I've read posts on here saying Gus may be in trouble if you don't go up this season, I don't think these people realise that it would be more beneficial long term if you stayed for a little while longer with your passing/possession philosophy improving and embedded in all areas from reserves to youth team. Would probably be difficult for you to go up and having to change a large portion of your team and then maintain your style and fluidity, while you are in this division the pressure is off and you can improve every foundation of your club.
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Another 2 seasons in the Championship will do you good
- Thread starter BrianSwan
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Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
I wouldn't mind a couple more seasons in the Championship, I like the competitive nature of this league......I suspect Gus and our chairman want things to happen a bit sooner than that though.
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
We need to improve the squad, leaps and bounds to get a firm foothold in the EPL if we were lucky enough to get promoted, so although it would be good to go up at the end of this season, another season or two in the NPC sits comfortably with me as long as we show progression on the field.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
If we went to the Premiership now it would be like Swindon a few years back we would be mullered week in week out and subsequently when relegated the crowds would drop.
Need at least another two years to strenghthen the Gus philosophy and have the new acedamy bedded in.
Need at least another two years to strenghthen the Gus philosophy and have the new acedamy bedded in.
I agree it'll be fine for us to stay in the championship, but Swansea have done ok (even if they do come back down). To suggest Gus could be in trouble is daft though, we are not close to being in the top 3 spenders in this division.
Agree Brian. I would never say no to promotion, or not try to be as good as we possibly can be, but it's certainly not a disaster if we don't go up in the very near future.
The Championship is a fantastic league and whilst I would love to see us in the Premiership, I'm really enjoying the Championship at the moment.
The Championship is a fantastic league and whilst I would love to see us in the Premiership, I'm really enjoying the Championship at the moment.
There are plenty of pillocks on here who seem to think Gus has been a FAILURE if he doesn't deliver us the Prem (on a golden platter) within this season or next.
sir albion
New member
You don't pick and choose when you go up,if you get the chance you must take it,all this not ready stuff is rubbish.
The Large One
Who's Next?
Thankfully, none of them are in the top echelons of the club, as Paul Barber alluded to last week.
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
If only for the riches!
There are, but that doesn't mean he'll be in trouble.
Of course he's not. Tony Bloom is an intelligent man.
pork pie
New member
Bollox! We need to go up as soon as we possibly can. Even if it is a case of going straight back down. Nobody can afford to ignore the money you get from even one season.
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This. 1 season in the prem followed by 3 seasons back in the championship with parachute payments pockets a club around 100million FFS!
2 seasons in the prem pockets you over 100 million FFS!
Agree with these!!!! SPEND ASPEND SPEND!! We HAVE to get there now!11! SACK GUS!
Portsmou-who?
public school boy
Banned
I think that unless Bloom coughs up more cash he's not expecting to go up this season.
grummitts gloves
New member
I agree the Championship is a great league to watch football and would be happy with a couple more seasons. Also we have a lot of players who's contracts expire within the next 1 to 2 years who aren't good enough now, let alone for Prem football and unless we get buyers for them, they still take a chunk of the wage bill that prevents us building the squad any further or recruiting players of the sufficient quality for promotion. I reckon Swansea have got it about right with their gradual squad building. I'd be surprised if they get relegated this season.
I'd love us to stay in the Championship for the foreseeable future.
I don't like the PL, I don't like the nature of the 'competition'.
I hate the 'finish 4th from bottom' mentality.
It doesn't matter how you dress it up that will be us.
As said, the competitive nature of the Championship is great.
But then again it's not my £120 million on the line, and a mahooosive pay day just one league away.
I don't like the PL, I don't like the nature of the 'competition'.
I hate the 'finish 4th from bottom' mentality.
It doesn't matter how you dress it up that will be us.
As said, the competitive nature of the Championship is great.
But then again it's not my £120 million on the line, and a mahooosive pay day just one league away.
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Of course going up straight away is ideal but another 2 years could actually benefit you more.
I could easily see you going up and resorting to hoof ball to clear pressure, then if you are not scoring many goals resorting to long balls to create chances. Fans expectations would be raised and Gus possibly fired if you get relegated, putting away my crystal ball for a minute... Swansea greatly benefited from the years we spent in the championship where pressure was relieved and we could work on our style game after game with out fearing for our place in the division, we still have a large amount of the players we had from several years ago and these pairings have helped out overall team play greatly.
The year we finally went up we had a great balance across the team sheet, pacy wingers in my opinion were the main reason for our success.
I could easily see you going up and resorting to hoof ball to clear pressure, then if you are not scoring many goals resorting to long balls to create chances. Fans expectations would be raised and Gus possibly fired if you get relegated, putting away my crystal ball for a minute... Swansea greatly benefited from the years we spent in the championship where pressure was relieved and we could work on our style game after game with out fearing for our place in the division, we still have a large amount of the players we had from several years ago and these pairings have helped out overall team play greatly.
The year we finally went up we had a great balance across the team sheet, pacy wingers in my opinion were the main reason for our success.