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by ctfc-fan
13 Jun 2024, 20:53
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: 500 Club purchase and plea
Replies: 9
Views: 680

Re: 500 Club purchase and plea

So needs a full form doing?
by ctfc-fan
13 Jun 2024, 20:03
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: 500 Club purchase and plea
Replies: 9
Views: 680

Re: 500 Club purchase and plea

I’ll get a second entry Steve. Is it still the form or can we just message you and change the standing order?
by ctfc-fan
11 Jun 2024, 17:05
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: New CTFC website
Replies: 5
Views: 742

Re: New CTFC website

asl wrote:Those students have cracked on considering they've only been in post a week or so, eh...?
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by ctfc-fan
06 Jun 2024, 19:34
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Scot Bennett
Replies: 24
Views: 2041

Re: Scot Bennett

wasn't he playing for Grimsby the season we won the national? Fits the affiliation, lets get him!!! He'd be a good addition but this feels similar to last season - blow the budget early on and scramble for young loans towards the end of the window We would have a hard time blowing the budget with t...
by ctfc-fan
05 Jun 2024, 21:24
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Question
Replies: 11
Views: 1230

Re: Question

Not doubting you but I do wonder how they [Bromley] afford that with average crowds of 1900 and no EFL/Sky money to subsidise it. Are 90% owned by Robin Stanton-Greaves, a businessman who, if I'm reading the following correctly, has a current net worth of £185m: https://companycheck.co.uk/director/...
by ctfc-fan
05 Jun 2024, 06:06
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Burton Albion
Replies: 19
Views: 1800

Re: Burton Albion

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq55y4l5exjo.amp How much longer can we hold out before a change of the way our club is run? We are falling behind but some are either unwilling or unable to recognise that. Interesting to note Burton also have a CEO, that's a club with lower fan base t...
by ctfc-fan
03 Jun 2024, 11:38
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: 500 club winning numbers.
Replies: 140
Views: 179909

Re: 500 club winning numbers.

May Winner 2024 2016 £300 288 Mr J Haggin 2017 £300 234 Mr C Antone 2018 £300 046 Ms H Midwinter 2019 £500 060 Ms H Weaver Draw was made at the ticket office by a member of staff, whose not a member of the 500 club Congratulation to you all, thank you all for your suppory Good stuff Steve, but begs...
by ctfc-fan
31 May 2024, 14:36
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Will Ferry move
Replies: 22
Views: 2378

Re: Will Ferry move

Robin wrote:This leaves us with no wing backs and only two centre halves currently, one of which is subject to a bid. What an absolute mess this is.
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by ctfc-fan
30 May 2024, 21:00
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Another leaving
Replies: 30
Views: 4278

Re: Another leaving

That depends on how much our recruiters use performance analysis. Say the analyst shows that in the last 10 mins of every game our average number, length and speed of sprints goes down, heart rates go up too high, and opponents cover more distance than us then the recruitment team will hopefully be...
by ctfc-fan
30 May 2024, 19:00
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Another leaving
Replies: 30
Views: 4278

Re: Another leaving

In answer to your question, I’d say another analyst will do his job…. What’s an analyst got to do with playing staff recruitment, probably not a lot. That depends on how much our recruiters use performance analysis. Say the analyst shows that in the last 10 mins of every game our average number, le...
by ctfc-fan
30 May 2024, 12:08
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Another leaving
Replies: 30
Views: 4278

Re: Another leaving

In answer to your question, I’d say another analyst will do his job….

What’s an analyst got to do with playing staff recruitment, probably not a lot.
by ctfc-fan
30 May 2024, 07:10
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Striker set to join
Replies: 12
Views: 2205

Re: Striker set to join

Written off before he starts [emoji849][emoji23]

Maybe, just maybe, we need to get behind the whole club and give everyone a chance.
by ctfc-fan
29 May 2024, 20:35
Forum: NON FOOTY/JOKES ETC
Topic: General Election 2024
Replies: 23
Views: 3644

Re: General Election 2024

asl wrote:Shocking news about Diane Abbott being de-selected. She's been a Labour MP for thirty-five years - that's two decades. Does half a century sitting in the Commons count for nothing?
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by ctfc-fan
28 May 2024, 17:17
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Rumour season opens
Replies: 120
Views: 15921

Re: Rumour season opens

Jesus Christ this board is so depressing at times. Let’s see what happens, after all these are rumours for a reason and we don’t even know who our new manager is yet. No you are right, I apologise unreservedly. We most probably beat off stiff competition to land him. Pretty much a coup! Not just th...
by ctfc-fan
28 May 2024, 16:42
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Downes is on his way
Replies: 15
Views: 2583

Re: Downes is on his way

Hasn’t got far to come as still lives in Hatherley I think. See him around often.
by ctfc-fan
28 May 2024, 13:50
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Rumour season opens
Replies: 120
Views: 15921

Re: Rumour season opens

Jesus Christ this board is so depressing at times. Let’s see what happens, after all these are rumours for a reason and we don’t even know who our new manager is yet.
by ctfc-fan
28 May 2024, 08:34
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Gareth Ainswoth - Bookies favourite
Replies: 43
Views: 6487

Re: Gareth Ainswoth - Bookies favourite

After the interviews yesterday the bookies odds have shifted with Pete Wild drifting to 12/1 and Gareth Ainsworth to 16/1. The bookies suggest it's a two horse race between Flynn and Gray from here. The odds from Matt Gray shortened to 2/1 from 8/1 through the day yesterday but not are back at 4/1,...
by ctfc-fan
27 May 2024, 20:53
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One bid for defender
Replies: 32
Views: 6281

Re: League One bid for defender

art vandalay wrote:He‘ll definitely go. As soon as another club shows interest, they‘re gone. What could have been a solid L2 campaign is increasingly looking like a relegation battle.
Says who? He was an unknown when we brought him in and we could pick up someone else who goes on to do what he’s done.
by ctfc-fan
27 May 2024, 14:10
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One bid for defender
Replies: 32
Views: 6281

Re: League One bid for defender

asl wrote:
ctfc-fan wrote: 27 May 2024, 12:51 It’s all the board’s fault…..
Wade out!
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by ctfc-fan
27 May 2024, 12:51
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One bid for defender
Replies: 32
Views: 6281

Re: League One bid for defender

It’s all the board’s fault…..
by ctfc-fan
26 May 2024, 10:15
Forum: NON FOOTY/JOKES ETC
Topic: General Election 2024
Replies: 23
Views: 3644

General Election 2024

Thought it wouldn’t hurt to have a thread!

I’ll start… National Service, yay or nay?

For me I think it’s a yes and hopefully kick some sense into some of the lazy feckers [emoji23]
by ctfc-fan
26 May 2024, 10:13
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Chairman of the Board
Replies: 22
Views: 2668

Re: Chairman of the Board

Artemis wrote:The trust, not it's members, is the shareholder in CTFC.

Trust members choose the officers of the legal entity that is the trust.
Don’t let the truth get in the way of an angry rant [emoji23]
by ctfc-fan
25 May 2024, 09:25
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: FGR move for CTFC duo
Replies: 22
Views: 2924

Re: FGR move for CTFC duo

Am I right in thinking there is a wage cap of somewhere around £900k per club in the NL?
by ctfc-fan
24 May 2024, 21:04
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: FGR move for CTFC duo
Replies: 22
Views: 2924

Re: FGR move for CTFC duo

Well we all know Vince loves making a 'statement signing' from yourselves. I do wonder why we signed so much shite (and kept employing out of their depth managers) whilst in L1 or last season in L2 and that it's only now we're back in the National League that we're actually making good signings und...
by ctfc-fan
24 May 2024, 21:01
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Gareth Ainswoth - Bookies favourite
Replies: 43
Views: 6487

Re: Gareth Ainswoth - Bookies favourite

Let’s just get behind whoever the club decides to hire shall we?
by ctfc-fan
24 May 2024, 13:24
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: FGR move for CTFC duo
Replies: 22
Views: 2924

Re: FGR move for CTFC duo

What this shows is how jealous Stale and FGR are of our successes. The amount of players they take after their best years with us, and how often does it actually work out for them?
by ctfc-fan
23 May 2024, 22:01
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Next head coach?
Replies: 27
Views: 3680

Re: Next head coach?

I’m going Ian Holloway with GJ DoF. Cotterill coming as assistant.
by ctfc-fan
22 May 2024, 21:32
Forum: NON FOOTY/JOKES ETC
Topic: Post Office scandal
Replies: 34
Views: 24031

Re: Post Office scandal

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This picture says it all when the silly cow started crying earlier.
by ctfc-fan
22 May 2024, 20:17
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Cost of relegation .
Replies: 42
Views: 5187

Re: Cost of relegation .

Cool. Good to know. My hypotheticals were just to describe the principles. Au contraire my dear fellow, you did more than hypothesise, you were way out in your assumption of a saving of £75k. My reasoning was that the Club would get £4k as a return. ctfc-fan has stated a £7k return, so I will meet ...
by ctfc-fan
21 May 2024, 21:46
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: assistant manager
Replies: 12
Views: 1781

Re: assistant manager

RS1978 wrote:What's this? Rumours of Ian Baraclough back to Ireland with the Dundalk job?
No it’s just one of his many random inane posts
by ctfc-fan
20 May 2024, 18:01
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Cost of relegation .
Replies: 42
Views: 5187

Re: Cost of relegation .

Not strictly true. Power can still be sold to the grid when it is generating during daylight hours in the winter. I don’t think the PV array will directly be powering the floodlights anyway, right? So the maths are simple: Add up the value of power sold to the grid during a year. Subtract that amou...
by ctfc-fan
20 May 2024, 07:47
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Robins Report Podcast
Replies: 737
Views: 149524

Re: Robins Report Podcast

It was talked about a while ago I think but the ideal place could be by the racecourse. Loads of parking, could be used for joint events such as concerts but would depend who ended up owning the ground as we wouldn’t want to be a tenant again else we lose revenue.
by ctfc-fan
20 May 2024, 07:44
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Cost of relegation .
Replies: 42
Views: 5187

Re: Cost of relegation .

Add to that solar is more efficient when it’s cooler.
by ctfc-fan
20 May 2024, 06:19
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Cost of relegation .
Replies: 42
Views: 5187

Re: Cost of relegation .

A gain of £4000 as opposed to a loss of probably what...£80+k a year? The electricity bills must be massive for football clubs, especially ones without LED floodlights. We wish ! Problem is CTFC didn’t go for battery backup afaik, so in winter months plus evening games, there is no sunlight so no s...
by ctfc-fan
19 May 2024, 10:47
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: WHO SAYS CHEATS NEVER PROSPER?
Replies: 22
Views: 2636

Re: WHO SAYS CHEATS NEVER PROSPER?

Well the Sevco Franchise got to keep all Rangers' titles and honours, despite essentially being a new club. The Wiki entry is quite interesting and I'd not read it before: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administration_and_liquidation_of_the_Rangers_Football_Club_plc Interesting. The continuity is an...