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Quote from: Mallard on September 24, 2025, 03:01:14 PMWell the 'risk' Bal took has backfired spectacularly.  Does this bring into question his decision making in the eyes of the fans but also the owner.

First big appointment he has had to make and he's got it wrong, big time. The National coverage this now going to attract must have a negative effect on the Club and its business.

Eyes will be very much in Bal going forward.  Surely he realised this appointment had all the potential to go wrong yet he took that gamble.

Just read the Club statement. Is that really the best Club can come up with ? I think the least we should expect is some form of apology from Bal. or does he already feel his job is untenable ?

Mall, all managerial appointments come with 'risk' - just look at Clarke or Hughes in recent times, although the risk with with Rowe was always likely to be 'non-footballing'.  Personally I am not going to second guess Bal, I said at the time I thought JR was a good appointment and am sorry that we are at this point, that isn't to defend JR and if he and the club consider his actions merit his resignation then that is between them and any other parties involved.

Thoughts now turn to Saturday and a big FA Cup game for Joe Simpson to step up to, nothing in the statement but JR's backroom team looked a little light with Jones going out on loan so wonder if there is the option to recall him to assist Joe until a permanent appointment is made?

My first trip to the Walks this season, approaching with a lot more optimism about the club and team than the past couple of seasons.  Rowe is a fantastic appointment and things seem to be turning around off the field although I think we have to accept that this will be a slow progress given how little was there to build on after years of SC at the helm.

Positives - good attendance and some promising signs from some of the new (to me) lads and a chance to catch up with fellow supporters who I hadn't seen since last year

Negatives - poor referee basically out of his depth with two sides keen to 'influence' him, not helped by Kiddy going ahead and then taking every available opportunity to kill the game.  Couldn't really understand why JR didn't switch things round much earlier when plan A was so obviously not working - back 4 and front 6 with absolutely no midfield just played into Kiddy's hands as easy to hold their line and with so many Lynn players in a line across the pitch they always had covering defenders close together.  Things improved with the subs and Crane moved a bit more central and dropped deeper and Collins looked bright when he came on but too little, too late to really.  Sure many will argue that we did enough for a share of the points but realistically Kiddy got their goal and then just did what they needed to do to take all three points without really being stretched.

Hopefully the club will prioritise the F A cup in September, mid table NLS team up first isn't a given but good away form gives us more than a shout.

Quote from: gs50 on September 02, 2025, 02:18:42 PM
Whats the update i just looked up Blue and Gold Holdings still has SC as Director.

My understanding is that Blue & Gold Holdings are selling / have sold their stake in Lynn FC Ltd to TSI/the Trust so who is a director of the (former) holding company won't be relevant going forward.  As for Lynn FC Ltd, SC resigned as director last Thursday and, having just checked, there have been no further updates so aside from the obvious joke about an empty directors box this evening, there is the more serious matter as to why a new appointment hasn't been registered at Companies House.  I know this is secondary to what happens on the pitch but it is still important and just like the PSC issue I don't understand why, what should be a simple process, hasn't been completed.

Good, positive news coming out of the club and whilst I wouldn't disagree with Kenny's comments, the club hasn't always wanted to work together with other organisations so credit where credit is due to Bal and the Council in getting this partnership set up and hopefully it will go from strength to strength

Quote from: Blue_and_Gold on July 14, 2025, 08:19:49 PM

Quote from: Mallard on July 14, 2025, 08:03:08 PM
It's like Turkeys voting for Christmas.

How it stands at the moment, maybe.

Surely Clubs with Supporters Trusts either owning or being financially involved, will support an Independent Regulator.

You would imagine all of this list are in support https://www.fairgameuk.org/fair-game-clubs  Thankfully the issue isn't which clubs do or don't support the Independent Regulator because they are 'Independent' so therefore should be able to make better decisions (within their remit) without having to worry about getting that decision through a vote of self interested clubs.  The shame for us is that it only goes down to step 5 (National League) which again brings into question whether the National League board is really the best vehicle to run steps 1 AND 2 of non-league given the radically different landscape that exists at those two levels.

The early bird offer has been extended to 30th June which will help those waiting for the next pay cheque to still be able to take advantage of the £249 price and over 300 sold to date.

https://www.kltown.co.uk/2025/06/20/deadline-season-tickets/

Quote from: Mallard on June 13, 2025, 09:31:30 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.

Quote from: Veratis on June 06, 2025, 03:53:30 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?

Quote from: Nemesis on June 06, 2025, 01:06:22 PM

Quote from: TonyM on June 06, 2025, 12:38:43 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.

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.

Quote from: Nigel1505 on June 03, 2025, 06:34:34 PM
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.

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)

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.

SC appears to have found another pot of money from somewhere, let's hope for the club's sake that this works out.  Where this leaves TSI and the money they have sunk into the club is anyone's guess?

https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/25177005.kings-lynn-town-owner-cleeve-stay-charge-walks/

Quote from: Mallard on May 19, 2025, 09:52:54 AM
...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.