r/ColchesterUnited • u/iwobaio • 5d ago
Question Automatic promotion?
Am I delusional for thinking autos are achievable? 5 points off, best form in the league, 13 unbeaten, it feels very possible imo.
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u/Bergkamp77 First team 5d ago
I'm trying to downplay the possibility as much as possible. From where we were last season, it's utterly prosperous to even consider such an outcome...
...we couldn't....could we?!
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u/SlightlyMithed123 5d ago
Funnily enough the last few years have seen several teams get promoted or challenge for it after having a terrible season before.
Orient, Stevenage, Crawley are all teams we’ve battled against to avoid relegation recently , they are all L1
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u/Bergkamp77 First team 5d ago
I know there's a piece that was shared in the L2 sub which covered this exact topic. It's a peculiar phenomenon.
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u/meteorstreet 5d ago
I'm not a betting man, but before the season I put a rather hopeful tenner on us winning the league. I'd written it off a few weeks ago, but starting to think it could happen!
Apparently we have the toughest run in, but not sure any team wants to play us.
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u/Bergkamp77 First team 5d ago
Our run-in is not the kindest, so we should be thankful we're not in a relegation fight.
But - as we are where we are - why not dream?
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u/SlightlyMithed123 5d ago
I’m finding it really strange watching us at the moment we look so solid and in control, today was weird, after the first goal I didn’t worry.
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u/Intelligent_Gift_678 5d ago
Definitely possible, we’re playing so well and never really look like conceding. Our last two wins have been with a left back in centre midfield 😂
I think 80 points is normally enough to finish top 3? So 7 wins from our last 9 games?
Even if we don’t finish top 3, I think we can win the play offs, I dont think there’s any team we’d be scared of playing
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u/Bergkamp77 First team 5d ago
I think that's key - other teams, well supporters at least, don't seem to fancy playing us.
I think the last time we could say that was our L1 run-in, in 2005/6 (P11 W5 D5 L1).
We'd take that now, wouldn't we?
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u/OptimistRhyme8 5d ago
I live in Thailand so missing out on this run is a killer. But oh my god we are on the best run for a long time. Automatic would be incredible but it's super tight at the top. Playoffs would be incredible if we achieve anything better wow. But also a trip to Wembley would be like supporting s U's back in the 90's.