@martin-bellamy I have been fortunate in joining the blog after the fixture openers were sorted as I feel in similar awe of the writers, excellent openers, and imposter syndrome kicks in thinking I will be part of that list next season but as everybody mentions and I try to tell myself, just write your thoughts and let it flow.
A few comments recently about the wheels potentially coming off and it set me thinking -
The wheels were falling off with a 4-0 defeat against Doncaster, we then took 9pts against Millwall, Norwich and Sheff Utd.
The wheels were falling off again after 2-2 with Preston, we then took 5pts from 9 against West Brom, Southampton and Stoke.
The wheels were falling off with a 1-0 defeat to Portsmouth, we then took 7pts from 9 against Ipswich, Sheff Wed and Wrexham.
I have to agree, we do sometimes look like we are going to derail but then we get ourselves back on track. For me, it is about blocks of games, we may not set the turf on fire in each game but if we can continually pick up four from six, six from nine, eight from 12, 10 from15 etc then we will be promoted and currently we are doing just that.
Tough tough game Saturday though, keep it tight, set out for a point and see what we can get.
The windmill arms are definitely the thing (or should that be things?) that I remember most about George Smith.
@martin-bellamy. All starters (Headliners) are gratefully accepted by all on this blog.
The standard is very high on here and as with all things, some people are better at some things than others.
It is the giving that counts.
This is an interesting article from the Observer - will we ever have an owner rich enough to compete in the EPL?
https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/the-premier-leagues-big-data-clubs-are-threatening-the-big-money-establishment
@martin-bellamy Gibson, for his riches, couldn't compete could he but yet I fear the day that he gives up his ownership of the club, which, if we are honest, can't be too far down the line.
What/Who would we want next ? Americans, Saudi, consortium, local owner ( whoever that could be), overseas investment may well be beneficial in the short term but I fear the longevity of our next owner/s.
Gibson will be the first to admit he has made mistakes during his time but by heck he has been one hell of an owner.
@presidentjump I couldn’t agree more about SG. It always amuses me when fans online bemoan the fact that he hasn’t sold up to some foreign billionaire. There are few clubs of our size and status who wouldn’t want an owner like Mr Gibson.