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Reply | Tom Eastman
at 01:09 17 May 2025
Glad he’s got another contract, and keeps him and his family local. No offense to the Jammers, but surely he’s better than that? |
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Reply | Summer 2025 - Ins, Outs & Maybes
at 18:53 16 May 2025
Very good news indeed. I'm particularly relieved to see Lyle is still in our plans despite his current injury (and age if we're honest). It doesn't stop others coming in with offers we can't refuse, but it is a clear signal of intent. I wonder if Scully is just a formality, and we'll pick him up as a free transfer imminently? We've never really seen the best of him consistently enough, but on his day he is a good footballer. |
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Reply | Auf wiedersehen, pet - who’ll be joining the great northern exodus?
at 19:30 15 May 2025
Incidentally, and so much for home advantage, there have been nine EFL play-off games so far, and Bristol City are the only team to have won at home. Let's hope Charlton (and of course Rochdale) can buck that trend tonight.
However, as I have a trip to Wembley depending on it, fingers crossed Warsaw fall seriously foul of it tomorrow night. |
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Reply | Advanced Talks with US Consortium
at 20:04 14 May 2025
At least she's still alive, though at 71 her cut-off short days might be (ahem) behind her? My vote goes to John Wick, that should sort out any negotiations with the council over ownership of the ground. |
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Reply | Accrington Stanley
at 20:33 13 May 2025
1962, and probably cost us the title, finishing in second place one point behind Millwall. Still promoted though. |
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Reply | Accrington Stanley
at 19:29 13 May 2025
Without drilling into this in depth, it looks like a problem entirely of their own making.
According to reporting, the clubhouse and hospitality suite were apparently built in contravention of planning permission, and specifically it would appear installation of sound-proofing. The club have been under a noise abatement order for the last two and a half years which local residents claim has been breached 'dozens of times'.
Retrospective planning permission was denied because of the noise problem. That was also the reason why the council withdrew their entertainments licence. With the club unable to earn revenue outside of matchdays, they have responded by saying this will force them to close their academy as a cost-cutting measure. The council have offered £140,000 to finance the academy for a year, and asked the EFL to help out as well, but owner and former club chairman Andy Holt claims that's not enough to cover the lost revenue as well.
It reads as if all Andy Holt has to do is install the sound-proofing that should have been there in the first place, and get both retrospective planning permission and his entertainments licence back - but will he?
https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/problems-facing-accrington-stanley-f
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq54lg2pl6vo |
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Reply | Advanced Talks with US Consortium
at 11:38 9 May 2025
My view on the video wasn't so much from a production quality perspective, more on the message I took from it. Since the Cowley's have come on board, the bond between supporters and club is stronger than for many years. My anxiety over a new owner is that they won't perhaps get that, or overlook it in a 'new broom' approach of sweeping (pun intended) change. The video suggests they get the importance of that connection, and featured it prominently - which I found kind of reassuring. |
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Reply | Advanced Talks with US Consortium
at 20:10 7 May 2025
Another significant factor that we shouldn't overlook. In 2026 the USA hosts the World Cup. That is going to ramp up interest in football exponentially in the states. I'm not going to begin to second-guess what that might mean, but the investment potential could be massive. |
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