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So far we've gained 1,197 driving miles for the six teams joining League 2, comprising: Carlisle (315) Fleetwood (280) Port Vale (199) Chesterfield (177) Cheltenham (161) and Bromley (65)
With the League 2 play-off winners yet to be decided, so far we've lost 882 driving miles for the five teams that have left League 2, comprising: Stockport (-235) Wrexham (-229) Forest Green (-170) Mansfield (-161), and Sutton (-87)
That's a net gain of 315 miles. Of the League 2 play-off contenders, the furthest in driving miles is Crewe, a distance of 207 miles, which would mean a modest gain of 108 miles - assuming of course your starting point is Colchester.
Reckon you’re not wrong there Noah, particularly as Ipswich had already sold out their season tickets last week (20,000 apparently). Once they’ve accommodated 3,000 away fans, that’s only going to leave 5-6,000 at most, and the glory-hunters will soon snap them up. Add in the Cowley Revolution factor, and I won’t be surprised if we move north of a 5,000 average next season.
Message from the Blue and White Army, who have done so much to improve the matchday experience for all of us, home and away.
"Anyone who sees this, can you email bluewhitearmy1937@gmail.com please:
Essentially the idea is to have a large waver displayed each game that represents smaller logos or references to all international supporters that want to contribute towards the funding of it & the design in some way too! Like a patch jacket of some sorts is how it’d look in my head"
Huddersfield Town, the team that literally gave us our blue and white stripes, stand between that shower of shite up the road and automatic promotion to the Premier League. Wouldn’t it be fantastic if the Terriers could pull it off as their parting gift to the Championship, and then Ipshit to lose the play-off final to Nodge.
Special mentions for Jay (Mingi), Brad, Jayden, Samson and yes, Noah. Does that point to at least five who'll be retained if the right contracts can be agreed?
So was Matt Jay, but he hasn't quite worked out (yet?)
Harry Pell has been released by AFC Wimbledon as well, but can't really see how he'd fit in back here - even if we wanted him, and he wanted to return.
The Cowleys obviously have a lot of time for big John, but he’s never going to be the instinctive prolific goal scorer we need. Nor I fear will Tom Hopper, but both bring much more to the team, even if scoring goals is literally their job. With his contract up, I suspect it’ll be head over heart and John will be let go, obviously with everyone’s best wishes and gratitude.
As suggested on the matchday thread, let’s kick off the traditional summer transfer speculation. I’ll start with our current loanees. I doubt Palace would release Owen Goodman, and if they did, would we want him or even be able to afford him? Of the rest, I’d definitely like to see Alastair Smith and maybe Riley Harbottle sign if they were released. As for the rest, they’ll be heading back to make room for new choices.
And that's a wrap folks, we can all rest easy for another summer.
Ironically typical that we'd end with another 1-1 (well done Gerry btw), and as frustrating as it was to concede again so late in a game, it was kind of hilarious watching Crewe pass it around at the back for the final few minutes, with the U's doing nothing to try and stop them. Me and Alfie had left Brisbane Road by then, but from the clips I've seen, it was reminiscent of those last seven minutes after Orient's relegation match had been 'abandoned'.
So, on to next season, a big clear out anticipated, and a genuine promotion challenge expected - you listening Danny?
But then, here's the counter argument - (big) IF we go down, will it change our support for the U's? Certainly not mine. Without doubt we'll be one of the favourites for an immediate return, and depending on how the various play-off matches are concerned, there'll probably be some tasty looking awaydays too.
Definitely Aldershot, Eastleigh, Maidenhead, Daggers, Wealdstone, Woking, Ebbsfleet and of course the Seaweed, maybe also Barnet and/or Bromley, and definitely one from Chelmsford, Worthing, George's Maidstone or Braintree. And who doesn't love a trip to Yeovil?
On the flip side, with FGR already gone, if Sutton join them, can anyone realistically see either of them getting back in the football league any day soon, or even ever?
LOL - last time was a blast, given we were (one of) the biggest fish in a very small pond, but it still took two goes to escape. This time around, with the National League awash with well set up fully professional former league sides, and still only two slots available for promotion, it will be a much tougher ask to get out.
Mind you, thank god it's not three places up for promotion, or we'd be well and truly f'cked right now.
You're probably not wrong, but just as an update, W5 not available, W4 now sold out, E5, 6 and 7, S1 and 2 and W6 on the alert list, and E3 opened up in anticipation of demand. Doubt it'll be a complete sell-out, but it's looking like another good crowd for Saturday.
Can't do the maths easily, so let's just say two sleeps to go before the most important game in the U's recent history. Not sure how much sleep I'll actually get though...
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