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by shildonlad
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: The Bottom Ten, Tuesday Mar 12th 2024
Replies: 17
Views: 2538

Re: The Bottom Ten, Tuesday Mar 12th 2024

Imagine if those currently in the bottom four were the ones that did go down, would make the 7th tier more southern based with no doubt some clubs been shifted leagues and been hacked off
by shildonlad
Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Nice bit of trivia
Replies: 25
Views: 2269

Re: Nice bit of trivia

Great trivia. I forgot anyone had fielded a all english squad at all in the premier league era. Bound to be a game soon where no english player is in the starting 11. On another note who was the last english manager to win a major trophy, im taking a punt on harry redknapp 16 year ago That's happen...
by shildonlad
Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Nice bit of trivia
Replies: 25
Views: 2269

Re: Nice bit of trivia

Great trivia. I forgot anyone had fielded a all english squad at all in the premier league era. Bound to be a game soon where no english player is in the starting 11. On another note who was the last english manager to win a major trophy, im taking a punt on harry redknapp 16 year ago
by shildonlad
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:06 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: South Shields v Darlo
Replies: 93
Views: 10730

Re: South Shields v Darlo

There was a pretty dramatic ending to one of the weekend games involving the relegation battle. Rushall drew 3-3 with Gloucester and two of their goals were apparently worldies scored by a sub call Sam McLintock. Just two days earlier McLintock, 23, who had his contract cancelled at Boston last yea...
by shildonlad
Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:37 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: South Shields.
Replies: 10
Views: 3009

Re: South Shields.

LoidLucan wrote:
Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:27 pm
Thompson says he has put in £8m of his own money since taking over in 2015 and there is no "external debt" for the new owner.
Not sure whether to believe that or nor
by shildonlad
Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Spendy more
Replies: 6
Views: 3175

Re: Spendy more

Assisted by another ex darlo player ian clark who does not seemed to have aged since his playing days
by shildonlad
Wed Jan 03, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: New Assistant Manager
Replies: 38
Views: 20722

Re: New Assistant Manager

Sure terry was a assistant at gateshead a few year ago or was it reserve team manager. He been about in non league, not sure what happened at consett though
by shildonlad
Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:12 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Good luck Steve Watson
Replies: 80
Views: 38214

Re: Good luck Steve Watson

Lawman3 wrote:
Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:11 pm
Micky Cummins was Watson's assistant at Gateshead and York. No idea if he will join him at Darlo.
Not heard of him since he left york. Wonder what hes up to now
by shildonlad
Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Good luck Steve Watson
Replies: 80
Views: 38214

Re: Good luck Steve Watson

Beat of luck to steve watson, he was a good manager at gateshead during a difficult time and would have got york up had he been there a touch longer. Not sure what happened at chester but hey every manager has a slight blip
by shildonlad
Wed Dec 27, 2023 2:29 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Who next?
Replies: 317
Views: 171009

Re: Who next?

banktopp wrote:
Wed Dec 27, 2023 2:13 pm
Suprised nobody has mentioned policeman Tommy Wright to come back.
Not to manage, but to arrest half the squad for impersonating footballers.
Ha ha thats class
by shildonlad
Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:18 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Who next?
Replies: 317
Views: 171009

Re: Who next?

So salford and s shields have sacked managers, both clubs with a load of bandwagon jumpers and owners who think they should be winning all the time. Good to see them both getting a reality check
by shildonlad
Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:12 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Who next?
Replies: 317
Views: 171009

Re: Who next?

There's zero evidence to suggest that Martin Gray has the skillset required in our current situation. He succeeded when he had the biggest, or one of the biggest budgets in the division, while he was supported by a scout who had huge knowledge of the local non League game in Harry Dunn. He's not wo...
by shildonlad
Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:07 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Who next?
Replies: 317
Views: 171009

Re: Who next?

Can see why gowling was let go but it also begs the question of who would take the job on, steve watsons not had a bad record but does he want a relegation on his cv? Does not seem much of a pool of managers in the region at this level. Graeme lee could be available soon if marske go and i wonder if...
by shildonlad
Tue Dec 26, 2023 10:44 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Boxing Day at Scarborough
Replies: 43
Views: 15625

Re: Boxing Day at Scarborough

Will be keeping a eye on the score, gateshead have a promising young player, aiden routledge on loan at scarbrough, scored a hatrick on his debut
by shildonlad
Wed Dec 20, 2023 9:53 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: North Shields
Replies: 7
Views: 4159

Re: North Shields

Seems north shields were spending big on wages yet not on ground improvements and the crap seems to have hit the fan since they were demoted
by shildonlad
Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:18 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Marske United
Replies: 64
Views: 39393

Re: Marske United

Would it really take 120k for a northern premier club to see out the end of the season? Could they not just offload big earners and see out the season with a trimmed down squad and re-group next season in division below? What also strikes me as odd is why were they not a limited company before now, ...
by shildonlad
Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:33 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: The truth
Replies: 72
Views: 24383

Re: The truth

Has a refund been offered to travelling fans like gateshead did after the fa cup defeat to yeovil
by shildonlad
Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:03 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Nuneaton Borough
Replies: 11
Views: 3181

Re: Nuneaton Borough

Didnt the chairman offer to pay rent arreas out of his own pocket? Seems harsh they are been evicted but maybe the ground owners do want them out and due to the grounds location its more likely to be used for industrial use than housing. Shame for the fans how they have fallen from grace, recall the...
by shildonlad
Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:26 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: GOWLING OUT
Replies: 224
Views: 54807

Re: GOWLING OUT

Who would folk want in instead of josh?
by shildonlad
Tue Oct 24, 2023 7:45 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Hypothetical ownership structure
Replies: 35
Views: 9964

Re: Hypothetical ownership structure

Surely respect goes two ways? All three of them Andy, John and Jimmy are pretty straight talking individuals. Nothing has been said publicly that they haven't said privately anyway. It may backfire on Accrington though. John is hugely invested in the club ethos and just gets on with it under the fi...
by shildonlad
Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:26 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Hypothetical ownership structure
Replies: 35
Views: 9964

Re: Hypothetical ownership structure

Accrington Stanley chairman Andy Holt's tweets are worth a read from last night. A seemingly benevolent owner who has put significant sums into the club through playing squad and infrastructure development who has now decided he's had enough. Things really can change for clubs under a single owner ...
by shildonlad
Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:31 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Even "Good" Owners Leave
Replies: 10
Views: 3833

Re: Even "Good" Owners Leave

This echos graeme wood at gateshead who was not really in bad health when he sold up but was in his 70s. He left the club debt free and the bennots seemed like good owners but its who they sold too nearly folded the club. Graeme wood did actually propose a consortium to the bennots with him been a m...
by shildonlad
Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:10 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Hypothetical ownership structure
Replies: 35
Views: 9964

Re: Hypothetical ownership structure

As ive said before why not have say 20% fan ownership and 4 other major share holders who own circa 20% each. So never mind the problem of finding 1 rich enough benefactor you want to find 4 What do you do when 2 benefactors sell to the third and now you have a majority owner who is not fans Thats ...
by shildonlad
Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:21 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Hypothetical ownership structure
Replies: 35
Views: 9964

Re: Hypothetical ownership structure

Nobody is going to put in six figures per annum without wanting the controlling share. Why not? There’s loads of minority shareholders further up the food chain that do that. Their funding doesn’t just come from sky and one other person otherwise the majority shareholder would just take over all th...
by shildonlad
Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:20 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Hypothetical ownership structure
Replies: 35
Views: 9964

Re: Hypothetical ownership structure

As ive said before why not have say 20% fan ownership and 4 other major share holders who own circa 20% each.
by shildonlad
Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:25 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Mardi gras reunion @ignite
Replies: 2
Views: 2743

Re: Mardi gras reunion @ignite

Wiseacre wrote:
Sun Oct 01, 2023 8:53 pm
Is this Mardi-Grass 'DJ' the same guy at Quakers - can we expect celebrations at the Meadows soon?
Cant recall who the dj’s were at quakers but those at ignite on saturday dj’d at mardis mid 90s till it closed
by shildonlad
Sun Oct 01, 2023 7:59 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Mardi gras reunion @ignite
Replies: 2
Views: 2743

Mardi gras reunion @ignite

So who went to the mardis gras nightclub reunion at ignite last night? A really well ran night at the towns only nightclub featuring ex mardi gras dj’s with good old school dance music. I would probably say it was better than 20 plus year ago as mardis was dropping to bits near the end not to mentio...
by shildonlad
Fri Sep 29, 2023 3:35 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Scunny... s*** hits fan
Replies: 63
Views: 20298

Re: Scunny... s*** hits fan

Doesn't mean it won't happen but I suspect that Gainsborough will take a cash up front attitude given the situation at SUFC Its all a bit baffling, one archehole owner in a legal battle with ex arcehole owner. When the club was sold the ground should have either gone with the sale or a lease been a...
by shildonlad
Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:03 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Scunny... s*** hits fan
Replies: 63
Views: 20298

Re: Scunny... s*** hits fan

Doesn't mean it won't happen but I suspect that Gainsborough will take a cash up front attitude given the situation at SUFC Biggest problem is that they do not have the correct safety certificates in place etc according to Gainsborough, and while they would be happy to sort it, how do they do that ...
by shildonlad
Thu Sep 28, 2023 4:11 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Liam Hughes - BBC article
Replies: 2
Views: 3208

Re: Liam Hughes - BBC article

Good to see hes turned his life around and also back into the game. Saw him play for worksop against shildon a couple of times and was still a decent player in a very strong worksop team who cruised the league