I think Sunderland have a good chance of breaking the curse this year.Blackpool FC are the last side to finish sixth in the Championship and gain promotion to the Premier League through the play-offs, achieving that feat in 2010. Since then, 12 teams have been promoted, none of whom finished sixth
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2001Didn't we win one of ours in L2 from 7th place?
I know, so many to choose fromDidn't we win one of ours in L2 from 7th place?
Then again, we've been promoted via the Play-offs a lot because we've been relegated a lot.I know, so many to choose from
. We've had a right few cracking days out havent we?
2017 under Gary BowyerDidn't we win one of ours in L2 from 7th place?
I don'tI think Sunderland have a good chance of breaking the curse this year.
Sunderland for me. They seem to be replicating our season that year. Scraping into the top 6 on the last day and the top 6 changing so many times during the last match. We clung to a 0-0 at home to Swansea and somehow made it in, largely down to Billy Davies playing his reserves in the Forest league game at home, shortly before the end of the season. These little nuances affect the whole outcome of a season, and for some reason, i think the Black Cats are heading up again. Good luck to them - great fans, very congenial outside the stadium and in the local bars etc - they deserve another crack at the big-time for sure.Blackpool FC are the last side to finish sixth in the Championship and gain promotion to the Premier League through the play-offs, achieving that feat in 2010. Since then, 12 teams have been promoted, none of whom finished sixth
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Now which team of prolonged stagnation could you possibly be talking aboutThat’s because we are “Fookin’ ace” at play offs and no matter the finishing position we sing the lads to victory.
Opposition teams fans just crumble.
(For proof of this statement please observe a team that is always a bridesmaid and how poor their fans are)
Eh? We hammered Swansea at home in the March and drew 1-1 with Brizzle last game.Sunderland for me. They seem to be replicating our season that year. Scraping into the top 6 on the last day and the top 6 changing so many times during the last match. We clung to a 0-0 at home to Swansea and somehow made it in, largely down to Billy Davies playing his reserves in the Forest league game at home, shortly before the end of the season. These little nuances affect the whole outcome of a season, and for some reason, i think the Black Cats are heading up again. Good luck to them - great fans, very congenial outside the stadium and in the local bars etc - they deserve another crack at the big-time for sure.
Yeah i meant Bristol - we pipped Swansea because they drew 0-0. It's a long time ago.Eh? We hammered Swansea at home in the March and drew 1-1 with Brizzle last game.
Beat Swansea 5 1, which ultimately got us into 6th place.Yeah i meant Bristol - we pipped Swansea because they drew 0-0. It's a long time ago.
Think it will be Middlesbrough myself.Sunderland for me. They seem to be replicating our season that year. Scraping into the top 6 on the last day and the top 6 changing so many times during the last match. We clung to a 0-0 at home to Swansea and somehow made it in, largely down to Billy Davies playing his reserves in the Forest league game at home, shortly before the end of the season. These little nuances affect the whole outcome of a season, and for some reason, i think the Black Cats are heading up again. Good luck to them - great fans, very congenial outside the stadium and in the local bars etc - they deserve another crack at the big-time for sure.
I'm sure Swansea was put in the North stand that night, I remember cheering when they scored... sure we was 4 or 5-0 up when they finally got a goalBeat Swansea 5 1, which ultimately got us into 6th place.
The levels of condescension would be off the scalePersonally I would like to see a few soft arse Premier League teams have to cope with the delights of Luton….