Don’t get the vitriol against SC.  He’s the major part of why we’re now at this level !  Keep the faith.  But I do think we badly need creative midfielders and genuine goal scorers.  Still believe, and will accept the flack for it, that in a team that can get men up in numbers, therefore creating openings, Marriott or Southwell would retrieve their eye for goal….. ??!!

No streaming ?…..   During Covid ?…..  There are people with conditions who may not wish to risk even the reduced possibility of bumping into someone carrying the virus without knowing it, and not wearing a mask.  And (understandable) Covid Cowards (aka “sensible people) won’t be the only ones to miss out, as there will be other people, perhaps elderly, or infirm, as well.  And there may be far more people this season to add to the club’s finances by buying a seat in the grandstand of their living rooms.  COYL…..

For the want of something to do, I just read the Archives.  In the fifties the council put in a banked terrace ( a real one), at the Hospital end.  It held 6,000 people !It’s a sad thought to me that we are now seemingly unable to accommodate a mere 4,000 throughout the whole ground !at least on an organised basis).  The bigger the club has become on the pitch, the smaller we have become in infrastructure, comfort, and safety, all of which will be put to the test on Saturday, and probably the majority of the matches this season.  We badly need an empowered organiser/ manager. Who thinks hard about what’s needed.  Apparently the board announcing the next game, in Tennyson Avenue, is EMPTY, for one of the biggest games in the club’s history.  Why are we so amateurish - it won’t work at this level.

Blue and Gold - I agree entirely - I was being sarcastic.  The thing you hear about it “having been a long slog, and I’ve done my bit, I’m fed up with it now, and now it’s time we got back to normal”, etc, etc.. is the most idiotic viewpoint of all !  The virus decides when to open the doors, not humans who think that saying it’s all back to normal is the same thing as it IS back to normal.  And that stupid sentiment is only trumped by the same twonks saying “It’s like Flu”….  Ye Godz, be careful out there - keep your distance, even at a football match !!!

Lots of clubs do that - but they’re usually near the bottom of the league !

I fully agree with Blue and Gold’s post.  No majorr outlay until we really are on top of Covid.  I stand corrected on my suggestion, but was actually referring to a post Covid era.  At the moment the virus puts everything else on the back-burner.  Have to say, though, although I appreciate the efforts of FOTL volunteers, and wish them every success, I don’t believe the ground improvements will come from that source, as the money required is more than they could expect to raise.  Plenty of other areas in which their efforts will be hugely appreciated.  But the ground improvements need big sponsorship and grants from relevant companies.

Good to see ideas now being discussed.  I believe this is a major requirement area, because it is easy to imagine chaos, if our crowd grows, and hopefully it will, and the big clubs in this league bring the kind of numbers that we expect - actually even bigger numbers, if we are in a challenging position in the league.  But I can’t understand why people are only mentioning additions to the small stand, and/or behind the Hospital End goal.  Agreed the Hospital end does need extra steps, absolutely. But - There is a gaping unused area between the Main Stand and the Hospital End corner flag.  At one time there was a terraced standing area there.  It could easily accommodate a very good standing terrace again, bigger than before, and erected on H & S grounds.  I can’t imagine many clubs not utilising that area.  As far as I’ve seen there is just a barbecue thingy there, on odd occasions, which seems ridiculous to me, particularly for the level we’re now at.  Rant over - for now !!!

I agree with gs50 about what we need to bring in.  I’m also an old cynic, and believe that “minutes”, and game time are modern “punditry” inventions that will never bring us “up to scratch” in the way that good players will.