams, including us, which will be in League One. Seven to be decided.

Below is the state of play going into the final day of the season.

Championship relegation

We have already been relegated with Plymouth all but relegated. Due to their goal difference, it's practically impossible for them to stay up.

We will be joined in League One by one of Hull, Luton, Preston, Derby or Stoke.

League One staying down

The play-offs will be contested by Stockport, Wycombe, Charlton and one of Leyton Orient or Reading.

Of those five teams, the four that miss out on promotion will obviously stay in League One with us.

League Two promotion

Doncaster and Port Vale have been promoted to League One.

That leaves one automatic spot which will be one of Bradford, Walsall or Notts County.

The two that miss out will go into the play-offs with two of AFC Wimbledon, Salford, Grimsby and Chesterfield.

League One 2025/26 so far

Barnsley
Bolton Wanderers
Blackpool
Burton Albion
Cardiff City
Doncaster Rovers
Exeter City
Huddersfield Town
Lincoln City
Mansfield Town
Northampton Town
Peterborough United
Plymouth Argyle
Port Vale
Rotherham United
Stevenage
Wigan Athletic

Re: Who do you want to play next season?

Tue Apr 29, 2025 11:48 pm

I would want Derby to come down from the Championship.

Wycombe probably deserve promotion so I'd say them to go up to the Championship.

Definitely want Bradford to get promoted from League Two, they'd definitely bring a lot of fans to CCS. Probably with Chesterfield to come up in the play-offs.

Re: Who do you want to play next season?

Wed Apr 30, 2025 5:43 am

Preston as it will be a shock to them and they possibly will struggle to sort themselves out. I want the best chance to come straight back up. Luton and Derby will have money to play with.

Re: Who do you want to play next season?

Wed Apr 30, 2025 5:52 am

I'd like stoke to go down due to there scummy fans treatment of Ramsey

Re: Who do you want to play next season?

Wed Apr 30, 2025 7:24 am

Notts County....

purely on selfish grounds as it means 2 extra times per year to get together with my best man for a few pints and some banter as he's County and lives in the frozen North :lol:

Re: Who do you want to play next season?

Wed Apr 30, 2025 7:58 am

Blue since 1981 wrote:I'd like stoke to go down due to there scummy fans treatment of Ramsey


Oh yes please!!!
:bluescarf:

Re: Who do you want to play next season?

Wed Apr 30, 2025 4:54 pm

Well the following clubs are within an hours drive of me from the Centre of Wigan

Bolton Wanderers - 10 min drive
Blackpool - 40 mins
Huddersfield Town - 45 mins
Port Vale - 50 Mins
Wigan Athletic - 5 mins Walk

Re: Who do you want to play next season?

Wed Apr 30, 2025 5:43 pm

Preston for me as Derby have a good manager now and Hull have money to spend…Preston less of a threat imo

Re: Who do you want to play next season?

Wed Apr 30, 2025 11:25 pm

Blueman39 wrote:Preston for me as Derby have a good manager now and Hull have money to spend…Preston less of a threat imo


Preston are the team I can see being relegated, which is crazy because that looked very unlikely even a few weeks ago.

Since they lost to Villa in the cup, they've been in total free fall - lost at home to Plymouth last week and have a tough match at Bristol City on the final day.

Re: Who do you want to play next season?

Thu May 01, 2025 7:11 am

Preston again for me is around the corner.

From a footballing perspective I think they are one club who would struggle to get back up.

And they still have the riddler in overall charge even if that doesn't appear on paper

Re: Who do you want to play next season?

Thu May 01, 2025 11:47 am

Argyle of course,5 min walk and I can take my boy as I did this season.