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Четверг Июль 7 - 11:13 Congratulations to Kesvick on your survival and to Strood for the title and Liverpool for the Champions League win!
A successful season for the Monks even if it ebbed and flowed a little. 17 points from the first 9 games was a flyer of a start and morale was high. What then followed was just one win (a 1-0 home win over bottom club Arsenal) in 25 matches many of which we found it impossible to even score in let alone win a match. We finished with 2 wins from the last 4 games to secure our place but the warning signs are there.
A fabulous cup run to the semi finals is not enough to hide the current short-comings and purchases have been made to try to secure a mid-table finish next season. With that we can build for the future more.
The last team to get promoted and not finish in the bottom 3 in their first season up was Birmingham in season 18. He stayed up in season 19, but only survived via the play-offs in season 20 and was bottom in season 21. So the indications are there that survival beyond just one season is not guaranteed.
The Monks will be working hard to stay in league 1 again next season and survival would again be seen as a success.
best wishes to all,
Monk