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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2024 4:31:39 GMT
Up in the championship perennial underachievers Sheffield Wednesday have angered supporters by announcing matchday admission prices between £45 - £54. Grossly overpriced at any level.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2024 7:19:12 GMT
Up in the championship perennial underachievers Sheffield Wednesday have angered supporters by announcing matchday admission prices between £45 - £54. Grossly overpriced at any level. Adult tickets for 24/25 season is £30. The opening games against Plymouth QPR etc are £36 |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2024 9:48:03 GMT
Up in the championship perennial underachievers Sheffield Wednesday have angered supporters by announcing matchday admission prices between £45 - £54. Grossly overpriced at any level. Adult tickets for 24/25 season is £30. The opening games against Plymouth QPR etc are £36 Then somebody is releasing false information for plebs like me to read. £30 is still too much in these hard times. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2024 9:54:48 GMT
Adult tickets for 24/25 season is £30. The opening games against Plymouth QPR etc are £36 Then somebody is releasing false information for plebs like me to read. £30 is still too much in these hard times. It depends where you sit and which category game. Cat A ranges £45-54 and would be Leeds, Sheff U etc I guess. Cat F ranges £30-£39. Cats B - E somewhere in between! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2024 10:05:16 GMT
Adult tickets for 24/25 season is £30. The opening games against Plymouth QPR etc are £36 Then somebody is releasing false information for plebs like me to read. £30 is still too much in these hard times. It is indeed still too much, but at the same time its good value compared to prices at the Gallagher. |
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Post by pinkpanther on Jul 10, 2024 14:44:19 GMT
I dunno. Ellul, Hoyte, JBW, all won the NLS too. Ellul and Hoyte well past their best now, too old. JBW I've not seen how he's been playing this last season. JBW was excellent for Dulwich last season, contributing several memorable goals from left back, and thankfully he's staying. If the whole team had performed to his standard they'd have at least contested the play-offs. I believe Dulwich spoke to Hoyte, but Folkestone are apparently paying silly money this season and Hamlet couldn't match their offer. (£14k a week is the figure I've heard, although I always take these numbers with a pinch of salt) |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2024 17:12:27 GMT
Ellul and Hoyte well past their best now, too old. JBW I've not seen how he's been playing this last season. JBW was excellent for Dulwich last season, contributing several memorable goals from left back, and thankfully he's staying. If the whole team had performed to his standard they'd have at least contested the play-offs. I believe Dulwich spoke to Hoyte, but Folkestone are apparently paying silly money this season and Hamlet couldn't match their offer. (£14k a week is the figure I've heard, although I always take these numbers with a pinch of salt) Great to hear. £1400 a week…a month you mean (even that’s unbelievable) |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2024 17:17:26 GMT
When you have Dean Rance signing a 2 year deal with Folkestone when he could still be playing National League or National South they have to be splashing the cash.
Jack Jebb is another one who won't be cheap.
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Post by pinkpanther on Jul 10, 2024 23:40:24 GMT
£1400 a week…a month you mean (even that’s unbelievable) I mean £14,000 per week. Chatham is reputedly similar. Dulwich won't be skinny, basically still a decent National South budget, but it's a fair way off that level. Ebbsfleet's accounts and spending are routinely discussed on social media at the end of every season, but there seems to be a growing number of other clubs throwing money at players, if not quite on the same scale. You can expect Hornchurch to be highly competitive in National South for a start, although there's always someone who still gets it all wrong like Eastbourne Borough last season. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2024 6:01:45 GMT
JBW was excellent for Dulwich last season, contributing several memorable goals from left back, and thankfully he's staying. If the whole team had performed to his standard they'd have at least contested the play-offs. I believe Dulwich spoke to Hoyte, but Folkestone are apparently paying silly money this season and Hamlet couldn't match their offer. (£14k a week is the figure I've heard, although I always take these numbers with a pinch of salt) Great to hear. £1400 a week…a month you mean (even that’s unbelievable) I think he means squad budget is £14K a week. This shows you just how silly Non league football has become in the past few years . Folkestone have recently finished renovating their clubhouse and the beer prices have skyrocketed in there so that ìs where a lot of the money is coming from by ripping off the punters. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2024 10:42:33 GMT
£1400 a week…a month you mean (even that’s unbelievable) I mean £14,000 per week. Chatham is reputedly similar. Dulwich won't be skinny, basically still a decent National South budget, but it's a fair way off that level. Ebbsfleet's accounts and spending are routinely discussed on social media at the end of every season, but there seems to be a growing number of other clubs throwing money at players, if not quite on the same scale. You can expect Hornchurch to be highly competitive in National South for a start, although there's always someone who still gets it all wrong like Eastbourne Borough last season. £14,000 per week on the squad - gotcha. These clubs that cannot sustain this organically do come and go. I am pretty Hornchurch have been there, done that and got the scars to show. I still struggle to understand the motivation or end game to throw silly money at something that will eventually run out and end in tears. Perhaps Folkestone think the time is right to surmount Dover? |
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Post by pinkpanther on Jul 11, 2024 18:23:18 GMT
I mean £14,000 per week. Chatham is reputedly similar. Dulwich won't be skinny, basically still a decent National South budget, but it's a fair way off that level. Ebbsfleet's accounts and spending are routinely discussed on social media at the end of every season, but there seems to be a growing number of other clubs throwing money at players, if not quite on the same scale. You can expect Hornchurch to be highly competitive in National South for a start, although there's always someone who still gets it all wrong like Eastbourne Borough last season. £14,000 per week on the squad - gotcha. These clubs that cannot sustain this organically do come and go. I am pretty Hornchurch have been there, done that and got the scars to show. I still struggle to understand the motivation or end game to throw silly money at something that will eventually run out and end in tears. Perhaps Folkestone think the time is right to surmount Dover? Sorry, I just re-read what I wrote and can see it was open to misinterpretation! Maybe Folkestone will pull the crowds if they're successful on the pitch, but it looks like they're gambling to me. Dover seem to be in a doom loop. They've had 4 shocking seasons on the spin, with dwindling attendances to match. Newly relegated teams are usually among everyone's promotion favourites, but no one ever seems to bounce back quickly from that division. Billericay haven't finished in the top 5 in two attempts, Dulwich didn't last season, so I don't think Dover or Dartford will either. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2024 21:38:52 GMT
£14,000 per week on the squad - gotcha. These clubs that cannot sustain this organically do come and go. I am pretty Hornchurch have been there, done that and got the scars to show. I still struggle to understand the motivation or end game to throw silly money at something that will eventually run out and end in tears. Perhaps Folkestone think the time is right to surmount Dover? Sorry, I just re-read what I wrote and can see it was open to misinterpretation! Maybe Folkestone will pull the crowds if they're successful on the pitch, but it looks like they're gambling to me. Dover seem to be in a doom loop. They've had 4 shocking seasons on the spin, with dwindling attendances to match. Newly relegated teams are usually among everyone's promotion favourites, but no one ever seems to bounce back quickly from that division. Billericay haven't finished in the top 5 in two attempts, Dulwich didn't last season, so I don't think Dover or Dartford will either. Not sure about Dartford. I certainly wouldn’t write them off. As for Dover, unless Jim Parmenter continues subsidising them they’ve probably reached their natural level. Same for Billericay without Glen Tamplin’s money. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Hamlet at least in the playoffs. I suspect they would hover around the Isthmian Premier promotion/National South relegation places for a few years but if the support holds up they should become comfortably mid table in National South. |
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Post by pinkpanther on Jul 12, 2024 16:56:19 GMT
Sorry, I just re-read what I wrote and can see it was open to misinterpretation! Maybe Folkestone will pull the crowds if they're successful on the pitch, but it looks like they're gambling to me. Dover seem to be in a doom loop. They've had 4 shocking seasons on the spin, with dwindling attendances to match. Newly relegated teams are usually among everyone's promotion favourites, but no one ever seems to bounce back quickly from that division. Billericay haven't finished in the top 5 in two attempts, Dulwich didn't last season, so I don't think Dover or Dartford will either. Not sure about Dartford. I certainly wouldn’t write them off. As for Dover, unless Jim Parmenter continues subsidising them they’ve probably reached their natural level. Same for Billericay without Glen Tamplin’s money. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Hamlet at least in the playoffs. I suspect they would hover around the Isthmian Premier promotion/National South relegation places for a few years but if the support holds up they should become comfortably mid table in National South. It's nearly 5 years now since Tamplin left Billericay. They were reported to be debt free when he handed over to a consortium of new owners. (I'm guessing he loaded debts onto one or more of his own dodgy building and waste disposal companies, at least two of which were subsequently liquidated, owing approximately £2m in total.) Their attendances held up surprisingly well through relegation and a mediocre following season, and they certainly aren't shopping in the bargain basement for players. Last summer they nicked 3 or 4 from Bishop's Stortford's championship winning side, who didn't want to play in National North. Billericay, Dulwich, Dartford and Havant all had decent National South budgets. All four of those clubs sacked the manager and replaced him with someone who didn't work out, then made a second change towards the end of the season when the team was already in a tailspin and time was running out. It was a massive failure for any of them to be relegated, especially Billericay, who somehow finished bottom in a season when only one side went down. In alphabetical order, I make Billericay, Chatham and Horsham the strongest promotion candidates. Those three finished 6th, 2nd and 5th respectively last season and have all retained a majority of the same squad whilst landing some decent new signings. Hornchurch and Enfield obviously went up, while 4th placed Wingate & Finchley punched well above their weight and have had at least 4 of their best players cherry picked by other clubs, so I doubt they'll be as strong again. Dulwich and Dartford probably should be the other sides in the top 5, but there's always at least one surprise package who makes the cut. Hamlet only retained 3 players last season, whereas this time I think it's 10, so there's greater continuity and more to build on. Dartford have only retained 4, including a couple of teenagers, so it's going to be a totally unproven squad. I've been tracking all the recruitment for each club in the division so far and have attached my lists, if anyone's interested in this league. Players confirmed as retained are in black, new signings in red. Asterisk = new terms offered but not yet confirmed. Names struck through have since rejected those offers. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2024 18:21:31 GMT
Not sure about Dartford. I certainly wouldn’t write them off. As for Dover, unless Jim Parmenter continues subsidising them they’ve probably reached their natural level. Same for Billericay without Glen Tamplin’s money. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Hamlet at least in the playoffs. I suspect they would hover around the Isthmian Premier promotion/National South relegation places for a few years but if the support holds up they should become comfortably mid table in National South. It's nearly 5 years now since Tamplin left Billericay. They were reported to be debt free when he handed over to a consortium of new owners. (I'm guessing he loaded debts onto one or more of his own dodgy building and waste disposal companies, at least two of which were subsequently liquidated, owing approximately £2m in total.) Their attendances held up surprisingly well through relegation and a mediocre following season, and they certainly aren't shopping in the bargain basement for players. Last summer they nicked 3 or 4 from Bishop's Stortford's championship winning side, who didn't want to play in National North. Billericay, Dulwich, Dartford and Havant all had decent National South budgets. All four of those clubs sacked the manager and replaced him with someone who didn't work out, then made a second change towards the end of the season when the team was already in a tailspin and time was running out. It was a massive failure for any of them to be relegated, especially Billericay, who somehow finished bottom in a season when only one side went down. In alphabetical order, I make Billericay, Chatham and Horsham the strongest promotion candidates. Those three finished 6th, 2nd and 5th respectively last season and have all retained a majority of the same squad whilst landing some decent new signings. Hornchurch and Enfield obviously went up, while 4th placed Wingate & Finchley punched well above their weight and have had at least 4 of their best players cherry picked by other clubs, so I doubt they'll be as strong again. Dulwich and Dartford probably should be the other sides in the top 5, but there's always at least one surprise package who makes the cut. Hamlet only retained 3 players last season, whereas this time I think it's 10, so there's greater continuity and more to build on. Dartford have only retained 4, including a couple of teenagers, so it's going to be a totally unproven squad. I've been tracking all the recruitment for each club in the division so far and have attached my lists, if anyone's interested in this league. Players confirmed as retained are in black, new signings in red. Asterisk = new terms offered but not yet confirmed. Names struck through have since rejected those offers. I see you’ve signed George Porter. A very good player if you can’t keep him interested but that’s quite a big if. |
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