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saleiron wrote:

That’s before you think about the playing budget and re-establishing an academy.

Rene Artois wrote:

No.
Wealthier owners or additional opulent owners needed.
Current squad is sub standard.
A complete squad overhaul would be required for L2
Could the current owners finance that … outright … or … with more loans?
It’d be like trying to nail jelly to a wall in L2.
Consolidate, strengthen, continue rebuilding.
If we’re still selling scratch cards and having bucket collections – then we aren’t L2 quality.
Thoughts?

I wouldn’t bother with an Academy.
They are for the elite clubs with the finances, facilities, infrastructure and staffing to operate.
You can’t operate an academy on a borrowed shoestring!

A more efficacious route would be to install a reserve team.
Somewhere for any players returning from injury to achieve match fitness.
Somewhere for those not in the starting 11 plus subs to get match times.
It allows for 11 v 11 (all pros – the occasional apprentice could still be 15 years of age when he commences his program on July 1st) practice games, tactical / formation development, phases of play, 5 v 5, 6 v 6, 7 v 7 training “tournaments” etc
Most managers have a very short life span and want the finished article. They haven’t got the time for an U16 to come through and break in to the first team; lest alone an U9!

Then there’s the Goddens & Woottons – released before they’d being allowed to grow in to their bodies and become men and footballers. We all knew that they were goal scorers – but first team managers want the ‘light switch’ players, the finished article.
The majority of (small club) first team managers have no interest in the academy – as they are too focused on hanging on to their jobs and returning 3 points from the next game.
Which, if you’re a hire & fire club with no real Club philosophy & culture, surrendering to the wants & demands of every short term incumbents cries then it’s a pointless exercise.

The IPPP is a bog or treacherous quicksand to academies since its inception in 2012.
It grows ever more grandiose and is detrimental to small academies; they just don’t have the facilities or staff! It’s worse than school ofsted assessments / reports!

Then, if you do develop a player… you get PEANUTS!

A reserve team would serve us much better… I think?

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Rene Artois wrote:

About time we got the rub of the green and a late / stoppage time winner.

Finally!

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Bhuna5

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About time we got the rub of the green and a late / stoppage time winner.

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Bhuna5

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Not sure about this line up.
Think it’ll end with a defeat today unfortunately.

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Bhuna5

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1-1

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Bhuna5

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Awaywego wrote:

…unlike Dauch now 17 games this season without finding the onion sack.

Zero goals in 237 minutes with us.

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Bhuna5

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Whitehall’s saving grace is that he scores goals.

1-1

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Apollo11 wrote:

Rene Artois wrote:

If we continue our current ‘form’ then we could quite possibly get pipped at the post for a play off position.
It could end up really tight.

I said basically this on another thread a week ago and was shot down for it.

You probably spotted it before anyone else?
It is a tad worrying.

However, if we were promoted to L2… would we have the budget to survive?

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Bhuna5

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If we continue our current ‘form’ then we could quite possibly get pipped at the post for a play off position.
It could end up really tight.

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We’re really struggling with the back five.
More wing(er)s than Ryanair!

If Whitehall or CR10 doesn’t score then…

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Awaywego

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I’d buy Grimsby & Lincoln. Demolish both grounds and build houses on the land ;-)

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Bhuna5

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Live on DAZN

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Deereyme66 wrote:

‘the DECider is sitting on their bench’

Hope so. He’s ineligible to be a sub ;)

In his civies.

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Bhuna5

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Bhuna5 wrote:

Smith to be the worst signing ever ??

The Major says that it’s Kenny Milne!

£4k a week and a crock for two years!
£416k plus any win bonuses the team earned during his two year holiday with us!

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Scunthorpe 8/13
Draw 29/10
Altrincham 15/4

Big prices (considering our ‘form’) for Alty to take either one or all three points.

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He’ll be difficult to forget if he keeps scoring for them.

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Bhuna5

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Scunthorpe 17/20
Draw 27/10
Sutton 5/2

It should be a home win.

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Iron 2-0 Sutton

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Bhuna5

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Rene Artois wrote:

Howe About That Stan? A Round Peg In A Round Hole!

A cracking goal!

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He scored a cracking goal for Alty yesterday!
If Whitehall goes in the summer – will Stan deploy him as his No 9 next season?
Is Dec on a 2 year contract?

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Bhuna5

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I’d wager the pitch will be done on the cheap and it won’t be much of an improvement next season. I hope I’m wrong. Mr Colby & his gang did a great job back in the day. Such a shame it’s in the mess that it’s in now.

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Howe About That Stan? A Round Peg In A Round Hole!

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Rene Artois wrote:

10 of the 19 games have being won by a 1 goal margin.
5 games ended in draws.

15/19 have had tight outcomes.

It’ll be a tight scrappy game.

I’ve seen a 0-1 and a 1-2 AI prediction for the game… we’d be happy with either!

0-3… tight & scrappy… lol

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Bravo!

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10 of the 19 games have being won by a 1 goal margin.
5 games ended in draws.

15/19 have had tight outcomes.

It’ll be a tight scrappy game.

I’ve seen a 0-1 and a 1-2 AI prediction for the game… we’d be happy with either!

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Bhuna5

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1-1 is the shortest price.

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Should We Perhaps Go More Direct?

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A strange evening.

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Terrific thread with many great posts.

Predicted final table:

“Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory… lasts forever.” – The Replacement.

Step up to the plate guys!

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SODIron

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Deereyme66 wrote:

That was a cracking run and goal from Howe yesterday, for sure.

Brackley 0-2 Altrincham … Dec’s Goal

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