[Lincs Spireite]

NOFX, on 12 March 2025 - 11:44 AM, said:

2,289 (613 Blues fans) 1676 home fans...

How can they afford decent players with only 1676 fans ?

[HoneyTrippa]

With Messr's Giggs, Neville, Boot etc

[Blowbroth]

JonB, on 12 March 2025 - 11:34 AM, said:

Probably a bit early i would have thought. Webb said post match it looked like he twisted it when he caught his studs in the turf while sliding in. Doubt we'll hear any more until possibly the weekends pre match press conference but no guarantee it will be mentioned and it will just be a case of seeing if he plays. That said Gordon is back which helps somewhat.

Gordon is more than an able alternative.we looked more solid with Donacien too

[Johnnyspireite7]

gordon_brittas, on 12 March 2025 - 09:28 AM, said:

Decent well supported clubs like Torquay, Southend, Darlington, Hereford fester in lower leagues whilst failed vanity projects like these occupy a league space 🤦🏻

Darlington and Hereford went bust so had to start again from the bottom. Both Torquay and Southend were mismanaged into their position as we were, they’re where they deserve to be, as we were!

[Town_Fan]

Blowbroth, on 12 March 2025 - 12:40 PM, said:

Gordon is more than an able alternative.we looked more solid with Donacien too

Sparkes is an excellent crosser of the ball but Gordon looks to be the better all round player.

[Nickycw]

Valley Blues, on 12 March 2025 - 12:19 PM, said:

Playing devils advocate, and I say this with Mandeville being a firm favourite of mine, but Mandy should have scored early doors at 0-0 and wasn’t it Mercalfe that gave the ball away which led to one of their two big chances before the sending off.

If their lad had scored, which he probably should have done twice ( I think same player ) we could have gone in 2-0 down and Mandy’s miss and Metclafe’s error would have been huge talking points.

All if’s and but’s but shows how fine margins are in the game.

Over the moon for Mandeville though. Fantastic servant of the club and IMO a huge player for us.

I said the same about Metcalfe. He improved as the game went on but a few errant headers and passes early on put us under pressure.

[Westbars Spireite]

Lincs Spireite, on 12 March 2025 - 12:26 PM, said:

How can they afford decent players with only 1676 fans ?

They operate at huge losses.

[DerbySpireite59]

Johnnyspireite7, on 12 March 2025 - 12:50 PM, said:

Darlington and Hereford went bust so had to start again from the bottom. Both Torquay and Southend were mismanaged into their position as we were, they’re where they deserve to be, as we were!

So, Bournemouth don't deserve their time in the Prem.?

[JonB]

DerbySpireite59, on 12 March 2025 - 02:11 PM, said:

So, Bournemouth don't deserve their time in the Prem.?

Well it was achieved on the back of Russian millions and breaking financial rules at the time so it wasnt some fairy tale story....

[NOFX]

American billionaire Bill Foley and his investment group, Black Knight Football Club, bankroll AFC Bournemouth. Foley also owns the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights.
Explanation
Foley bought Bournemouth in 2023 for £100 million, plus an additional £20 million after the club stayed in the Premier League.
Black Knight Football Club UK Limited owns AFC Bournemouth Limited, which is the company that owns the football club. Russian Businessman Max Demin became co-owner of the club with a 50% investment in 2011, when Bournemouth were in League One.

Former chairman Eddie Mitchell then sold his stake in the club to Demin in 2013. What Max Demin's actual business is, or was, is a bit "hazy"

[DerbySpireite59]

JonB, on 12 March 2025 - 02:15 PM, said:

Well it was achieved on the back of Russian millions and breaking financial rules at the time so it wasnt some fairy tale story....

You have a hold point there tbf. However, the point made was about clubs deserving to be at the level of their attendances.

[HaslandBlue58]

Johnnyspireite7, on 12 March 2025 - 12:50 PM, said:

Darlington and Hereford went bust so had to start again from the bottom. Both Torquay and Southend were mismanaged into their position as we were, they're where they deserve to be, as we were!

Fully appreciate your points,just that when reading it comes across as though the club and fans deserved it,when we know it is the owners that are the ones that deserve it.Our club is an example of how important a club is to the community (when properly managed as we now are) and not just to football fans.
Cannot put in to words the way I felt when we were looking odds on for NLN.

[moondog]

Gary Neville and Roy Keane watched the game and briefly discuss it in the opening minutes of the overlap

https://youtu.be/y9s...QsWogyPxL2dHJcy

[Phil V 72]

Have Salford appealed the obvious mistake for the red card yet? 🥴

[JonB]

Probably struggling to find anything to back up their claim seeing as the incident was missed by the cameras unless its on some other footage yet to be released.

[clarevoyant.]

JonB, on 13 March 2025 - 11:59 AM, said:

Probably struggling to find anything to back up their claim seeing as the incident was missed by the cameras unless its on some other footage yet to be released.

Didn't Robinson say that their camera(s) would cover the angle? Perhaps they did, resulting in silence


They could call me has a witness and lose or maybe ask Fleetwood to cobble some footage together on their behalf.

[Lincs Spireite]

Phil V 72, on 13 March 2025 - 11:37 AM, said:

Have Salford appealed the obvious mistake for the red card yet? 🥴

Was it a mistake ? Rumour has it that Sparkes accidentally trod on Adelakun's toe and he reacted by kicking the back of Sparkes calf. So it's a red.

[Phil V 72]

Lincs Spireite, on 13 March 2025 - 01:10 PM, said:

Was it a mistake ? Rumour has it that Sparkes accidentally trod on Adelakun's toe and he reacted by kicking the back of Sparkes calf. So it's a red.

I may have been being sarcastic

[NOFX]

moondog, on 13 March 2025 - 09:33 AM, said:

Gary Neville and Roy Keane watched the game and briefly discuss it in the opening minutes of the overlap

https://youtu.be/y9s...QsWogyPxL2dHJcy

Is their summary "What the hell have we invested in?"

[JonB]

moondog, on 13 March 2025 - 09:33 AM, said:

Gary Neville and Roy Keane watched the game and briefly discuss it in the opening minutes of the overlap

https://youtu.be/y9s...QsWogyPxL2dHJcy

Keane sent a bit of praise our way in the brief chat about it, commented on how we did a good job of playing against 10 men which doesnt always happen in the lower divisions.