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Back to back promotions to Premier League...

Callumcafc
Callumcafc Posts: 63,829
in General Charlton
Do we dare to dream?

Only three teams have achieved it in the last twenty eight seasons:

Southampton 2010-12
Norwich 2009-11
Watford 1997-99

Could there be a 4th team this season???
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  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,041
    shine166 said:
    Nope 


    14 points down, 36 to go 
    This.

    A journey is made of many steps and our first staging post is 50 points. As Bowyer said on 5 live after today's game once we get that then we can see where we might push on to.

    Great start though.
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,511
    Waaay too soon. 
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,774
    Callumcafc said:
    Do we dare to dream?

    Only three teams have achieved it in the last twenty eight seasons:

    Southampton 2010-12
    Norwich 2009-11
    Watford 1997-99

    Could there be a 4th team this season???
     Mid table would be an amazing season. Enjoy the league position because it’s unlikely to last . 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Whilst it’s nice to think it possible, it’s unrealistic.

    in any case, we have an owner that will probably do all he can to derail it come January if we are doing well. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,728
    Never been achieved by a team winning the Play-Offs
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,656
    Not a chance.
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    Next season we could be fighting for a champions league place
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,728
    smudge7946 said:
    Next season we could be fighting for a champions league place
    If we go up I expect Bowyer to emulate the last Charlton man to take us from third tier to top tier in successive seasons!!

    Nothing less than second spot in the Premier League will do for me
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,432
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Never been achieved by a team winning the Play-Offs
     What if we win the playoffs again? I know it's a silly suggestion as we're clearly going up via autos... But would be a double record.

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  • EdgeleyAddick
    EdgeleyAddick Posts: 939
    I think there is a certain amount of Charlton being an unknown quantity at the moment. Plus a lot of teams seen to take 10 games until they properly hit their stride. BUT, I think Bowyer is a bit of a genius. I've always thought a midfielder knows the game better than anyone. And added to Bowyer is Jacko, another midfielder. So tactically we are in the best hands possible. 

    Personally I'm keeping the end of May clear once again. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,728
    Dazzler21 said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Never been achieved by a team winning the Play-Offs
     What if we win the playoffs again? I know it's a silly suggestion as we're clearly going up via autos... But would be a double record.
    Did a stat on the Countdown to Promotion thread

    If you include the Conference; Tranmere Rovers are the only team to ever win back to back promotions on both occasions via. the Play-Offs 
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,673
    We've got a shout which is more than any of us thought we'd have a week before the season started. We'll have to be incredibly lucky with player form and injuries and our next transfer window will have to be another blinder (retention as well as recruitment) if its going to happen. 
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Dare to dream -dare to be great 

    dont think for one minute that the team are not believing it’s possible to do 

    this team can achieve anything they are mentally strong physically strong and have quality all over the pitch , the depth is there from 1-11 

    Bows and jacko are a winning combination and for the first time ever I will say that momentum is everything and we have it 
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Feck it - of course we can. You only have to look at the likes of Norwich and Sheff U in recent seasons to know its possible.
    I know its a very un Charlton trait, but....be positive.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,171
    Easy Peasy next year we’ll be minted!
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,962
    ForeverAddickted said:
    smudge7946 said:
    Next season we could be fighting for a champions league place
    If we go up I expect Bowyer to emulate the last Charlton man to take us from third tier to top tier in successive seasons!!

    Nothing less than second spot in the Premier League will do for me
    And get a stand named after him.


  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,440
    It’s definitely possible, if you think we don’t have any chance then you haven’t realised what we’ve got here.

    Spending has increased in this league but it’s still a division in which Michael Morrison is a good solid player. That’s not to say he’s a bad player at all, I rated him for us, but with the money clubs are spending you’d think they’d be able to afford centre backs with more pace and ability on the ball. Transfer fees and wage bills have gone up but the standard hasn’t improved in the same way.

    Effort still goes a long way and we’ve got plenty of that throughout the squad. And yet it’s not at the expense of skill and ability on the ball. Brentford for all their possession had as Bowyer pointed out a midfielder who didn’t want to track back and that led to Gallagher’s goal. If these expensive signings were that good they wouldn’t be signing for Championship clubs.

    Perhaps the test will be playing with the same energy for a full season. I’m not too worried though as fitness is something Bowyer prioritises. Challenging for the play-offs might prove a step too far in the end but we shouldn’t write it off. For me it’s more likely than a relegation battle.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,728
    edited August 2019
    Oggy Red said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    smudge7946 said:
    Next season we could be fighting for a champions league place
    If we go up I expect Bowyer to emulate the last Charlton man to take us from third tier to top tier in successive seasons!!

    Nothing less than second spot in the Premier League will do for me
    And get a stand named after him.


    Gotta get to successive FA Cup Finals before we go that far

    Be remarkable though wouldnt it, surpasses Jimmy Seed's win ratio and manages the exact same achievements

    Which I hate to say would be far greater now than when Jimmy achieved it (taking nothing away from the great man!!)
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Scoham said:
    It’s definitely possible, if you think we don’t have any chance then you haven’t realised what we’ve got here.

    Spending has increased in this league but it’s still a division in which Michael Morrison is a good solid player. That’s not to say he’s a bad player at all, I rated him for us, but with the money clubs are spending you’d think they’d be able to afford centre backs with more pace and ability on the ball. Transfer fees and wage bills have gone up but the standard hasn’t improved in the same way.

    Effort still goes a long way and we’ve got plenty of that throughout the squad. And yet it’s not at the expense of skill and ability on the ball. Brentford for all their possession had as Bowyer pointed out a midfielder who didn’t want to track back and that led to Gallagher’s goal. If these expensive signings were that good they wouldn’t be signing for Championship clubs.

    Perhaps the test will be playing with the same energy for a full season. I’m not too worried though as fitness is something Bowyer prioritises. Challenging for the play-offs might prove a step too far in the end but we shouldn’t write it off. For me it’s more likely than a relegation battle.
    i think Brentford had a defender who didnt want to track back.

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  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,196
    Not sure how many teams have gone on to get back to back promotions from the third tier to the top tier in English history, I wonder who the first team to do this were ? 

    4th bottom and a finish above millwall will do me ta very much 
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,962
    Scoham said:
    It’s definitely possible, if you think we don’t have any chance then you haven’t realised what we’ve got here.

    Spending has increased in this league but it’s still a division in which Michael Morrison is a good solid player. That’s not to say he’s a bad player at all, I rated him for us, but with the money clubs are spending you’d think they’d be able to afford centre backs with more pace and ability on the ball. Transfer fees and wage bills have gone up but the standard hasn’t improved in the same way.

    Effort still goes a long way and we’ve got plenty of that throughout the squad. And yet it’s not at the expense of skill and ability on the ball. Brentford for all their possession had as Bowyer pointed out a midfielder who didn’t want to track back and that led to Gallagher’s goal. If these expensive signings were that good they wouldn’t be signing for Championship clubs.

    Perhaps the test will be playing with the same energy for a full season. I’m not too worried though as fitness is something Bowyer prioritises. Challenging for the play-offs might prove a step too far in the end but we shouldn’t write it off. For me it’s more likely than a relegation battle.
    Good post, Scoham.

    We've got a team with energy, mobility, the willingness to fight for each other, hungry for success.
    They don't know when they are beaten.

    And they can play too.

    We've got decent quality throughout the squad - look at our bench today, not one passenger or overawed unproven kid.
    On top of that, Bowyer has a gameplan that the players understand and take on board. If warranted, he's not afraid to change formation,  tactics and players during the game.

    But best of all, as Bowyer is always telling us if only we'd listen ...... every game he expects 3 points, we are set up to win.
    His positive mindset is breathed by the players and will take us much further than many expect - just like it did last season.

  • up_the_valley
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,230
    Should this not be here?
    https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/86072/countdown-to-promotion-2019-2020#latest
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,413
    Lovers of the movie Zulu will be familiar with the phrase:

    steady lads. 
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    Not only were we the first side to do it, we finished runners up the next season in Division one.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Dazzler21 said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Never been achieved by a team winning the Play-Offs
     What if we win the playoffs again? I know it's a silly suggestion as we're clearly going up via autos... But would be a double record.
    No chance......We can’t play Sunderland.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,348
    We could get consecutive promotions to the Premier League at some stage.  But this season is all about making sure that two-season run from L1 to the Premier League doesn't start next season.  

    The prize this year is staying up.  (And preventing Leeds going up on the last day of the season, of course). 
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,223
    edited August 2019
    Stop it now. I can’t face the thought of RD being the owner. 

    Roland Out!
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,649
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Never been achieved by a team winning the Play-Offs
    We are pioneers : Keith Peacock , first time in any playoffs, first political party 
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,649
     or as curbs would say 'praps

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