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by SCIAG
15 Apr 2024 13:13
Forum: The Team
Topic: New owners' top 5 priorities
Replies: 24
Views: 1672

Re: New owners' top 5 priorities

2) Bring back professionalism and normal Not much to say here. Let all staff and players know they'll be paid, remove uncertainty, bring back away day hotels. Tim Kilpatrick revealed to TTE this week that members of HR are getting in at 6am to cook players' breakfast in the absence of caterers. Goo...
by SCIAG
15 Apr 2024 13:00
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Magic Number Thread
Replies: 171
Views: 14037

Re: The Magic Number Thread

Elm Park Kid
LUX
From Despair To Where? I'm amazed people still don't get it.



Ok, so if Burton v Cheltenham is a draw, we’re down?


No you numbskull! If it's a draw then obviously we go into season extra time.

That’s before you factor in goal average though.
by SCIAG
08 Apr 2024 16:51
Forum: The Team
Topic: Squad Watch 2024/25
Replies: 23
Views: 1414

Re: Squad Watch 2024/25

Clyde1998 WM - Jack Nolan, 22 (Accrington) - Pld 40; Gls 14; Ass 5; Rat 7.22

Thought I remembered checking up on him and thinking he hadn't done well, obviously not.

Yeah, get him in. Nolan and Azeez either side of Knibbs with Ehib and Elliott to come off the bench is tasty.
by SCIAG
07 Apr 2024 17:01
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Magic Number Thread
Replies: 171
Views: 14037

Re: The Magic Number Thread

Mid Sussex Royal
Franchise FC
rabidbee Magic number down to 10 (12), with 12 to play for.

Are you sure it’s not 11 ?

[edit]
No, you’re right
Port Vale threw me


You can't get 11 points from 4 games so has to be 12

3 wins plus opponent dropping 2.
by SCIAG
07 Apr 2024 16:59
Forum: The Team
Topic: Squad Watch 2024/25
Replies: 23
Views: 1414

Re: Squad Watch 2024/25

@Sutekh - we sold Taylan Harris to Luton in January. For me... Happy to let Pereira go as part of cost-cutting, though also happy for him to stay. Inclined to have either Andresson or CBC as back-up to Button while the other goes out on loan. Defence: renew Abrefa, Mbengue, Dorsett, Mola or NGW, and...
by SCIAG
04 Apr 2024 15:41
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Magic Number Thread
Replies: 171
Views: 14037

Re: The Magic Number Thread

Bad. It means the owners have to cut more and lose more to start with. And it's longer and harder to get back to a level our facilities are appropriate for and possible to manage sustainably more than short term. Definitely bad. I would imagine that the new prospective owners will be offering a sum...
by SCIAG
01 Apr 2024 12:03
Forum: The Team
Topic: The non snowball stat thread
Replies: 49
Views: 2485

Re: The non snowball stat thread

It isn’t even correct in the modern era - Louie Soares scored for Barbados, Ji Dong Won has eleven goals for South Korea, Shandon Baptiste has scored for Grenada… tbf quite difficult to be exhaustive.
by SCIAG
29 Mar 2024 23:38
Forum: The Team
Topic: Who do we want to play next season?
Replies: 29
Views: 2226

Re: Who do we want to play next season?

On one hand I'd like my local team, AFC Wimbledon, to go up. On the other I wouldn't because it would make the station hell on matchdays if they drew one of the big boys (which remarkably includes us). The automatic spots are probably between the top five, of whom only MK Dons are remotely easy to g...
by SCIAG
24 Mar 2024 18:09
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3280
Views: 1530406

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Won't somebody please think of the footballers! If you put it into context If one of us earns more than a nurse we are likely to live a more expensive lifestyle than a nurse - have a bigger mortgage, have more kids, have a more expensive car on lease, that sort of thing. Maybe if you expect to earn...
by SCIAG
23 Mar 2024 16:53
Forum: The Team
Topic: Have your go at being ITK
Replies: 60
Views: 3919

Re: Have your go at being ITK

Franchise FC
morganb
Franchise FC According to mine, he told me don’t worry, be happy


Did you hear it through the grapevine?

My source also expects there to be an exodus

That matches up with my source, who said that he shot the sheriff but not the deputy. I took this to mean that Dayong Pang is still alive.
by SCIAG
22 Mar 2024 21:56
Forum: The Team
Topic: Have your go at being ITK
Replies: 60
Views: 3919

Re: Have your go at being ITK

I have some predictions for next week:

- People might think there will be news on Monday, but no.
- On Tuesday, the sun will rise and set.
- THere will be a Wednesday as scheduled.
- Sources indicate Thursday
- There will be no Friday due to the Bank Holiday
by SCIAG
22 Mar 2024 21:56
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3280
Views: 1530406

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Dai basically made two mistakes, but they're both pretty bad. 1) Put too much of his own money into the squad rather than follow the profit and sustainability rules (which would probably have led to better recruitment), ultimately forcing us to work under EFL sanctions for years on end. 2) Ran out ...
by SCIAG
22 Mar 2024 11:52
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3280
Views: 1530406

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Dai basically made two mistakes, but they're both pretty bad. 1) Put too much of his own money into the squad rather than follow the profit and sustainability rules (which would probably have led to better recruitment), ultimately forcing us to work under EFL sanctions for years on end. 2) Ran out o...
by SCIAG
22 Mar 2024 11:08
Forum: The Team
Topic: Anyone For Chinese?
Replies: 947
Views: 294824

Re: Anyone For Chinese?

I'm not sure there's a site big enough to build a new stadium in the town centre. It's not just the footprint of the stadium that you have to consider so it's a complete non starter IMO. Quite. Think the only possibility is demolishing the Broad Street Mall and entirely reworking that end of Broad ...
by SCIAG
21 Mar 2024 16:00
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3125
Views: 1422212

Re: Ex Players

Interesting read on Greg Halford and his autism diagnosis. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68617366 His Premier League break came at Reading, becoming their record signing in January 2007. However, a first transfer was always going to be tricky. "It was the first move to Reading where I'd...
by SCIAG
19 Mar 2024 18:42
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16
Replies: 7517
Views: 1988716

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16

WestYorksRoyal Akande played one game on my FM24 save due to an injury crisis and scored a hat trick. Didn't play him again though, his stats were rubbish and my coach said he was a non league player.

Imagine how people would react if that happened in real life.
by SCIAG
19 Mar 2024 18:28
Forum: The Team
Topic: Should Hobnob contribute to the Club, or one of the supporter groups like SBWD?
Replies: 18
Views: 1133

Re: Should Hobnob contribute to the Club, or one of the supporter groups like SBWD?

A very fair point! I'll have to check the numbers! Back in the day this used to run at a loss and I'd have to put my own money in to pay for what was (back then) obscene bandwidth. That was when I had to put in restrictions on images and avatar sizes to restrict what I was paying out. Thankfully ba...
by SCIAG
15 Mar 2024 19:33
Forum: The Team
Topic: Wycombe will be culpable.
Replies: 80
Views: 9802

Re: Wycombe will be culpable.

MouldyRoyal I'd like to thank Wycombe for helping out their local neighbours, good eggs them lot

Not sure how they are going to keep it running, mind.

It’s like when we helped them out by buying Simon Church. Or when we helped Cork out by buying Alan Bennett.
by SCIAG
15 Mar 2024 19:32
Forum: The Team
Topic: Anyone For Chinese?
Replies: 947
Views: 294824

Re: Anyone For Chinese?

Palmer Park is difficult because of the leisure centre and adjoining football pitches and the car park being tiddily. I'm also not sure whether the internal dimensions support a football pitch. But yes that's the best option if it does come to that. Is there not a football pitch in the middle alrea...
by SCIAG
15 Mar 2024 19:25
Forum: The Team
Topic: The phoenix club thread
Replies: 67
Views: 3977

Re: The phoenix club thread

It might sound ridiculous but if the council could be encouraged to buy the Mad Stad then it's not something to be ruled out. I'd ask the question. Easier to rent off the council and if the club is well supported, it'll shoot through the leagues. It might be a lot of fun but it's still something I ...
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