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?Automatic Promotion?

?Automatic Promotion?

mitsub

mitsub

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I know we have had an unbelivable start to the season this year but can you see us holding on and winning promotion automatically. Personally i think we can.

Simpson to me has all the right charactoristics of any manager aiming for the top 2 places. Anyway i dont think i could cope going through the play-offs again.

You might say its a long way off yet but i think we can do it.
What do you think?
 
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Its a possibility. Who knows? Maybe Cardiff will surrender top spot & it could be West Brom we need to worry about?
 
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no need for promotion talk at all it only takes us to lose 3 or 4 games and we will fall down to about 10th! its a tight league and anything can happen so just concentrate on 1 game at a time and stay focused!

and can we stop the we are goin up chants its too early
 
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Yeah. I only start thinking about where we'll finsish at the end of the season in April. For now, we're 24 points off avoiding relegation. That's good enough for me and it should be good enough for everyone.

Can't believe no-one else is talking about the forgotten pleasures of mid-table respectablity. Surely a forum about Preston North End is the last place for people who like talking about how much they enjoy Preston North End doing well to gather.
 
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We have had a very good team for the past 2 years, hampered by 2 bad starts. We've started well this year, why can't we be considered realistic promotion candidates?
 
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If not automatic promotion, then seventh place would be preferable. I suggested this at the start of last season and was criticised, but I think I was proved right. I just don't like the playoffs (although it is about time PNE won one).
 
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I think any team who is serious about automatic has to be aiming for it. What's wrong with us aiming for something lofty? If we fall short, we fall short, but at least we'll be safe in the knowledge that we went for it.
 
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matty7scott said:
no need for promotion talk at all it only takes us to lose 3 or 4 games and we will fall down to about 10th! its a tight league and anything can happen so just concentrate on 1 game at a time and stay focused!

and can we stop the we are goin up chants its too early
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Spot on.......I cringed when they started the we are going up chants yesterday!!!!!
 
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You may have cringed but it is fun joining in even if we have a v v long way to go.
 
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Matt PNE said:
I can't believe people are taking about promotion already
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Probably what Reading were saying this time last year.

I'm enjoying the ride

since Pa Broon left supporting North End has been excellent. Yes we've had the heartbreak of the play offs , but we've had some brilliant times and Simmo looks like he may outdo Stumpy (and you kna what that means)
 
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I'm enjoying every minute of the season. I know we shouldn't get our hopes up too much but so far it's looking very promising! We have had a few tough teams to play against and the fact we've been beating some of these away is quality.

Up the whites 😛
 
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Nothing wrong with setting your sights high. Simmo seems to be the kind of guy that will take it 1 game at a time & keep the players feet on the ground. It was interesting to Read Paddys comments on stumpy and Simmo in the Sunderland programme!!!😀 😀
 
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Spavin Stardust said:
It was interesting to Read Paddys comments on stumpy and Simmo in the Sunderland programme!!!😀 😀
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Do you think you could give a quick summary of those comments for those of us who weren't able to be at the game? Ta
 
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Remember that Simmo has already won promotion via the playoffs (with Carlisle from Conference to League Two).

And keep in mind that it was the most attacking team which won the Championship playoffs last season: Watford.

With Simmo at helm, I would very much fancy our chances if we would make the playoffs again this season. 🙂

Simmo is a winner, and the playoffs are made for winners.
 
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White Womble said:
Do you think you could give a quick summary of those comments for those of us who weren't able to be at the game? Ta
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It was along the lines of Billy just kept telling us to go on keep at it etc. Paul Simpson and the new staff have spoken more with the players put an arm round a few of them and asked if they are ok etc. It was somewhat critical of the previous regiemes man management skills😱 . The programme is not at my house, will look for it tomorrow and post more accurately what was said.
 
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Basically, our motivation is to avoid the dreaded Play Offs and finish above them.

We can do it, but we will need defensive cover, surely?
 
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WarrenJoyce9 said:
Basically, our motivation is to avoid the dreaded Play Offs and finish above them.

We can do it, but we will need defensive cover, surely?
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I agree. And your sig still makes me chuckle and feel warm inside. Long live Derek Shaw's sensibly tight fist.
 
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We have every right to talk about Promotion, why not?? Last year we finished HIGHER than any other team in this division. I know 3 came down from Prem, but as you all know, it`s very hard to go straight back up. So, we have got every right to aim at top 2 and even at winning this league. We have a very well setled team with some bloody good players that play as a unit. I`ll be dissapointed if we are not ambitiuos, just like Carlo Nash was before the start. But we have shown ambition on the pitch, why should we not show it on the stands too?! If we don`t beleive in ourselfs, who will? Up the whites!!
 
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