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« on: November 09, 2020, 09:49:37 AM »
As I understand it those Clubs at Step 3 and below who are still in the FA Cup are now not allowed to train ( as a group) or play any games until the 2nd round.
Maybe we would fancy one of those ?
I believe the teams that are still in the FA Cup (as an elite competition) are still allowed to train. But will not be playing any games outside the 2nd (or subsequent) round of the FA Cup. Shows how arbitrary the rules are, and may give them an advantage, as they can train for 3/4 weeks with their mind on one game, whilst teams above have a full schedule, and other teams in their league are forbidden from training.
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« on: November 07, 2020, 01:52:00 PM »
I wonder if a viable option to the training venue situation would be to turn the walks pitch into an artificial pitch....like sutton utd....training could then be held at the walks....all of the clubs team could play their home games there...and there would also be the option to hiring it out to the community... 
An initial big outlay granted but the long term benefits are there for all to see....
I dont know how much an artificial pitch would cost but the outlay over recent seasons on the existing pitch seems to be substantial and by looks of it....never ending
There’s the issue that as the ground is owned by the council, they’d have to approve it. And with the one at Lynnsport not being utilised anywhere near capacity, they might not want another pitch that can be hired out competing with them. Plus, if the impossible happened and we get promoted, it’d have to be torn up again.
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« on: October 28, 2020, 10:33:57 AM »
PPG with Pedro = 2
PPG with Mair = 0
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« on: October 22, 2020, 12:15:16 PM »
Grants without a transfer embargo just feels wrong.
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« on: October 14, 2020, 06:16:54 AM »
It seemed to me that whilst Mair has proven himself to be a fantastic shot-stopper, his ability to command and organise his defence isn’t quite up to scratch at the minute, and no one else in the backline is stepping up to organise it in Pedro’s absence.
I think dropping pedro has unbalanced our defence as a whole, and I present not only the 8 goals conceded, but the general sense of being lost from the last two games as evidence for such.
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« on: October 07, 2020, 11:35:22 PM »
This on SC’s Twitter
Stephen Cleeve
@StephenCleeve
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2h
Looks to me that the Govt may be backtracking on the amount of money being given to The National League. £1.6 million to the Arts, hundreds of millions to hospitality but the League can't even get £ 3 million a month! Shifting sands from either the DCMS or The Treasury DANGER
As the unemployment rate creeps up, the government will find it an ever harder sell to justify giving taxpayers money to clubs, many of whom have multi-millionaire/billionaire owners, who were active in the transfer market at the same time as saying they needed a bailout.
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« on: October 01, 2020, 07:45:24 PM »
It said ‘around’ 3M, so who is to say it might even be over that figure. Think Lynn should be looking at 40k plus. We are around the 22nd best supported club in the 66 team structure. So should look to be. In the top 33% of payouts.
3m divide by 66 clubs comes out around the 45k mark
Depends if there is divisional weighting applied. Any idea if there will be a transfer embargo linked to these payments. It’s not beyond the wit of man that some unscrupulous owners would use the bailout money for means beyond those intended, and I hope there are some tight restrictions to prevent such.
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« on: October 01, 2020, 07:42:30 PM »
Is the game being free streamed for season ticket holders?
🤔😅😅😅
I have seen nothing about streaming?
Don’t think it’s streaming as it’s on bt , I maybe wrong thought I read somewhere
Correct
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« on: September 27, 2020, 04:00:25 PM »
Good idea, if it is about the club, staff and the players and not full of adverts. Possible £3000 profit or more so why not.
Have you ever seen a programme without adverts? Its the sponsorship of the adverts by the said businesses which will also be forthcoming as well as the customers paying X£ for it.
I’d imagine part of the prompting of this is that the club won’t be allowed to stream this game as BT have picked it.
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« on: September 22, 2020, 08:46:22 PM »
If clubs can’t survive without crowds in at our level ( the elite few apart) then sadly the League will need to pull the plug and club’s forced to mothball the Clubs for 12 months...
Just to pick up on this, what would 'mothballing' actually look like? SC made the comment that when it was announced the new season wouldn't start on 1st August, that most players had agreed to defer their start date until the season actually started (at the time he said one hadn't agreed). Obviously players have come and gone since then but we are still probably in a much better position than many NL clubs with 'full-time' contracted squads and I would assume the PFA will pretty quickly get involved if the NL proposed cancelling all contracts for 2020/21
Puts the NL in a difficult place. Try to hold the league this season, and probably bankrupt most clubs into doing something they can’t afford. Or cancel (perpetually delay) the season, breaking the pyramid, and necessitating the cancelling/deferring of over a thousand players across the three divisions they control. It would probably Be better to just cancel, rather than defer it for a month at a time, to provide some clarity. Mini-tournament’s in spring/summer for some kind of football, kick off 2021 in August. If there was the will, the government could require the PL to keep the lower tier clubs afloat in exchange for still being allowed to play and rake in their tv money, but that likely won’t happen. Possibly some hope of an entertainment targeted furlough type scheme given the mood music on the backbench’s. That or 50+ phoenix clubs come 2021, including us.
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« on: September 22, 2020, 12:21:16 PM »
Apparently could be looking at several months of no fans.
Clubs that have spent loads this summer outside Premier League will be screwed, especially in Non-League. Because they'll need to refund season tickets too, unless fans make it a donation.
Merthyr Town asked to be mothballed for this season, and I think a lot more will be trying to do same otherwise they'll be folding.
Given the 6 months mentioned in the scientists broadcast yesterday, there’s an argument for mothballing the whole non-league system for the season.
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« on: September 16, 2020, 07:11:09 PM »
The simple fact is B & G that the test and trace system should be THE most important thing on the Government agenda.....if we have a reliable system, then everything can open up.. ... without one we will be over run. (again). The Government has had 6 months to get something reliable in place. Some other European countries have got something suitable in place. I suspect energies are being so dispersed by Brexit, that ministers have let things slip and the country sits in a precarious position. I work in 'close contact services'
and the last 2 months have been an absolute nightmare due to regular changing of advice and no reliable test.
Our neighbours are teachers, both with rasping coughs, who can't get a test... apparently 230,000 people are waiting for test results....I would wager at least the same again who need a test and can't get one....... it's very concerning
The lack of testing is already causing the system to creak, before we even get to the predicted Winter Crunch. Picture this in a hypothetical school. A number of staff (less than 10) are off waiting for a test. Not results, waiting to have an actual test. Likely they’re fine, but they have to be off for 10 days or until they get a negative result. If a couple more off, the school will have to send a year group home as there won’t be the bodies to supervise them, all without anyone actually testing positive. And no doubt they’ll get complained at, in-spite of everything being done according to the ever changing PHE rulebook. This is the situation pretty much every secondary school is in at the moment. The normal solution of supply teachers is trickier than normal, as they are understandably being far choosier in which schools they go to; as if they’ve been in a school that has to shut down, they have to not work for 14 days and have no income. So they’re asking how many are isolating in the school and weighing up whether it’s worth them coming in. The trace part of the systems problem is small fry, compared to the test element. It’s like no-one from the DfE and the DoH realised the impact their policies would have on each other before schools went back. So back to football, given how things are starting to crumble at the edges, I actually think starting the season in October as scheduled is unlikely, and probably irresponsible, given behind closed doors aren’t viable at this level. Have a feeling some regional mini-league might happen come the spring, before the level starts in earnest this time next year. Hope I’m wrong.
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« on: September 11, 2020, 10:49:54 PM »
This may cause havoc to most leagues this year with teams calling off games at short notice. Will we be able to finish the season in full or are there contingency plans in place to manage curtailed league/s
Best wishes to the affected family and all others concerned - keep safe all.
Once the season kicks off, I can see plenty of situations like St. Mirren’s current one. It seems the emphasis may be on the games happening so long as a team can put 11 bodies, any 11, on the pitch. Could lead to some odd fixtures over the course of the season.
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« on: September 08, 2020, 11:01:59 PM »
Let’s hope that at least some get to witness our first game back at this level. A truly fantastic day in store for many, though I fear nowhere near enough.
Fingers crossed the game is streamed for those of us who cannot be there.
Given the new 6 person rule, I’m increasingly doubtful of any fans being let in.
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