Are we about to end the jinx?

spanish flair

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And stay in a top two division for more than four consecutive seasons, at our fourth attempt?
Fingers crossed it is looking good now.

 

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Now you've gone and done it!!!

 

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well you've jinxed it now!

Anyway, does look like it and a stat that, despite not having that Premier League football many people want, we've still come a long long way.

 

Bozza

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It's a false statistic given we spent 10 consecutive seasons in the top two divisions from 1977/8.

It's like saying we are undefeated against Manchester United in 22 years.

 

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Well it is good when you think we have spent the greater majority of our time in the old 3/4 divisions. Next season will be a stormer if CH is allowed to get his players in

 

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portslade seagull said:

Well it is good when you think we have spent the greater majority of our time in the old 3/4 divisions. Next season will be a stormer if CH is allowed to get his players in

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Absolutely - we're in the middle of the second most successful spell in the 114 years this football club has existed. It might continue to be THE most successful.

 

Icy Gull

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Bozza said:

Absolutely - we're in the middle of the second most successful spell in the 114 years this football club has existed. It might continue to be THE most successful.

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Been hard to believe that for most of this season

 

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portslade seagull

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Bozza said:

Absolutely - we're in the middle of the second most successful spell in the 114 years this football club has existed. It might continue to be THE most successful.

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Then watch the JLC's come flooding back god bless them

 

spanish flair

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Bozza said:

It's a false statistic given we spent 10 consecutive seasons in the top two divisions from 1977/8.

It's like saying we are undefeated against Manchester United in 22 years.

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So when did we spend five consecutive seasons in either one of those divisions before being relegated?

 

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spanish flair said:

So when did we spend five consecutive seasons in either one of those divisions before being relegated?

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I'm not saying we have, I just think it's a meaningless statistic given we spent 10 consecutive years in the top two divisions. Against that, I'm not sure 5 years in the second top division means anything at all.

 

spanish flair

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Bozza said:

I'm not saying we have, I just think it's a meaningless statistic given we spent 10 consecutive years in the top two divisions. Against that, I'm not sure 5 years in the second top division means anything at all.

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spanish flair

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Bozza said:

I'm not saying we have, I just think it's a meaningless statistic given we spent 10 consecutive years in the top two divisions. Against that, I'm not sure 5 years in the second top division means anything at all.

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All I am saying is, it will be the first time we have managed it in our history

 

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Bozza said:

It's a false statistic given we spent 10 consecutive seasons in the top two divisions from 1977/8.

It's like saying we are undefeated against Manchester United in 22 years.

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Although only four seasons once we came down. If you take out 1977-1983, the only period we had players of First Division quality, our history shows it is an achievement.

Small consolation maybe, and we are still not there, but it is a nice stat.