Jason Ainsley: “If we don’t start getting more people through the door, then what will our chairman, Brad Groves, think? Just for the amount of time and effort that he’s put into the club, he deserves more support.”
When investors realise there is only debt and no return....
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- Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:42 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Spennimoor
- Replies: 63
- Views: 23558
- Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:39 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: James Caton Departs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9031
Re: James Caton Departs
An MG epic fail and not the best decision on DJs watch at £650 per week.
- Sun Jan 06, 2019 9:38 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: York V Darlington
- Replies: 150
- Views: 55639
Re: York V Darlington
Maybe the two are connectedshildonlad wrote:A manager never seems to see a season out there these days and the team seem to get worse under each managerHarrytheQuaker wrote:Collins has left York after today's defeat
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- Sun Jan 06, 2019 9:37 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Sat 29th Dec - Ashton United (Home)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 25479
Re: Sat 29th Dec - Ashton United (Home)
anybody catch the attendance? It was 1,407 but only 1,123 yesterday. Was surprised I could not find match attendance on Club site under Match details, but maybe I missed it? Our average for the season is 1,461 according to NLN website. Here is link if you are interested. https://www.footballwebpage...
- Sat Jan 05, 2019 12:17 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: John Tempest standing down
- Replies: 34
- Views: 16297
Re: John Tempest standing down
Board director appointments are a matter for the shareholders ie DFCSG and not the CEO.onewayup wrote:Craig Morley, is commercial manager and bloody good at what he was brought to do, don't make assumptions about the guy. Leave well alone.
I am sure Mr Johnson has someone in mind for the board.
- Tue Jan 01, 2019 7:47 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: York V Darlington
- Replies: 150
- Views: 55639
Re: York V Darlington
We were poor today, really poor. Stems from the management wanting to play a system that didn’t work when they were appointed, didn’t work during pre-season and isn’t working now. A cracking right-sided partnership in Trotman & Thompson, shelved. In-fact a player re-born under TW in Thompson, bench...
- Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:16 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Netcafe - 14 December 2018
- Replies: 157
- Views: 64146
Re: Netcafe - 14 December 2018
Couple of points from last night. The directors have run the club at a deficit and caused the need for loans and personal guarantees. They authorised the big wage earners have come in over the last two summers. Secondly, there appears no public record of winding up orders against the club which woul...
- Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:48 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Gamble?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14521
Re: Gamble?
Bottom line is that the guy needs to be bringing in 4K of extra profit month on month to pay his wage etc. Would hope his package is structured to incentivise him to bring in significantly more than this. No pressure on the lad then.
- Sat Nov 24, 2018 6:22 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Darlington V Telford
- Replies: 63
- Views: 23886
Re: Darlington V Telford
We can't afford to sack TW. If our chief exec decides we have to sell our best player to balance the books, despite the fact it was likely to lead to ever diminishing gates, its clear we aren't likely to go into debt on the chance a new manager would improve our results. Can we afford to keep him? ...
- Fri Aug 24, 2018 4:52 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Martin Gray sacked by York
- Replies: 139
- Views: 62260
Re: Martin Gray sacked by York
I agree. Gramps has got this entire thread bang on. Apart from the not laughing at Gray bit. Too many people buried their head in the sand regarding the sustainability of the budget and were brainwashed by reports that Gray had never gone over his budget. That may be so, but if your budget keeps ge...
- Mon Aug 20, 2018 6:39 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Martin Gray sacked by York
- Replies: 139
- Views: 62260
Re: Martin Gray sacked by York
Re the T.W./Nuneaton situation - I would say that's a pretty accurate summary there Gramps. Re Gray - the thought occurs that because of his forum antics/bad team form/+ other stuff, there was a possibility that our board would of liked to have sacked him about a month or so before he left us in th...
- Mon Aug 20, 2018 6:30 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Martin Gray sacked by York
- Replies: 139
- Views: 62260
Re: Martin Gray sacked by York
Re the T.W./Nuneaton situation - I would say that's a pretty accurate summary there Gramps. Re Gray - the thought occurs that because of his forum antics/bad team form/+ other stuff, there was a possibility that our board would of liked to have sacked him about a month or so before he left us in th...
- Mon Aug 20, 2018 4:50 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Martin Gray sacked by York
- Replies: 139
- Views: 62260
Re: Martin Gray sacked by York
The reason you dont understand is because you really dont have a clue about our club and what goes on within it and all the issues involved. Had you ever considered it was felt that how it panned out was probably in the best interests of everyone and it was best that everyone just moved on. Because...
- Mon Aug 20, 2018 4:49 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Martin Gray sacked by York
- Replies: 139
- Views: 62260
Re: Martin Gray sacked by York
Re the T.W./Nuneaton situation - I would say that's a pretty accurate summary there Gramps. Re Gray - the thought occurs that because of his forum antics/bad team form/+ other stuff, there was a possibility that our board would of liked to have sacked him about a month or so before he left us in th...
- Sun Aug 19, 2018 7:04 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Martin Gray sacked by York
- Replies: 139
- Views: 62260
Re: Martin Gray sacked by York
Doesn’t he have a club to go to as manager..... Darlington Town.
- Sun Aug 19, 2018 6:11 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: TW tactics
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9910
Re: TW tactics
Perhaps the enforced absence of Wheatley and possibly Collins being subject to sanction after his strop, TW will turn to the youngsters (Glover / Vaulks) and rethink his tactics. Bit of a gamble chucking them into the mix, but they will have to be tested sometime and they deserve an opportunity to ...
- Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:50 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Dave Mills
- Replies: 64
- Views: 24107
Re: Dave Mills
He used to teach me at secondary school - he's a very good man. His love for the club was absolutely genuine. There's no doubt in my mind that something pretty bad must have happened to him at Darlo for him to make the decision to leave and then work elsewhere. He wouldn't have done this lightly. T...
- Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:29 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Dave Mills
- Replies: 64
- Views: 24107
Re: Dave Mills
He used to teach me at secondary school - he's a very good man. His love for the club was absolutely genuine. There's no doubt in my mind that something pretty bad must have happened to him at Darlo for him to make the decision to leave and then work elsewhere. He wouldn't have done this lightly. T...
- Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:40 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Dave Mills
- Replies: 64
- Views: 24107
Re: Dave Mills
He used to teach me at secondary school - he's a very good man. His love for the club was absolutely genuine. There's no doubt in my mind that something pretty bad must have happened to him at Darlo for him to make the decision to leave and then work elsewhere. He wouldn't have done this lightly. T...
- Sat Jun 30, 2018 2:01 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Dave Mills
- Replies: 64
- Views: 24107
Re: Dave Mills
Quakerz wrote:Neither can I.
But what went on behind the scenes at Darlo which affected his health so badly that he had to leave?
As others have said, he seems to have been fit enough to work elsewhere since.
Nothing like running out of cash.... these football people.
- Fri Jun 29, 2018 6:45 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Nuneaton
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8535
Re: Nuneaton
Says it alldivas wrote:Nah it’s an absolute farce really and it’ll only end up one way. Selling the ground to fund short term finance and spending it on players is only going to end one way
- Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:22 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Josh Gillies
- Replies: 66
- Views: 26551
Re: Josh Gillies
Yawn. Another boring person who can't argue effectively, so resorts to ad hominem attacks against me. I'll send you a DM because you'll be desperate to get the last word, so will ruin this thread with your determination to point score and serial bitching about me. P.S. It's "argument", not "argueme...
- Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:15 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Sporting Village
- Replies: 86
- Views: 40727
Re: Sporting Village
The developers behind the sports village are ESRG PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS PLC Company recently registered on Compaies House is https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10673117 Nothing community oriented behind this just a professional rugby club burning through cash and a profit oriented developer.
- Wed May 30, 2018 7:55 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Ainge signs for Darlo
- Replies: 57
- Views: 22530
Re: Ainge signs for Darlo
Ainge is a phenomenal signing, arguably the form striker for our league over the last couple of seasons, albeit in exactly the same role as Styche. Styche does a lot more work off the ball, whereas Ainge is a more typical target man/poacher. Not many defences in this league will cope with both. Agr...
- Mon May 14, 2018 6:13 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Netcafe with David Johnston tonight
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9743
Re: Netcafe with David Johnston tonight
But then we struggled to attract much more than 1,200 to the home games after that, so on the other hand there is lost income there. It will be nice this season to have a realistic budget set (I believe around 250k playing budget thanks to our 86k contribution), gates get back over 1500 average, an...
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:25 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Coming soon - Boost the budget
- Replies: 351
- Views: 124478
Re: Coming soon - Boost the budget
Think we will easily raise 30-40k, we did this last season despite MG upsetting people with his antics. Just a nice round tenner a month is £120, twenty quid is £240, so we can get a fair few thousand pretty quickly I reckon. One thing to hold your horses on though - a promotion push. We're a long ...
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:23 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Coming soon - Boost the budget
- Replies: 351
- Views: 124478
Re: Coming soon - Boost the budget
Agree with this and it needs sorting before throwing more cash in the pot.divas wrote:Trimming the squad size to 16/17 and having youngsters as backup will reduce the budget a fair bit whilst still retaining a good quality team. We’ve far too many players at the moment.
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:42 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Coming soon - Boost the budget
- Replies: 351
- Views: 124478
Re: Coming soon - Boost the budget
I am in - there was a fair cut in the budget for TW for next year proposed, to help keep us on the financial straight and narrow, so it will be up to us to provide the extra if we want to go for a top 7 place next year. I believe on current evidence that TW is fairly wise on his acquisitions and fi...
- Sat Mar 17, 2018 2:21 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Darlington v North Ferriby
- Replies: 114
- Views: 48387
Re: Darlington v North Ferriby
Like the look of that starting 11. Gillies owes us a shift mind.
- Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:44 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Next steps for Blackwell Meadows
- Replies: 44
- Views: 17124
Re: Next steps for Blackwell Meadows
Difficult decisions for the fans over the next year on how to finance any promotion push. Assume we break even this year with no debt (quite likely given what was said at the AGM ), we know that playing budget will be cut next year (fans able to increase that with donations), so may make a small pr...