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Post by dorchesteriron on Aug 1, 2020 15:59:41 GMT
So Weymouth have........sorry this harder than I thought........been promoted. However with them now going up to the National League only one real question remains; how many Weymouth cast offs will see this season as they overhaul the squad, with money they don’t have, in a vain attempt to stay at that level?
(Please note that if you take any of what I’ve just written too seriously I suggest you have a long hard look at ourself!)
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Post by matty on Aug 1, 2020 19:47:02 GMT
Money won’t be a problem and I expect a nice mid table finish
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Post by dorchesteriron on Aug 1, 2020 19:50:38 GMT
Money won’t be a problem and I expect a nice mid table finish So who we getting then?
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Post by matty on Aug 1, 2020 20:27:23 GMT
Money won’t be a problem and I expect a nice mid table finish So who we getting then? I can’t see us letting many go wellsy maybe
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Post by weyportbrid on Aug 2, 2020 0:40:14 GMT
When the dust settles on the bob Lucas’stadium and how successful the Terras have been.its obvious to me the chairman / board / directors need to get to work a s a p .my opinion the Bournemouth loanees will be given there chance in the championship.The majority of the team are in full time employment so the extra travelling must be taken on board long journeys for away matches sat / tues budget for the National LG will certainly play a big part on which route the club goes down.with Eddie Howe departing from Bournemouth just maybe the manager could be on his way out of the bob Lucas stadium
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Post by Dayvan Cowboy on Aug 2, 2020 8:12:07 GMT
Certainly very jealous this weekend seeing them celebrate back to back promotions. If we could even have a glimmer of a promotion just once that would be lovely. Dread to think if it wasn’t for the pandemic we’d be THREE leagues below them! I guess they’ll enjoy the next few days but if might be a huge shock to the system in the coming months as I don’t think any Weymouth person would have thought they’d be a conference club a couple of years ago. One would imagine they’d have to up their budget significantly to compete with some of the clubs there, not to mention travel expenses.
For us though I don’t think it’s a huge blow. The calibre of players they would need to attract would be far greater than the likes of us or any southern league team. They may not release too many either, as loyalty to the great work those players have done in getting them up 2 leagues.
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Post by nige on Aug 2, 2020 12:49:03 GMT
Enjoy your Wimborne game.
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Post by leo210856 on Aug 3, 2020 7:07:45 GMT
Certainly very jealous this weekend seeing them celebrate back to back promotions. If we could even have a glimmer of a promotion just once that would be lovely. Dread to think if it wasn’t for the pandemic we’d be THREE leagues below them! I guess they’ll enjoy the next few days but if might be a huge shock to the system in the coming months as I don’t think any Weymouth person would have thought they’d be a conference club a couple of years ago. One would imagine they’d have to up their budget significantly to compete with some of the clubs there, not to mention travel expenses. For us though I don’t think it’s a huge blow. The calibre of players they would need to attract would be far greater than the likes of us or any southern league team. They may not release too many either, as loyalty to the great work those players have done in getting them up 2 leagues. Interesting I would be very surprised if budget discussions etc hadn’t already taken place with a plan a and a plan b in place. There is no doubt that costs will rise but with it monies flowing from the league grow for around £13 k to about £90k. Add to that there is a TV deal with BT in place and no doubt a push will be made to increase advertising/ sponsorship which could impact at DTFC. The dilemma is of course around match day income and that will impact everywhere for as long as supporters can’t attend. To a large degree WFC are in a better place than the likes of say Yeovil and indeed many of the clubs that have furloughed players and indeed support staff. The past financial problems resulted in a very much streamlined and a volunteer off field team who basically did the job for free. Many of the NL clubs have huge numbers of paid staff and indeed huge debts Companies house is a rich source of information.A very quick trawl through a few clubs accounts ( bear in mind they are all a year out of date and in all likelihood the 2019/20 accounts will be far worse) tell just what a mess many of the NL clubs are in Yeovil had debts of around £1 million. and declare an average of 174 employees. Notts County have £11 million of debts and 291 staff. Both would have made cuts following relegation in 2018/19 of that there is no doubt but both will see their parachute payments reduced. Then you have the likes of Aldershot. Debts of £1.1 million and 51 employees. Eastleigh £860k debt and 74 staff. The loss of gate receipts will continue to impact of that there is no doubt and of course directors at certain clubs will keep dipping into their pockets to support their clubs but at others the breaking point was probably reached prior to the lockdown.I would not be at all surprised to sadly see a few clubs go to the wall now the furlough scheme is tapering off Staying part time at WFC is I suspect almost a given but as is stated some of the away games are major journeys but then again around half are reasonably close. But it’s the infrastructure required to sustain a NL club that will cost that is unless the decision is to carry on operating in the same manner WFC have an opportunity to increase commercial income but that in current times is something that won’t be easy but being in a countrywide league with greater TV exposure brings with it the possibility of deals with National companies and businesses as opposed to the smaller local community of companies that by and large realise that’s their advertising rarely yields additional exposure or indeed extra sales.
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Post by tom on Aug 3, 2020 18:11:40 GMT
Yea I'm taking a very hard look at myself and can see why this once great forum is no more
For ages now its all been muff, muff, muff
Sorry Iron you knew where this thread would go once you posted, please own up if your secret muff twat fan, otherwise why???
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Post by dorchesteriron on Aug 3, 2020 18:39:25 GMT
Yea I'm taking a very hard look at myself and can see why this once great forum is no more For ages now its all been muff, muff, muff Sorry Iron you knew where this thread would go once you posted, please own up if your secret muff twat fan, otherwise why??? UTM Seriously? Wow Tom you do need to look at yourself as you clearly didn’t read what I posted or anything I’ve posted on here in the past. So let’s clear a few things up for you; 1. Discussion about the Muff - they’re playing football & have actually achieved something, very unlike our own Magpies who couldn’t win a argument with a mirror! 2. Once great forum - When was that then? From what I’ve seen it’s the same names that have posted consistently on here for some time & of late not many have posted anything. To be honest if it hadn’t been for TSOF & Vossy then not much would have come out full stop. 3. Why - Kind of goes with the point above, to start discussion & most (both Dorch & Muff fans) have managed an adult discussion about matters on and off the field. I also beg the question if we might get any Weymouth players who can’t or won’t make the step up. Of course that’s never happened before has it!! 4. Secret Muff fan - Putting it simply there is a special place in my heart for Weymouth, shared only with Spurs & Millwall. That space is reserved for the joy I take in seeing any of them fail. Sadly this doesn’t happen too often. I hope that explains it all for you Tom, but by all means start a new thread discussing all things currently going on with Dorch & I’ll happily join in the conversation & together we can plan for a positive season supporting those stripes.
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Post by matty on Aug 3, 2020 18:42:39 GMT
Yea I'm taking a very hard look at myself and can see why this once great forum is no more For ages now its all been muff, muff, muff Sorry Iron you knew where this thread would go once you posted, please own up if your secret muff twat fan, otherwise why??? UTM It’s all about the muff!!! WE ARE NATIONAL LEAGUE Mind the gap
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Post by tom on Aug 4, 2020 17:41:44 GMT
Just a thought, D'iron, I take it you're a WHU fan, hence the Iron bit, well if memory serves me well and trust me that's way off these days, I also think our Chairman is a "Iron" fan, so are you both the same person 😂
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Post by philstandfield on Aug 5, 2020 9:52:47 GMT
Just a thought, D'iron, I take it you're a WHU fan, hence the Iron bit, well if memory serves me well and trust me that's way off these days, I also think our Chairman is a "Iron" fan, so are you both the same person 😂 Different person. Dorchester Iron stands railway side to watch games.
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Post by dorchesteriron on Aug 5, 2020 9:53:02 GMT
Just a thought, D'iron, I take it you're a WHU fan, hence the Iron bit, well if memory serves me well and trust me that's way off these days, I also think our Chairman is a "Iron" fan, so are you both the same person 😂 I am indeed a WH fan however I can confirm I am not, nor have I ever been chairman of this great club. I have had chats in the past with Matt Lucas about West Ham but not the current chairman.
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