Yeah, will be crucial. I’m sure it’s probably be discussed elsewhere on here but has there been any news on how lockdown is impacting on Wasps? If the rumours to be believed they were already struggling prior to all this?
I’m loving the sale! When/if we get declared champions I’m resolved to sending my Pompey supporting parents a City shirt each! Pair of Idiots.
I see, the walls have ears is it? Fair enough.
Crazy logic isnt it. We had some bloody good times in the top flight. A lot of our younger fans have just witnessed lower league dross. Why deny them the privilege of seeing top flight football because us older ones have already been there done it etc.
This needs sorting gone a bit quiet lately with this coronavirus issue and matches being suspended but it is a possible Achilles heel all the time, won’t make too much difference for a while as I suspect behind closed doors will be with us for a bit, be nice to get it sorted so when crowds return it can be in Cov.
The gap between league one and the championship is astronomical compared to leagues one and two. Single players will be raking in more than entire squads at this level. Staying up will be an enormous achievement on our budget.
absolutely. I saw some terrible City sides/performances when we were in Div 1 but it's still the memories of watching some outstanding results/performances against the likes of Liverpool in the 80s (when they were outstanding) that remain.
I think we'll be relying on finishing above the other 2 promoted teams plus maybe one or two others that are entering financial difficulty. Blues, Derby, Wednesday from what I hear.
agreed, we might get away with the back part of our team, but bearing in mind walsh and o'hare will likely be gone the front part of our team will need a complete overhaul. without a ground, funding what will be necessary will probably not happen. just hope fans remember whatever happens robins should not be sacked after a run of defeats.
You are the numbers guy, check the numbers. Those with parachute payments have £40m those without average £4.5. We will have less. The rinse and repeat will probably be an endless struggle to stay in the Championship.....unless we find a sugar dadfy
One of the keys would be how well they use the loan market.
It is no more illogical than watching your team being thumped most weeks. In the last 10 years in the top flight we had one good season - by that we nearly got to halfway. I was glad we got relegated in the end, after 30+ years I was fed up of it. In 32 years we got into Europe via the League once. I have friends who are West Ham United fans - success equals winning the Everton Cup, i.e. coming 7th, or just staying in the top flight. All that anxiety and little fun. I'd rather beat Doncaster, Oxford and Rotherham on successive weeks. The peak of my ambitions is that we get to the play offs of the Championship, but lose in the semi finals
It is rumoured that cattermole is was on 60k p/w.... that would have certainly been more than our total squad wage last season...
On the field, anyway!
I grew up in the 90s. I’d disagree - I enjoyed the late 90s more than I enjoyed playing Stockport, Forest Green and Barnet.
We’ve had, at a push, 3 good seasons in 19 since we were relegated from the Prem, and 2 excruciatingly bad ones.
Have to agree with MR. He's had a couple of weeks where the wheel seemed to come off, but by god he's turned it around.
On the sale thing, is there a bit of money to be made in terms of celebratory scarves and shirts and merchandise, if we go up?
Yes, I pride myself in having been to at least 80% of the entire 34 years of home games, and can honestly say I never felt too despondent about losing streaks. Obviously any loss is a disappointment whatever division we are in, but I can certainly remember the excitement that went with winning relegation battles, as much as the odd times we beat the likes of Man U, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, etc.
