My mate is a long suffering York fan who watches football anywhere and he rates the Championship as the best league he’s watched. I tend to agree. So competitive but at the same time a huge gap between top and bottom. That seems like a contradiction that even I can’t work out.
So glad we stayed up so we can do it all again next season. A big close season to look forward to - and who knows, Championship survival may just encourage some inward investment.
Today is a good day.
Thoroughly enjoyed the quality of the footy on display, what a standard this division is at!
It’s however dominated by the clubs with the biggest wallets. Whether that be down to mega rich owners, ludicrous parachute payments which create a cartel, the end result is a very un level playing field.
In the end, the team spirit, unity and pride returned and got the team over the line but we can’t rely on that again next season alone. The team, board and supporters all felt betrayed by our charismatic coach doing what he did, when he did and that seriously disrupted our momentum.
If however we are all brutally honest we were often outclassed and indeed battered by some opponents even with SS here but the never say die spirit coupled with a mercurial attacking threat, elevated us higher than our play deserved on occasions.
For me next season all hinges on inward investment to improve the squad, whether that comes from new investors or selling the family silver eg MW or a mix of the 2. So the new manager needs to be able to develop a blend of youth, energy, experience and nous with a more physical approach and height as well as pace in the team. Big close season coming up, am cautiously optimistic for next season.
Big thanks and well done to all for the wins against Leicester and Hull against all the odds and a special round of applause for our chairman who must be drained.
