| It seems incredible to me.... 17:04 - Dec 30 with 5587 views | bobbyramsey |
....that not too many years ago we were playing and/or beating the likes of Spurs, Liverpool, Man Utd etc.....
Makes me feckin' weep..... |  | | |  |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:07 - Dec 30 with 5557 views | Herbivore |
Depends on what you mean by not many years. It's 18 years since we beat Liverpool and Spurs, it's over 20 years since we beat United. |  |
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| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:11 - Dec 30 with 5542 views | bobbyramsey |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:07 - Dec 30 by Herbivore |
Depends on what you mean by not many years. It's 18 years since we beat Liverpool and Spurs, it's over 20 years since we beat United. |
I'm probably older than some, to me that's fairly recent history lol | | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:13 - Dec 30 with 5531 views | Herbivore |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:11 - Dec 30 by bobbyramsey |
I'm probably older than some, to me that's fairly recent history lol |
You could be an adult and not have seen us beat any of those sides in your lifetime, it's a long way back really. | |
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| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:22 - Dec 30 with 5515 views | longtimefan |
The stark reality is that in the last 30 years we’ve only had one year in the top league where we were competitive, 2000-01 season. The other years in the top division in that timespan were spent trying to avoid relegation, 16th position being our highest! [Post edited 30 Dec 2018 17:23]
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| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:26 - Dec 30 with 5492 views | grimboy |
Who’s fault is it ?
Sheepshanks,and Burley?
Or just poor management in general of the club. |  | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:31 - Dec 30 with 5469 views | bobbyramsey |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:13 - Dec 30 by Herbivore |
You could be an adult and not have seen us beat any of those sides in your lifetime, it's a long way back really. |
S'pose you're right, my selective memory again
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| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:41 - Dec 30 with 5436 views | Illinoisblue |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:22 - Dec 30 by longtimefan |
The stark reality is that in the last 30 years we’ve only had one year in the top league where we were competitive, 2000-01 season. The other years in the top division in that timespan were spent trying to avoid relegation, 16th position being our highest! [Post edited 30 Dec 2018 17:23]
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and how many seasons have we had in the top flight in our entire existence? 30 at most I would guess. Probably a few less than that actually. |  |
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| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:56 - Dec 30 with 5400 views | PJH |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:41 - Dec 30 by Illinoisblue |
and how many seasons have we had in the top flight in our entire existence? 30 at most I would guess. Probably a few less than that actually. |
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1961-1964(3)
1968-1986(19)-THANK YOU SBR.
1992-1995(3)
2000-2002(2)
Some of them were pretty good though. |  | | |
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| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:04 - Dec 30 with 5370 views | Ftnfwest |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:56 - Dec 30 by PJH |
27.
1961-1964(3)
1968-1986(19)-THANK YOU SBR.
1992-1995(3)
2000-2002(2)
Some of them were pretty good though. |
You’ve probably seen the lot PJ, the first I remember vaguely was 73-74, not sure whether the current malaise is worse for us or the younger folk, but I do feel sorry for them and admire them if they stick at it. I’ll still be going if we’re in the conference to be honest. |  | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:09 - Dec 30 with 5348 views | Pecker |
I get the same pleasure out of beating any side. |  | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:10 - Dec 30 with 5342 views | PJH |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:04 - Dec 30 by Ftnfwest |
You’ve probably seen the lot PJ, the first I remember vaguely was 73-74, not sure whether the current malaise is worse for us or the younger folk, but I do feel sorry for them and admire them if they stick at it. I’ll still be going if we’re in the conference to be honest. |
Yes, saw all those.
Certainly from about 1973 until 1985 I assumed that ITFC would be in the top division "for ever".
First time round (61/62) was a bit special too.
What you and I have seen cannot be taken away from us so I think that we should be grateful for that. | | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:11 - Dec 30 with 5340 views | tampa_bay |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:56 - Dec 30 by PJH |
27.
1961-1964(3)
1968-1986(19)-THANK YOU SBR.
1992-1995(3)
2000-2002(2)
Some of them were pretty good though. |
Being born in the late 60’s has really skewed my perception of our size and importance. Spending your formative years with your home town club being one of the best in Europe was great but has meant a lifetime of disappointment ever since. |  | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:19 - Dec 30 with 5322 views | PJH |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:11 - Dec 30 by tampa_bay |
Being born in the late 60’s has really skewed my perception of our size and importance. Spending your formative years with your home town club being one of the best in Europe was great but has meant a lifetime of disappointment ever since. |
Yes, I was born when we were in the Third Division so success in the Second Division in 1960/61 and then what followed the year after was all new to me so in that respect I saw the rise.
As I said before,it seemed for a large chunk of SBR's reign that we would always be a top division club. | | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:22 - Dec 30 with 5312 views | Pecker |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:19 - Dec 30 by PJH |
Yes, I was born when we were in the Third Division so success in the Second Division in 1960/61 and then what followed the year after was all new to me so in that respect I saw the rise.
As I said before,it seemed for a large chunk of SBR's reign that we would always be a top division club. |
We haven't been in the 3rd tier of English football since I was born and it ain't going to happen in my lifetime. | | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:24 - Dec 30 with 5305 views | SomethingBlue |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:26 - Dec 30 by grimboy |
Who’s fault is it ?
Sheepshanks,and Burley?
Or just poor management in general of the club. |
As a club we have done many things wrong in the past decade and a half. The unfortunate thing is that, each time, it's happened at a particularly key point in wider football history. We have been left well behind and, when you look at how luck and rank poor performance have conspired against us at once, it's hard not to think sometimes that we are cursed. | |
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| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:25 - Dec 30 with 5294 views | tampa_bay |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:19 - Dec 30 by PJH |
Yes, I was born when we were in the Third Division so success in the Second Division in 1960/61 and then what followed the year after was all new to me so in that respect I saw the rise.
As I said before,it seemed for a large chunk of SBR's reign that we would always be a top division club. |
Bloody Pioneer Stand! | | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:26 - Dec 30 with 5300 views | RegencyBlue |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 17:26 - Dec 30 by grimboy |
Who’s fault is it ?
Sheepshanks,and Burley?
Or just poor management in general of the club. |
Well Sheepshanks ego began writing cheques the club couldn’t afford, which was the beginning of the rot, but after 11 years of the Evans regime there really is no one else to blame! |  | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:34 - Dec 30 with 5269 views | EastTownBlue |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:09 - Dec 30 by Pecker |
I get the same pleasure out of beating any side. |
Indeed. Winning has become such a rare occurrence these days.
But I doubt that is what you meant though. | | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 19:15 - Dec 30 with 5173 views | patrickswell |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:09 - Dec 30 by Pecker |
I get the same pleasure out of beating any side. |
Agreed, especially in years like this one where they’ve been like hen’s teeth. |  | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 19:29 - Dec 30 with 5125 views | longtimefan |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:25 - Dec 30 by tampa_bay |
Bloody Pioneer Stand! |
Yep. And to think we didn’t learn our lesson and went on to repeat it twice in the 2000s | | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 20:21 - Dec 30 with 4999 views | Ace_High1 |
The one that always makes me laugh is thinking back to Inter Milan. I know they are not great nowadays but in the 90's and 00's they were always a big and successful club and to think just 17 years ago we beat them seems unreal. Especially when they had in the squad Ronaldo and Vieri.
And now we cannot beat dross like Millwall, Rotherham etc. |  | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 20:40 - Dec 30 with 4963 views | StNeotsBlue |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 18:09 - Dec 30 by Pecker |
I get the same pleasure out of beating any side. |
I actually find this attitude quite sad and joyless, its akin to saying I enjoy every meal to the same level, surely some stick in the memory a little bit more than others? I enjoy every victory but the levels of enjoyment can vary widely. |  | | |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 23:10 - Dec 30 with 4796 views | patrickswell |
| It seems incredible to me.... on 20:40 - Dec 30 by StNeotsBlue |
I actually find this attitude quite sad and joyless, its akin to saying I enjoy every meal to the same level, surely some stick in the memory a little bit more than others? I enjoy every victory but the levels of enjoyment can vary widely. |
All wins are to be savoured, but to take your point a little further, I have no time for posters who say they wouldn’t want to see Town in the Premier League nowadays, as we’d only be playing for 17th. I get what they mean, but in the 32 years I’ve followed the club, wins over Man Utd, Liverpool etc were very special even if they were few and far between. To see us against the best sides and potentially beating them again is what I hope for.
It’s the erosion of joy and the inability to beat anyone that has made this year so poor. Imagine being a little kid and following Town at the moment, what would be the point. In the mid-80s, my mates used to tell me that Town were rubbish, but even in 85-86, I could shut the Liverpool fans up. This side now is true rubbish, and unless it turns things around quick, it will struggle to engage new fans over and above “entertainment”. | | | |
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