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DWx3

I agree, Si. Flynn and Cheltenham are a good fit for each other. When he came in we were at the start of a new cycle with lots of rebuilding to be done. He's the safe pair of hands that we need and has realistic expectations about what a club with our resources can and can't do. I'd predict a strong...

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Reading the statements of the candidates there's a lot of well meaning individuals and some with practical experience. It's practical experience that the club needs and people willing to do the work for scant reward. The club has always been run by directors, employees and volunteers who put in a lo...

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Apparently they've often him sponsorship with a heartburn and indigestion relief medicine company as part of the deal.

I can't believe Gav is gone.

DWx3

The easy solution to increase trust membership is to draw liverpool man united or chelsea at home in the cup Prioty tickets go to share holders and season ticket holders Then old trust members ie members on the 1st Nov of the season New members after Nov (unless ST holders) £20 membership and extra...

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Very interesting. I'll give it a watch in full when I can. Does anyone know exactly many members the Trust has? Based on the accounts filed in May 2023 they raised 3,401 from memberships which works out to 340 members. This was up from £1,449 from the previous year. The Trust do fantastic work and I...

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I just saw on FB that one season wonder Dave Norton is 60 today. What a player he was during that 98/99 season and still looking in fantastic shape.

Here's his profile if you want to show some love today... https://www.facebook.com/david.norton.33046

DWx3

I remember Mark Crisp. He was quite far down the pecking order as a striker in that side but one of those names that evokes memories of the best years following CTFC.

RIP.

DWx3

What is the basis for your scepticism Longmover? I am with DW on this. Some on here are happy to destroy anything positive happening at the club. What a sad state of mind to be in. At the same time they will watch the team in a stadium part financed by the commercial sponsors with logos on their cl...

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What is the basis for your scepticism Longmover? I am with DW on this. Some on here are happy to destroy anything positive happening at the club. What a sad state of mind to be in. At the same time they will watch the team in a stadium part financed by the commercial sponsors with logos on their cl...

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People on the Robins Nest: The club are clueless, they aren't doing enough to bring in new money, The club: Announces new stadium sponsor. People on the Robins Nest: This is s#!t. with all due respect the ground has been sponsored for years now, so its nothing 'new' is it. also at this level I'm in...

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People on the Robins Nest: The club are clueless, they aren't doing enough to bring in new money,
The club: Announces new stadium sponsor.
People on the Robins Nest: This is s#!t.

DWx3

I hope this works out (obviously we all do). Based on our experience of seeing people appointed to the role then it'll be interesting to see how long he lasts. On LinkedIn, he's put the following under his current role description: "To lead ,create and execute a strategic commercial strategy ac...

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Being a board member seems like a thankless task. I'd imagine 99% of supporters have no idea who the board are or their backgrounds or how much time they give for no remuneration (consider that this forum and regular Twitter posters are not representative of the +/- 4,000 who attend games regularly ...

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Indeed, who are these "disgruntled" fans and what planet are they living on? I keep hearing people talk about wanting to see a plan or understand what the board's ambitions are. I'd say their ambition is to make sure we're a well-run sustainable club regardless of what level we're at. Peop...

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Just been looking at a few pics of our fans in the crowd on social media from that day. Hardly recognise any of them and I’ve been a regular since the late 1960’s. Sure we had around 600 in our end plus people like me and my mates who got in eventually but had to sit amongst the Rushden squad playe...

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10,000 plaques at £20 profit? I'll tell you where I am... I'm out. Seriously though, these could be ideas implemented by the Robins Trust. Ideas are easy to come up with but action requires proper study into viability to make it work. I think even getting a few hundred plaques would be a lot. I can'...

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Damn. That's sad news. I was introduced to him in a pub at a London match by Taxidave: "...and this guy you'll know as 'Cag'", he said. "DON'T TELL EVERYONE THAT!!" came the response. Pretty sure I met him under similar circumstances! I only recall a couple of brief conversation...

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One must be Dave Norton. Not sure about the other but it'll probably come to me later.

DWx3

I like the cut of his jib. The squad needs a massive trim and rebuild in terms of culture (as he puts it) to meet the short term aim of survival but also the more realistic medium term aim of challenging for promotion out of League Two next season.

DWx3

He was my first choice from the outset. The right fit given the size of the club, the realistic expectations of what we can achieve and his experience at this level and League Two should relegation happen. He's had to overcome personal tragedy recently which only makes me respect him more. The board...

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Another plug for the trust here. It's an absolute no brainer if you consider yourself a supporter. I can't think of a single reason NOT to join. A tenner a year is nothing. Consider it from the club's point of view. How seriously are they going to take the Trust if they only have, say, 500 members? ...

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I think one of the main reasons the old crest was replaced was that it was very difficult to print or embroider onto merchandise and therefore something more minimal was deemed more suitable. Nowadays any kid with a computer can design a decent logo so maybe it's time the club asked for some submiss...

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This is good news. Murry has made a considerable difference to the club over the years expecting nothing in return. This is well deserved and strengthens the club off the pitch.

DWx3

longmover wrote: ↑15 Mar 2023, 09:47 no doubt our game on Saturday will be littered with horse racing "puns"

It's only one week so you don't need to put up with the puns furlong.

DWx3

People who are struggling mentally often become very good at hiding their problems and appearing to be 'fine' which I can imagine being more true in a professional masculine sport environment. Surely it's time that all clubs had a dedicated person in charge of player wellbeing. Just someone either e...

DWx3

This is a great idea! 88 was a few years before I started following CTFC but might well buy this regardless. The shirts I'd most love to see would be any of the Gulf Oil ones from the early to mid-90s. The all red with white sleeves (like Arsenal) and the stripes. Best of all, if you could do the Ch...

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shevates wrote: ↑25 Jul 2022, 15:31 Sporting memorabilia is dying

Far from it. Sports memorabilia is changing but it's far from dying.

https://www.marketdecipher.com/report/s ... les-market

DWx3

Starting the panic thread now before someone else does. Sean Dyche sacked by Burnley. Will Big Sam take over til the summer while they court Michael Duff to take over in the Championship? Can't see them staying up but if they did then it reduces the likelihood of appointing Duff and attracting a man...

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Has to be Bashley for me. We took thousands that day.

DWx3

Excellent. Well done to all at the club. Moan all you want about the burgers but this is one hell of a club and a lesson to all those clubs who end up in financial dire straits.

DWx3

So I was driving to a record fair in Rome this afternoon and put 5Live on for the sport, as you do. They had a reporter (John Acres) at WR. He was waxing lyrical about what a lovely setting it was for an afternoon's football and gave a special mention to Dave, a season ticket holder in the main stan...

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The best way to approach this is to make a list of all clubs to have played league football since 1999 and also non league at some point in their history and then look at whether we ever played them pre 1999. For example, we must surely have played Salford at some point in our non-league history.

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Can't believe I missed this. The auction only had one bid and went for 50 quid!!! That's an absolute steal! If you can organise another shirt and promote it more widely via Twitter etc then I'm sure you'd get a lot more bids.

DWx3

I guess he's just neglected to edit LinkedIn to show that his employment at GRFC has finished. There's no way the two roles could be compatible as both clubs are after the same companies for their £££. Incidentally, he may have a kind of non-compete clause in his contract with GRFC to prevent him fr...

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This'll be him. It popped up on my feed. Welcome to the club, Tom Adams. https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasoadams/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I thought it was strange to appoint someone who'd have to relocate from the north so I'm not surprised that it didn't last. Head...

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