Funny that this thread has barely been touched vs the 1998 playoff one. I think the subsequent seasons have really stolen the thunder of this game.
Playoff finals aren't a separate cup competition, which once won stay with you forever like our 47 cup win. They've just part of the regular league system of promotion and relegation, and will be tarnished by what happens subsequently.
Carlisle won the 22/23 L2 playoff final on penalties for example. A great day, but I can't imagine they'll be talking about it much, after their awful season in L1.
The exception will be when a team reaches a level they're not accustomed to in recent history, or indeed ever, such as a team reaching the Premier League for the first time or Oxford in the Championship next season.
Funny that this thread has barely been touched vs the 1998 playoff one. I think the subsequent seasons have really stolen the thunder of this game.
Playoff finals aren't a separate cup competition, which once won stay with you forever like our 47 cup win. They've just part of the regular league system of promotion and relegation, and will be tarnished by what happens subsequently.
Carlisle won the 22/23 L2 playoff final on penalties for example. A great day, but I can't imagine they'll be talking about it much, after their awful season in L1.
The exception will be when a team reaches a level they're not accustomed to in recent history, or indeed ever, such as a team reaching the Premier League for the first time or Oxford in the Championship next season.
Yeah, that's was basically what I meant with the subsequent seasons tainting the match.
So as a complete contrast to yesterday, I meet up with my mum and sister at Nyman's, a National Trust property in West Sussex. I decide to wear my Charlton shirt and no one bats an eyelid for an hour or so, until a bloke comes up to me and says, 'You were at the match, yesterday, weren't you?' And suddenly remembering this stranger's face, I reply, 'Yes, you were sitting in front of me. We hugged when Bauer scored.'
Small world.
That’s my mate Reid. He sent us a WhatsApp msg about meeting you, @captainbob
Where's Reid sitting this time? I'm Block 549. Also tickets for Nyman's still available for Monday but selling fast.
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Playoff finals are great if you win.
The most lucrative competitive event in World Sport. Worth quarter of a billion to the victor?
Carlisle won the 22/23 L2 playoff final on penalties for example. A great day, but I can't imagine they'll be talking about it much, after their awful season in L1.
The exception will be when a team reaches a level they're not accustomed to in recent history, or indeed ever, such as a team reaching the Premier League for the first time or Oxford in the Championship next season.