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the great escape

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  1. carmen newell

    carmen newell Active Member

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    given all that has happened this season would staying up be regarded as the greater achievement?
     
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    carmen newell, Nov 17, 2016
  2. StanDMan

    StanDMan Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    too early to talk about great escape. Wait until February or New year.
     
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    StanDMan, Nov 17, 2016
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    x Well-Known Member

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    no.
     
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  4. dennisboothstash

    dennisboothstash Well-Known Member

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    No
    In fact depending on what happens next staying up could end up being a nightmare
     
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    dennisboothstash, Nov 17, 2016
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  5. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator Staff Member

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    Not even close.
     
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    originallambrettaman, Nov 17, 2016
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  6. Barchullona

    Barchullona Well-Known Member

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    The whole ground stood up and bouncing whilst singing to the tune of The Great Escape wouldn't happen now.
    The club was in **** street then with dodgy owners but it still felt to the fans it was their club come what may. It doesn't feel that way now, many fans feel disconnected from the vlub and a lot of ones in the KC are PL fans rather than City fans.
     
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    Barchullona, Nov 17, 2016
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  7. Kempton

    Kempton Well-Known Member

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    Course not.
     
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  8. dennisboothstash

    dennisboothstash Well-Known Member

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    That's the problem, no affinity to the vlub anymore ;)
     
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    dennisboothstash, Nov 17, 2016
  9. Stockholm Tiger

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    No not at all. That was life or death of the club as we knew it. This is more Prawn Sandwiches or Meat Pies (I hope).
     
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    Blaknamberblood Well-Known Member

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    In the days of passing buckets round and digging deep to save 'our' club the great escape was a one off experience which the team, management and supporters all pulled together to see us survive .. I fear now that if buckets were passed round the majority of us would piss in it just to spite the Allams
     
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    Blaknamberblood, Nov 17, 2016
  11. City Man

    City Man Well-Known Member

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    I think our win v Lesster is in our top 10 all time victories.
    Hope this helps.
     
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    City Man, Nov 17, 2016
  12. StanDMan

    StanDMan Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    you could do lot worse - Blackburn, Wolves, Leeds etc
     
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    StanDMan, Nov 17, 2016
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    one swallow doth not a summer make.
     
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  14. Sir Cheshire Ben

    Sir Cheshire Ben Well-Known Member

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    We've been here before.
     
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    Sir Cheshire Ben, Nov 17, 2016
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    No but it makes me a happy man !!!!
     
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    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    Did it happen then?
     
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    Chazz Rheinhold, Nov 18, 2016
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    Barchullona Well-Known Member

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    No. We got relegated and disappeared into oblivion.
     
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    Barchullona, Nov 18, 2016
  18. dennisboothstash

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    I think he was referring to the whole ground standing up, bouncing and singing
    ...which didn't happen
    However the atmosphere was a million times better than it is now
     
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    dennisboothstash, Nov 18, 2016
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    Barchullona Well-Known Member

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    If as large a percentage of the crowd joined in now as did then it would be one hell of an atmosphere. Even the West Stand was clapping along and singing. The West Stand nowadays wouldn't.
     
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    Barchullona, Nov 18, 2016
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  20. Jimmy Graham's bald head

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    Nail on head. I cared in the Great Escape - as in it occupied my thoughts, I expressed genuine worry about going down and / or the club folding and truly didn't know what I would do if either of those scenarios came to fruition - I'd have acutely felt the loss in my life. I obviously want us to stay up this season but the reality is, if (when) we do go down, I'll barely give a ****. No prizes for guessing who's primarily to blame for that change in sentiment.

    Plus in answer to the OP, you could possibly make an argument that staying up this year would be a greater achievement given how thread bare our squad was at the beginning of the season but the consequences of not staying up do not even come close to comparing with that of the Great Escape
     
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    Jimmy Graham's bald head, Nov 18, 2016
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