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We will get on BT Sport if we manage to be challenging in and around Wrexham, Chesterfield and Notts County.
Not full of optimism on that front.
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Having suddenly become interested in the National League about Christmas time when it was obvious we were heading there I have watched a quite few games including 3 or 4 with Solihull involved. Howe has consistently looked a decent player in what is probably the best footballing team in the division. Certainly capable of playing in the EFL and rather better than any of our centre backs last season.
Many young players do not mature and become consistently decent players until at least 23/24 and some even later than that. For every Ryan Yates who could handle it at 19/20 there are many Calum Howe’s and Jack Muldoon’s who need longer to get there.
That is what worries me about our current squad. Most of the lads have shown potential that they may have a professional career but only 2 or 3 of them (if we are lucky) will be ready next season.
Season starts 6th August
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I don’t know RB. Without new owners and 8 decent new signings I think there is a good chance we will only spend 1 season in the National League.
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Quite a low bar there Cass.
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No. Owner first.
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I think there is only one outstanding candidate for that accolade Awaywego but don’t get too down on yourself.
Second place is creditable.
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I don’t mind loanees but am totally against them having “guaranteed” appearances. Remember the lad Thomas from Leicester. Got 30 odd appearances without ever having one that justified getting picked for the next game.
Those 2 hopeless lumps up front as well. So bad I cannot even remember their names. One from Chelsea and one from Fulham who ended up at Southend. Neither had the mindset to play lower league football and barely scored a goal between them.
If we take loanees they need to be prepared to work for their place with everyone else. Also parent clubs should cover all of their costs. They get all of the benefit.
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There are 6 teams in the National League that get more people to their games than we got in League 1. Oldham are likely to be a seventh and possibly York an eighth with better budgets than we will have should the National League go with the salary cap as predicted.
1,000 season tickets probably means just above the 2,000 attendance mark if we do OK on the pitch. That is lower mid table in terms of National League attendances this past season so lets not get too excited about our playing budget for next season. Of course if you know who fecked off then the positive bounce might result in our 3,000 – 3,500 (ex) regulars turning up again.
I think I read somewhere all of the other possible large capacity venues had pitch relaying booked. London stadium had delayed theirs to host Soccer Aid – which obviously should be called Footy Aid.
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Get ready for 5 weeks of restaurant menus, latest season ticket prices and otherwise radio silence from the club.
There would have to incomings at ownership level before we can hope for any positive news on the player front.
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He is back at the club but he’s busy standing in for the absentee landlord.
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Took about 10 minutes of his first game with us to see he was a winner.
Mind you if Duane Holmes had played from the start the result might have been different.
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Wembley is busy with some glorified England friendlies.
Apologies Awaywego I thought the fact that West Ham playing there would qualify it as being their ground.
I will of course check the title deeds before making such a comment again. Mind you Swann has shown us how difficult it can be to determine exactly who owns a football ground.
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He was pretty short in both decades.
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At the moment I am kind of hoping the Cods win the play offs. Unless new owners arrive with a magic wand I am not looking forward to handing the fishy ones 6 points without a fight next season.
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Reportedly on £4k a week last time and was certainly not worth anywhere near that.
Doubt he would come back for £400 a week.
Decent player in his day but that day has gone.
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If you need cheering up search out Nigel’s message to Iron fans on the anniversary of the 2009 play off final.
You cannot not crack a smile with memories of that day and of a man who genuinely loved the fans.
Come one Nige you must have enough rich mates you can form a consortium with?
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