Would We Be Ready For League One?
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:51 am
There is an interesting question on FB, asking if we'd be ready for League One if we actually made it to the Play-Offs and got up?
Most people were emphatically "no" and would prefer to stay in League Two.
I think the opposite. I'd love for us to go up. Being a yo-yo club for a few seasons would be great. Use the additional income to build & develop. Being in League One, playing teams like Sunderland & Ipswich, as their peers was a fantastic experience.
If we were to go up, we'd potentially be playing Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham City or even, Blackburn Rovers, as their equals. What's not to like about that, even if it was a season of struggle?
Also, I don't know how much the 'parachute payments' (or "solidarity payment") is worth, but it will be another dent in our finances if we don't go back up.
Plus, if we were to go back up this season, it would require another Wembley victory.
Go up.
Invest the extra money in long term development of the club.
Get relegated.
Be even stronger in 2025/26.
Most people were emphatically "no" and would prefer to stay in League Two.
I think the opposite. I'd love for us to go up. Being a yo-yo club for a few seasons would be great. Use the additional income to build & develop. Being in League One, playing teams like Sunderland & Ipswich, as their peers was a fantastic experience.
If we were to go up, we'd potentially be playing Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham City or even, Blackburn Rovers, as their equals. What's not to like about that, even if it was a season of struggle?
Also, I don't know how much the 'parachute payments' (or "solidarity payment") is worth, but it will be another dent in our finances if we don't go back up.
Plus, if we were to go back up this season, it would require another Wembley victory.
Go up.
Invest the extra money in long term development of the club.
Get relegated.
Be even stronger in 2025/26.