Well, that season we didn't give the rest of the league a 15 game head start

Not to mention we absolutely shouldn’t have been relegated the season before and by and large kept that team together.

It’s not impossible, but I’m not holding my breath.

Posted By: APB on January 24th 2026 at 17:24:04

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To reach the POs in the past 5 years you’ve needed (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 24, 17:04:12
- One game at a time (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 24, 19:02:23
- Looking at the odds (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:57:44
  - I got 80/1 on top 6 and 250/1 promotion on BetFair in December. (n/m) (NCFC) - Boyer, Jan 24, 18:02:58
    - I had a look on oddschecker after WBA (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 18:14:27
- I'll take safety with three games left (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Jan 24, 17:39:53
  - I will take safety in last minute of last game (n/m) (NCFC) - IG88, Jan 24, 18:26:56
    - FOYSC (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 18:51:51
- Win Monday and it's on! (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 24, 17:35:58
  - troll (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:38:41
    - haha. i posted in the wrong place. should have been a 1st of the day on the 7th (n/m) (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Jan 24, 20:49:07
      - A likely story (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 21:39:59
      - ... (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Jan 24, 20:51:37
- points needed for 6th (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 24, 17:35:02
  - sorry ... the team placed 6th on feb 1st (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 24, 17:36:10
- Absolutely. Let’s just get safe first, and that won’t be straightforward. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 24, 17:26:18
  - As Jame Sward points out below (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 24, 17:33:51
    - Blimey another dreadful take (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:37:25
  - Not being shit like under Manning should be very straightforward (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:29:55
- So... (NCFC) - avid_canary, Jan 24, 17:19:40
- In the 85/86 promotion season we managed 10 wins on the bounce (NCFC) - nikellie, Jan 24, 17:17:54
  - Well, that season we didn't give the rest of the league a 15 game head start (NCFC) - APB, Jan 24, 17:24:04
- Top half finish should be the aim. (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Jan 24, 17:16:40
- It’s unlikely but doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:11:54
  - Of course need to pull away from relegation before .. (NCFC) - loz, Jan 24, 17:17:18
  - You should try to win every single game (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 17:14:24
    - But we don’t need to win every game (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:16:45
      - Did anyone think 2.22PPG was possible (gets 70) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 17:19:55
        
        Maybe not (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:32:02
- Not with that attitude we won't (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 24, 17:11:42
  - At the start of the season people thought top 2 was possible (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:14:34
    - I don’t think many thought top two was possible tbf (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 17:15:52
      - Loads did (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:35:02
        
        Blimey, although I do think 4th not impossible (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 17:44:13
        
        Apology accepted 👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 18:16:37
- Correct, and I wouldn’t actually want to go up this season (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 24, 17:08:32
  - Disagree, get promoted any way or time we can (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 24, 18:57:42
  - Spot on. (n/m) (NCFC) - Snakepit Divorceee, Jan 24, 18:06:04
  - Let’s lose at Wembley on pens tben (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:12:40
- It’s just SCC trolling (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 17:06:57
  - Eh? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:11:16
    - Depends what target you’re putting in it (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 24, 17:13:19
      - It’s a slim chance sure (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 24, 17:18:11
- Vmt let’s just stay in the league and build momentum (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Jan 24, 17:06:42

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