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If the young lads can remember what it felt like when Disley stuck the ball in the net in the 90th minute at Barnet and then times that by 1000 then they'll be somewhere close to knowing what promotion feels like.
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Really hope we get promotion this season so my son Harry can see what it's like, it would be brilliant to win the play off final so him and me could be there to witness it, we've never been to Wembley the pair of us.
I hope we go up as champions, I don't think I could another play off failure.
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Can I just bring everyone back down to earth by telling them that when (if) we go up this year, we're going up to the bottom tier of League football. That's depressing.
Aye. But it could be the springboard for more success. Our own history shows that back-to-back promotions is not unheard of. The momentum from a promotion season is a real asset in my opinion, only have to look at the number of teams achieving back-to-back promotions from Conference to League One in recent seasons.
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Ahem!! Getting way ahead of things we have a massive amount of work to do yet starting at Chester. IF and it's a big IF we get out it as been one hell of a tough learning curve.
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1971-2 was just so special. Where Buckley undoubtedly had the better tactical footballing brain Lawrie McMenemy was a master at Public Relations and really got the whole of the town on board.
Players "down dock" to see the fish being landed and sold - with the GET there as well of course - and visiting factories all over the place. Trawler skippers regularly sending in telegrams wishing the team well was par for the course. If I remember rightly, wasn't there a guy who said he would either run round BP naked, or his workplace (Findus, I think) if we won the championship. Lawrie was there as well, of course.
Promotion must be the male equivalent of a multiple orgasm. Don't forget though, to have experienced 6 promotions like Les and myself, you've had to suffer the six times being relegated as well! That's what makes it so very special.
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The last time we got promoted I was sat in a pushchair being pushed around Ramsdens Toy Store in which my mother bought me a Tinky Winky Teddy Bear.
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Another six'er here. First one in 71/72. Hope i live to see another.
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1971-2 was just so special. Where Buckley undoubtedly had the better tactical footballing brain Lawrie McMenemy was a master at Public Relations and really got the whole of the town on board.
Players "down dock" to see the fish being landed and sold - with the GET there as well of course - and visiting factories all over the place. Trawler skippers regularly sending in telegrams wishing the team well was par for the course. If I remember rightly, wasn't there a guy who said he would either run round BP naked, or his workplace (Findus, I think) if we won the championship. Lawrie was there as well, of course.
Promotion must be the male equivalent of a multiple orgasm. Don't forget though, to have experienced 6 promotions like Les and myself, you've had to suffer the six times being relegated as well! That's what makes it so very special.
7 times relegated for me John. 1977 back to Div 4, 1987 back to Div 3, 1988 (Div 4), 1997 (3rd tier), 2003 (3rd tier), 2004 (4th tier) and obviously 2010.
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Yep same again, 72 was my first, but seven relegations too
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Only 16 so born in 1998.
Since following town I've experienced;
2006 Play offs. Burton Away. Wembley 2008 Wembley 2013 Newport Play Offs Gateshead Play Offs. Huddersfield in the Third round.
No good times..
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