Life Is A Rollercoaster

Supporting a football team more so.

One week you’re up. Next week you’re down, or at least you thought you were. What you hadn’t seen was the monumental cliff your team were about to drop off. That really was down. Things weren’t exactly rosy before I went away for two weeks holiday, but having come back, things have gone a bit shit-shaped.

A draw at Plymouth and a mauling at the hands of Hull FC means that matters are theoretically out of our hands in terms of automatic promotion, and sitting 5th, we’re no shoo-in for a play-off place at the moment either.

However, I did tell you that those games would be difficult, and anyone who sees the names of Plymouth and Hull as regular also-rans in this division hasn’t been paying attention. Hull in particular have the momentum that will gain them promotion. You certainly wouldn’t want to meet them in the play-offs.

Some people of a more sensitive constitution have made noises that this ride is more than they can handle and would like to get off. The seriously nauseous have even suggested that Aidy should stop driving the ride. Despite testing of my resolve I’m still in the Happy-Clapper camp and am behind Aidy and the boys to beat a woeful Coventry side at the weekend, who we have a good record against, then followed up by a game against cup-specialists Barnsley, win that and with the momentum, you never know what might happen against a defensively-frail looking Baggies. That might be one hell of a game.

Bristol City and Stoke have been riding their luck recently, and I suspect both will drop a number of points between now and the end of the season. My guess, 15 from 18 may be enough to sneak up with Hull.

Come on, get behind the lads, this ride’s got more thrills to come yet!