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Crown Grounder

15-12-2023 22:52

Re: Season 18

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Originally Posted by Lord Stiffupperlip (Post 1275986)

Well Val, shall we compare the current fortunes of Barrow v Stanley's present situation.
1. Do Barrow have a millionaire backer? .....No!
2. Do Barrow have bigger gates than Stanley? .....No! (av'g 3,200)
3. Do Barrow have a bigger budget than Stanley? .... No!
Add to that the handicap of being so remote, their current success is even more remarkable.
In many ways Barrow & Stanley's circumstances are very similar, except....
Could it be that they have a young manager who knows how to get the best out of his players & actually has an effective game plan.

Lord S......the answers obvious....they must be cheating!

Lord Stiffupperlip

16-12-2023 18:59

Re: Season 18

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Originally Posted by Lord Stiffupperlip (Post 1275986)

Could it be that they have a young manager who knows how to get the best out of his players & actually has an effective game plan.

Talking of the above, I see that the team Stanley couldn't defeat over 3 games were demolished at home today 0-5 by Ged Brannan's Morecambe.
Since he took over the reigns 3 weeks ago they're undefeated.
Seem to recall suggesting we could do worse than appoint him when relegation was looking obvious toward the end of last season.
We may well live to regret letting him go.

AccyMad

16-12-2023 22:26

Re: Season 18

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Originally Posted by Lord Stiffupperlip (Post 1276060)

Not quite correct, yes they hammered Donny today but they lost Ged's first two games in charge but have done well since with 2 wins & a draw

cashman

17-12-2023 10:01

Re: Season 18

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Originally Posted by VALAIRIAN (Post 1275978)

Your last comment is a tad harsh - in my opinion - your Lordship....

:)

aye but true they want shutting rapid.

VALAIRIAN

01-01-2024 21:31

Re: Season 18

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Originally Posted by Lord Stiffupperlip (Post 1275986)

38/50ths of the way there :)

:)

Mr T	02-01-2024 10:14

Re: Season 18

Just to clarify some facts on Barrow.

They do pay more money than ASFC and are likely to pay more per player as they only have a small first team squad and no Academy.

They train in Manchester and only travel to Barrow on home match days

Whilst they may not have a billionaire backer there owner is based in the USA (I believe).

Crowd wise they have a larger area to get there fans from as they have nobody to compete with!!

VALAIRIAN

02-01-2024 11:57

Re: Season 18

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Originally Posted by Mr T (Post 1276358)

Also, they do not have a Football Genius as a Manager ;)

:)

cashman

02-01-2024 12:16

Re: Season 18

we used to have one also

VALAIRIAN

02-01-2024 18:31

Re: Season 18

Cashy, after the performance/display against Salford, I fail to understand your comment my friend :confused: :)

:)

VALAIRIAN

27-02-2024 11:30

Re: Season 18

Have to admit that - with the fixtures we have had (home particularly) in February - I am disappointed that we are not over the 50 points mark......

The season is in danger of just fizzling out......... :(

:)

Watchdog

27-02-2024 13:15

Re: Season 18

Will be even more difficult next season with the reduced budget allocation for players. Having said that, most of the player budget goes onto the players who don't play due to injuries or suspensions.

cashman

27-02-2024 14:05

Re: Season 18

it has FIZZLED OUT we have been playing poorly for ages now.

VALAIRIAN

06-03-2024 11:41

Re: Season 18

Not just fizzling out, it has dropped of the face of a cliff.....................

46/50 of the way to 19, sooner we get there the better :)

20 will be very difficult................

:)

Crown Grounder

06-03-2024 13:02

Re: Season 18

Yes you're right Val, 5 points from the last 21 (I think) is relegation form. Form has deserted us in 2024. We need players back urgently......and going forward we need to ensure that we have a durable squad next season which means "weeding-out" players who are injury- prone ...

Exile on Spencer St

06-03-2024 14:44

Re: Season 18

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Yes you're right Val, 5 points from the last 21 (I think) is relegation form…

You’re not wrong, CG, but, however bad it is, there’s usually someone having it worse.

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