Youri McAnespie Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Have any other teams dragged themselves back from such ingnomniy ignominie ignominey shite to the 'zenith' of the Premiership in such a relatively short time (Aldershot relegation to Reading play-off final)? Hull City spring to mind... Quote
Bigtoe Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Aldershot relegated us to Division 4 I cried my eyes out that day. Quote
Carlos Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 The Shots are going up. We'll support you ever more. Shit day. Quote
SatanGreavsie Posted May 17, 2012 Author Posted May 17, 2012 Have any other teams dragged themselves back from such ingnomniy ignominie ignominey shite to the 'zenith' of the Premiership in such a relatively short time (Aldershot relegation to Reading play-off final)? Hull City spring to mind... Or 18 years from relegation to the 4th division to claiming a UEFA place via league position. Can't be many, if any, who have done that faster... Quote
Biggish Dave Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Worst day ever at school the day after too. I still look for Aldershot to lose even now! Quote
junot Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Have any other teams dragged themselves back from such ingnomniy ignominie ignominey shite to the 'zenith' of the Premiership in such a relatively short time (Aldershot relegation to Reading play-off final)? Hull City spring to mind... Between 1961 and 1969 Northampton Town went from Division 4 to Division 1 and back to Division 4. Quote
athywhite1958 Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Didn't Swansea have a similar journey under Toshack? Quote
SatanGreavsie Posted May 17, 2012 Author Posted May 17, 2012 Or 18 years from relegation to the 4th division to claiming a UEFA place via league position. Can't be many, if any, who have done that faster... To answer me own question - Watford. Relegated to Div.4 in 1975, qualified for UEFA by finishing second in the top flight in 1983. I reckon they're the only team apart from us to have qualified for UEFA through league position AFTER having spent some time in Division 4. Though I'm sure Malcolm will correct me if I'm wrong Quote
MalcolmW Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 To answer me own question - Watford. Relegated to Div.4 in 1975, qualified for UEFA by finishing second in the top flight in 1983. I reckon they're the only team apart from us to have qualified for UEFA through league position AFTER having spent some time in Division 4. Though I'm sure Malcolm will correct me if I'm wrong Well you're right AND wrong. Fulham entered the 4th tier (Division 3 at that time, now League 2) in 1994 and got to the UEFA Cup via the Inter-Toto thingy in 2003 having finished 13th. They qualified as West Ham, Spurs, Southampton and Middlesbrough didn't apply for a place. Quote
SatanGreavsie Posted May 17, 2012 Author Posted May 17, 2012 Well you're right AND wrong. Fulham entered the 4th tier (Division 3 at that time, now League 2) in 1994 and got to the UEFA Cup via the Inter-Toto thingy in 2003 having finished 13th. They qualified as West Ham, Spurs, Southampton and Middlesbrough didn't apply for a place. Ah but then they didn't qualify for UEFA via their league place....nor did they when they got into it via the Fair Play rubbish. Do we have anyone qualifying via Fair Play this year? Quote
SatanGreavsie Posted May 17, 2012 Author Posted May 17, 2012 Wolves maybe ??? No, they got to UEFA before Division 4, not after. Quote
Boltimore Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Aldershot relegated us to Division 4 I cried on my snooker table. Cloth was ruined. Quote
MalcolmW Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Ah but then they didn't qualify for UEFA via their league place....nor did they when they got into it via the Fair Play rubbish. Do we have anyone qualifying via Fair Play this year? No - the places have gone to Norway, Finland and Netherlands. As usual the Nordic countries were all well placed, but England were 11th, just behind Wales (and Scotland were 8th). Quote
ralph gubbins Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 I remember everyone throwing season tickets on the pitch which is daft. as for the shots deano is doing a decent job there so I look for their results. We only spent 1 season in that division great day out at wrexham. wait for the fixtures ,not gay or owt but hope its brighton away last match. Quote
Whites man Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Or 18 years from relegation to the 4th division to claiming a UEFA place via league position. Can't be many, if any, who have done that faster... Wimbledon would have in half that time but for Heysel & the susequent ban. Quote
SatanGreavsie Posted May 17, 2012 Author Posted May 17, 2012 Two main memories of the day: Firstly, the demo in the car park afterwards which ended in someone lobbing a brick through the front of the Shots team coach. Driver was shook up, and I remember thinking that whoever's fault our demise was, it probably wasn't the Aldershot team bus driver's Secondly, Burnley had just survived in the league by the skin of their teeth on the last day. Now the fact that relegated Lincoln came straight back into the league the nest year wasn't known then, and so it was seen as the death of a team. And I couldn't help think that this could be us next year. (As an aside, was that the year Torquay (or someone) survived in the league thanks to extra time brought about by a police dog biting one of their players??). Quote
SatanGreavsie Posted May 17, 2012 Author Posted May 17, 2012 Burnley had just survived in the league by the skin of their teeth on the last day. Here it is. Hillbilly fuckers Quote
Rembrandt Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Do Wimbledon count ? Did they get relegated to Div-4 before qualifying for Europe ? Went through Aldershot on the train on Tuesday. I'd forgotten the ground was next to the railway. Only went to the first leg in 1987. After a 0-1 defeat, no way was I doing a 430 mile round trip for the home leg. Shit fan (again). Quote
clown Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 Who was it who got injured for us in Aldershot game but had to play on (was it because we only had 1 sub in those days?) Remember someone hobbling round. Was it our keeper? Dave Felgate? Quote
Nowack Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 (edited) Did Fulham not teeter on the brink of non league at one point. I seem to remember hearing Jimmy Hill nearly crying on the radio, it must have been in the 90s. Reason for edit = Yes they did as Malcolm pointed out earlier. Edited May 18, 2012 by Nowack Quote
mickbrown Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 Fulham and the fair play bollox - I'd be embarrassed to qualify for Europe by being a bunch of tarts who don't put a tackle in Quote
DazBob Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 Aldershot relegated us to Division 4 My second ever match. ... and also the day I realised how much I love BWFC. Quote
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