[Gavin]

Since Ricky German has been called up to the first team, his spot in front of the family section in the West stand has been left vacant.

[Westbars Spireite]

valemadness, on 06 October 2016 - 06:49 AM, said:

I get so frustrated at the ball boys. They sit in pairs not evenly spread out and are usually on their phones during the match. More often than not someone in the crowd gets the ball and the ball boys don't even move.

And when we could do with them taking their time or ignoring it they rush it back on!

[60s 70s Spireite]

Spireite-Karl, on 06 October 2016 - 07:35 AM, said:

They're probably bored out of their brains like the rest of us

Good sound bite.
But, only one team has scored more league one goals at home than us. Only one other set of fans have seen more total goals at home than us.
Don't find it boring so much as tense (and for that reason not that enjoyable) as we wait for the equaliser to go in. Which of course has happened only once at home.

[60s 70s Spireite]

Westbars Spireite, on 06 October 2016 - 07:49 AM, said:

And when we could do with them taking their time or ignoring it they rush it back on!

Agreed. For all the talk of our time wasting tactics v Gillingham, I doubt any away team has managed to have a last minute throw back in play as quick as the Gills did in the 96th minute.

[calvin plummers socks]

valemadness, on 06 October 2016 - 06:49 AM, said:

I get so frustrated at the ball boys. They sit in pairs not evenly spread out and are usually on their phones during the match. More often than not someone in the crowd gets the ball and the ball boys don't even move.

I've never met an Academy player yet who actually enjoys or chooses to be a Matchday ball boy (most hate it)!
One young player currently trialling with a club very close to home (!) suffered such awful racial abuse at one game he spent half the game in tears!

[Tha Knows...]

We have to hope those 2 dropped points have no significance at the end of the season

[DIFH]

calvin plummers socks, on 06 October 2016 - 07:09 PM, said:

I've never met an Academy player yet who actually enjoys or chooses to be a Matchday ball boy (most hate it)!
One young player currently trialling with a club very close to home (!) suffered such awful racial abuse at one game he spent half the game in tears!

Being the ball boy should/is part of your job I would offer, if they don't enjoy it or can't see that then they are in the wrong job and someone within the club is not doing a very good job.

As Marcia points out they don't help themselves with their body language, lathargic etc not even aware of where the balls gone at times.

How can the racial abuse be allowed to happen - are the club oblivious at the time to what is going on.

[The Earl of Chesterfield]

Given it's over a week since Sutcliffe stated the latest CCJ has been paid, after also claiming everyone owed money had received it, can anyone confirm if it shows as satisfied on official records?

Thanks.

[Sammy Spireite]

Chris Morgan said at the Bridge in FF last spring (in relation the roasting he gave a ball boy last season) was that game management was a fundamental part of a young players coaching and being a ball boy on a first team match day plays a big part in that.

Knowing when to be alert for the ball, knowing when to be less enthusiastic about retrieving it and more importantly concentrating on the game, understand the momentum changes and keeping concentration.

He also went on to say that Colin W, while Shef Utd manager used to get them in on match days and give them all a pep talk, and give certain ones specific instructions depending on where they were going to be positioned and what the state of play was!

[brockwell-spireite]

Sammy Spireite, on 10 October 2016 - 03:48 PM, said:

Chris Morgan said at the Bridge in FF last spring (in relation the roasting he gave a ball boy last season) was that game management was a fundamental part of a young players coaching and being a ball boy on a first team match day plays a big part in that.

Knowing when to be alert for the ball, knowing when to be less enthusiastic about retrieving it and more importantly concentrating on the game, understand the momentum changes and keeping concentration.

He also went on to say that Colin W, while Shef Utd manager used to get them in on match days and give them all a pep talk, and give certain ones specific instructions depending on where they were going to be positioned and what the state of play was!

I was the ball boy for the second leg against Liverpool at slatergate, positioned next to the goal at the away end... when tricky trev lobbed Bruce me and my mate turned around and gave them some fist pumps... got pelted with 1 and 2 pence coins then abused for the rest of the game as their goals went in.

[Stoptalkingbol]

brockwell-spireite, on 10 October 2016 - 05:35 PM, said:

I was the ball boy for the second leg against Liverpool at slatergate, positioned next to the goal at the away end... when tricky trev lobbed Bruce me and my mate turned around and gave them some fist pumps... got pelted with 1 and 2 pence coins then abused for the rest of the game as their goals went in.

Did they abuse you to get their dole back?

[Guest_freelander2_*]

MDCCCLXVI, on 10 October 2016 - 03:47 PM, said:

Given it's over a week since Sutcliffe stated the latest CCJ has been paid, after also claiming everyone owed money had received it, can anyone confirm if it shows as satisfied on official records?

Thanks.

Sutcliffe confirmed on 22/09/16, live on Alan Biggs' show that everyone had been paid. Hours earlier Russ Sephton announced on Twitter that he was still owed money and needless to say that the £4,334.00 is still showing as unpaid.

[Westbars Spireite]

freelander2, on 10 October 2016 - 07:07 PM, said:

Sutcliffe confirmed on 22/09/16, live on Alan Biggs' show that everyone had been paid. Hours earlier Russ Sephton announced on Twitter that he was still owed money and needless to say that the £4,334.00 is still showing as unpaid.

Unless it was paid in the time in-between someone is a liar.

[The Earl of Chesterfield]

freelander2, on 10 October 2016 - 07:07 PM, said:

Sutcliffe confirmed on 22/09/16, live on Alan Biggs' show that everyone had been paid. Hours earlier Russ Sephton announced on Twitter that he was still owed money and needless to say that the £4,334.00 is still showing as unpaid.

Thanks, 'F2'.

We can only hope it's an innocent case of records yet to be up-dated, or Sutcliffe simply being mistaken.

It is slightly strange that the CFC CCJ was addressed almost as soon as the Club were informed of it, though, whilst there appears no such urgency on Sutcliffe's part.

[Mr Mercury]

MDCCCLXVI, on 10 October 2016 - 07:40 PM, said:

Thanks, 'F2'.

We can only hope it's an innocent case of records yet to be up-dated, or Sutcliffe simply being mistaken.

It is slightly strange that the CFC CCJ was addressed almost as soon as the Club were informed of it, though, whilst there appears no such urgency on Sutcliffe's part.

Is Liam Suttcliffe a liar? Let's hope not.

[Goku]

Sammy Spireite, on 10 October 2016 - 03:48 PM, said:

Chris Morgan said at the Bridge in FF last spring (in relation the roasting he gave a ball boy last season) was that game management was a fundamental part of a young players coaching and being a ball boy on a first team match day plays a big part in that.

Knowing when to be alert for the ball, knowing when to be less enthusiastic about retrieving it and more importantly concentrating on the game, understand the momentum changes and keeping concentration.

He also went on to say that Colin W, while Shef Utd manager used to get them in on match days and give them all a pep talk, and give certain ones specific instructions depending on where they were going to be positioned and what the state of play was!

But I thought we didnt do anything like this and only teams like Peterborough did it. How odd.

[boot]

Goku, on 11 October 2016 - 07:29 AM, said:

But I thought we didnt do anything like this and only teams like Peterborough did it. How odd.

I've seen no instances where our ball boys have blatently wasted time or cheated. Am I wrong ?

[Goku]

Dunno

[whittman]

Sammy Spireite, on 10 October 2016 - 03:48 PM, said:

Chris Morgan said at the Bridge in FF last spring (in relation the roasting he gave a ball boy last season) was that game management was a fundamental part of a young players coaching and being a ball boy on a first team match day plays a big part in that.

Knowing when to be alert for the ball, knowing when to be less enthusiastic about retrieving it and more importantly concentrating on the game, understand the momentum changes and keeping concentration.

He also went on to say that Colin W, while Shef Utd manager used to get them in on match days and give them all a pep talk, and give certain ones specific instructions depending on where they were going to be positioned and what the state of play was!

A certain former town manager at saltergate with the initials PH used to do something similar as well

Also the ball for the last minute throwin against Gillingham was thrown back by a fan who actually ran down several steps before lobbing the ball straight into the players arms for heavens sake

[The Earl of Chesterfield]

Mr Mercury, on 10 October 2016 - 07:58 PM, said:

Is Liam Suttcliffe a liar? Let's hope not.

Pretty simple, for me.

The DS CCJ appears as paid in the next week or two and yeah, he was telling the truth. Just as AC was telling the truth if the CFC CCJ is promptly removed from the records, too.

If on the other hand neither happen...well, I guess it wouldn't be the first time Town fans have encountered such >ahem< 'contradictions'.

And folk can judge everything else they've been told accordingly.