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Post by stones1 on Jun 2, 2020 20:51:43 GMT
Its being overlooked that one ex-aldershot player in Jake cole has joined ex-aldershot assistant manager and a cohort of ex-aldershot players. hardly as if every single club at this level is signing shed loads of players. Probably in the pipe line since lewington replaced him as number 1. dont this shows a lack of ambition in any way.
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Post by Stonethecrow on Jun 2, 2020 21:04:27 GMT
Last season with JS2 and Hak and months of planning and preparation, we still started the season lightweight and with too many weak links. Just doesn't give you a lot of confidence that we will be ahead of the game exactly whenever next season starts We will still be alive and kicking,many,many teams will not and if we have to struggle for one season until it all settles down then so be it ,if you cannot handle that sir then find another club who will satisfy your glory hunting nature 🤬 Alive and kicking eh ! At the rate we may just be alive but I doubt will will be kicking much. The thing is sword you have set your sights on Stones having a rubbish team next season so you won't be disappointed. Seriously you are convinced we are going to be so mediocre that preparing and planning for the a decent future is a waste of time.
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Post by Rob on Jun 2, 2020 21:07:42 GMT
It is simple to work out crowman. There are clubs out there planning for a brighter future and then there are clubs that sit, wait and hope.
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Post by Dan on Jun 2, 2020 21:16:25 GMT
Why do so many doomsters and pessimists dominate this forum. Swordy must surely be in line for an Olympic Gold when it comes to defeatism and determination that Stones must not get above themselves. The last thing we want is for Stones to prepare for next season, after all its not as if we want the Stones to do well. Lets be the very last club to appoint a manager and the very last club to recruit a playing squad. It may be a recipe for disaster but at least it will keep some supporters happy.
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Post by Nick on Jun 2, 2020 21:19:05 GMT
So BBJ you think there,s people who cannot understand why JS was sacked, well maybe it was something to do with us not winning a game in goodness knows how long, many clubs would of sacked the manager long before we did, as for wanting knights in shining armour to save the day I just assume you been out in the sun too long, let,s be realistic, JS was a great servant in the past but we as a club move on to hopefully bigger an better things. An finally why mention the clown no one else did, I certainly didn,t detested the man long before he became our manager. So who ever becomes ourr next manager he will get support from me until he fails. As usual JB, you missed my point, but Im glad others didn't. We all know why Jay was sacked, but we now know a lot was going on and with hindsight there may have been other ways of helping him and keeping him that would have been preferably to the new face that came. My point was that whether its Jay or Hak - which it is, as he is still our Manager - the Gravesend announcement today, and Jake Cole to Gloucester, and other news, seems to suggest things may be moving towards a season start sometime in the next few months, so lets not get left behind, confirm who our Manager is, start paying him, and getting him working so we don't miss out on the available talent that is out there. Sometimes bbj you say things and 'a bucket of frogs comes to mind' Other times you are right on the money, like now !
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Post by Rob on Jun 2, 2020 21:37:40 GMT
No one knows when the season will start and what leagues everyone will be in so what’s the point in wasting money in paying wages when no games are being played. Clubs will have no income due to no attendances at games. There will be a lot of players looking for clubs so there is no rush signing players at the mo. There may be clubs that fold so more players will become available. I can’t see how non league clubs can survive with no money coming in for attendances. Well at least you have got swordy onside rockstar. But do you really believe that pre employment contracts can't have start up and conditional clauses as to when wages actually begin to get paid. Mind you masses of time and pre-planning didn't achieve too much last season. I guess thats why doing nothing at all seems so attractive. After all what could go wrong ?
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Post by jdl on Jun 2, 2020 21:41:01 GMT
No one knows nuffink.
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Post by sword65 on Jun 2, 2020 21:51:17 GMT
Why do so many doomsters and pessimists dominate this forum. Swordy must surely be in line for an Olympic Gold when it comes to defeatism and determination that Stones must not get above themselves. The last thing we want is for Stones to prepare for next season, after all its not as if we want the Stones to do well. Lets be the very last club to appoint a manager and the very last club to recruit a playing squad. It may be a recipe for disaster but at least it will keep some supporters happy. Were you there Dan when the club folded first time around? Were you there Dan when we suffered that heartbreak? To be honest I dont care whether you were or not but for those that were and for you I hope that it doesnt happen again in the next 12 months. At the moment its all about survival, maybe you can have a trawl across the non league websites and see just how many clubs have put out the begging bowl to try and stave off death. We are fortunate at this moment in time not to be one of them. Is it so wrong of me to put the clubs survival above a pointless and meaningless attempt at glorious promotion next season. Maybe we could arrange to be promoted before the start of next season through the heartbreaking deaths of other clubs,would that make you happy Dan. And then what,listen to you whinging and whining because we as a club can go no further because of the owners refusal to sacrifice 3G. All good things come to those with patience,I have patience but not for idiots who want to put results above survival. As for the gold medal, well you can stick that right up your unworthy arse🤬
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Post by sword65 on Jun 2, 2020 22:07:25 GMT
We must be doing this We must be doing that We should be doing this We should be doing that Why aren't we doing this Why aren't we doing that Listen to yourselves,none of you including me knows what is happening and what is going to happen. None of you including me know how to run a football club so why dont you leave it to the three wise men who do,supposedly.🤬
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Post by daveu on Jun 3, 2020 6:16:19 GMT
Seems a bit strange that other clubs can begin to think about building their squads for next season, starting with the manager on a new contract. How the Stones will get any benefit from doing nothing for the next few weeks is a bit of a mystery. Oh yes, just think about all those players left out of contract cause no other clubs wanted them. For sure they will be cheap as chips. I doubt the club are doing nothing. I'm sure they are talking to players in preparation for issuing contracts when the situation becomes clearer.
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Post by headstone on Jun 3, 2020 6:44:29 GMT
I'm told Bill Williams is on a strict fitness regime during lockdown, so centre back is sorted.
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Post by jdh80 on Jun 3, 2020 11:04:01 GMT
I'm told Bill Williams is on a strict fitness regime during lockdown, so centre back is sorted. To be fair we do need a non nonsense centre half.
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Post by jakeyboi on Jun 3, 2020 11:21:02 GMT
How strange that people think the club should be spending money now on wages for a manager an what ever players he may sign, do they not understand that all the time the gates remain closed there is no income, simple housekeeping rules with no income how can there be any out-goings. I,m sure the owners will appoint a manager as soon as they know when the new season will start, as others have said there will be lots of players available so no need to worry about missing out on players, this season will be like no other season any of us have ever seen.
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Post by pieman1982 on Jun 3, 2020 11:41:10 GMT
There are some businesses and industries that have profited in a Big way during the Covid19 months. I’m sure some club’s owners/sugar Daddies who own some of these businesses will take full advantage and splash the cash on players before other clubs. We however are well publicised to use money taken at the gate and from the use of the pitch, neither of which have been making money for months! Also I believe Oliver Ash makes his money through real estate, which again is currently in a downward spiral. The good news is we do have a solid fan base even in hard times so once we start paying to watch again and the public can use the pitch we can pay players. This will be a last minute job possibly just before the start of the new season. We can only hope that many other clubs will be in similar situation. Survival and a club that is still afloat will be a good season!
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Post by steveh21 on Jun 3, 2020 13:37:18 GMT
We will be fine.... relax everyone. A club is its fan base and ours is solid.
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