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Definitely agree we need a goal scorer, not sure where we score from at the moment.

However, I listened to the radio commentary for the first time yesterday and thought the chap was actually very good, knowledgeable and easy to listen to. Personal preference i suppose! 

Quote from: Quinn Upstone on January 10, 2025, 09:35:08 PM
Rather frustrating to have the information from Oxford before we could get our xxxx together 😾

As much as I appreciate the improvement of some news, rather than none, it still makes us look pretty amateurish. Buck stops with Cleeve or whoever the latest puppet master is, to get the news to the media guy/gal.

With social media being "instant" these days, the back of house needs to get with it.

Many clubs at this level or below seem to have things sorted for match days and get entertainment revenue from social events to bolster the funds.

What the management doesn't seem to get is that they can't keep coming to supporters for more money for this or that. They need to grab some cash from outside the club as well. But I won't hold my breath on that one...🙄

Lynn announced it at the exact same time as Oxford?

AL spoke about Jonny Margetts on Radio Norfolk last night and said he should be back for next week

Quote from: Quinn Upstone on December 11, 2024, 02:29:18 PM

Quote from: kieranuptoon on December 11, 2024, 08:22:42 AM

Quote from: Quinn Upstone on December 10, 2024, 06:09:54 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 ?

Kieran

Can I just ask a question? After a win, as opposed to being positive or happy, why do you decide to accuse the club of artificially inflating numbers which do not have any benefits anyway?

I'd also ask you, were you really there and would you consider yourself a fan? I know what 300 fans look like and it definitely wasn't 300.

Why is it so hard to be happy about the team?

Hi Kieran. Many thanks for your insightful and accusatory input.

Despite the waste of my time I will address your comments on my post:

I'm not "accusing" the club of anything. In fact I didn't mention the club at all when I asked a question regarding the possible purpose of inflating attendance numbers. It was a genuine question and you appear to be the only one who has tried to make something else from it.

I was both amused and entertained by the seemingly specious number given out for the attendance. Nothing more sinister than that.

I'm always in transports of delight, nay experience positive delirium, with a win, but I'm struggling to work out why attendance numbers and my ecstasy or otherwise are related to each other. They would appear to be mutually exclusive.

How dare you question whether I was "actually there" ? How dare you question whether I would consider that I was a "fan" ? What gives you the right to thereby imply that I'm a liar ?

I will be sending your libelous and defamatory babblings to my solicitor as I see you have a history of trying to bully and/or insult other posters. You go quiet when you're called out or the answers given exceed two syllables. I'm uncertain whether to consider you an amoeba or just detritus...

Now be a good boy and put your toys back in your pram. I'm sure it's way past your afternoon nap time.

Quinn, thank you for your reply.

That escalated quickly. I asked a couple of questions and suddenly I'm starring in the next courtroom drama on ITV.

If being puzzled at someone guessing 300 fans when it looked more like 811 makes me 'detritus,' then fair enough — I'll proudly wear that badge (do I get a certificate too?). I must have missed the memo where being wrong about crowd sizes became a criminal offence.

For the record, I didn't call you a liar — I asked a question. You know, one of those things people do when they want clarity, like, 'Did you actually see it?' It wasn't a court summons, mate.

But listen, I'll be sure to contact my legal team (aka. my mate Dave down the pub) to prepare for the incoming lawsuit. I'm sure they'll be thrilled to hear I'm being sued over headcounts at a football match. 'Your Honour, we have reason to believe my client has overestimated human density.'

Anyway, I'll leave you to your 'transports of delight' (lovely turn of phrase, by the way) and your impending multi-million-pound defamation case. If I'm found guilty, I'll happily serve my time in solitary, counting imaginary crowds for company.

All the best, Kieran (Proud Member of the Amoeba Appreciation Society 🦠)

Quote from: Quinn Upstone on December 10, 2024, 06:09:54 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 ?

Can I just ask a question? After a win, as opposed to being positive or happy, why do you decide to accuse the club of artificially inflating numbers which do not have any benefits anyway?

I'd also ask you, were you really there and would you consider yourself a fan? I know what 300 fans look like and it definitely wasn't 300.

Why is it so hard to be happy about the team?

Quote from: Mallard on November 29, 2024, 07:56:40 PM
Great offer has come through from the Club

December games are now on sale with a special Black Friday offer giving you £10 off  all adult and concession tickets if you buy a package ticket for both the Scarborough match onSaturday 7th December and Alfreton onSaturday 14th December meaning that 2 standing match tickets will cost you just £14 each!


Great deal for the fans  this, unless you are a season ticket holder.

I am a season ticket holder and got a different offer I think:

Black Friday weekend exclusive for season ticket holders
We're offering an exclusive 20% discount on all home and away shirts, scarves, and hats for this weekend only!

🛍️ Don't miss out! This limited-time offer is exclusively for our valued season ticket holders and ends at midnight on Cyber Monday.

Make sure to login to your ticketing account to see any available deals.

Quote from: Mallard on November 28, 2024, 09:34:06 PM
In the same way Kieran would you be happy if the Club went pop again because of the ambition that couldn't be sustained?

SC ran out of cash to support it earlier this season and was in days of shutting the doors.

I am not shocked you dodged my question. 

Quote from: Mallard on November 28, 2024, 09:18:20 PM
Kieran whatever you may think about ambition how do you fund a playing staff of in excess of £1m on gates of a 1000. ? You do the math and let's us know the answer.

There is one club in the National League that turn a profit. The fact football clubs lose money isn't a new and fresh idea.

Would you celebrate if we got relegated?

Quote from: Hello Kitty. on November 28, 2024, 09:07:16 PM

Quote from: kieranuptoon on November 28, 2024, 08:55:35 PM

Quote from: Mallard on November 28, 2024, 07:04:05 PM
I wonder how many fans would be perfectly happy to see the Club at step 3 with a part time squad, self sufficient in terms of outgoings be fully supported by income.  With a locally based team with a locally based Manager ?

What a terrible thing to say. Clueless & ridiculous. Zero ambition on this forum.

Back at you Kieran.its probably one of the most sensible things I've heard.
What's wrong with having the ambition to stop the club you support from going bust?
On this forum?Don't know what you are comparing it with to say that?Surely not the clueless  drivel we see on Facebook?
So what's your plan for the future?Are you going to remortgage your house and give your own money to Mr Cleeve so the club can keep paying to play at a level it can't afford?Or are you expecting someone else to pay for that?
Come on,show us the ambition you talk about. 🤣

No idea why you're piping up, all you are is a massive negative Nelly!!

Never usually see you on here after wins, just sniping from the sidelines after a loss. How many times have you actually been to The Walks?

Quote from: Mallard on November 28, 2024, 07:04:05 PM
I wonder how many fans would be perfectly happy to see the Club at step 3 with a part time squad, self sufficient in terms of outgoings be fully supported by income.  With a locally based team with a locally based Manager ?

What a terrible thing to say. Clueless & ridiculous. Zero ambition on this forum.

I am 90% sure you can just email and ask the media guy as his email is on the website media@kltown.co.uk