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by longmover
29 Mar 2024, 07:27
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One - clubs in crisis
Replies: 247
Views: 130913

Re: League One - clubs in crisis

Shrewsbury post £3m loss for last year accounts, with £800k increase in wages
by longmover
28 Mar 2024, 14:51
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One - clubs in crisis
Replies: 247
Views: 130913

Re: League One - clubs in crisis

so you think the new owner(s) are going to strip back spending and sort themselves with a few seasons in league one? or just spend just slightly less than the previous owners to get back into the champ asap :roll: The new owner is a known rugby fan and has apparently only really taken control to se...
by longmover
28 Mar 2024, 14:51
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One - clubs in crisis
Replies: 247
Views: 130913

Re: League One - clubs in crisis

In fairness to Wigan, they had two owners in four years, a Bahrain based conglomerate and a Hong Kong investment fund, under whom these problems occurred. Their new owner bought the club last summer so is not responsible for the mess these losses indicate. so you think the new owner(s) are going to...
by longmover
28 Mar 2024, 13:59
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One - clubs in crisis
Replies: 247
Views: 130913

Re: League One - clubs in crisis

In fairness to Wigan, they had two owners in four years, a Bahrain based conglomerate and a Hong Kong investment fund, under whom these problems occurred. Their new owner bought the club last summer so is not responsible for the mess these losses indicate. so you think the new owner(s) are going to...
by longmover
28 Mar 2024, 12:28
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One - clubs in crisis
Replies: 247
Views: 130913

Re: League One - clubs in crisis

Wigan record £13.4m loss after relegation from the champ last season. https://wiganathletic.com/news/2024/march/21/phoenix-2021-limited-publish-accounts-for-2022-23-financial-year-/?fbclid=IwAR0aYbzjuePZysP2KvL1B6U3W39hqQV-Ie1kN_s4QemBihbm7lb_x1X4kkY We are ambitious for Wigan Athletic, but first, w...
by longmover
27 Mar 2024, 16:45
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: David Bloxham interview
Replies: 50
Views: 1536

Re: David Bloxham interview

Imagine some home fans prefer to drink in Parklands. for a guaranteed sold out away following making away only means away fans don't have the risk of being turned away at other pubs, its right next to the ground so no risk of having to leave a pub (they can get in) early to make kick off and pretty...
by longmover
27 Mar 2024, 14:08
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: David Bloxham interview
Replies: 50
Views: 1536

Re: David Bloxham interview

Iglu run the bowling green and other food and drink outlets. No idea what the commercial arrangement is, but a friend of mine who runs a mobile catering unit at events around Gloucestershire says it's pretty typical for him to pay a fixed pitch fee and then hand over 20% of takings to the event ope...
by longmover
27 Mar 2024, 11:40
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Robins Report Podcast
Replies: 482
Views: 104544

Re: Robins Report Podcast

Lloyd's harrying and pressing game is why he's caught the eye (not his goal scoring) and always thought he wouldn't be around too long with the way he's playing.
by longmover
27 Mar 2024, 09:37
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: David Bloxham interview
Replies: 50
Views: 1536

Re: David Bloxham interview

Money grows money. The club has little compared to others. If we had more money, we could employ more people, who could generate more income. We could invest more into the facilities, which would generate more income. Just because other owners are able and willing to throw £1m in, or are able to op...
by longmover
26 Mar 2024, 16:32
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Teams around us - Thread to season end
Replies: 205
Views: 12192

Re: Teams around us - Thread to season end

1985CTFC wrote: 26 Mar 2024, 15:56 Looks like Reading are saved

https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2024/m ... t-26Mar24/
Don't worry all this nonsense with them will be repeated in five years time.
by longmover
26 Mar 2024, 13:13
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: David Bloxham interview
Replies: 50
Views: 1536

Re: David Bloxham interview

We are still a bit non league off the pitch, is my personal view. The makeup of the board to me seems to lack the necessary skills and invention and willingness to progress to being a forward thinking League 1 club and beyond. Could do with better PR from the board, including a detailed plan on how...
by longmover
26 Mar 2024, 13:11
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: David Bloxham interview
Replies: 50
Views: 1536

Re: David Bloxham interview

I genuinely don't know, so this is not me trying to be clever with a sarcastic question. How many clubs have publicly published detailed plans of how they plan to move forward commercially? don't think I mentioned publicly publishing details (did I?) we need to work harder to get some more commerci...
by longmover
26 Mar 2024, 09:59
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: David Bloxham interview
Replies: 50
Views: 1536

Re: David Bloxham interview

The Einstein's are of course correct. It is wrong yo even have the opinion that it may be more cost effective to install a 4g pitch than spend it on Whaddon Road. Call the thought police To be fair - my comment was aimed at Horteng's dig at the club for having a negative mindset. Yet another shout ...
by longmover
25 Mar 2024, 15:15
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Our FLEETWOOD MAChinations
Replies: 14
Views: 877

Re: Our FLEETWOOD MAChinations

How Fleetwood are still in the league with their (now behind bars) owner fraudulent antics is beyond, pretty sure that financed a few promotions, best thing is his children are now running the club #fitandproper.
by longmover
25 Mar 2024, 14:00
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: David Bloxham interview
Replies: 50
Views: 1536

Re: David Bloxham interview

I know we've not had a game for nearly two weeks but I suppose content has got to come from somewhere. :roll:
by longmover
25 Mar 2024, 10:51
Forum: OTHER FOOTY
Topic: Forest
Replies: 6
Views: 168

Re: Forest

But as has been said before, Man City have 116 charges, not just a couple like Everton and Forest. It's obviously going to take a lot longer to go through 116. It takes solicitors a bloody age to do anything, no matter how much they're paid. And there's no point in just docking them points/demoting...
by longmover
25 Mar 2024, 10:47
Forum: OTHER FOOTY
Topic: Exodus at FGR
Replies: 18
Views: 603

Re: Exodus at FGR

asl wrote: 23 Mar 2024, 23:42 They're going to be suffering an exodus of fans, at this rate: https://forum.fgr.co.uk/post/humiliatio ... r-13130172
Hopefully Dane will be running the club soon.
by longmover
25 Mar 2024, 10:39
Forum: OTHER FOOTY
Topic: England Shirt - Coloured Cross
Replies: 7
Views: 172

Re: England Shirt - Coloured Cross

Are there any stats out on the sales of retro (non official) England shirts over the official product? Can't imagine many people are going to go down the official route at those prices or are they trying to target the affluent "occasional" England fan for this years Euro's?
by longmover
22 Mar 2024, 09:10
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One - clubs in crisis
Replies: 247
Views: 130913

Re: League One - clubs in crisis

Reading's sponsor, Select Car Leasing, are reported to have paid to cover the £1m shortfall in funding for March. Which would ward off the threat of a points deduction for now. (I find it odd how benefactors, sponsors, philanthropists or shysters can inject unlimited amounts of money into a footbal...
by longmover
20 Mar 2024, 14:22
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Teams around us - Thread to season end
Replies: 205
Views: 12192

Re: Teams around us - Thread to season end

Saturday is a day where things may become a little clearer with Burton at home to PortVale. I presume a draw would be the ideal result for us. A win for Portvale may give them confidence to go on a little run with their up and coming games. Again we don't want Burton getting 3 points and stretching...
by longmover
20 Mar 2024, 10:00
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One - clubs in crisis
Replies: 247
Views: 130913

Re: League One - clubs in crisis

What I don't get is why is there an issue now with the training ground? I can't remember any other manager at CTFC having an issue with it as much as DC has?
by longmover
20 Mar 2024, 09:56
Forum: OTHER FOOTY
Topic: Forest
Replies: 6
Views: 168

Re: Forest

I see all the forest fans are out bemoaning how unfair it is that they've been punished for cheating. Also their rationale for (over)spending was that they wanted to be 'competitive' in the prem, every team wants to be competitive it's just some work within the legal means and don't cheat. Agreed. ...
by longmover
19 Mar 2024, 14:14
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: The last two.- standing package
Replies: 19
Views: 1137

Re: The last two.- standing package

Pleased to see this and is a very good initiative. However, was very disappointed to read today that Exeter have been given the 1,500 allocation for the game on Easter Monday (of which they apparently only have around 100 left for sale). Cannot believe we are handicapping ourselves again allowing s...
by longmover
19 Mar 2024, 13:03
Forum: OTHER FOOTY
Topic: Forest
Replies: 6
Views: 168

Forest

I see all the forest fans are out bemoaning how unfair it is that they've been punished for cheating.

Also their rationale for (over)spending was that they wanted to be 'competitive' in the prem, every team wants to be competitive it's just some work within the legal means and don't cheat.
by longmover
18 Mar 2024, 14:22
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One - clubs in crisis
Replies: 247
Views: 130913

Re: League One - clubs in crisis

The drama from Berkshire continues. Wycombe have pulled out of the deal to buy Reading's training ground. It seems that a detail in the planning consent when the facility was built specified it's use a football training venue AND that Reading FC would be the sole user. Seems to have put them off. T...
by longmover
18 Mar 2024, 09:45
Forum: OTHER FOOTY
Topic: Gloucestershire football
Replies: 77
Views: 47370

Re: Gloucestershire football

Colchester have been given permission from the EFL to make their pitch shorter and narrower in order to cut out the worst areas of the surface to try and get games on for the rest of the season. total shambles, let me guess there may have been issues regarding draining but were ignored and built th...
by longmover
15 Mar 2024, 11:24
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One - clubs in crisis
Replies: 247
Views: 130913

Re: League One - clubs in crisis

There does seem to be an aloofness from Reading fans about the mess they're in. They seem to want to blame everyone and everything and unless it's helpful to them then you're the enemy. One guy on another forum has basically spent the last 24 hours completely slating Wycombe as if they've done it d...
by longmover
15 Mar 2024, 09:48
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One - clubs in crisis
Replies: 247
Views: 130913

Re: League One - clubs in crisis

Seems as though reading fans aren't too please with the purchase and some quite awful things being directed to the Wycombe hierarchy (on the socials) :roll:

with all due respect to Reading its hardly a football dynasty is it
by longmover
15 Mar 2024, 08:16
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One - clubs in crisis
Replies: 247
Views: 130913

Re: League One - clubs in crisis

Will that £25m be used to pay the projected £1m shortfall for this month...? Or has Dai just bought himself a yacht...? Sky Sports News reported that the training ground was owned by a different company to the football club (both owned by Dai Yonge) so I guess he could just by a yacht. Bearwood Par...
by longmover
14 Mar 2024, 14:55
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: League One - clubs in crisis
Replies: 247
Views: 130913

Re: League One - clubs in crisis

Wycombe are the football vultures circling above Reading at the moment, they appear to have purchased their training ground for what is likely very much below market value. Reading fans, unsurprisingly, are a little bit bent out of shape about this news. It's £50m worth of training ground. One of t...
by longmover
14 Mar 2024, 13:53
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: New Retail Partner
Replies: 8
Views: 381

Re: New Retail Partner

Positive news, the shop and the online version definitely need freshening up a bit. I popped in to buy a new mug before the Port Vale game (broke my "Champions" one - bad omen?) and it looked like the same old stuff that they've had in there for years.. sure you weren't looking in the boa...
by longmover
14 Mar 2024, 13:43
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: New Retail Partner
Replies: 8
Views: 381

Re: New Retail Partner

I feel we are almost non-league in what we offer within this space and whilst I do not know this provider it sounds like it's much needed and overdue to get us to where we need to be. believe me we are light years behind non league in terms of commercial products. light years. I've no idea if you'r...
by longmover
14 Mar 2024, 09:50
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: Barnsley and their defensive issues
Replies: 14
Views: 881

Re: Barnsley and their defensive issues

i'd take their defensive frailties over our own defensive issues, lack of goals and failure to see games out.
by longmover
14 Mar 2024, 09:29
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: New Retail Partner
Replies: 8
Views: 381

Re: New Retail Partner

Robin wrote: 14 Mar 2024, 07:58 I feel we are almost non-league in what we offer within this space and whilst I do not know this provider it sounds like it's much needed and overdue to get us to where we need to be.
believe me we are light years behind non league in terms of commercial products. light years.
by longmover
13 Mar 2024, 16:38
Forum: CTFC CHAT ONLY
Topic: As it stands…
Replies: 16
Views: 832

Re: As it stands…

Other teams are doing their bit to keep CTFC in L1. Honestly could not have hoped for a better set of results tonight. Sounds like Charles Breakspear dropped two huge clangers (a red card and a penalty) at Pride Park to give Derby the win over Reading. Seen the highlights - those decisions were ind...