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Post by stig123 on Apr 12, 2024 16:06:35 GMT
Apparently Marshall...played against Weymouth while suspended. A total cock up.
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Post by chelstongull on Apr 12, 2024 17:24:58 GMT
Apparently Marshall...played against Weymouth while suspended. A total cock up. Who at the club is responsible for checking bookings etc? |
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Post by stig123 on Apr 12, 2024 18:34:46 GMT
Evidently...nobody.
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Post by chelstongull on Apr 12, 2024 20:40:54 GMT
A simple spreadsheet would have sorted this out, hopefully he, she or they will have left the building by now… |
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Post by Rob on Apr 12, 2024 23:09:57 GMT
Club Secretary responsibility. I’ve read that ours is not listed on the official site, so I don’t know whether one of the Directors oversaw that role or not. A disappointing development in an otherwise decent week for results.
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Post by stewart on Apr 13, 2024 0:02:53 GMT
Club Secretary responsibility. I’ve read that ours is not listed on the official site, so I don’t know whether one of the Directors oversaw that role or not. A disappointing development in an otherwise decent week for results. I have been waiting for someone with a better knowledge of the running of the club than mine to suggest that, given the timing of this event, this has been an "accidentally-on-purpose", or even spiteful, parting attempt to derail the fight to remain in the NLS and thus send the club closer to oblivion. I am not normally given to cynicism or conspiracy theorism, but this type of penalty is extremely rare and it all seems very fishy to me, made all the more so the absence of a dedicated secretary. |
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Post by rjdgull on Apr 13, 2024 6:42:29 GMT
I can see why you think that Stewart, however I think it’s just plain incompetence, the issue being a small board taking on more responsibilities at a time of stress with the notice of administration having been recently announced at this time. Hopefully they are no other similar clangers.
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Post by Jon on Apr 13, 2024 7:09:20 GMT
Fully understand Stewart thinking that this must be intentional malice, but I am going to agree with Rob in sticking up for George and Mel on this one.
I do believe it is genuine incompetence and nothing more sinister.
Same as failing to read the National League rules that define Notice of Intention as an Insolvency event.
Not a good look for George and Mel as they attempt to present themselves as competent football administrators to the new owners.
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Post by petem on Apr 13, 2024 7:31:57 GMT
Fully understand Stewart thinking that this must be intentional malice, but I am going to agree with Rob in sticking up for George and Mel on this one. I do believe it is genuine incompetence and nothing more sinister. Same as failing to read the National League rules that define Notice of Intention as an Insolvency event. Not a good look for George and Mel as they attempt to present themselves as competent football administrators to the new owners. I hope there is no intention to keep them on at the club. That would be an insult to all our fans. |
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Post by Rags on Apr 13, 2024 7:34:50 GMT
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Post by stewart on Apr 15, 2024 5:21:33 GMT
These are the remaining matches which matter:
Weston Super Mare v Eastbourne
Taunton Town v Torquay United
Taunton Town v Weston Super Mare
Braintree Town v Eastbourne
Taunton Town v Hemel Hempstead
Torquay United v Havant & W.
Whatever happens, we shall have to beat Havant. Then, if either Taunton beat Hemel or Eastbourne take no more than two points from their away matches, that should be enough to send either Hemel or Eastbourne into the bottom four. There are other scenarios involving Taunton, but those two seem the most likely.
Hard to believe that it's come to this after we had only Yeovil above us in the table on 16 December and there was discussion about how long it would take us to overtake them!
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Post by plainmoorpete on Apr 15, 2024 7:57:43 GMT
There is a distinct anomaly in our results this season: As at 16 December: P22, W13, D1, L8 Position: 2nd After 16 December: P21, W4, D6, L11 Position: 13th (without of course the 10 points deduction) I should be interested in opinions as to why this sudden and drastic dip in form occurred. ......... Or maybe Johnson started to give up, armed with the knowledge of what was to come from the owner? I've been wondering this too. Like I mentioned in a previous thread I'm of the school of thought that says that the money Osborne spunked via RSL actually came from another source, namely a major building company. On 5th December 2023 Karisawa Phathanacharoen, the only other director of RSL resigned. Was this because she was aware that Osborne's backers were about to pull the plug and consequently was Gary Johnson also in the know about this? |
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Post by Rags on Apr 15, 2024 8:19:31 GMT
There is a distinct anomaly in our results this season: As at 16 December: P22, W13, D1, L8 Position: 2nd After 16 December: P21, W4, D6, L11 Position: 13th (without of course the 10 points deduction) I should be interested in opinions as to why this sudden and drastic dip in form occurred. ......... Or maybe Johnson started to give up, armed with the knowledge of what was to come from the owner? I've been wondering this too. Like I mentioned in a previous thread I'm of the school of thought that says that the money Osborne spunked via RSL actually came from another source, namely a major building company. On 5th December 2023 Karisawa Phathanacharoen, the only other director of RSL resigned. Was this because she was aware that Osborne's backers were about to pull the plug and consequently was Gary Johnson also in the know about this? That's not such an outlandish theory - I had been wondering about GJ's commitment for a while, although personally I think his disinterest goes back further than that. I'm not convinced by the 16th Dec as a turning point, it seems more like correlation than causation to me. However, there is a distinct difference in the playing staff either side of this date. Jarvis' absence does appear to have made a difference: 1.8 league goals scored up to Oct 24th, 1.4 scored during his absence, 1.6 goals when he returned, 1.0 goal per game since he has been re-injured. How about Archie Harris? In the 9 games covering his time here (he played in 8 of them and the one he missed was Dover at home) we conceded 11 goals, in the 9 games immediately after he left we conceded 20 goals, in the 9 games immediately before he came we conceded 17 goals. One player doesn't make a team but it does seem to have stopped the goals leaking. We have conceded an average of 1.7 goals per game this season, yet only 1.2 while he was here. Coincidence? Arguably, Arkell Jude-Boyd has been our best player since he arrived on 6 Feb yet we have only won 3 games since then. What on earth would have happened without him?  To a certain extent this is all fishing for a single reason. The team is disorganised, poorly coached and lacking confidence. Gary Johnson is the protagonist for all of that, Aaron Downes just continues the culture. I don't know what the real reason is, but I do feel strongly that if we cannot beat an already-relegated team at home this Saturday, then we fully deserve to be relegated with them; even if there are four clubs with fewer points than us!  Pride and fitness should get us the 3 points even if tactical confusion does outweigh what skill we have in the side. |
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Post by Jon on Apr 15, 2024 8:25:22 GMT
These are the remaining matches which matter: Weston Super Mare v Eastbourne Taunton Town v Torquay United Taunton Town v Weston Super Mare Braintree Town v Eastbourne Taunton Town v Hemel Hempstead Torquay United v Havant & W. Whatever happens, we shall have to beat Havant. Then, if either Taunton beat Hemel or Eastbourne take no more than two points from their away matches, that should be enough to send either Hemel or Eastbourne into the bottom four. There are other scenarios involving Taunton, but those two seem the most likely. Hard to believe that it's come to this after we had only Yeovil above us in the table on 16 December and there was discussion about how long it would take us to overtake them! A win on Tuesday (and I am NOT saying we will win!) would see us safe as it would be impossible for both Taunton and Hemel to get to 50 points. Worst case scenario for Saturday is that Taunton and Eastbourne are already out of reach and Hemel need to beat a Taunton team with nothing to play for to send us down even if we beat Havant. |
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Post by Jon on Apr 15, 2024 9:28:17 GMT
On 5th December 2023 Karisawa Phathanacharoen, the only other director of RSL resigned. Was this because she was aware that Osborne's backers were about to pull the plug and consequently was Gary Johnson also in the know about this? I think the whole pulling of the plug came about far quicker than that and was a shock to Johnson when it came. Not sure how much of a part the Thai lady ever actually played. Despite her being a director of RSL for three years according to Companies House, the statutory accounts throughout that period always referred to Osborne as sole director. As is often the case, I do not know whether this was administrative sloppiness or a deliberate attempt to mislead. If I had to place a bet, I think I would go for the former but with no certainty I was right. |
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Pride and fitness should get us the 3 points even if tactical confusion does outweigh what skill we have in the side.