Griffin's Penultimate Stand - Division 2 2018-19

[Jon]

Now it seems like the play off places are done and dusted, attention turns to the race for the title. Currently Sheff Utd are 2 all away to Stoke and Norwich are 1-1 away to Villa.

[Sporting]

Does the title really matter?

[statto99]

Roofe's penalty. The second half of our season in one kick.

[Ray de Galles]

From The Guardian live blog: "Villa have just broken 4 on 3, while Norwich had a man down. *Naturally, they hoofed the ball out*. They carried on playing." Can this be verified?

[Ray de Galles]

Does the title really matter?

It's one of the loveliest trophies in football, nice to claim it. Winning any division matters, surely?

[statto99]

So I can never, ever mention such things again because you personally have decided that Tyler Roberts is a cheat? You know what you can do with that.

[Ray de Galles]

But, but, but...I ordered the cards and everything!

[Ray de Galles]

And, you know, your witless drivel and whataboutery has got very tiresome.

[Sporting]

It's one of the loveliest trophies in football, nice to claim it. Winning any division matters, surely?

You're right.

[Fussbudget]

So I can never, ever mention such things again because you personally have decided that Tyler Roberts is a cheat? You know what you can do with that.

Well you're welcome to keep bringing it up constantly, but you'll probably keep being rebuked each time. Or we can all, you know, move on.

[statto99]

And, you know, your witless drivel and whataboutery has got very tiresome.

You're willingness to act as judge and jury on a young player when apparently you don't do this to anyone else gets on the wick just as incessantly.

[Ray de Galles]

You're willingness to act as judge and jury on a young player when apparently you don't do this to anyone else gets on the wick just as incessantly.

You know Tyler Roberts is probably absolutely fine, don't you? I'm sure he's moved on far more effectively that you have, but then again so has the entire rest of the world. I'll try and check when I cheer him on in Croatia and Hungary next month, I'm sure you'll still be mewling on then.

[Hot Orange]

Yay, Ipswich hit 30 points! A nice end to a somewhat difficult season there. With no fully fit strikers or wingers, we score three at home for the first time this sesson, with two goals from academy youngsters.

[Jon]

Straight red for Hal Robson-Kanu. He'll miss the next two games. Not that Villa would have been quaking in their boots to have faced him nor would he have started either game. But still, a bit idiotic, especially considering he'd only been on the pitch for about 10 minutes.

[Fussbudget]

Anyways. Congratulations to Derby and good luck to them in the play-offs.

[statto99]

You know Tyler Roberts is probably absolutely fine, don't you? I'm sure he's moved on far more effectively that you have, but then again so has the entire rest of the world. I'll try and check when I cheer him on in Croatia and Hungary next month, I'm sure you'll still be mewling on then.

You've also clearly moved on. Although it's reassuring to know that your self-appointed task to judge peoples' motivations and the validity of their opinions is securely in place.

[Sporting]

I'd still like to hear Tyler Roberts' take on this, but I suppose he's had his mouth shut for him.

[Ray de Galles]

You've also clearly moved on.

We all have, you just KEEP ON BRINGING IT UP AGAIN AND AGAIN.

If you're making a plea for me and everyone else to ignore you embarrassing yourself with your constant references then I'll gladly oblige.

The card image was good though, I was pleased with that I'll admit.

[ad hoc]

As much as I am glad you came back statto I am 100% with Ray here. You're the one who brought it up and as he says there is a significant difference which is the entire point here

[statto99]

Can a deluded, tinfoil hat wearing, mewling, conspiracy theorist really make things much worse for themselves? I've already been judged.

[statto99]

Fair enough, ad hoc. Clearly something wrong with me. Bye everyone.

[The-Reverend]

Suppose I'd best acknowledge that we now have to play Leeds now, need something special for that they have absolutely destroyed us twice this season.

Cheers for the best wishes as well, commiserations to Bristol City and 'Boro, although online chatter suggests that getting rid of Pullis was the priority.

[ad hoc]

Ffs

[ad hoc]

No one likes us and we're actually very thin skinned about it actually and it really hurts our feelings

[Fussbudget]

Cheers for the best wishes as well, commiserations to Bristol City and 'Boro, although online chatter suggests that getting rid of Pullis was the priority.

Oh yes, a lot of our fans seem to be more focussed on getting Pulis out than supporting the team at the moment. I'm a bit torn about it, because while I agree that Pulis hasn't done enough and I wouldn't mind seeing the back of him, I also don't think he's been as disastrous as many make out (finishing 7th is hardly a disgrace, and the football has been genuinely good at times even if that seems a long time ago now), and this attitude from a section of the fans has made the atmosphere a bit poisonous at some games, with the crowd pretty much turning on the team (Bristol City at home was the low point for me, I hated every minute of that game and not just for the shit football.)

As much as I would have liked us to make the play-offs, I feel that in a way it's only right that a team positive and genuinely excited about it gets that spot. If we'd finished 6th, we would have gone into the play-offs with all that bitterness and resentment hanging over the club no matter the outcome. Also more pragmatically we just don't deserve it over the course of the season. A team losing 6 games in a row in March/April is just not play-off material.