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Two things came out of these play offs for me as a neutral.
One is that we should stop looking at age as the first consideration in every new signing. Just to change the saying a bit - if they’re good enough, they’re young enough.
The other is that Morecambe nearly got automatic promotion and have have reached the Wembley final with the lowest budget in the EFL.
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I notice that Jamille Matt scored an 87th minute goal for FRG to take the game into extra time; and apparently his 17th goal of the season. I assume that we didn't try to sign him after his loan period ended, although he did look like Bambi on ice on many occasions, I recall him scoring the goal that kept us in the football league that year; and also a superb towering header from a free kick or corner, against I think it was Barnet. Which showed that he had something about him.  |
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In fairness to whoever made the decision to not sign Matt, he was bloody garbage when he was here.
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Looking forward to Ellison v Adams.
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In fairness to whoever made the decision to not sign Matt, he was bloody garbage when he was here.
Absolutely! You can't sign every shite player who scores one good goal, on the basis they nay therefore not be shite. Or else matt green will be earning another contract thanks to his goal against Chelsea lol |
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I notice that Jamille Matt scored an 87th minute goal for FRG to take the game into extra time; and apparently his 17th goal of the season. I assume that we didn't try to sign him after his loan period ended, although he did look like Bambi on ice on many occasions, I recall him scoring the goal that kept us in the football league that year; and also a superb towering header from a free kick or corner, against I think it was Barnet. Which showed that he had something about him.
It's amazing what Matt can do when he receiving the ball high up the pitch and is being supplied with chances. He was feeding off scraps for a year at Town and receiving the ball 40-50 yards from goal. |
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No doubt we’ll be underdogs next Sunday v Blackpool. They’ve won 6/6 Play-Offs whereas ours is 0/6.
Blackpool lost to West Ham in the 2012 Championship playoff final.
Two things came out of these play offs for me as a neutral.
One is that we should stop looking at age as the first consideration in every new signing. Just to change the saying a bit - if they’re good enough, they’re young enough.
The other is that Morecambe nearly got automatic promotion and have have reached the Wembley final with the lowest budget in the EFL.
Has that Morecambe lowest budget thing been confirmed? I thought they'd put a bit more money into it this season. Certainly looks like it from their squad, and I'm not sure Derek Adams would have gone there with the budget sizes Bentley used to operate on. They obviously haven't spent loads and loads and it's still a great achievement but I was of the impression that it wasn't Little Morecambe on quite the same scale. |
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I mean the games pointless anyway isn't it? The 2 worst play-off records in English football deciding who loses to Blackpool in the Final. Sunderland (0 promotions from 4 play-offs) v Lincoln City (0 promotions from 6 play-offs).
And Blackpool have 5 promotions from 8 previous play-off appearances.
Correction... Brentford have the worst play-off record in English football. This season is their 10th play-off campaign and they are yet to win promotion through that route. |
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Blackpool lost to West Ham in the 2012 Championship playoff final.
Yes. Blackpool have had 8 previous play-off campaigns... 5 x Promoted 1 x Losing Finalist 2 x Lost in Semi-Finals So they have a 77.7% success rate in Semi-Finals after beating Oxford. And they currently have an 83.3% Final win rate. |
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Blackpool lost to West Ham in the 2012 Championship playoff final.
Has that Morecambe lowest budget thing been confirmed? I thought they'd put a bit more money into it this season. Certainly looks like it from their squad, and I'm not sure Derek Adams would have gone there with the budget sizes Bentley used to operate on. They obviously haven't spent loads and loads and it's still a great achievement but I was of the impression that it wasn't Little Morecambe on quite the same scale.
I am just going on the report in today’s Times. I haven’t researched it. |
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