Yes, that was the broader point being made

The vast majority of top flight adjacent clubs have bobbed around over the past 30 years. That's entirely normal.

What shouldn't have been normal was the alarmingly rapid descent to a mid table second tier club for the next 10 years.

Posted By: norwaay on September 25th 2026 at 13:45:46

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Sometimes I genuinely cannot comprehend the passage of time (NCFC) - norwaay, Sep 25, 11:02:08
- A huge missed opportunity to build a side that would stay in the Prem... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Sep 25, 11:22:27
  - While I agree that the Fat Controller made some awful decisions (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Sep 25, 13:01:16
    - Man City, Forest and Sunderland all moved between the top three tiers in the 90s. (NCFC) - Boyer, Sep 25, 14:16:40
    - Fun that we still argue about this, 30 years on (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 25, 13:33:37
      - Yes, that was the broader point being made (NCFC) - norwaay, Sep 25, 13:45:46
      - Appointing Deehan then Megson had something to do with it (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 25, 13:36:57
      - (we *did* go from being very good to very bad, that was meant to read.) (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 25, 13:34:21
        
        consistency was never our strong point (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Sep 25, 14:17:38
        
        Lambert to Hughton? (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 25, 14:18:45
        
        shush. you'll wake the nutter. (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Sep 25, 14:41:16
  - This was the third most recent example of a season we actually survived in the top flight (NCFC) - norwaay, Sep 25, 12:30:31

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