So who wants promotion ?

[Benny and the Blades]

Well Nigel can't say it's not his team, it is, and that they aren't playing his tactics, they are, or that the league form is acceptable , it isn't ...
In fact unless there is a big turn around in our league results I can see him leaving the club in the same position he found it in, at the bottom of the table and sorry but no cup run is worth that.......

 

[LS5 Blade]

Promotion should be the only aim as well. Cups are a bonus nothing more.[/QUOTE

Id much rather see us win a cup than win promotion. As a team that's not won a major honour since 1925, surely its our time soon????

 

[Gavlar]

if you're talking about the Paint pot trophy, the earliest we can win that is next season. We wont win the league cup or the FA cup, any other cups we can have a go at?

I think they give you a big trophy for winning league 1, does that not count?

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

If I'm completely honest, having supported for 50 years, I'm not that bothered about the Premiership ..... the refs are so biased towards the "big 5" that it makes it a hugely frustrating experience playing them and I hate to see all the "big bucks mercenaries" from abroad, diving like Tom Dayley and rolling around like poleaxed warthogs at every tackle.

I would be happy to see us competing at the top end of the Championship every year, playing good, fast, exciting football, scoring goals and competing well in the Cups and stuffing the spawny, lucky, scummy, arrogant piggy bastards whenever we meet them.
That .... will do me fine !!
UTB & FTP

Trouble with being sensible is some fuckers would get excited about watching Man U, they are the real United don't you know.

 

[Darthblade]

Just copied that bit out - unbelievable statement.

Tiddly winks anyone?

UTB

I'm serious for the reasons stated. Its not ever going to be "enjoyable" due to the bias of referees in the premiership eg Liverpool get a penalty awarded to them because Morgan "intended" to foul poor old Stevie G !!!! wtf

Give me the Championship and exciting football any day !!
UTB & FTP

 

[Benny and the Blades]

This is a lot like that Hungarian recipe for Rabbit stew that starts with " First catch a Rabbit ", HELLO, WE'RE IN THE THIRD DIVISION AND STRUGGLING FOR A WIN !!!! and any talk about whether we would like Premiership football or not is living in La La Land,
Nigel pooed his pants when we let in five against Swindon then pulled his head back in to his shell and returned to the same tactics that got us out of trouble last season but unfortunately without three of the major players we had back then.
We've returned to the don't lose at any cost mentality and not only is it boring to watch it's just not working, in fact unless Nigel gets it sorted we could well be heading for disaster ..

 

[FATTYFOULKE]

i agree that promotion is everything but it sure would be nice to win a trophy and get that 89/90 year monkey of our backs. We're in another semi final as well, two teams to beat and we've done it

 

[Fulwood Blade]

I'm serious for the reasons stated. Its not ever going to be "enjoyable" due to the bias of referees in the premiership eg Liverpool get a penalty awarded to them because Morgan "intended" to foul poor old Stevie G !!!! wtf

Give me the Championship and exciting football any day !!
UTB & FTP

Which leads in any form of life to mediocrity - which although is off football topic is where this country goes wrong.

Second class ability and first class attitude is ALWAYS better than first class ability and second class attitude.

As a club we should always strive for the former part of that statement and if we did we would stay in the premier league.

Championship means exactly what it is - 2nd class.

I mean nothing personal in the above against you - but no one should settle for 2nd - anytime or anywhere.

UTB and Happy New Year

 

[mattbianco1]

Promotion should be the only aim as well. Cups are a bonus nothing more.

I agree, my worry is though that we have extremely difficult league games this month and I fear players will be rested for the Spurs games (which to be honest, we have no chance of winning).

 

[Benny and the Blades]

Spurs have just knocked in 5 against Chelsea !!!!! tin hat time gentlemen ?

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

Spurs have just knocked in 5 against Chelsea !!!!! tin hat time gentlemen ?

Just because Spurs knocked in 5 against Chelsea , does not mean they will do the same to us . Football never works like that . We have a better chance getting a result against Spurs than we would against Scunny.

UTB.

 

[Cyprus Blade]

another small but meaningful point and this comes from a Forest mate of mine, It's Nottingham Forest, not Notts Forest - seriously, it sends them bonkers.

Useful info tyvm - so do you reckon NC will go to Notts Forest?

 

[Darthblade]

Which leads in any form of life to mediocrity - which although is off football topic is where this country goes wrong.

Second class ability and first class attitude is ALWAYS better than first class ability and second class attitude.

As a club we should always strive for the former part of that statement and if we did we would stay in the premier league.

Championship means exactly what it is - 2nd class.

I mean nothing personal in the above against you - but no one should settle for 2nd - anytime or anywhere.

UTB and Happy New Year

With the history of our "Boards" down at BDTBL, we will be lucky to have anything above third class for the foreseeable future !! Regrettably .....
UTB & FTP

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

With the history of our "Boards" down at BDTBL, we will be lucky to have anything above third class for the foreseeable future !! Regrettably .....
UTB & FTP

Name of the game is to sign good quality third division players to get us out of league division 3.

UTB

 

[davidpinder]

I agree, my worry is though that we have extremely difficult league games this month and I fear players will be rested for the Spurs games (which to be honest, we have no chance of winning).

Like last season you mean? We haven't got the quality this season to leave anyone out.