we would have buck the historical trend next year

Quoted from ska face

bullshit.

tranmere may well be the biggest threat. don't think they're in crisis financially and gary brabin is a pretty decent appointment.might not like the bloke but he has the knowledge and previous success at this level to make them contenders

I think the league is there for the taking next year. Every season we've been down here it seemed like there was always a team or two above us - Fleetwood, Luton, Crawley who could run away with it - and with only one automatic playoff spot you're kind of screwed if that happens. Next season, with Barnet and Bristol gone, we are that club.

Quoted from GrimRob

We finished fourth both years,but at least drew the first play-off game in 2013/14 and didn't get the refereeing decisions in the second whereas in 2012/13 we lost them both without being able to blame the ref.

Finished 4th in both seasons yes and reached the play-off semis in both yes (how we got beat in the semis don't mean a thing). However, in the league more points in 12/13 with more goals scored and fewer conceded too. Throw in a trip to Wembley as well and it is clear that we acheived more in 12/13.

Quoted from pizzzza

Finished 4th in both seasons yes and reached the play-off semis in both yes (how we got beat in the semis don't mean a thing). However, in the league more points in 12/13 with more goals scored and fewer conceded too. Throw in a trip to Wembley as well and it is clear that we acheived more in 12/13.

You could argue we got much further in the FA Cup in 13/14 though?

Quoted from forza ivano

hate to be a killjoy but we would have to buck the historical trend if we were to go up as champs in the season following a play off defeat.
the only team to have done it in the 12 years of play off finals were Exeter about 10 years ago.generally the record is appalling;very few even get back into the play offs the next year.
still, brizzell have bucked the trend of bouncing straight back up so let's hope we follow their lead

Well, i sincerely hope the Mariners do achieve promotion in 2016 and better still as champs. The club and particularly you supporters deserve it. I see Jolley has done little for the Mariners since his arrival. If only he'd done for you yesterday (had he played) what he did for us two years back in the same event. Best wishes.

Quoted from pizzzza

Finished 4th in both seasons yes and reached the play-off semis in both yes (how we got beat in the semis don't mean a thing). However, in the league more points in 12/13 with more goals scored and fewer conceded too. Throw in a trip to Wembley as well and it is clear that we acheived more in 12/13.

Are you joking? Promotion has always been our main target, and this season we have been closest to promotion than any other season since being in this dreaded league. So this season has to be the most successful season of the lot (since being in the conference), so far. Despite goals for or against and pointless trophy finals, and even the amount of points collected (which I did we not break a club record this season? Record being 83, but broken with this season's 86?). This season we has to be the closest to achieving promotion, of which has always been what we want to achieve?

Quoted from GiveUsAG

Are you joking? Promotion has always been our main target, and this season we have been closest to promotion than any other season since being in this dreaded league. So this season has to be the most successful season of the lot (since being in the conference), so far. Despite goals for or against and pointless trophy finals, and even the amount of points collected (which I did we not break a club record this season? Record being 83, but broken with this season's 86?). This season we has to be the closest to achieving promotion, of which has always been what we want to achieve?

Read the previous posts numbnuts the comparison was between 12/13 and 13/14, nothing to do with this season!

Quoted from pizzzza

Read the previous posts numbnuts the comparison was between 12/13 and 13/14, nothing to do with this season!

Oops. Sorry.  

Quoted from GrimRob

We finished fourth both years,but at least drew the first play-off game in 2013/14 and didn't get the refereeing decisions in the second whereas in 2012/13 we lost them both without being able to blame the ref.

I'd disagree about not blaming the ref

At 0-0 going in to the final minute at home to Newport, Aswad was clearly fouled yet the ref gave them the free kick from which they scored

Had we gone to their place even stevens who knows how that might have gone - we're pretty good at getting 1-0 away wins ourselves

But going to their place with that goal chalked up ( and which although defended poorly to allow them to score shouldn't have arisen in the first place) we were up against it more than we should have been

Oh almost forgot...the first person I saw to mention these stats wasn't you Forza but Alan Alger on Twitter not long after the game was over

Seems like he couldn't wait to twist his knife in to our wounds

Only just seen this tweet from Alan Alger

https://twitter.com/Alan_Alger_/status/599965192005517312

Immature sniping taking the pee