Swindon Saturday

[Fuller]

Swindon having a good warm up tonight for Saturday’s clash.
They are winning 4 - 0 at halftime at home to Bristol Rovers. Didn’t see that coming….

[Jerry St Clair]

Regardless, we simply cannot lose to the Swindle. It’s the law.

[Si Robin]

Certainly not at Whaddon Road (we've lost twice at the County Ground).

[Fuller]

Swindon have sold all their allocation of tickets for Saturday. Looks like they’ve got CF stand Blocks 7 and 8 too. One food kiosk then.
Update - just looked on their website and they were given 1,520 tickets.

[everyman]

Swindon have sold all their allocation of tickets for Saturday. Looks like they’ve got CF stand Blocks 7 and 8 too. One food kiosk then.
Update - just looked on their website and they were given 1,520 tickets.

Money in the bank ! Everyone happy then ?

[Fuller]

Swindon have sold all their allocation of tickets for Saturday. Looks like they’ve got CF stand Blocks 7 and 8 too. One food kiosk then.
Update - just looked on their website and they were given 1,520 tickets.

Money in the bank ! Everyone happy then ?

Reduces the debt.

[Warwickshire Robin]

I was talking to a Swindon supporting mate of mine on Sunday and he was telling me that their fanbase is in a worse place than ours at the moment and that a big away following may actually work against them.

He said it got very toxic last Saturday with players apparently fighting with fans in the car park after (not just offering to Matty Taylor style!) and that for two games running a player has come off in tears after getting dogs abuse from the fans. He is expecting it to turn very nasty if things go against them early. Their supporters trust has apparently told the Chairman it is time to sell.

So in true CTFC fashion I expect we will be 2 down inside 10 minutes and it will be carnival time in the away end!!!!

[asl]

Two of my neighbours are ST holders at Swindon and they're convinced they're in a worse place than us. They argue that we've cut player costs since being relegated - but they still have at least one player on £3k pw.

[Ihearye]

Two of my neighbours are ST holders at Swindon and they're convinced they're in a worse place than us. They argue that we've cut player costs since being relegated - but they still have at least one player on £3k pw.

Hope this helps your predicament
https://www.knightfrank.co.uk/contact/c ... YnNpdGU%3D

[Shade]

Truncated version this week as I'm having a 'mare.

Swindon Town visit on Saturday, sitting one place and two points behind us, with one win, five draws and four defeats so far this season. they have 9 goals for, 13 against. Mark Kennedy is their current manager. They are winless in the last four league games, with the last two being draws against Tranmere (1-1 away) and Harrogate (0-0 home). They have won just two games all season in all competitions, and both have been 4-0, with Newport being their victims in the league. Will Wright, a centre back, is their top scorer so far, with two goals.

Recent results:
STFC 0-1 CTFC, FAC, 19 Nov '19
CTFC 1-1 STFC, FAC, 09 Nov '19
CTFC 2-2 STFC, L2, 24 Aug '19
CTFC 3-2 STFC, L2, 27 Apr '19
STFC 0-0 CTFC, L2, 22 Dec '18
STFC 0-3 CTFC, L2 10 Mar '18

Overall: 10 wins, 5 draws, 2 defeats. 31 goals for, 14 against.

Things:
- We haven't faced Swindon for nearly 5 years. We were due to face them in 2020, but the game was binned due to covid.
- We have faced them in cup competitions four times and never lost, with two memorable FA Cup ties. One was the 5-0 home thrashing in 2014, when a few Swindon fans seated in the CF got kicked out in the first half, and the other was the 1-1 draw at home, when we conceded in the 91st minute, a load of people left, and then Alex Addai popped up with an equaliser in the 93rd.
- Players to play for both clubs most recently include Chris Hussey, Liam Kinsella, Michael Pook and Tom Smith. You can name and reminisce about others below

[asl]

Hope this helps your predicament
https://www.knightfrank.co.uk/contact/c ... YnNpdGU%3D

Funnily enough, I am looking to move in the next 12-18 months - but, alas, I'll be heading some way oop North, if I can persuade the missus that Northumberland is the place to go...

[Fuller]

Truncated version this week as I'm having a 'mare.

Swindon Town visit on Saturday, sitting one place and two points behind us, with one win, five draws and four defeats so far this season. they have 9 goals for, 13 against. Mark Kennedy is their current manager. They are winless in the last four league games, with the last two being draws against Tranmere (1-1 away) and Harrogate (0-0 home). They have won just two games all season in all competitions, and both have been 4-0, with Newport being their victims in the league. Will Wright, a centre back, is their top scorer so far, with two goals.

Recent results:
STFC 0-1 CTFC, FAC, 19 Nov '19
CTFC 1-1 STFC, FAC, 09 Nov '19
CTFC 2-2 STFC, L2, 24 Aug '19
CTFC 3-2 STFC, L2, 27 Aug '19
STFC 0-0 CTFC, L2, 22 Dec '18
STFC 0-3 CTFC, L2 10 Mar '18

Overall: 10 wins, 5 draws, 2 defeats. 31 goals for, 14 against.

Things:
- We haven't faced Swindon for nearly 5 years. We were due to face them in 2020, but the game was binned due to covid.
- We have faced them in cup competitions four times and never lost, with two memorable FA Cup ties. One was the 5-0 home thrashing in 2014, when a few Swindon fans seated in the CF got kicked out in the first half, and the other was the 1-1 draw at home, when we conceded in the 91st minute, a load of people left, and then Alex Addai popped up with an equaliser in the 93rd.
- Players to play for both clubs most recently include Chris Hussey, Liam Kinsella, Michael Pook and Tom Smith. You can name and reminisce about others below

Good work Shade. The 3-2 win was actually April 2019. Think we were 3-0 up at half time.
Another one I enjoyed was 7th October 2017 at home when Danny Wright scored with literally the last kick of the match in a 2-1 win. The roof came off

[Si Robin]

The 1-1 FA Cup game is the ultimate game for me. We were completely outplayed in that game and Swindon full deserved the win. That they scored in the 91st minute meant that surely there was no way back. Nope - from kickoff Alex Addai finds the equaliser then scores a stunner in the replay to win the tie.

[CTFC.Harry]

The 1-1 FA Cup game is the ultimate game for me. We were completely outplayed in that game and Swindon full deserved the win. That they scored in the 91st minute meant that surely there was no way back. Nope - from kickoff Alex Addai finds the equaliser then scores a stunner in the replay to win the tie.

Exactly what I was going to comment. Their lot ran on from Block 7 and behind the goal. 30 seconds later, bedlam in the home end. And that goal at Swindon was one of the best I've seen live. Addai should be spoken about more, he scored some huge goals for us and made an impact every time he played. Wright and May have been the only exciting players we've had since him.

[Shade]

I loved the Mighty Atom. I think he was unlucky not to get more of a chance. He was after Danny Wright though, surely?

Also, thanks Fuller, I've amended that date.

[Robin]

Swindon have sold all their allocation of tickets for Saturday. Looks like they’ve got CF stand Blocks 7 and 8 too. One food kiosk then.
Update - just looked on their website and they were given 1,520 tickets.

Money in the bank ! Everyone happy then ?

Reduces the debt.

We don't have any debt, confirmed by the chairman last week.

[Si Robin]

I loved the Mighty Atom. I think he was unlucky not to get more of a chance. He was after Danny Wright though, surely?

Also, thanks Fuller, I've amended that date.

Callum Wright

[Fuller]

Money in the bank ! Everyone happy then ?

Reduces the debt.

Sorry meant reduces any losses in the financial year.

[Jerry St Clair]

Yet another newbie in the form of referee Dale Baines, who takes charge of his first Cheltenham game. He’s only been on the EFL list for a year with a handful of games under his belt. He spends most of his time in the National League and PL2. This will be a fairly big game by comparison with his previous appointments.

The only trivia available (and I am scraping the barrel here) is that Baines has only issued one red card - Ryan Inniss of FGR last season.

[Shade]

I loved the Mighty Atom. I think he was unlucky not to get more of a chance. He was after Danny Wright though, surely?

Also, thanks Fuller, I've amended that date.

Callum Wright

Ah I mistakenly thought we were talking about forwards so The Boy didn't come to mind!

[Ihearye]

Hope this helps your predicament
https://www.knightfrank.co.uk/contact/c ... YnNpdGU%3D

Funnily enough, I am looking to move in the next 12-18 months - but, alas, I'll be heading some way oop North, if I can persuade the missus that Northumberland is the place to go...

Always recommend living nearer the tundra

[Jerry St Clair]

Seating completely sold out tomorrow (bar a dozen tickets in the Main Stand).

Could be pushing a 5500 crowd tomorrow.

[RegencyCheltenhamSpa]

Hope this helps your predicament
https://www.knightfrank.co.uk/contact/c ... YnNpdGU%3D

Funnily enough, I am looking to move in the next 12-18 months - but, alas, I'll be heading some way oop North, if I can persuade the missus that Northumberland is the place to go...

A relative on my wife’s side is selling up there:
https://www.rookmatthewssayer.co.uk/pro ... otterburn/

[asl]

Right location...! Proximity of Otterburn or Morpeth tick a lot of boxes.

[Robin]

If we had the new main stand already I would imagine crowd would comfortably be 6000+ today, maybe even 7000.

[Nham68]

500-1000 extra, is only £25K tops. Happens a few times per season at best , in L2 or L1. Economics are very challenging at this level.
That extra revenue alone a few times / year would not even service interest on loan of £2-3M . hard to see how the club could monetise facilities at a level that can also bring in extra £100-200K/yr.
I applaud the club taking the time to find the right form of investment /person . This is really key.

[RegencyCheltenhamSpa]

500-1000 extra, is only £25K tops. Happens a few times per season at best , in L2 or L1. Economics are very challenging at this level.
That extra revenue alone a few times / year would not even service interest on loan of £2-3M . hard to see how the club could monetise facilities at a level that can also bring in extra £100-200K/yr.
I applaud the club taking the time to find the right form of investment /person . This is really key.

True, but if we had twice as much hospitality which was good enough we could charge 50% more for then that could generate more matchday revenue than the extra 500-1000 tickets do.

[Shade]

I'm surprised the seating is sold out given it's 2 bottom of L2 teams, the performance in our last home Saturday game, and how many empty seats there were at our last home game. I had so much space to stretch out in v Accrington, and today will be squeezed in like a sardine. Are the once "mighty" Swindon still such a draw?!

[CS85]

The 2,800 home fans turn out was a good turn out for us,tues night in league 2 had always been a poor show from our fans,I understand why though.
Good to see fans backing the team though.

[Jerry St Clair]

Yet another newbie in the form of referee Dale Baines, who takes charge of his first Cheltenham game. He’s only been on the EFL list for a year with a handful of games under his belt. He spends most of his time in the National League and PL2. This will be a fairly big game by comparison with his previous appointments.

The only trivia available (and I am scraping the barrel here) is that Baines has only issued one red card - Ryan Inniss of FGR last season.

A word on this guy. No howlers and generally ok but I thought he was a bit out of his depth for a relatively big game. Swindon absolutely owned him with their second half game management.

He’s not the first to do it, but refs who spend a whole half telling a goalkeeper to hurry up, then finally book them in the 89th minute, are basically admitting they are weak as p!##.

[Robin]

500-1000 extra, is only £25K tops. Happens a few times per season at best , in L2 or L1. Economics are very challenging at this level.
That extra revenue alone a few times / year would not even service interest on loan of £2-3M . hard to see how the club could monetise facilities at a level that can also bring in extra £100-200K/yr.
I applaud the club taking the time to find the right form of investment /person . This is really key.

In league two maybe it's only a couple of times per season but in league one it's more like 7-8 times per season which is decent six figures. Also the new main stand will likely have more exec boxes and then you have the catering aspects. You are looking at Match day revenue increasing by £500k or that ball park. Then you also have the non-match day income. Either way the £10million for a new stand will repay itself over time and help us break the glass ceiling.

[ctfc-fan]

500-1000 extra, is only £25K tops. Happens a few times per season at best , in L2 or L1. Economics are very challenging at this level.
That extra revenue alone a few times / year would not even service interest on loan of £2-3M . hard to see how the club could monetise facilities at a level that can also bring in extra £100-200K/yr.
I applaud the club taking the time to find the right form of investment /person . This is really key.

In league two maybe it's only a couple of times per season but in league one it's more like 7-8 times per season which is decent six figures. Also the new main stand will likely have more exec boxes and then you have the catering aspects. You are looking at Match day revenue increasing by £500k or that ball park. Then you also have the non-match day income. Either way the £10million for a new stand will repay itself over time and help us break the glass ceiling.

How the hell are you calculating an increase in match day revenue by £500k??

[paperboy]

500-1000 extra, is only £25K tops. Happens a few times per season at best , in L2 or L1. Economics are very challenging at this level.
That extra revenue alone a few times / year would not even service interest on loan of £2-3M . hard to see how the club could monetise facilities at a level that can also bring in extra £100-200K/yr.
I applaud the club taking the time to find the right form of investment /person . This is really key.

In league two maybe it's only a couple of times per season but in league one it's more like 7-8 times per season which is decent six figures. Also the new main stand will likely have more exec boxes and then you have the catering aspects. You are looking at Match day revenue increasing by £500k or that ball park. Then you also have the non-match day income. Either way the £10million for a new stand will repay itself over time and help us break the glass ceiling.

How the hell are you calculating an increase in match day revenue by £500k??

I suspect Robin means per season, but nevertheless you'd need to sell a lot of Tom Kerridge curated gourmet beef burgers topped with fresh Cleeve Hill rabbit droppings to hit those numbers.

[ctfc-fan]

In league two maybe it's only a couple of times per season but in league one it's more like 7-8 times per season which is decent six figures. Also the new main stand will likely have more exec boxes and then you have the catering aspects. You are looking at Match day revenue increasing by £500k or that ball park. Then you also have the non-match day income. Either way the £10million for a new stand will repay itself over time and help us break the glass ceiling.

How the hell are you calculating an increase in match day revenue by £500k??

I suspect Robin means per season, but nevertheless you'd need to sell a lot of Tom Kerridge curated gourmet beef burgers topped with fresh Cleeve Hill rabbit droppings to hit those numbers.

[horlickfanclub]

500-1000 extra, is only £25K tops. Happens a few times per season at best , in L2 or L1. Economics are very challenging at this level.
That extra revenue alone a few times / year would not even service interest on loan of £2-3M . hard to see how the club could monetise facilities at a level that can also bring in extra £100-200K/yr.
I applaud the club taking the time to find the right form of investment /person . This is really key.

In league two maybe it's only a couple of times per season but in league one it's more like 7-8 times per season which is decent six figures. Also the new main stand will likely have more exec boxes and then you have the catering aspects. You are looking at Match day revenue increasing by £500k or that ball park. Then you also have the non-match day income. Either way the £10million for a new stand will repay itself over time and help us break the glass ceiling.

How long is "over time"? Where are the extra staff and maintenance costs? Who funds the capital expenditure?