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by H1987
Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:29 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Kings Lyn
Replies: 111
Views: 27803

Re: Kings Lyn

Further to my above post, I saw absolutely nothing that suggests I would be prepared to boost the budget *again* for the new manager. For me, as a bare minimum, he needs to prove he can get some results out of a squad that is largely proven at this level. I’m not talking about major success, but tho...
by H1987
Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:15 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Kings Lyn
Replies: 111
Views: 27803

Re: Kings Lyn

I’ve largely been an absentee fan this year. Was only my second game of the year this season, and that’s after the opening day (although obviously I watch our highlights but you don’t always get the full match picture from them). I’m troubled by what I saw, to be honest. I wasn’t sold on giving Alun...
by H1987
Wed Sep 13, 2023 10:46 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Alun has been sacked
Replies: 330
Views: 68066

Re: Alun has been sacked

1 thing I am 100% sure of is that no "owner" ever has spent the relatively low cost required on a yearly basis to keep the place up to a standard where major problems could not set in. That was expressed by experts as being between £75,000 and £100,000 over the first 10 year period, ie £7,500-£10,0...
by H1987
Wed Aug 09, 2023 9:06 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington united
Replies: 58
Views: 14551

Re: Darlington united

Shocked by this totally unexpected turn of events. It has happened comically sooner than even I thought possible though.
by H1987
Tue Aug 08, 2023 12:26 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Season 23/24
Replies: 86
Views: 41265

Re: Season 23/24

I am, by nature optimistic. We can still aim for a playoff spot. Thank Christ we only have to play Curzon at home once.

There were glimpses from the new signings.
by H1987
Tue Aug 08, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Marcus Maddison interview in the Non League Paper
Replies: 49
Views: 10877

Re: Marcus Maddison interview in the Non League Paper

Wholly deserved. I’m not sure I like this ‘mental health card’ stuff btw. Lots of people do have very genuine mental health problems. Marcus Maddison may even have at different stages. It’s not really related to this thuggery though. The guys an absolute cretin. Most young people would kill for the ...
by H1987
Mon Jul 24, 2023 11:13 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Abuse at Scarborough
Replies: 252
Views: 35293

Re: Abuse at Scarborough

The Echo website is a cesspit. The least said about it the better. :thumbdown: Seems to consist of about ten or so very angry, very aggressive people. Frankly, comments should be turned off. There’s no need for it. As an aside to that, the website is borderline unusable on a mobile device due to th...
by H1987
Fri Jul 21, 2023 11:07 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Marcus Maddison interview in the Non League Paper
Replies: 49
Views: 10877

Re: Marcus Maddison interview in the Non League Paper

Think I'm sadder for the 60-year-old woman he punched, to be honest. The guy is clearly a moron.
by H1987
Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:52 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Marcus Maddison interview in the Non League Paper
Replies: 49
Views: 10877

Re: Marcus Maddison interview in the Non League Paper

Absolute scumbag. Hitting a sixty-year-old woman. Pathetic.

Released two weeks or so later than said incident, so it's clearly connected.
by H1987
Tue Jul 18, 2023 9:05 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Abuse at Scarborough
Replies: 252
Views: 35293

Re: Abuse at Scarborough

jjljks wrote:
Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:29 am
theoriginalfatcat wrote:
Mon Jul 17, 2023 7:01 pm
I thought we had a supporters liaison officer? I think I remember writing to him once.
I hear the Wagner Group's Prigozhin may be looking for a new role.
That would be quite a coup for us.
by H1987
Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:01 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground
Replies: 45
Views: 7094

Re: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground

I’m almost certain it was a twenty year lease we signed? So we won’t even be halfway. No immediate concerns of us being homeless. Just as well. As long as there are labour voters there will be no new ground. ;) Unfortunately for some, I’ll prepare for an eternity at Blackwell (which 20 years at Bla...
by H1987
Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:49 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground
Replies: 45
Views: 7094

Re: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground

I’m almost certain it was a twenty year lease we signed? So we won’t even be halfway. No immediate concerns of us being homeless.
by H1987
Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:37 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Abuse at Scarborough
Replies: 252
Views: 35293

Re: Abuse at Scarborough

Skim read it. Not good reading. Honestly it felt like just a bit of a time warp going back 30 years (and even then, it was starting to become less acceptable). Even the very obvious point of it costing the club money aside, it’s not funny, and it just marks you out as thick. I just read the fa outl...
by H1987
Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:43 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Abuse at Scarborough
Replies: 252
Views: 35293

Re: Abuse at Scarborough

Skim read it. Not good reading. Honestly it felt like just a bit of a time warp going back 30 years (and even then, it was starting to become less acceptable). Even the very obvious point of it costing the club money aside, it’s not funny, and it just marks you out as thick.
by H1987
Sun Jul 16, 2023 9:39 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground
Replies: 45
Views: 7094

Re: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground

With current interest rates increasing I honestly can’t see anything going ahead at present in either site, although in the Echo today food/retail units were passed for expansion in Faverdale. Not sure how that works It reminds me just a little of that time upstairs at the Arena when Sotnick got ou...
by H1987
Sun Jul 16, 2023 9:26 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground
Replies: 45
Views: 7094

Re: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground

My point is access to Skerningham, even if we can convince a landowner to sell land for a commercial development, Skerningham is not assessable for crowds of football supporters wanting to access or leave the site without congestion Tbh it’s easy to make that argument against Faverdale too. Traffic...
by H1987
Wed Jul 12, 2023 2:06 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground
Replies: 45
Views: 7094

Re: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground

I’m almost certain the Wimbledon stadium was delayed due to funding as Wimbledon needed a certain amount of money themselves. Some of it is credited with them struggling on the pitch due to needing to cut the playing budget. The bit I don’t follow in all of this is where the money is coming from on...
by H1987
Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:36 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground
Replies: 45
Views: 7094

Re: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground

I’m almost certain the Wimbledon stadium was delayed due to funding as Wimbledon needed a certain amount of money themselves. Some of it is credited with them struggling on the pitch due to needing to cut the playing budget. The bit I don’t follow in all of this is where the money is coming from on ...
by H1987
Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:48 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground
Replies: 45
Views: 7094

Re: Echo casting doubt on plans for new ground

It's not the council's responsibility or their fault. We have been given no substantive detail about what is intended or how it will sensibly be paid for. That said, it was never nailed on to be at Skerningham anyway (which I think would be an absolutely terrible location). Perhaps the plan is Faver...
by H1987
Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:55 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Make or break season for AA
Replies: 89
Views: 20126

Re: Make or break season for AA

I think you need to consider what you get for your budget - had we and Curzon Ashton / Chorley the exact same budget, I would suggest they would be able to attract better players for that budget due to location. We have a North East tax. Tbh we should be able to feed off the scraps of the big NE th...
by H1987
Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:51 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Anyone like a curry
Replies: 10
Views: 2353

Re: Anyone like a curry

Sounds a good signing to me. I hope we have a year option on the one year deal!
by H1987
Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:48 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Make or break season for AA
Replies: 89
Views: 20126

Re: Make or break season for AA

Sure. Of course they do, and sometimes people overachieve. AA did at Blyth. But, the path to every manager who dramatically overachieves is littered with many more who dramatically underachieve. If you are going to let a safe pair of hands go (which AA certainly is at this point) you better have a b...
by H1987
Mon Jun 26, 2023 10:48 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Make or break season for AA
Replies: 89
Views: 20126

Re: Make or break season for AA

Overall, I think AA gets a C so far. It's hard to criticise him too heavily given he is roughly achieving what his budget allows. That said, as fans, we all hope for that slight overachievement. Other sides have done it and it is what keeps us going. Football isn't played on a spreadsheet, and teams...
by H1987
Fri Jun 23, 2023 8:18 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: New Shirts
Replies: 22
Views: 6517

Re: New Shirts

The new shirts go on sale today. The home shirt looks great (love the Hull FC rugby league effect). Just an observation with the away shirt - it's quite a pale blue, with dark navy shorts. I can see us needing a third strip when we play eg. Hereford if a referee thinks the light shirt/dark shorts d...
by H1987
Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:49 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Ben Liddell
Replies: 13
Views: 2461

Re: Ben Liddell

I think he will be a key starter next season. Wasn't too bothered about Purver leaving for this reason.

I can't imagine a huge number of more players coming in. I hope we can use loans in a clever way and maybe pick up a stray youngster or two from the region's big three to supplement.
by H1987
Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:24 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: David Stockdale
Replies: 14
Views: 2519

Re: David Stockdale

I wouldn’t read too much into it. I think he just wants to keep playing. York gave him that opportunity. He quite obviously couldn’t keep working with us informally while he’s at York, so they’ve given him some kind of non-playing role too. He’s still relatively young for a keeper and could play for...
by H1987
Tue May 30, 2023 9:09 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Chorley
Replies: 53
Views: 8053

Re: Chorley

I don’t think there’s anyone among our fan base who is absolutely against private investment it’s just a question of there being a safeguard against idiots. Tbh I can’t imagine many idiots being interested at this point. We’ve no real assets of interest.
by H1987
Thu May 18, 2023 10:02 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: National League North 23/24 - FA League Allocations
Replies: 46
Views: 7540

Re: National League North 23/24 - FA League Allocations

I question that the 'national league' should actually be a national league anyway. It's a recipe for financial disaster stories and we shouldn't have non-league sides having to do monster journeys on limited budgets. Expand the football league to 100 sides, and below that, make football regional. A...
by H1987
Tue May 16, 2023 10:52 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: National League North 23/24 - FA League Allocations
Replies: 46
Views: 7540

Re: National League North 23/24 - FA League Allocations

Possibly, but is it representative in terms of footballing participation? Cornwall and Devon are largely footballing deserts. The North is comparatively far more active, far more teams, far more footballing history, and produces more players for the national team (by population percentages). I quest...
by H1987
Tue May 16, 2023 9:00 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: New players and targets
Replies: 148
Views: 32394

Re: New players and targets

Malik Dijksteel has been released by Wrexham Just had a look sounds like a real prospect, local lad , could use us a stepping stone, with the right contact of course 👍 I'm not sure dutch counts as local :lol: He is the Boro's Dijksteel's brother though, so if his brother doesn't mind putting it up ...