Matt Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 More fitting of the aspirations of our current owner is that there are nine teams we've played in this league who have fallen outside the FL : ... Lincoln ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Fun fact of the day, I have already eyed up hotels for Newport away And we might get revenge on Lincoln. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 More fitting of the aspirations of our current owner is that there are nine teams we've played in this league who have fallen outside the FL : York Lincoln Stockport Tranmere Rushden and Diamonds Dagenham Hereford Wrexham Torquay Darlington if you include the Auto Windscreen Shield Fact since being in league one we have played Burton, Doncaster and Yeovil all Came up from the Conference and and gained promotion to the Championship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 To be honest the idea of a season in League 2 and the aways that go with it are rather quite appealing, if we are bottom of League 2 by Christmas next year I may feel differently though. You must be mad....I'd rather see us struggle in this division than the one below where the football will be even worse. If we go down we'll stay there for the foreseeable or drop even lower!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometownclub Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 You must be mad....I'd rather see us struggle in this division than the one below where the football will be even worse. If we go down we'll stay there for the foreseeable or drop even lower!! I agree, if we go down we will still be faced with the same chronic lack of investment we are seeing now, but in a Division below, the Conference would be beckoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 To be honest the idea of a season in League 2 and the aways that go with it are rather quite appealing, if we are bottom of League 2 by Christmas next year I may feel differently though. Robbos tactic would certainly see us bottom half of league 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddogs Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 And we might get revenge on Lincoln.i doubt it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_lead Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 When your chosen means of escapism from mundane daily activities becomes the greater chore and your social identity is gradually eroded is it really that surprising that even die-hard supporters will seek alternative ways to get their testosterone and dopamine fix. Bar a few games under Sheridan we have been served anti-football for far too long amidst a carousel of football charlatans and useless gob:censored:es masquerading as managers. Nobody can make the same mistakes time and time again. I'm starting to think that Corney is the antichrist and this is a deliberate strategy by him to reduce the value of the clubs assets so that liquidation is the only option. Anyone lost a ginger cat, it's made itself at home and the kids have given it all my corned beef so there's nothing for tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I have seen us at the bottom of the old division 4. My memory might be fading but I don't recollect a team as poor as this. That's two of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemboy Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 That's two of us. That's three of us. Truly awful and no wonder even our die hards are leaving . Robinson and his entourage must go but probably too late now to avoid the drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 On the optimistic side, looking at Notts County who are 2 down after 7 minutes, we might just survive in Division 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Rochdale set for a windfall when hogan moves on. I wonder if they already sold it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nonaenever Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Anyone lost a ginger cat, it's made itself at home and the kids have given it all my corned beef so there's nothing for tea. How bizarre - a ginger cat turned up on my doorstep earlier looking very sorry. I gave it my lamb chops - and, perhaps not surprisingly, it's still sat there 2 hours later! I`m now in the process of making it a comfy corner in the garage and just nipping to Asda for some more lamb chops - for the cat.... not me. It's nice to bring a little happiness and a welcome distraction from the mundane affairs of our local football team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 How bizarre - a ginger cat turned up on my doorstep earlier looking very sorry. I gave it my lamb chops - and, perhaps not surprisingly, it's still sat there 2 hours later! I`m now in the process of making it a comfy corner in the garage and just nipping to Asda for some more lamb chops - for the cat.... not me. It's nice to bring a little happiness and a welcome distraction from the mundane affairs of our local football team It's not the Latics club cat is it looking for food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nonaenever Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 It's not the Latics club cat is it looking for food? PMSL - that was actually v witty BP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) Looks like Rochdale are going to pick up a hefty sum Scott Hogan of Brentford, who you'd expect them to have a sell-on clause for, is subject of a £9m bid from Reading. I wonder if they've sold their sell-on clause to Brentford like we did... Edited December 21, 2016 by NewBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Looks like Rochdale are going to pick up a hefty sum Scott Hogan of Brentford, who you'd expect them to have a sell-on clause for, is subject of a £9m bid from Reading. I wonder if they've sold their sell-on clause to Brentford like we did... They definitely have a sell on clause... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngen Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 How far we have sunk that next season we will be looking for revenge over Lincoln! Albeit our best performance this season at home was against Doncaster, who are flying in League 2, so may not all be doom and gloom. At least 10 ticks for me to collect next year aswell, will make it into the 70s club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Albeit our best performance this season at home was against Doncaster, who are flying in League 2, A Doncaster side that had made 8 changes to their regular line up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nonaenever Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 How far we have sunk that next season we will be looking for revenge over Lincoln! Albeit our best performance this season at home was against Doncaster, who are flying in League 2, so may not all be doom and gloom. At least 10 ticks for me to collect next year aswell, will make it into the 70s club! Personally thought beating Scunthorpe at home was our best performance this season. I have a bald patch from constantly scratching my head as to why we can perform like that just the once at home???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) I work with a Brighton fan who is obviously thoroughly enjoying himself with their current position and indeed recent seasons. Is a big fans of Dale Stephens also. On discussing my team's plight, he regaled me with a story of having to avoid defeat at Hereford on the final day of the 1996-97 season - in a one game shoot out - to avoid dropping into the conference. They drew 1-1 after going 1-0 down courtesy of an OG. 23 Brighton 46 13 10 23 53 70 47 ------------------------------------------ 24 Hereford 46 11 14 21 50 65 47 They stayed up spuriously on goals scored, having a worse goal difference and having had 2 points deducted earlier in the season for a pitch invasion. The previous season they had been relegated from the 3rd tier. This season also coincided with them being made homeless, when the Goldstone Ground was sold for redevelopment and they began over a decade sleeping on sofa's at either Gillingham or the Withdean. It took them 4 years to begin to compete in the basement division and they finished 2nd bottom ahead of Donny in 1997-98 too, albeit by quite some distance. It's enough to chill the bones. Russell Slade eventually got them going with the likes of Bobby Zamora and Leon Knight and they made it up to the Championship but were more settled in the 3rd tier [with us] until their current owner - a multi millionaire professional poker player and born & bred Brightonian who also happened to be a Seagulls fan - invested some £100m+ in new infrastructure and the team. He tells me he never forgets the bad times and it makes him appreciate the good times more. Edited December 21, 2016 by lookersstandandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 We've had 13 scoreless league games out of 21. We've scored 12 league goals. We'll go and beat Sheff Utd in typical Latics fashion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I'll go along with points 1 & 2 3. Not a chance....I fear a hammering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Over 7,000 at Tranmere yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcmetty Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 3,858 at Fylde v Chorley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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