Some people......

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

We were poor today. But we still got the best result of all the teams chasing 2nd this weekend. How often do you hear it said in the last 3/4 games of the season whether in the Prem, Championship whatever "Does no-one want promotion/the title/4th place?". There's a reason for that - it's hard when the pressure's on and you've got it all to play for. That's why there's so may "shock" results at this stage of the season - Rochdale got promoted from League 2 today, but lost to the bottom side last week.

I'll take play-offs and be delighted with it but at 2 pts off 2nd and with the kind of "everyone fucks up" results you always get at this stage of the season, not given up on auto either. I'll say again what I said last week - I'd rather be a Town fan than a Leeds fan, if the season ends tomorrow. We've massively overachieved on what we expected, they've fucked up big style.

Some of the comments on the Match Day Thread are a fucking disgrace, some of you really want to have a look at yourselves.

A-fucking-men

[crystall Tips]

Pauld you said it right, but then, don't you always say it right?

 i will love the play-offs, i will love 2nd place more, but no way I thought we'd be where we are now after drubbing by the Gills.  We've come a long long way and it's been the most exciting season for years, with some of the best football and some of the classiest results.

We have one of the best managers in the division/several divisions, a hatful of players vying for POTY, a board that cares and does things right.   

Disappointed with the result today of course cos that 2nd place carrot is being dangled, but overall, no complaining from me.

[One F In Fitton]

Trudging away from the Withdean, as drenched as if we'd just jumped in the sea, was one of the worst feelings I can ever remember in over 30 years of watching the Town. It's still sore to think about it now (so I don't).

If it goes wrong this time also, I can't imagine feeling the same way. This is BONUS time. We all need to just really enjoy and make the most of what is around the corner. Andy King - despite his critics - got us a bit higher, and higher, every season until those play-offs, there was a build-up, we had big hopes that were smashed right at the death. Not this time. This is pretty much out of the blue. And whatever happens, it's been a superb and thoroughly enjoyable season.

Bring it on, footballing-Gods. 

[Doore]

Trudging away from the Withdean, as drenched as if we'd just jumped in the sea, was one of the worst feelings I can ever remember in over 30 years of watching the Town. It's still sore to think about it now (so I don't).

If it goes wrong this time also, I can't imagine feeling the same way. This is BONUS time. We all need to just really enjoy and make the most of what is around the corner. Andy King - despite his critics - got us a bit higher, and higher, every season until those play-offs, there was a build-up, we had big hopes that were smashed right at the death. Not this time. This is pretty much out of the blue. And whatever happens, it's been a superb and thoroughly enjoyable season.

Bring it on, footballing-Gods. 
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Spot on.

[One F In Fitton]

Cheers Bill.

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

We were poor today. But we still got the best result of all the teams chasing 2nd this weekend. How often do you hear it said in the last 3/4 games of the season whether in the Prem, Championship whatever "Does no-one want promotion/the title/4th place?". There's a reason for that - it's hard when the pressure's on and you've got it all to play for. That's why there's so may "shock" results at this stage of the season - Rochdale got promoted from League 2 today, but lost to the bottom side last week.

I'll take play-offs and be delighted with it but at 2 pts off 2nd and with the kind of "everyone fucks up" results you always get at this stage of the season, not given up on auto either. I'll say again what I said last week - I'd rather be a Town fan than a Leeds fan, if the season ends tomorrow. We've massively overachieved on what we expected, they've fucked up big style.

Some of the comments on the Match Day Thread are a fucking disgrace, some of you really want to have a look at yourselves.

Spot On.

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

Trudging away from the Withdean, as drenched as if we'd just jumped in the sea, was one of the worst feelings I can ever remember in over 30 years of watching the Town. It's still sore to think about it now (so I don't).

If it goes wrong this time also, I can't imagine feeling the same way. This is BONUS time. We all need to just really enjoy and make the most of what is around the corner. Andy King - despite his critics - got us a bit higher, and higher, every season until those play-offs, there was a build-up, we had big hopes that were smashed right at the death. Not this time. This is pretty much out of the blue. And whatever happens, it's been a superb and thoroughly enjoyable season.

Bring it on, footballing-Gods. 

Agree with everything in your post - remember feeling sick for days after that wet night in Brighton. The Club is in better shape now and moving forward once again.

[Oaksey Moonraker]

This season is starting to look like 86/87 where we petered out a bit with 5 draws in the last 5 games and ended up in 3rd with 87 points. If we don't make in auto promotion then I'm more than happy with the play offs. I also think in some ways that I don't want Leeds to end up in the play offs with us and would be happy for them to take the auto place if we don't overtake them.

I just think if Leeds get in the play offs that there would be so much media attention on it and if we ended up playing them could we replicate the league results again, would also hate to lose to them at Wembley (and if you beat them at Wembley can imagine it being unpleasant on the way out). If Leeds get auto, then the play offs would be 4 evenly matched teams and the media attention would be fairly evenly spread and you could just enjoy an honest contest and let the best team win.

We as a club have enjoyed great success in the play offs and a couple of disappointments (plus one absolute heartbreaking travesty of injustice, I still hate Doug Ellis and his FL cronies to this day). We should embrace them and let what will be happen.

[axs]

I'll say again what I said last week - I'd rather be a Town fan than a Leeds fan, if the season ends tomorrow. We've massively overachieved on what we expected, they've fucked up big style.

...other than the fact they would be promoted.

[One F In Fitton]

Agree with everything in your post - remember feeling sick for days after that wet night in Brighton. The Club is in better shape now and moving forward once again.

Exactly your Dukeness - when we lost that night it was a case of "when will we ever get another shot at promotion", whereas, whatever happens at the end of this season, we can feel pretty bloody optimistic about a continuing upward curve.

[DV]

Wha?

After the Brighton game we all thought we'd be top 2 the following season with Bristol City.

Didn't work out that way in the slightest but I don't any of us expected  to finish 12th at the start of that season.

[One F In Fitton]

You seem strangely confident about knowing what EVERYONE was thinking.

True, many people assumed we were definitely going up, but many others thought we'd blown our chance - and they were proved right. We weren't exactly challenging for promotion year after year, hence the lack of confidence amongst many of us.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

This season is starting to look like 86/87 where we petered out a bit with 5 draws in the last 5 games and ended up in 3rd with 87 points. If we don't make in auto promotion then I'm more than happy with the play offs. I also think in some ways that I don't want Leeds to end up in the play offs with us and would be happy for them to take the auto place if we don't overtake them.

The last couple of games have reminded me very much of that season. I particularly remember Doncaster at home, who were fighting relelgation. We were expecting to coast to victory but only drew 1-1 thanks to a very late equalizer..sound familiar?

And in 92-93 we pretty much limped over the line at the end of the season. Two lessons to be learned?
1. Promotion is bloody hard to get and there is a shed load of anxiety and frustration to endure on the way and there is loads and loads more yet to come.
2. How you end the season has no bearing whatsoever on how you preform in the play offs as these two examples show.

That is of course assuming that we don't make automatic. I have thought it was achieveable since January and I'm not giving up now.

Tend to agree about Leeds, given a choice I'd rather avoid them.

[NW6Red]

Exactly your Dukeness - when we lost that night it was a case of "when will we ever get another shot at promotion", whereas, whatever happens at the end of this season, we can feel pretty bloody optimistic about a continuing upward curve.

Agree completely. I bloody hope we don't let in a last-minute equaliser and go out on penalties again, though.

[yeo]

I booked play off final saturday off

jinx