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So as it stands, Derby in 8th winning 14 and losing 12 with a GD of +6. Birmingham two points behind having only won one more game than they’ve lost on 0 GD. We see every year at least one team struggle and get relegated when they’ve been 20 plus points ahead of the play off teams. You get the odd team who have money behind them or carry momentum in the the premier league for a season but the gap is so big. Will see teams barely getting 15 points in the prem, but then get parachute payments making the gap between the prem and championship, and the gap between the championship and league 1 get bigger and bigger.

I was at college in Peterborough in the early 90’s and went to a fair few games at the time. They hated Cambridge with a passion. Northampton never got mentioned so maybe a recent thing.

Like many, when we had our last game at Burnden I helped myself to some memrobelia being seat from the Burnden Stand. It’s sat in my parents garage for the last 28 years and they had a clear out this year. They made me this bar stool with the seat, absolute delighted with it.

Jumping on the ‘any spares’ wagon too. Most local team to me too.

I think the miss spurred Northampton on, we looked in control to that point, and the game seemed to turn as soon as he missed. Had Burstow scored we may well have gone to get a couple more.

Agree, Sheehan is great player but not suited to what we are trying to do. No point of keeping the ball if all options are cut off because it takes so long to do anything.

Ipswich most recent. I’d go for Brighton as the longest too, can’t recall beating them as our paths crossed on their rise/our decline.

Cheers for the nod, but managed to get one elsewhere.

A long shot I know, but looking for a spare.

We need battlenips back so we can discuss what is good and what is even better about them.

My eldest went to school with the German centre back who’s playing in the u21 final tonight, Bright Arry-Mbi, who was on Chelsea’s books at the time. He played against him at middle school (aged 12/13) and he was like a fully grown man even then. We don’t get many making the grade from this neck of the woods.

Tough first few fixtures that.

5 out 5 play off final losses for sheff Utd, and not won at Wembley in 100 years and I thought our record was bad.

What a muppet he was, just looked it up and can’t believe it’s been 12 years since he got potted.

He’d also go on runs carrying the ball into the midfield putting pressure on other teams. Can’t remember him hardly doing this in the last two seasons, instead we just allowed teams to press and force mistakes which made him and the rest of the defence look shocking.