retired_rachelcummings

While answering another post, I came accross this thought.

I am Cardiff City and I am fighting for promotion to the Championship and I am extremely worried that I have not got the setup to play there. I have a small stadium (can't upgrade due to lack of money), I have no facilities (same reasons), I am having difficulties hiring players and staff of good standing (low reputation), I have limited funds for transfers and salaries and I have the feeling that the "surprise" factor will not last or work in higher leagues. In the past games, promotion was happening at the same pace as structure so I could face promotions with relative assurance but not this time.

I am worried that being promoted will be a disaster to my team and that in case of promotion, relegation will be swift as well and could destroy the team.

Anyone encounter a similar situation?

retired_ohhbaybee

Cardiff arent LLM

retired_rachelcummings

It's Cambridge City I was talking about. Not sure why I have Cardiff in my head

retired_corbettk4

Now that's a thought:
Showing up monday morning for a day's work, and suddenly, "Wait a second, which team am I managing?"

As far as I know, Championship is one tier below Premiership, right? It is in the opposite direction of the lower leagues. Make a left for LL, a right for Premiership...

But yes, when playing in the lower leagues, I have thought "Croikie, if I get promoted we are going to get our behinds whipped". And that's what makes the game more fun... All of a sudden, fighting for relegation makes a lot of sense...

retired_rachelcummings

Cambridge City is LLM. It's the year 2014 and they managed to reach League 1. In any case, this fear of promotion might become irrelevant as my latest string of results seem to indicate that I will be enjoying League 1 for another season. Thankfully Leyton Orient, Leeds and Swansea are doing their best not to win themselves.

retired_pmetzger1

Being scared of promotion is silly. Go up, take the money, take the beatings. You never know, you may survive; if not try again next year (if the board let you).

retired_HustleHard

a) I don't remember reading that Cardiff could never be LLM, was I the only one that assumed he was a few years in?

b) He meant Cambridge anyway

c) Well things like this happen all the time in real life and you have 3 choices.

1) Trust your players/Swap them all which leads to being let down/realising you bought donkeys for too much money get bummed and go down last with about 3 points, ruin the club.

2) Trust your players/Swap them all for better which leads to you being proud of the lads/a shrewed tactiction and thus you survive and maybe even do well

3) You jump ship while your reputation is untarnished.

retired_rachelcummings

See, that's what worries me. That the board won't let me (I don't trust the chairman... Don't know why) and I've grown fond of this team.

retired_nekh_20

All I ever want to do is achieve the most I can with a club. We all aim for promotion so I am not scared if I get it then get smashed in the league above.

creative36

Get promoted, sign far too many players and cross your testes. That's always worked for me.