Promotion or not?

[70YearsAPie]

If we somehow manage to win the play-offs?and it?s a big IF?and we play in League 1 like we have for the past four months, it will mean an immediate return. A massive shake-up is needed, regardless of which league we play in next season. I fear it will be League 2 again. That means a NO from me.

[Old_pie]

If we somehow manage to win the play-offs?and it?s a big IF?and we play in League 1 like we have for the past four months, it will mean an immediate return. A massive shake-up is needed, regardless of which league we play in next season. I fear it will be League 2 again. That means a NO from me.

Which is pretty much the point I was trying to make in:

The Bros and an alternative view - https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38350144

That is, they've pretty much given up on this season realising that the situation is what you've said.

[1955pie]

We can be extremely good on our day, the issue for me is we need 3 days in a row to go up and that doesn?t seem likely.

We could go up with 2 good days.

[SwalePie]

We could go up with 2 good days.

Good point!

[Woodypie]

Are you having a laugh!

[jackal2]

In all likelihood no.

I've not seen anything, at least in recent performances at home, to suggest we're ready to win the play-offs or survive in League One if we somehow did find our way through. We've improved on last season position-wise and that's worthy of credit, but fresh from seeing us against a promotion-winning team in Doncaster on Saturday, and remembering how robust Mansfield looked when they eventually got promoted last season, I don't think we're in that condition yet.

[slack_pie]

In all likelihood no.

I've not seen anything, at least in recent performances at home, to suggest we're ready to win the play-offs or survive in League One if we somehow did find our way through. We've improved on last season position-wise and that's worthy of credit, but fresh from seeing us against a promotion-winning team in Doncaster on Saturday, and remembering how robust Mansfield looked when they eventually got promoted last season, I don't think we're in that condition yet.

I agree. Mansfield last season were a far more accomplished and capable side than we are this season, and they've struggled in L1 for the most part. We'd get relegated from L1 with this side, so we'd need a massive summer transfer window. Not that we'll get promoted.

[since41]

One home game two away we're crap at home very good away so get through next sat and it's a yes from me. I'll worry about next year when it comes. The Bro's was at the game sat so will have seen what we all saw and what we need.

[upthemaggies]

One home game two away we're crap at home very good away so get through next sat and it's a yes from me..

The final would probably feel more like a home game though if we get through. Notts should outnumber Chesterfield or Walsall - to the point it's very obvious.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

Head says no, heart says yes.

Doncaster showed us that we are not ready for league one yet. That does not mean that there is not an opportunity or chance right now that it would be madness to give up on and hand it to Wimbledon, Walsall or Chesterfield. They have hardly tore this league apart and bar Chesterfield their form recently has been no better if not worse than ours. Plus you just never know anything can happen in football especially if the football gods are on our side.

If we get promoted we need to be good enough to stay at that level and be competitive otherwise what’s the point? As others have said Mansfield have struggled and they were a really decent side last season. I fear we could do a Forest Green Rovers with the current squad and that could set the club into reverse as we would likely lose far more games at home than we have done this season. Also there are a string of clubs in the past five years who have fallen straight through league two to the National League after being relegated from League One. Carlisle being the latest victim along with Forest Green Rovers, Southend and Rochdale previously. It would not surprise me either if one of Shrewsbury, Cambridge, Crawley Town or Bristol Rovers end up in a relegation battle next season either.

If however there was investment in our midfield and we added some fire power to our front line along with a sprinkling of physicality and pace we maybe able to hold our own at League One level. Regardless of what league we will be in it’s a big summer ahead recruitment wise whether that’s for survival in league one or automatic promotion and title contenders in league two.