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« Reply #11190 on: Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 10:50:20 » |
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It's a terrible league and a bit of pragmatism (a big commanding centre back, a holding mid who can tackle and some wingers with pace who can cross), I honestly don't think it's that hard to get out of
If it was that simple everyone would be doing it though right? Its the richest league 2 perhaps ever and i think its therefore fair to claim its the strongest the league has ever been. So while league 2 may remain a terrible league, its not quite as simple as this. |
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« Reply #11191 on: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 10:03:11 » |
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« Reply #11192 on: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 10:14:24 » |
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There are quite a lot of missing factors not considered to be truly meaningful.
I think we knew the club was being run badly, it just makes me wear my orange beanie and scowl slightly more
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The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey
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« Reply #11193 on: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 10:49:07 » |
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Slightly related, but it looks like Rochdale are staring down the barrel of liquidation. They were infested with the Curran cabal a couple of years ago.
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« Reply #11194 on: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 11:29:53 » |
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Slightly related, but it looks like Rochdale are staring down the barrel of liquidation. They were infested with the Curran cabal a couple of years ago.
They’re actually fan run now I believe, and just can’t afford to do it. |
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« Reply #11195 on: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 11:33:44 » |
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Slightly related, but it looks like Rochdale are staring down the barrel of liquidation. They were infested with the Curran cabal a couple of years ago.
Good luck to them, they have been badly run for many seasons, I hope they find a valid buyer soon. Curran is an absolute conman. They’re actually fan run now I believe, and just can’t afford to do it.
And this is one reason I do not want us to be fan owned. |
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« Reply #11196 on: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 11:46:31 » |
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It’s really not Declining teams continue to decline. The really interesting stats would be how many teams turns it around and how do they do it? (aka how much money do they throw at it?) |
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« Reply #11197 on: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 11:58:18 » |
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It’s really not
Declining teams continue to decline.
The really interesting stats would be how many teams turns it around and how do they do it? (aka how much money do they throw at it?)
I think it is interesting, with your caveat included. It doesn't paint a full picture but it does highlight the dangers of lingering around lower L2 too long and hoping there'll be 2 worse teams than you. |
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« Reply #11198 on: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 17:07:18 » |
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Interesting point from Rochdale's chairman in the Price of Football podcast is there's lots of willing American investors out there, but not really entertaining anything but a 90% or more stake. Potentially dampens our prospects unless Kiely's and Parladorio's are willing sellers.
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« Reply #11199 on: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 17:51:54 » |
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Torquay have are or about to go into admin according to their owner as he cannot afford to run them.
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« Reply #11200 on: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 18:56:59 » |
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Torquay have are or about to go into admin according to their owner as he cannot afford to run them.
Same mob that fucked over Swindon Speedway! |
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« Reply #11201 on: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 19:51:56 » |
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Same mob that fucked over Swindon Speedway!
The Torquay guy is the guy thats fucked over multiple clubs before right? Promises ground development, and ends up selling it to developers. Or am i getting him confused. |
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« Reply #11202 on: Friday, February 23, 2024, 09:45:46 » |
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The Torquay guy is the guy thats fucked over multiple clubs before right? Promises ground development, and ends up selling it to developers. Or am i getting him confused.
Clarke Osborne took control of TUFC in December 2016 from a fan led consortium who couldn't afford to run the club ! His firm, Gaming International also owns Abbey Stadium and tried to build a ground for Bristol Rovers when Ikea bought Eastville. One part of the nature of his business is "buying and selling of own real estate" as per Companies House. Perhaps he will turn up at STFC next.  |
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« Reply #11203 on: Friday, February 23, 2024, 10:08:31 » |
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Clarke Osborne took control of TUFC in December 2016 from a fan led consortium who couldn't afford to run the club ! His firm, Gaming International also owns Abbey Stadium and tried to build a ground for Bristol Rovers when Ikea bought Eastville. One part of the nature of his business is "buying and selling of own real estate" as per Companies House. Perhaps he will turn up at STFC next. Think we already have that here don’t we?! Let’s be brutally honest here, the only reason Morfuni got involved here was to try and make money from any ground redevelopment. |
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tans
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« Reply #11204 on: Friday, February 23, 2024, 10:11:23 » |
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Not STFC related, but i see Grimsby have appointed Polly Bancroft as a CEO
Man Utd head of womens football. Before joining United, she was women’s team General Manager at Brighton & Hove Albion, director of the women’s team at Nottingham Forest and also held roles with UEFA and the FA.
So what i am saying is, there are people out there with football experience to do the role
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