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Si Robin

I am hoping and expecting us to produce the goods tonight, no idea why, but I refuse to believe that after the season we have gone through it will all be for nothing. As far as the board is concerned, on reflection, my take is that once DB got the awkward question from Mark H, he didn't articulate ...

Si Robin

I know the likelihood is relegation will be confirmed tonight, but I can't accept it yet. Win and it's game on this Saturday.

We've got to keep the faith.

Si Robin

Murry seems to have a love/hate relationship with the board. It's not the first time he's been on the board and left. I don't doubt he probably feels a bit toothless at trying to get things he's suggested through - but I also believe that it's more down to a change in his personal work circumstances...

Si Robin

If you believe that, then you'll believe anything

Si Robin

duckers wrote: ↑22 Apr 2024, 19:51 A return for Mr Duff, I wonder. Barnsley a much better fit for him than Swansea

Doubtful - he's not well liked because of the way he left in the summer.

Si Robin

It wasn't month to month, it was a general working contract.

In my job I can leave at any time as long as I work my notice period - thats the contract Mickey Moore was on. He ended up serving his one month notice before going to Shrewsbury.

Si Robin

I don't think the issue was Mickey Moore going himself, so much as having no plan for when he did leave. At best, this was naive on the Board's part. At worst, reckless. We'd already had to increase his wage earlier in the season to keep him from going to Forest Green, so it was clear to a blind man...

Si Robin

Disco is highly thought of there to be fair to him.

Si Robin

Have you listened to the Trust podcast with Paul Baker? He explains in some detail why a CEO isn't necessarily needed at Cheltenham. Clarifies that we did in fact have one at one time and it simply didn't work. That's not to say it won't work now, I just don't think it's necessarily the golden ticke...

Si Robin

This is precisely what I mean. All season on social media we've seen "Sack the board", "Get Bloxham out", etc, etc... But none of these people have the slightest clue about what would happen if the board resigned en masse. The anti-Bloxham stuff is boring as well. As I said on an...

Si Robin

You keep banging on about it, but pray tell who takes over as leaders of the club.

I see plenty of criticism and little by way of solution.

Si Robin

We have an option on Pett's contract I believe, which means he'll be with us next season unless we let him go.

Si Robin

DC would have known when he joined that there was a good chance we would be relegated. I’m not sure we can read too much into speculation at this point. He has done an excellent job whatever happens this week and I really hope he stays. I agree. I think people are reading far too much in to Thursda...

Si Robin

What's incredible is how everyone flip flops from one extreme to the other at the drop of a hat. It's been run the same way for decades, as Paul Baker said on the Trust podcast - no outright owner, no one who can determine the fate of the club on their own, etc... In that time we've seen more succes...

Si Robin

Given he's under contract then as long as we're suitably compensated then so be it.

I don't want to lose DC, of course not. But much like he says about any players - if they don't want to be here then I don't want them here.

Si Robin

I don't understand why Bloxham is getting so much heat. He was poor on Thursday, no doubt about that, but he isn't a dictator and all decisions by the board are done on votes. Why is it suddenly Bloxham that's suddenly the bad guy and not, say, Murry Toms or Clive Gowing, or David Beesley, or Paul B...

Si Robin

He wanted to go all out in League One - but he wanted to do it without investing any money himself. He said he was going to invest £100k but the money never materialised. The bloke was a snake oil salesman, he got the support of a lot of people by buying drinks in the Nest and generally spouting ba...

Si Robin

I hope there's a special level of hell reserved for tossers who taunt the crowd of a club going down when they score, when they've basically had no stick from said crowd. What a anker. I wondered what that was about, too. I didn't hear him get any abuse from the home crowd in that particular stand,...

Si Robin

One thing that struck me today thinking about improving income was that I would imagine two of the bigger sponsorship incomes would be the shirt front and kit manufacturer We have had Errea and Mira both for over 20 years now if I remember correctly. Is this because they constantly outbid everyone ...

Si Robin

He wanted to go all out in League One - but he wanted to do it without investing any money himself. He said he was going to invest £100k but the money never materialised. The bloke was a snake oil salesman, he got the support of a lot of people by buying drinks in the Nest and generally spouting bal...

Si Robin

Ben, So key questions you might be able to answer, How to the Board plan to maximise the value of the Cheltenham brand? In the next 5 years how are the club planning to engage with school age children to grow the future fan base? FGR fan ambassador scheme is a huge success for example What is the c...

Si Robin

Simon's brother - Chips - passed away today (or yesterday, the tribute on Arsenal's website was this morning).

Si Robin

Apologies - forgot to post this one yesterday... The Robins Report CTFC @Robins_Report 🚨NEW POD🚨 This week, @OwenCTFC_ is joined by @MarkHalliwell1 to discuss: - A WIN! - Survival back on? - The time for inquests - Play off chasing opponents UTT #ctfc https://open.spotify.com/episode/4caB9fo0VCbQZvs...

Si Robin

That was Mark Halliwell.

Approaching for help is not the same as asking them to stump up the full amount.

Si Robin

Lloyd is out of contract in the summer.

The contracted players are:

2025
Max Harris
Lewis Freestone
Elliott Bonds
Liam Kinsella
Aidan Keena

2026
Rob Street
Tom King
Matt Taylor
Jordan Thomas

Si Robin

There does seem to be some revisionism sometimes over the rivalry.

I know a lot of younger fans absolutely despise them because we're so bereft of a rival, but a number of fans really don't care about them.

Si Robin

It's in Paperboy's post three above yours.

Si Robin

I know people want us to be better, that's good and natural, of course I'd love us to be in the premier league. But for fans to ignore reality to such an extent puts the board and chairman in an impossible position. They could pave the cycle shelters in gold and some people still wouldn't be happy....

Si Robin

To be honest, I don't think it's as clear cut as "they don't have a plan". I just think they don't know how to communicate what they are doing. Bloxham seems a decent bloke, but he doesn't strike me as a leader or comfortable in public situations. Clive Gowing actually made a lot more sens...

Si Robin

For someone who complained at people getting personal on here not long ago, you seem to get quite personal about someone I doubt you've ever met. Mark does buy tickets, he buys at least two season tickets and when he's not on media duties still attends games (he went to Carlisle as a fan). He wasn't...

Si Robin

Except not a single person has said if he's on the bench then he'll be expected to come on and make an impact. What's been said is that he is one of two fully fit forwards and has a contract as a professional footballer so there should be a space for him on the bench in case the other forwards go do...

Si Robin

He flounced last week over this very point

1985CTFC wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 17:11 No more replies from me on this topic you scaredy cats.

In fact no more from me on all topics, Wasting my time. Yipee you can shout.

Regency pay my £10 to CTFC to get a replacement for Lloyd. Should be enough.

Si Robin

Lincoln have been given a maximum of 1,055 tickets and are within the final 100 of those.

Si Robin

He was on the bench at the start of the season and even came on a few times but he's nowhere near ready for league one, still a kid in terms of physical frame so we all need to temper our expectations a bit there. I'm not sure suggesting one of only two fully fit forwards in the whole squad have a ...

Si Robin

I feel that is very favourable for us as I highly doubt they will have a new manager in place at that point and players will be less motivated. Alex Revell is in interim charge for the final couple of games. He oversaw their relegation from League 2 a couple of years ago, which they were reprieved ...

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