Apparently staying up in the Prem would have been a terrific achievement. - Wrath of the Barclay

Apparently staying up in the Prem would have been a terrific achievement.

Is it any surprise that with the expectations set at that level that we went down then.

Posted By: fond on August 4th 2006 at 16:15:30

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Apparently staying up in the Prem would have been a terrific achievement. (NCFC) - fond, Aug 4, 16:15:30
- we nearly stayed up with an fa cup style run of games. I hate the way it's portrayed (NCFC) - pants, Aug 4, 16:23:42
  - Agreed - reality was there were 4 really crap teams that year who all deserved to go down (n/m) (NCFC) - fond, Aug 4, 16:24:40
- haha that question about hoofing it to earnshaw (NCFC) - pants, Aug 4, 16:22:30
- Are you saying finishing 17th would have been a failure then ? (n/m) (NCFC) - scarycanary, Aug 4, 16:20:06
  - boothroyd said the other day (NCFC) - otbc2006, Aug 4, 16:22:44
  - What I'm saying is that if you start a campaign with the aim of finishing 17th (NCFC) - fond, Aug 4, 16:22:38
    - its a bit like losing a friendly to a 50% stength newcastle team and then going (NCFC) - pants, Aug 4, 16:25:39
      - especially when we beat a full strength newcastle team only a year and half ago (NCFC) - lurd, Aug 4, 16:30:58
        
        we didne not (NCFC) - pants, Aug 4, 16:35:22
        
        ooo metrichead (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Aug 4, 16:41:04
        
        batter lover (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Aug 4, 16:43:58
        
        beer batter - yum (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Aug 4, 16:45:12
- Oh dear (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 4, 16:17:38

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