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jjvale_03

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  1. They've been so close to promotion over the last few seasons and pulled in very good crowds for their play off matches. They impressively knocked out big spending South Shields in the FA Cup this season, too, before going out away at National League opposition. It's about time they started climbing the pyramid instead of slumming it against Hanley Town. Be an interesting situation if come the Autumn they're going well in the Northern Prem and we're at the wrong end of League Two and we have someone 'on the books' who is clearly an astute coach.
  2. I know that our annual turnover is £7.9m and all the things you've listed will contribute a tiny % towards that. I also know the going 'price' for a league one standard striker and a league one standard manager, with the 'value' of both being the increased chance of remaining in this league. I believe the drop off in EFL consolidation payments is around 700k from league one to league two. Gotta sell a lot of pizza in the fanzone to fill that hole. It's a shame the club have prioritized investing in infrastructure with an incredibly low ROI versus making the right call on the pitch, where the real money is to be made and lost.
  3. Perhaps a little dim, but also leveraging my first class degree in economics to question your claims. Your theory only works if the demand previously outstripped supply. Are you really implying that previously the club were turning away corporate business over the summer months because we didn't have enough function suites? Are you also saying that on multiple occasions this summer we'll have a packed Robbie's on the same day as packed function suite? I struggle to believe that. Totally get that it brings in an extra £90k/season through extra corporate bums on seats (although a % of that will have been coming into the club as these fans sat in other stands previously) but to suggest that Robbie's will be a major driver of revenue (doubling, in fact) over the summer is far-fetched.
  4. Lots of positives from last night but still a feeling of 'too little too late'. As my good friend Topher accurately mused in the stand last night 'we have to work 10x harder than anyone else to score a goal'. The defensive shape was a lot better and the defenders did what we want them to do - head it and kick it and win first contacts. This is not the time for Smith, Jesse or anyone else to be fannying about with it so hopefully last night was a sign of things to come. We also forget that at this level, a big unexpected hoof up the field or down the line can panic opposition defences as we saw on a few occasions last night. Special mention to Jesse Debrah who I've been really critical of, but he looked the part last night by going back to basics. Massey and Mighton caused them issues with their pace and direct running. Massey is much maligned but was our biggest threat last night and we lost a lot of momentum when he was subbed. Bad choice from Moore, for me. Dipepa was excellent off the bench and actually held up the ball better than Wilson had done in that 2nd half. I've heard it said that 'he shouldn't be anywhere near the team' and other derogatory comments, but from what he showed last night he has a part to play in our unlikely survival bid. More negatively, Wilson's miss was criminal (the highlights don't show it amazingly but he tried a Di-Canio-esque scissor kick when just getting any body part on the ball would've been a certain goal), and then in the 2nd half he completely gave up and their best chance came from Willo just not even trying to hold up the ball and it coming straight back at us. So frustrating when we all know what he is capable of to see him playing with such a lack of confidence. I'm hoping that - like the end of the promotion season - he decides to do this alone, but I haven't seen any signs of it. Dan Jones is still a liability. I said the shape was better but his lapse of concentration playing everyone onside almost cost us in the end. He was also very lucky not to concede a penalty in the first half when he got completely the wrong side of his man and then barged him over. Again, doesn't look that bad on the highlights but in the ground it looked like a stonewall peno. Overall, the feeling that we're getting relegated from such a poor league stings. We played a side who are on the edges of the play-offs last night and they were garbage. I fundamentally disagree with people who say we'll struggle with this group of players in L2 next season - with the right application and a goalscorer added I think we'd be contenders to come straight back up. Still holding onto a slight hope that it comes down to that final game against Cambridge and we stay up in spectacular fashion. Or maybe I've not quite sobered up.
  5. Explain how the Robbie Suite will be bringing in 'twice as much' revenue over the summer months? (and will it start to recoup any of the huge loss the club took on the actual Robbie gig...?)
  6. Think this comes across as Smurthwaite-esque. Embarrassing.
  7. All those millions and still shopping at Iceland!
  8. Best memory down there is probably when Calvin Andrew scored with his arse. The matchball got kicked into our end and I stuck it under my jumper. Still have it in the garage. Hopefully they get sorted and we'll meet again some sunny day.
  9. Rather a 1000 hardcore than 3000 day-trippers. V V...
  10. All credit to him. When he arrived he was sluggish and overweight, didn't even look like he could cut it at L2 level. He got himself into the gym and came back fit as a fiddle. Played a huge part in our promotion, including a fabulous performance at Wembley topped off by busting a gut to finish off his former club. For him now to be performing to such a high standard in L1 is superb for him and proof that hard work pays off. We certainly didn't upgrade when he left.
  11. For someone who is responsible for 'everything that touches a football', then I'd imagine the league table was a decent KPI for that person, yes.
  12. Was gonna say - until I can sit in those lovely, unused yellow seats the Lorne Street is definitely not finished.
  13. Simon Atangana - a tremendous 37 minutes against Wycombe before tearing his hamstring, never to be seen again.
  14. Kian buzzing around Uche with Willo sitting just behind them is the stuff of dreams. How many points are we off the play offs?
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