Season 18

[Crown Grounder]

Originally Posted by Lord Stiffupperlip

Well Val, shall we compare the current fortunes of Barrow v Stanley's present situation.
1. Do Barrow have a millionaire backer? .....No!
2. Do Barrow have bigger gates than Stanley? .....No! (av'g 3,200)
3. Do Barrow have a bigger budget than Stanley? .... No!
Add to that the handicap of being so remote, their current success is even more remarkable.
In many ways Barrow & Stanley's circumstances are very similar, except....
Could it be that they have a young manager who knows how to get the best out of his players & actually has an effective game plan.

Lord S......the answers obvious....they must be cheating!

[Lord Stiffupperlip]

Originally Posted by Lord Stiffupperlip

Could it be that they have a young manager who knows how to get the best out of his players & actually has an effective game plan.

Talking of the above, I see that the team Stanley couldn't defeat over 3 games were demolished at home today 0-5 by Ged Brannan's Morecambe.
Since he took over the reigns 3 weeks ago they're undefeated.
Seem to recall suggesting we could do worse than appoint him when relegation was looking obvious toward the end of last season.
We may well live to regret letting him go.

[AccyMad]

Originally Posted by Lord Stiffupperlip

Talking of the above, I see that the team Stanley couldn't defeat over 3 games were demolished at home today 0-5 by Ged Brannan's Morecambe.
Since he took over the reigns 3 weeks ago they're undefeated.
Seem to recall suggesting we could do worse than appoint him when relegation was looking obvious toward the end of last season.
We may well live to regret letting him go.

Not quite correct, yes they hammered Donny today but they lost Ged's first two games in charge but have done well since with 2 wins & a draw

[cashman]

Originally Posted by VALAIRIAN

Your last comment is a tad harsh - in my opinion - your Lordship....

aye but true they want shutting rapid.

[VALAIRIAN]

Originally Posted by Lord Stiffupperlip

Well Val, shall we compare the current fortunes of Barrow v Stanley's present situation.
1. Do Barrow have a millionaire backer? .....No!
2. Do Barrow have bigger gates than Stanley? .....No! (av'g 3,200)
3. Do Barrow have a bigger budget than Stanley? .... No!
Add to that the handicap of being so remote, their current success is even more remarkable.
In many ways Barrow & Stanley's circumstances are very similar, except....
Could it be that they have a young manager who knows how to get the best out of his players & actually has an effective game plan.

38/50ths of the way there

[Mr T]

Just to clarify some facts on Barrow.

They do pay more money than ASFC and are likely to pay more per player as they only have a small first team squad and no Academy.

They train in Manchester and only travel to Barrow on home match days

Whilst they may not have a billionaire backer there owner is based in the USA (I believe).

Crowd wise they have a larger area to get there fans from as they have nobody to compete with!!

[VALAIRIAN]

Originally Posted by Mr T

Just to clarify some facts on Barrow.

They do pay more money than ASFC and are likely to pay more per player as they only have a small first team squad and no Academy.

They train in Manchester and only travel to Barrow on home match days

Whilst they may not have a billionaire backer there owner is based in the USA (I believe).

Crowd wise they have a larger area to get there fans from as they have nobody to compete with!!

Also, they do not have a Football Genius as a Manager

[cashman]

we used to have one also

[VALAIRIAN]

Cashy, after the performance/display against Salford, I fail to understand your comment my friend

[VALAIRIAN]

Have to admit that - with the fixtures we have had (home particularly) in February - I am disappointed that we are not over the 50 points mark......

The season is in danger of just fizzling out.........

[Watchdog]

Will be even more difficult next season with the reduced budget allocation for players. Having said that, most of the player budget goes onto the players who don't play due to injuries or suspensions.

[cashman]

it has FIZZLED OUT we have been playing poorly for ages now.

[VALAIRIAN]

Not just fizzling out, it has dropped of the face of a cliff.....................


46/50 of the way to 19, sooner we get there the better

20 will be very difficult................

[Crown Grounder]

Yes you're right Val, 5 points from the last 21 (I think) is relegation form. Form has deserted us in 2024. We need players back urgently......and going forward we need to ensure that we have a durable squad next season which means "weeding-out" players who are injury- prone ...

[Exile on Spencer St]

Originally Posted by Crown Grounder

Yes you're right Val, 5 points from the last 21 (I think) is relegation form…

You’re not wrong, CG, but, however bad it is, there’s usually someone having it worse.