We're still the only two clubs to have lost the play-off final on pens aren't we?

Friendship Trophy and all that...

As for 2002: I had a 10,000 word paper to write for my doctorate, which would be delivered on the Tuesday after the final. Was the most important paper I'd ever written - but nothing was happening. I remember crying on about the Wednesday; deleting it all and starting again... then travelling down from Oxford to London on the Saturday night, from Heathrow to Cardiff on the Sunday, only to see THAT happen.

I wasn't gutted by the outcome. I was furious. To me, we did nothing after going 1-0 up; just sat back, sat back and waited for them to equalise. The whole shape of the team went wrong when Notman came on. But after watching my team lose the play-off final on penalties, I had to head straight back to Oxford and write that damn paper! I managed it though. Ended up the best academic paper I'd ever written in my life - God knows how.

Posted By: thebigfeller on February 25th 2015 at 16:23:24

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just done the predictor (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 25, 15:46:01
- Me too (NCFC) - Old Man, Feb 25, 16:52:17
  - LOL (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 25, 16:53:40
  - don't be silly (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 25, 16:53:24
    - You're right. Scum will conceded more than that. (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Feb 25, 16:53:47
- So have I (NCFC) - norway, Feb 25, 16:50:02
- I hope not (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 25, 16:19:47
- you think Lennon will come good again for Bolton then (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 25, 16:16:49
- Four teams getting 90+ points?! Has that ever happened? (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Feb 25, 15:53:15
  - This was the closest to it that I can recall (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 25, 16:00:16
    - remember I was on holiday in Ibiza the day of the PO Final (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Feb 25, 16:13:17
      - In contrast (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Feb 25, 16:21:29
      - I watched the game with some mates at uni. Then laughed at Charlton gallivanting around (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 25, 16:18:19
      - I was in a long car journey back from Cornwall to East Anglia (NCFC) - Brandonio, Feb 25, 16:16:22
        
        We're still the only two clubs to have lost the play-off final on pens aren't we? (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 25, 16:23:24
    - It seems that the late mid to late-nineties (NCFC) - Brandonio, Feb 25, 16:12:42
    - blimey surprised by that (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 25, 16:07:12
      - I bet you've bookmarked that site right up. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 25, 16:32:57
      - Perfectly possible Derby, Middlesbrough and Norwich could set a hot pace (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 25, 16:09:34
        
        only thing about bournemouth is (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 25, 16:12:45
  - obviously won't happen like that (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 25, 15:59:18
  - nope and won't happen this season either (NCFC) - Brandonio, Feb 25, 15:56:32
    - It also depends on who we drop points to, of course. Both Derby and Boro are MUST NOT LOSE (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 25, 16:05:56
  - Was going to ask same (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Feb 25, 15:55:55
    - yep due to the shocks that have to happen but hard to predict where (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 25, 16:02:21
- Does that rely on us beating Fulham on the last day? (NCFC) - Old Man, Feb 25, 15:47:57
  - of course (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 25, 15:50:29
    - But 9 wins and 4 draws don't make 92 points, SCC (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 25, 15:54:19
      - apologies 10 win and 3 draws (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 25, 16:00:45

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