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« on: December 15, 2024, 12:44:33 PM »
It's good news that certain sensible and logical initiatives are now being taken but i am still dismayed by the seeming smoke and mirrors policy towards those who both support and have a life long interest in the club. It is not necessarily about intricate detail but i would genuinely love to know the extent of Joe's involvement and whether we have another investor on-board. In similar vein, who is running the commercial side, is there going to be a supporters club etc etc Is that all too much to ask? It would appear so.
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« on: December 12, 2024, 02:36:31 PM »
Well said B& G. You have expressed the views of more than a few !
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« on: December 12, 2024, 12:56:13 PM »
I was at the match and I don't believe that the gate was anywhere near that figure, and neither did the crowd. The chap I sit near to and I regularly try to guess the attendance. We're usually not far off. This time I said 300 and he said 450. A long way off and we just looked at each other and laughed. So did most of the people sitting around us.
But, a genuine question, what would be the purpose of inflating the attendance ?
I was there Saturday and I know what 300 and 450 looks like at the Walks (I was there during the Setch days in the Southern League when crowds got bad) and there was definitely more than 300 and 450. I was guessing around the 650-700 figure. 811 is still an absolutely shocking number for this club. I overheard someone say "This town doesn't deserve a football club". I can certainly sympathise with that statement
Anyway, let's all back the boys on Saturday 
Maybe there are reasons other than apathy for attendances not being what the could and perhaps should be ?
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« on: December 11, 2024, 06:40:42 PM »
Truly the spirit of Christmas ?!
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« on: December 07, 2024, 12:58:14 PM »
Just more self pitying drivel. A new investor ? No mention of Joe ?
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« on: December 07, 2024, 10:40:24 AM »
Some things are far more important than football. I wish Tommy well and hope that he makes a speedy recovery.
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« on: December 01, 2024, 06:36:21 PM »
It’s not so much having a locally based team for the sake of it but more out of what can be afforded. For the Club to be self sufficient players would need to be travelling a limited distance. As has been said many times we are out on a limb in terms of location and players want extra to travel bigger distance to play. I don’t see how we can afford a full time squad on gates averaging 900-1000. However that should still be able to support a decent part time squad. Now whether that makes us a step 3 or a step 2 side is always going to be subjective.
Other teams manage to make step 2 work on a part time basis. So with the right infrastructure it could work for Lynn as well.
Mallard I'm in 100% agreement. Other clubs seem able to sustain level two status with a part time squad on lesser average gates than we get,. Who knows what could be achieved by a club built on solid foundations rather than sand, that genuinely connected with the community. I well recall Tommy W saying that there appeared little or no connection with the club when he went walkabout in the town. He may have had an ulterior motive but he was not wrong. I wonder why, outside of the hard core support that there is so much apathy??
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« on: November 29, 2024, 05:14:30 PM »
I believe that trying to determine the optimum sustainable level for our club is in a way 'putting the cart ahead of the horse'. In my opinion the current owner's strategy has alienated a significant number supporters, some of whom over many years willingly gave up their time to volunteer, taking on various rolls including fundraising. Additionally from the outset the cost of sponsoring the club allied to the owner failing to 'sell' his business model to them meant many last minute attempts to find such as a match sponsor. By way of comparison, in years gone by many individual player sponsorships would be signed up ahead of the season ! How many.of the current squad are sponsored ?
Overlay all of that with a seeming inability or unwillingness to really connect with supporters, through understanding the difference between a supporter who feels a part of the club and a customer.
I for one would welcome back a club that is genuinely part of the community, that was part time and who attracted local players, even if they did not come through our much heralded academy. Just the occasional local breaking through into the first team squad, for me would add considerable value to the match day experience.....Dare i mention Jack Defty ?!
If that all came to pass at steps two, three or even four i would be delighted and who is to say that with the right set up that step two is not sustainable ??
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« on: November 27, 2024, 10:17:10 PM »
I'm just surprised that anyone else is surprised.
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« on: November 27, 2024, 03:17:51 PM »
Smoke and mirrors? Mr Cleeve is surely unlikely to attract a hard headed investor who will undertake due diligence: so he needs a football loving wealthy philanthropist?
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« on: November 25, 2024, 12:11:13 PM »
Does anyone have any idea what exactly in Mr Cleeve's world, 'globally renowned' actually means? EFL, Premiership before European qualification? I am getting on in years and am now starting to question my sanity. Parallel Universe comes to mind. One thing though is for certain: if the club were ever to reach such giddy heights, a loan facility would in all probability have to be linked to admission prices?
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« on: November 23, 2024, 11:53:12 AM »
The chairman must have Wrexham quaking in Thier boots with all these ideas we should soon pass them.
What it really does is show how out of touch he is with his customers.does he really thinks the majority of fans give a rats ar*se about the club becoming a global name.I don't think he's got what it takes to do that but even if he had all most fans want is a nice atmosphere around the club and enjoy Saturday afternoons football without all the drama that hangs around like a dirty smell.Has he even asked the fans what they would really like other than his usual hanger ons?I doubt it as he knows he will get told some home truths.
A voice of common sense !!
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« on: November 23, 2024, 10:35:14 AM »
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water..
He’s back. Oh dear. Lots more wonderful ideas on the horizon. I guess the new money spinner that SC had that was going to make us self sufficient and the summer concerts idea have now been superseded by the latest brainwaves. Always cake tomorrow.
….and he wonders why people are suspicious of anything he says.
Once a leopard always a leopard?
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« on: November 22, 2024, 03:59:50 PM »
Joe definitely exists I met him
See you all Saturday.
Up the Lynn.
That's nice to hear. Thx for that.
Have you been informed of what role he will be playing at the Club?
e.g. Owner/part owner/sponsor?
Will he (or his right hand man) be actively involved in the day to day running of the Club?
Will he now have overall control with regards to final decision making?
Or, have we got to wait for Saturdays EDP to find out what's happening?
Unsurprisingly. the silence is deafening?
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« on: November 21, 2024, 03:25:51 PM »
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