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Mrs Warbouys

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Re: Who might go down
« Reply #15 on: June 17, 2015, 02:01:32 PM »

We displayed promotion form for a fair bulk of last season, we really need to see the make up of the squad before reverting to the "we can't compete" "we're going to get relegated" "we're part time" stuff.

Of the players released

Parton - replaced adequately with deasey
Perry - replaced adequately with rankin
Williams - replaced Adequately with o'keefe


Gillespie - complete was of space time and money, anyone would be an improvement

Cav - will be a really big miss, we always have a better time of it with Kearney/Boshell/Cav running the middle.

It's always tough in this league, but let's have a look once we've finished our business
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« Reply #16 on: June 17, 2015, 02:34:58 PM »

This is a hard league and the fulltime clubs who have the much bigger resources or financial backers will always rise to the top eventually and the part time clubs very rarelystay in the top half for long.

Clubs it could be argued currently with bigger resources and decent squads etc
Grimsby, FGR, Eastleigh,Wrexham, Woking,

Then there the ones who should do well, have the resources but are in transition like;
Cheltenham, Tranmere, Lincoln, Chester, Torquay, Halifax, Barrow now, Gateshead,

Then there the rest,...about 10 clubs whose success depends on a mixture of good management, getting the right players and luck.

The surprise packages last year were Macc, Dover and to some degree us.
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« Reply #17 on: June 17, 2015, 02:38:05 PM »

Macc are not a surprise packet as with their funds they should be top ten us 17th about par Dover was a surprise
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Re: Who might go down
« Reply #18 on: June 17, 2015, 02:52:07 PM »

Smoke and mirrors at Macclesfield they had a Great War chest last season, regardless of what nonsense they put in the press.
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« Reply #19 on: June 17, 2015, 03:35:51 PM »

Macclesfield started with a budget of £220k which rose to £275k by the end of the season, it can hardly be described as a war chest. They began the season with only 4 contracted defenders and 2 strikers in their entire squad. Their budget this year is supposed to be £350k+ as they are no longer in debt.
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« Reply #20 on: June 17, 2015, 04:04:30 PM »

When people are so easily fooled it's no wonder clubs like to give out false information.

That's a general point.

Re Macc, you're suggesting that they paid off £130,000 of debt which is now being put back into the playing budget?

Really?...
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« Reply #21 on: June 17, 2015, 05:51:37 PM »

The figures I told you are 100% correct give or take a few thousand. I don't know how exactly how Macc's budget is a lot bigger this season, but I can have a guess. They sold a little over 500 ST's last season, their worst for a long time, mainly due to the uncertainty about whether Macc would have a club, and you also couldn't pay on card (again, because of uncertainty). They have sold nearly 600 already this season with only 10 players signed up and 6+ weeks till the season starts. Most of the ST money last year was put straight into paying off debt, whereas this season this has not had to be the case.
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« Reply #22 on: June 17, 2015, 06:46:32 PM »

Paul cox has been appointed manager at Torquay,ex mansfield manager
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« Reply #23 on: June 17, 2015, 07:57:00 PM »

Decent appointment that
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« Reply #24 on: June 17, 2015, 08:00:14 PM »

The figures I told you are 100% correct give or take a few thousand. I don't know how exactly how Macc's budget is a lot bigger this season, but I can have a guess. They sold a little over 500 ST's last season, their worst for a long time, mainly due to the uncertainty about whether Macc would have a club, and you also couldn't pay on card (again, because of uncertainty). They have sold nearly 600 already this season with only 10 players signed up and 6+ weeks till the season starts. Most of the ST money last year was put straight into paying off debt, whereas this season this has not had to be the case.
Why would a board or manager tell the world the budget they have they have basically told a smaller budget invade they did badly
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« Reply #25 on: June 17, 2015, 08:07:15 PM »

Probably add Braintree to that list
I would add Bromley as well
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« Reply #26 on: June 17, 2015, 08:09:16 PM »

They didn't tell the world the figures? He just said in a few interviews that the budget was very small and that it was going to be a challenge!! Everyone started then speculating and guessing. Those are the real figures though.
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« Reply #27 on: June 17, 2015, 08:11:23 PM »

This is a hard league and the fulltime clubs who have the much bigger resources or financial backers will always rise to the top eventually and the part time clubs very rarelystay in the top half for long.

Clubs it could be argued currently with bigger resources and decent squads etc
Grimsby, FGR, Eastleigh,Wrexham, Woking,

Then there the ones who should do well, have the resources but are in transition like;
Cheltenham, Tranmere, Lincoln, Chester, Torquay, Halifax, Barrow now, Gateshead,

Then there the rest,...about 10 clubs whose success depends on a mixture of good management, getting the right players and luck.

The surprise packages last year were Macc, Dover and to some degree us.
Chester and Halifax are both part time as well
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GB Alty

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« Reply #28 on: June 17, 2015, 08:18:06 PM »

We displayed promotion form for a fair bulk of last season, we really need to see the make up of the squad before reverting to the "we can't compete" "we're going to get relegated" "we're part time" stuff.

Of the players released

Parton - replaced adequately with deasey
Perry - replaced adequately with rankin
Williams - replaced Adequately with o'keefe


Gillespie - complete was of space time and money, anyone would be an improvement

Cav - will be a really big miss, we always have a better time of it with Kearney/Boshell/Cav running the middle.

It's always tough in this league, but let's have a look once we've finished our business

I see your point, but the replacements have only been like for like and as you say still no replacements for Cav or Gillespie

Also as you say Sinnott normally does his business early, as it is we looking short on what we had last season (and that was to few players to avoid only coming 17th - which was a poor finish) - never mind the hope we had of pushing on a bit

Of course there still time - but a lot to do for me

As it stands we will do very well to come 17th this coming season - and thats allowing for further signings
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« Reply #29 on: June 17, 2015, 08:22:20 PM »

They didn't tell the world the figures? He just said in a few interviews that the budget was very small and that it was going to be a challenge!! Everyone started then speculating and guessing. Those are the real figures though.
Why do you know the 350k figure for this season and if it's because you work for the club why are you advertising the fact
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