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#afcb: A thread…
I was lucky enough to cover some of #afcb’s finest moments, but also some of their worst failings… 
2002: The side that was relegated at Wrexham was full of fine players (IMHO) and the promotion season that followed proved that.
2002 was the story of a failing squad, no more, no less…
2002 was the story of a failing squad, no more, no less…
2008: The last day at Carlisle was so nearly a miracle and what cost the squad that season (other than losing 10 points) was a lack of experience.
The core players that remained (Bartley, Pearce, Pitman etc) came of age two years later…
The core players that remained (Bartley, Pearce, Pitman etc) came of age two years later…
2009: This was a season where Howe’s signings were the difference between successful failure and pure oblivion.
Despite criticism over transfers in recent years, he knows a good player and, equally importantly, he knows a great character – Robinson, Feeney, Molesley, etc…
Despite criticism over transfers in recent years, he knows a good player and, equally importantly, he knows a great character – Robinson, Feeney, Molesley, etc…
2020: This season, given the money spent over the past two years, has been a massive failure.
Even if they stay up this afternoon, that’s still the case and major changes are needed over the summer whatever happens…
Even if they stay up this afternoon, that’s still the case and major changes are needed over the summer whatever happens…
It feels like the end of an era – and it should be exactly that.
For too long, #afcb have reflected too much and not looked forward enough.
The Championship should be the club’s level now moving forward - minimum…
For too long, #afcb have reflected too much and not looked forward enough.
The Championship should be the club’s level now moving forward - minimum…
Stop talking about Great Escapes and Greatest Escapes and talk about aims and ambitions going forward.
That’s not to say remove the club’s recent history, because a football club without a history is soulless and without meaning…
That’s not to say remove the club’s recent history, because a football club without a history is soulless and without meaning…
But 2020-21, whether in the Premier League or the Championship, needs to be the start of a new era and the beginning of what should become a new period of history.
No more looking back. No more successful failures.
Good luck to everyone today
xx
No more looking back. No more successful failures.
Good luck to everyone today
xx