| Other than Coventry.. 08:45 - Apr 17 with 13623 views | The_Romford_Blue |
..is there a fan base In the top four divisions that have had less to celebdate/shout about over the last fifteen years than us?
We haven’t even had a one off season of success. Painful.
Edit - We’ve since established that Coventry actually won the FL Trophy at Wembley last year so their fans at least had that. [Post edited 17 Apr 2018 8:54]
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:47 - Apr 17 with 6259 views | Currie10 |
Forest ? |  | | |
| Other than Coventry.. on 08:48 - Apr 17 with 6251 views | The_Romford_Blue |
Actually, even Coventry won that Football League Trophy last year at Wembley didn’t they?
Of all the bloody teams I could’ve chosen (prettt much at random), Sod’s law I’d chose Town.
That is all. | |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:49 - Apr 17 with 6250 views | Bent_double |
I seem to remember when this came up a while ago that there were a couple of L1/L2 clubs who had spent 20 years in the same league - can't remember which ones though, or whether they've had other success, such as winning a cup game or even a derby game. |  |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:50 - Apr 17 with 6240 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Other than Coventry.. on 08:47 - Apr 17 by Currie10 |
Forest ? |
Didn’t they drop to League 1 for a while? So they would’ve at least had the season of promotion. | |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:51 - Apr 17 with 6229 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Other than Coventry.. on 08:47 - Apr 17 by Currie10 |
Forest ? |
Promoted in 07/08 and finished 3rd a few years later. Would definitely be in the running for the last 10 years though |  |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:51 - Apr 17 with 6229 views | tractordownsouth |
Probably not, although Portsmouth would probably have been the answer 12 months ago.
Edit: Actually it could be Tranmere, though no longer in the 92. They spent about 15 years in league one, were top of the league in February a few years back, then got two consecutive relegations and are still in the Conference. [Post edited 17 Apr 2018 8:54]
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:52 - Apr 17 with 6222 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Other than Coventry.. on 08:49 - Apr 17 by Bent_double |
I seem to remember when this came up a while ago that there were a couple of L1/L2 clubs who had spent 20 years in the same league - can't remember which ones though, or whether they've had other success, such as winning a cup game or even a derby game. |
We can’t even win a cup game or beat the sister shaggers! | |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:53 - Apr 17 with 6208 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Other than Coventry.. on 08:51 - Apr 17 by tractordownsouth |
Probably not, although Portsmouth would probably have been the answer 12 months ago.
Edit: Actually it could be Tranmere, though no longer in the 92. They spent about 15 years in league one, were top of the league in February a few years back, then got two consecutive relegations and are still in the Conference. [Post edited 17 Apr 2018 8:54]
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Didn’t they win the FA Cup a few years back?
I vaguely remember a picture of Kanu and Harry Rednapp with the cup and qualifying for the UEFA cup thereafter. | |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:54 - Apr 17 with 6205 views | Tendring_Blue |
Coventry proves we are actually half decent.
8 thousand odd watch them at the Ricoh now, it looks really empty. I often go when we are not playing at home and I can tell you, I still prefer our stagnation to watching a League 2 play off push. You wouldn't know Coventry had a football club anymore and yet when the Wasps play of Saturday the egg chasers are all over the city.
Very sad, would have loved to have lived in COV when they were at Highfield road, just a 15 min walk away. [Post edited 17 Apr 2018 8:56]
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:54 - Apr 17 with 6204 views | BlueyandCrazy |
Think that should read 10 years.
First 5 years in Championship were ok - 2 play-off semis, and Jim's passing football plus hope raised from takeover.
Its the 10 years since, and yes Coventry and Oldham come to mind as do Forest - although like Leeds they've at least had a promotion from League 1? |  |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:54 - Apr 17 with 6200 views | tractordownsouth |
| Other than Coventry.. on 08:53 - Apr 17 by The_Romford_Blue |
Didn’t they win the FA Cup a few years back?
I vaguely remember a picture of Kanu and Harry Rednapp with the cup and qualifying for the UEFA cup thereafter. |
Oh sugar forgot about that... Yeah it's us. | |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:55 - Apr 17 with 6193 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Other than Coventry.. on 08:51 - Apr 17 by tractordownsouth |
Probably not, although Portsmouth would probably have been the answer 12 months ago.
Edit: Actually it could be Tranmere, though no longer in the 92. They spent about 15 years in league one, were top of the league in February a few years back, then got two consecutive relegations and are still in the Conference. [Post edited 17 Apr 2018 8:54]
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Think Rommys question is more along the lines of teams that have literally had no excitement, rather than had turmoil
Portsmouth have spent some of that time in the PL, won the FA Cup and faced the likes of AC Milan in Europe - whether that combined with their freefall is preferable to nothingness is perhaps a different question! | |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:56 - Apr 17 with 6188 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Other than Coventry.. on 08:54 - Apr 17 by BlueyandCrazy |
Think that should read 10 years.
First 5 years in Championship were ok - 2 play-off semis, and Jim's passing football plus hope raised from takeover.
Its the 10 years since, and yes Coventry and Oldham come to mind as do Forest - although like Leeds they've at least had a promotion from League 1? |
I chose 15 because that was when I first started supporting Town.
Even I feel sorry for the lack of success I’ve seen. | |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:56 - Apr 17 with 6187 views | Bluefish |
This will be another of those great threads where Ipswich fans claim getting relegated and promoted back is better than not getting relegated. I've never seen us relegated from this league but I've seen us relegated from the prem twice and it was horrible. I would imagine relegation from here would be worse because it is less expected. |  |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:57 - Apr 17 with 6175 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Other than Coventry.. on 08:56 - Apr 17 by Bluefish |
This will be another of those great threads where Ipswich fans claim getting relegated and promoted back is better than not getting relegated. I've never seen us relegated from this league but I've seen us relegated from the prem twice and it was horrible. I would imagine relegation from here would be worse because it is less expected. |
I’m not saying it would be better.
But it least it would be something to enjoy for a year.
I’m bored of the same grounds every season. Every bloody year we have to want that t**t with the maracas take the piss at QPR away. | |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 08:59 - Apr 17 with 6151 views | textbackup |
we cant even claim the PO season was all that, because at the end of the day our best season in 12/4 was killed by our local rivals.
that's the Ipswich we follow
things will change from here on tho, got a good feeling |  |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 09:00 - Apr 17 with 6145 views | Tendring_Blue |
| Other than Coventry.. on 08:56 - Apr 17 by The_Romford_Blue |
I chose 15 because that was when I first started supporting Town.
Even I feel sorry for the lack of success I’ve seen. |
I like you have seen relatively little success but I don't care, I just enjoy going to games and supporting my team with good mates.
Its a good thing to do, following a football team. When we win something it will be big celebrations. | | | |
| Other than Coventry.. on 09:01 - Apr 17 with 6130 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Other than Coventry.. on 08:55 - Apr 17 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Think Rommys question is more along the lines of teams that have literally had no excitement, rather than had turmoil
Portsmouth have spent some of that time in the PL, won the FA Cup and faced the likes of AC Milan in Europe - whether that combined with their freefall is preferable to nothingness is perhaps a different question! |
Exactly - excitement/fun/a year of celebration
Anything at this point for next season I will take.
Instead I expect the next time we will have that will be in a few years when we are promoted back into the chanpionship. Eventually. After we go down in the next three years. | |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 09:02 - Apr 17 with 6123 views | textbackup |
| Other than Coventry.. on 09:01 - Apr 17 by The_Romford_Blue |
Exactly - excitement/fun/a year of celebration
Anything at this point for next season I will take.
Instead I expect the next time we will have that will be in a few years when we are promoted back into the chanpionship. Eventually. After we go down in the next three years. |
you said 2 before! | |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 09:04 - Apr 17 with 6106 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Other than Coventry.. on 09:02 - Apr 17 by textbackup |
you said 2 before! |
My dad claims that’s b**lsh1t.
Apparently the kit my uncle got my was for in fact my 4th birthday. After my fascination with tractors in the months before that. | |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 09:15 - Apr 17 with 6033 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
So would you rather get relegated so that we can participate in the FL Trophy?
Or get promoted from League 1?
It has been a pretty dull 16 years, but far more successful than many other clubs. |  |
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| Other than Coventry.. on 09:19 - Apr 17 with 6003 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Other than Coventry.. on 09:15 - Apr 17 by Marshalls_Mullet |
So would you rather get relegated so that we can participate in the FL Trophy?
Or get promoted from League 1?
It has been a pretty dull 16 years, but far more successful than many other clubs. |
I’m not saying that doing that is better than sitting in this league as a generally mid table bang average team. But just that we’ve had literally nothing to shout about in 15 years. At least Pompey, Leeds, forest, Coventry, etc have had one year to celebrate in that time where most sets of fans can be envious of the fun that the set of fans are having.
I can’t be the only one who’s been jealous of the season the wolves fans have had this year. Last minute winners at Bristol City, the Cardiff double penalty scenes, beating Brum Home and away, etc. I just want one year. As soon as we get promoted, we can be relegated within a year. That’ll do me. Just one year. Is that too much to ask? | |
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| (No subject) (n/t) on 09:22 - Apr 17 with 5990 views | hatch |
| Other than Coventry.. on 08:54 - Apr 17 by Tendring_Blue |
Coventry proves we are actually half decent.
8 thousand odd watch them at the Ricoh now, it looks really empty. I often go when we are not playing at home and I can tell you, I still prefer our stagnation to watching a League 2 play off push. You wouldn't know Coventry had a football club anymore and yet when the Wasps play of Saturday the egg chasers are all over the city.
Very sad, would have loved to have lived in COV when they were at Highfield road, just a 15 min walk away. [Post edited 17 Apr 2018 8:56]
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