The Promotion Thread

[UppaTowen_ITFC]

Maybe...See you about 7th 8th next season
Nothing wrong with that see Everyone else including us struggling next season

I think most of us would be happy enough with 8th tbf. Would be another year of progression.

Sunderland doing what they’ve done this year gives us hope that we can replicate them.

I happen to think Plymouth will be fine as well. Maybe not too half but a comfortable season I’d suggest well clear of relegation. Same with Wednesday if they come up. I think the lower teams in the championship are all worse than ourselves, Plymouth, Wednesday and Barnsley. Bolton better than a few of those too I think.

Huddersfield, Blackpool, Reading, QPR, Rotherham, Cardiff, Wigan all beatable. I’d back the top 4 in league 1 would beat all those sides right now.

 

[LeonTheGreen]

I think most of us would be happy enough with 8th tbf. Would be another year of progression.

Sunderland doing what they’ve done this year gives us hope that we can replicate them.

I happen to think Plymouth will be fine as well. Maybe not too half but a comfortable season I’d suggest well clear of relegation. Same with Wednesday if they come up. I think the lower teams in the championship are all worse than ourselves, Plymouth, Wednesday and Barnsley. Bolton better than a few of those too I think.

Huddersfield, Blackpool, Reading, QPR, Rotherham, Cardiff, Wigan all beatable. I’d back the top 4 in league 1 would beat all those sides right now.

I was thinking about it the other day. I don’t think staying up in the Championship is as scary for us as it sounds.

You’re bound to have one or two clubs who are completely fooked financially and may well end up getting point deductions. Then there’s your Rotherham’s and other clubs who will always be near the bottom.

I think another thing that will stand both us and yourselves in good stead is that we have two excellent tactical managers. Schuey has won us so many points this season from an in game change of formation or from making subs at the right time.

There are some very tactically inept managers in the Championship. I mean Paul Ince was at Reading ffs.

 

[Millerbri]

It's good that Plymouth and Ipswich fans are confident in the teams to stay up next season, that's as it should be.

But basing league places on the team that got you promoted doesn't make much sense really.

It's likely that some of your best players get cherry picked like ours did in
pre-season and bigger teams will likely have their eyes on your coaching staff, like Derby did with ours.

We accept that we will be around bottom of the league but having stayed up for once, finally, we will have a good few extra funds to throw at it next year so might not be the fodder you're expecting.

Anyway huge congratulations on getting up, the points total is insane, I hope Plymouth can be Champions because they have achieved it without huge investment.

Of the play off teams, I hope Barnsley can make it, we have had some great games with the Tykes in the past and their fans are much the same as us but with better attendances since their Premier league days.
They are a proud town who tend to support their home town team, whereas we suffer from Sheffielditus which unfortunately has a detrimental effect on our gates.

 

[UppaTowen_ITFC]

It's good that Plymouth and Ipswich fans are confident in the teams to stay up next season, that's as it should be.

But basing league places on the team that got you promoted doesn't make much sense really.

It's likely that some of your best players get cherry picked like ours did in
pre-season and bigger teams will likely have their eyes on your coaching staff, like Derby did with ours.

We accept that we will be around bottom of the league but having stayed up for once, finally, we will have a good few extra funds to throw at it next year so might not be the fodder you're expecting.

Anyway huge congratulations on getting up, the points total is insane, I hope Plymouth can be Champions because they have achieved it without huge investment.

Of the play off teams, I hope Barnsley can make it, we have had some great games with the Tykes in the past and their fans are much the same as us but with better attendances since their Premier league days.
They are a proud town who tend to support their home town team, whereas we suffer from Sheffielditus which unfortunately has a detrimental effect on our gates.

I don’t think we will lose any players in all honesty and I’m certain we won’t lose McKenna. I don’t think we can really be compared with yourselves where the Championship will be seen as your ceiling as a club whereas the owners have made no secret since taking over that Premier League is the realistic plan.

 

[Millerbri]

I don’t think we will lose any players in all honesty and I’m certain we won’t lose McKenna. I don’t think we can really be compared with yourselves where the Championship will be seen as your ceiling as a club whereas the owners have made no secret since taking over that Premier League is the realistic plan.

I'm under no illusion that you swim in a different pool to Rotherham finance wise.
But there's always bigger pools with bigger sharks.
If a Premier league team or a parachute club comes in for any of your players or manager, its not all about matching wages they want to perform at the highest level and their agents eyes light up, so off they pop.

It's one thing your owners talking about being the Premier league but at best that's at least a season away, players want it all NOW.

However, I do think you will have a comfortable enough return to the Championship, but maybe it's not going to be quite as easy as you think.

 

[UppaTowen_ITFC]

I'm under no illusion that you swim in a different pool to Rotherham finance wise.
But there's always bigger pools with bigger sharks.
If a Premier league team or a parachute club comes in for any of your players or manager, its not all about matching wages they want to perform at the highest level and their agents eyes light up, so off they pop.

It's one thing your owners talking about being the Premier league but at best that's at least a season away, players want it all NOW.

However, I do think you will have a comfortable enough return to the Championship, but maybe it's not going to be quite as easy as you think.

I don’t at all think it’s going to be easy but I’m certain we will be nearer the top than the bottom

 

[TractorBoys]

We won't be selling anybody this summer other than players McKenna deems unsuitable for the Championship.

 

[Millerbri]

We won't be selling anybody this summer other than players McKenna deems unsuitable for the Championship.

Handy little get out clause. if somebody buys one of your team and he goes, it's because the manager didn't want him

What if some team takes the manager, is it because the Chairman doesn't want him?

 

[TractorBoys]

Not a get out clause, we'll release some players and potentially sell some of the fringe, but we won't be accepting any £2m+ deals for the spine of our team. This will effectively prove my point. As we all know, we're one of the richest English teams, including Prem sides.

Likewise McKenna wouldn't be leaving either, not even for a (or any) Prem club.

 

[Millerbri]

Likewise McKenna wouldn't be leaving either, not even for a (or any) Prem club.

Good to see you have a crystal ball, be interesting to see how accurate it is.
I will be watching with interest over the coming months.

 

[TractorBoys]

I don't have a crystal ball - Mckenna and the club have reiterated this over and over again.

I can't imagine you will be watching on with interest as you clearly haven't taken any time to familiarise yourself with our club since the American takeover. So your responses don't hold much weight with you being clearly uninformed.

We'll spend a shit ton, sell none of our key players (one big pro about being the richest EFL club) and Mckenna will be here. Would love to see us go back to back promotions but I think we'll have to settle for playoffs first time around. Bookmark the post.

 

[masi51]

I don't have a crystal ball - Mckenna and the club have reiterated this over and over again.

I can't imagine you will be watching on with interest as you clearly haven't taken any time to familiarise yourself with our club since the American takeover. So your responses don't hold much weight with you being clearly uninformed.

We'll spend a shit ton, sell none of our key players (one big pro about being the richest EFL club) and Mckenna will be here. Would love to see us go back to back promotions but I think we'll have to settle for playoffs first time around. Bookmark the post.

Please educate me how you are the richest EFL club....When you have just posted losses of 14m
Is Barrie Owl your accountant?

 

[Millerbri]

I don't have a crystal ball - Mckenna and the club have reiterated this over and over again.

I can't imagine you will be watching on with interest as you clearly haven't taken any time to familiarise yourself with our club since the American takeover. So your responses don't hold much weight with you being clearly uninformed.

We'll spend a shit ton, sell none of our key players (one big pro about being the richest EFL club) and Mckenna will be here. Would love to see us go back to back promotions but I think we'll have to settle for playoffs first time around. Bookmark the post.

I have read quite a few posts on the League 1 forum as I like to keep in touch as we are never really to too far away from making a return ourselves.

A fair few seasoned, reasonable posters have commented on Ipswich fans total sense of entitlement and arrogance over the season.

I am inclined to agree with them given your posts, I was always a sympathiser of your club's and fans plight given your lack of success in the last 2 decades.

It seems your arrogance was just having a little nap, I'm sure many posters on here were happy for your success initially, now like me they probably hope you crash and burn.

 

[BarrieOwl]

Apologies it is late, genuinely been busy work wise and start a new role Tuesday but congratulations to Ipswich and Plymouth, fully deserved, we somehow managed to blow it at the business end.

 

[UppaTowen_ITFC]

Apologies it is late, genuinely been busy work wise and start a new role Tuesday but congratulations to Ipswich and Plymouth, fully deserved, we somehow managed to blow it at the business end.

Thanks.

Feel for your fans somewhat. It’s very Ipswich to offer some hope of a new dawn and then ir go tits up so I was fully us to blow it. Shame one of the three had to miss out but heres hoping you go up in the playoffs as we’ve been by far the best three teams.

 

[UppaTowen_ITFC]

I have read quite a few posts on the League 1 forum as I like to keep in touch as we are never really to too far away from making a return ourselves.

A fair few seasoned, reasonable posters have commented on Ipswich fans total sense of entitlement and arrogance over the season.

I am inclined to agree with them given your posts, I was always a sympathiser of your club's and fans plight given your lack of success in the last 2 decades.

It seems your arrogance was just having a little nap, I'm sure many posters on here were happy for your success initially, now like me they probably hope you crash and burn.

It’s always unwise to judge a fan base on one poster though I often find. You had a perfectly balanced convo with me but you seem to have skipped that in order to paint us all as arrogant. In reality, the majority of us are just enjoying the ride.

Crazy to think for me as someone who’s been going hope and away for the last 10 years since I was an early teen, this is the first bit of success we’ve had.

 

[UppaTowen_ITFC]

Please educate me how you are the richest EFL club....When you have just posted losses of 14m
Is Barrie Owl your accountant?

You realise most teams make a loss don’t you. Almost all EFL teams would have made a loss because footballers are hugely expensive and football clubs don’t make money unless you’re in the premier league receiving hundreds of millions in Asian TV rights?

The outgoings are just more than the incomings for us as is the same for the majority. That doesn’t change that our owners are massively rich and we’ve the money there if required

 

[BarrieOwl]

You realise most teams make a loss don’t you. Almost all EFL teams would have made a loss because footballers are hugely expensive and football clubs don’t make money unless you’re in the premier league receiving hundreds of millions in Asian TV rights?

The outgoings are just more than the incomings for us as is the same for the majority. That doesn’t change that our owners are massively rich and we’ve the money there if required

Unless you have parachute monies you're not allowed to be rich in the championship

 

[masi51]

Apologies it is late, genuinely been busy work wise and start a new role Tuesday but congratulations to Ipswich and Plymouth, fully deserved, we somehow managed to blow it at the business end.

For what its worth you was the best team in the league until Ipswich did there business in January
Plymouth Exceptional and one from the play-offs is a hard call

If we dont go up i would like you to join Ipswich and Plymouth

 

[masi51]

You realise most teams make a loss don’t you. Almost all EFL teams would have made a loss because footballers are hugely expensive and football clubs don’t make money unless you’re in the premier league receiving hundreds of millions in Asian TV rights?

The outgoings are just more than the incomings for us as is the same for the majority. That doesn’t change that our owners are massively rich and we’ve the money there if required

If you cannot run at a profit you are not rich basic economics.
I get that your owners main income is through pension Investment and they have plenty money to invest.
They are gambling that they get to the premier league then flip you at a large profit.
They are not in this to own you and lose money each year........If it goes wrong there may be no Ipswich town in the near future can you not see that?????

 

[masi51]

Unless you have parachute monies you're not allowed to be rich in the championship

Agreed the Championship is a money cesspit for most. Average wages around the 15k mark
And no way of breaking even..............This league is killing teams

 

[Millerbri]

It’s always unwise to judge a fan base on one poster though I often find. You had a perfectly balanced convo with me but you seem to have skipped that in order to paint us all as arrogant. In reality, the majority of us are just enjoying the ride.

Crazy to think for me as someone who’s been going hope and away for the last 10 years since I was an early teen, this is the first bit of success we’ve had.

Apologies you are right I should have put some Ipswich posters, but I think it's fair to say that certain posters could be a little more modest.

 

[Tom_ITFC]

Well done Plymouth, very much deserved!

A cracking season, can’t believe we’ve managed top two after our poor run, points deficit and run in since February. I doubt we’ll have a season like this in a long time! Gutted we didn’t get the 100 points when it was so close at the end though!

Really excited for next season and hopefully we can continue to move forward.

 

[Bobbin']

Well done Plymouth and welcome to the 100 club.

A club for only the elite L1 sides, no pretenders.

 

[leedsvaliant]

Fantastic support today for Plymouth for a stupid kick off time. They were rightly applauded off the pitch. Any team to achieve over 100 points is unbelievable really.

Our chairwoman said she hopes that one day soon that will be us. She'd better get the cheque book out or get some investment in as I think we'll be going the other way!

 

[LeonTheGreen]

Fantastic support today for Plymouth for a stupid kick off time. They were rightly applauded off the pitch. Any team to achieve over 100 points is unbelievable really.

Our chairwoman said she hopes that one day soon that will be us. She'd better get the cheque book out or get some investment in as I think we'll be going the other way!

Still on the coach home, approaching Exeter. Alarm went off at 2:30am this morning for a 3:30am leave from Home Park.

What a touch of class from your club and fans once the game finished this afternoon. Applauding our lads off, guard of honour, some nice words from your chairwoman and then playing all the tunes for us to go mental. Really appreciated and won’t be forgotten.

 

[masi51]

Still on the coach home, approaching Exeter. Alarm went off at 2:30am this morning for a 3:30am leave from Home Park.

What a touch of class from your club and fans once the game finished this afternoon. Applauding our lads off, guard of honour, some nice words from your chairwoman and then playing all the tunes for us to go mental. Really appreciated and won’t be forgotten.

Well done does not matter about next season ..........Enjoy the ride

 

[Laker]

Congrats on the title win Plymouth fans, brilliant season for you.

 

[UppaTowen_ITFC]

Huge credit to Plymouth for winning the title. A superb season. It’s been fun being a part of the three teams striving for automatics with Wednesday and yourselves.

Congrats and all the best for next season PlymouthCasual ProfessorGreen LeonTheGreen

 

[PlymouthCasual]

Yeah no animosity to both Ipswich and Wednesday. Three bloody good sides this year and happy to be associated with such great clubs.

Port Vale, been great hosts all day and alot of mutual respect shown. All the best for next season and thanks again