[metallilad]

Is it any coincidence that now the training ground is operational the team are starting to gell very quickly. The defence has tightened up.The passing between the players seems to be a lot crisper and the through balls seem to be played to perfection. The fact that the players are just going to one place to train and not travelling to different grounds must have some bearing on the performances and results.

[Fact Checker]

metallilad, on 07 October 2023 - 04:34 PM, said:

Is it any coincidence that now the training ground is operational the team are starting to help very quickly.
The defence has tightened up.
The passing between the players seems to be a lot crisper and the through balls seem to be played to perfection.

The fact that the players are just going to one place to train and not travelling to different grounds must have some bearing on the performances and results.

I did think the same, mate. They say success is all about habits and routine - it can’t have helped having no routine in regards to where we trained.
I love what’s going on at the club currently, really setting ourselves up for long term success.

[Dougspireite78]

The good things is is that the Kirk's have come in as genuine fans and are actually building the club up from the bottom which is the way it should be done.

The only way then is up, new training ground, gain promoting which, I know it's only October and there will be little blips but its looking good. Then when in league two start funding a proper academy and who knows where we could go.

What a different feeling the place has from 6 - 7 years ago. This is how you run a football club

This post has been edited by Dougspireite78: 07 October 2023 - 04:52 PM

[azul]

metallilad, on 07 October 2023 - 04:34 PM, said:

Is it any coincidence that now the training ground is operational the team are starting to gell very quickly.
The defence has tightened up.
The passing between the players seems to be a lot crisper and the through balls seem to be played to perfection.

The fact that the players are just going to one place to train and not travelling to different grounds must have some bearing on the performances and results.

Doubt it apart from the defence tightening up I don’t see any difference from most of those marvellous attacking performances earlier in the season.

Hopefully we’ll see the full benefit all around the squad as things develop

[monte]

I think it's good but as the Kirk's get more and more ownership in the club I think the trust / fans should maintain a majority (German style).

But agree the feeling is a LOT better than a few years ago and I don't think the Kirks have bad intentions.

[dim view]

azul, on 07 October 2023 - 05:23 PM, said:

Doubt it apart from the defence tightening up I don’t see any difference from most of those marvellous attacking performances earlier in the season.

Hopefully we’ll see the full benefit all around the squad as things develop

One notable difference is that we are scoring more headers.

[DerbySpireite59]

monte, on 10 October 2023 - 09:10 AM, said:

I think it's good but as the Kirk's get more and more ownership in the club I think the trust / fans should maintain a majority (German style).

But agree the feeling is a LOT better than a few years ago and I don't think the Kirks have bad intentions.

The Kirk's have consistently said that the Trust should always remain the majority shareholder.

My understanding, albeit very limited, is that there's not much wriggle room now for new shares to ever be issued, or for Phil's non voting shares to be converted.

Interesting that some of the investment allows for traditional lending going forwards.

[twistedspire]

I would say that it is more down to us having played 15 games and the side getting used to how Cook wants to play and how each other plays. We have had a new keeper, a new left back (Freck or Horton didn't play the second half of last season), a new central midfielder, a new attacking midfielder and a new striker. Plus we are playing slightly differently to the back end of last season.
I said at the start of the season judge our performances after 15-20 games. I can also only see us improving as the season goes on.

[KevoBMMD]

twistedspire, on 10 October 2023 - 01:17 PM, said:

I would say that it is more down to us having played 15 games and the side getting used to how Cook wants to play and how each other plays. We have had a new keeper, a new left back (Freck or Horton didn't play the second half of last season), a new central midfielder, a new attacking midfielder and a new striker. Plus we are playing slightly differently to the back end of last season.
I said at the start of the season judge our performances after 15-20 games. I can also only see us improving as the season goes on.

I don't think we can improve too much more as we have earnt 22 out of 24 points in the last 8 games.

Consistency is paramount. The same energy, pressing, possession and goal rate is what is going to secure promotion.

Carry on like we have and Oldham Away in March should be a Promotion Party

[monte]

DerbySpireite59, on 10 October 2023 - 10:52 AM, said:

The Kirk's have consistently said that the Trust should always remain the majority shareholder.

My understanding, albeit very limited, is that there's not much wriggle room now for new shares to ever be issued, or for Phil's non voting shares to be converted.

Interesting that some of the investment allows for traditional lending going forwards.

That's good to know, I'm not anti them I think they've done great for us. Listening to One of the Kirks and Croot on the "We are Sailing" podcast they're clearly trying to do what's best for the club and to get the club more in the community etc.

[Johnnyspireite7]

KevoBMMD, on 10 October 2023 - 02:02 PM, said:

I don't think we can improve too much more as we have earnt 22 out of 24 points in the last 8 games.

Consistency is paramount. The same energy, pressing, possession and goal rate is what is going to secure promotion.

Carry on like we have and Oldham Away in March should be a Promotion Party

You mean like the one they had at our place winning 1-1.

[ronpowellsbutler]

azul, on 07 October 2023 - 05:23 PM, said:

Doubt it apart from the defence tightening up I don’t see any difference from most of those marvellous attacking performances earlier in the season.

Hopefully we’ll see the full benefit all around the squad as things develop

Is it my eyes playing up or is the inter-passing a bit sharper ?
Thought at BW in the right corner second half there was a touch of how Man City go about it.

[h again]

dim view, on 10 October 2023 - 09:19 AM, said:

One notable difference is that we are scoring more headers.

More to do with a much better delivery into the box, mainly by Mandy. I suppose they could be practicing it more on the new ground - they never seemed to practice it at all last season.

[valemadness]

Tonight's event launched an appeal to crowd fund equipment that the gaffer and coaches need for the new training ground.
They're looking to raise £10k towards a £14k target. They need ongoing maintenance and equipment like the freekick mannequins, Teqball tables and a lot of other stuff.
The 8-9 game run we had last season coincided with a run when we were unable to use our training ground. We've only been back using ours for 3/4 weeks and you can see the difference it is already making.
The training ground has cost in the region of £300k to get it back into a usable state.
They also looked at the medium-long term needs like building changing rooms, cafeteria, media room, offices, toilets/showers etc, but that is down to getting planning permission and looking at building from scratch Vs modular build etc.

If anyone wants to donate here's the link
https://www.gofundme...source=customer

[moondog]

£1,000 now raised from 40 contributors

[calvin plummers socks]

Barnet’s the Hive designated a training venue for Euro 2028 (if anyones interested in that sort of thing)!

[warfey is a spireite]

Too far for you to travel ,

[calvin plummers socks]

warfey is a spireite, on 13 October 2023 - 06:34 PM, said:

Too far for you to travel ,

What you on about now you old fool?

[azul]

calvin plummers socks, on 13 October 2023 - 06:07 PM, said:

Barnet’s the Hive designated a training venue for Euro 2028 (if anyones interested in that sort of thing)!

I doubt they are

calvin plummers socks, on 13 October 2023 - 06:41 PM, said:

What you on about now you old fool?

I understand what he’s on about - for once

calvin plummers socks, on 13 October 2023 - 06:41 PM, said:

What you on about now you old fool?

I understand what he’s on about - for once

[moondog]

Donations now up to £2,700 after someone dropped in a grand