National League Play offs Thread 2016. Who will win?

[The Jovial Forester]

Let's be fair though. If DV didn't keep appointing useless managers you may have gone up several years ago. Overnight you became a club capable of paying players 3 grand a week. Rare in this league.

Of course, it's not the model I want for the club, but it wasn't magicked up out of nothing either.

 

[EnglishRed]

Of course, it's not the model I want for the club, but it wasn't magicked up out of nothing either.

True. You aren't Fleetwood or someone like that.

 

[B2TF]

Of course, it's not the model I want for the club, but it wasn't magicked up out of nothing either.

Yes it is, you'd be nowhere near without Swampy's cash. To pretend otherwise is a lie quite frankly.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Yes it is, you'd be nowhere near without Swampy's cash. To pretend otherwise is a lie quite frankly.

Wouldn't be like we are now, but there are plenty of other ways we could have kicked on, lucky with a manager like Gregan was, etc

 

[FrankTheTank]

I put it to you that the "floating and once a year fans", such as they are in your strange little village, went to the semi final. To pretend there are more out there is delusional, quite frankly. Good luck proving your imaginary friends exist.

I think our core support is now around 1200 - those will go to 75-100% of home games, with about 1000 more than will go to between 25-50%, which takes us up to our average gate for home supporters of around 1500. Then there are those "floating and once a year fans" that took our home gate to 2400 at the weekend. There are supposedly 115k in Stroud District, that were trying to tap into but granted it's tough in a rugby hotbed.

You certainly have the bit between your teeth against smaller clubs B2TF and are on here all the time taking them to task .. what do you do for a living that allows you such focus?

 

[EnglishRed]

I think our core support is now around 1200 - those will go to 75-100% of home games, with about 1000 more than will go to between 25-50%, which takes us up to our average gate for home supporters of around 1500. Then there are those "floating and once a year fans" that took our home gate to 2400 at the weekend. There are supposedly 115k in Stroud District, that were trying to tap into but granted it's tough in a rugby hotbed.

You certainly have the bit between your teeth against smaller clubs B2TF and are on here all the time taking them to task .. what do you do for a living that allows you such focus?

Leave him alone he's on the sick.

 

[veggieeater]

And to think that Halifax turned down Mazher Mahmood offering them financial backing on 3 separate occasions.

The fake sheikh was quoted later as saying those Halifax Top lads were the only club in the whole conference and 3 tiers lower to resist my wonga- what heros to a man woman and child. May they progress to The Championship in 3 seasons.

Then I woke up

 

[B2TF]

I think our core support is now around 1200 - those will go to 75-100% of home games, with about 1000 more than will go to between 25-50%, which takes us up to our average gate for home supporters of around 1500. Then there are those "floating and once a year fans" that took our home gate to 2400 at the weekend. There are supposedly 115k in Stroud District, that were trying to tap into but granted it's tough in a rugby hotbed.

You certainly have the bit between your teeth against smaller clubs B2TF and are on here all the time taking them to task .. what do you do for a living that allows you such focus?

As regular readers will know, I don't have any issues with small clubs, only small clubs who try to buy their way into the greatest league in the world. I don't begrudge any club success that has been EARNED.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

As regular readers will know, I don't have any issues with small clubs, only small clubs who try to buy their way into the greatest league in the world. I don't begrudge any club success that has been EARNED.

Surely regular readers see your username and skip straight to the next post because they know exactly what you're going to say

 

[Gashead]

Out of interest, how are the sales for the FA Trophy looking?

Bit of a weird one. Halifax on a bit of a low after relegation and Grimsby have a far more important game at the same venue a week earlier. I guess having the FA Vase will help sales slightly.

 

[Sparrow]

As regular readers will know, I don't have any issues with small clubs, only small clubs who try to buy their way into the greatest league in the world. I don't begrudge any club success that has been EARNED.

You called us Tinpotters.

 

[FrankTheTank]

As regular readers will know, I don't have any issues with small clubs, only small clubs who try to buy their way into the greatest league in the world. I don't begrudge any club success that has been EARNED.

That's modern day sport I'm afraid. Why don't you start a proper grassroots campaign to introduce financial fair play or a salary cap, use your time wisely instead of banging on incessantly about it on this forum, where no one cares a jot. Or would that be too much hard work?

 

[slaphead]

........where no one cares a jot......

Judging by the number of FGR fans who still bite after all this time, there are still a few who care....

 

[B2TF]

You called us Tinpotters.

Never did, I called you Trainspotters.

 

[FGRJC]

Grimsby up to 10,000 tickets sold not sure what we're on...

 

[B2TF]

That's modern day sport I'm afraid. Why don't you start a proper grassroots campaign to introduce financial fair play or a salary cap, use your time wisely instead of banging on incessantly about it on this forum, where no one cares a jot. Or would that be too much hard work?

Far from not having a job, as you insinuate, I multi-task. Now that IS hardwork, although getting a bite out of the Mickey Mousers is shooting fish in a barrel.

 

[GTFCfish]

Found an excellent video on youtube some action filmed from the Braintree end, Podge's pen is 13 mins 30 seconds in for anyone who hasn't seen it.

 

[FrankTheTank]

Far from not having a job, as you insinuate, I multi-task. Now that IS hardwork, although getting a bite out of the Mickey Mousers is shooting fish in a barrel.

If that's entertainment you're a sad sad little man.

 

[GTFCfish]

Nice how all car parks near Wembley on 'event days' charge double or treble their normal rates, fucking robbing twats.

 

[B2TF]

If that's entertainment you're a sad sad little man.

Yet you keep replying to me.

 

[Tivvyultras]

I can remember when FGR were a real club before the dark days of DV. when people like Sid and Crusher and I used to give our time freely to help the club I honestly hope Grimbsby win, I was speaking with Scoot the other day and he agreed with me,its not the FGR we rember

 

[FGRJC]

I can remember when FGR were a real club before the dark days of DV. when people like Sid and Crusher and I used to give our time freely to help the club I honestly hope Grimbsby win, I was speaking with Scoot the other day and he agreed with me,its not the FGR we rember

Let me get the violin out....

So you'd rather support a club always in a relegation battle, close to administration and going no where??? So set in your ways.

Football clubs need to grow, when they don't you get AFC Halifax....

 

[Tivvyultras]

Let me get the violin out....

So you'd rather support a club always in a relegation battle, close to administration and going no where??? So set in your ways.

Football clubs need to grow, when they don't you get AFC Halifax....

we did on a few occasions we were close to getting relegated from the beazer home league mid. div into the hellenic league before all of you jonny come lately's we were the ones who help the club when we needed it the most where were you ????

 

[bristolbull]

was doing some work today in stroud and was told fgr have only filled 11 coaches and sold under 2000 tickets as of wednesday eve,surely that must be a wind up

 

[slaphead]

Football clubs need to grow, when they don't you get AFC Halifax....

Yes, they need to grow, but to get the best flavour they need grow naturally, sustainably. Not be forced, a bit like rhubarb. Surely Swampy knows that? How many of your Jonny Come Latelys are only there out of curiousity, rather than a real love for the football club? And if you don't go up in the next couple of seasons and Vince gets bored with it, how many will hang around when you're back scrapping in midtable? Genuine questions, not a wind up.

 

[Tivvyultras]

was doing some work today in stroud and was told fgr have only filled 11 coaches and sold under 2000 tickets as of wednesday eve,surely that must be a wind up

11 coacheds is a major event in Nailwoth the village will be desserted

 

[FrankTheTank]

Yet you keep replying to me.

Yeah good comeback chief. Sad.

 

[FrankTheTank]

Yes, they need to grow, but to get the best flavour they need grow naturally, sustainably. Not be forced, a bit like rhubarb. Surely Swampy knows that? How many of your Jonny Come Latelys are only there out of curiousity, rather than a real love for the football club? And if you don't go up in the next couple of seasons and Vince gets bored with it, how many will hang around when you're back scrapping in midtable? Genuine questions, not a wind up.

Yeah it's a good question. We've grown fairly rapidly over the last few years, but more importantly is the long term work that has been put in with local school swhere we have ambassadors at 30 schools in the district. This is long term work that will take years to come to fruition but now kids bring their families and then hopefully they will come by themselves with their mates over time, etc.. it's certainly not a short term plan and has taken lots of organisation with some good volunteers. Along with the new stadium, plans it certainly shows long term commitment.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Referee is Robert Jones: http://www.soccerbase.com/referees/referee.sd?referee_id=1717 Can't say as i recall him and I was at the Eastleigh game where he sent one of them off.

 

[FGRJC]

we did on a few occasions we were close to getting relegated from the beazer home league mid. div into the hellenic league before all of you jonny come lately's we were the ones who help the club when we needed it the most where were you ????

I'm sorry for being to young to support the club back then.... Maybe I could of tried to help at the age of 2??? Pathetic... I started supporting FGR when I was 12 being in a family that has no interest in football I think being an fgr supporter for the last 11 years isn't too bad, long before dale so shut up and stop making false accusations.....


And plus who cares when someone starts supporting a football club? We have far more younger fans than we did, going to call them Johnny come lately's??? Any support is good support.