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« on: October 28, 2010, 13:40:15 pm »

Everyone who remembers the County Ground post the 1985 flattening of the main stand will have been delighted with the move to a 'proper' football ground, even if in its current state and size it resembles a subbuteo stadium. It has also seen our 'loyal fanbase' double. However, how has it changed our expectations? In the final three decades at the County Ground we only gained promotion from the bottom division twice, and frequently applied for re-election. In the decade and a half at Sixfields we have already been promoted three times, gone to Wembley twice and have gone from a traditional fourth tier club to a yo-yo one. Has this raised the level of expectations and is this one of the reasons for the (seeming) rise in dissatisfaction levels?
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« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2010, 13:45:43 pm »

Everyone who remembers the County Ground post the 1985 flattening of the main stand will have been delighted with the move to a 'proper' football ground, even if in its current state and size it resembles a subbuteo stadium. It has also seen our 'loyal fanbase' double. However, how has it changed our expectations? In the final three decades at the County Ground we only gained promotion from the bottom division twice, and frequently applied for re-election. In the decade and a half at Sixfields we have already been promoted three times, gone to Wembley twice and have gone from a traditional fourth tier club to a yo-yo one. Has this raised the level of expectations and is this one of the reasons for the (seeming) rise in dissatisfaction levels?

To an extend, yes of course it has. Crowds of 4500 - 6000 in the bottom league (current ones excepted) during an average run are considerably better than the 2000 - 3000 crowds normally associated with the county ground and obviously income is relevant to expectation levels. I think we have all become to expect more than 2nd/3rd bottom of the football league which was the prime target when Chard/Barnwell were here.

The other reason I guess, and the analogy I can think of is thus. When DC took charge (after the initial circus involving his mates at the time) he gave all the kids a massive bag of sweets each and promised more. He's now not only taken those sweets away but replaced them with a mouldy apples. The kids are all crying whilst some of their parents are trying to explain to them that the apples are actually much better for them.
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« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2010, 14:00:48 pm »

My expectation levels were raised with the promise of 2nd flight football within 5 years, after signing players for upwards of £170,000 and every season saying "The aim is promotion". They've done it to themselves.
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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2010, 14:29:41 pm »

Same as Marquis.
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« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2010, 14:33:47 pm »

Mine were raised by Graham Carr, nothing has come even close since, though the Liverpool game was a nice interlude.
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2010, 15:14:51 pm »

Mine were raised by Graham Carr, nothing has come even close since, though the Liverpool game was a nice interlude.

Good point, although I did enjoy going to Wembley a couple of times.
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2010, 15:42:23 pm »

Does that make the Cardozas any different from the Liverpool pair or their new replacement, Marcus Evans at Ipswich or the Glazers?
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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2010, 12:03:51 pm »

It is not raised expectations of Northampton Town, it is raised expectations of life in general.  Everyone wants everything now.
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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2010, 15:02:54 pm »

It is not raised expectations of Northampton Town, it is raised expectations of life in general.  Everyone wants everything now.

I wanted you to post that earlier!
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2010, 15:15:21 pm »

I wanted you to post that earlier!

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« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2010, 15:54:36 pm »

It is not raised expectations of Northampton Town, it is raised expectations of life in general.  Everyone wants everything now.

And why shouldn't people have raised expectations in life ? I'm often castigaTed for praising dear old Maggie, but her government gave people, who otherwise could only have ever dreamt of,  the opportinity to own their own homes.As long have we have got soft folk at this club who resist change and are happy to put up with mediocrity, this club will go nowhere. I know that you do an awful lot of charity work Mark, and I sincerely commend you for it. However, the progressive world cannot stand still while we endeavour to help those poorer citizens of the world catch up.
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« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2010, 18:40:11 pm »

Raised expectations are fine so long as they are based on hard work from the club and loyal support from us, rather than pie-in-the-sky expectations of an oil baron arriving with millions to splash out on a modest club.
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« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2010, 18:46:54 pm »

My expectation was very modest until Tony Cardoza assured me this was going to be the best decade that Cobblers fans had ever seen....

Perhaps he hoped like we did. It didn't work out. So...?
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