25 man squad confirmed

[Blaarev]

I think if Megson had stayed we wouldn't have gone down, been a bloody awful team to watch though.

In retrospect, I’m glad we did go down even if it felt horrific at the time. A much needed clearout and rebuild started eventually led to the Incredible PL title and FA Cup triumph

 

[Blue Maniac]

In retrospect, I’m glad we did go down even if it felt horrific at the time. A much needed clearout and rebuild started eventually led to the Incredible PL title and FA Cup triumph

Sometimes a club needs to be relegated so it can start again

 

[homer]

Sometimes a club needs to be relegated so it can start again

Think that’s on our Brendan’s current business plan….

 

[fitz]

In retrospect, I’m glad we did go down even if it felt horrific at the time. A much needed clearout and rebuild started eventually led to the Incredible PL title and FA Cup triumph

Some brilliant days in that leauge one stint. Reckon the novelty would wear off had it been for longer though.

 

[Joe_Fox]

Some brilliant days in that leauge one stint. Reckon the novelty would wear off had it been for longer though.

I remember a Leeds fan telling me there is no chance we'd go back up straight away. Ha ha, the fool.

 

[jb5000]

We were bloody lucky to go straight back up. Forest, Sunderland, Wednesday, all clubs similar sized to ours took ages. Wednesday are somehow still there and it doesn't look like Derby are likely to go up this season. While a few clubs have come up strongly enough to be very competitive in the Championship, most have not so I really don't buy this idea that relegation gave us a unique chance at rebuilding which couldn't have been done from the lower end of the Championship instead

 

[Miles Away]

We were bloody lucky to go straight back up. Forest, Sunderland, Wednesday, all clubs similar sized to ours took ages. Wednesday are somehow still there and it doesn't look like Derby are likely to go up this season. While a few clubs have come up strongly enough to be very competitive in the Championship, most have not so I really don't buy this idea that relegation gave us a unique chance at rebuilding which couldn't have been done from the lower end of the Championship instead

Pearson did a terrific job. Deserves enormous credit for that season.

 

[Blaarev]

We were bloody lucky to go straight back up. Forest, Sunderland, Wednesday, all clubs similar sized to ours took ages. Wednesday are somehow still there and it doesn't look like Derby are likely to go up this season. While a few clubs have come up strongly enough to be very competitive in the Championship, most have not so I really don't buy this idea that relegation gave us a unique chance at rebuilding which couldn't have been done from the lower end of the Championship instead

We can be glad we went straight up but it had nothing to do with luck, just being the best team in the divison.
Had we stayed in the Championship it would probably just have led to more of the same and little progress.

 

[LoopisDeLupis]

It’s entirely lloyd dyer and you know it

 

[Blue Maniac]

We were bloody lucky to go straight back up. Forest, Sunderland, Wednesday, all clubs similar sized to ours took ages. Wednesday are somehow still there and it doesn't look like Derby are likely to go up this season.

Not really. On the previous two occasions Sheff Wed have been relegated to the third tier, they returned two years later.

While a few clubs have come up strongly enough to be very competitive in the Championship, most have not so I really don't buy this idea that relegation gave us a unique chance at rebuilding which couldn't have been done from the lower end of the Championship instead

If we’d stayed up, Holloway might have got to stay. If Southampton had gone down, Pearson’s career path might have been drastically different. Sometimes it just works out that staying up would have left you worse off.

 

[Miles Away]

Good in League One old Fryup.

 

[alex]

Oh Maxi Gradellllll

 

[Joe_Fox]

Good in League One old Fryup.

Steve Howard the unsung hero

 

[FryattFox]

Good in League One old Fryup.

Thanks.