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by lo36789
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:38 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington V Peterborough Sports
Replies: 66
Views: 5653

Re: Darlington V Peterborough Sports

Rushall have realistically 6-9 points left this season. 50 points will likely be safety. If we beat Rushall. Farsley and Southport are the other winnable games which will to make absolutely certain. The way we are playing I fancy us against Warrington as well. I am not sure they will have much to pl...
by lo36789
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: We’ve come along way.
Replies: 22
Views: 1414

Re: We’ve come along way.

I am not sure just because you made a mistake that means you can never be given credit for when you correct those errors.

To suggest otherwise is getting on for only crediting perfection.
by lo36789
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:44 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: We’ve come along way.
Replies: 22
Views: 1414

Re: We’ve come along way.

It really is incredibly impressive and while the board received a lot of criticism over some of the decisions they made over the last 15 months, they equally deserve some credit for getting the appointment of Watson & Mitchell spot on, as well as the decision to ask the owners for extra funding to ...
by lo36789
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: 2022/23 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Replies: 29
Views: 2947

Re: 2022/23 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Are the Women’s Team and the Academy one and the same? They are the same line in the accounts. I do think people misinterpret the intent of the Academy. It would actually surprise me if it ever produces, or even intends to produce, players for the first team. Academies outside of the professional c...
by lo36789
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:49 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: 2022/23 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Replies: 29
Views: 2947

Re: 2022/23 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Yarblockos wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:42 pm
How do the women's team and academy make a profit, are they funded through some central funding source? Obviously can't be through gate receipts.
I suspect it is through payment of subs.
by lo36789
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: 2022/23 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Replies: 29
Views: 2947

Re: 2022/23 FINANCIAL RESULTS

[quote="Spratts corner" post_id=518459 time=<a href="tel:1710373473">1710373473</a> user_id=21642] Does the women's team finance itself or does it come out of the mens team budget? It makes a profit. that wasn’t the question [/quote] It is. They finance themselves, make a profit, which is then adde...
by lo36789
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:35 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: 2022/23 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Replies: 29
Views: 2947

Re: 2022/23 FINANCIAL RESULTS

What surprised me most was the staffing costs of £185k, on top of the £400k playing budget... would be interesting to see the breakdown of that. Manager - £45k Assitant - £30k Physio - £25k Kit man - £10k Fitness coach - £15k GK coach - £15k Academy coach - £15k Secretary - £10k Even with those est...
by lo36789
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:38 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: 2022/23 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Replies: 29
Views: 2947

Re: 2022/23 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Spratts corner wrote:
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:44 pm
Does the women's team finance itself or does it come out of the mens team budget?
It makes a profit.
by lo36789
Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: 2022/23 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Replies: 29
Views: 2947

Re: 2022/23 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Looks pretty similar to every football club - effectively require financial input from owners. That said - when we look at the likes of Scarborough and Curzon Ashton and their cost base - we do seem to be expensive to run for the return we get. We should be able to cut costs and be able to be compet...
by lo36789
Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:54 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Blyth V Darlington
Replies: 56
Views: 5107

Re: Blyth V Darlington

Nice to finally be out of the relegation zone! Still a way to go, but the way that we are playing now I am confident we will carry on picking up points. 7 games to go and we need - maybe about 10 points? That feels very doable, as long as we can keep key players fit. I do worry what would happen if...
by lo36789
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:11 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Saturdays flare incident
Replies: 20
Views: 2424

Re: Saturdays flare incident

These things are quite easy to conceal them. Wembley security fail to stop pyros getting in what chance does anyone else have. Likelihood is the person who went to Spennymoor was one of those fighting before the game (doing the rounds on twitter) - changes are they won't even buy at Blyth or any fut...
by lo36789
Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:53 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Points deduction
Replies: 14
Views: 2271

Re: Points deduction

Haha I only knew the detail from speaking to Bury's manager.

I don't think that has it been an FA rather than County FA decision it would be the same. These issue are at the extreme end of what a County FA would deal with so they don't have much precedent.
by lo36789
Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Points deduction
Replies: 14
Views: 2271

Re: Points deduction

TKOA wrote:
Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:11 pm
The Bury 2 match ban was for discriminatory language.
My understanding is that it was for about 8 separate charges in the past 2 seasons. These have ranged from racism, pitch invasions, general violent disorder and also pyros.
by lo36789
Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Points deduction
Replies: 14
Views: 2271

Re: Points deduction

Bury are behind closed doors at the moment which was in part due to pyrotechnics.

The difference they are under County FA discipline - I haven't seen Wembley ever issue that out.

I don't think they can it would set a precedent which they would have to apply from top to bottom.
by lo36789
Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Spennymoor V Darlington
Replies: 78
Views: 9394

Re: Spennymoor V Darlington

Two things might have happened.

Printed teamsheet is wrong. Seen this before the version exchanged ends up being copied over wrong by the person who types up the printed team sheet.

There is a change before KO due to injury in the warm up. As long as everyone is notified of the change it's fine.
by lo36789
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:32 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Needed points minimum
Replies: 15
Views: 1805

Re: Needed points minimum

We need one more win to put it in our hands entirely. That's all I care about. We play Blyth, Rushall, Farsley and Southport so it's in our hands to stop them getting points and to get three ourselves. Those teams are all withing 6 points of us. We need to win one more game than them in the final 8 ...
by lo36789
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:56 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: The Bottom Eight, Tuesday Mar 03rd 2024
Replies: 11
Views: 1528

Re: The Bottom Eight, Tuesday Mar 03rd 2024

It is not up to the league.
by lo36789
Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:19 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: What's the point of fan ownership?
Replies: 63
Views: 4288

Re: What's the point of fan ownership?

They do...the question you have raised is whether they should appoint themselves. You are suggesting that the Football Club AGM should effectively be attended by the DFC directors and shareholders (DFCSG.would be represented by their elected board) - and these would effectively all be the same peop...
by lo36789
Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:13 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: What's the point of fan ownership?
Replies: 63
Views: 4288

Re: What's the point of fan ownership?

They do...the question you have raised is whether they should appoint themselves. You are suggesting that the Football Club AGM should effectively be attended by the DFC directors and shareholders (DFC SG would be represented by their elected board) - and these would effectively all be the same peop...
by lo36789
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:59 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: What's the point of fan ownership?
Replies: 63
Views: 4288

Re: What's the point of fan ownership?

I've always been unsure about the dividing lines between Darlington 1883 Ltd and the main shareholder, DFCSG. As DFCSG has an overwhelming majority of the shares, perhaps it's time for them to appoint the Ltd. Co. Board from its own ranks. it could be the same people, if DFCSG chose, providing they...
by lo36789
Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: What's the point of fan ownership?
Replies: 63
Views: 4288

Re: What's the point of fan ownership?

I think my two main perspectives. - whilst interesting ideas they don't resolve the actual fundamental issue raised. We are somewhat reliant on other parties / bodies with regard to a ground development. Not sure we can govern it into being. - Options are there to apply to be a DFCSG director. As it...
by lo36789
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlo V Scunthorpe
Replies: 72
Views: 7193

Re: Darlo V Scunthorpe

'Second Sunday in March' to be precise. They aren't strictly reset / cancelled it is just the threshold before a ban increases. 5 - 30 November (1 match) 10 - 2nd Sunday in March (2 matches) 15 - Last day of 'normal' season prior to playoffs (3 matches) 20 - Last day of 'normal' season prior to play...
by lo36789
Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: What's the point of fan ownership?
Replies: 63
Views: 4288

Re: What's the point of fan ownership?

Darlobill wrote:
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:36 am
A full time investor is the way forward for me for the club to get back to the league but that’s very unlikely to happen
*benefactor
by lo36789
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: What's the point of fan ownership?
Replies: 63
Views: 4288

Re: What's the point of fan ownership?

Most seems reasonable in terms of ideas. The thing that didn't seem quite right was a suggestion that the stadium stuff was over to us to choose a site and just get on with it. My understanding was that our site will effectively be the preference of council town plan and where a sports facility / ve...
by lo36789
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:56 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Points deduction
Replies: 14
Views: 2271

Re: Points deduction

That is the last mention of a points deduction on the club website / news.

Whilst abusing match officials and crowd behaviour issues are against FA rules they aren't contrary to any league competition rules - and only one can result in a points deduction.
by lo36789
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:17 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Points deduction
Replies: 14
Views: 2271

Re: Points deduction

I see from Facebook that we have a suspended points deduction. I must have missed/ forgotten about this. What was it for? And will last night’s flare incident impact have an impact? Was it now for the crowd trouble at Scarborough last season. I was almost sure that was an FA matter not a league mat...
by lo36789
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:04 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Points deduction
Replies: 14
Views: 2271

Re: Points deduction

The league are the only ones who can issue points deductions and stuff like pryros is the FA's domain.

The only thing you usually get points deductions for is league administrative issues.
by lo36789
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlo V Scunthorpe
Replies: 72
Views: 7193

Re: Darlo V Scunthorpe

Going to jinx it right now - but it is "in our own hands" to be out of the relegation zone at 5PM on Saturday.

Blyth v King's Lynn and Banbury v Southport, they can't all get 3 points!
by lo36789
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlo V Scunthorpe
Replies: 72
Views: 7193

Re: Darlo V Scunthorpe

As long as 28 days have elapsed parent club can recall. There is an exception for goalkeepers where you don't need to wait 28 days. I strangely assumed that Barrow would still be with York day-to-day - so would have already been looked at. Like I assumed that Young would still be with Sunderland dur...
by lo36789
Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:10 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Moke gone
Replies: 28
Views: 3702

Re: Moke gone

Football throws more people out than it keep, but I'd never rule out anyone being able to get a good fit somewhere and it working out for a year or two...anything beyond that is a very long time in football.