League 2 Relegation Thread 2018/2019

[Wooderson]

Mini league of five up to Morecambe I think.

 

[Andy Proctor]

We got a good point at Lincoln today but we still don't score enough goals and arnt winning games. Notts look like there going down but it only takes abit of a run like what Cheltenham are on now to get out of it.

 

[valefan16]

We got a good point at Lincoln today but we still don't score enough goals and arnt winning games. Notts look like there going down but it only takes abit of a run like what Cheltenham are on now to get out of it.

Cheltenham looked alright against us in fairness. Think they struggle at home mind.

Cambridge were poor at our place but that was the opening day and Yeovil well another level of poorness against us.

If I had to say now I would say Notts County and Yeovil to go.

 

[MrGloverLover]

Cheltenham looked alright against us in fairness. Think they struggle at home mind.

Cambridge were poor at our place but that was the opening day and Yeovil well another level of poorness against us.

If I had to say now I would say Notts County and Yeovil to go.

If Darren Way is still there at the end of the season we will be relegated.

 

[SVH]

We were abysmal today. Looked like half the team were out on the piss last night in Cambridge.

I just hope there are two worse than us but I'm not sure who.

 

[Spanishstag]

We were abysmal today. Looked like half the team were out on the piss last night in Cambridge.

I just hope there are two worse than us but I'm not sure who.

I hope your ok ,must admit i think calderwood is a brilliant appointment ,used to see him in nottingham quite a bit ,classy bloke

 

[Wooderson]

We were abysmal today. Looked like half the team were out on the piss last night in Cambridge.

I just hope there are two worse than us but I'm not sure who.

Well there is us for one! Our game on the 12th is looking massive. Hopefully we will have some reinforcements in by then.

 

[Lborostag]

Cambridge and Yeovil to go I think. County were terrible but can see big Al investing enough to keep them up.

 

[UTS]

Yeovil won’t drop I don’t think. They’ve shown they are capable of performing by handing out some thrashings. Get rid of Way and they should settle.

 

[valefan16]

Yeovil won’t drop I don’t think. They’ve shown they are capable of performing by handing out some thrashings. Get rid of Way and they should settle.

Problem is they've just given him a new extended deal!

 

[Laker]

If we go down only five years after coming back up then it would be utterly shameful. I would be beyond embarrassed.

I’m praying on either Calderwood being the messiah or us recruiting a few players, or a combination of the two. I think relegation could finish us off altogether.

 

[Trapdoor]

It's genuinely saddening to see traditional league teams drop into the conference. Particularly while the likes of Fleetwood and Burton are still swanning around...

 

[MrGloverLover]

Yeovil won’t drop I don’t think. They’ve shown they are capable of performing by handing out some thrashings. Get rid of Way and they should settle.

That's the problem, Way has categorically stated he will never resign and our board will never sack him because he's the cheap option and a yes man.

 

[MrGloverLover]

It's genuinely saddening to see traditional league teams drop into the conference. Particularly while the likes of Fleetwood and Burton are still swanning around...

I don't know enough about Fleetwood but i've seen enough about Burton on & off the field to know they thoroughly deserve to be where they are. There are a lot of long-established league outfits (and certainly us) who could learn a hell of a lot about how to run a successful football club.

 

[rudebwoyben]

Cambridge Utd weren’t even a league club until 1970!

 

[Trapdoor]

Cambridge Utd weren’t even a league club until 1970!

Bloody hell... well I stand corrected. The more you know...

 

[valefan16]

I don't know enough about Fleetwood but i've seen enough about Burton on & off the field to know they thoroughly deserve to be where they are. There are a lot of long-established league outfits (and certainly us) who could learn a hell of a lot about how to run a successful football club.

Burton have been excellently ran I agree, they have not really spent money in the way Fleetwood have for example either. An example of what can be achieved without big money.

 

[AdamStag]

I think Burton did have a bit of luck when in the conference to get out when they did - Fleetwood were still knocking around in the conference north the season they won it, Oxford were 7th, us (12th) and Wrexham (10th) had came down the season before in all sorts of financial bother. Histon (remember them!? - suppose the Cambridge fans would) finished in the play-offs!

A good manager and a solid chairman to boot

 

[Enzo Scifo's Right Foot]

Burton have been excellently ran I agree, they have not really spent money in the way Fleetwood have for example either. An example of what can be achieved without big money.

Very much a rare example

 

[UTS]

I don’t begrudge Burton as a league side as they clearly aren’t a bank rolled/village club like Forest Green etc.. Fleetwood have spent big and are bank rolled but in fairness they have some pretty solid infrastructure now with a new training ground and I believe are fairly well set up now.

Crawley were pretty dislikable in the Evans days when they threw money at it but they seemed to have settled since and seem fairly humble.

 

[valefan16]

I don’t begrudge Burton as a league side as they clearly aren’t a bank rolled/village club like Forest Green etc.. Fleetwood have spent big and are bank rolled but in fairness they have some pretty solid infrastructure now with a new training ground and I believe are fairly well set up now.

Crawley were pretty dislikable in the Evans days when they threw money at it but they seemed to have settled since and seem fairly humble.

And Stevenage who used to just kick the shit out of everyone!

 

[SVH]

I hope your ok ,must admit i think calderwood is a brilliant appointment ,used to see him in nottingham quite a bit ,classy bloke

Calderwood does seem like a solid appointment but the problem we have our squad isn't going to get us out of this mess.

Head of football Ben Strang suggested two players were lined up but CC come out and said no-one in before the weekend. Either they have fallen through or CC has told Strang he didn't want those players and it was back to the drawing board. I hope CC's little black book of contacts can bring a few in to help us climb up the table.

 

[Dan_Macclad]

Burton benefitted from playing man united. Gave them a nice platform.

 

[Laker]

I think Burton did have a bit of luck when in the conference to get out when they did - Fleetwood were still knocking around in the conference north the season they won it, Oxford were 7th, us (12th) and Wrexham (10th) had came down the season before in all sorts of financial bother. Histon (remember them!? - suppose the Cambridge fans would) finished in the play-offs!

A good manager and a solid chairman to boot

Burton were lucky that year to be fair. They totally collapsed after Clough went to Derby and beat us to the league by two points. One of their few wins Feb onwards came when they played Weymouth who were in administration and who fielded a youth team - they beat them 5-0. We’d already played them twice that season before they went into admin, one of our results was a 0-0 draw. Expunged results would have seen us promoted instead.

Not that I hold a grudge or anything.....

 

[MrGloverLover]

Burton were lucky that year to be fair. They totally collapsed after Clough went to Derby and beat us to the league by two points. One of their few wins Feb onwards came when they played Weymouth who were in administration and who fielded a youth team - they beat them 5-0. We’d already played them twice that season before they went into admin, one of our results was a 0-0 draw. Expunged results would have seen us promoted instead.wling across the line.

Not that I hold a grudge or anything.....

Yes, Roy McFarland did his best to stop them going up. Talk about crawling across the line.

 

[MrGloverLover]

Burton benefitted from playing man united. Gave them a nice platform.

It certainly did. Their awful pitch (not their fault mind) turned out go be a blessing in disguise.

 

[shoddycollins]

Interesting factoid. Only London has had more distinct league clubs across its history than Burton-upon-Trent.

Admittedly none of the 4 Burton teams to play league football did so at the same time as each other, and the high number is due to a string of clubs who tried and failed to establish football in the town before Albion eventually succeeded, but Burton Town, Burton Swifts and Burton United were all league clubs.

 

[Vanni]

Burton were lucky that year to be fair. They totally collapsed after Clough went to Derby and beat us to the league by two points. One of their few wins Feb onwards came when they played Weymouth who were in administration and who fielded a youth team - they beat them 5-0. We’d already played them twice that season before they went into admin, one of our results was a 0-0 draw. Expunged results would have seen us promoted instead.

Not that I hold a grudge or anything.....

Spot on, they were lucky that season, but not the one before when we met them in the semis. Two very poor decisions from the lino and the ref for both our goals.

Here's the game in question, for those of you interested enough to see for themselves.

 

[MrGloverLover]

Interesting factoid. Only London has had more distinct league clubs across its history than Burton-upon-Trent.

Admittedly none of the 4 Burton teams to play league football did so at the same time as each other, and the high number is due to a string of clubs who tried and failed to establish football in the town before Albion eventually succeeded, but Burton Town, Burton Swifts and Burton United were all league clubs.

Good research. Burton United played at Peel Croft which is to this day the home of Burton RFC, one of the oldest rugby clubs in the world. They are, however, soon to move to a purpose-built stadium on the edge of town and their central ground will be redeveloped for retail units (where have we heard that before?)

 

[devilofajob]

I don’t begrudge Burton as a league side as they clearly aren’t a bank rolled/village club like Forest Green etc.. Fleetwood have spent big and are bank rolled but in fairness they have some pretty solid infrastructure now with a new training ground and I believe are fairly well set up now.

Crawley were pretty dislikable in the Evans days when they threw money at it but they seemed to have settled since and seem fairly humble.

We know our place.
3 points in February Sir?