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  1. Im with you. Played centre half, left back, right wing back- good pro and always puts a shift in. We aren’t getting promoted, and he’s good enough for this division. So no issue with one more year.
  2. It’s never that simple. People have their own circumstances, and if they can only make a few games they have as much right to comment as someone who goes every week. I mostly agree with this- especially the size of the fanbase/club, the vibe, selling to sponsors. Where I’d disagree is associated expenditure- I think season ticket holders are just as likely to miss as POTD as their game cost is very cheap, loads of times this season the announced attendance is nowhere near the actual attendance- and that can only be season tickets giving it a miss- but still included in the gate.
  3. They are mate. The conversation started with somebody saying- I hope those not buying a season ticket don’t moan about the playing budget. Agreed. But the key word there is aspect. They’re an aspect to the overall budget/incomings but nowhere near the whole thing.
  4. Season ticket sales provide income to the club over the Summer. Why was the closing date set for just after the last game of season? How can they set a budget when they don’t know which contracted players they can move on? But much more that- The season ticket sales last season generated circa 1.1 million. That’s 21.5k a week. We know Nors and Nutall are on very good money- let’s 8-10k a week. How are we paying the other 28 members of the squad if the season ticket sales were paramount to setting a budget?
  5. Ahhh. Riiiiiight. Well their ‘gauge’ of last season was an absolute country mile off what they’ve actually spent. So hopefully they’ll rethink and budget for a whole instead of a ‘gauge’.
  6. Of course- it’s a big part of the budget. My point is- season tickets aren’t the whole budget. . as this season obviously shows. There is no way last seasons ticket money alone is paying for the current squad.
  7. I know. But that’s a myth. We sold circa 4000 season tickets last season at £280 a pop. That’s 1.1 million. There’s no way we set our budget off that last season. Norwood Nuttall Reid Kurt Fondop Them five alone would be the best part of a million in wages. So what pays the other 20 odd players in the squad?? In the article on the official website it says our average home attendance is 6800- that is what the playing budget will be decided on. 1.1 million in season ticket sales divided by 52 - £21.5k a week. Circa 3000 POTD paying £25 for 23 games- gives you 1.725 million. 1.725 million divided by 52- 33k a week. Our playing budget is therefore anything up to 54.5k a week. Which is far more realistic with a squad of 30 players.
  8. Your season ticket buys you a season ticket not a superior right- Season ticket is important money over the summer, but it doesn’t fund everything over the course of the season. That’s where match day and POTD revenue comes in. I’ve spent more this season by POTD, than people paid for their season tickets. So by your rationale- I deserve a bigger say than you because I’ve financially made a bigger contribution. . . Or maybe we should realise it’s each to their own, no fan is better than the other and each individual does what works for them.
  9. Here’s what will happen. We’ll get enough points from, Flyde Alty, and Rochdale to still have a sniff. We’ll lose at Oxford, who are worse than awful- then win at Halifax- somehow we’ll still be able to sneak in but need to be beat Wealdstone on the last day and hope other results go for us. The results will go for us and we’ll draw - snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Flyde- D Alty- W Dale - W Oxford - L Halifax - W Wealdstone - D Finishing 8th.
  10. True, but it is beyond the realm of possibility that we’ll win at least 4 of the last 6 in my view.
  11. Yeah, the apathy has kicked in again. I only going on Friday because I promised my daughter, I’ve tried suggesting other things but she won’t budge. The excitement in our house is palpable. . .
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