Yeah. The element of luck

Needed in football is often underplayed.

Having the right things in place to take advantage when the tide turns is always important. They're some way off on that front too at the moment.

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on January 6th 2019 at 11:34:21

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Post from Twtd that just sums up the history boys (Other Football) - ede, Jan 6, 08:28:51
- Bit alarming (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 6, 11:55:21
  - if i was a prospective buyer (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 6, 12:12:52
- To be fair, we're barely mentioned in that thread - which is a pretty fair (Other Football) - norway, Jan 6, 10:43:47
  - Indeed, as if our fans wouldn't massively dine out on the fact that (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Jan 6, 11:07:38
    - I kind of agree (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 6, 11:30:14
      - Yep - entirely agree (Other Football) - norway, Jan 6, 11:40:34
        
        And us (Other Football) - duke of york, Jan 6, 11:49:50
        
        Yeah, but we're MASSIVE (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 6, 15:54:54
- I'm not that bothered about Ipswich. I wonder if you care more if you're the struggling (Other Football) - Bravo win or die, Jan 6, 09:21:26
  - I didn’t care until we went down to league one (Other Football) - matgore, Jan 6, 10:17:55
- When I grew up they were definitely more successful than us, at that time (Other Football) - Old Man, Jan 6, 08:59:13
  - When I grew up in the 60's & 70's there was intense rivalry (Other Football) - fareastcanary, Jan 6, 13:42:22
  - I don’t remember anyone of us wanting to be them. (Other Football) - APB, Jan 6, 10:36:06
  - You’ve touched on the important point that they seem to be missing. (Other Football) - I Am Hoot, Jan 6, 10:13:30
  - Yes in recent times they had three or four years I suppose when (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 6, 09:09:23
    - That's not true. They were consistently better than us when Burley was in charge (Other Football) - norway, Jan 6, 10:49:47
      - 2007-2011 they were in a markedly better state (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 6, 11:15:40
        
        They were streets ahead of us in the late 90s too. (Other Football) - norway, Jan 6, 11:24:16
        
        want to let facts decide? (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jan 6, 14:05:14
        
        Well... that was my point. (Other Football) - norway, Jan 6, 14:10:05
        
        I think you want to be Jim secretly! (n/m) (Other Football) - Men without hats, Jan 6, 12:27:39
- For people under a certain age, (35 ish?) the pre prem era doesn’t really exist (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jan 6, 08:56:13
  - Sky ruined football as a sport (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 6, 11:25:31
    - Totally agree - very good post (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jan 6, 11:28:22
      - Yeah. The element of luck (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 6, 11:34:21
  - is that how we are assessing success now, social fucking media metrics? (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 6, 09:53:01
    - You iz wrong grandad.... (Other Football) - usacanary, Jan 6, 14:40:23
    - Bet it feeds into Webber's bonus pot (Other Football) - CWC, Jan 6, 10:15:11
      - What’s an “offline media channel”? (Other Football) - APB, Jan 6, 11:01:10
        
        Printed media presumably (n/m) (Other Football) - CWC, Jan 6, 12:27:02
        
        That’s what I assumed. (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, Jan 6, 13:30:32
      - All businesses of a certain size employ a social media manager (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jan 6, 10:45:36
        
        Its astonishing how much £££ is pumped into it (Other Football) - CWC, Jan 6, 12:30:43
      - it's a mad old world for sure (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 6, 10:22:10
    - I don’t think I said that was a measure of success, did I? (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jan 6, 09:55:17
      - awareness means jack shit (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 6, 10:08:00
        
        Strange post that totally misses the point (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jan 6, 11:51:16
        
        That’s not true though, is it? (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jan 6, 10:23:29
        
        apologies, you win (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 6, 10:26:40
        
        it is true though (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 6, 10:27:44
        
        Tombs Tiltage... (n/m) (Other Football) - usacanary, Jan 6, 14:35:17
        
        Blub (Other Football) - lurd, Jan 6, 11:12:13
        
        Enjoy the rest of your day, Tombs (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jan 6, 10:43:55
        
        Ancient history (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 6, 10:10:04
        
        as opposed to our ancient nothing much (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 6, 10:11:15
        
        And a prem yo yo team (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 6, 10:15:39
        
        trudat (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 6, 10:16:48
  - The Sky deals have really concentrated money and power (Other Football) - Old Man, Jan 6, 09:07:23
    - A microcosm of society, some might say. (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, Jan 6, 10:32:30
    - I cant see it bursting (Other Football) - CWC, Jan 6, 09:54:35
      - I agree - overseas revenue protects it from local economic issues too (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jan 6, 10:38:35

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