PJ_Poolie wrote:
think of the way people used to perceive Hartlepool United back in the old days and to think we now share this record, forget about all of those re-elections!!
Hate to say this and I know I'm pissing on the party but if you're brutally honest you'll realise that most people still think of us as a 4th division team, and in the 4th division records don't count, even if we win 20 on the bounce.
The only way out is to get into the Championship and stay there and claim plenty of well known scalps in the process. It is possible for a club to change the way it is perceived, as Watford and Wigan have shown, but it's rare. Look at Oldham or Swindon who were in the premiershite - how do people regard them now?
There's a lot of work still to do and we're slowly getting there. But seasons like last season are capable of undoing everything.
Nevertheless, if Southend can win the league and Scunthorpe (of all teams!) can be top, the door is wide open for us too.