Left Wing Cross
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it's not about up or bust though is it?
As a fan we all have the dream to see our side in the higher level, some of us have experienced this and then the downward spiral..Owners come and go usual promise much and deliver very little long term but the fans are the constant.
if an opportunity comes why take a risk rather than embrace it, people are panicking suggesting they don't want to see us hammered every week in the championship but this is no more a given as missing out and expecting/hoping it comes next season as neither is guaranteed but if you don't get there you'll never know...There was a real feelgood factor back at the club but many more seasons where we are or worse is not going to improve attracting new fans etc or have current fans believing that the suggested ambition is not just pie in the sky.
if the current guys are just waiting a retail complex even that with a shiny new stadium does not guarantee promotion on the pitch, you have no right to it but why if you're stating ambition and are shrewd businessmen would you dismiss it so lightly when the chance was there?
from where we were and with a feel good factor we've gone to chasing the pack with added pressure of not affording to drop points and let's not forget reaching the play offs is not a given you'll be promoted and like i said instead of embracing the opportunity with a few games remaining we all start from 0 as the next season begins.
I mostly disagree that, if we don't go up (and I hope we do go up), that this will be our one shot for some time. I still see reasons for optimism and that, with the right recruitment, we could still make another push next season. We will have players who have grown a year, have experienced what it is like to be in a promotion race and will be all the better for it.
Personally, I don't hold with the "don't get promoted because the Championship is too expensive/risky" argument. If you go up, you have to face up to the challenge.