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Rather enjoying this- good start to a weekend. But, having watched footy for about 50 years, and having just had about the 50th reference to ‘transition ‘ can anyone explain what ‘transition’ actually is/means? 

1 minute ago, petehinton said:

But is basically the closest team possible to friends and family in Guernsey, which may mean a lot to him   

Sure, but you’re gonna fly to Guernsey, and there’s no appreciable time difference between the south coast and any major English city with an airport . I’ve taken the fast ferry from Poole to Guernsey quite regularly, and it’s a 4 hour, claustrophobic vomiton, so if you’re reading this Alex …

My guess is that his agent has been urged to hit the phones this weekend with an ‘anywhere in the Prem. before Bournemouth ‘ instruction. I understand and respect the food chain. They are ‘bigger’, better and wealthier than us, now and for the foreseeable future. Scott will welcome a huge wage rise that we can’t possibly match. But ultimately Bournemouth is dull seaside retirement home, with a Toytown ground and attendances about half of hours. And if you’re in the glory game, which football is, and you have options, which Scott does, that’s got to matter. 

13 hours ago, cidered abroad said:

In any other league and sport, if a club's stadium does not meet the requirements at the time of qualifying for promotion, then promotion would not be a granted.

 

Yes, indeed. I now live in Bedford where the winning local rugby team was refused promotion because their (fantastic, town centre, community ground) did not meet the required Premiership standards. 
So lost out to Worcester. Who played at Sixfields. Who had parachute payments. Who subsequently failed to pay a large sum of tax owed to the treasury/ Britain’s taxpayers. Who then went into administration and were disbanded, leaving their own players unpaid and their loyal fans high and dry. Just saying.

That 90th minute winner v Liverpool in 1977 that gave us a chance of staying up! The official attendance was about 38000, I think, but people were 4 deep on the Dolman steps. He was a good, genuine bloke who lived a good, latterly brave life. Rest in peace Chris and thanks for the memories.

23 hours ago, 22A said:

I agree in principle, but remeber those replays at Leeds in 74 and Liverpool 94?

It amused me at the time (late 80's / early 90's) when Arsenal and Liverpool played each other four times (replays of drawn replays) for the right to play Oldham in the next round of the League Cup.

Didn’t we play Wrexham at the Gate in the 1970’s when we were in the top flight. I think we trailed 0-4 but fought back at the death to draw 4-4. Jumped around like a nutter. Then we went to Wrexham and lost 4-0 in the replay? 

FA cup final on my birthday, for first time in about 40 years- it’s an omen, I tell e. 

Any clothing manufacturer that sizes up to 6xl guarantees my total, exclusive loyalty. 

13 minutes ago, REDOXO said:

It was over 60 years until 76. I think we held the record then too!

It was 65 years- just consulted my Evening Post special edition ( stored under my bed these last 47 years) and the headline in the yellowed supplement is ‘65 Years of Ups and Downs’. Well done Luton. Can’t begin to begrudge graft, belief and hope against the odds.

In common with the last year, more quality will go out than likely to come in, so there will be a great premium on picking players with the right (ie the managers) mentality, and recruiting numbers, hopefully of solid Championship players with good injury records. SL talking a good game and aiming for playoffs, but I’d be happy with top half and above Ipswich.

Actually, can remember a lot of things to like about Millwall. Went midweek about 30 years ago- disaster game; we were 3-0 down after about 10 mins. Took my dad, who had just had an op and had to sit down, only it was standing only for City fans. The stewards were fantastic- got us both out into safe seating without any charge. Also went with an Arsenal mate in the late 80’s, to find all ticket and sold out. Steward quietly opened get and let us in, refusing payment, even though we were away fans. Yes, some real numpties, but a lot of passion and community, which I rather like.

Just now, cityexile said:

5-0.

Swiss Tony should be looking over his shoulder- Ipswich owner will be looking to trade up.

3 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said:

With points deductions for failing FFP 

Perhaps, but not necessarily. We spent the money coming in on lesser players on higher wages. 

We’ve only lost one more game than Milwall who are in 5th and two more than Middlesbrough in 4th. The difference is the win/draw ratio. We’ve drawn 14- 1 more than Wigan who are bottom .I think we underestimate how well Pearson has done in making us gritty, resilient and harder to beat. Next step is to be more potent in the final third.

As Jerseybean has noted, double page spread on Scott in today’s Guardian. Great article- and may help to push up his price- but left me depressed. Obviously we have to be a selling club and talented young players have to have the chance to move up in terms of opportunity and salary, but the money coming in in the last few years (must  be up to £100m with Scott) hasn’t made us any better. Can’t get it out of my head where we would be today with Webster, Kelly, Reid, Brownhill, Semenyo, Scott.

Most digital tickets need to be validated / activated when you arrive at the stadium ( otherwise people just take screenshots of their mates ticket). This usually requires Bluetooth and, more importantly, a system that can stand up to 40000 people arriving in one place and trying to log in at the same time. For the World Cup in Qatar- perhaps one of the most digital countries in the world- it was an absolute shambles for some fans.

54 minutes ago, Super said:

2 championship teams was never going to be high in the list not sure what else you were expecting.

Marginally above a League 1 side which has managed a goalless draw?

I was going to start a thread on this - unusually for me. At 58, I thought I was too long in the tooth to be bothered by this sort of nonsense, but yesterdays MOTD was simply risible. To put our 3-0 on last as part of a brief roundup, half an hour after highlights of a match played 24 hours earlier and sometime after Ipswich’s 0-0 showed utter contempt for our club and region. There’s being unfashionable and then there’s being deliberately ignored. No wonder we never get a penalty.

Just when it seemed that today could get no worse, looked up from my phone to see LJ on Sky saying ‘we just want to play to the philosophy and execute it properly’. 

We can concentrate on the league!

Midweek away game at Brighton, early 90’s, and Osman chipped a ball into the away end during the warm up. Gallantly I leant to the left, thereby avoiding a direct hit and ensuring that the ball crashed into the midriff of the woman sat behind me, where it deposited a carton of coffee over a very expensive looking fur coat. Mrs Osman was not best pleased. “Christ, what a prat”, was only one of her responses, referring to our player/ manager, not me. And, sadly, I was tempted to agree. 

Aqueducts and a modern road network?

Why put away fans in the upper tier when the lower tier is completely empty?

3 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

Scroll to the right on that menu and you'll come to it eventually. Took me a while!

Finally found it. Can’t shake the feeling that I’m ultimately going to wish that I hadn’t. 

Met him in a Berlin hotel restaurant during the 2006 World Cup. Full of red wine, I interrupted his meal to ask for a photo. He smiled and insisted we walk to the other side of the room where “the light was better”. That sort of nonsense must have bugged him hundreds of times a day. He really did seem to be a genuinely nice bloke with the patience of a saint. Great man.