Mooching about on a whim I found the video below. 10 years ago almost to the day (2nd April in fact) - Bromley winning at home to Lincoln in front of 1200. That very day saw Leicester 4 points clear at the top of the Prem, with a game in hand. Of course, they went on to famously win it, while Bromley and Lincoln ended up next to each other mid table in the National League.

Fast forward 10 years and the best Leics can now hope for is playing Lincoln in the Championship next year. If they do drop then they'll almost certainly be playing Bromley in league 1. Goes to show. Well summat anyhow.

 

It is mad how things can change around in football in a relatively short space of time. We were playing Yeovil away in the Championship this day 12 years ago!

So we’ve just beaten Huddersfield who Woolwich Arsenal (first franchise team) raped pre war to get their history. 
 

The other 89 clubs should pay less respect to the ‘istree big three else the cycle will forever have a clipped top amplitude 

Chapman?

2 hours ago, green genie said:

So we’ve just beaten Huddersfield who Woolwich Arsenal (first franchise team) raped pre war to get their history. 
 

The other 89 clubs should pay less respect to the ‘istree big three else the cycle will forever have a clipped top amplitude 

I reckon that the word amplitude has never been used on here before. I've had to google it and if I'm honest and still don't understand it in the context you used it 😀

Cycles have an up and down.

A max and a minimum.

Clip the top, and that changes.

If others bow down to recent (relatively) history, and don't look overall, then they will forever be in the shadow, and feel that challenging at the top is impossible. 

I suppose you only have to look at us, and how we were a bigger fish than Utd and  Liverpool at one time.

Not entirely sure I agree with his point though, as Leicester broke that ceiling, and the likes of Brighton, Bournemouth and Brentford continue to burst big clubs' bubbles.

Tottenham, going the other way.

West Ham too, but they're not averse to relegation. 

23 minutes ago, Alf Hartigan said:

I reckon that the word amplitude has never been used on here before. I've had to google it and if I'm honest and still don't understand it in the context you used it 😀

Sorry for being an electrical engineer. 
At least didn’t introduce 3 phase or harmonics 

1 hour ago, green genie said:

Sorry for being an electrical engineer. 
At least didn’t introduce 3 phase or harmonics 

A similar cycle to how the climate has varied throughout time.

Used the sceptics to say it's bunkum.

They aren't looking closely at the current upward trend from the last trough.

Much greater than at the same point in previous cycles.

Bit like fuckin Wrexham! 🤣

C	05/04/2016	Brentford	3-1	Bolton Wanderers	Zach Clough	Highlights	9,062	Loss
C	02/04/2016	Bolton Wanderers	0-1	Reading		Highlights	13,469	Loss
C	19/03/2016	Bristol City	6-0	Bolton Wanderers		Highlights	15,608	Loss

 

10 years ago we were experiencing this. Knowing now what was ahead, I’d gladly take a 0-1 defeat to Port Vale and be where we are now! 

What would you prefer- losing a finger or a hand?

I thought he'd just mispelled aptitude

On 22/03/2026 at 17:17, green genie said:

Sorry for being an electrical engineer. 
At least didn’t introduce 3 phase or harmonics 

Watt?