Yawn. Is it defending them just to point out you are doing the same rants over and over again in threads that aren't even related?
Yawn... Yes it is defending them.
Nick. With this one you can create what he looks like now yourselfNorman Smurthwaite has had a makeover, you will never guess how he looks now!!!*
*He has a different top on.
Genuinely think we could give them a run for their money in terms of content. I mean just the player ratings thread alone has more analysis than all 15 articles that come out of a match.
How about it Nick? SBTTV? SBT Pink? You too could be in a dead, loss making business!
Sounds like the Smurf and SISU would get on well!...
"In October 2013 Smurthwaite controversially banned local newspaper The Sentinel from all press events"
And a load of other stuff on his wiki entry - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Smurthwaite
Of course it is!
Just makes it seem like every thread has a couple of old blokes with jumpers on stood there ranting about the same thing, they haven't read the thread and don't intend to but just post random rants in them all that are completely unrelated.
By all means, go all out with the rants in the threads, ie Ryton threads etc.
Plus I am not very good at writing articles
Doesn't stop the vast majority of websites that report on us to be fair. Is there any cash in the ads or would it be a labour of love?
I don't "wish" for Mr Smirfwaite" don't know nothing about him to be honest, all I wish for is owner or owners who realise what running a football club is all aboutLike I said to 'Rupert_Bear', "be careful what you wish for":
I was wondering about training grounds at the level we now find ourselves at.
I know that when they were in the top flight Wimbledon used to train in a local park and Brighton used to train at Sussex University. I recall that in Keith Houchen's book ('A tenner and a box of kippers') he says neither Hartlepool (4th tier) or Leyton Orient (3rd tier) had training grounds when he played there.
Does anyone know how many League 1 clubs own their own training ground?
I don't know to be honest, please tell us why not, love to be educatedNo one seriously wants this guy anywhere near the club do they?
It will be one less soon. Assuming we're still a league one club at that point.
I don't "wish" for Mr Smirfwaite" don't know nothing about him to be honest, all I wish for is owner or owners who realise what running a football club is all about
Somewhere around 270° I believe.
They difference is that it's his money and unlike SISU any other fuckers money but theirs. I do know Smurf from school days the guy is sound and no mugI am sure Grendel will respond to your post, but you
The linked article from The Sentinel tells a lot about Mr Smurthwaite.
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/port...lub-collapse/story-28862106-detail/story.html
Here are some highlights, according to the article:
- Bought the club for a song when it was in administration.
- Claims he has put in about £3 million and now the club is up for sale has declared he wants all his money back from the sale.
- Seems prepared to sell the club while retaining ownership of the ground.
- He has warned he's going to stop investing money if the club isn't sold (meaning the club will need to be self-sufficient).
- He warned he was going to cut the playing budget by more than a third this year.
In some aspects, there doesn't seem much difference between our current owners and Mr Smurthwaite.
They difference is that it's his money and unlike SISU any other fuckers money but theirs. I do know Smurf from school days the guy is sound and no mug
I really wasn't fishing for that sort of comment, I really would be interested to know how many of the teams in our league have a training ground.
Why does it matter what other clubs in this league do? We have an asset that is a training ground. That's all that matters.
Who questioned whether it mattered or not. If you don't know the answer to my question why not just say so.
I was wondering about training grounds at the level we now find ourselves at.
I know that when they were in the top flight Wimbledon used to train in a local park and Brighton used to train at Sussex University. I recall that in Keith Houchen's book ('A tenner and a box of kippers') he says neither Hartlepool (4th tier) or Leyton Orient (3rd tier) had training grounds when he played there.
Does anyone know how many League 1 clubs own their own training ground?
It is all well and good having your opinion, but you just keep posting the same things over and over on every thread.
Do you think that is OK then! Yes or No.
Somewhere around 270° I believe.
What do you mean, what are you asking me?
Your manners are atrocious, do you speak to all the girls like this?
To answer if you think it is OK for CCFC to not own their own training facilities or clubhouse. That is what will happen if Ryton goes.
Maybe the next stage is for the club to become a franchise and move elsewhere, it shouldn't happen as EFL rules say it can't but I would not be shocked if it did.
What do you mean, what are you asking me?
Your manners are atrocious, do you speak to all the girls like this?
To answer if you think it is OK for CCFC to not own their own training facilities or clubhouse. That is what will happen if Ryton goes.
Maybe the next stage is for the club to become a franchise and move elsewhere, it shouldn't happen as EFL rules say it can't but I would not be shocked if it did.
We don't know what is going to happen at this stage, so your question is somewhat academic.
My personal opinion at the moment is that the club currently benefits from having it's own training ground. I have an open mind on whether the current benefit can be adequately compensated for by training at a 'hired' or 'shared' facility (I don't currently have sufficient information about that 'new' facility to give an informed opinion).
I also have an opinion on the location of the Academy. I think this would be better accommodated alongside the senior training facilities.
Regards the idea of a franchise, I suspect that isn't beyond the realms of possibility and that the more hostile the local environment is to the club the more probably it becomes.
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