Ten years on from Nottingham Forest – let’s do it again against Barnsley?

[JA News]

I will never forget the moment that Darren Pratley secured our place at Wembley.   It was ten years ago tonight at the end of a tension filled evening at the Liberty but even now I am not sure I ever saw the ball hit the back of the net, it was just one of those […]

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[Hammy]

I will never forget the moment that Darren Pratley secured our place at Wembley.   It was ten years ago tonight at the end of a tension filled evening at the Liberty but even now I am not sure I ever saw the ball hit the back of the net, it was just one of those […]

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We can take on the "season ending in 1" mantra from Spurs :lol:

 

[Jacket]

Probably doesn't need saying, it's as clear day, but it won't be the same even if we beat Barnsley. There was a wide eyed excitement back then, almost an innocence, and you just wanted to see if our style of play alone would be enough to cut it with the big boys. It was.

But since then I think our eyes have been opened to the fact that this modern football the game we love has become is rotten to the absolute core. And there is also the little matter of the way we play being a bit crap.

I'd take promotion all day long, I'd be happy to see it, but don't expect me to shout from the roof tops and run with pure joy like Brenda did a decade ago.

 

[airedale]

Probably doesn't need saying, it's as clear day, but it won't be the same even if we beat Barnsley. There was a wide eyed excitement back then, almost an innocence, and you just wanted to see if our style of play alone would be enough to cut it with the big boys. It was.

But since then I think our eyes have been opened to the fact that this modern football the game we love has become is rotten to the absolute core. And there is also the little matter of the way we play being a bit crap.

I'd take promotion all day long, I'd be happy to see it, but don't expect me to shout from the roof tops and run with pure joy like Brenda did a decade ago.

Init, all I personally want is to go down there and watch an exciting game of football. Don’t care about silly PL, where nearly all the money is taken by players and agents, and being bored and stressed, and silly people talking about ambition. Wtf has ambition got to do with weekends? Companies getting the stupids all worked up about status, using sport, is bad news imo.

 

[sainthelens]

Probably doesn't need saying, it's as clear day, but it won't be the same even if we beat Barnsley. There was a wide eyed excitement back then, almost an innocence, and you just wanted to see if our style of play alone would be enough to cut it with the big boys. It was.

But since then I think our eyes have been opened to the fact that this modern football the game we love has become is rotten to the absolute core. And there is also the little matter of the way we play being a bit crap.

I'd take promotion all day long, I'd be happy to see it, but don't expect me to shout from the roof tops and run with pure joy like Brenda did a decade ago.

Win the final and you like the rest of us will be screaming and jumping like lunatics. Come on....you know it.

 

[Jinxy]

Probably doesn't need saying, it's as clear day, but it won't be the same even if we beat Barnsley. There was a wide eyed excitement back then, almost an innocence, and you just wanted to see if our style of play alone would be enough to cut it with the big boys. It was.

But since then I think our eyes have been opened to the fact that this modern football the game we love has become is rotten to the absolute core. And there is also the little matter of the way we play being a bit crap.

I'd take promotion all day long, I'd be happy to see it, but don't expect me to shout from the roof tops and run with pure joy like Brenda did a decade ago.

Win the final and you like the rest of us will be screaming and jumping like lunatics. Come on....you know it.

Absolutely - we all will of course. I remember Lineker, Shearer and the other clowns all scoffing at our style of play after our first few games. Now, it's an admired and respected way of playing. We don't have a USP/Identity now, so we would be going toe to toe with a non descript style of play against teams that'll be largely better at that than us. But......we'll still want it if we get to the final! The fickle football fan eh.