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Title: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Kearsley Pilgrim on May 10, 2014, 05:34:00 PM
A last minute extra-time goal gives Altrincham a 2-1 win in the play-off final against Guiseley.
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: noughtyforties on May 10, 2014, 05:35:22 PM
Leaving us about the only proper club in the division.......

There can be no mistakes next season, we need to get out of this hell hole and back where we belong.
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Kearsley Pilgrim on May 10, 2014, 05:52:08 PM
Altrincham had really promoted the game this week - and had been making the point that it was the only local game being played today. Yesterday's Manchester Evening News had reported that they'd hoped to attract a crowd of 3,000+. From Guiseley's end, they had provided free transport for their supporters. All this effort obviously paid dividends - with the crowd announced as 4,630. 
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Bostonshire on May 10, 2014, 06:01:40 PM
Leaving us about the only proper club in the division.......

There can be no mistakes next season, we need to get out of this hell hole and back where we belong.

We still be way down the list as far as money goes, so just because we have a decent ground and a good fan base dont mean we will have a edge on anyone.

You can be sure there be 5-6 heavily bank rolled tin pots in there
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Pilgrim86 on May 10, 2014, 06:05:55 PM
Leaving us about the only proper club in the division.......
A little bit harsh on Stockport?
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: whydidyousaythat? on May 10, 2014, 06:44:51 PM
Leaving us about the only proper club in the division.......

There can be no mistakes next season, we need to get out of this hell hole and back where we belong.

We still be way down the list as far as money goes, so just because we have a decent ground and a good fan base dont mean we will have a edge on anyone.

You can be sure there be 5-6 heavily bank rolled tin pots in there
But Mr Newton is bankrolling your own club isn't he?
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: BostonGoals on May 10, 2014, 07:06:36 PM

But Mr Newton is bankrolling your own club isn't he?
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No.
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Pilgrim86 on May 10, 2014, 08:43:23 PM
Leaving us about the only proper club in the division.......

There can be no mistakes next season, we need to get out of this hell hole and back where we belong.

We still be way down the list as far as money goes, so just because we have a decent ground and a good fan base dont mean we will have a edge on anyone.

You can be sure there be 5-6 heavily bank rolled tin pots in there
But Mr Newton is bankrolling your own club isn't he?
You're boring.
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Shauneyg on May 10, 2014, 08:55:10 PM
No.. Mr newton is trying to build our club a sustainable future totally different to bankrolling our club. If that was the case he would be ploughing his money into the playing budget and that is not the case..
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: noughtyforties on May 10, 2014, 10:12:04 PM
Leaving us about the only proper club in the division.......
A little bit harsh on Stockport?

Possibly Scott, but they've been nowhere all season.

For my money we're the biggest traditional non league club outside the Conference Premier and its a disgrace.
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Bostonshire on May 11, 2014, 12:06:59 AM
Bankrolling is more throwing money at something without realistic atemps to balance the book.

Newton as cut budget year on year to do this and possibly looking at accounts from last year if it wasnt for a drop on the gate just maybe we may have nearly been there.

Bit of a difference in propping a club and bankrolling
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Ed Kandi on May 11, 2014, 08:15:32 AM
Congratulations to Altrincham  :)

Commiserations to Guiseley  :(
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: miele on May 11, 2014, 08:25:37 AM
TRUST me theres nothing wrong with our budget its one a manager would die for.
its getting the balance right our many POODLES to bring in from the south and our many ROTTWEILERS from the north.
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: howmanynames2pick on May 11, 2014, 12:39:10 PM
TRUST me theres nothing wrong with our budget its one a manager would die for.
its getting the balance right our many POODLES to bring in from the south and our many ROTTWEILERS from the north.
what?
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Wembley 85 on May 11, 2014, 02:03:28 PM
TRUST me theres nothing wrong with our budget its one a manager would die for.
its getting the balance right our many POODLES to bring in from the south and our many ROTTWEILERS from the north.
what?

Miele, what are you on about? Try to speak English if you want to make a point.
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Pilgrim86 on May 11, 2014, 02:47:41 PM
TRUST me theres nothing wrong with our budget its one a manager would die for.
its getting the balance right our many POODLES to bring in from the south and our many ROTTWEILERS from the north.
Newsham and Ross are from the North, are they rottweilers? Is Ricky Miller a poodle?
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: York Street Pilgrim on May 11, 2014, 03:25:04 PM
TRUST me theres nothing wrong with our budget its one a manager would die for.
its getting the balance right our many POODLES to bring in from the south and our many ROTTWEILERS from the north.

Miele, you are barking mad.
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Ernie100 on May 11, 2014, 05:31:13 PM
TRUST me theres nothing wrong with our budget its one a manager would die for.
its getting the balance right our many POODLES to bring in from the south and our many ROTTWEILERS from the north.

Miele, you are barking mad.


and it's "how" not "our", get your "granddad" to spell check your posts.
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Artemis on May 11, 2014, 05:54:02 PM
TRUST me theres nothing wrong with our budget its one a manager would die for.
its getting the balance right our many POODLES to bring in from the south and our many ROTTWEILERS from the north.

Miele, you are barking mad.


and it's "how" not "our", get your "granddad" to spell check your posts.


Or do everyone a favour and stop
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Steelihat on May 11, 2014, 07:00:22 PM
Bankrolling is more throwing money at something without realistic atemps to balance the book.

Newton as cut budget year on year to do this and possibly looking at accounts from last year if it wasnt for a drop on the gate just maybe we may have nearly been there.

Bit of a difference in propping a club and bankrolling


Bankrolling is supporting an unsustainable budget. i.e. Having a bigger playing budget than you can afford (debts guaranteed by Chestnuts = bankrolled)

BUFC have no realistic way of paying for a new ground. Their chairman, through his construction business will bankroll the cost.

You rather daft statement about a drop on the gate, could apply to all teams who lost money

Why not accept the fact that you are financially supported by Chestnuts, and be pleased you have David Newton in charge
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Pilgrim86 on May 11, 2014, 08:20:16 PM
Why not accept the fact that you are financially supported by Chestnuts, and be pleased you have David Newton in charge
No-one denies that (we wouldn't exist otherwise)? The term bankrolling is something Trinity fans like yourself should be familiar with - it happened with you under Swann. Swann bankrolled your rise up the table, signing players on inflated wages.

David Newton was in charge of BUFC then - if he was bankrolling us, he'd have prevented players like Jamie Yates and Mark Jones signing for you by offering more money. He didn't.

It is now happening at clubs like North Ferriby, Guiseley and Brackley - it is obvious when clubs have mediocre attendances, yet manage to sign players like Yates, Adam Boyes and Stefan Moore. Our manager had his squad bankrolled at St Neots, at UCL level - similar to Spalding United now.

Why is it difficult for you to grasp the difference between bankrolling, and having losses covered (but decreased)? I'm sure DG asked Newton every week during the season for extra room in the playing budget, yet we still had to keep the squad size pretty constant.
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Steelihat on May 11, 2014, 10:09:35 PM
Why not accept the fact that you are financially supported by Chestnuts, and be pleased you have David Newton in charge
No-one denies that (we wouldn't exist otherwise)? The term bankrolling is something Trinity fans like yourself should be familiar with - it happened with you under Swann. Swann bankrolled your rise up the table, signing players on inflated wages.

David Newton was in charge of BUFC then - if he was bankrolling us, he'd have prevented players like Jamie Yates and Mark Jones signing for you by offering more money. He didn't.

It is now happening at clubs like North Ferriby, Guiseley and Brackley - it is obvious when clubs have mediocre attendances, yet manage to sign players like Yates, Adam Boyes and Stefan Moore. Our manager had his squad bankrolled at St Neots, at UCL level - similar to Spalding United now.

Why is it difficult for you to grasp the difference between bankrolling, and having losses covered (but decreased)? I'm sure DG asked Newton every week during the season for extra room in the playing budget, yet we still had to keep the squad size pretty constant.

Why can you not accept the fact that Chestnuts are bankrolling Bufc?

Swann did indeed bankroll us, like Newton is now for BUFC. Without his guarantee, you would not be able to operate at the level of losses you are currently are. Just because losses are decreased in a marginally successful season, doesn't alter the fact.
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Pilgrim86 on May 11, 2014, 10:32:23 PM
Why not accept the fact that you are financially supported by Chestnuts, and be pleased you have David Newton in charge
No-one denies that (we wouldn't exist otherwise)? The term bankrolling is something Trinity fans like yourself should be familiar with - it happened with you under Swann. Swann bankrolled your rise up the table, signing players on inflated wages.

David Newton was in charge of BUFC then - if he was bankrolling us, he'd have prevented players like Jamie Yates and Mark Jones signing for you by offering more money. He didn't.

It is now happening at clubs like North Ferriby, Guiseley and Brackley - it is obvious when clubs have mediocre attendances, yet manage to sign players like Yates, Adam Boyes and Stefan Moore. Our manager had his squad bankrolled at St Neots, at UCL level - similar to Spalding United now.

Why is it difficult for you to grasp the difference between bankrolling, and having losses covered (but decreased)? I'm sure DG asked Newton every week during the season for extra room in the playing budget, yet we still had to keep the squad size pretty constant.

Why can you not accept the fact that Chestnuts are bankrolling Bufc?

Swann did indeed bankroll us, like Newton is now for BUFC. Without his guarantee, you would not be able to operate at the level of losses you are currently are. Just because losses are decreased in a marginally successful season, doesn't alter the fact.
Because they aren't! Swann and Newton are two different types of owner. It's like comparing Roman Abramovich to Mike Ashley, or Crawley in the Conference to Hyde United.

Just because he guarantees the losses, doesn't mean he is overspending. You either totally misunderstand David Newton, or misunderstand the term 'bankrolling'.
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: green hats mate on May 12, 2014, 07:45:53 PM
Peter Swann threw a lot of money at the team and gave the fans a couple of decent seasons .
Credit due to him thankfully he left Gainsboro with no long term debts .  What he did,nt leave was a springboard in place for Trinity to progress ,  appeared to have no plan for the club to show real progress .
What is happening at Boston is Chestnuts are progressing in a multi-million pound project with a sound business plan , as you would expect from a company like Chestnuts with a sound reputation built up in the construction industry over many years .

Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Steelihat on May 13, 2014, 10:04:15 PM
Peter Swann threw a lot of money at the team and gave the fans a couple of decent seasons .
Credit due to him thankfully he left Gainsboro with no long term debts .  What he did,nt leave was a springboard in place for Trinity to progress ,  appeared to have no plan for the club to show real progress .
What is happening at Boston is Chestnuts are progressing in a multi-million pound project with a sound business plan , as you would expect from a company like Chestnuts with a sound reputation built up in the construction industry over many years .


Not quite correct, but the end result is the same

Swann had a really good plan (on paper) but the intransigence and downright hostility from the supporters club, and a section of support made it nearly impossible to succeed
He supported the wage bill, in the hope of promotion, to make his plan(s) work.

Boston's business plan (football wise) is not greatly different- new ground, new income streams, break even/profit etc
The big difference is that the finance for the development appears to be dependent on Chestnuts getting planning consents for a massive housing development. Hope BUFC fans aren't putting eggs in one basket- is there a plan B
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Old yellow on May 14, 2014, 06:37:12 AM
Plan B. Buy Gainsborough Trinity and create affordable housing for 26 fans
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: Bostonshire on May 14, 2014, 09:21:22 AM
Yes Plan B......................... We say feck it lock the doors and go watch Boston town fc

Had a look at financial Statments from a season ago. Im no expert but i make it a 35k lose.
Intresting to note attendance was down ave 180 that season so on the basis of half kids half adults ave £8 head would have been a 28,560 fall on the amount the budget was set for. bringing us back to a lose of £6440

Also take into count JL and Drury pay offs it does look like Newton nearly nailed is aim that season, so why he his underpinning a lose at BUFC he certainly shown he aint going to bankroll the club to a point where he knows he going to lose out and tries to balance the books.

And while we are on the term of ground its worth taking into account that whiles the ground is the new be the home of bufc. Boston united will not own the ground and not be apart of its financial side in the building of it of the deals in place to build it.
Title: Re: Altrincham promoted
Post by: green hats mate on May 14, 2014, 02:54:22 PM
Peter Swann threw a lot of money at the team and gave the fans a couple of decent seasons .
Credit due to him thankfully he left Gainsboro with no long term debts .  What he did,nt leave was a springboard in place for Trinity to progress ,  appeared to have no plan for the club to show real progress .
What is happening at Boston is Chestnuts are progressing in a multi-million pound project with a sound business plan , as you would expect from a company like Chestnuts with a sound reputation built up in the construction industry over many years .


Not quite correct, but the end result is the same

Swann had a really good plan (on paper) but the intransigence and downright hostility from the supporters club, and a section of support made it nearly impossible to succeed
He supported the wage bill, in the hope of promotion, to make his plan(s) work.

Boston's business plan (football wise) is not greatly different- new ground, new income streams, break even/profit etc
The big difference is that the finance for the development appears to be dependent on Chestnuts getting planning consents for a massive housing development. Hope BUFC fans aren't putting eggs in one basket- is there a plan B

The end result for Swann was failure to achieve his aims . Chestnuts have not failed at this stage . Plan B for Boston fans ? see Bostonshire above .
It is clear Swann laid no foundations to move the club forward before talking about "plans",  What streams did GTFC have in place to claim grants ?    He was at the mercy of the supporters club as you suggest above , his first job should have been building bridges with them , he put the cart in front of the horse . Hope he does better at Scunny .
With all their expertise gained in years of big building projects I would guess to land required by Chestnuts will have been secured .  Also various grants will be available .    The planners and LCC appear keen to move the plan forward which is vital .
None of us have a crystal ball but my money is on Newton pulling it off .