I must applaud the fans of Albion who have now helped to create a new term for English football to give an FL equivalent of "Hibbsying it".
WE have had GREXIT for Greece's dilemma whether to stay in the European Union.
In June we now have a decision to BREXIT ourselves.
But for the last four seasons Albion have given us AMEXIT, their increasingly desperate attempts to leave the Championship at whatever cost being ultimately undone by their total failure to win the key game on their own turf. At least Hibs got to Hampden Park 11 times, Albion can't even get to Wembley.
Task 2012/3 - a simple one-goal margin win in the second-leg - they lose 2-0.
Task 2013/4 - a win to help them face Derby away at Pride Park, they lose 2-1. And then (unlike Derby last week) give up the fight in the second leg and lose 4-1.
In 2014/5, you try to leave by trying the bottom route and get close to succeeding again.
Then glory be, in 2015/6 you not only fluff attempts to avoid Wembley by getting direct promotion, again failing to win key games at home, but then once more in front of your own fans you only manage a draw.
Congratulations. And also to Barry Bannan, a former Palace player (not a loan-boy) who effectively ended your hopes in the two legs of the play-off this season. But we won't be posting glory pix of him on the Palace site or writing "puff" stories in the Croydon papers. You saddoes.
WE have had GREXIT for Greece's dilemma whether to stay in the European Union.
In June we now have a decision to BREXIT ourselves.
But for the last four seasons Albion have given us AMEXIT, their increasingly desperate attempts to leave the Championship at whatever cost being ultimately undone by their total failure to win the key game on their own turf. At least Hibs got to Hampden Park 11 times, Albion can't even get to Wembley.
Task 2012/3 - a simple one-goal margin win in the second-leg - they lose 2-0.
Task 2013/4 - a win to help them face Derby away at Pride Park, they lose 2-1. And then (unlike Derby last week) give up the fight in the second leg and lose 4-1.
In 2014/5, you try to leave by trying the bottom route and get close to succeeding again.
Then glory be, in 2015/6 you not only fluff attempts to avoid Wembley by getting direct promotion, again failing to win key games at home, but then once more in front of your own fans you only manage a draw.
Congratulations. And also to Barry Bannan, a former Palace player (not a loan-boy) who effectively ended your hopes in the two legs of the play-off this season. But we won't be posting glory pix of him on the Palace site or writing "puff" stories in the Croydon papers. You saddoes.
sad ****
