It’s a great story worth celebrating. I hope the model they’ve got isn’t wrecked by the pandemic.
I could be wrong but I wonder if they’re actually better set up to survive. Ask yourself this: if you had an actual stake in the club, would you consider chipping in to help it through the bad times? I think I’d be much more likely to do so.
I was reading elsewhere that Exeter are doing well because their outstanding youth academy has seen them receive some big transfer fees, including a chunky sell-on for the striker Brentford sold to Villa (Watkins?). Sure, some of that is lucky timing but it comes from doing things the right way.
Spot on, out of the 30+ we have there are probably 7 or 8 that won’t figure in the match day squad unless we’re devastated by injury or Covid. Also some of those that make the squad will just be there to make up the numbers with little hope of getting on the pitch. A harsh assessment? Maybe but a genuine opinion nonetheless.
Sure, I understand in normal circumstances that fans would want more players but we have a squad of 30+ and we are currently not playing games in front of fans and we’re unlikely to do so for the rest of the season I would have thought.
Yes Mick we would have to withdraw like notts county did, Neil Ardsley believes 75% of the teams in the cup at the weekend would each have 3 or 4 players with covid, but his team like ours are been punished for doing the right thing in testing and states like I have been saying “ignorence is not bliss”.
Just like Orient losing out on their League Cup game against Spurs. Crazy.
October 27, 2020 at 5:43 pm
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And players can’t train in the meantime. Rest is important for athletes but so is training, it’s a delicate balance. This season is feast or famine in that respect.
A bit naughty perhaps, after all I find keepers do need a few games to show their best form but equally I can’t think of many keepers who’ve had a worse debut for the Iron.
Sorry if I seem a bit simple but why does it cost £100 to test a footballer?
Because they’re not entitled to the ones which the NHS pay for, by and large. I guess they would be if they had come into close contact with another person who tested positive but then they would have to go through the rigmarole of finding a public test centre with available slots, which takes time. So private testing makes sense but these things cost money.
It is ridiculous that the rules on testing are not the same for all clubs. I don’t see how a club that is not doing testing can be seen to be fulfilling its duty of care as an employer. That fact alone will undermine any attempts to get this season finished.
but they are doing a job that most young kids only dream about.
this path has been trod many times by young man who have got everything and more of what they need with none of the stress of the real working world
I’d have a read of some of the stuff Billy Kee has had to say since his retirement. It’s not for everyone.
Not sure why the man crush on Olomola WG. We have had a few professional managers and coaches none of whom have rated him.They could all be wrong and you right of course.
Personally only seen him play for us twice and he was shite.
Some players get better when they’re not in the team. Olomola is a good example of this.
I’ve seen a few comments about Watson being fouled before the penalty but wasn’t that because Onarise went flying into a bunch of players including Watson?
It’s frustrating because normally you could show your dissatisfaction by voting with your feet and keeping your money in your pocket but at the moment we just have to sit and wait and see what happens.
I expected a reaction last night and you could argue we got it but the trouble is that’s all we got!
Now we have games going ahead even though the manager & his assistant are unavailable. Is this really the right choice? Should the game not be postponed?
