Pumpetypump wrote:
If we manage to screw up promotion then all bets are off. It is unthinkable but revoltingly plausible. The consequences are unknowable but range from financial problems to players opting not to come. Would Webster really join us if we were still in League 1 for example?
Agreed. Makes me sick to think if we don't get promoted.
John Bastian said to some academy graduates this week that if they don't make it, it's because they chose not to. I think the same applies to the first team earning promotion. Not in a sense in terms of effort or that Workington for example want it more than our players. I think our players want it the most due to where we can go as a club. But we're a better team than Doncaster, Workington, and Oldham. We're 8 points clear of the nearest challenger and have a 400+ better points difference. They will all be at home too. Workington got smashed by 50 against Newcastle, and didn't exactly thump Skolars at home depsite Skolars having 3 men sin-binned. If we don't get promoted then we've beaten ourselves mentally. Yes we've lost to Workington twice, but Kears selection was diabolical and we had an atrocious ref which Workington took advantage of. We didn't. We'll know what game to expect amd hopefully have a more competent ref and Kear gets his selection right. That is if Workington beat Doncaster which i'm not a 100% convinced they will. 9 wins on the bounce for Donny. Plus its at Donny. Also aggregate score for us V Donny is 88-20.
If we don't get promoted it's because Kear tried to be clever putting a back on the bench again, or we beat ourselves with dropped balls every set. It really is down to us. Which is why I'm nervous
