The 2006 FA Cup final is the only cup final I have witnessed, and fucked if I remember how we did in the league that season.
I have no idea how we performed in and around the seasons of '64, '75, and '80. And I never hear anybody mention it either. I only know that we were in the second tier in 1980, and the reason this gets mentioned - because it's an achievement to have won the cup from a tier below.
Supporters (like people in general) tend to recall the past in a more positive, nostalgic light. I doubt that in twenty years time, many (if anybody) will remember our league season, however they'll all recall where they were the night we rolled the Italians.
2006, our 1st season back in the prem with Pardew. Finished 9th if I’m not mistaken. Fuck knows why I remember that coz there’s lots of seasons I don’t remember our finishing position
Well reckon you can safely say it was somewhere near the lower end of the table, think we forget the crap years more than the good ones. Most will remember the 85/86 season and we won nowt then. The hardest part is picking out the good ones. That's when only the cup years get remembered, but not league positions. Guess it's the exceptions that get remembered and the norms all merge to be forgotten.
palerider wrote: ↑Wed May 31, 2023 7:33 am
Seasons' finishes aren't defined by numbers in my book. They're either 'comfortable' or struggling like fuck with relegation'.
The 2022/23 season was in the latter category.
Strangely, I never felt like we would go down this season. Even when we were in the relegation zone, I still thought that we'd get the points that we needed to get to mid-table mediocrity.
2006, our 1st season back in the prem with Pardew. Finished 9th if I’m not mistaken. Fuck knows why I remember that coz there’s lots of seasons I don’t remember our finishing position
Thanks for the support Jay!
And I just checked. You are not mistaken.
I don’t remember any others mate. No idea why I remember that one but thanks for confirming
2006, our 1st season back in the prem with Pardew. Finished 9th if I’m not mistaken. Fuck knows why I remember that coz there’s lots of seasons I don’t remember our finishing position
Well reckon you can safely say it was somewhere near the lower end of the table, think we forget the crap years more than the good ones. Most will remember the 85/86 season and we won nowt then. The hardest part is picking out the good ones. That's when only the cup years get remembered, but not league positions. Guess it's the exceptions that get remembered and the norms all merge to be forgotten.
