katieakita Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 Many on here are already writing us off for next season and worried about who and when we bring in new players. Many then go back to the MON glory days and what quality we had but forget how we scrapped into the premiership under MON. So it got me thinking back to when we got promoted. We had been well placed but the unrest of tubby clearing off to Wolves upset things. It is well documented and we sneaked into the play offs with a last day winner that relegated some tinpot club down south( perhaps thats why they are still so bitter). Stoke should have won at Filbo and we put in a professional performance to get a 1 nil at their place. We deserved to beat Palace but it needed that very late goal to avoid a penalty shoot out, we didn't get into the premiership until the end of May. Our squad was: 1 Goalie considered to small and one who to tall who couldnt catch a cold. 2 full backs who were squad players from Leeds a centre half/centre forward with a hot head and dodgy knees, a guy we had got from Sheff Weds reserves.Our best defender and the one who we knew was premier class had a long term injury A midfield of an ex Forest/Villa player who some sort overweight and slow a lad who ran around alot who we picked up from Reading a youngster we had picked up from Chelsea youth who up to a few months earleir nobody had heard of and a ginger lad we had picked up from the mighty Crewe who got sent off/scored an OG on debut? Up front we had a 17 year old kid and a journey man from Birmingham, We had a couple of young lads in reserve Oakes,Campbell,Wilson and an ex con with a funny haircut. We were red hot favourites for relegation. So what did we do to boost the squad how many players did we need? Our big transfer target was a £3 million defender who decided Wimbledon was a better bet than us and we wet into the new season with a Yank Goalie from Millwall and a centre half from Southend and after a couple of weeks we picked up a big scouser with dodgy hair and sideburns who ran like the honey monster. Don't think i have to worry you about the difference then and now between the owners and the back room staff and the set up of the club as a whole.Turns out though this squad could actually play and didn't turn out so bad so stop worrying Nidel has a plan and so do the owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 Great post (and great memories) and more evidence that its as much about the team as it is the individuals within it. the transfer talk forum needs to take this on board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp packet Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 I agree,most go up and say what they had wasn't good enough? (squad/team wise). 102 points says otherwise !!! We played like a premier league team in the championship this year ..... COYB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonb Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 We will stay up.. definitely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 All these threads are too soon and smack of boredom. ie what can we write about? Until we see what the squad is going to look like over the summer, there's no way we can tell how we might do next season. And we don't know what the opposing squads are going to look like either. The season is over. Go and do something else for a bit.. see what happens over the summer and then we'll all have more of an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claridge Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 Many on here are already writing us off for next season and worried about who and when we bring in new players. Many then go back to the MON glory days and what quality we had but forget how we scrapped into the premiership under MON. So it got me thinking back to when we got promoted. We had been well placed but the unrest of tubby clearing off to Wolves upset things. It is well documented and we sneaked into the play offs with a last day winner that relegated some tinpot club down south( perhaps thats why they are still so bitter). Stoke should have won at Filbo and we put in a professional performance to get a 1 nil at their place. We deserved to beat Palace but it needed that very late goal to avoid a penalty shoot out, we didn't get into the premiership until the end of May. Our squad was: 1 Goalie considered to small and one who to tall who couldnt catch a cold. 2 full backs who were squad players from Leeds a centre half/centre forward with a hot head and dodgy knees, a guy we had got from Sheff Weds reserves.Our best defender and the one who we knew was premier class had a long term injury A midfield of an ex Forest/Villa player who some sort overweight and slow a lad who ran around alot who we picked up from Reading a youngster we had picked up from Chelsea youth who up to a few months earleir nobody had heard of and a ginger lad we had picked up from the mighty Crewe who got sent off/scored an OG on debut? Up front we had a 17 year old kid and a journey man from Birmingham, We had a couple of young lads in reserve Oakes,Campbell,Wilson and an ex con with a funny haircut. We were red hot favourites for relegation. So what did we do to boost the squad how many players did we need? Our big transfer target was a £3 million defender who decided Wimbledon was a better bet than us and we wet into the new season with a Yank Goalie from Millwall and a centre half from Southend and after a couple of weeks we picked up a big scouser with dodgy hair and sideburns who ran like the honey monster. Don't think i have to worry you about the difference then and now between the owners and the back room staff and the set up of the club as a whole.Turns out though this squad could actually play and didn't turn out so bad so stop worrying Nidel has a plan and so do the owners. All true but there was nowhere near as much money around then so many teams had far weaker squads than today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 and slow a lad who ran around alot who we picked up from Reading after a couple of weeks we picked up a big scouser with dodgy hair and sideburns who ran like the honey monster. so true +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 I'm just going to try and enjoy it win, lose or draw. We've waited far too long to not enjoy this and fret all season. Let's get behind the boys and keep the feel good atmosphere going. COYB!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broughtonblue Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 I had two bets last June, us to be champions and us to get promoted. So 2 out of 2. This year my bets will be top 6 finish, top half finish, will settle for 1 coming in this year! Negative? No way Edit: just put a £1 on us at 2000/1 to win prem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 Hang on, who's being negative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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weller54 Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 I'm going for a 14th place finish.. Comfortable!!.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 I'm going for a 14th place finish.. Comfortable!!.. Without knowing who we are signing or who the other teams will sign....? Gonna bet on it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filbert_Ross Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 Hang on, who's being negative? I thought that. Scrolled down trying to find the thread he was talking about but to no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Hungry Fox Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 We will be underdogs next season Just how I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzell Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 If we don't win the league next season I will be bitterly disappointed and I won't be renewing my season ticket.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 All these threads are too soon and smack of boredom. ie what can we write about? - Says Col Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 11 May 2014 Share Posted 11 May 2014 All these threads are too soon and smack of boredom. ie what can we write about? Until we see what the squad is going to look like over the summer, there's no way we can tell how we might do next season. And we don't know what the opposing squads are going to look like either. The season is over. Go and do something else for a bit.. see what happens over the summer and then we'll all have more of an idea. That's right, Col. How can we possibly even guess at this stage? We can't, and it will be a waiting game, until we finally know our squad, and as you rightly stated, how well the weaker sides bolster and improve their ranks. It's just pie in the sky at this moment in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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