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Thread | Attacking players not fully fit
at 15:05 10 Jan 2025
Quite the list now. I think this lot are either out, carrying an injury or returning from one
Ogbene
Szmodics
Chaplin
Hutchinson
Hirst
AAH
Anyone else? [Post edited 10 Jan 15:09]
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Thread | We aren’t mucking about are we?
at 22:25 8 Jan 2025
One signing already, and by the sounds of it another tomorrow. Goodness.
And he agrees to sign after a phone call with KM. How blessed are we to have him as our manager. |
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Thread | Unpopular opinion: Season Ticket Holders have it too good ....
at 16:27 9 Dec 2024
... and the number of them means we are probably preventing thousands of more casual supporters coming along and enjoying the ride (and then becoming more active supporters of tomorrow).
Season ticket holders have:
* Their pick of the seat
* Every home game
* With their mates
* Priority on away tickets [Edit - apparently this isn't a thing]
* Get to resale the games they can't make
* All for a discount
Casual supporters have to
* Pay for a membership
* Scramble for the few remaining tickets, many of which are restricted view
* And pay a premium for each ticket.
Whilst many STHs have been attending games for many years, plenty haven't been, and I think the balance has moved too far.
I'd propose that each season ticket should entitle you to entry to 18 of the 19 home league games. Different STHs would miss different games (possibly decided randomly, possibly on a block-by-block basis) and this would free up ~1000 extra seats each game which could be balloted amongst all the people locked out of regular games.
I'm aware mightily p.ssing off your most loyal customers isn't recommended in most business textbooks
I'm also aware we might well go down, KM leave and we'll return to more normal levels of demand without the need for any of this.
[Post edited 9 Dec 2024 16:40]
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Thread | Big step up, isn’t it?
at 22:20 3 Dec 2024
I didn’t think we were that bad. Not great, obviously, but we had a few decent performers.
But we barely laid a glove on them after the goal |
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Thread | It is just lovely seeing a Town side in the PL containing
at 21:10 17 Aug 2024
Walton
Davis
Woolfy
Morsy
Luongo
Chaplin
Burns
and with Harness coming off the bench.
These players have brought so much joy over the last couple of years I’m so glad they get their chance in the sun. |
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Thread | Do you think the club have found the mole?
at 08:54 7 Aug 2024
It was pretty striking how early in the transfer window there were lots of stories in the press about players we were after and bids we’d placed. Some of these came off, some didn’t, but the stories seemed to be fairly accurate. This was quite different to our largely quiet approach to transfer dealings over the last two years.
Now though the stories have stopped.
We can’t have just stopped looking for players. The squad is short of numbers, experience and quality (at least in PL terms).
So I’m wondering if the source of the stories in the club has been identified and guided appropriately. |
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Thread | Can we not loan players from clubs whose managers say things like:
at 19:34 11 May 2024
“He’s done very well on loan, but we will have him back in the building, talk to him and his agent and then decide what is best for us and for him”
Can’t they just say:
“Clearly their fans love him and their manager rates him. While he may be an excellent player I don’t think it is fair for us to keep him and disappoint all those Ipswich fans. We will make him available on a free to Ipswich. Just Ipswich”
Not asking too much, is it? |
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Thread | Ahadme has got three in his last two games for Cambridge
at 21:39 2 Apr 2024
… in a very poor United side.
My Cambridge supporting mate thinks they’d love to sign him permanently, but expects they’ll be priced out by competition in the Summer.
I’m glad for him. He’s had no luck recently. |
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Thread | So I think the summary of today’s news is
at 20:31 22 Mar 2024
that we’ve diversified the investor base to secure our medium term plans.
We haven’t got £105m to fund us through the next couple of transfer windows and go shoot-or-bust for a PL push. Instead we’ve raised the capital to cover our losses and take our spending to the maximum permitted for a number of years, while spending a chunk on infrastructure. Training ground, cat one etc.
The new money will come in as a share purchase. Three lions have also invested more money, ORG haven’t, and are having their equity diluted as a result. This is entirely normal. They wouldn’t want to fund us solely forever, and the other investors will bring skills and contacts over and above the money.
£105m is a lot … but I’d have thought we will burn through it in 3-4 years. Nevertheless having the medium term funding secured is a significant step, and those of us (and opposing fans) who worried about our ability to fund ourselves should we not get promoted should be reassured (or disappointed).
I don’t think this is going to be enough to fund a new Cobbold stand though. That will require a lot more planning
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