I myself think that the majority of our brilliant supporters would have grabbed with both hands if someone had said with two games to go we had something positive to play for this season. Before the season started pundits and our doom and gloom brigade thought we could possibly struggle because of the strength of teams in the Championship this season.
Positive outlook
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This is true.
However, we can see a potential missed opportunity this season. That’s all. Next season isn’t guaranteed to be an opportunity. We are close, very close, but now unlikely to miss the boat.
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very cuntish...as the thang is...true..and belief....but there could be arsolesas and there cdould be ....Wilko?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMlhWvIh7U4
‘‘Twas a poor schooling
On the subject of missing boats, when I was last in New Jersey, one of my neighbours, an older man, told me that when he was four, he and his mother were booked to sail from Southampton. They travelled from Lancashire but missed the sailing and had to get on the next available ship. The ship they missed was the Titanic.
Wowza!!! That's some claim to fame!!
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I'm sure that at the time there were hundreds of such Titanic tales. When I've been to New York, I'm always amazed at the number of people who, for some reason, were not in the Twin Towers on September 11th: feeding on the macabre.
Fans of Middlesbrough, Millwall, Brentford and especially Derby, Bristol City and Sheffield United can say the same as us. All have had games they should've won etc.
I personally think Derby and Bristol City will have monumentally fucked up if they don't reach the play-offs. Both were comfortable top 6 in January.
Exactly this and I still think teams are capable of even more fuck ups and while we still have a chance and I really do think we have a chance then below is my summary of what could happen and I really do believe this is defo possible.
24th April
Derby v Cardiff (Draw) - probably defeat for derby but I wouldn't mind the draw to keep Villa thinking they have one last outside chance on Saturday
28th April
Barnsley v Brentford (DRAW) - everybody thinks Brentford win but Barnsley's last 3 home games unbeaten including brizzles and SUFC
SUFC v PNE (AWAY) - on our day particularly away from home we can beat anybody
Villa v Derby (HOME) Villa flying at the moment and even if Fulham win Friday and Cardiff draw tues its still mathematically possible however Villa's last home game before play-offs so they will want to finish on a high against a poor derby at the moment
Boro v Millwall (HOME) Boro finishing strong and note this is a 5.30 kick-off so if we can just heap even more pressure on Millwall by taking their 6th slot all the better. Note also if Boro win this one they guarantee a play-off spot.
I really do think unbelievably we have every chance so all you nobbers get your SUFC tickets for Saturday and get behind the boys for one final push!!!!
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You're right, we've only actually been in the top six between September 12th and October 14th. So we've been knocking but never quite really in.
Such a shame the 10 games over February and March only returned 12 points.
Spot on, think it was an anniversary of the Titanic launch recently and the number of "anecdotes" of people who'd missed the thing cos they were in the pub or whatever it must have been only half full. Botham reckons he's met a million people who were at Headingley in 1981 despite the gaff having 5k in max. Most of Preston were at Scunny and Bury games in the afternoons in the 80's and the Windows on the World was a relatively small restaurant, and as you rightly say, a load of people were meant to be in there on 9/11 but for some reason weren't. Odd behaviour
We'll have won more games than we've lost at the end of this season, so for a 'middling' club, that's above average at the very least - certainly at this level. My cup is at least half full.
Over all, one has to say it's been a relatively successful season, but if like me, you've only been to around only 8 home games (and 0 away) and encountered more losses than wins, what I've witnessed has felt half full. But stats are stats and we'll end up back in the top 30 clubs in the English League, which is really rather good.
Over all, one has to say it's been a relatively successful season, but if like me, you've only been to around only 8 home games (and 0 away) and encountered more losses than wins, what I've witnessed has felt half full. But stats are stats and we'll end up back in the top 30 clubs in the English League, which is really rather good.