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Post by casper on May 29, 2020 21:04:35 GMT
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Post by lagerman on May 30, 2020 8:29:53 GMT
I just listened to both interviews, they were both very interesting. Ian was just being open, honest and totally transparent, and l think all he can do is plan for next season and like the rest of us, just wait and see what happens but it's so hard not knowing when, even possibly if, next season will start in non-league.
But like he says and like we all know, when safe to do so, professional football, particularly the Prem, can resume again behind closed doors, whereas non-league can't really. It's all about money isn't it, the Prem particularly, have their TV money and other revenues apart from gate money, but non-league doesn't
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Post by saint68 on May 30, 2020 12:44:58 GMT
Interesting stuff. Ian can usually be relied on to give an honest answer. I couldn’t help but notice that for all the talk on bringing everyone together when the time is right, there was no discussion about admission prices. Either Radio Verulam were too polite to ask, or there was an agreement that this was off limits.
Back in Jan/Feb time I said it was probably time for a change, with Ian moving upstairs and a new man coming in. However, when we do eventually get back to normal (which could be a year away) I’m now wondering if it would be better to keep an experienced manager in charge.
Stay safe, everyone!
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Post by lagerman on May 30, 2020 21:31:42 GMT
Interesting stuff. Ian can usually be relied on to give an honest answer. I couldn’t help but notice that for all the talk on bringing everyone together when the time is right, there was no discussion about admission prices. Either Radio Verulam were too polite to ask, or there was an agreement that this was off limits. Back in Jan/Feb time I said it was probably time for a change, with Ian moving upstairs and a new man coming in. However, when we do eventually get back to normal (which could be a year away) I’m now wondering if it would be better to keep an experienced manager in charge. Stay safe, everyone! I said that too earlier this year, that perhaps it was time for Ian to move into some sort of "upstairs" role, especially given the extra tasks that Ian was asked to look into. But that apart, it was based on various things really, the way we were setting up from the start of games, how we were playing once out on the field, tactical and on-field decision making, stuff like that, and l just felt we needed someone in who was fresher and younger, someone who could freshen it all up a bit and bring some new ideas in, but now we're in the position that we are in, and Ian is still at the helm, perhaps his football experience will help us get us through this the best we can. Of course no manager though, has any experience of anything like this as this covid-19 is completely unprecedented, but it needs level-headedness and Ian might not be everybody's cup of tea, but he might be a right fit in the situation we find ourselves in. I'd like to finish by saying to all those l know at the Club, l hope you have been getting through this awful covid-19 pandemic, l hope you are all fit and well, and please, please continue to stay safe and do all the right things! |
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Post by davymac55 on May 31, 2020 7:00:54 GMT
no matter the situation IA was not the man for last season and shouldnt be next
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Post by bob666 on May 31, 2020 7:38:20 GMT
Listened to the Allison interview seems like a nice enough man. One thing I don't entirely agree with him on is if almost every club in non-league was making a loss prior to the crisis I don't really see the argument for a large bailout- as the model was flawed prior to the crisis. All this crisis has done is push clubs over the precipice they were already standing on. Any money has to be conditional on creation of a new viable model, radical reform. There at least as much interest in football in Germany as England and they have a larger population. As I understand it outside of the top 3 tiers football essentially a paid hobby- not your main job. Its crazy that some tier 7 footballers in the UK look to football as their main career. Non league needs to be proactive and make it clear how longer term sustainable issues will be resolved before asking for substantial financial support - also if showed a willingness to make radical changes it would strengthen the case for support.
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Post by sideshowbob on May 31, 2020 19:41:41 GMT
paying players large wages at lower non league level is a recipe for disaster with or without covid,if any of these players are that good they be at a higher division club. clubs with gates of say 250 are expected to pay out silly money to average players? the whole situation is a farce!
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