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Spennymoor drag themselves back into contention for a play off place with a home win this evening.

They are now just 3 points behind the Linnets but have a game in hand. If they use this game to draw level on points, they have a plus 19 goal difference advantage.

All getting very tight and an interesting run in.

https://premium.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/taylor-made-win-for-linnets-9409708/

A 1-0 away win at Buxton brings The Linnets back into play off contention.

Buxton 0 v 1 Kings Lynn.

Att:1,019

https://premium.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/if-you-do-what-you-want-youll-sit-behind-me-says-linnet-9409381/

Quote from: Paul47 on March 17, 2025, 12:23:44 PM

Quote from: Mallard on March 15, 2025, 07:33:48 PM
Interesting comments Tony.  If there is no Jo next season and no other outside  investment  coming into the Club then maybe part time will be the natural outcome.    We were discussing this on the way home tonight.  As a part time Club who would the fans want in as Manager?

A.  Jimmy Dean B. Michael Gash C. Gary Setchell.  All 3 hare enjoying reasonably successful years at varying levels.

Who would Lynn fans go for ?

If those were the only choices (god help us) it would have to be Gash (with Luke Steele).

Need more than God to help us!   

Quote from: Paul47 on March 17, 2025, 12:24:08 PM

Quote from: Blue_and_Gold on March 16, 2025, 07:23:23 PM

Quote from: Jono on March 16, 2025, 06:50:26 PM
Word on the terraces is its done and dusted and Jo is the new man on the block

If you don't mind Jono, I'll wait for the club to communicate this to it's Supporters. 

Doesn't usually stop you 

Quote from: Jono on March 16, 2025, 06:50:26 PM
Word on the terraces is its done and dusted and Jo is the new man on the block

If you don't mind Jono, I'll wait for the club to communicate this to it's Supporters. 

Careful.

If Jo withdraws his financial support you'll be blamed for causing that!

Quote from: macfleetwood1 on March 16, 2025, 10:52:56 AM
One or two seem to think if we had local players its a dead cert we would be back in the UCL. Well I think we could have a good mix of both, local and semi pro, look at the good local talent we have let go on the cheap, players like Joe Taylor, who scored for Huddersfield yesterday, comes to mind.
The biggest disapointment is that we are a full time club, and i for one have yet to see any benefit. As for the manager, well sorry he is nowhere the best in the league, as has been said we seem to set up not to lose, which doesnt work, two good attacking wide players on the bench?  Ive seen enough this season. The club needs a clear out from top to bottom.

Just one point here that I believe to be important.

It's not Lakeland that claims he's the best Manager in the League. I've never actually seen anything where he has ever said that.

Quote from: Blueboy on March 15, 2025, 07:14:51 PM
But Fryatt travels to Peterborough to play and train Blue & Gold instead of playing for his local team. Should never been let go, something else we can thank Culverhouse for.

Big shame young Fryatt left. Playing at NL level was a big ssk for him at the time but it was obvious to most that he'd get there.

Although he left on Culverhouse's watch, I don't think him leaving was 100% down to Culverhouse.

Quote from: TonyM on March 15, 2025, 07:17:09 PM

Quote from: Blue_and_Gold on March 15, 2025, 06:41:43 PM

Quote from: dillydilly on March 15, 2025, 05:20:26 PM
I'm here to represent the most annoying supporters - the ones who don't go as we are awaiting warmer climes and a better team.  My beef is with the manager; in a game we should certainly have looked to win to maintain any chance of a play-off place, Al, like so many managers at all levels, leaves the fastest and trickiest player, Crane, on the bench, presumably preferring some kind of Subbuteo formation to picking the players most likely to actually create chances.  I fear we have found our level.  The support, the stadium, the team, and the financial side simply don't look like an enterprise likely to go any higher.  I wish us all well, but reality is possibly beginning to surface...

Our level Dilly? For the reasons you mention (support, stadium, team), I believe that our true level maybe one step below where we are at the moment. Clubs and their supporters  can't continue to be reliant on others subsidising their Saturday afternoon entertainment by lumping loads of money in. Without the money Jo has already  donated this season, we would almost certainly have hit major financial problems a year ago.

If Jo doesn't continue next season (and I'm led to believe there's now some serious doubts he will), surely this level is too high for us to compete at financially.   

Apparently the Chairman is actively looking for investors again, as well as contacting some supporters for donations, which does make me wonder if Jo has already turned the tap off.

As for AL, I'll defend him again. I really don't think he's had sufficient funds made available to him that are required to succeed at this level.The reason being (maybe) the Club just hasn't got the funds to give him.

No shame in that in this day and age.

B&G, I agree with all of the early part of the post regarding 'our level' and the reliance on outside income. 

Where I would take issue is defending AL, even if he may not have the funds he would like (what manager ever does) he has a full time squad that he works with week in, week out and they are virtually all signings he has made.  What is sorely lacking on the playing side is any connection to the local area and whilst SC knew when he appointed AL that he was north west based, the lack of any visible link with Peterborough, Cambridge or Norwich (or indeed anyone outside of the north west) is starting to be more and more apparent.  Some stark decisions may need to be made in terms of full/part time next season and whether that process could be managed by SC is certainly open to question.

Hi Tony

Yes, AL signed the majority of the players, but would he have signed any (or some) if he had the funds he really required?

Surely it's a case of doing the best with what he has available to him.

So are you suggesting that Cleeve got his managerial appointment wrong again, albeit this time with a capable manager but one with no local connections which is a hindrance when looking to sign players ? I suppose I could go along with that one, although presumably Lakeland would have known this and also how much of a playing budget he would need to counteract this.

Of course all this comes back to not having the correct structure in place both when club reformed and when Cleeve took over.

All Clubs, all business's, all organisations require a solid base to build from. Chucking loads of money in and hoping for/buying instant success can ultimately only end in one way.

Quote from: Mallard on March 15, 2025, 06:53:23 PM
Peterborough Sports sit one place below us in the League B&G.  How does Lakeland's budget compare to Gash's budget would you think ?

Better road links and geographical location means that players join on less money.   

Quote from: dillydilly on March 15, 2025, 05:20:26 PM
I'm here to represent the most annoying supporters - the ones who don't go as we are awaiting warmer climes and a better team.  My beef is with the manager; in a game we should certainly have looked to win to maintain any chance of a play-off place, Al, like so many managers at all levels, leaves the fastest and trickiest player, Crane, on the bench, presumably preferring some kind of Subbuteo formation to picking the players most likely to actually create chances.  I fear we have found our level.  The support, the stadium, the team, and the financial side simply don't look like an enterprise likely to go any higher.  I wish us all well, but reality is possibly beginning to surface...

Our level Dilly? For the reasons you mention (support, stadium, team), I believe that our true level maybe one step below where we are at the moment. Clubs and their supporters  can't continue to be reliant on others subsidising their Saturday afternoon entertainment by lumping loads of money in. Without the money Jo has already  donated this season, we would almost certainly have hit major financial problems a year ago.

If Jo doesn't continue next season (and I'm led to believe there's now some serious doubts he will), surely this level is too high for us to compete at financially.   

Apparently the Chairman is actively looking for investors again, as well as contacting some supporters for donations, which does make me wonder if Jo has already turned the tap off.

As for AL, I'll defend him again. I really don't think he's had sufficient funds made available to him that are required to succeed at this level.The reason being (maybe) the Club just hasn't got the funds to give him.

No shame in that in this day and age.

Quote from: DougJR on March 15, 2025, 05:05:08 PM
Poor today - outclassed and outplayed. Can't see that we'll get more than a handful more points this season. It's been a decent season and we're much improved on last year but not good enough for a play-off place. We have to build for next season...keep the best and clear out those not good enough. Will AL stay?  I hope so, but who knows.

This is a Lakeland team. Who needs to go Doug?

A 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Spennymoor sees Lynn drop to 9th position and out of the play off places.

Kings Lynn 0 v 3 Spennymoor.

Att: 1344.

(Apparently it was Academy day today).