If we don't finish the job, to me this will be another season of failure.Originally Posted by countygump
But for the reasons cher mentions, I never, ever realised there could be such a fantastic, incredible, enjoyable version of failure.
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If we don't finish the job, to me this will be another season of failure.
But for the reasons cher mentions, I never, ever realised there could be such a fantastic, incredible, enjoyable version of failure.
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Agree. Whatever happens, Notts have never been a better club imo.
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Spot on..
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However we look at the future it is positive. Hopefully we enjoy a Wembley victory which will be a fantastic way to win promotion.
If we fail, we know the owners and manager have committed their future to this club. Next season there won't be a Wrexham in the National League and we will surely be the strongest side in this league - even with the changes in playing staff that will happen over the summer. Next season could be another great season.
A friend of mine said recently that we could be promoted into the obscurity of League 2. Whilst I don't entirely agree with him, he does have a point. We have been on TV more times recently than ever we were in League 2. And this season we've been on TV more times than many Premier League clubs. We are the Manchester City or Arsenal of the National League. We are on the front page of the Non League Paper every week. We get bigger crowds than ever we did in League 2. Who would pay us much attention if we were a mid-table League 2 club? Crowds would drop off. Media interest would diminish. We could well drop into League 2 obscurity.
Don't get me wrong I don't wish to limit our ambitions. Just to suggest that the future is not all bleak if we don't go up this season.
Last edited by nottscol; 22-04-2023 at 08:57 PM.
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"Don't get me wrong I don't wish to limit our ambitions. Just to suggest that the future is not all bleak if we don't go up this season."
Yes indeed, there's still lots to be cheerful about if the playoffs go pear-shaped.
(1) We have a stadium, pitch & general infrastructure of a club divisions above.
(2) Best owners in decades.
(3) Excellent recent recruitment.
(4) Strong starting squad - even allowing for one or two high-profile departures over the summer.
(5) Best manager in ages.
(6) New fans & support level generally on the up... .. .
Oh, I almost forgot:
(7) There will be no Hollywood millionaires next season.
COYP!
Last edited by Mark_Ross; 22-04-2023 at 10:46 PM.
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Unless!!!! - some other Hollywood stars think “ I’ll have some of that!!!!”
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There will be if we go up.
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They are good points that your friend mentions and of course who does want to see their team winning each week and scoring lots of goals and breaking records. There is no denying that we've had a lot of exposure and free PR certainly this season due to our rivalry with Wrexham.
For me however our football league status and the tag of the oldest football league club in the world was a big part of our identity for our entire history until 2019. That is where this club belongs and deserves to be. Over the past four years the club has been rebuilt and I've always said the first four or five years is like an apprenticeship for our owners. We've done our time and there is no better time than in the four years we've been at this level for us to get out of it. We've got a far superior quality team than at any other period we've been here.
Having said that it would not be the end of the world for me if we did not get promoted this season. Like Wrexham last season we would have everything in place to win the title next season. Even if we lose Rodrigues and Langstaff if we can hold onto Luke Williams and continue to build on this season we would have every chance. We've got the chance now though and cannot lose sight of that.
I also think what is has done has brought to the minds of the wider footballing world the injustice of only one automatic promotion place at this level. With 22 professional clubs at this level now is the time for 3 up and 3 down like other leagues.
In terms of being in the obscurity of League Two I think the side we have now would be highly competitive in league two. I wouldn't expect this team to be mid table or lower. Instead I would expect them to be in the top 5. Likewise I'd expect Wrexham with the team they have right now to be challenging at the top of league two and will be expecting them to be favorite's for the league two title next season. Both Notts and Wrexham's teams are almost League One in quality. We only have to look at where Stockport are in League Two. They are 4th and are in with a shout of double promotion.
It's happened so many times that getting promoted out of this league can be a catalyst for clubs and can propel them to League One if they keep their squads together and continue the momentum. Other clubs have gone further like Luton who are 3rd in the championship and have continued to build since getting promoted out of this league 9 years ago. Under our current owners over the next decade what's to say we couldn't do the same?
Last edited by MAD_MAGPIE; 23-04-2023 at 10:33 AM.
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To be honest it would be an heroic failure to say the least. Were it not for HollywoodFC we would have been automatically promoted with record points, this is a freakish season to put it mildly. Provided we can keep LW I am confident that even if we managed to fail this season we will do the job next time.
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Agreed. 100%!
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