RobOAFC

I'd guess the £1600 a week average is related to all costs of signing the players e.g. signing on fees & relocation costs etc aswell as wage.

They can play at Chapel Road can't they if they just want a game.

They can play on Clayton fields if they just want a game!

I thought I'd read the issue was the drainage not working properly and the excess water is killing the grass

Isn't there a brook or something that runs underneath the pitch? Supposedly the North Stand has impacted the drainage of this so it just builds up. Since we've built the new stand when its rained for a while you can see that part of the pitch from chaddy end penalty box (north stand side of the penalty area D) to just past halfway RRE side is more of a bog.

Clubs twitter account is quiet for a matchday...

Both Taylor and O'Neill have played very little first team football this season and have now both played 5 first team matches within 14 days. They have both shown glimpses of what they can offer and will start to be more consistent once their match fitness increases and the schedule less hectic. Hopefully!

Looks like we're cut adrift of Chesterfield now and vitally we haven't given valueable ground away to Swindon in a game they ought to have won.

 

Onwards we go.

Would have preferred Chesterfield to win or at least draw as it would have kept some space between us and Bury.

However, good away point and now gives the players a full week to recover until the next game especially those who haven't played much this season.

Would have suited us.

Maybe. Carlisle just sold someone to Bradford so seem to have a bit of money to spend.

Jamie Proctor would be a good one.

Gone to Carlisle.

Maybe I'm being a bit thick, but what does that tell us?

That Aiden O'Neill has just signed!

 

Does he still play wide? I thought I'd read he was more central nowadays...?

Think he played on the wing for Millwall. If not then he could easily fit in the current formation in any of Green/Banks/Flynn's current positions.

I see Corneys bitch is piping up again.

Don't :censored: yourself now...

I find it difficult to believe that of all those present nobody suggested filming the meeting on their phone, already there is confusion between what was said and what's been documented in the minutes of the meeting, if it had been filmed there would of been no need to take minutes.

Go along to the next meeting then and offer your advice.

Spoke to a Bolton fan today they would be glad for him to go and it frees up a place for them to bring someone else in as they

are still in an embargo. I think a deal will be done before the end of the window.

If Bolton are happy for him to go I wonder whether we could get him on a permanent deal? Would still leave us with the option of signing someone else on loan.

Think he had a fallout with them at Dale

Apparently he was booed off by them at Dale.

Banks should be fined for that dive. He could either have had a shot or played in McLaughlin who I think would have been 1v1. Instead he dives to try win a FK on edge of the box. Disgraceful.

Need to sign x2 CM's, LB and a pacey winger at least before the window shuts.

Wenger given four match ban for verbally abusing and pushing fourth official.

I wonder whether they will release what Wenger said...

NNN - will they still get posted if the club hasn't got back to you?

So we get new fans coming along for a free match and then we stick the prices back up to 24 quid?

 

Mindless if that's the case.

Had a quick look on the Bradford site and adult tickets were £20 which was the advance price before the the reduced price offer.

Once again it's a short term view from the board. They'll be back moaning about hardly any fans turning up again soon.

I am trying to understand why from a marketing perspective you would do it way they have - and cannot think of any good reason.

 

But from a financial perspective you wouldn't want to reduce prices for the big away crowds would you?

I can understand it from a financial perspective. Just the fact that they were advertising us as having the lowest league one prices at the P'boro game but then (without actually saying anything) put the prices back up. It's an easy way to annoy and put off anyone thinking about coming to the game.

You couldn't turn up and pay £15 anyway, even when the offer was on.

Even so, it's false advertising from the club and will just annoy and potentially put off any returning fans.

Maybe it'll be reintroduced after Bradford and their 3000+ fans have been and gone at full price?

Maybe. Maybe not.

Although if it is full price then the club should answer as to why it was being advertised during the P'boro game that we have the lowest priced league one football tickets.

Easy way to put off fans who might have been considering returning. Turn up expecting to pay £15 (as advertised by the club) and then get told its £24. Club would be shooting themselves in the foot once again...

While I agree with your assessment that they used it as a way to bin him off for poor form, a discipliniary process can take weeks.

 

They probably waited for the FA report. Then gave notice of an internal hearing (minimum seven days?). Then a few days to make a decision. Then an appeals process.

Na, some mixed race fella with an Afro.. had the look of Marcelo

Ahh, saw Sadler in the line-up so assumed it was him.

He was a very good left back though...

Mat Sadler? Played for us on loan when Holden was in charge. Can't recall him being that good although that could have been down to the management team at the time though.