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Yes we have and typically before successful seasons (albeit where we've generally had a solid base to work from). The season we bounced back we announced several signings of experienced players within days and weeks. Granted at that point we were one of the big boys of the league in terms of budget/...

It really feels like we are stuck in a holding pattern for now with nothing going on externally whilst the club sorts itself out internally. At the same time we are slipping behind our league two rivals who are making good signings. Deja vu ! Shades of last pre-season debacle ? That is indeed my co...

It is totally unacceptable for posters to resort to offensive remarks about the BOD on here. Why the Board Members carry on serving in the face of such abuse is a mystery. Clearly Mr Bence has had enough and it will be amazing if others don't follow suit. They are volunteers doing this job in spare...

It really feels like we are stuck in a holding pattern for now with nothing going on externally whilst the club sorts itself out internally. At the same time we are slipping behind our league two rivals who are making good signings.

Not a lot of movement so far but I will update as we go through the summer. Of the early moves I would have taken Matty Stevens or Aaron Hayden here personally as they would be been a great fit in key positions which we need.

Accrington In Kelsey Mooney [Boston - Free] Bradford In Neil Byrne [Stockport - Free] Carlisle In Aaron Hayden [Wrexham - Free] Doncaster In Joe Sbarra [Solihull - Free] Salford In Robbie Cleary, external [Unattached] Wimbledon In Matty Stevens [Forest Green - Free]

I don't think the land would be big enough for a new stadium would it? Assuming it would hold 10,000 with corporate facilities I just can't see it fitting there.

The way I see it, if every club is getting paid the same amount, it isn’t much of a benefit. Yes, it helps pay the bills, but I’d assume players/agents will want a bit more money, knowing all the clubs are receiving more, etc. Inflation, and all that. The more well off clubs are still the more well...

I remember the Lincoln chairman a few years back saying that the jump from L2 to L1 was the hardest in the league because income rises a little bit, but costs go up much more. The question for me is do we have a net gain or loss associated with relegation? Income Gate money - down Commercial revenu...

It's an area we've been lacking in and underperforming so hopefully with his experience he can make a big difference.

The insulting use of "amateur" and a couple of unproven, unresearched cliches from you Robin does not "mirror" the more respectful and balanced discussions I am hearing and reading. Please expand what is the "resource bottleneck"? Listen to the podcast it's clear the l...

Si Robin wrote: ↑15 May 2024, 14:13 James Young does most of the speaking

Full credit to him and all those involved here Si Robin, I cannot praise enough, balanced and objective assessment of things.

Just listening in to this now, don't know who is speaking from the trust but they are doing a tremendous job and mirroring a lot of my thoughts about what is wrong. We have well intentioned amateurs running the board and it leads to a resource bottleneck so we miss out on multiple revenue streams.

I'll be surprised if he's not released by Arsenal this summer and is playing non-league football next season.

A CEO would be more beneficial to the club than some of the "players" we have on the books . Presumably you are talking about squad players who are likely earning relatively low wages of maybe £40-60k a year, some maybe less than that. What sort of CEO is going to come to us on those sort...

I'm with you paperboy, and I posted as much upthread. Whilst there are only a few clubs that don't have CEOs, that means all the clubs in turmoil also have one. FGR for example, and Carlisle. I'm not saying we shouldn't have one, but I can't get away from the fact that as soon as we have one and th...

I'm unsure what to make of that, are the board reacting to approaches from other clubs or pro-actively trying to tie down a key asset in hope of achieving a promotion push next year and maximizing season ticket sales. Let's hope it's the latter.

Yes the Morecambe owners are the same ones who ran Worcester rugby into the ground. They have had the club up for sale for over a year now but not sold as nobody will meet their asking price. That's seen a lot of key staff and players leave and they are stuck in a downward spiral. I fully agree ther...

horlickfanclub wrote: ↑02 May 2024, 09:04 A CEO or money in the playing budget ? Players get my vote.

Now look at what a CEO achieved at Morecambe, doubling their crowds, record season ticket sales and their commercial income. It's a no brainer so long as we get the right person into role it can pay for itself.

Former Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick has died at the age of 84. A lifelong fan of the club, Sir Chips joined the Arsenal board in 2005 . ( brother of Ctfc major shareholder Simon Keswick ) Just wondering if this will have any impact on Simon`s commitment to the Robins ? I did wonder whether it...

Taylor Moore went from on to have further loan spells with Blackpool, Heats and Shrewsbury, as well as a few more games with Bristol City. He's currently playing at the bottom end of the French Ligue 2. Hardly glittering progression. Cameron Pring on the other hand seems a regular in Bristol City's...

Haven't we a decent record with loanee centre halves? Off the top of my head Michael Hector , Rob Dickie, Cameron Burgess, Jamie Pollocks lad, Greaves. One of a similar quality would be nice in League 2. Not forgetting other central defenders we had on loan who went on to have good careers after sp...

That's absolutely brilliant by the trust fair play. Really hope to see some tangible outcomes in the coming weeks and months.

I will get accused of bashing but I suspect this is what most wanted to see from the board at the forum.

No surprises there with that list although I did wonder whether Pardington may have been retained but suspect we can't have three keepers with our budget in league two. It will be very interesting if Ferry signs a new deal or not.

It's worrying simply because we need action to have started already if we are going to move forward and have a positive season. Remember when we were relegated to the conference within a couple of weeks we signed on several top end experienced players like Storer, Downes, Pell. Those deals didn't ju...

The one thing you could consistently say under Moore was we got very high quality loans, probably better than any other time since we've been a football league club in my view. You could tell a lot of work went into identifying them and then securing them. Whilst there was the odd flop the majority ...

The board don’t have the resources or time. That's possibly closer to 'board bashing' than anything I've posted regarding the board... Still looking for those examples...? ASL, the comment was to Robin, not you. Hold on where exactly have I had a pop at you? If you count me highlighting the fact th...

Despite the recent negativity we have a solid core of experience and potential seemingly signed on for next season. If we can add a creative midfielder, a couple of forwards, with a good keeper and Clarke stays we could have a positive season.

I've heard a few things, let's see if they come true but the return of Moore as DoF and George Lloyd potentially to another league one side not too far away seem to be doing the rounds. Worryingly nothing much on the incoming player side.

Paul Bence has had enough. With him standing down, I think I can share now that when we appointed Wade he was the only director who wanted to appoint Matty Taylor from the final two candidates. We dodged a bullet for sure with that managerial appointment. Doesn't reflect on his overall time here bu...

andgarod wrote: ↑28 Apr 2024, 13:20 solar panels
buying seasons

Solar panels are nice and all but give absolutely no tangible benefit to fans. Buying seasons is a big positive but there appears to be no plan in terms of how to use it to generate revenue.

Saw a tweet from JP that there maybe another departure from the board of directors. Not the chairman though. Paul Bence has had enough. With him standing down, I think I can share now that when we appointed Wade he was the only director who wanted to appoint Matty Taylor from the final two candidat...

I've heard whispers that there was a discussion within the board room to increase ticket prices but ultimately they have decided against it. I expect them to remain as they are for next season now.

DC will be going, DC has restored a level of confidence within himself, he will now be seeking a greater salary and bigger budget to work with. A great shame but he will leave the club and it looks like another season of rebuild. I have heard the rumour reference to a return of a former director of...

That stand opposite us is exactly what should happen with the C&G, it was basic but had a bar underneath and good views. I would view Stevenage as a smaller club than ourselves and would imagine they've spent the majority of the last twenty five years below us in the league standings and with lo...

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