| Deadline day 5pm 09:27 - Mar 27 with 4393 views | ClitheroeDale |
Be interesting to see if ourselves and other play off hopefuls strengthen today. Hoping we can bring in a couple. |  | | |  |
| Deadline day 5pm on 09:45 - Mar 27 with 4322 views | EllDale |
Gateshead signed experienced forward Frank Nouble from Yeovil earlier this week.
I suspect he’ll be in a hotel up there though, it’s not the easiest of commutes! |  | | |
| Deadline day 5pm on 10:51 - Mar 27 with 4212 views | Daley_Lama |
Keeper?
Not seen any updates on Waller injury. |  |
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| Deadline day 5pm on 10:52 - Mar 27 with 4208 views | EllDale |
Hamstring apparently. | | | |
| Deadline day 5pm on 16:26 - Mar 27 with 3799 views | ClitheroeDale |
| Deadline day 5pm on 09:45 - Mar 27 by EllDale |
Gateshead signed experienced forward Frank Nouble from Yeovil earlier this week.
I suspect he’ll be in a hotel up there though, it’s not the easiest of commutes! |
Also signed Brayden Johnson on loan from Middlesbough | | | |
| Deadline day 5pm on 17:21 - Mar 27 with 3598 views | Standishdale |
Are we play off hopefuls? | | | |
| Deadline day 5pm on 18:06 - Mar 27 with 3450 views | EllDale |
No sign of any new signings.
Presumably Greg has gone home by now, | | | |
| Deadline day 5pm on 19:24 - Mar 27 with 3187 views | EllDale |
| Deadline day 5pm on 16:26 - Mar 27 by ClitheroeDale |
Also signed Brayden Johnson on loan from Middlesbough |
And also just announced that Ethan Robson has signed on loan from Carlisle. | | | |
| Deadline day 5pm on 19:46 - Mar 27 with 3061 views | James1980 |
Perhaps we would have added to the squad had we not needed to spend large amounts on pitch repairs. | |
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| Deadline day 5pm on 21:00 - Mar 27 with 2820 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
| Deadline day 5pm on 19:46 - Mar 27 by James1980 |
Perhaps we would have added to the squad had we not needed to spend large amounts on pitch repairs. |
But we could speculate to accumulate, IF we can win the FA Trophy semi and then onto the final, we have could net £100k of winnings and ticket sales etc.....that would put a hole in the pitch costings.
But right now it's big IF, the way we are shapping up. | | | |
| Deadline day 5pm on 21:13 - Mar 27 with 2742 views | dingdangblue |
Pretty sure you can sign an emergency loan keeper outside of any transfer windows?
Solihull signed a keeper last season for the play off games. |  |
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| Deadline day 5pm on 08:06 - Mar 28 with 2151 views | Sandyman |
Surprised we haven't signed four 5'7" wingers to replace a target man / goal scorer and a goalkeeper.... |  | | |
| Deadline day 5pm on 10:55 - Mar 28 with 1802 views | fitzochris |
| Deadline day 5pm on 08:06 - Mar 28 by Sandyman |
Surprised we haven't signed four 5'7" wingers to replace a target man / goal scorer and a goalkeeper.... |
The fact we haven't replaced Waller ("popped" hamstring) and Bird (unspecified but "serious" foot injury) is of grave concern.
I still live in hope that we indeed actually have brought in players for those positions and someone is adding to the drama by waiting for a big reveal.
I expect to be disappointed, however. |  |
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| Deadline day 5pm on 11:27 - Mar 28 with 1681 views | dingdangblue |
Josh Lillis is still only 37. | |
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| Deadline day 5pm on 11:27 - Mar 28 with 1678 views | Duckegg |
With nothing mentioned about signings makes me wonder if the board said have put their foot down and said manage with what you have..
As for a GK Brad Kelly will have to play.. |  | | |
| Deadline day 5pm on 11:54 - Mar 28 with 1567 views | James1980 |
'We feel we should make it clear that we will not be taking a reckless approach to player budgets. However, we do intend to ensure that the First Team budget is sufficient to give the Club a fighting chance of achieving a playoff place in the 24/25 season.'
Does Jim not believe the budget afforded to him has given him a fighting chance of a playoff place [Post edited 28 Mar 11:56]
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| Deadline day 5pm on 11:55 - Mar 28 with 1559 views | fitzochris |
| Deadline day 5pm on 11:27 - Mar 28 by Duckegg |
With nothing mentioned about signings makes me wonder if the board said have put their foot down and said manage with what you have..
As for a GK Brad Kelly will have to play.. |
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| Deadline day 5pm on 12:00 - Mar 28 with 1527 views | kel |
| Deadline day 5pm on 11:27 - Mar 28 by Duckegg |
With nothing mentioned about signings makes me wonder if the board said have put their foot down and said manage with what you have..
As for a GK Brad Kelly will have to play.. |
Wrong again, leccy
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| Deadline day 5pm on 12:14 - Mar 28 with 1453 views | Dalenet |
| Deadline day 5pm on 11:54 - Mar 28 by James1980 |
'We feel we should make it clear that we will not be taking a reckless approach to player budgets. However, we do intend to ensure that the First Team budget is sufficient to give the Club a fighting chance of achieving a playoff place in the 24/25 season.'
Does Jim not believe the budget afforded to him has given him a fighting chance of a playoff place [Post edited 28 Mar 11:56]
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I think Jim needs to be careful about making excuses around budgets. Last year we spent just shy of £1m on the playing budget and the Board said they would increase the budget this season to give us a fighting chance of achieving the play-offs. Cameron Odgen then did a BBC Manchester interview before Christmas and he said they had added to that budget to help Jim with the injury challenges. I wouldn't be surprised if we were spending c£1.5m or more this season on the playing budget. We have certainly gone through an awful lot of players.
Is £1.5m enough? I would think it is. There are half a dozen league two clubs whose playing budget is c£1.5m in a list I saw yesterday. It is a decent budget for a club with less than 3,000 paying customers. Owdum, York and Barnet may be spending more given their income, but Halifax, Gateshead and Altrincham almost certainly are not.
One final point. We have a history of bringing academy players through to train with the first team and be given chances. I know the academy has gone and been replaced with a youth team set up, but is there anybody good enough to be given a chance? We never hear anything. [Post edited 28 Mar 12:47]
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| Deadline day 5pm on 12:24 - Mar 28 with 1417 views | Bainesy15 |
| Deadline day 5pm on 12:14 - Mar 28 by Dalenet |
I think Jim needs to be careful about making excuses around budgets. Last year we spent just shy of £1m on the playing budget and the Board said they would increase the budget this season to give us a fighting chance of achieving the play-offs. Cameron Odgen then did a BBC Manchester interview before Christmas and he said they had added to that budget to help Jim with the injury challenges. I wouldn't be surprised if we were spending c£1.5m or more this season on the playing budget. We have certainly gone through an awful lot of players.
Is £1.5m enough? I would think it is. There are half a dozen league two clubs whose playing budget is c£1.5m in a list I saw yesterday. It is a decent budget for a club with less than 3,000 paying customers. Owdum, York and Barnet may be spending more given their income, but Halifax, Gateshead and Altrincham almost certainly are not.
One final point. We have a history of bringing academy players through to train with the first team and be given chances. I know the academy has gone and been replaced with a youth team set up, but is there anybody good enough to be given a chance? We never hear anything. [Post edited 28 Mar 12:47]
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On that last paragraph, what has happened to the 3 that signed pro deals? Dunlop, Mann and Bailey was it?
I seem to remember one of them going out on loan but otherwise they've disappeared off the face of the earth, not even appearing in the National League Cup [Post edited 28 Mar 13:44]
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| Deadline day 5pm on 12:39 - Mar 28 with 1288 views | Daley_Lama |
Keeper signed on loan until end of the season. | |
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