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1. Some of [Shrewsbury's £3m] loss would have been down to Agents fees; I gather about a third of Shrewsbury’s loss was down to Agents fees . The amounts paid to Agents by each club has recently been released. It’s eye watering. During Season 2022/23, STFC signed 4 x players on a permanent transfer...

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robinsrule wrote: ↑23 Apr 2024, 20:29 Also, didn’t Peterborough sell 1000 tickets? So it seems that the Chelt fans had given up before tonight….

According to GloucsLive, Posh took 309 fans + 3,564 home fans = 3,873.

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It’s not good for professional football in England if we start to lose EFL Clubs. Obviously not. ... [but] the threat to professional clubs in the EFL is greatly overstated (imo). ... when you count crowds, revenues, participants, overseas interest, investment, sponsorship and media etc, English pr...

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... we are capable of getting something from a Posh side who will have nothing to play for... It's unlikely, I know, but Posh can still get automatic promotion if they win their last 3 games (would leave them on 89 points) and Derby take two/one/zero points from their last two games (presently on 8...

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It’s not good for professional football in England if we start to lose EFL Clubs. Obviously not. But the threat to professional clubs in the EFL is greatly overstated (imo). There was a real problem in 2002 when ITV Digital went bust and dragged a number of EFL clubs into Administration. But the pr...

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The problem is that there is no restriction on losses in L1 and 2. Only the Salary Cap Management Protocol applies which only requires clubs to pay wages up to a certain % of turnover. They can rack up as much debt as they like. Seems to me like FFP needs to be extended down the divisions. The reas...

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But as has been said before, Man City have 116 charges, not just a couple like Everton and Forest. It's obviously going to take a lot longer to go through 116. It takes solicitors a bloody age to do anything, no matter how much they're paid. And there's no point in just docking them points/demoting...

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Meanwhile the FA have rejected a request from the Northern League, who've had 20% of fixtures postponed due to waterlogged pitches this season, to extend the season. It means most Northern League clubs need to squeeze in around 20 games between now and the end of April. And we thought our run-in wa...

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I’ve stayed in the Coventry hotel for a conference. The room had a window onto the pitch. Very much integrated into the stadium. The flash new stand at Fulham will also have "restaurants overlooking the river, events spaces, a health club complete with roof-top pool, a boutique hotel and a roo...

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On the whole not a bad day, even Exeter within our own hands Was at Exeter v Fleetwood on Saturday. ECFC were ok in the first half (1-0 up at H-T), but had little or nothing in the final third. Fleetwood were beyond woeful. At H-T, FTFC manager Charlie Adam made 4 substitutions and it worked - for ...

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Re this hotel suggestion, as an outsider looking in, I have to say that even if Cheltenham doesn't already have enough* hotels, I really cannot see how Whaddon would be a good location (no harm to the good people of the locality). It's a bit far out for business customers, and away from the usual at...

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They say decisions even themselves out over a season but I really don't believe that this year. Every f#!$ game these big decisions go against us. Can't say whether they do or not, and can't comment on recent CTFC decisions etc. But as an outsider, I'd suggest that you really notice dodgy decisions...

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Curtis Davies on his unbreakable bond with Derby and the evolution of the centre-back The 38-year-old, who is contemplating retirement after the season with Cheltenham, has reflected on a special relationship with the Rams For all that Curtis Davies is trying to do what he’s done for 21 years and j...

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paperboy wrote: ↑23 Jan 2024, 22:35
Fuller wrote: ↑23 Jan 2024, 22:07 We need to spend £250k on a proven goalscorer. The chances are being made.
What’d reckon?
Agree, trouble is where can you find a proven goal scorer for 250k.

It would need to be a 30 year old with no resale value.

That fella at Charlton maybe? Alfie something?

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Coming from the town centre to Whaddon Road, the Sudeley Arms is (I think) the last pub on the way/closest to the ground. I've noticed that it has been shut this season, though in truth, the only time I was in it (3 years ago?), I wasn't impressed. Anyhow it has been taken over by the Dodo pub group...

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It won’t please people to hear, but the travails of the Shire sides discussed in this thread make the case for a Gloucester-FGR merger even stronger. From this outsider's view, there is a stronger case for a Gloucester City-Cheltenham Town merger. And that case has precisely nothing going for it! :...

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As of 18.00: Cheltenham v Carlisle and Port Vale v Wycombe in League One are among 12 matches to be postponed because of frozen pitches. Five games in League Two have been postponed, including Friday's match between Salford and Colchester. AFC Wimbledon v Crawley, Bradford v Doncaster, Mansfield v S...

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I said its far too early to call off. Another look later might have been useful. I did not say it will be fine. The Carlisle team coach will likely have been planning to set off around now, so I guess they asked for an early inspection, just in case. Thereafter it's up to the Referee and the Met Of...

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I said its far too early to call off. Another look later might have been useful. I did not say it will be fine. The Carlisle team coach will likely have been planning to set off around now, so I guess they asked for an early inspection, just in case. Thereafter it's up to the Referee and the Met Of...

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Yet another link to Sligo. Hopefully he's not just looking for another managers job, like Murray. Have to say, I'm quite surprised we will have a former international manager as a number 2! Must admit that is my concern or that D.C. goes and he becomes no 1. We need a period of stability on and off...

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Ihearye wrote: ↑18 Jan 2024, 12:31 Let's hope Ian has slightly more moral fibre than the last ejit

From his time at NI, both U-21's and Seniors, he was "one of the good guys", so I wouldn't have any worries on that score.

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Rather obsure query here, but does anyone know exactly how your former player qualified to represent ROI at football? His wiki page says he was "born in England of Irish parents", but this website says he: "... hails from the town of Cheltenham in England. However, internationally, he...

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Something strange going on at FGR? "Forest Green's FA Cup second-round tie at Blackpool on Saturday has been postponed due to a Football Association investigation into League Two club Rovers. A statement from Forest Green said they would "comply with the FA in their investigation" bef...

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Went to GCFC last weekend for the first time - lost 3-1 to Warrington Town. First impressions weren't entirely favourable - got soaked walking from the train station and through the city centre, then couldn't actually find the ground even after passing through the docks and over the river i.e. close...

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Ms. Cooper is 86. At that age probably everything is "better than sex". You know, like sorting out the recycling, cleaning out the cat's litter tray, or rearranging your sock drawer. Unless, of course, she has (yet) another book to promote and so feels obliged to provide second-rate journa...

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RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: ↑02 Nov 2023, 08:47 Perhaps CTFC can be pioneers of having free water taps/machines in the ground.

Spurs already do.

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Ipswich are a mad comparison anyway. English League Champions, FA Cup winners, UEFA cup winners. Their heritage is on a different planet to us. The majority of football fans, about 2/3 in most surveys, support their team because of family links: A parent, grandparent usually. It's passed down. Only...

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I was chatting to a couple Derby fans in the bar near CF at half time. Really nice guts with nothing but praise for Cheltenham and our fans I got speaking to a few Derby fans in the Spectre before the game - young lads and very friendly and chatty etc. While as the session wore on, the place began ...

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Meanwhile, we can only look on in envy as towns like Ipswich with about double our population attract 30,000 to home games... Look at places like Guildford, Winchester and Stratford and they don’t even have proper football league teams so we are doing well compared to some. No comment on Cheltenham...

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What’s the actual record? Eleven games is the current record, which as of last night we have matched, twelve will be the new record we set if we don't score against Deby this Saturday. The record has stood for 135 years. When Lawrie Sanchez took over Northern Ireland in January 2004, they had gone ...

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I am unqualified to comment on whether WE should have been sacked or not. But looking in from the outside at situations like this, I always think the defining factor should be: "Has the manager lost the dressing room?" Which doesn't necessarily mean that they dislike him or are continually...

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Ben3 wrote: ↑21 Sep 2023, 14:58 It’s a fools errand sacking a manager in the lower leagues.

Cannot agree.

For it is well-known fact that there is no problem in football which cannot be solved by sacking the manager.

Which is why Rochdale qualify for the Champions League season-in, season-out.

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For this reason I've always been impressed with where Cheltenham are as a club - to be in the 3rd tier of English football despite not being a traditional football area and a smallish town to boot is very impressive. Look at Worcester up the road, similar size town/city and the team is in the 9th t...

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Back on topic, we have had two opposing views above. One suggesting the mission is to finish as high in the football league pyramid as possible. The other saying the mission is to serve and represent the community. Be interesting to hear others. As a recent incomer to the town, my own view is that ...

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Some interesting background on Rubiales and the Spanish FC here: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FXFAeDXWYAE0Wz9?format=jpg&name=900x900 Note that being the Independent, it doesn't stoop to some of the more salacious rumours about Rubiales (sex parties etc) in eg The Sun or The Star. if anything il...

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