Very much like the season Bates killed the club, so I hope for a different outcome. Grayson had us in the top 6 all season and we actually went top at Xmas but Bates thought it was job done and refused Simons request for a couple of players. We went on an unbelievably bad run from January and finished 7th. Bates got angry because Grayson was proved right, so he sold players from underneath him, and offered shyte contracts to existing players like Beckford. It has taken years to try and rebuild gradually under a whole host of managers, Monk is like Grayson and given the tools he make us great again
Is it just me but do I hear envy here, ' You are a Championship side - if only we could claim to be' We're not anyway, we're a Prem club currently residing in the Championship. You've only got to look at the away support to say 'premier quality' (well, except when a flight comes in from Oireland, obviously )
You seem to have a very different memory of that season to me.... We weren't in the top six all season, we had a good run before chrissy and found ourselves second (pretty sure for one game only) and Beckford left the season before. Difference was that season we were god awful at the back and our attacking flair was never gonna be able to keep up with the amount of goals we leaked. Still, I agree with the message behind it.
How ya Shaks. How's the smells up there. Bad as usual I remember that summer in Dublin and the Liffey as she stank like hell
Fecking Paddy Power site is down again, this time for "renovations". FFS they take your money fast as ****, but when you win it there's always something wrong.