Glossop Shrimper

Our supporters are complaining the same on our forums for the game against Rochdale

16 month embargo until January this year. As soon as that was lifted, the Consortium were announcing, almost on a daily basis, contracts renewed or new signings. I think it was 9 or 10 contracts renewed but also 3 new players. £60,999 spent. By comparison, the Derbyshire Times recently reported that Chesterfield spent £52,722 on 6 new player contracts, and 6 signings. Skint, yes, until the owner goes. However, the Consortium and new owners elect, have been effectively running the club and paying the bills since last September. Considering contracts weren't exchanged until December last that was quite a risk but they showed their commitment to the club. Then it gets complicated, way over my head. There are threads on our forums explaining it but too many big words for me. When the latest winding up order was announced, the Consortium disclosed they had invested £2.5 - £3million in sorting debts, wages etc thus far. Provisionally sale date set for 15 May.

Gateshead win tomorrow. You win on Thursday. And ... It's 4 Cup finals on Saturday. I know we're very late to the party, but after this season, just staying up was our hope, anything else is the icing on the cake

For a day at least, now Gateshead need to beat Aldershot tomorrow night.

Agree. Ebbsfleet tonight, whom I think will give them a game and a half. Their last game is against Boreham Wood who are just below them in the relegation zone so tonight is crucial. We played Ebbsfleet away last month (1-1). At the time they were top of the form table, and were a good solid team. On that performance hard to fathom their league position. If Dominic Poleon can play like he did against us, they're in with a chance.

There's still yourselves, us and Aldershot as well as Halifax for that last spot. The only advantage we have is that we have one game left, Rochdale at the Hall. Halifax have 3 games in 5 days, you have 2 in 3 (and will have to beat Halifax at the Shay) whereas Aldershot have 2 games in 4 days. I think they have the hardest season end with a long away trip to Gateshead and then Dagenham. Tiredness will creep in. I watched us at Fylde last Saturday who had played Gatehead 2 days earlier. Second half Fylde were knackered, and their pitch was pretty badly cut up from said game. That said I thought we play extremely well.

The irony behind that winding up order beggars belief. It was raised by the lawyers representing the owner in previous winding up petitions. They argued then that SUFC were a community asset, should be given time to pay, etc. They won repeatedly and secured multiple adjournments. Now, they're the plantiffs for monies owed to them by the owner! That debt, £450k, will pass to the new consortium, who will pay once they become the legal owners of the club. Since contracts were exchanged last December, the consortium have invested £2 - £3m in the club, agreements made with creditors to defer debts until it's sold, especially to keep the electricity on, and water flowing. This law firm can't wait. Understandable if hey were skint, but our supporters looked at their accounts at Compnies House: profit £47m last accounts received. Court case next week. Adjournment expected, 'club is a community asset' and should be given time to pay, er ... I hope.

**** yeah! Now we're safe, all eyes on whether C*lchester get relegated. That would be the icing on the cake.

No chance. One of their games in hand will be against us ! That gives Wealdstone eleven games until season end in April. They are a part-time team (no disrespect intended), and they're going to be knackered. Long journeys to Altrincham and your BP in that too, and three games only 48 hours apart for each. That's harsh with neither leeway nor contingency to extend the season by a week or so. Raises the question again over player safety in the National League, where games are more likely to be cancelled when the weather is bad causing a fixture backlog.

Southend defender Gus Scott-Morris got called up. If anyone remembers from last Saturdays game - first half, he was the one who shot from outside the box forcing a bloody good save from your keeper Hudson.

It'll take more than a worldie to get past Collin

mmmm. . . If we win, or if we lose, the result is the same, I'll be drinking Wetherspoons in Glossop dry ... One day I might succeed too.

The Southend faithfull are staring to arrive Currently boosting beer profits in the Clayton Green

Barry Fry (Peterborough), Nigel Clough (Mansfield), and Andy Thassenhaler (Gillingham) were at the Hall for Tuesdays win against Altrincham. We're all hoping it was for their striker Conn-Clarke, and neither Bridgy nor Crowther. They both recently signed contracts so would cost a bit in transfer fees.

Ha ha! This is my 'local' derby. Not missed a game at BP for nigh on thirty years. Win, lose, or draw I've seen all three. All the joys, what if's, and the pain. At 3 o'clock I get to sing for team and county, at 5 o'clock it will be whatever. At the beginning of the season it was a miracle our game against you was on. Come Saturday, we have a brighter future, it's all about football again, and 3 points. Bring it on !