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by spen666
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington V Chorley
Replies: 46
Views: 4938

Re: Darlington V Chorley

Interesting piece about the murkey ownership of Chorley FC on Monday's Price of Football Podcast from about 40 min mark. Current owner who has no connection with Chorley was was sole owner has replaced himself with 10 companies all of which up to their latest accounts (2022) were apparently dormant...
by spen666
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:23 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington V Chorley
Replies: 46
Views: 4938

Re: Darlington V Chorley

Interesting piece about the murkey ownership of Chorley FC on Monday's Price of Football Podcast from about 40 min mark. Current owner who has no connection with Chorley was was sole owner has replaced himself with 10 companies all of which up to their latest accounts (2022) were apparently dormant ...
by spen666
Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Football Regulator
Replies: 4
Views: 501

Re: Football Regulator

The Bill will create a regulation body independent from the football authorities and government to oversee clubs in the top five tiers of English football. The most notable thing, from a non-league viewpoint is that the regulator's powers end at the Football League. There seems to be a contradictio...
by spen666
Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Football Regulator
Replies: 4
Views: 501

Re: Football Regulator

!. Will this bill get through Parliament and become law before the general election? - it will be a tight squeeze for it to get enough Parliamentary time in both Houses to get Royal Assent before the Election. If not, it will go back to start again under a new Parliament, and is unlikely sadly to be...
by spen666
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Spennymoor V Darlington
Replies: 78
Views: 9469

Re: Spennymoor V Darlington

Vodka_Vic wrote:
Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:51 pm
I feel it is my duty to report that Spen is being a bell end on The Tin Shed and so please bear this in mind when he next posts on here.
Erm, I've not posted anything at all on the Tin Shed today or for ages
by spen666
Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Spennymoor V Darlington
Replies: 78
Views: 9469

Re: Spennymoor V Darlington

don'tbuythesun wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:42 pm
How do you know how many tickets we've sold? ....
Darlington have been announcing it on social media
by spen666
Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:01 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: The Bottom Seven, Saturday Mar 02nd 2024
Replies: 12
Views: 1022

Re: The Bottom Seven, Saturday Mar 02nd 2024

Thank you to everyone who has read my writeup, and your replies. I always think this is not my forum or just my post, it's our forum because we all care about the Quakers. I noticed this week, we may not have as nice a stadium as Curzon Ashton, I'm happy for them, in contrast, we want a stadium of ...
by spen666
Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:34 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Blue card & sin bins
Replies: 38
Views: 2063

Re: Blue card & sin bins

theoriginalfatcat wrote:
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:58 am
Idea binned.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68450854
Only the colour of card binned. Sin bins not binned.
by spen666
Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington v Buxton
Replies: 89
Views: 8860

Re: Darlington v Buxton

theoriginalfatcat wrote:
Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:34 pm
I hope the young goalie stays a bit longer, he looks capable and it’s two wins out of three appearances for him.
Sunderland fans rate him very highly
by spen666
Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:58 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: More local competition for good players now at Blyth
Replies: 40
Views: 3642

Re: More local competition for good players now at Blyth

I've seen a suggestion that it was £1 with Platten writing off £700,000 loans. It is therefore said to be debt free. There is still no evidence that this new owner has been linked to successful, long-term companies ie not ones that have been dissolved without filing any accounts. The basis for trus...
by spen666
Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:28 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: More local competition for good players now at Blyth
Replies: 40
Views: 3642

Re: More local competition for good players now at Blyth

Any idea how much the new owner paid for Blyth? and how much of the existing debt have they had to take over?

Just curious really as to what a club at this sort of level is worth.
by spen666
Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Blaine Rowe
Replies: 16
Views: 2171

Re: Blaine Rowe

Hednesford have sacked their manager at the weekend!
by spen666
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:21 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: v Tamworth
Replies: 93
Views: 9764

Re: v Tamworth

Tamworth were mediocre. As has been said above, how they are top of the league is a complete mystery, I've never seen a less likely physical specimen as their centre half, even in the Northern League. The second worst specimen also plays for Tamworth, their long throw specialist. Then there was the...
by spen666
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:40 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Reset
Replies: 28
Views: 2999

Re: Reset

Truro have moved from playing at Plymouth Parkway to Taunton in last couple of weeks. Ok cheers I didn't know that. Taunton is even further away from Truro than Plymouth, for a home game that's a 240+ mile round trip, which is ridiculous. :crazy: Yes you are correct re distance. The Taunton pitch i...
by spen666
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:40 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Reset
Replies: 28
Views: 2999

Re: Reset

Truro have moved from playing at Plymouth Parkway to Taunton in last couple of weeks.
by spen666
Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Blue card & sin bins
Replies: 38
Views: 2063

Re: Blue card & sin bins

Darlo_Pete wrote:
Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:37 am
Crazy idea and even if it was implemented and very much doubt would come down to our level.
Why do you doubt it would "come down to our levrl"?

It is already in at levels below NLN ie Step5 & below
by spen666
Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Brackley v Darlington
Replies: 76
Views: 7265

Re: Brackley v Darlington

People seem to ignore what has already been said over the period as it suits their narrative I suppose. I don't remember a single fan complaining when AA got the 2 year extention as everyone was worried he would get poached given how we had been doing, not one of us forecast the way the season ende...
by spen666
Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:00 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Kevin Luff
Replies: 22
Views: 3074

Re: Kevin Luff

Kevin has done a fantastic job with the filming, producing quality products clubs higher up the pyramid would be jealous of
by spen666
Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington v Hereford
Replies: 89
Views: 16798

Re: Darlington v Hereford

Yesterday was great but lets not kid ourselves we still in a big hole, and it will take a massive turnaround to ensure survival. Looking at the League table, the clubs just above the relegation zone, Southport and Spennymoor both have 32 points from 28 and 27 games respectively. If they maintain th...
by spen666
Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:55 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Newport County AFC
Replies: 2
Views: 1012

Re: Newport County AFC

I was reading about Newport County AFC and their renaissance today. There were battles again the Welsh FA who initially insisted on them reforming in the Welsh leagues, followed by having to play their home games in Gloucestershire when they joined the English pyramid. Eventually they won a High Co...
by spen666
Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Boost The Budget January 2024
Replies: 123
Views: 34739

Re: Boost The Budget January 2024

Totally agree with getting the right player before spending any of this money but how frustrating is this getting? Watching Spenny, Shields, Scarborough, K Lynn amongst others all sign good attack minded players alongside deafening silence at our end is not great. It’s almost the opposite of the JG...
by spen666
Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:53 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Boost The Budget January 2024
Replies: 123
Views: 34739

Re: Boost The Budget January 2024

Totally agree with getting the right player before spending any of this money but how frustrating is this getting? Watching Spenny, Shields, Scarborough, K Lynn amongst others all sign good attack minded players alongside deafening silence at our end is not great. It’s almost the opposite of the JG...
by spen666
Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:26 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Recruitment
Replies: 26
Views: 4696

Re: Recruitment

What an absolute mess we are in aren’t we! Not SW fault and have much sympathy for the state of things he has inherited. Agree also, no point in bringing the wrong players in, Gowling proved that about 14 times! But, by the time we wait another 2 weeks we will have what 14 games left. Presuming we ...
by spen666
Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:38 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Mark Anderson
Replies: 8
Views: 1759

Re: Mark Anderson

To quote Jason Ainsley in the piece from the Spennymoor website "I wish him well for the future as he has decided that the travelling is becoming a burden with his promotion at work ." If that is correct, then the travel with Darlington is not going to be much different in the NLN than at Spennymoor
by spen666
Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:54 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Marske United
Replies: 64
Views: 39417

Re: Marske United

QUAKERMAN2 wrote:
Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:26 pm
...

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£7k /wk wages and losing £5k/wk.....what were they thinking for gods sake,.....
Looking at those figures, I don't think anyone was thinking!

How can you have a expenditure 3.5 times your income. It doesn't take a genius to foresee there may be problems with that budgetting
by spen666
Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:01 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: v Tamworth
Replies: 93
Views: 9764

Re: v Tamworth

I'd love to see Darlo play QPR. When I lived in the South we went to see them a lot in the 75/76 season, that was when they came 2nd in the old 1st division. If i remember right it was about 70p to get in (child) and for that you got to see Stan Bowes, Gerry Francis, Phil Parkes, Frank McClintock, ...
by spen666
Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:42 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: King's Lynn...
Replies: 12
Views: 5319

Re: King's Lynn...

I stopped reading at Singaporean hintreprenure. Sounds like a right load of old buzz-word bollocks and very short on detail like how much and what they are "investing in", especially so since the club doesn't own the ground and has big debts taken out against it. The major investment also comes on ...
by spen666
Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:02 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: King's Lynn...
Replies: 12
Views: 5319

Re: King's Lynn...

Seems Kings Lynn have today announced new investment in the club Not clear what is in it for the company "investing", not what their connection is with Kings Lynn area, if any. https://www.kltown.co.uk/2024/01/08/statement-turn-sports-investments-and-kings-lynn-town-football-club/?fbclid=IwAR0CQTRAm...
by spen666
Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:24 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Kings Lynn v Darlington 6/01/24
Replies: 48
Views: 25248

Re: Kings Lynn v Darlington 6/01/24

tdk1 wrote:
Sat Jan 06, 2024 8:55 am
The game appears to be on national league TV, how come there's no Saturday blackout?
Because its an FA Cup Day not a Premier League Day? Not sure that is correct though because no FA Cup games are on live TV at 3pm.
by spen666
Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:26 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Marske United
Replies: 64
Views: 39417

Re: Marske United

A business is not legally allowed to continue operating if it is insolvent. They don't know where they will be repositioned in the pyramid. I am not sure what precedent there is for actually resigning midway through the season. Droylsden resigned and restarted at the bottom, but they also sort of s...