: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:52 pm  

af wrote:

If you're that sure, sell a kidney and buy back a better one after our inevitable failure.

We're dead as a dodo, I am that sure.

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:27 am  

Terry Monster wrote:

We're dead as a dodo, I am that sure.

But not sure enough to take advantage of what are by your own logic generous odds.

Remember that old woman who cleaned up when the bookies were still taking bets on Labour to win outright in 1997? that could be you, if you had the balls of an old lady.

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:45 am  

Is a place in the play off still something worth dreaming of? Wouldnt 8th place followed by an early exit be more of a nightmare?

It does seem that the extended play off system simply allows more clubs the chance to delude themselves that their season isnt necessarily a disaster.

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:52 am  

Cibaman wrote:

Is a place in the play off still something worth dreaming of? Wouldnt 8th place followed by an early exit be more of a nightmare?

It does seem that the extended play off system simply allows more clubs the chance to delude themselves that their season isnt necessarily a disaster.

Yes, I'm kind of thinking the same. It would just prolong the agony for a week or two. I suppose, you just never know what will happen in one off games. But unfortunately, I think we do know what will happen.

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:56 am  

debaser wrote:

Yes, I'm kind of thinking the same. It would just prolong the agony for a week or two. I suppose, you just never know what will happen in one off games. But unfortunately, I think we do know what will happen.

yes we'd go 30 points up with 20 minutes left and... you know the rest

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:58 am  

childofthenorthern wrote:

yes we'd go 30 points up with 20 minutes left and... you know the rest

We would be told, via the T&A, that we need to start learning from these setbacks?

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:08 am  

mystic eddie wrote:

We would be told, via the T&A, that we need to start learning from these setbacks?

is that we, the fans, need to start learning? What should we be learning?

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:17 am  

mystic eddie wrote:

the T&A

Now there's one we have done to death - the feckin' "How dare Macca say this in the T&A?" bit. Jeez.

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:21 am  

af wrote:

Now there's one we have done to death - the feckin' "How dare Macca say this in the T&A?" bit. Jeez.

I don't have a problem with him saying things in the media as it is, after all, part of his job.

It is the failure to back up these comments in any way whatsoever that is encouraging the weekly backlash.