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Messages - TonyM
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« on: June 13, 2025, 10:25:51 PM »
Let’s not forget this is a total re-build and it might take a few games into the season for Lynn to find their feet.
We have lost a fair few decent players from last season and brought in a lot of players who we, as supporters know very little about.
I’m still in the camp of a mid table finish is a good result based on a lower budget team that is being quickly put together. Also we have a Manager who has been out of the game for a few years so he also might need to find his feet
Mal, you may well be right about the finishing position but I am much more positive than this time last year both in terms of the direction of travel off the pitch but also the prospects on it in terms of positive, entertaining football. That isn't to say all of the signings will be a success but I have confidence in JR and even if things do need to be tinkered with mid-season he has that wider range of contacts that has been so obviously lacking in the past two seasons.
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« on: June 06, 2025, 05:38:59 PM »
Like I said lets judge the new setup which is in its infancy by what they do and what a start with the complete review and pricing of season tickets showing how they want to move forward with all supporters on board. Always disappointing to see the odd negative comment such as ticket discounting later in the season mentioned to undermine the good news. Lets keep moving forward and get behind what we all want a successful Club on and off the pitch
Absolutely, I didn't see the discounting posts as being particularly negative as recently there has been more proactive approach which has included targeted discounting where applicable and again is to be welcomed as often there were also 'deals' of some sort offered to season ticket holders too, surely the new era offer is good enough to allow for the odd bit of flexibility later in the season?
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« on: June 06, 2025, 01:49:57 PM »
For those who don't want a season ticket tickets the club are going down the advance purchase discount route so adult, so prices are up by £2 on last year or down £1 if you purchase before the day of the game so expect a lot less queues at the ticket office on matchdays.
Really? I thought it meant prices are down by £1 on last year's if you buy in advance.
If you buy on the day there is an increase of £2 and therefore an £1 increase on what you would have paid last year.
Of course, the obvious thing would be to give the pricing rather than refer to last year.
Are the U23s no longer playing at Newmarket?
I assume season tickets do not cover pre-season friendlies?
Nemesis, you are right re the 'on the day' price and I have amended my original post. The early, early bird price of £249 looks a good offer, equating to only needing to get to 14 games to be up on the deal against the pre-booked rate. Having re-read the article it looks there are two early bird rates 23rd June and 21st July so still an opportunity for those getting paid at the end of the month to take advantage of a discounted rate.
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« on: June 06, 2025, 12:38:43 PM »
Season tickets now released with all the details here - https://www.kltown.co.uk/2025/06/06/a-new-era-begins/Highlights - adult standing £295 or £249 if purchased before 23rd June and still have the premium seating which I know will upset a few. For those who don't want a season ticket tickets the club are going down the advance purchase discount route so adult, so prices are up by £1 on last year or down £1 if you purchase before the day of the game so expect a lot less queues at the ticket office on matchdays.
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« on: June 04, 2025, 09:05:36 AM »
Is any of this rhetoric about who's in charge of this and that...who owns this and that...who is culpable about this and that...who is going to help KLFC get the ball in the opposition's net? Only young lads plus some older heads are going to do that. You can have Sir Alex and the best financial brains in the world...it won't get you promoted unless you have the raw ingredients of decent players to get you there. This is a football forum.. not a Financial Times forum... I couldn't give a ufck who's in charge as long as they have their heart in KLFC and what the future holds for MY club.
Nigel, appreciate your view and I think it is probably a view held by the majority of attendees at the Walks on any given Saturday but... if you are not interested then can I politely suggest you just ignore these threads. Equally there are a subsection of fans who are concerned about how the club has been run in the past (with the result that we were very, very close to liquidation again) and about how it is run in the future (and the implications this may or may not have in respect of the budget available to JR for this coming season). It would be great if football forums could just concentrate on what happened on the field but unfortunately there are too many examples of of supporters (including KLFC) losing their clubs for finance and good governance not to be an issue.
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« on: May 29, 2025, 02:30:06 PM »
Gold has always been a player who has invoked strong feelings both for and against and you can see why. For me, non-league players come in two categories, first those that do all they can and get the most out of their ability to play as high a level as they can and the second are those that have some aspects of their game that stop them progressing higher, Gold is the extreme version of this second category. He has some parts of his game that are clearly that of a much higher standard player (his defensive headers, finding space and finishing in and around the six yard box) but others where you think there must be better players at step 4 (holding the ball up, headed flick ons, general 'open field' play).
JR said when he arrived that he had watched a lot of footage of the potential players so you would hope that he will have learned from TW's time here when Gold was at his most effective in a Lynn shirt. We played virtually nothing straight down the middle and asked very little of Gold outside either box but we did put balls into the box from wide positions, not always from wingers, and allowed Gold to use his ability to create separation from his defenders in those areas to finish chances. The question is, will JR be building a team to replicate those opportunities or will he think he can make Gold a better all round player (which from previous experience didn't worked for any of his predecessors)
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« on: May 23, 2025, 05:09:48 PM »
Good article on Rowe in the EDP too https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/25186708.new-kings-lynn-town-boss-james-rowe-squad-changes/Reading between the lines looks like we will be putting more emphasis on developing players rather than AL's grinding out results (appreciate that was necessary in 2023-24 but not so much 2024-25 when he chose the players and style) and particularly like his thoughts on loan players and more local links, certainly expect his contact list to be wider than ALs so then it will also be down to the club to be on board with that. So far, so good and looks to be saying all the right things as you would expect from a manager who should probably be managing higher up the pyramid but equally he has been away for a while now so opportunity for him to prove himself again.
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« on: May 19, 2025, 01:40:12 PM »
...Playing devils advocate what evidence have we seen so far that Jo/Bal will not end up going the same route. Albeit on a smaller budget ?
No real evidence, as up to now they have funded SC's dream but the statement on Thursday seemed like a line in the sand, setting out their vision for the club in stark contrast to SC's 'we will be in the EFL' opening gambit when he arrived. Obviously still lots of questions as TSI still haven't taken on the ownership, deal with the Trust still to be thrashed out and voted on by the membership and then will have to see what the reaction of the wider fanbase is (mixed based on the past few days) and that is just off the field before we get to a new manager and building a squad for 2025-26.
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« on: May 19, 2025, 08:48:47 AM »
Hi TonyM - I probably know less than some on here about SC and his Chairmanship. However, I think he has emptied his pockets and found others to do the same more than any previous Captain of the ship. He also showed more ambition to pull the club as high up the Pyramid as possible, and even beyond. His full ambition hasn’t been realised, but we have certainly had more progress and success than in any previous era. Rightly or wrongly, I think we’re a fickle bunch of supporters, myself included, and crowds have not reached the level expected or needed to make the desired progress. I still believe the potential is there, but our organisation is a lot weaker than many other clubs at this level. It needn’t stay that way, of course, but I hope we have another season with him at the helm….
Dilly, I think we view the events of SC's tenure through very different lenses. Whilst I appreciate that the club reached the National League and we have seen some fantastic football, particularly under IC and at times TW, the club itself is a basket case, and for you to say the organisation is a 'lot weaker than many other clubs at this level' is being very, very kind to SC. Effectively KLTFC has been some sort of weird experiment where SC has pumped every pound he could attract into the playing budget and whilst you can point to the on field success, the truth is there would always come a day when the sources of funding would run dry, whether we are at that point just yet, time will tell, but as the Lynn News said after Thursdays meeting "Without the financial support of TSI, it remains very clear that the club would already be in liquidation for a second time in 15 years". So forgive me if I don't share your hope that we have another season with SC at the helm as we have had claims in each of the last two years that we needed extra funds to see out the season and I think it may well turn out to be third time unlucky if we don't have a fundamental change in how the club is run. If that means the club is still here but with ambition that is in line with the funds available then that is a trade off I am more than willing to accept to continue to have a club.
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« on: May 18, 2025, 04:06:50 PM »
... by stating my hope that we keep SC’s interest on board!!!….
Dilly, did you read Greg's article in the Lynn News on Friday? If not, please let me quote - "Without the financial support of TSI, it remains very clear that the club would already be in liquidation for a second time in 15 years". Just curious as to why you would hope for the person that was responsible for getting the club into this mess to still be involved with the club going forward?
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« on: May 09, 2025, 07:54:19 PM »
Is this a true story, or someone muddying the waters before the meeting next week.
AL was on Radio Norfolk with Nick Bowler at 6.30. He said playing budget for next season has been cut by 30%, obviously caught Nick off guard but he did ask what this meant for his future to which Adam was pretty honest, discussed with the club about walking away 'by mutual agreement' but not come to anything although he did say he wouldn't want to come all this way to manage a part-time side and not what he signed up to 18 months ago, felt him and Sam had kept their side of the bargain - kept us up last season, playoffs this year. To be fair he sounded pretty gutted and said he had already had to have difficult discussions with players who wouldn't be here next year with the cuts.
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« on: April 18, 2025, 08:10:54 PM »
Really good performance from the team today. I haven't been AL's biggest fan but he got the formation and tactics spot on today and the players all put in a shift to fully deserve the three points. Looks like it will go to the final day, all three of Lynn, Chorley and Curzon have bottom sides on Monday but if Lynn can see off Needham Market then a point against Chester will be enough to be in the playoff picture.
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« on: April 14, 2025, 06:46:23 PM »
List of Agents Fees published for National League (inc North & South teams) for Feb 24 to Feb 25 which seems a strange time period as it possibly includes a few late season signings for teams trying to avoid the drop or just to give that final push for promotion last season. Think there are only 8 NLN teams in the list and no surprise to see Scunthorpe well ahead of the rest although South Shields pushing Kidderminster for second and we come in fourth but really in the scheme of things it doesn't amount to much and plenty of teams in and around the NLN playoff picture who don't appear on the list. <br />  <br />
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