"An underachiever, proud of it." Bart Simpson.Up until 5 years ago, Wycombe Wanderers were wandering in the wilderness. The only team of note in Buckinghamshire, the Chairboys had a great catchment area.
It never really caught on. Now MK Dons are in the county and doing well, Wycombe struggle on.
Wycombe have come into the public eye twice in the last 10 years due to some epic cup runs.
First, Lawrie Sanchez took Wycombe to the FA cup semi-final, only to lose out to Middlesbrough in contentious circumstances.
Then two seasons ago, European cup-winner Paul Lambert took the Blues to the Carling Cup semi-final. They lost out to Chelsea who eased on to the final and the trophy.
The thing that intrigues me most about Wycombe though, is the complete lack of ambition. With all respect to the club it seems content with mediocrity. The last few years the club has produced stars in Jermaine Easter and Sergio Torres, only to sell them on, and not exactly for huge money at that. Tommy Mooney had stalwart qualities for them, only to move on to Walsall for a pittance.
Their signings do little to set High Wycombe alight for that matter. This season they've brought in a talented winger in Chris Zebroski, who scored for fun for Torquay last season, but other than him it's been a quiet pre-season for Peter Taylor.
Take last night's pitiful effort against Birmingham City. Granted, Birmingham are a good outfit, but the lack of effort and the lack of a crowd make Wanderer's look pathetic.
Wycombe have managed to finish the season in the top eight for two seasons running, but nothing than the top three will do for the Chairboys after some hard seasons in the fourth tier. I back them to fail. In unspectacular fashion.
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