Why I seriously believe Albion can attain promotion through the play-offs this time!

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Danny-Boy

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• Mar 21, 2014

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Those of you out there know I am not an Albion fan.

But I seriously believe THIS season can and will be the one Albion are promoted to the Premiership.

Wy? Because alone of the sides who look to get that "third berth" the Albion squad have the experience - and the incentive - to get through the play-off traumas.

Of the other sides in 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13 who failed, none figure in the race this time other than Notts Forest and Reading. Both of these sides are unrecognisable now from those who participated in the playoffs.

Albion however have a nucleus of players who went through the mill last year. They will be tempered by the traumas of the Palace games and will have learned a lot. Whilst no doubt some of the other potential play-off sides have squad members who have experienced the same pressures, as a TEAM they will not be the same.

So I think this season is the one that Albion must gamble on and go for it. I'm hearing too many supporters locally saying they are comfortable as a Championship side.

GO FOR IT!!

 

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Blues Rock DJ

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• Mar 21, 2014

• #2

thanks for your input.

 

Stumpy Tim

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• Mar 21, 2014

• #3

Lottery init

 

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essbee

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Who do you support Danny-boy?

 

Seagulltonian

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• Mar 21, 2014

• #5

Loving the optimisim [MENTION=13666]Danny-Boy[/MENTION]

Really hoping we can go one stage further than last season, and have a day out at the New Wembley (Having never been before myself!)

 

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Danny-Boy

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• Mar 21, 2014

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• #6

essbee said:

Who do you support Danny-boy?

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Broadsword...

 

Ernest

Stupid IDIOT

Nov 8, 2003

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• Mar 21, 2014

• #7

Not a hope in hell of getting into the top 6 let alone winning the playoffs, some people need to look at the league table before they CHIRP up

 

edna krabappel

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• Mar 21, 2014

• #8

essbee said:

who do you support danny-boy?

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The Unspeakables.

 

Braders

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Jul 15, 2003

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• Mar 21, 2014

• #9

Bit early for a liquid lunch isn't it sir?

I'm not so sure , if we keep this run going then we have a chance - dropped points at Watford,Wigan and Reading have made the job harder than it needed to be mind.

 

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Napper

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• Mar 21, 2014

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Cardiff had experience and messed it up year on year.

Impossible to say.

In it to win it though

Good to be positive though

 

Hamilton

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For someone who lists the following in their profile...

About Danny-Boy
First Albion game:
1979
Favourite Albion player:
Danny Wilson
Best Albion experience:
4-4 against Orient 1997

...how are you not an Albion fan in some way?

 

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essbee

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• #12

edna krabappel said:

The Unspeakables.

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oh (dear!)

 

Simster

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• Mar 21, 2014

• #13

edna krabappel said:

The Unspeakables.

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I thought he was Brentford?

 

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MattBackHome

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Stumpy Tim said:

Lottery init

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Exactly. Except that the form team going into the playoffs generally GASHES it right up.

 

edna krabappel

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Simster said:

I thought he was Brentford?

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Well he was on about a game at Castle Greyskull earlier this season. And there's no reason to go to that hovel unless you're a Palace (or away) fan. He was also doing a bit of trolling, pretending to be a disgruntled Albion fan, until he was rumbled.

 

Blue Valkyrie

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• Mar 21, 2014

• #16

If we get to the playoffs we have a chance.

For now I can't look beyond whether we beat Ipswich or not, and enjoy every game as it comes.

 

seagullsovergrimsby

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• Mar 21, 2014

• #17

Hamilton said:

For someone who lists the following in their profile...

About Danny-Boy
First Albion game:
1979
Favourite Albion player:
Danny Wilson
Best Albion experience:
4-4 against Orient 1997

...how are you not an Albion fan in some way?

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He is Palace , not to be confused with dannyboy who definitely isn't.

 

Grombleton

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Ernest said:

Not a hope in hell of getting into the top 6 let alone winning the playoffs, some people need to look at the league table before they CHIRP up

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Yeah, 1pt from the playoffs with a game in hand.

You're boring.

 

Hamilton

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• Mar 21, 2014

• #19

seagullsovergrimsby said:

He is Palace , not to be confused with dannyboy who definitely isn't.

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OK. I'm a bit confused as to how he's got 3000 posts on NSC, lists a first albion game, a favourite albion player and was at the 4-4 in '97 and yet claims he's not an Albion fan. Bit of a stalker and far too curious not to be an Albion fan surely?

I doubt many Brighton fans could similarly list first Palace games, favourite players and favourite experiences etc. Just seems a bit odd-ball.

 

Stato

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This sounds like a rational argument, but the stats don't support it. Beaten semi-finalists have only won the following year's play offs five times out of twenty six and it hasn't happened since Wolves did it in 2003. Beaten finalists have an even worse record having only won the following year three times. There also isn't a particularly good record of teams making the play offs one year and winning automatic promotion the following year although Reading, Cardiff and now Leicester looking like starting a pattern.