Knightsworld
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Just wasting the afternoon away before going to work and thought , what if we dont go up, would it be a disaster or not?
Curious to find out what others think.
Curious to find out what others think.
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If we dont go up
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BrightonBird
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Course not. May be better even. WHEN Falmer is sorted, the club will be in a more stable position.
Knightsworld
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So are we of the opinion that as long as weare in Div 1 for the first gameat Falmer then Div 2 is ok for us?
Padders
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No. Relegation would be a disaster.
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we are a few players short of the first division so yeah it wouldn't be a disaster , plus it would give some of the younger lads one more chance to crack a league before albion 'hit the big time'
I think we're better off staying top half of Div 2 until we get a ground, we'll always be struggling in Div1 with a limited capacity, and more importantly a limited income and hideously high rent !
Knightsworld
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Northstander
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young leon has potential in the first, BUT we need a proven striker who WILL get goals every week. We need strong leader in the mould of Roy Keane! This would be a start to getting 1st div. team
this team will start to split up and drift off. We will have falmer built and a new team built at the same time. When it is built we will milk this division and go to the 1st strong.
saying that, if we dont go up this season i am playing football next season on saturdays coz £450 for 2nd div with no stand is a bit silly.
saying that, if we dont go up this season i am playing football next season on saturdays coz £450 for 2nd div with no stand is a bit silly.
We should definitely be aiming for the first. I don't think it would be better to stay in Division Two as we need to build a real fan base from supporters across Sussex to make Falmer a real success when we get it.
In the first, albeit it struggling for the next couple of years would be great. More exposure, building a fan base (particularly if we get more seats and if games are shown on screen in pubs like we were asked about last season), raking in the merchandising revenue we should be taking advantage of and it should set us up beautifully for a push for the Premiership once we get into Falmer.
In the first, albeit it struggling for the next couple of years would be great. More exposure, building a fan base (particularly if we get more seats and if games are shown on screen in pubs like we were asked about last season), raking in the merchandising revenue we should be taking advantage of and it should set us up beautifully for a push for the Premiership once we get into Falmer.
Sorrel
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Not a disaster at all. If it was that would mean the club was run badly.
Completely disagree with Yorkie and Zef on this one.
At the bottom of a higher division as compared with the top of a lower one is never conducive to getting where you want to be.
Looking ahead to when we have Falmer and money for the team, increased revenue etc... would you be happy sitting at the top of Div one most of the time or struggling from season to season in the Premiership?
Don't know about you but it's Premiership for me every time...
At the bottom of a higher division as compared with the top of a lower one is never conducive to getting where you want to be.
Looking ahead to when we have Falmer and money for the team, increased revenue etc... would you be happy sitting at the top of Div one most of the time or struggling from season to season in the Premiership?
Don't know about you but it's Premiership for me every time...
injuryprone
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We are the best team in a division of relatively poor teams; so we should damn well win the thing. Why settle for also-ran status? Why settle for second best even? Second is for the likes of Reading. On March 2nd, when Brentford visit Withdean, we should be surging to another title. On that day we will exact revenge and show the Bees how to be champions.
BrightonBird
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OK so we go up and go back down again. I would rather us spend a couple of years in this division, get some good players (please?) and then be a force to be reckoned with in the first. I would like our first season to be like (dare I say it) Reading's.
I would rather us spend another year in this division and be a regular in the first then spend every other year in division 1 and 2
I would rather us spend another year in this division and be a regular in the first then spend every other year in division 1 and 2
BrightonBird said:
Good idea, but we're not going to get First Division players if we're knocking around in the second. Good players will be willing to come to lower First division clubs but second division - maybe not?
How many prem/first division quality players are going to be willing to come to second div clubs especially on a Bosman?