Champs.

[AucklandRover]

One of the things he's took issue with is my view that perhaps a portion of our players are of league 1 standard.. I base this view upon the fact that when our players aren't 'at it', we seem to get beaten resoundingly.

I really don't know about that, Saxo. What I've seen so far just makes me think it isn't all about quality, anyway. Look at Rotherham. They must have a squad worth about a tenth of some of the other Championship clubs!
One of Mowbray's great strengths is making a team more than the sum of its parts.
I can see what you're saying, though, and I agree that "battling qualities" can only take you so far. Mowbray himself has acknowledged that many times, and he often talks about building over a couple of seasons.
I almost hope we DON'T go on a run in the new year that takes us into the play-offs, because we might then win the lottery which follows!
I know you don't agree, but I'd prefer another year or two in the Championship!

[Saxo1man41]

I really don't know about that, Saxo. What I've seen so far just makes me think it isn't all about quality, anyway. Look at Rotherham. They must have a squad worth about a tenth of some of the other Championship clubs!
One of Mowbray's great strengths is making a team more than the sum of its parts.
I can see what you're saying, though, and I agree that "battling qualities" can only take you so far. Mowbray himself has acknowledged that many times, and he often talks about building over a couple of seasons.
I almost hope we DON'T go on a run in the new year that takes us into the play-offs, because we might then win the lottery which follows!
I know you don't agree, but I'd prefer another year or two in the Championship!

The sooner we get on the prem money train, the better.. Even if we went up and came straight back down with a record low points haul, we'd be much healthier as a club for it.. We'd have generated the funding to build further..

[AucklandRover]

I've never been particularly interested in the money side. Of course, you're right, and I accept that. If we go up, part of me will celebrate like every other Rovers fan, and if it's straight back down, we would be a hell of a lot richer.
I do suspect for Venky's, though, that it's more about prestige, image and business-profile in Asia - rather than the actual cash.
For me, I've got to an age where I'm more interested in the individual games than revisiting 1995!

[champs95]

I do get what your saying Auks.

And I rely (heavily) on your calming influence.

I was just fully expecting the mass hysteria that follows any defeat.

Suddenly we are just this poor Div1 side, just from one game.

It's the Championship, anyone can and will beat anyone.

We played THE form team of the division and they battered us.
We where poor, which happens, and they where good.

If we played well, they would beat Preston. If we don't play well, we will lose.

One win does not mean we start talking about automatic promotion.

So may I ask the folk who revel in mass hysteria, why does one defeat mean everything is suddenly going to fall apart?

It makes no sense, and I have a huge problem with it. If that makes me a complete fruitcake, then fine.

I just cant get my head around it?