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Some valid points, as always Tony. However ( did you expect anything less).With the current average gate attendance and increase in admission and assuming it stays around 1100 ( bug gates to cone with York, Chester and Boston) I work out that income from gate receipts will see and increase of a 170k ( ish). Now I would suggest that would go a long way to meet Stephen Cleeve’s break even figure. Let’s not forget he is on record saying he will fund it for this year. For the last time.As for all this stuff of us not being good enough etc, I don’t buy that. If anything in the opening quarter of the season we have proven we are very much good enough to compete at this level. With the right addition or two there is no reason the suggest we cannot finish in the top 7 (11th is halfway) and therefore qualify for the play-offs.Now imagine that we did make the play-offs is IC going to give a team talk of. ‘Ok lads we have come this far but the club needs you to throw this game as they aren’t ready for step one’Let’s not throw in the towel just yet. Maybe things will look different after 20 games. Then again maybe they won’t. Then how will the post match interviews go.
Re: Missing a Trick « Reply #16 on: Today at 07:51:41 PM »Some valid points, as always Tony. However ( did you expect anything less).With the current average gate attendance and increase in admission and assuming it stays around 1100 ( big gates to come with York, Chester and Boston) I work out that income from gate receipts will see an increase of a 170k ( ish). Now I would suggest that would go a long way to meet Stephen Cleeve’s break even figure. Let’s not forget he is on record saying he will fund it for this year. For the last time.As for all this stuff of us not being good enough etc, I don’t buy that. If anything in the opening quarter of the season we have proven we are very much good enough to compete at this level. With the right addition or two there is no reason the suggest we cannot finish in the top 7 (11th is halfway) and therefore qualify for the play-offs.Now imagine that we did make the play-offs is IC going to give a team talk of. ‘Ok lads we have come this far but the club needs you to throw this game as they aren’t ready for step one’Let’s not throw in the towel just yet. Maybe things will look different after 20 games. Then again maybe they won’t. Then how will the post match interviews go.Ian was saying in the interview on Saturday that he would be content with a mid table position and another season on this league; yes I agree he said we could be in quicksand in the premier vanarama; but what about this for a scenario; I see there are about 66% of teams in the step one framework within an easy distance for this club; and hence traveling support either way ;example not far to dover athletic, or, to chesterfield north and south for the geography concept; the occasional visit of Wrexham or even Torquay would be just fine; the point is go for the golden pot if that is within site, gain promotion again, whatever means there is; then consolidate in a higher league; you will get the sponsor when the carrot is dangling for the first ever chance of football league experience; people will see this club means business when this club is near the ambition of the event of gaining the promotion to division one of the league; of course this would probably take maybe two season; but the opportunity for (1) crowd increase is good (2) sponsorship deal is good; and even giving the further incentive for Ian C to stay within this club ;after all staying with this club for another two season could be a massive goal for his c.v, we could be seeing the horizon with a couple of wins against York and Chester in the very near future; and then sail on from there with this 10 game philosophy. Another interesting point is what about playing Paul in goal for some of the seemingly easier Games and giving Alex that much needed rest. or even loaning out a good keeper to give the lad a rest;
Another point in Ian's interview I do not agree with the comment " we have no right", we got every right[to assert ourselves in this league. If those clubs were in this league so long; then that shows their calibre is not up to scratch as some may think; why if they were good there should be playing in the vanarama premier and not in this league. Sorry Ian your comments are really good about philosophy and such like; 10games and then progress; but saying we have no "no right " is a no goner with me we go all out to make team show us respect not the other way around; we do have the right to slaughter some teams if necessary. some of these teams are hanging onto this league by the skin of their teeth; Ian has given us this incentive to bolster our claim for promotion if needs be go for it hammer and tong; let every game especially the bigger x foot league club ,like a F.A cup game, where we got the right to giant kill if the calibre is there, and we do have the calibre; show teams no mercy ;you can guarantee they will not shows us that;heck with the lovey dubby bit go for the juggernaut for every game; and we have the players for it; show some these teams respect and they will takes us to the cleaners; respect only comes where there is a social gathering ;playing a league game is no social gathering; the only way of showing respect is playing good clean football;
Stan I had no idea you lived next to me/KES !