League 2 General Chat Thread

[Bone Idle]

Northampton Town and the missing millions: A timeline of events

The story so far of what happened to £10.25m of council money given to Northampton Town Football Club that seemingly vanished.

www.bbc.co.uk

What is it with arseholes and football clubs.?

 

[denzel ecfc]

Northampton Town and the missing millions: A timeline of events

The story so far of what happened to £10.25m of council money given to Northampton Town Football Club that seemingly vanished.

www.bbc.co.uk

What is it with arseholes and football clubs.?

Still found the money to fund a play off winning campaign.
Not that I'm bitter....

Recipe for success: Dont pay your debts, don't pay your rent, screw everyone over.

 

[Indian Dan]

The thing is, money is available to pay wages, running costs etc. £300,000 has been lodged by the prospective new owners for such things.

Power has chosen not to pay the bills. He can if he wanted to, but he won’t.

 

[Agombar stool]

The thing is, money is available to pay wages, running costs etc. £300,000 has been lodged by the prospective new owners for such things.

Power has chosen not to pay the bills. He can if he wanted to, but he won’t.

And his cuntiness is coming out for all to see.

 

[kieran_vale]

Seems just an incredibly spiteful thing for Power to do. Our previous owner was a spiteful c*** too but his was more just in your face. Power seems to be all behind the scenes so it does leave you wondering what sorts of other skeletons in the closet will come to light once he is gone.

 

[Bottega Don]

We play Swindon first day of the season then Rochdale second game, huge battle between the crisis clubs.

 

[LordJord]

Still found the money to fund a play off winning campaign.
Not that I'm bitter....

Recipe for success: Dont pay your debts, don't pay your rent, screw everyone over.

No we didnt. That money was from nearly a decade ago and a previous owner. The people that have been screwed over are the people of Northampton and the fans. Still to this day an ongoing police investigation involving 100s of people and millions of documents analysed. All the money owed back involving any other debts was paid back immediately. Its the loan that the council mismanaged that remains outstanding currently.

Plus a stand worse off than what we started with. I am bitter about the whole thing, because it should have taken our club to the next level, instead its hovered over us for nearly 10 years and i still have to look at that pathetic shell of a stand.

But lets pretend that 10 million pound funded the signing of the mighty Vadaine Oliver who helped a bankrolled team findits way past an Exeter team that never normally lose in the playoffs.

 

[Gatekeeper]

As a new boy to the dizzy heights of League Football. Can you give me the rules on loan players?

 

[LordJord]

As a new boy to the dizzy heights of League Football. Can you give me the rules on loan players?

Not sure on total number allowed but I believe its no more than 5 in a matchday squad.

 

[Chris FGR]

Plus any loan signings are restricted to transfer windows only, not sure if that’s the case in the Conference anymore.

 

[kieran_vale]

Not sure on total number allowed but I believe its no more than 5 in a matchday squad.

Yep pretty much that.

Just to add for Gatekeeper can only bring them in apart from emergency loans for keepers during the transfer window and the players do count towards the squad limit allowed unless they are under 21. Apologies if am telling you something already knew there.

 

[Chris FGR]

Anyone know the exact rules for squad limits this season?

 

[kieran_vale]

Anyone know the exact rules for squad limits this season?

Not sure if it has been officially ratified yet but this interview a couple of months back with our chief executive indicated would be limit of 22 but keepers are exempt. Presumably so as the PFA don’t overturn it in court like they did the salary cap.

New plan for squad sizes will get Port Vale's vote

Port Vale chief executive Colin Garlick reveals clubs have discussed a change to the plans for squad numbers for next season

www.google.co.uk

 

[Boletus Edulis]

As a new boy to the dizzy heights of League Football. Can you give me the rules on loan players?

Not technically a rule, but some clubs loaning their player will put conditions/expectations of how much game time their player gets. Lowe said something earlier this week about it, and it is one of the reasons why he is avoiding loans this season.

 

[Gatekeeper]

What’s the rule regarding match-day programmes? Do clubs have to supply one?

 

[Luke Imp]

What’s the rule regarding match-day programmes? Do clubs have to supply one?

Unless something has changed since the vote 3 or 4 years ago, it's not compulsory anymore but I can't recall anyone not doing one.

That said, I'm not sure whether the vote was to end it being compulsory programmes or just printed ones.

 

[The Terminator]

What’s the rule regarding match-day programmes? Do clubs have to supply one?

Last season Mansfield, Forest Green and Morecambe didn't do them at all, Carlisle and Crawley did them for a few selected games only and Cambridge and Stevenages was online only. Stevenages has been online only for 2 seasons now and I'd imagine that will continue.

 

[denzel ecfc]

What’s the rule regarding match-day programmes? Do clubs have to supply one?

Not any more, according to this article from 2018

EFL clubs vote to end compulsory matchday programme publication

English Football League teams will no longer be obliged to print matchday programmes for every game after a league vote.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Fedora Dale]

We have apparently been taken over by a couple of random property developers, probably using someone else's money.

Rochdale AFC 1907-2021. RIP.

Lump on for relegation...

 

[chipmunx]

We have apparently been taken over by a couple of random property developers, probably using someone else's money.

Rochdale AFC 1907-2021. RIP.

Lump on for relegation...

well that'll annoy Scunthorpe and Swindon fans - they have already claimed relegation for their own teams this season - and unless all 3 teams go bust you can't ALL go down......

 

[Indian Dan]

I think we may know one of them. Curran is the fella whose son got a contract, paid for by daddy, and was permanently in the match day squad and actually got fairly regular run outs despite being totally clueless as a footballer. Obviously has links with the departing Lee Power who is trying his hardest to make our club extinct. Also noticed McGreal is being touted as your next manager - another Power connection.

This all may be coincidence but if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and sounds like a duck . . .

 

[Super_horns]

Full crowds to be allowed from July 19th so free for maximum capacity when the season starts.

 

[Bone Idle]

Full crowds to be allowed from July 19th so free for maximum capacity when the season starts.

We will be restricted to 900 whilst the clown dripfart is in charge of the welsh assembley

 

[valefan16]

Good news and will be a huge boost for clubs.

Having been at Wembley last Tuesday I’d missed it!

 

[AdamStag]

Delighted that crowds can be back.

Will be nice to see bristol rovers hopefully sell out the away end also

 

[BRFC_Gas]

Delighted that crowds can be back.

Will be nice to see bristol rovers hopefully sell out the away end also

You can count on that!

 

[GEORGE]

Delighted that crowds can be back.

Will be nice to see bristol rovers hopefully sell out the away end also

Yes -- Because we are one of the nicest bunch of supporters there are.

 

[AdamStag]

Yes -- Because we are one of the nicest bunch of supporters there are.

You weren’t too friendly when you got relegated!

 

[Robshep]

I hope Barrow fans pay attention to the last 10 minutes of this Italy performance if it stays 1-0 because you will get a lot of shithouse football next season.

 

[Super_horns]

I hope Barrow fans pay attention to the last 10 minutes of this Italy performance if it stays 1-0 because you will get a lot of shithouse football next season.

They did it on Friday night v Belgium.

Hasn’t worked tonight .