Loved last year. Gutted at the way it ended. But loved it.
We've carried on where we left off last season. There's every chance we can carry on, with a bit of luck and this amazing teamwork, but if we fail again, having done our best, it will have been another great season following the best...
Heard a song request from a lady of Radio 2 on Friday. A family heading from Plymouth to Heathrow for a late booking trip to Florida. The lady explained that hubby is a Brighton fan with a season ticket. He was gutted to miss the game, but took one on the chin for the family.
Fess up - how are...
Jan transfers could be interesting. Those former Prem clubs will be able to throw big cash at marquee signings - at that point we'll see the value of a squad who know what they are about.
What's the value of having a squad who have largely played together for the bulk of last season?
Murray and Duffy added but the rest got us bloody close last season. Does this shared experience and common disappointment forge strength? Does it have a value now? Is that what we saw yesterday and...
If you look at previous seasons, goal difference is a pretty sound indicator of probability of promotion.
(first to sixth - bold teams promoted)
2015/16 - 37, 32, 30, 34, 23, 21
2014/15 - 53, 41, 40, 31, 19, 18 (we were -10 btw!!)
2013/14 - 40, 35, 32, 16, 13, 15
Best defense by some...
We're slightly behind where we were last season after 14 games, but our blip started then.
Of the next 12 games we won only 3 and lost 4, drawing 5. 14 points from a possible 36. We paid a heavy price for that in the end.
Can we sustain the push this year?
But that hasn't always been the case. Durham are essentially bankrupt. Lancashire are serial under-performers. It can't be as simple as who has the internationals at their ground can it?