Not having international breaks - struggled to book holidays, etc over the last 3 seasons.
Less than 100 people sitting in the Jimmy Seed.
No proper derby games.
Playing Dagenham & Redbridge, Rochdale, Exeter in the league and helpful journos reminding us that last time we met them, in the FA Cup, they were 4/5 divisions below us. Then losing to them.
Being a division below not one but two local footballing minnows. Form is temporary, class is permanent.
1. Been mentioned already but God awful northern cloggers- Oldham, Rochdale, Tranmere, Bury- have I left anyone out? 2. Swathes of empty seats at the Valley particularly in midweek 3. Seeing our players kicked in the air and getting more bookings than the opposition somehow 4. Lee Hughes 5. Only having three TV games a season- I know we are usually jinxed on Sky but the coverage is sooo much better.
Things I will miss about League One 1. Football for a Fiver 2. Winning every week (albeit only this season) 3. Singing we are top of the league for almost the entire season
You might still see Lee Hughes judging by the way Notts County are going. And, who's to say we won't be singing 'Top of the League' - at least, they want to. I'm sure there'll be some different cloggers heading to The Valley.
Won't miss not having any rivals to compete with in the league. Infact, I can't wait to have Palace and Millwall in the same division next year! Four big derby matches!
I won't miss the awful/often absent media coverage of the league.
Grounds that don't have a roof on the away terrace (Yeovil)
having to struggle quite so hard to find match reports in the papers the Johnstone's bloody paint trophy playing Franchise FC (I hope) away support the size of Rochdale being two divisions away from the Premiership.
JPT. FA Cup 1st round. 20 seconds on the Football League Show. Teams like Walsall and Oldham bringing 100 fans on a Saturday. The empty seats at home, not that there won't be any IF we go up but they'll be less.
Things I won't miss This northern based league, Shit away support from rochdale etc Teams parking the bus at the valley Waiting up till 1 for the highlights on FLS!
Thing's I will miss, getting away with u16 ticket's bournemouth away.
I won't miss having a great performance and win during an outstanding season and hearing 'yeah, but what league are you in? Exactly' when I try and enjoy it
That paint cup thing. Only getting a 50 word report in the Sunday papers. People asking me "what division are you in now ?" Pointless stadium rules (no drink cartons inside at Yeovil - yet you could throw one from the car park and hit a player without even buying a ticket) 20 seconds on the BBC highlights show.
Not bothered, as at all levels unless you've got an interesting team it's a grind paying to watch under-talented shite. From 2005-2009 it was woeful, 2009-2010 was quite good with one of the best atmos for Swindon I've experienced for years.
But I do agree with FOD, referees are more likely to be shocking.
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Tranmere at home
Lack of media coverage (even compared to the little we had before)
Carling Cup Early round
Meaningless JPT matches
IF we go up.....
Less than 100 people sitting in the Jimmy Seed.
No proper derby games.
Playing Dagenham & Redbridge, Rochdale, Exeter in the league and helpful journos reminding us that last time we met them, in the FA Cup, they were 4/5 divisions below us. Then losing to them.
Being a division below not one but two local footballing minnows. Form is temporary, class is permanent.
2. Swathes of empty seats at the Valley particularly in midweek
3. Seeing our players kicked in the air and getting more bookings than the opposition somehow
4. Lee Hughes
5. Only having three TV games a season- I know we are usually jinxed on Sky but the coverage is sooo much better.
Things I will miss about League One
1. Football for a Fiver
2. Winning every week (albeit only this season)
3. Singing we are top of the league for almost the entire season
I won't miss the awful/often absent media coverage of the league.
Grounds that don't have a roof on the away terrace (Yeovil)
JPT
Having to answer 'Rochdale' when someone asks who we've got at the weekend
Lack of goal replay highlights on FLS
The word "blip"
Rochdale
empty stands
the Johnstone's bloody paint trophy
playing Franchise FC (I hope)
away support the size of Rochdale
being two divisions away from the Premiership.
FA Cup 1st round.
20 seconds on the Football League Show.
Teams like Walsall and Oldham bringing 100 fans on a Saturday.
The empty seats at home, not that there won't be any IF we go up but they'll be less.
This northern based league,
Shit away support from rochdale etc
Teams parking the bus at the valley
Waiting up till 1 for the highlights on FLS!
Thing's I will miss,
getting away with u16 ticket's
bournemouth away.
Only getting a 50 word report in the Sunday papers.
People asking me "what division are you in now ?"
Pointless stadium rules (no drink cartons inside at Yeovil - yet you could throw one from the car park and hit a player without even buying a ticket)
20 seconds on the BBC highlights show.
But I do agree with FOD, referees are more likely to be shocking.
Having to wait an 40 minutes to see 11 seconds highlights of a 4-0 win on the football league show. Now I can watch the 11 seconds within 20 mins.
2. Shit Teams
3. Shit Opposing Players
4. Shit Opposing Support
5. JPT
Oh, wait a minute .......
;o)