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And try and not get a little bit annoyed...

Will it be Burnley, Preston, Reading or Sheffield United joining Birmingham and Wolves in the Premier League and who will survive for more than one season?Birmingham City had to wait until the last game of the season to secure promotion to the Premier League. Burnley, Reading and United will join Preston in a winner takes all play off. The winner gets the rights to play in the coveted Premier League and will also walk away with a bonus of £50M to help buy players, invest in the infrastructure of the club so they are better equipped to fight the survival battle in the toughest league in the world.

The play-off games are always highly charged and played with such passion and intensity. There is no room for error. Preston were the most unlikely of the teams to make it to the play-offs but with their current confidence they have an outside chance of beating the gritty, never say die Sheffield side. Reading looked like they were heading for automatic promotion but a string of poor results in the last few weeks of the season spoilt the party. Will they be able to find their form against a lively young Burnley side that rise to the occasion under these play off conditions? The fate of the winner will be decided at Wembley on 25th May. Anyone prepared to stick their neck out and name the winner?

It does not seem at all comprehendible that people should be debating next season’s relegation possibilities but the knives are already out looking to name the lame ducks of next season’s Premier League. From past season’s experience it has the newly promoted clubs that provide some of the names for relegation the following season. This season the writing is on the wall for WBA with Hull living dangerously. Stoke were almost consumed by the task but have just managed to stave off the big drop. So what are the prospects for the new boys? Birmingham have been there, done that in 2007 and will be careful not to repeat the same mistakes. Goals have been a problem so manager Alex McLeish will have some wheeling and dealing to do to correct this. Wolves had a solid season playing with fluency and grit but manger, Mick McCarthy needs to look to add one or two experienced heads to go with the youth he already possesses. If Burnley makes it, their cup exploits against Premier League opposition suggest they can handle the pressure. Their ability to play free flowing football will make them very watchable. Sheffield United have the battling qualities which could see them picking up enough points against the other out of form sides. In the unlikely event of Preston playing in the Premier League they will have to produce a rabbit out of the bag to survive.

Now is the time for any brave supporter to share your thoughts about the survival potential of your side in next seasons Premier League. Who will remain up and who will bounce straight down?
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The link to the article is here...
http://www.4sportsake.com/blog199h/index.php?entryid=3072

Expect more of this from Tony Cascarino and Chris Kamara...
Because we are the "little club", even smaller than Burnley as this would suggest...
 
Frankly, if we do go up, I'd prefer us to go down and invest wisely, rather than gamble on staying up and then plummet like Leeds, Leicester, Charlton, Norwich et al.

As for this article? Who gives a shit? They probably can't name half of our squad anyway, so why should we pay them any attention?
 
As I've said before, these 'critics' have no idea what they're talking about. "I went there once in 1989" and they think they know everything.
At the end of the day, it's up to the 11 on the pitch to perform, and we're going to Wembley on 22nd May.
 
01sbennett said:
And try and not get a little bit annoyed...



The link to the article is here...
http://www.4sportsake.com/blog199h/index.php?entryid=3072

Expect more of this from Tony Cascarino and Chris Kamara...
Because we are the "little club", even smaller than Burnley as this would suggest...
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Can't see anything at all to get annoyed about there. Burnley have been the 'eyecatching' team this season as compared to North End, and that is a fact. Had we beaten the likes of Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal, and put on a great show v Spurs we would be crowing from the rooftops.

Also, newpaper or magazine articles don't win football matches, usually the team that wants it most does. We have to prove that we want it more than Sheff Utd over the next few days........that is what really matters.
 
matt_pnetownender said:
Frankly, if we do go up, I'd prefer us to go down and invest wisely, rather than gamble on staying up and then plummet like Leeds, Leicester, Charlton, Norwich et al.

As for this article? Who gives a shit? They probably can't name half of our squad anyway, so why should we pay them any attention?
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Just thought it would make an interesting read...
 
Couldn't give a shit about the patronising twerps who penned that article. They know nothing about Preston North End or the clubs who have been promoted from the Championship and stayed up without spending tens of millions in their first season. Piss poor article that looks like it was written for year 10 PE homework.
 
pav2u said:
Day after my 30th birthday! 😱😎
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The home leg on Friday is on my 38th wedding anniversary. Hopefully we will go into the away leg with a two goal lead, one goal for my husband and one goal for me - actually maybe three goals an extra one for our staying power 😱 Well that would only be fair.😉
 
They say "Now is the time for any brave supporter to share your thoughts about the survival potential of your side in next seasons Premier League."
No, now is not the time! That time will come after the final whistle of the play-off final.
More drivel will be cooked up by those 2 ex-players already mentioned. If those 2 idiots can get a job as a football pundit then anyone can.
 
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Two unlikelys...

Two unlikelys...

Two things:

"the most unlikely team to reach the play offs" - we've been in or around the play offs for almost a decade...

"In the unlikely event of Preston playing in the Premier League" - first, it's a lottery; second, we're the team with momentum; third, we have the tradition; fourth, with Williamson back for the final we'll crush; fifth, the writer of that article is a tosser...
 
simo said:
under the radar again. fine by me!
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I agree. Long may we remain "unfancied" by the media. Yesterday Radio (East) Lancs iterated that Alex Ferguson fancied "Burnley to win" the play-offs. I really doubt he cares, but it just shows how low the media sink to get a soundbite.

If we go about our job diligently, maintain this glorious run of results, we'll be the one's smiling as we end May. We few, we lucky few, we band of brothers (er, and sisters)!
 
Spavin Stardust said:
Couldn't give a shit about the patronising twerps who penned that article. They know nothing about Preston North End or the clubs who have been promoted from the Championship and stayed up without spending tens of millions in their first season. Piss poor article that looks like it was written for year 10 PE homework.
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I thought exactly that- it looks like homework. Very lazy journalism.
 
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