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« on: February 21, 2023, 06:14:44 PM »
From March Town Twitter feed -
We can confirm that @tylerknowles31 has been recalled to @officialKLtown
We would like to thank Tyler for his contribution while he was with us and wish him all the best for the rest of the season. #upthehares
Interesting move by TW, not sure we picked up any additional injuries at the weekend? I haven't seen enough of Tyler to have much of a view as to where he might fit in but maybe the Tuesday / Saturday slog is taking it's toll on Coulson in particular, whilst his experience and leadership almost justify a place in the team on their own he has looked a bit laboured at points in recent games. This might also indicate that TW doesn't see J Jones as part of the jigsaw and Denton may have to have an extended spell at left wing back
I guess in an ideal world we would be playing well and TW could rotate a few each game to keep things fresh but having not really clicked in the past the three home games will he want to keep shuffling his pack or maybe hope that a settled side can start to produce a consistent performance. There have been some positives from the three home games, thought Clunan had a really good game vs Telford where he made more forward runs than probably any game since Stevenage (Theo's injury) but ultimately still not more than the sum of the parts which we were at the start of the season.
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« on: November 30, 2022, 01:31:34 PM »
Mick Wright's widow, Ruth, was at the club yesterday to unveil the plaque in memory of Mick's achievement of 1152 games for the Linnets. Also special mention to David Wright who has worked tirelessly for this to be commemorated by the club. <br />  <br /><br />  <br />
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« on: July 22, 2022, 12:30:00 PM »
Unfortunately there are still outstanding items from this weeks Annual General Meeting that now need to be addressed at an Emergency General Meeting. This is to be held at the Cafe at the Walks on Thursday 4th August at 6.30pm.
The only items on the agenda are:
* July & August 100 Club draws
* Indication on what the membership would like to see the spend the balance of funds on as per the FotL Constitution - 9.1 In the event that the Supporters club were to wind up. Any money left in the account would be used to purchase equipment and donate it to King's Lynn Town FC.
We will obviously be working with the club to get ideas for what they would like the funds to go towards but would also welcome ideas from members, even if they are unable to attend the EGM.
Apologies if you are a member of the FotL and you have not received a personal invitation to the EGM but I don't have contact details (email/mobile) for all members, if you are in this group please feel free to send me a pm.
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« on: June 30, 2022, 07:43:19 PM »
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« on: June 01, 2022, 05:20:55 PM »
Given that BP has raised the topic of Lynn becoming more engaged with their fan base, I am guessing both he and SC will be aware of the cracking effort again by Darlington fans in raising money for next season - https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/boost-the-budget-final-total Hopefully both will understand the club are a million miles from having this sort of relationship with the fanbase but it is a bit like planting trees, the best time would have been to plant them was 10 years ago but the next best time is today. What I also hope is there is a real effort on both sides to appreciate the context that exists at the Walks with bridges needing to be built and way too much infighting (no doubt some on Facebook will be pointing fingers at the forum for being one of the roots of that but maybe that is for a different thread) that needs to be overcome.
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« on: May 26, 2022, 02:01:41 PM »
So the squad is looking much nearer to it's final shape than many might have thought before the end of May with 17 signed and 3 offers on the table although I don't see all of the retained players being here come the start of pre-season training. It is surprising, to me at least, given our performances last season, albeit at a higher level that it doesn't seem like there will be wholesale changes but maybe TW thinks the drop to NLN will be the difference and obviously still some new players required to balance out the squad in terms of positions:
Keeper - Jones now signed which is a big positive imo
Defenders - Coulson, Denton and Scott all look capable at NLN. Assume Bird & Bowry to be moved on, Bird seems to have done OK at Halifax. Altintop and Fleming are both unproven at NLN, and whilst it's always good to have players who have potential is there is space for both? McFadden is the tricky one, can't play alongside Coulson in a back four as zero pace between them and still questions over his fitness. Hopefully we get early decisions from Barrows and Jones so that the club can react quickly if replacements are needed.
Midfield - Knowles is a 'project' which seems fair enough but then only Sundire and Widdrington currently signed so would imagine there are more additions to come here, Clunan would obviously help massively but even then I would like to see at least one more 'starter' signed
Wingers/attacking midfields - after years of IC not playing wingers we now have Walker and Gyasi signed up. Still don't understand Walker's signing and whilst Gyasi offers something different I am not sure that equates to a starting position in a NLN side. Hopefully Barrett will come back in better shape for next season and turn that technical ability into a key asset in the majority of games and not go missing so often as he did this year against the better sides.
Forwards - currently Omotayo (who improved no end under TW) and Charles who never really looked on the pace at NL level. Not sure that those two as a strike force would put much fear into NLN defences so more recruitment needed here too.
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« on: May 10, 2022, 01:42:13 PM »
Whilst I can understand SC's obvious frustration at a local councilor's stance on the entertainment licence, he does seem to want to pick a fight at every turn https://www.kltown.co.uk/2022/05/10/calling-all-kings-lynn-town-fans-and-friends/?fbclid=IwAR0IO3DRDhJHrreLPHUuZhqzIbtbcCyWs20cYIAX0Pgp60cuAZNU3aQhLa4Key quote: "It is very important that the club continues to remain economically viable, is able to expand in order to offer more opportunities for both football and other activities to take place. This will enable the club to continue to form an important part of the local community." Possibly another example of how the Walks doesn't really fit the requirement of a modern football club but unless someone wins big on the Euro Lottery this evening I guess SC (and the council) have to make the best of an imperfect situation
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« on: April 29, 2022, 01:34:26 PM »
So, aside from Downham and some local football there is also a game at the Walks tomorrow. We are finally at the 'must-win' stage as anything less will confirm the inevitable, that said Eastleigh would have been one of the sides in our mini 'bottom third' league that we needed maximum points from when the fixtures came out so hopefully TW and the team can secure the three points and if Notts County (who also have something to play for) do their bit TW can carry on being optimistic for another couple of days.
Hoping rather than expecting to see KB in the starting lineup but other than that I guess it will be similar lineup as of late, at least the lads will have had a break after looking completely dead on their feet with half an hour to play vs Grimsby which made the lack of substitutes a little baffling
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« on: April 16, 2022, 11:46:57 AM »
Just a quick post about those fundraising at GEAR in a couple of weeks. Hopefully many will be supporting the crowd of 8:56 Foundation runners who are doing a great job in raising awareness as well as funds to support mental heath - more info here https://856foundation.org.uk/team-856-have-entered-gear-22/On a slightly smaller scale I will be raising money for the St Johns to get some more kit to support the fans on match days at the Walks, please feel free to come and find me at the game on Monday if you can spare a couple of quid
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« on: April 04, 2022, 05:28:58 PM »
Does TW ring the changes after a disappointing point at Dover or does he stick with the team that gained another point on Aldershot at the weekend? I guess people's answer will depend on how they saw the weekend's result. With no news on Linton in the preview on the club site, I assume he is still out so would go with K-B for Barrett (although TW is in the paper basically saying he is happy for the side to continue to carry Barrett https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/kings-lynn-town-bromley-bucket-list-8801810) and as well as Sundire played at right back vs Halifax I would bring Aaron Jones back into the starting lineup. I can see TW will be tempted to bring TW jnr back into the starting lineup but the midfield of Clunan and Hargreaves (now they are playing on the correct sides) and McGavin (who has finally started to adapt to the physical side of adult football) have been playing well enough to keep him on the bench imo.
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« on: March 22, 2022, 01:40:19 PM »
I finally got round to reading SC's column in last weeks programme. Much of it continues the theme that current crowds don't support a NL (or NLN) operation but there is also an appeal for "any sensible suggestions" as to what more can be done to increase revenue and that he would be very keen "to have a call or meeting to discuss what can be done"
The cynic in me says we have been here before but equally the optimist says maybe, just maybe, SC has finally realised that his way of doing things isn't working. Given that SC and the Trust don't have any sort of working relationship and the FotL seem to have struggled so badly this season is there any other way to develop fan engagement? Currently the fanbase is pretty fractured both within those still turning up at the Walks as well as the many individuals who would class themselves as fans but no longer attend games for whatever reason, so is there anything that could be done to bring the fans closer together? I personally like the idea of supporter 'shadow boards' but SC seemed pretty resistant in a recent podcast although he clearly hadn't much idea of how they worked successfully at other clubs so maybe that could still be an option.
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« on: March 11, 2022, 01:44:56 PM »
Another game closer to the end of the season, TW seemed relaxed at the press conference this morning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiSwV8J4-sI and talked of players taking their opportunity although whether we see that many changes from the side that played Tuesday evening only time will tell. Preview on the club site saying Barrows may be fit and so for me he should come straight back into the starting XI and I don't understand why Hickman is being given game time, Jones is a much, much better player imo and more likely to be here next season so doesn't make any sense.
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