15 years ago…

adam0102 said:
Wow, what a decade and a half that’s been

Not sure any other club has ever done or will ever do combining survival in L2 and seven years in the PL in a 15 year period
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Used to love the football league show when that was on and following a club that was pretty much permanently rooted in League One with the occasion dip to League Two it would seem mindblowing that it seemed every other club has these crazy stories. It seemed so impossible in the modern football world.

Little did I know ours would eclipse them all...
 
Kudos said:
Used to love the football league show when that was on and following a club that was pretty much permanently rooted in League One with the occasion dip to League Two it would seem mindblowing that it seemed every other club has these crazy stories. It seemed so impossible in the modern football world.

Little did I know ours would eclipse them all...
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Maybe except Luton?
 
RobTrent said:
Maybe except Luton?
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They won promotion back to the league in '15 and earned EPL status in '23
We managed survival in '9 and were an EPL team in '15

Of course, this is subjective so they might argue (and I don't blame them!) but we beat them by two years.
 
Grimsby, was in a wheelchair for that one, fantastic memories but nearly didn't get back to our car, as a mob of away fans did their level best to take out their frustration on whoever they could catch in Queens Park, remember a young lad getting his arm broken by them as he walked passed further on down the road, nasty people who sadly are still around at matches.
 
Braithwell said:
Grimsby, was in a wheelchair for that one, fantastic memories but nearly didn't get back to our car, as a mob of away fans did their level best to take out their frustration on whoever they could catch in Queens Park, remember a young lad getting his arm broken by them as he walked passed further on down the road, nasty people who sadly are still around at matches.
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That lad who broke his arm was a willing participant in the mither after the game, he just walked away and was caught by them, was with him moments before, he’s the brother of a associate
 
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