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How long before we are out of this league?

Perhaps premature and I think the end of this summer's window will give a better insight so may bump it then but as it stands today:

a) Promotion within the next 2 full seasons (22/23 and 23/24)
b) Another 3 - 5 seasons
c) More than 5 seasons 
d) Promotion this year
e) We will get relegated before we get promoted

As it is today I would say b. 
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,831
    Things can change quickly in football so I will go with option A.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,390
    Gonna go with a) - with a focus on 23/24 - if only as I think this and next season will see quite a few of the stronger clubs go up, and our extremely good youth team will start featuring more and more
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772
    Perhaps premature and I think the end of this summer's window will give a better insight so may bump it then but as it stands today:

    a) Promotion within the next 2 full seasons (22/23 and 23/24)
    b) Another 3 - 5 seasons
    c) More than 5 seasons 
    d) Promotion this year
    e) We will get relegated before we get promoted

    As it is today I would say b. 
    Ask after a match, depending on the result it’ll be either D or E
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,970
    edited January 2022
    A)

    We've got into a habit of getting promoted in the 3rd season back at this level, which would be next season
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,675
    Leuth said:
    Gonna go with a) - with a focus on 23/24 - if only as I think this and next season will see quite a few of the stronger clubs go up, and our extremely good youth team will start featuring more and more
    It rather depends on who they're playing for.
  • It’s really a how long is a piece of string question. Won’t be easy. We must target next season but it could take ? 
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,373
    The only consolation I’m taking at the moment is that we will not have to endure a League One that involves a trip to Gillingham next season.
  • ElliotCAFC
    ElliotCAFC Posts: 2,553
    B.

    Something feels different this time round. We’ve got a proper set up yet we seem to get everything wrong. Sheffield United have shown it’s very difficult to get out of this league, and bigger clubs are getting relegated every season. 

    Fingers crossed I’m wrong and we storm the league next season.
  • sarge1g
    sarge1g Posts: 715
    Please, please, please let it be (a).
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    edited January 2022
    A on the law of averages, due to the size of our wage bill.  The last two times we got promoted we had a top six wage bill. 

    The other 3 times we have had that we got in the play offs, this year is an outlyer.  We can't get it so badly wrong 3 summers in a row can we? 

    A better question would be how many managers will we have before we are promoted..... The last 2 times were 2 and 3.  We are on number 3 already. 

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  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,520
    Realistically b), hope for a)
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,830
    The grounds will get boring so if it's to be b) I'd rather e) then back to back promotions
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,499
    Ok hope 2 seasons but reckon 3.
    Will Tommy still be around to make it happen is the question?
  • UEAAddick
    UEAAddick Posts: 513
    A) If we identify a set of players early and don't underestimate the standard of the league
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,392
    e)
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,830
    Ok hope 2 seasons but reckon 3.
    Will Tommy still be around to make it happen is the question?
    No.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,735
    B
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,880
    A)

    We've got into a habit of getting promoted in the 3rd season back at this level, which would be next season

    League one is now a boring relationship that we won't ever get away from. We will always end up back here.

    Neither of us love each other, but it's better then nothing and better then being homeless - (administration) just about.

    Promotion to the championship is and was Charlton simply just ...having an affair.

    It was pretty brief last time as "misses" league one found out pretty quick. She took us back... again, and didn't even seem angry about it this time. It was just "meh". I think deep down, she actually hoped the affair continued. 
    It was much of an enthusiastic welcome.

    We are currently out having a meal and can't even give each other eye contact. The relationship is getting worse and it is now only mostly rather mind numbing. 
    The kids have grown up, moved away and have completely lost interest in football.

    It has bit a bit of a rocky ESI couple of years for us though. Maybe a EFL marriage therapy is the answer? Who knows

    Starting to think SHE might dump me this time and I'd find myself in an inevitable league two relationship, that would just be the remake of Jeremy Kyle show toothless council estate hell.

    I need another beer 



  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,640
    I think season after next. Will see an improvement next year, play offs minimum requirement.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,044
    B, I have little faith in the current team or management.

    Hope I’m wrong.

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  • Is there not an option for something that's measured in eons?

    Or does it just feel like that..?

    b. 
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,822
    Who knows, if you had asked people in February/March 2011 or after that Dagenham performance we would go up the following season with 101 points, they would have said no. So it can all change soon enough 
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,751
    B, or never.

    The teams down here get bigger and the competition gets harder. I don't think it's been this competitive since when Leeds etc were down here.
  • jacob_CAFC
    jacob_CAFC Posts: 2,063
    B
  • Fantastic positivity here, no one has said C or E yet.

  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,390
    Fantastic positivity here, no one has said C or E yet.

    You have to believe, or there's no point is there? 
  • Leuth said:
    Fantastic positivity here, no one has said C or E yet.

    You have to believe, or there's no point is there? 
    True, belief is just wearing a bit thin at the moment.
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,762
    Croydon said:
    B, or never.

    The teams down here get bigger and the competition gets harder. I don't think it's been this competitive since when Leeds etc were down here.
    Do they really though?
    Rotherham, Wycombe and Wigan are not clubs that I consider big even if they seem to be the standard now to meet.
    The teams at the top are no bigger and better than before. We are just getting worse and worse.

    Would have been (a) without the Nigel interference. The best we can hope for is (b).
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    edited January 2022
    I know I am a bit down beat about it all but if in November 2017 you had said we would get promoted the following season without the following either not being here or not doing a lot

    Amos
    Konsa
    Dasilva
    Kashi
    Holmes 
    Magginis
    Fosu
    JFC
    Clarke 
    Reeves
    Page

    I probably won't believe you. 
  • CL_Phantom
    CL_Phantom Posts: 5,556
    B

    Personally, I think if we don't go up next year then there'll be a rethink on the plan. A load of football boardroom and business clichés and it'll be a 3-5 plan to stabilise the club as financially self sufficient as possible and establish as a top league one club edging up towards the championship - a Peterborough, MK Don's type. 



    Only slightly depressing to think we could end up aspiring to be the next Peterborough.