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Post by 61666 on Apr 16, 2018 11:39:47 GMT
An issue in this league is that the 'right' players may not be available to us, because of where we are. Even then, some of our players travel fair distances, which partly led to the Macc débâcle. On the wages they earn, many players will not want to move house to play for us, especially given property prices here compare to the Midlands/north. Hence we mainly have to chose from who is available close by, hence picking up those from Bromley, Sutton, Woking etc, just as our cast offs have gone to DR, Dover and so on. Arguable that clubs further north have a bigger field to choose from because of all the above and there being more teams within a similar radius. A significant reason why we end up going for youngsters from nearby league teams, or taking a chance from further down, as per Ter Horst, for example. Overall, even more difficult to get the right players that might at first be thought.
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Post by pwoodstone on Apr 16, 2018 11:57:34 GMT
An issue in this league is that the 'right' players may not be available to us, because of where we are. Even then, some of our players travel fair distances, which partly led to the Macc débâcle. On the wages they earn, many players will not want to move house to play for us, especially given property prices here compare to the Midlands/north. Hence we mainly have to chose from who is available close by, hence picking up those from Bromley, Sutton, Woking etc, just as our cast offs have gone to DR, Dover and so on. Arguable that clubs further north have a bigger field to choose from because of all the above and there being more teams within a similar radius. A significant reason why we end up going for youngsters from nearby league teams, or taking a chance from further down, as per Ter Horst, for example. Overall, even more difficult to get the right players that might at first be thought. I have thought for some time, that the best thing that could happen for us, it that Ebbsfleet, Dover, Sutton or Bromley got promoted, so we could poach some of the players they release due to strengthening.
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Post by Nick on Apr 16, 2018 12:33:29 GMT
I wonder how many Kent based players we actually have in the squad My 'guess' is it's probably only about 4 from around 17 players Means plenty of commuting for most players and fairly average wages Somebody must have the answer (maybe НЙД).
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Post by jdl on Apr 16, 2018 21:28:49 GMT
I wonder how many Kent based players we actually have in the squad My 'guess' is it's probably only about 4 from around 17 players Means plenty of commuting for most players and fairly average wages Somebody must have the answer (maybe НЙД).Why always me?! All I do is use the stats that are readily available to draw conclusions anyone else could, if they could be arsed - not something as next to impossible as trying to find out where each of our players live! I don't even know where you'd start with that. You can find out where they were born and which club(s) they played for last, but how on earth do you wind out where they currently live? The only people who know that is Stones HR, and I'm sure they'd be only too happy to pass that info on to me...
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Post by gromley on Apr 16, 2018 21:51:47 GMT
The only people who know that is Stones HR, and I'm sure they'd be only too happy to pass that info on to me... Yes, yes Mr Putin - your flimsy alias fools no-one - now just cough up the facts - We're locked and loaded you know. (As soon as Delano works out where the fuse is you're toast).
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Post by ronaldostone on Apr 17, 2018 12:43:04 GMT
The only people who know that is Stones HR, and I'm sure they'd be only too happy to pass that info on to me... Yes, yes Mr Putin - your flimsy alias fools no-one - now just cough up the facts - We're locked and loaded you know. (As soon as Delano works out where the fuse is you're toast). Could be a long wait then not unlike when he will find the net
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Post by moley on Apr 18, 2018 19:26:14 GMT
Definitely
But as my 2nd team is Woking,
Read Cardsboard and they are acting like they are down already
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Post by jdl on Apr 18, 2018 21:16:39 GMT
Definitely But as my 2nd team is Woking, Read Cardsboard and they are acting like they are down already Swap places, us with them, and imagine this board!! Need five points from final two games, and hope Woking don't get a point? We're down. I've always had a soft spot for Woking and enjoyed our away day there this year, but I won't be too sad to see the back of some of their fans.
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Post by everywherewego on Apr 21, 2018 19:34:07 GMT
Where’s the “we are as good as relegated people” gone?
Would they like to come and revoke their statements?
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Post by pedant on Apr 21, 2018 20:27:08 GMT
Totally agree, where is the administrator when you need them? Can we get this thread deleted please? ☺ Its not a done deal yet.
A bit more patience needed before we audit our poultry.
Back in Maidstone after the drive from Chester and straight off to the chicken coop to start counting.
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Post by margate on Apr 25, 2018 0:18:22 GMT
I hear you got relegated in the end #saundersin
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Post by rollingstone on Apr 30, 2018 16:11:53 GMT
At the end of the day, we still just might stay up, personally I doubt it, so hope I'm proved wrong,but at the end of the day, this time me 7 years ago we were facing relegation into the ryman south and the thoughts of bringing the stones home was still not quite in our grasp, so all I'm saying is, it could be a lot worse... yes! i was proven wrong!!!!!!!!
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Post by nws on May 1, 2018 9:24:39 GMT
At the end of the day, we still just might stay up, personally I doubt it, so hope I'm proved wrong,but at the end of the day, this time me 7 years ago we were facing relegation into the ryman south and the thoughts of bringing the stones home was still not quite in our grasp, so all I'm saying is, it could be a lot worse... yes! i was proven wrong!!!!!!!! I hope you are feeling better. You said you were having breathing problems the other week.
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Post by headstone on May 1, 2018 17:47:53 GMT
I thought we all were!
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Post by danieljames on May 1, 2018 20:34:31 GMT
Where’s the “we are as good as relegated people” gone? Would they like to come and revoke their statements? Not sure we should be so happy. I quite like watching us week in week out doing well. If we aren’t going to get serious about this league then surely it would be better to go down. Guess we’ll see come autumn what the approach will be from the club. I don’t feel like I got my money’s worth this season so I’m unhappy about that.
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