Monty Burns

21 hours ago, AndyB2 said:

We ‘got our business done early’ last summer. That went well.

 

no interest in getting our business done early for the sake of it. I have no reason to believe it makes one jot of difference at this level 

you have no reason to believe that leaving the signing of players until the last minute, when all the best ones have gone elsewhere, makes 'one jot of difference'??

hmmm...

1 hour ago, Dave_Og said:

A mystery based on the limited number of times I saw him. Seems to be as very infrequent scorer at Salford 

indeed. maybe they play him as a winger or in the Emile Heskey role?

whatever the situation l think Senior Luamba must be very proud*
 

*l stole that one off you

Luamba plays at a higher level than we do

On 5/16/2024 at 11:59 AM, disjointed said:

He is a crown green bowler who I had a game against last season, a gentleman. 

Now an OWTB Crown Green Bowls Day is something l could defo get on board with. and win!!

2 hours ago, AndyB2 said:

Haven’t had a season ticket for 30 years.
 

Last season, and to some degree the season before, were anomalies in that there was no correlation between quality of product and sales (the frank effect).
 

That effect (on crowds) won’t last another season as I have no doubt season ticket sales will be showing.
 

However, the last couple of seasons have proved that our fan base is there to be had (I previously wasn’t convinced of that).
 

But no business can expect its customers to shell out when the product is poor.

 

The new season is a reset in that regard and we will see a more honest correlation between product quality and number of paying punters.

 

Over to you Royle, Mickey et al 

good post. l'm not expecting any drop in sales, tho.

when does the early bird end? be an interesting comparison.

l suppose a slight drop will be acceptable..

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3 minutes ago, daniel said:

It’s not an increase on last year.

2800 is defo more than 2500

4 hours ago, aaronoafc said:

Liverpool and City don’t get linked with the same players as latics plus their season hasn’t finished yet FWIW

🗣lets not take me too serious during the off season..

or birmingham before you say 'lower league'

20 minutes ago, aaronoafc said:

I know?
 

Just an example of a lower league team getting some business done early, plus we get linked with the same players half the time

liverpool and city haven't bought anybody yet if we are doing random comparisons

looks s deliberately tough schedule, league teams at home and non league teams away.

booooo boyz must be excited already.

On 5/9/2024 at 1:51 PM, JoeP said:

 

That ain't bad numbers, all things considered...

nope, it is an increase on this time last year. completely blowing up redfleece's new mouthpiece.

funny shit

On 5/16/2024 at 7:34 PM, aaronoafc said:

Yeah I’m ready for some proper rumours and a few signings now. Chesterfield signed 3 already. I’m nearly as excited about the ones we bin off as well tbh. 

FWIW chesterfld arent in our division

10 hours ago, inspectormorose said:

Don't think you were scouting him the one day I was his strike partner.

 

Inter league game for the Nelson pub against a team from Barnsley at their pitch.

 

Our keeper had a better offer that day so our manager went in goal replete with Frank flat cap as I remember (ahead of his time).

 

In a game interrupted for 90 minutes by a schools cricket final who's boundary overlapped the football pitch we took the lead, twice.

 

It all went downhill from there and it finished Team from Barnsley 21 Nelson 3 (Naylor 2, Morose 1).

which Nelson? the one Tro played number 10 for? what a player he was

12 hours ago, Boyyou said:

Thought Chuks Akuneto was youth team coach, much lauded by BP1960 

coach yeah. Muzza was the manager. l'd imagine Chucks is now doing both.

On 5/14/2024 at 10:35 PM, League one forever said:

Do you reckon Murray was responsible for our style of play/set up? 

not if the youths were any indication

On 5/14/2024 at 7:13 PM, Boyyou said:

Even after releasing players we still had 19 under contract,plus the 3 young pros now added. There will need to be departures and names like Norman, Shelton, Sheron and Hogan have, we are told, been advised to look elsewhere.  That still leaves the likes of Willoughby and Nuttall who didn't figure in plans.

So yes, there will be a cull and no, the young pros will not be on only £150. 

And we don't average 7,000+. Not yet anyway.

ok sorry 6924, the best part of 7000 then.

l'm expecting Willoughby to be given a chance in pre season and also for him to take that chance, maybe Nuttall too.

clean slate for all 19 of them for me..

On 5/14/2024 at 6:51 PM, BradKnowles1 said:

Bit odd we aren’t looking at recruiting a first team coach. 

is that Brabins role?

On 5/14/2024 at 6:47 PM, PeteG said:

If they have offered Atherton £150 pw I'll guarantee he won't be signing any deal and will appear at a higher level for someone else next season. I think in order to keep him they will have had to offer decent terms as i'm sure he will have plenty of other offers.

we have had first teamers on £280 so l can not see an untried youth on more than a £150 incremental deal at this stage.

call it £250 pw its still less than a grand for all three of em..

1 hour ago, Boyyou said:

Perhaps adding to the rumour that MM will be reunited with coach Mike Jackson

potentially a good shout..

1 hour ago, Boyyou said:

So does that make 22 contracted players on the books? 

Doesn't leave much wriggle room. Roll on the cull.

weve just binned off about eight players, there is no cull and plenty of wriggle room. three youth players on £150 pw isnt going to dent anybody's budget, let alone a big club with 7000+ average crowds.

Good Luck Muzza.

must ne hard to be an Academy Manager with no Academy, tbf.

4 minutes ago, GlossopLatic said:

 

No course we haven't  but if you want to believe some of the defeatist we have.

l'm so disapointed in myself right now!!!