Just back...Thank f..ck its over

It’s been a terrible season. After the highs of last year that we thought we’d build on it’s just been so depressing. Saturday nights have been about self medication to get through the despair. It’s never boring being a town fan I suppose is the positive way of looking at it and escaping relegation does feel good knowing how if feels twice before.
There’s always the hope that the players coming in will change our fortunes next season. That’s the hope that keeps us coming back for more. And that’s why we keep coming back for more and we’d never swap it . Up the Mariners!!

What an amazing time it would be to get into League One. Lincoln, Barnsley, Rotherham, Huddersfield, Mansfield and potentially Donny would make for a great set of local(ish) games. We've only really got Bradford and Notts left in League Two.

The game really summed up our season. Started brightly, fashioned two or three guilt-edged chances that we somehow found a way to miss, before conceding two avoidable goals which killed us off mentally. Had all the ball second half but had no idea what to do with it because we don't have a game plan for when we go behind.

Hoping for at least a less stressful season next time around. Have a great summer all.

Quoted from Poojah

More room for Town fans then, if we can just stop being so utterly shít as a league club.

Realistically, only really Bradford and Notts County likely to need the larger section of the Osmond of those definitely in League Two. Personally, I have a feeling Donny will fall short in the play-offs. Hope so, anyway, always has great away day potential with that big away end of theirs.

Chesterfield normally bring a good following..

Certainly missed the urgency of something to play for. No season in League Two is a bad season we know there are plenty worse places we could be.

Quoted from GrimRob

Certainly missed the urgency of something to play for. No season in League Two is a bad season we know there are plenty worse places we could be.

That's really defeatist. Bradford are absolute dogshiite but were in with a chance of the play offs to the last game. Our form, post Donny, would bring us to Bradford's level. So long as Artell learns from his mistakes, improves upon this year's stock (shouldn't be too difficult) , added to a weaker league, we could be contenders

Quoted from forza ivano

That's really defeatist. Bradford are absolute dogshiite but were in with a chance of the play offs to the last game. Our form, post Donny, would bring us to Bradford's level. So long as Artell learns from his mistakes, improves upon this year's stock (shouldn't be too difficult) , added to a weaker league, we could be contenders

Sure we can do better if absolutely everything clicks we might make the playoffs but it's probably about a 1 in 5 chance. There's a huge gap between where we ended, even last season which was a 20 test high point and making the playoffs. I'd be happy just to be in the chasing pack in February with an outside chance of sneaking in. But the bottom line is to avoid relegation it's far more likely than promotion.

Quoted from GrimRob

Sure we can do better if absolutely everything clicks we might make the playoffs but it's probably about a 1 in 5 chance. There's a huge gap between where we ended, even last season which was a 20 test high point and making the playoffs. I'd be happy just to be in the chasing pack in February with an outside chance of sneaking in. But the bottom line is to avoid relegation it's far more likely than promotion.

I respectfully disagree. We have a dogshite squad, but Artell/Joe's January dealings strengthened us immensely. Post Donny we would be on course, with this awful squad, accumulate 68 odd points. Add another 3-4 players of the January calibre ( & don't go back to fannying around at the back ) and we are serious play off contenders (and I'm not a huge pro Artell man)

Quoted from forza ivano

I respectfully disagree. We have a dogshite squad, but Artell/Joe's January dealings strengthened us immensely. Post Donny we would be on course, with this awful squad, accumulate 68 odd points. Add another 3-4 players of the January calibre ( & don't go back to fannying around at the back ) and we are serious play off contenders (and I'm not a huge pro Artell man)

They 3-4 needs to be 6-7.

Just imagine how many points we'd have won (in spite of being crap) if we hadn't missed so many easy chances in the 6 yard box? I don't remember a season where we've missed anywhere nearly as many sitters as this. Our opponents seem to have generally managed to knock most of them in, the odd exception aside.

Hopefully, next season, regardless of who is playing for us, we'll be able to shin/knee/bottom/chin a few of them into the goal. And also score some goals from attractive, positive play as well, of course.

The team that started our first game back in the league 22/23 :
Crocombe,Glennon,Smith,Waterfall,Efete,Green,Morris,Holhanan,Mcatee,Kiernan,Clifton .
Team that started  the final  game 23/24 season
Eastwood ,Smith , Mullarkey, Rodgers ,Hume , Thompson , Green , Khouri, Vernam , Wilson , Gardner

We have had a massive turnover of player with only 1 potentially remaining (Green) from our first fixture at Leyton Orient back in 2022 . It's maybe more an example of how quick player turnover is , especially lower down .

I ask the question though  whether our team that finished this season is even as good as the one which we started with almost 2 years ago ?

I'm not sure it has been 'continuous development ' in the 4 windows we have had since returning to the league , but it's pivotal this summer is 'a big one ' or we are in danger of regression once more .

Thank fu*k it's over you are right .