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Leeds United 3 Portsmouth 3

Highlandwhite Matchday Thread ================================================
Kick off Saturday 12.30pm. Live on Sky Sports & Talksport

Welcome to the matchday thread and hope everyone is keeping well.
Seems an age ago since that depressing day in May, but here we go again to another season in the Championship and to the usual early kick off live on Sky.
Team News
Leeds
We have a completely full squad available which is a very rare occurrence in modern day football.
Portsmouth
Have brought in 9 new players since their impressive promotion last season. They have failed to win any pre-season friendlies and it is not clear what their starting line up will be.

We may have lost our Player of the season and young player of the season but there is an air of confidence following a pretty decent pre season, but overriding once again the usual nervousness of who else will leave before the window closes.
Great to see Pompey back after 12 years out of the championship.
A proper club with a brilliant support.

We need a great start and think we will win this. Going for a 2.1 win with Piroe on the scoresheet.
Over to the best supporters on 606 with your score predictions and line ups

Can we go Live once again please Admin  

comment by Stoopo (U4707)

posted on 11/8/24

comment by The Light Brigade (U22847)
posted 43 minutes ago
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 13 minutes ago
Not sure it was a clear penalty because they both had hold of each other. Bogle naïve at worst.

First goal was just a mess and second a weak Rodon header.

One thing that puzzles me though - why are Portsmouth above us in the table? Am I missing something?

Not that it matters really but it just seems strange.
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Looks like the initial contact was outside the box anyway … ?
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Their player held Bogles shirt and made the most of it. Ref initially gave nothing then decided to give it.

To be fair I would have been shouting “penalty” at the other end and fair play to Portsmouth for still trying to win the game on 92 mins. Many teams would have shut up shop at that point.

posted on 11/8/24

Yep👍

posted on 11/8/24

Stoopo I may be wrong but aren't Portsmouth known as AFC Portsmouth? So this may explain why curiously they sit above us in the league table...either that or the EFL just enjoy winding Leeds fans up.

posted on 11/8/24

Anyway that last gasp point has kept us level with Shef Utd who after beating Preston 2 nil also have just one point????

I don't know about others on here but I had forgotten Shef Utd started the season on minus 2 points so at least we haven't lost ground on one of our main rivals for promotion even after just one game. Every cloud!!!

comment by Stoopo (U4707)

posted on 11/8/24

comment by Macca & The Metal Hips: fka Wheelchair Dav... (U8194)
posted 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Stoopo I may be wrong but aren't Portsmouth known as AFC Portsmouth? So this may explain why curiously they sit above us in the league table...either that or the EFL just enjoy winding Leeds fans up.
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That must explain it. Maybe they should call them AFC in the table?

posted on 11/8/24

i really have no idea what most are moaning about. 1st game of the season, every team is rusty. we played them off the park, they got lucky but that is foota, 1st goal yes boggle was ball watching got caught out. 2nd got lucky with the bounce, was a speculative screamer. 3rd was subjective but well taken.
we hit the bar 3 times in 6 mins, struijk pen was a thing of beauty. nobody thought he had that in him.... 'lil willys was class, aaronson shows he will be quality in the division

get a grip

comment by Stoopo (U4707)

posted on 13/8/24

comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 1 day, 19 hours ago
comment by Macca & The Metal Hips: fka Wheelchair Dav... (U8194)
posted 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Stoopo I may be wrong but aren't Portsmouth known as AFC Portsmouth? So this may explain why curiously they sit above us in the league table...either that or the EFL just enjoy winding Leeds fans up.
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That must explain it. Maybe they should call them AFC in the table?
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Actually they are called Portsmouth FC so in theory they should be below us in that table - unless they are counting away goals now 🤔

More interested than bothered.

posted on 13/8/24

comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 1 day, 19 hours ago
comment by Macca & The Metal Hips: fka Wheelchair Dav... (U8194)
posted 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Stoopo I may be wrong but aren't Portsmouth known as AFC Portsmouth? So this may explain why curiously they sit above us in the league table...either that or the EFL just enjoy winding Leeds fans up.
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That must explain it. Maybe they should call them AFC in the table?
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Actually they are called Portsmouth FC so in theory they should be below us in that table - unless they are counting away goals now 🤔

More interested than bothered.
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comment by Stoopo (U4707)

posted on 13/8/24

Every day is a school day.



The EFL website. Final positions determined as follows -

If two or more Clubs have scored the same number of points their position in the Division shall be determined on goal difference

If any two or more Clubs have scored the same number of points and have the same goal difference the higher or highest placed Club shall be the Club having scored the most goals in League Matches in that Season.

If two or more Clubs have the same number of points, goal difference and goals scored the highest placed Club shall be determined by the respective League records against each other, taking into account in order of precedence, points gained, goal difference and goals scored.

If the above procedures do not separate the Clubs then the highest placed Club shall be determined by reference to the following criteria, in the order prescribed:
1 number of wins;
2 goals scored in away games; or
3 in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 9.4.

Regulation 9.4 Where two or more Clubs are tied after the procedures set out in Regulations 9.1 to 9.3 inclusive then the highest placed Club shall be the Club which has accumulated the lowest total number of penalty points (as determined in accordance with Regulations 9.5 and 9.6) following the completion of 42 League Matches in the relevant Season.

So there you have it. Portsmouth are above us on away goals.

posted on 13/8/24

Well you live and learn Stoopo. I had no idea about those
rules you have relayed but knowing our luck by the time the season ends Leeds being denied an automatic promotion place on away goals would not surprise me.

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