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Quote from: fenlander on February 23, 2026, 03:15:27 PMEDP suggests the club have already responded to the League, who have accepted their explanation.

https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/25876748.kings-lynn-town-great-pitch-sprinkler-mystery/

The article seems to suggest the sprinkler was in operation on the morning of the inspection so whether the picture is genuine or not is a bit of a moot point.  Would be good if the club could clarify the situation re the league response and maybe if they had been a bit more proactive getting this out the 'story' may not have blown up - the postponement certainly wouldn't have surprised anyone who attended the Worksop game given the state of the pitch after the game and following three days of rain.

What I don't understand is the blame being laid at the whistleblower, whilst their motives can be open to question the real issue must surely be the controls and processes within the club, not who has shone a light on them and for the EDP to say this person is 'endangering jobs' is a heck of a leap.  The club hasn't had a solid off field structure for a number of years, with this just being the latest mis-step and Jo must be wondering what on earth he is throwing his money at.

Quote from: Grissles Oleary on February 09, 2026, 11:04:05 PMHopefully the last couple of results will tempt back our more fickle fans on Tuesday?    

No doubt there are fickle fans within the wider fanbase but equally four home games in 15 days will mean those who didn't get season tickets will pick and choose, add in a horrible night and the Champions League might have seemed a better bet for some last Tuesday.  Hopefully the deal for friends of season ticket holders will ensure there are a few more through the gate this evening and well done to the club for putting on the promotion (personally wouldn't mind seeing this for every midweek game in Jan/Feb, even if the price of season tickets rose a little to compensate)

Good to see the new lad open his account.  The table makes for much better reading than this time last Saturday with eight teams below us, all with worse goal differences and only the bottom three with games in hand.  Tuesday looks wet again but not as cold as last week and with the offer on for friends of season ticket holders, hopefully we can see a few more on the gate.

We have signed a new defender from Chester, more details here https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/linnets-swoop-for-german-giant-9452045/

Seems a very strange signing to me, particularly if money is tight, with Wilson back from suspension and Anderson from Mansfield who looked promising when he came on Saturday, that isn't the priority area of the pitch for me.  We have been short of a holding midfielder all season which has often been why the defence has looked exposed at times and we have very little creativity or attacking options within the squad so surely that is where any money should be going - how many targets has IC said we have missed out on now? 

Appreciate the article says Lynn are in talks with potential new targets but since Christmas we have 2 points from 9 at home, all against teams around us, a couple of wins in those games would have made the table look a little less worrying and have brought a bit of confidence back into the group

Quote from: John H on February 01, 2026, 01:56:52 PMSadly, I think IC is taking the club down to step 3. In his post match interview, he says "there's no way this club is going down", I think with no wins and just 4 points from the last 9 games, we look like we very much are.
Just one place above the drop zone and with Hereford, albeit 7 points behind, they do have 5 games in hand.
Yesterday's game was uninspiring, losing at home and without scoring against the likes of Alfreton (who were a poor side too), it's very evident that this team isn't up to the task in hand.
No real goal threat and little game plan. Trying to play it short from goal kicks and being closed down and put under constant pressure (do that against South Shields and they will punish us). Too many short corners too, an opportunity to get the ball in the box gets wasted.
Williams has a fantastic free kick, so trying to win free kicks within shooting range could be something to think about. I think Crane has one more game to serve his suspension, so will be good to get him back. Assuming that Gyasi isn't likely to figure anymore, but we could really do with him right now. Really need a proven goal scorer immediately, good luck with finding one.
What is the advantage that we are getting from being full time?

Think it's harsh to frame it as IC taking us down, when all he can do is rearrange (the same) deckchairs.  Out of interest, given the players available, how would you have set things up differently at the weekend?  Personally I would have considered playing Fleming in the back 3 as we know it is always physical vs Alfreton (hence the short corners and playing out from the back to avoid getting into physical battles we would lose 9/10). Thought we did OK first half with Alfreton swapping formation to counter us and again at the start of the second half when changes IC made to get RHJ & Troso further forward meant we were well on top until the non-goal but would accept we didn't have enough creativity in the final third but that has been the case all season.

As for the advantage of full time, very little by the look of it.  At the fans forum Bal, IC and MC were all on the same song sheet re competing with Spalding / Sports for a limited pool of local players but without a good core of experienced players (which we don't have) to integrate with the youngsters / ex-academy players you are on dangerous ground as this season has proven.  We finished the game on Saturday with 5 loanees on the pitch and whilst the two lads from Mansfield both looked promising it shows what IC is working with

Quote from: Carly Simon on January 30, 2026, 10:26:17 AMTony, you offer a good balanced alternative view.

However, as I understand it during the time period you mention TSI were not shareholders or held any kind of directorship. They were more in the role of money lender. Did they have any control over spending ? If someone buys a car or house using finance and can't keep up payments due to mismanagement of their finances, who's at fault ?

Carly, I appreciate TSI were not shareholders nor directors but I don't think it's unreasonable to assume they had a fair degree of influence having bailed the club out during 2023-24 and they have confirmed it was their money that bankrolled the 2024-25 season.  So, not so much a one-off car or house purchase but more a line of credit that they allowed to continue to be drawn down at an unrealistic rate saddling the club with a considerable debt, how much of which remains outstanding since TSI assumed control is unknown. 

As for whose is at fault for past spending, that isn't really the issue for me, the club is where it is, however much we might wish otherwise.  The problem some (myself included) have is that the sudden crack down on spending in the middle of a season is not a great way to run a football club, if belts needed to be tightened then this should have been planned for when the original squad was put together but from the outside that doesn't appear to have been the case and unfortunately IC is now having to try and put out a competitive side apparently without the resources to do so.

Quote from: Geppetto on January 29, 2026, 12:36:22 PM465 you are 100% dead right people laying blame on TSI for whatever happens this season in the league are delusional without them we wouldnt even have a team in this league. Some seem intent and hoping that the Club with TSI will fail makes no sense to me unless they support Boston.And calling young players who are learning their trade and battling for the team pathetic will not help in my opinion.

Geppetto, just because somebody has put money into the club does not automatically make them above criticism.  465 is sort of right, but it was the 2023-24 season that TSI came in after Christmas and ensured we could finish the season, they then allowed SC to continue spending (their money?) in 2024-25 before stating in the off season that belts would be tightened for the current campaign.  Unfortunately it appears that things were allowed to get well out of hand at the start of the season and IC is having to make do with scraps to make good that shortfall.

I had no problem with the 30% cut in playing budget if that was what was deemed necessary to reduce the financial doping to a level that TSI were comfortable with and was realistic enough to know it was unlikely that we would be challenging for the title on that spending level.  Whilst I appreciate there were 101 things that needed to be put in place after SCs departure and there have been some notable improvements in some aspects of the running of the club that doesn't get away from the fact that the playing side has been mismanaged this season and I don't see why fans should be labelled delusional for stating that, btw this won't stop me from supporting IC and whatever players he is able to put out at the weekend.

As per the fans forum at the start of December, outstanding DCMS loan was £470k with ~£15k capital to be repaid back (plus interest) every six months so looking at this debt being with the club for another 16 years. 

Appreciate that the loan was taken out under SC's ownership but the new owners took on the club with full knowledge of this debt which is a club debt ie no longer anything to do with SC.

Two extra bodies is to be welcomed albeit I think most of us would have preferred at least one of the additions to have a bit more experience.  Hopefully Goodman will go straight into the starting line up as Sealey has been running on empty since Boxing Day, it was basically asking too much of a young player to play up top on his own in a struggling side. 

Assuming Crane will be suspended for tomorrow and no more news on Toll/Marriot but can't throw either of them straight in after longish layoffs so I hope IC sticks with the back three and goes with something like:

Jones
Wilson, Doherty, Dickens
RHJ, Clunan, Williams, Troso
Lambert, Davis
Goodman

I could understand why IC wanted us to play out from the back rather than thumping it down the pitch only for the ball to come straight back but as comfortable as Doherty looked, it was a heavy pitch and we definitely 'overplayed' in our third a number of times in the first half.  Having drawn Hereford out there was a real lack of movement in forward positions to exploit any space created which was disappointing.  Maybe more games with the formation and with Doherty, RHJ and Davies all getting up to full fitness (and Marriott/Toll being available even if initially not for 90 mins) we can start to look a bit more threatening in possession?

Thought a draw was a fair result, two poor teams and poor refereeing on a Saturday to forget.  Agree re Wilson for MotM and Troso had a good game at left wing back once he realised Clements wasn't behind him.  Disagreed with IC's analysis that we were in control first half, thought we looked completely disjointed, albeit this was understandable as we swapped to a back three and had different personnel returning / playing different roles.  I thought we looked a bit better second half second half with more structure and Davies showed some good intent but the cold truth is we don't really have much of an attacking threat at the moment.  IC mentioned this again in his post match interview and whilst he is making the best of what he has, the pleas for extra attacking options will only grow louder, lets hope they have been heard in Singapore.

Quote from: Tennylad on January 16, 2026, 08:35:42 PM

Quote from: Mallard on January 16, 2026, 01:02:27 PMWe could do with a Gashy type up top. Or even the man himself

Gash 139 appearances 40 goals a goal every 3.4 games  Gold 99 appearances 35 goals a goal every 2.8 games. Food for thought..

Comparing apples and oranges.  Gash brought so much more than just looking at goal stats, his hold up play and being able to bring others into the game was outstanding added to a wealth of experience that helped those around him.  Gold is very good at a few things (finding space in the 6 yard box and defensive headers) but to get the best out of him you have to set your side up to play a very certain way hence why he looked really good for a spell under TW but average at best for large parts of his time at the Walks. 

Given where the squad is this is probably a good move for all parties if it allows IC to bring in another experienced forward for the remainder of the season, if it is just a way of reducing the playing budget then we really are expecting miracles from IC.

Hopefully someone from the B&G Trust will clarify the situation sooner rather than later, maybe it's just a mistake in the filing at Companies House.  Given the web of intercompany loans under the previous regime, I don't think it is unreasonable for fans to take an interest in the new ownership structure and for the new owners to be open about what that looks like.

Quote from: Tennylad on January 04, 2026, 08:46:21 AMThanks for the info Tony. You've kind of proven my point. Apart from Tonbridge and Methyr, the other clubs mentioned are all ex league clubs with a far superior fan base than KL will ever have .

Being ex-league doesn't give you any more or less right to be successful on or off the pitch - we have played Hereford at both step 3 and step 2 for example.  Of the 6 teams I mentioned, two have lower attendances than us (Tonbridge and Scarborough) and Darlington only average 150ish more than us which when they are in a playoff spot and we aren't suggests there isn't much between us, Merthyr are also riding high after their promotion last year so you would expect their crowds to be good this season.  I think another factor is that three (Scarborough, Merthyr and Tonbridge) all have artificial pitches which is perhaps how they can compete at step 2, but that isn't exclusive to Trust run clubs as that could equally apply to Bedford or Curzon for example - the benefactor model isn't the only model available but is often the precursor to a boom and bust rollercoaster.

Quote from: Tennylad on January 03, 2026, 08:48:04 PM... The trust model is fantastic in a hot bed of football ie the north west and north east . Unfortunately in Norfolk it will never work . I'm not interested in KL playing 2 steps below . Like most on here I'll be gone in 20 years so I say let's live for the moment.

Glad you think the Trust model is 'fantastic' but not sure why you then talk about dropping two steps down the pyramid and equally maybe you need to have another look at a map.  Not sure any of Tonbridge Angels (NLS), Hereford (NLN) 50% fan owned and Methyr Town (NLN) would consider themselves in the North East or North West joining Chester, Darlington and Scarborough who also manage to compete in at NLN.

Given the fact that we are 97% not fan owned, I think it is fair to say we are still very much operating under the benefactor model so any 'concerns' you have about the Trust model are probably irrelevant in the short to mid term if not longer.  That isn't to say that fans can't or shouldn't have an active role in many aspects of the club but that doesn't have to come from ownership as plenty of EFL clubs (and lower) have shown