WATRB - The Ups and the Downs.

[The Merry Ploughboy]

Agree with Isleworth. The away set up is dreadful, the talk of these games as bonuses from Harold and Joesph is disgusting, setting up for the opposition to swarm all over us with no outlet to counter is a one way ticket back to the championship. It has to change...or the manager does

[Rangersw12]

Because southampton haven't bought and sold a ridiculous amount of players since promotion...

Difference is they actually scout their players and have a proper process in place whereas we just sign players based on reputation.....

[Chalet1882]

mate, tell that to recently promoted sides like Southampton and Swansea. not pointing fingers, but I for 1 like to be optimistic and think that after a few years of relegation battles, we will be there as well.
laugh at me if you will, but why the fark not?
we have a ways to improve on some fronts (academy, ground, etc).... and were among the best in the league in other respects (1 of the best chairmen, social media team, atmosphere)
but i think its really poor for us to throw up our hands and say 'Fk it! we'll never be able to hang with these big boys'

believe, and get behind your team.

tell me im wrong

im not saying I don't get behind the team at all im just saying that in are current position that's the way I feel im there every week at home and most away games depending on the money situation ETc

[Chalet1882]

I hate to say them facts but its true =(

[DeepcutHoop]

i couldnt care less to be honest with you i hate the prem, even if we was outside relgation zone its still boring.

Every game its "happy with a draw" or "happy not to concede" blah blah blah

i enjoy the championship both sets of teams all ways go for it and always have a go no matter what end of the table your at.

the thing i dont get is why some prem fans are happy with being in such a boring leauge coz thats what it is, i know commercially we have come a long way but at what cost? i feel like back in the day i was there home and away didnt matter what game it was i was allways there but it seems now that i aint that bothered about going to to every game because of price the fact you go all that way and we dont play attacking football i dont know but championship there every week no matter what

its a shame really

But watching us in the Championship last year wasn't much fun. It was dire and pragmatic, but we accepted as it was apparently the best way to ensure promotion. Which turned out to just about be true.

[Brian Wilson]

The Swansea game was the equivalent of the Faroe Islands pitching up for an away game against Germany. Its Swansea FFS. Way WAY too much respect shown.

[qpr4life]

But watching us in the Championship last year wasn't much fun. It was dire and pragmatic, but we accepted as it was apparently the best way to ensure promotion. Which turned out to just about be true.

Agree massively.

People forgot to look at the bigger picture and purely see it from a game by game basis.

It isnt just about single games, you enter a league each year and do your best to win that league.

However, the challenges depend on whether you was relegated or promoted into that division you are in.

When we went down from the prem, we had a huge challenge to 1. Stop the rot and 2. Possibly go back up - Not many teams manage to do this. It wasnt a pretty season but we did what we needed.

We are doing exactly this for our current campaign in the prem, trying to survive. Sadly we are the less gifted side and we will play ugly to win.