As fans we all dream of seeing our teams climb up the leagues by playing opponents off the park a la modern day Swansea and Doncaster, but many success-starved supporters forget about how fickle such glory can be.This past week, I’ve looked on in envy as Doncaster smashed their record transfer fee, and I’m still wondering what might have been if Ian Holloway had stayed just a little longer at Argyle, but at least I’m safe in the knowledge that Peter Reid is going nowhere and the whole edifice of footballing satisfaction isn’t about to come crashing down around me.Many…
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(More) Remembrance of the season past
With the pre-season almost upon us, and a day bereft of World Cup action, our two ex-League 1 supporters took some time to reflect on the previous campaign.Stanley: On a personal note, the season started sluggishly, but ended in celebration, victory in the play-off final providing a just reward for a hard-working and ruthless Millwall team. But what of the other 23 clubs? Despite opening with a catastrophe, Norwich City finished the season as deserved Champions, while Leeds United finally made the upward move they have craved since taking up residence in the third tier. Others who left their imprint…
A Different Way
After the success of his first post, we’ve welcomed back Scarf with open arms. Here, he considers Swansea City and the factors that have led to them holding such an enviable position today.On Monday 21 April 2003, Swansea City hosted Exeter at the Vetch Field. Sitting 90th of the 92 teams in the Football League, they lost 1-0 to the team directly below, putting them in grave danger of relegation. Both clubs were in a horrible mess; deeply in debt, neither owned their grounds and both were experiencing serious off-the-field disruption. Neglect, mismanagement and a lack of a sustained income…
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