Reflecting on Wembley

[Nick Jansky]

The absolute joy that was Saturday’s Wembley trip had one final flourish that waited until today to announce itself….

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Get well soon, buddy.

 

[breeny]

The team that starts in August will most likely look very different to the one that finished on Saturday, as I've already stated I live in the present so I'm happy to wait and see, predicting the future in football is not my style, it's basically the super six, a total lottery.

It’s when the team which starts in August is worse than the team which finished in May should you start to worry!

 

[JohnDenver]

You should post this on the conspiracy thread, they’ll have a field day.

The footballing gods, 5G, and chemtrails. What a combo!

 

[Blade56]

The absolute joy that was Saturday’s Wembley trip had one final flourish that waited until today to announce itself….

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Which seat were you in? Asking fir a friend.

 

[djbaldken]

I've waited for some of the dust to settle before trying yo put into words how I feel/felt about yesterday.

In play-off defeats gone by I've felt awful, truly awful, after the game.

This time I'd different. Only a small part of me does feel truly awful, but not for the same reasons.

Past defeats hurt because of the desperation to reach the Premier League, what it meant from a football perspective, the match itself and what we served up.

Yesterday - whilst we got a few things wrong, we turned up - failed to capitalise n a dominant first half and we lost grip of a game for 15 minutes which cost us. Talking to many neutrals they couldn't believe we'd lost after looking so in control.

The Premier League? The desperation to reach that dies more each season. I think a lot of us are scarred by last time. Watching football with VAR, for me, is awful. It is slowly killing English football.

The motivation to reach the Premier League is purely financially driven - how can that be right? Football should be about more. You get promoted and have two distinct paths - invest £200m in players to try and survive, risk the future of the club or light investment and pretty much a season of struggle. What choices hey?

So, to explain, the sole reason I feel awful today is my kids (and families all across our fan base) - and selfishly just wanting one special day to experience with them.

I feel like Rory McIlroy before he got his grand slam. Once I've seen us win at Wembley I'll be content.

So, it's very much "win, lose or draw...."

Sorry for the self indulgent long post - read, ignore, roll eyes. Just wanted to know if this was similar to others.

I would have liked to express my feeling in the exact same way. You have put it perfectly. A great post. So Eloquently written. Thank you.

 

[Wards]

All Moore has to do it turn and play a simple ball either side of Ballard and Cannon is in...

 

[Mackem magic]

It’s when the team which starts in August is worse than the team which finished in May should you start to worry!

I can't see that being the case at all.

 

[Tickhill Blade]

Sums up being a Blade I think

 

[Chimpan-A]

The absolute joy that was Saturday’s Wembley trip had one final flourish that waited until today to announce itself….

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Ooh, congratulations, I hope it’s a girl!

 

[JohnDenver]

Ooh, congratulations, I hope it’s a girl!

I’m gonna call her Kieffella.