Three Coaches Depart

[Tails]

Steve Hale, Scott Lindsey and some fitness guy all leave to join Cooper at Forest Green.

Lindsey is going to be assistant manager.

Thoughts?

[Nemo]

Does that just leave us with Embleton & Williams?

[Costanza]

Not that surprising with Scott Lindsay as Cooper brought him to Town.

Coaches come, coaches go.

[Nemo]

It's not just the coaches, the Robin's left too - mass exodus at SN1!

http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/article/rockin-robin-your-chance-to-haka-at-sn1-3125527.aspx

(note: you have to submit a dance video to apply - what happened to that video of Ben doing the Ricky Ricky Shakes?)

[A Gent Orange]

Does that just leave us with Embleton & Williams?

And sports scientist, physio, head of youth, masseur, analyst... There are still quite a few left but a goalkeeping coach is pretty significant. That said, club have known for some time that this was going to happen...

[ronnie21]

Steve Hale has been connected with FGR as a player before I thought, never played league footy!!   Was he a Cooper signing to replace Fraser?

[Reg Smeeton]

I'd imagine FGR have a bigger budget than us, so moving to do the same job for more pay is quite normal.

[nigel grays a postie]

Eco Power or whatever it is Dale Vince does clearly pays a bit better than whatever it is Lee Power actually does. So maybe El Supremo needs to start thinking a bit more New Age. How the hell do a tiny village team like Forest Green manage to average over 2500 attendances never mind generate a bigger budget than a town of nearly 200,000 inhabitants?

[Don Rogers Sock]

In powers defence here i have heard that Cooper is on a 6 figure salary. More than most managers in the bottom 2 divisions.

[Costanza]

Steve Hale has been connected with FGR as a player before I thought, never played league footy!!   Was he a Cooper signing to replace Fraser?

Steve Hale had quite a long career within Western/Southern league level.

[Flashheart]

Eco Power or whatever it is Dale Vince does clearly pays a bit better than whatever it is Lee Power actually does. So maybe El Supremo needs to start thinking a bit more New Age. How the hell do a tiny village team like Forest Green manage to average over 2500 attendances never mind generate a bigger budget than a town of nearly 200,000 inhabitants?

By having a mega-rich owner willing to throw his money away and/or racking up a fuck ton of debt. That's how.

[Tails]

Eco Power or whatever it is Dale Vince does clearly pays a bit better than whatever it is Lee Power actually does. So maybe El Supremo needs to start thinking a bit more New Age. How the hell do a tiny village team like Forest Green manage to average over 2500 attendances never mind generate a bigger budget than a town of nearly 200,000 inhabitants?

Because they are being bankrolled and will, eventually, fold when Vince realises there is no ROI (he has no emotional attachment to the football club). They might pick up a few extra supporters when they move to their second new stadium this century to be fair to them.

They are not very well liked in the National League.

[Power to people]

Cooper now has a good team around him that he clearly trusts interesting to see how he does

Lindsay has done well with the youths but the academy has been doing well as well so I wonder if that will be an internal appointment, but we clearly will have to replace Hale as a decent GK coach these days is a must.

Good luck to them

[theakston2k]

Eco Power or whatever it is Dale Vince does clearly pays a bit better than whatever it is Lee Power actually does. So maybe El Supremo needs to start thinking a bit more New Age. How the hell do a tiny village team like Forest Green manage to average over 2500 attendances never mind generate a bigger budget than a town of nearly 200,000 inhabitants?

Dale Vince is using FGR as a make weight in a deal to get a business park built on the M5, when that doesn't happen he will walk and that will be the end of them. They don't average 2500, it's closer 1500 for most games and the only reason they are liquid is because they are being bankrolled whilst he tries to get his business park! Not a position I'd fancy being in thanks especially as his plan is basically the equivalent of our once mooted move to Chippenham in terms of a relocation.. Are you basing your comment about there bigger budget than us on Reg's usual negative spin?

[theakston2k]

Because they are being bankrolled and will, eventually, fold when Vince realises there is no ROI (he has no emotional attachment to the football club). They might pick up a few extra supporters when they move to their second new stadium this century to be fair to them.

They are not very well liked in the National League.

2nd new home won't happen, it's near the site of a proposed incinerator and that's taken like 10 years to get through planning. There's whole campaign groups in place to stop it and Gloucester City will lodge an objection as its encroaching on their catchment area once they move back to the city in a couple of years now their planning applicaton has been validated.