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Lord Elpuz

Anyone know who the clubs are at our level who own their own grounds? It's murky but I understood Derby and Reading did own their grounds but that was moved to companies under their former/current owners. Portsmouth, Lincoln, Northampton and Wycombe own their grounds based on a google search, inter...

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Obviously not. ... [but] the threat to professional clubs in the EFL is greatly overstated (imo). ... when you count crowds, revenues, participants, overseas interest, investment, sponsorship and media etc, English professional football has never been healthier overall (imo). Sadly, I disagree with...

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I’m in agreement that Tom King should be on the bench, he’s clearly got the ability to make an impact and it is what dreams are made of. You can’t teach speed and he has that. We know he can score goals, as he would not have caught the eye of the Young England selectors. He could cause a lot of cons...

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Down Down by Status Quo (Shade got all the others !)

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I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but I have come to a recent conclusion involving the huge sums of money that gets ploughed into the EFL & Premier League. Football is big business, and in business, money talks and that being the case, Cheltenham cannot possibly be a popular team especially a...

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It’s not good for professional football in England if we start to lose EFL Clubs. Obviously not. But the threat to professional clubs in the EFL is greatly overstated (imo). There was a real problem in 2002 when ITV Digital went bust and dragged a number of EFL clubs into Administration. But the pr...

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Just a personal view - it is probably the case that a lot of Championship / League 1 / League 2 Clubs factor in money expected to be cascaded from the Premier League, hence running up some level of debt (not all of the debt, as that would likely constitute serious mismanagement for whatever reason)...

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Just a personal view - it is probably the case that a lot of Championship / League 1 / League 2 Clubs factor in money expected to be cascaded from the Premier League, hence running up some level of debt (not all of the debt, as that would likely constitute serious mismanagement for whatever reason)....

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That’s good to hear, I either hadn’t realised or it had slipped my mind, but it’s definitely a fine inducement. They’ll be giving away loyalty cards for beer and lager in the Nest next, buy 10 get one free. Oops, my bad ! They’re already doing that as well. Perhaps we’ve missed a trick there with th...

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£500,000 raised is absolutely tremendous, well done Steve, that is an admirable milestone. I am a member and can confirm I have had two nice wins (for the benefit of any readers pondering membership), upon which I was able to convince a close associate and fellow Robins fan to join up as well. It is...

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Goals are definitely worth a rewatch https://youtu.be/DC-Ygjqov1U?si=4ghNZU6jTbYvnAlt All three goals were things of beauty. What’s really pleasing is we are not just relying on strikers to get the goals. We are no longer cautious about pushing everyone into the oppositions defence, which hugely in...

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Block 1 and fans behind the goal adjacent to Block 1, already sing, to the tune of ‘London Bridge’

“Matty Taylor is a Red, is a Red, is a Red,
Matty Taylor is a Red,
He hates Rovers”.

Lord Elpuz

The Chris Waddle style I can see for sure, but he also reminds me of Josh Low, when Josh was at his best. Jordan has that same ability to drop the shoulder, throwing defenders off balance, twist and turn to leave them standing, and he has a lovely left foot shot or a cross. Not surprised other clubs...

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most of them look like between 7 and 10 years ago. Question would have to be asked if he is a capable striker, why is he playing at Oldham and why are they loaning him out. But, I cede to those with greater football knowledge Have to bear in mind we mostly look to sign players with a point to prove...

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Let’s give the lad a chance - Darrell will get the best out of him. This scouting report shows he’s a capable striker:

https://youtu.be/5riMjivqCtg?si=duv-6aa96uoocTxw

Lord Elpuz

I mentioned on 30th January in the ‘Top Target’ thread, that I had long admired Doidge. I had a feeling he might be available from Hibernian. He was valued at c£50K. FGR have done well to get him back, he’s almost 3 years younger than Matty Taylor and 4 inches taller. Taylor is the same height as Al...

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A Forest Green Rovers player that I always admired was Christian Doidge. Only 31. Currently at Hibernian. Current salary £2,400 pw.

Lord Elpuz

Good set of results for us. Alfie could be waving on his way past us and down! [emoji23] Couldn't happen to a better person A Mr Bean style “Whistler’s Mother” image would look good on the History Makers Mural of Alfie May before Charlton play us in March. I can’t forgive his second penalty goal ce...

Lord Elpuz

£1M ? That’s a heck of a lot of money for a player that doesn’t appear to have set the football world on fire with appearances, goals or assists, and who has played mostly at lower levels/reserves. I think WHU saw CAFC coming. Time will tell.

Lord Elpuz

We could take the painted boards down and train on Cakebridge Place surrounds.. Roger Thorndale trained there when it was "The Cabbage Patch" and managed 700 + games without training injuries. You are not wrong. Difference between then and now of course, is because professional training i...

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Training venues used in recent years include the domed indoor facility at Cirencester during periods of heavy snow (rare now, but awaiting Mal’s ‘prophet of doom’ forecast for next week ;) ), Winchcombe school all-weather, Evesham FC all-weather and now Bishops Cleeve FC all-weather. Heavy muddy pit...

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Do people think Sercs, Pett and Thompson could be our best ever midfield trio? Penn, Pack and Summerfield were good but in my view not this good. That Korean International we had a few years back was the talk of many other Clubs, prior to playing us, his name? “Pook-Pack-Penn” of course. No doubt a...

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If anyone wants to see a totally amateur setup in Professional top 4 division football … look no further than the Fools on the Hill. We at CTFC can’t be compared to that shambles. We live within our means; sometimes we get caught out because of the over-inflated sums that agents & players demand...

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Why the panic about Murray going? There are plenty of decent coaches out there and I’m sure Darrell will have already highlighted some suitable replacements. I’d just like to say thank you to Adam Murray for his valued work here and wish him well at his new Club. Where he’s going represents zero thr...

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He must be impressing the ‘Nesters’ as he has two topics carrying his name in the Topics top 15.

I for one applaud the signing and the contribution he is making.

Lord Elpuz

asl wrote: ↑31 Dec 2023, 19:10 … I have been wondering if fgrvegan is DV, himself...

That’s an interesting shout. I must pay more attention to that individual’s posts from now on.

Lord Elpuz

I feel sorry for the real fans. There’s about 500 who are the core, who love that club, who’ve worked tirelessly to keep it going. They have more in common with us than they have difference. Everyone can see what’s coming. The circus on the hill just descends into the inevitable. They’ll go bust; t...

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A Player with the genuine battling qualities needed for the remainder of the season - and my goodness, did he deliver v Wigan. Great interview.

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Odd one this, I have no doubt the welcomed the chance to play for DC again. However that would seem to suggest offers from others have only come in just as we approached him and not at Any other time during his free proof. Either way not too bothered just glad to have him here and hope he does enou...

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the Keena conundrum!! Indeed ! However, I continue to think back to the pre season games, especially the one v West Brom, when the currently injured Bonds played that exquisite ball from deep defence, right into the path of Keena who confidently slotted it past the advancing WBA ‘keeper. I just hav...

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We need Leaders out on the pitch, and scrappers as others have said. I hope he can get up-to-speed quickly as he’s not had any competitive football for some time.

Lord Elpuz

Getting the Trust to act like a Shadow Board? That sounds too much like Parliament for my liking, where the ‘opposition/shadow cabinet’ are constantly bickering with the Government in thinly veiled attempts to embarrass one another. With respect, I can’t see that working. This is a time for everyone...

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I’m with Ralph on the situation. 6 points, even better 9 points and the place will get a buzz rebirth. I am convinced we have the playing squad that can be moulded to perform much better. I tend to think Cheltenham have got found out by opposition managers/coaches as we’ve played the same style for ...

Lord Elpuz

I am a Trust member - however, not in the name I go by on this Forum

I absolutely endorse the positive comments about being a Trust member.

“Join the Trust and gain the Trust in your Club, CTFC fans”.

Lord Elpuz

I may be wrong here, forgive me if the memory cells are letting me down … was it the case when Paul Baker was Chairman, the Board agreed to take on anyone prepared to invest £100,000 to join the Board? Whether inflation has altered this figure, or whether the offer still applies, for those with a bi...

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