SwissYellow
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There's a critically important factor for next season and that's us. We need to forget Monday, move on.
Previous play-off losers, follow 3 paths:
The most common is mid-table obscurity, A team takes a while to get going the following season, it lingers on unjust defeat or is suffering from a nervous hangover - this happens with new players or old, it comes from the fans. that sense of loss, the frustration builds to reduce patience in the crowd and can subdue morale.
Next is relegation it's surprising how many teams have been relegated following a play-off final loss, especially loses with a massive injustice or "luck" event. Swindon, losers of the play-off final in 2010 and Charlie Austin's "bobble" suffered a complete collapse because they felt they'd been unlucky, should have won, that mental weakness shot through the squad and is VERY DANGEROUS for us right now.
Leeds, Sheff Utd, Preston, Blackpool all went down in the years following after a losing final, Leeds also being relegated the season after losing a final.
The rarest route is promotion, surprisingly few teams have been promoted following a play-off loss, and those that do, didn't suffer too much from a heart breaker final- they got beat, they built on their squad and they went again.
It's critical for us as supporters to support. We could already be writing off next season by sticking to a morose, morbid, we're all doomed mindset. James Henry is a fabulous player but if his head goes because he's not allowed to forget the shoot or pass blip, it could slow his decision making process by a 1/2 second which would have a devastating effect on his ability and output,
Yes we're frustrated and of course we're angry but we've got to park it and now. Ive played in teams that suffered losses in finals, and been in teams that then won, or lost the season after. Its absolutely 100% mental now, and we have to help or we could complain our way to nothing or worse
Previous play-off losers, follow 3 paths:
The most common is mid-table obscurity, A team takes a while to get going the following season, it lingers on unjust defeat or is suffering from a nervous hangover - this happens with new players or old, it comes from the fans. that sense of loss, the frustration builds to reduce patience in the crowd and can subdue morale.
Next is relegation it's surprising how many teams have been relegated following a play-off final loss, especially loses with a massive injustice or "luck" event. Swindon, losers of the play-off final in 2010 and Charlie Austin's "bobble" suffered a complete collapse because they felt they'd been unlucky, should have won, that mental weakness shot through the squad and is VERY DANGEROUS for us right now.
Leeds, Sheff Utd, Preston, Blackpool all went down in the years following after a losing final, Leeds also being relegated the season after losing a final.
The rarest route is promotion, surprisingly few teams have been promoted following a play-off loss, and those that do, didn't suffer too much from a heart breaker final- they got beat, they built on their squad and they went again.
It's critical for us as supporters to support. We could already be writing off next season by sticking to a morose, morbid, we're all doomed mindset. James Henry is a fabulous player but if his head goes because he's not allowed to forget the shoot or pass blip, it could slow his decision making process by a 1/2 second which would have a devastating effect on his ability and output,
Yes we're frustrated and of course we're angry but we've got to park it and now. Ive played in teams that suffered losses in finals, and been in teams that then won, or lost the season after. Its absolutely 100% mental now, and we have to help or we could complain our way to nothing or worse