Yes - six seasons at level 2, then two consecutive relegations
Then they later bounced back to level 2 after two consecutive promotions , but only for one season (2006/7)
Last edited by mikemiller; 19-03-2018 at 04:09 PM.
Yes I remember Powell and a few more ' experts ' marking us down to finish below half-way.
PW has done well considering he's only a ' fitness coach that runs round cones ', are we clear of relegation yet ?
It may take another 1 or 2 transfer windows to improve the squad. ( incremental )
UP THE MILLERS.
Yes, irrespective of where we are next season, you would think that the team should improve. So long as he sticks to his principles of young, enthusiastic with a team ethic and willing to learn the summer signings should be interesting. Personally, I think that IF we get promoted we may surprise some. You can't pick and choose when to get promoted and, if the opportunity arises, then I hope that we take it.
UTM
I don't remember much about the 1976/77 season, which surprises me. 40+ years ago is usually easier to remember than last week these days. So I looked it up. 4th place - top 3 promoted (no play-offs) Missed out to Palace with a goal difference of 3 less than theirs.
Mansfield champions (what!?) Wednesday 8th. Jimmy McGuigan manager
Remember the Jamal Campbell Crybaby saga
Southend tried to offer peanuts for him when we had financial troubles.
1976/77 Alan Crawford 31 goals. I remember being at Port Vale last game leading 4-0 with 12 mins to go and we were looking good to get the remaining 2 goals we needed to overhaul Palace....then they scored. Finished 3rd. It was before the play offs so as said in a previous thread, we finished 20th the following season.
While I accept that you must take promotion if you get the chance I personally wouldn’t worry too much if we missed out (as long as we didn’t drop out of the play offs altogether) because we have exceeded my expectations, particularly considering the season we had last year.
My own opinion is that Shrewsbury must go up this year (as did Leyton Orient ) as I feel they are the one side in the mix who could drop away if they don’t get up. Just my view. I feel we (with our set up) are in a good place however it pans out this season so enjoy the ride.
It’s nice to be back to winning ways and Paul Richie and all staff + team deserve great credit for the turnaround. Everyone has bought into it. We are battling and refuse to be beaten ( yes I know we have been ) just the way it was 4 years ago.
Don’t get me wrong, it would be great if we went up, but it is quite possible that all three teams who came down could all go back up.
What does that tell you about the gap in quality between the leagues?