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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod
realistically we should be aiming for the play-offs every year
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Because I was around in '62, I am basically just happy that we're back in the league and surviving.
Looking ahead, the best thing that could happen to us in the next couple of years would be a good cup run ending up with a real plum draw away to one of the greats (or failing a great, Blackburn or Burnley
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The next best would be to get to the play-off final and
lose a thriller. Lose, because the club are in so many ways not ready for the next step up.
With hindsight, automatic promotion from the Conference was probably less beneficial than promotion through the playoffs might have been - the country was sort of pleased to see us back, but the town (and therefore potential boots on the terraces) might have been more enthused by a trip to Cardiff. Hereford last season and Morecambe this time seem to have built on the excitement of playoff success, while we and the Daggers haven't been able to build on winning the Conference by a street. It'll be interesting to see how Aldershot fare next season compared with the playoff winners (glad to see Shots up in any case, 'cos they're only 60 miles away for me).
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