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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
There were glimpses from the new signings.
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
Released two weeks or so later than said incident, so it's clearly connected.
- Tue Jul 18, 2023 9:05 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Abuse at Scarborough
- Replies: 252
- Views: 35293
Re: Abuse at Scarborough
That would be quite a coup for us.jjljks wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:29 amI hear the Wagner Group's Prigozhin may be looking for a new role.theoriginalfatcat wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 7:01 pmI thought we had a supporters liaison officer? I think I remember writing to him once.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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!
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
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.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...