Danny's budget in 2016-17 was actually lower than Moyses had in 2015-16.
They started off similar at the start of the season but the players wage expenditure for 2016/17 was way above that for 2015/16.
Danny's budget in 2016-17 was actually lower than Moyses had in 2015-16.
No, it started off lower. Of course it was higher by the end of the season due to all of those pesky FA Cup bonuses we had to pay...They started off similar at the start of the season but the players wage expenditure for 2016/17 was way above that for 2015/16.
No, it started off lower. Of course it was higher by the end of the season due to all of those pesky FA Cup bonuses we had to pay...
- It was here-say at the time. It may have been exaggeration that training sessions had become fewer or shorter, so apologies for stating it as kosher."It was known under Gary Simpson..." Known by whom, exactly? No one has ever mentioned that to me, not the players of the time, not even Simpson himself. Why on earth would they employ professional players and not have them training? I would be interested to know where you got that.
40-week contracts are the norm in non-league football. It makes perfect sense to do that, as you never really know what you are getting. Remember Karl Ledsham? No, you probably don't. However, a number of Gary Simpson's players were either signed on or converted to two-year deals including Alan Power, Paul Farman, Tony Diagne, Sean Newton and Ben Tomlinson. Whatever we may think of Simpson tactically, he was actually quite smart in the transfer market and used loans and short-term deals well:
2-year deals: 5
1-year deals: 12
Loans: 10
Non-contract: 2
Short-term: 4
The SW was closed to save £10,000 per season in costs - with an average gate of 2,500 and an average away attendance of 70 (excluding Grimsby), it made perfect sense. What has that got to do with going part-time?
Ring Necked Parakeets - they are more common than sparrows in London.I seem to remember when the lizards played them we kept seeing parrots flying over? Or some exotic birds that must of escaped there cages anyway.
I don't think it was ever passed off as just that. It was services, insurances etc as well (whether that came to £10k, I don't know).I remember this £10,000 saving due to closing the SW being mentioned with the savings supposedly from less turnstyle operators. I was sceptical about this at the time-how do you arrive at a £K 10 figure from saving a couple of operators per home game ?
The Carshalton 3-1 away was worse. I stayed until Sheridan's late curler but I can't tell you why.
I think the days following that defeat were the most disillusioned in Lincoln I have ever been. Worse than the relegation. Worse than the 4-0 thumping at home to Ferriby.
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Those who've posted about what might have been had the slump continued are a clear reminder that fans should treat these rare periods of relative success with humility - not that many do.
The cases of Stockport and York are direct comparisons with Lincoln.
Stockport decided to go part-time. Their logic was that in NLN they would be the last port of call for full time professionals, whereas as part-timers they could get the pick of the part-time players.
York have kept going full-time with many of the squad who have suffered two relegations and others brought in on big contracts.
Neither approach has worked out for either club though Stockport did reach the NLN play offs. Ironically it was two full time teams who got promoted.
Given what's happened to Stockport their attendances are remarkably good averaging over 3,000. It shows there's still life in them. I wonder what attendances would be at Sincil Bank if City were now in their 6th consecutive season in National League North?
Stockport must be one of the teams we've played the most over all of our history.