Corcaigh_the_Cat
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That's what the current era reminds me of. Generally good entertaining football but regular let downs.Bit like the Stan Anderson years ... always near the top but not consistent enough to romp it
That's what the current era reminds me of. Generally good entertaining football but regular let downs.Bit like the Stan Anderson years ... always near the top but not consistent enough to romp it
and the Man U away days ahhhhhhhhhWe did enjoy ourselves during those years tho (without the booze too)
I remember 30 odd years ago this bricklayer from somewhere on Marton Road explaining very carefully to the general foreman on the Morrisons Teesside Park construction site who was from Sheffield (United) how about 8th in the then second division was about the right level for the Boro, probably because we were about mid table in division two at the time.Why is the championship our level? Fulham, Crystal Palace, Brighton, Bournemouth, Luton, Sheffield United, Burnley, your talking out your ****!! Are you telling me that those clubs that I've mentioned are bigger than us!! Not in my eyes and we should be equal if not above them.
Not sure what the answer is but you are spot on that the league system is no longer fit for purpose and is completely ruined by the limitless funds available to a number of clubs in the premier league. It’s like formula one now where only a very small number of clubs have any chance of winning and after that it’s about how far down the field you finish. It’s showing in the matches as well, there are some very poor quality matches in the Prem these days.Being promoted when the club isn't ready isn't a great idea.
We weren't properly ready after Karanka`s promotion and the last thing any Boro fan wants is to get promoted and be constantly humiliated, like Burnley, Luton, and Sheffield United.
Unless Steve Gibson finds a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, we're having to rebuild from the ground up.
Football in England is now so skewed by foreign tyrants investment and hedge-funders that the league system is no longer doing what it was meant to do.
For me, the Premier League can go down to ten clubs who play each other four times each in a season and fly off to the moon.
Go to four Divisions, include three-up, three-down from the National League and start again.
Just a Sunday - morning breakfast time idea?
The “Premiership” is the cuckoo in English football.Not sure what the answer is but you are spot on that the league system is no longer fit for purpose and is completely ruined by the limitless funds available to a number of clubs in the premier league. It’s like formula one now where only a very small number of clubs have any chance of winning and after that it’s about how far down the field you finish. It’s showing in the matches as well, there are some very poor quality matches in the Prem these days.
Cuckoo is a perfect term for it, a situation aided and abetted by the sports media companies of course.The “Premiership” is the cuckoo in English football.
It's taken over our game and pushed the majority of clubs aside, including clubs going bankrupt and others taken over by fraudsters, criminals and money-launderers.
From 1996 till 2009 we were in the PL apart from one season, did everyone say we were a PL club?We’ve been a Championship Club every season apart from 1 since 2009. We most definitely are a Championship club.
Where were Brighton and Brentford in 2009 ??!We’ve been a Championship Club every season apart from 1 since 2009. We most definitely are a Championship club.
Well apparently clearly not because in his own words the penny only dropped yesterdayDid the OP think this when we beat the mighty Leicester or Southampton
The way these things work is that only the bad results count! I thought everybody knew this.Well apparently clearly not because in his own words the penny only dropped yesterday
This is part of the perception problem. The playoffs make it seem like everyone has a chance which keeps the championship interesting but the reality is that the best teams get promoted. If you aren't good enough to challenge for the automatics then you probably aren't getting promoted.We’re 3 pts off the play offs where’s all this drama coming from
Still along way to go