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  1. chiefdave

    Striker Update

    He's publicly stated that he'd rather wait and get the right player at the right price than rush into things or pay over the odds. Maybe people are expecting too much, for me a season with a comfortable top half finish will be a big improvement. So long as I can see us progressing I'll be happy...
  2. chiefdave

    Striker Update

    I must be reading a different article to you lot. The one I can see on the CT site says no new striker before the Cambridge friendly on Tuesday but he is 'pretty confident' in making a signing before the first game of the season. Nowhere do i see a mention of starting the season without a...
  3. chiefdave

    2nd or Playoff Winners?

    From a business point of view promotion would be worth the most financially. Of course ideally from that standpoint it would be promotion via the playoffs. Money from a sold out play off semi and I presume a share of the final would add to pot.
  4. chiefdave

    2nd or Playoff Winners?

    2nd place unless you're promising a play off win.
  5. chiefdave

    Sustainability

    But those sort of factors are a two way street, there would be people who couldn't make the Gillingham game for those reasons (I was one of them) who went to the next game. Of course some people will go the extra mile to ensure they can make a big game but we're not talking about a couple of...
  6. chiefdave

    Portsmouth (Away) Match Thread

    Surprised the chap from WMP hasn't done something about him if he's getting thrown out every game. If he's got mental issues then he clearly needs a carer or someone to reign him in, for his own safety as much as anything. If he's just a drunk / high idiot then how many times can you be thrown...
  7. chiefdave

    Money being spent in the Championship

    The bubble has to burst at some point. How long before a big name team goes out of business? I'd bring in fixed squad sizes in all divisions and a salary cap and floor in each division. If you get promotion but can't afford the salary floor you don't get promoted same as if you're ground isn't...
  8. chiefdave

    Sustainability

    The question I posed was why did so many people who went to Gillingham not bother again for the next game. It's pretty obvious that they didn't as the Gillingham game had 26,811 home fans in attendance. The next game had less than 11K home fans so that's over 15K who couldn't be bothered with...
  9. chiefdave

    Sustainability

    Last seasons average attendance was 9,332 (that includes the opening games at Sixfields but Gillingham probably cancels that out), the season before we moved to Northampton was 10,906 so in reality the attendances haven't changed that much. The question is how do we get the other 20K who turn...
  10. chiefdave

    Sustainability

    The only comparable situation I can think of is Brighton. Just had a quick look and on their return they seem to have had a pretty steady attendance so no big drop off like we experienced. The question for me is why did all those who attend Gillingham not go to the next game? It was a great...
  11. chiefdave

    In Times of Austerity

    Of course you can always find individuals but the fact is the number of pensioners needing to work is rising and shows no sign of doing anything but continuing to rise.
  12. chiefdave

    In Times of Austerity

    Nice of Cameron to try and take jobs away from Coventry :jerkit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-33638634
  13. chiefdave

    Leon Best

    I can't see him dropping down to L1 but if he does, and was affordable, I'd be happy to have him here.
  14. chiefdave

    The silence is deafening

    TM said the other day in one of the CT pieces that it was unlikely we'd be able to sign a striker of the quality he wants as a permanent signing so we'd be looking at bringing a loan in, that won't happen until the PL teams finalise their squads. Of course it would be great to have the entire...
  15. chiefdave

    Wage Budget

    Indeed 3 points are 3 points but surely it should be easy to pick up 3 points from teams at the bottom of the table than teams at the top?
  16. chiefdave

    Football league highlights show moves to Channel 5

    I wonder if the TV execs have ever researched if people actually watch all the chat. With 3 divisions to cover I can imagine a lot of people watch a recording and fast forward to what they want to see.
  17. chiefdave

    Mowbray went to watch Pennington

    He would be a welcome addition for sure. Can't see him making the trip if there's no chance of getting him, unless he was looking at someone else.
  18. chiefdave

    Portsmouth (Away) Match Thread

    Assume he got kicked out as he seemed to disappear in the second half. Surprised he didn't get a slap to be honest. If he has got issues and does the same thing and gets kicked out at every games shouldn't someone be looking after him and reigning him in a bit? Not sure it as the brightest idea...
  19. chiefdave

    Sustainability

    As a fan owned team we'd face exactly the same problem we do now. We have revenues, thats to crowd size, that should allow us to get out of L1 but we don't have the revenues to give us a good chance of sustaining Championship football let alone challenge for promotion to the PL. How long would...
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