Advice Please (1 Viewer)

Malaka · May 12, 2023

I manage my boy's under 15's team some of who are city fans. We are on tour the weekend of the play off final in Blackpool, if we make it. I only have 11 players and four of them are saying if we get to Wembley they don't want to go on tour (myself included really). If they decide not to go, that will leave 7 players in an 11 a side tournament which isn't fair on those who want to go and have paid £150 each to go. My lad is desperate to go to Wembley if we make it. He did go to the Checkatrade and play off final, but this could be special.

I would appreciate your thoughts and advice on what to do. This is a nightmare as we couldn't do the first bank holiday weekend.

edgy · May 12, 2023

Wow. That's a tough one. I felt bad moving our kick off to 3pm on Sunday!

But it's grassroots, you cant force kids to do something they dont want to.

Do you have any other coaches from other teams you could maybe loan some players from? Obviously the ones that choose not to go the tournament would have to forfeit there £150. Basically a free trip for the loan players?

fatso · May 12, 2023

I'd sit tight till after the second leg, there's only a 50-50 chance we'll get to Wembley (statistically at least) so it might not be a problem.

If we do get to Wembley then (personally) I'd take all the team to the final, I'd explain to those who don't want to go, that a play off final is the richest game in world football, and it might be a once in a lifetime opportunity, and to experience an atmosphere like a full Wembley will give them the motivation to be the best player they can be. It's why we wanted to play the game!

edgy · May 12, 2023

I'll have to deal with leaving a family holiday that we've just arrived at.

richnrg · May 12, 2023

edgy said:
I'll have to deal with leaving a family holiday that we've just arrived at.

sounds like you've already decided that you will, though

no_loyalty · May 12, 2023

My brother-in-law and two nephews were on a football tour on the weekend of the Birmingham game, they were all absolutely gutted to miss that one so I feel your pain.

M&B Stand · May 12, 2023

Malaka said:
I manage my boy's under 15's team some of who are city fans. We are on tour the weekend of the play off final in Blackpool, if we make it. I only have 11 players and four of them are saying if we get to Wembley they don't want to go on tour (myself included really). If they decide not to go, that will leave 7 players in an 11 a side tournament which isn't fair on those who want to go and have paid £150 each to go. My lad is desperate to go to Wembley if we make it. He did go to the Checkatrade and play off final, but this could be special.

I would appreciate your thoughts and advice on what to do. This is a nightmare as we couldn't do the first bank holiday weekend.

I’d cross that bridge if and when you come to it.

I felt bad just looking ahead at trains for play off weekend.
What a massive week this is for this football club

edgy · May 12, 2023

richnrg said:
sounds like you've already decided that you will, though

It's been discussed at length.

Travel and hotel research done and documented. Ducks in a row.

Greggs · May 12, 2023

Tell them to find another team and then you go on a recruitment drive. You have to be a ruthless dictator and the players need to get their priorities right.

After reading this again, you only have 11 players in an 11 aside 'tournament'....and it's in blackpool. I'd say you'd be lucky to get a game anyway, if I was on tour in blackpool, at 15, you wouldn't see me for a week.

napolimp · May 12, 2023

edgy said:
I'll have to deal with leaving a family holiday that we've just arrived at.

That's terrible. I was planning on going to Starbucks that day, so that's going to be up in the air.

Greggs · May 12, 2023

edgy said:
I'll have to deal with leaving a family holiday that we've just arrived at.

Like a Russian being dragged to war.....

richnrg · May 12, 2023

napolimp said:
That's terrible. I was planning on going to Starbucks that day, so that's going to be up in the air.

You can do both you know;

Starbucks®

www.starbucks.com

torchomatic · May 12, 2023

Bollocks to Blackpool and their £150. Life is full of disappointments, lads.

This will be the first of many.

robbiethemole · May 12, 2023

edgy said:
I'll have to deal with leaving a family holiday that we've just arrived at.

I'm the same, fly to Turkey on the 24th so hopefully there's a bar somewhere that will show the game, otherwise I'm dependent on the dodgy feckers on here to keep us up to date!!! SW88 where are you, man????

Greggs · May 12, 2023

robbiethemole said:
I'm the same, fly to Turkey on the 24th so hopefully there's a bar somewhere that will show the game, otherwise I'm dependent on the dodgy feckers on here to keep us up to date!!! SW88 where are you, man????

New teeth, hair or tits?

clint van damme · May 12, 2023

Greggs said:
New teeth, hair or tits?

Hairy tits

clint van damme · May 12, 2023

Malaka said:
I manage my boy's under 15's team some of who are city fans. We are on tour the weekend of the play off final in Blackpool, if we make it. I only have 11 players and four of them are saying if we get to Wembley they don't want to go on tour (myself included really). If they decide not to go, that will leave 7 players in an 11 a side tournament which isn't fair on those who want to go and have paid £150 each to go. My lad is desperate to go to Wembley if we make it. He did go to the Checkatrade and play off final, but this could be special.

I would appreciate your thoughts and advice on what to do. This is a nightmare as we couldn't do the first bank holiday weekend.

Cancel trip, pocket money, live it up in London for the weekend.
People will be angry at first, but even Arthur Fowler was forgiven eventually.

SBT · May 12, 2023

Malaka said:
I manage my boy's under 15's team some of who are city fans. We are on tour the weekend of the play off final in Blackpool, if we make it. I only have 11 players and four of them are saying if we get to Wembley they don't want to go on tour (myself included really). If they decide not to go, that will leave 7 players in an 11 a side tournament which isn't fair on those who want to go and have paid £150 each to go. My lad is desperate to go to Wembley if we make it. He did go to the Checkatrade and play off final, but this could be special.

I would appreciate your thoughts and advice on what to do. This is a nightmare as we couldn't do the first bank holiday weekend.

If a third of your team decided they no longer wanted to go on tour for some other non-CCFC reason then you’d cancel it without giving it a second thought. The only reason you feel bad about it is because it’s a Cov game that you also want to attend.

I would explain the situation to the lads who still want to go and ask them if they still want to press on without you, whether that means recruiting new players, going short-handed or whatever. If they do, great; if they don’t, cancel the trip and any money lost can be covered by the kids who decided to drop out (they will presumably be happy to do it). Not everyone can get what they want out of this situation but so long as no-one’s left out of pocket for reasons outside their own control then that’s as good as you can do.

robbiethemole · May 12, 2023

Greggs said:
New teeth, hair or tits?

nah, just an old fashioned holiday with family, how boring hahaha

fatso · May 12, 2023

robbiethemole said:
nah, just an old fashioned holiday with family, how boring hahaha

You could treat the Mrs while your out there.

I mean, when in Rome .....

fatso · May 12, 2023

Special offer available in Turkey!!!

eastwoodsdustman · May 12, 2023

Tell the organisers that there's a covid outbreak and they'll probably hold your money to enter again next year. Get all of the kids tickets for Wembley and everyones happy.

Mr Panda · May 12, 2023

Money can be made again but experiences cannot. Get yourself to Wembley

(Or at least be firm in your decision if we take an unassailable lead in Sundays leg)

Terry_dactyl · May 12, 2023

Woah! Woah! Woah! Can everyone please stop imaging what will be happening if we get to the final!
Im struggling enough coping with the emotions of our next game.

Nick · May 12, 2023

2 foot them.

Is there no way to re-arrange the games and then go up from Wembley?

fatso · May 12, 2023

You could ask the football league to rearrange the final.

Torquay Sky Blue · May 12, 2023

That'll teach the 7 for not being cov fans . I blame the parents

lifeskyblue · May 12, 2023

Sometimes they have short junior matches before a final at Wembley. Perhaps efl should organise a small tournament between teams from the cities/towns of the 4 playoff teams.

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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT · May 12, 2023

Terry_dactyl said:
Woah! Woah! Woah! Can everyone please stop imaging what will be happening if we get to the final!
Im struggling enough coping with the emotions of our next game.

Yeah don't count the Chickens before they hatch

robbiethemole · May 12, 2023

fatso said:
You could treat the Mrs while your out there.

I mean, when in Rome .....

She's already got hairy tits!! no point adding another one

Malaka · May 25, 2023

Just a quick update for those interested. Out of a team 11, 5 are going to Wembley. We gave our accommodation to those who aren't going to Wembley to take family or friends and they are having a weekend in Blackpool. Everyone is happy! Thanks to all of you that offered advice.

Flying Fokker · May 25, 2023

Malaka said:
Just a quick update for those interested. Out of a team 11, 5 are going to Wembley. We gave our accommodation to those who aren't going to Wembley to take family or friends and they are having a weekend in Blackpool. Everyone is happy! Thanks to all of you that offered advice.

Buy your lad a TuTu and explain that this can’t happen again!

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