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by Dirk Gently
22 Oct 2025 11:18
Forum: General Football
Topic: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread
Replies: 5908
Views: 1016583

Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

Definitely sped-run it compared to how we went. I cannot remember all the circumstances, but weren't we docked points for late payments of wages (I think we were for late payments to HMRC)? If so, why have Weds not been hit yet? There was this statement at the start of August https://www.efl.com/ne...
by Dirk Gently
20 Oct 2025 16:17
Forum: The Team
Topic: FA Youth Cup 2025/6
Replies: 9
Views: 1229

Re: FA Youth Cup 2025/6

Great draw !!! Reading v Bracknell Eligible players for this seasons comp must have been born on or after 1st September 2007 and before 1st September 2010 And now everyone feels old. Indeed - I've only just got used to players being born from year 2000 onwards.... I've never got over Neil Webb bein...
by Dirk Gently
16 Oct 2025 15:27
Forum: The Team
Topic: FA Cup 2025-26
Replies: 94
Views: 12409

Re: FA Cup 2025-26

The next league club going south is Barrow. Also Cumbria's only league club at the moment. Just because they aren't a huge club doesn't mean you can discount them from existing. Morecambe however are also non-league, got relegated with Carlisle last season. Yep, but I'd specifically mentioned them ...
by Dirk Gently
16 Oct 2025 13:09
Forum: General Football
Topic: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread
Replies: 5908
Views: 1016583

Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

Wednesday, predictably, following our well-trodden path. Sheffield Wednesday will "imminently" be served with a winding-up petition over money owed to HMRC, reports BBC Radio Sheffield. After an investigation alongside the Sheffield Star it is understood the Championship club owes £1m. A w...
by Dirk Gently
16 Oct 2025 12:48
Forum: The Team
Topic: FA Cup 2025-26
Replies: 94
Views: 12409

Re: FA Cup 2025-26

Carlisle have a big supporters base and an awful lot of them don't live in Carlisle any more (I mean, would you? :wink: ) So I think people saying they'll not bring many are wrong - there are a good many London/South-based Cumbrians who'll jump at the chance to see their team play without a 600-mil...
by Dirk Gently
16 Oct 2025 11:00
Forum: The Team
Topic: FA Cup 2025-26
Replies: 94
Views: 12409

Re: FA Cup 2025-26

Carlisle have a big supporters base and an awful lot of them don't live in Carlisle any more (I mean, would you? :wink: ) So I think people saying they'll not bring many are wrong - there are a good many London/South-based Cumbrians who'll jump at the chance to see their team play without a 600-mile...
by Dirk Gently
15 Oct 2025 10:00
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Non - League thread
Replies: 11246
Views: 2658361

Re: The Non - League thread

This could go in a number of places but I'll stick it here :

https://x.com/RealTimVine/status/1978367834334843383?t=cVmO2Mlc7qHIv4XccBBOrA&s=08



Don't you just love this game?
by Dirk Gently
14 Oct 2025 10:40
Forum: The Team
Topic: Which team have we had the most memorable matches against?
Replies: 19
Views: 2473

Re: Which team have we had the most memorable matches against?

I'll agree with those who've suggested Wolves. From the mid-90s for about a decade nearly every game against them was outstanding and dramatic - and usually a win for us. I'm thinking of Archie's late winner at Elm Park, Bodin-gate, Parky scoring from 40 yards, Adie Williams's own goal, that play-of...
by Dirk Gently
14 Oct 2025 05:04
Forum: The Team
Topic: Poll: Should Noel Hunt be sacked?
Replies: 123
Views: 16731

Re: Poll: Should Noel Hunt be sacked?

The answer is definitely "Yes."

But you're asking the wrong question.

You should be asking "When should Noel Hunt be sacked?"
by Dirk Gently
14 Oct 2025 04:57
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17950
Views: 6627767

Re: Rival Watch

Also strong rumours on the Exeter forum they'll've run out of short money in November. Most of their board has resigned (albeit no public statements yet). Seems to heavily relate to a tax issue where you have to pay the entirety of a transfer fee at the time the deal is done, even if you've not rec...
by Dirk Gently
14 Oct 2025 04:42
Forum: The Team
Topic: FA Cup 2025-26
Replies: 94
Views: 12409

Re: FA Cup 2025-26

Dirk Gently Carlisle Utd away, please.


Boo!!!!!
by Dirk Gently
10 Oct 2025 12:32
Forum: International Football
Topic: World Cup 2026
Replies: 232
Views: 259006

Re: World Cup 2026

An amusing report on the Scotland v Greece game last night. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c33rg1zgxk3o I flicked between games last night so didn't see how bad Scotland were in the first half even if the commentators in giving an unbiased opinion made it pretty clear that they had g...
by Dirk Gently
06 Oct 2025 14:52
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Mansfield Town (h)
Replies: 129
Views: 16464

Re: MATCHWATCH : Mansfield Town (h)

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Costs about £250k to install and then about £4k a game to run. That's £92k per club per season, which for the likes of Accrington, Burton, Stevenage, Exeter etc is a substantial sum.

a line has to be drawn somewhere, they've decided it's after tier 2.
by Dirk Gently
06 Oct 2025 12:28
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunt out.
Replies: 464
Views: 110669

Re: Hunt out.

Cant imagine the likes of a Warnock coming in unless he is grinding the organ I can. He's retired multiple times so a job where he can dabble and help out for a few months, rather than be the guy in the crosshairs with all the pressure and responsibility, would probably be a great way to stay invol...
by Dirk Gently
06 Oct 2025 12:23
Forum: The Team
Topic: Pinned threads
Replies: 4
Views: 1171

Re: Pinned threads

It's survival of the fittest - any mega thread that people use all the time will automatically stay at the top without any extra help from being pinned.

But if people aren't bothered about these threads then allow them to sink down and die, to be replaced by whatever gets attention instead.
by Dirk Gently
06 Oct 2025 12:21
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunt out.
Replies: 464
Views: 110669

Re: Hunt out.

Courig is not going to sack Hunt , better to bring in someone to help the coaching for 3 months , ex experienced manager like Warnock . Must be plenty of others around Cant imagine the likes of a Warnock coming in unless he is grinding the organ I can. He's retired multiple times so a job where he ...
by Dirk Gently
06 Oct 2025 12:08
Forum: General Football
Topic: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season
Replies: 8961
Views: 1885988

Re: LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

Not going to argue with any of the above, but for me I think one of their biggest problems is the fullbacks. So much used to start with Andy Robertson and TAA, but Robertson is now 31 and TAA is gone, and they don't seem to have come close to sorting out decent replacements.
by Dirk Gently
06 Oct 2025 11:57
Forum: The Team
Topic: Club culture - are problems deeper than management?
Replies: 21
Views: 3860

Re: Club culture - are problems deeper than management?

To be success commercially, we need more fans attending games and the profile that comes with playing at a higher level. To a certain extent, yes, but there are always three core revenue streams for any football club : supporter income (which includes merchandising), broadcast income and commercial...
by Dirk Gently
06 Oct 2025 11:37
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Royals Advisory Group (RAG)
Replies: 2
Views: 1327

Re: Royals Advisory Group (RAG)

Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "on the RAG"...
by Dirk Gently
03 Oct 2025 15:30
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Stadium
Replies: 27
Views: 20458

Re: Stadium

Yeah I've seen a video of the top layer of plastic getting burned off, revealing a bright colour beneath. Or whatever the scientific process is. I am sure our seats are capable of that. I think they need to get the safe standing rails sorted sooner rather than later. I can see it becoming a require...
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