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- Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:22 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: More local competition for good players now at Blyth
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3800
Re: More local competition for good players now at Blyth
There still doesn't seem to be any concrete evidence of this new Blyth owner's involvement with any long-term, profit-making, stable companies with healthy balance sheets. He says he is rich and successful and deals with the super wealthy around the world and has promised Blyth the Earth. If that's ...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:35 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: More local competition for good players now at Blyth
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3800
Re: More local competition for good players now at Blyth
Even just a small amount of research reveals more red flags than a match at Anfield. A fair number of Blyth fans can see behind the flannel and have some grave concerns.
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:19 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: More local competition for good players now at Blyth
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3800
Re: More local competition for good players now at Blyth
I'm sure Blyth have done all the due diligence in the world over this Irfan Liaquat bloke who describes himself as a "Serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and deal maker." Maybe best not to read too much into the fact that his latest business, Winners Worldwide, was only set up less than a year ago w...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:34 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Boston v Darlington 20/02/24
- Replies: 102
- Views: 9207
Re: Boston v Darlington 20/02/24
I would get Sukar recalled if we can, simple as that. He'll do a job for us. I think that's a better bet than some emergency, untried Academy kid at this stage.
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Boston v Darlington 20/02/24
- Replies: 102
- Views: 9207
Re: Boston v Darlington 20/02/24
"I thought Darlington were much better than many teams we have played this season and we were fortunate to go in one up at half time, second half we were better and found a way to win." That's a Boston fan's comment on the match and he's right. In the first half, a neutral would have thought we wer...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:07 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Boston v Darlington 20/02/24
- Replies: 102
- Views: 9207
Re: Boston v Darlington 20/02/24
Just read that following the injury to Hazel, Boston secured the loan signing of Bromley's Adam Marriott who scored an absolute shedload of goals for King's Lynn and Barnet.
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:10 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Boston v Darlington 20/02/24
- Replies: 102
- Views: 9207
Re: Boston v Darlington 20/02/24
Wasn't he only subbed on Saturday because of the imminent danger of a second yellow.
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:40 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: South Shields v Darlo
- Replies: 93
- Views: 10978
Re: South Shields v Darlo
Don't know what the right approach is with this sort of thing... it seems different clubs have different attitudes when there's violence involved. It is quite a subjective call based on the impact of any backlash especially once a person has 'served their time' (as determined by the courts) so to s...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:02 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: South Shields v Darlo
- Replies: 93
- Views: 10978
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 year...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: v Tamworth
- Replies: 93
- Views: 9942
Re: v Tamworth
Tamworth were mediocre. As has been said above, how they are top of the league is a complete mystery, I've never seen a less likely physical specimen as their centre half, even in the Northern League. The second worst specimen also plays for Tamworth, their long throw specialist. Then there was the...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:15 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: South Shields v Darlo
- Replies: 93
- Views: 10978
Re: South Shields v Darlo
Nah, it was a brutal, disgraceful lunge, deserving of a 10-match ban. I say that in the spirit of pointing out that the Shields fans were Premier League standard whiners, who moaned at everything, stormed out of the ground en masse as soon as we had the audacity to score, have since called us the wo...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:50 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Blood on hands/heads must roll
- Replies: 180
- Views: 12405
Re: Blood on hands/heads must roll
8 How many times under Gowling did we bemoan playing well, but not really hurting the opposition? It is kind of happening under Watson now. Never. We never played well under Gowling. Every game was tedious negative plodding dogshit and I hate him for it. Under Watson, although results haven't reall...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:19 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: South Shields v Darlo
- Replies: 93
- Views: 10978
Re: South Shields v Darlo
Good to eventually take advantage when circumstances went in our favour. Their fans were angry over the reds but both looked fairly clear-cut. We were ruthless as they tired late on but for a long time it looked like they might get away with a backs-to-the-wall 0-0. Possession-wise it must have bee...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:23 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: South Shields v Darlo
- Replies: 93
- Views: 10978
Re: South Shields v Darlo
Good to eventually take advantage when circumstances went in our favour. Their fans were angry over the reds but both looked fairly clear-cut. We were ruthless as they tired late on but for a long time it looked like they might get away with a backs-to-the-wall 0-0. Possession-wise it must have been...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:13 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Reset
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3085
Re: Reset
Here's just one example of the amounts required of an investor/benefactor/bankroller at the lowest EFL level. Harrogate Town's accounts for the year ended June, 2022 showed total ongoing liabilities of £4.27m and losses for the year of £1.16m. The financial statement says the company will have suffi...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:40 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: South Shields v Darlo
- Replies: 93
- Views: 10978
Re: South Shields v Darlo
I'm not sure how far £30k goes in the current climate but we did sign a striker who had scored and created goals at this level (with an extended contract), who was in demand, along with Barrow (loan but cost implications) and Cornish, who looks lively. There is also some ineffectual/not up to it pla...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:16 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: South Shields v Darlo
- Replies: 93
- Views: 10978
Re: South Shields v Darlo
I think it could be a tight game with them edging it by virtue of having someone who is scoring goals, Blackett. We do look a bit better in defence these days but still hardly ever look like scoring and going 1-0 down generally means game over. Their game against Alfreton followed the same pattern a...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Blaine Rowe
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2234
Re: Blaine Rowe
Gowling did pretty much what the Hereford fans said he would. Lots of ineffectual recruits coming and going, often hardly playing.
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Any new faces
- Replies: 69
- Views: 9752
Re: Any new faces
Barrow looked fit and ready to go for his debut against King's Lynn considering how long he had been out. He was excellent in that victory. At no point has Asante looked anywhere near fit and ready to go since he arrived three months ago.
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:16 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Any new faces
- Replies: 69
- Views: 9752
Re: Any new faces
He says he will be playing again this season despite suffering setbacks in his recovery from a bad injury. Is said to be one of the higher earners at Kiddy. Some player if fit and still not yet 30 but no doubt the injuries have taken a toll. I could imagine he's looking for part-time now. As well as...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:32 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Blood on hands/heads must roll
- Replies: 180
- Views: 12405
Re: Blood on hands/heads must roll
Those mentioning that AA was hard done by, and you could be right, but I had heard that he was not really getting involved in the training, and involved in his sons move from Harrogate, (true or not? I dont know), but more importantly for me he looked a down, and a beaten man on the interviews in t...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:50 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Darlington v Alfreton 10/02/24
- Replies: 156
- Views: 12327
Re: Darlington v Alfreton 10/02/24
They roll around, waste time, break up play, tug shirts, they utilise every trick in the book - not just a few times, but as a fully blown ideology right through a match. Watching them play football is a dull, boring and frustrating afternoon and if I lived in Alfreton I'd rather stay in bang my he...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:30 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Jacob Hazel
- Replies: 114
- Views: 73606
Re: Jacob Hazel
Hazel is out long-term after picking up a bad injury during Boston training. Certainly won't be lining up against us this month. It's a big blow for them as he's been their star man.
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:22 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Darlington v Alfreton 10/02/24
- Replies: 156
- Views: 12327
Re: Darlington v Alfreton 10/02/24
Billy Heath didn't think we were woeful. He said: "They are a different team to what they were a month ago. They played some good stuff and put us under a lot of pressure. They didn't look like a side where they are in the league. But we were back to our difficult best. We are a difficult side to pl...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:05 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Blood on hands/heads must roll
- Replies: 180
- Views: 12405
Re: Blood on hands/heads must roll
Isn't it already in a disastrous position? It is financially, not ran in a sustainable manner and has the worst team many of us have seen in our lifetime. This is way beyond a team manager. There's a culture that's deep rooted and it needs to be removed. Beggers my belief that people still think we...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:32 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Managerial records
- Replies: 9
- Views: 977
Re: Managerial records
He never lets the facts get in the way of a good vendetta/obsession.
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:19 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Managerial records
- Replies: 9
- Views: 977
Re: Managerial records
Who has the best worst I wonder putting our 3 managers side by side ? Obviously Gowling impacted by Armstrong leaving a mess and Watson impacted by Gowling and Armstrong leaving a mess but all 3 records pretty miserable Maybe Armstrong had the best of the 3, that would be jumped on by his fan boys ...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:53 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Darlington v Alfreton 10/02/24
- Replies: 156
- Views: 12327
Re: Darlington v Alfreton 10/02/24
If it wasn't for Hatfield telling him what he should do the ref would have carried on with the game with a player on two yellows. Never seen anything like it. Surely that's just basic stuff for the officials, keeping record of who has been booked.
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 5:40 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Darlington v Alfreton 10/02/24
- Replies: 156
- Views: 12327
Re: Darlington v Alfreton 10/02/24
According to the club website there will be a precautionary pitch inspection on Saturday morning. Surely there is either an inspection or there isn’t, the word precautionary is a complete red herring. If you are examining the pitch to see if it is playable, then that constitutes a pitch inspection ...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:19 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Darlington v Alfreton 10/02/24
- Replies: 156
- Views: 12327
Re: Darlington v Alfreton 10/02/24
Gowling gambled everything on Asante, it not only backfired on him, it backfired on us too, and is still backfiring. Turn the clock back and imagine if he'd hit the ground running, scored goals, brought in points, galvanised the team etc - it would be a different story now. You need a good imaginat...