That's all we need. One more massive effort to attend the final game of the season at the Valley on Saturday and we can all look forward to doing something more rewarding on Saturdays during the Summer. By "all," of course, I mean those loyal diehards who are still making the Herculean effort. You know, the bare ten thousand who are still using their season tickets or someone else's.
On Saturday, I fully expect our poor team of decent players to make more of an effort themselves than they have managed for several months to overcome a very average Hartlepool who have nothing to play for. Some of those in red shirts will milk the applause at the finish and, no doubt, believe they are walking off to heartfelt thanks at the end. They will risk confusing thanks with relief. A fair number of them will also confuse a winning final match with a satisfactory finish to the season. They will deserve to be looking for new jobs.
After that, we can sit back and watch the new owners earn their corn as they prepare for a new season and look to rebuild shattered supporter confidence. There will need to be some significant changes for the better if we are to avoid floundering next season.
Agreed
ReplyDeleteI believe that it is our worst league position since World War One
shockingly poor !!
If Barnet get relegated on Saturday (strong possibility) and we don't overtake Brentford (strong possibility) - then we be the lowest placed London side in the league. I know the Daggers will finish below us, but I'm using poetic licence and classing them as an Essex side, not London, in order to make my point. I thank you.
ReplyDeleteYou are quite correct...it is a massive effort!
ReplyDeleteI just hope there's some very swift and decisive action at the front end of the close season regarding players out and in to give me some hope that I've got something to look forward to next season.
Too right Pete: I too pointed this out a couple of weeks back.
ReplyDeleteYour poetic licence in categorising D & G as 'Essex' was correct by any stretch of reasonable imagination.
However, I am even (justifiably) less sympathetic as having lived once in Barnet for 7 years I can confirm that both the address and the feeling of those who live there is firmly "Herts", so we will be the lowest regardless of Barnet's future if we finish below Brentford
Come to think of it - Isn't Brentford in Middlesex anyway? That makes us the lowest placed London club already, no matter what happens!!
ReplyDeleteAh howabout a bit of POSITVE thinking - we are the highest place KENT club!!!!!!!
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Anon - well said, we need more positivity, although being better than Gillingham is aiming low.
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