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Post by ilysagas on Oct 30, 2022 10:09:46 GMT
At the beginning of the season I looked at the league and based on my perception of the size of the clubs in terms of fan base and history I figured there were 9 clubs arguably bigger than us.
Definite big guns: Ipswich, Sheffield Wed, Derby, Portsmouth
Next tier: Barnsley, Bolton, Charlton, Plymouth, Peterborough (based on recent history more than fan base)
So I figured all the rest we are on a par with or bigger.
On this basis I thought we should aim to be the best of the rest, which would be 10th. A very decent position.
Looking at the table today the top 9 is made up of those 9 bigger clubs. And 10th is within reach for us.
10th this year. Followed by play offs next year. Please.
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Post by Topper Gas on Oct 30, 2022 10:43:14 GMT
The problem will be how do we get to the next tier, with attendances and therefore income so restricted at the Mem?
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Post by pirate on Oct 30, 2022 11:47:36 GMT
The problem will be how do we get to the next tier, with attendances and therefore income so restricted at the Mem? How did Luton, Burton and Wycombe do it?
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Post by kampucheagas on Oct 30, 2022 12:07:17 GMT
The problem will be how do we get to the next tier, with attendances and therefore income so restricted at the Mem? How did Luton, Burton and Wycombe do it? They cheated.
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Post by gaelgas on Oct 30, 2022 12:23:09 GMT
The problem will be how do we get to the next tier, with attendances and therefore income so restricted at the Mem? How did Luton, Burton and Wycombe do it? Luton are a much bigger club than Burton or Wycombe, and bigger than Rovers for that matter.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Oct 30, 2022 12:25:03 GMT
How did Luton, Burton and Wycombe do it? Luton are a much bigger club than Burton or Wycombe, and bigger than Rovers for that matter. But their ground is about the same size as ours is I think the point Pirate is making.
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Post by pirate on Oct 30, 2022 12:57:44 GMT
How did Luton, Burton and Wycombe do it? Luton are a much bigger club than Burton or Wycombe, and bigger than Rovers for that matter. The point was about how to get to the Championship with limited attendances and restricted income, which Luton and the other two clubs suffered from.
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Post by bidefordgas on Oct 30, 2022 13:12:25 GMT
Luton are a much bigger club than Burton or Wycombe, and bigger than Rovers for that matter. But their ground is about the same size as ours is I think the point Pirate is making. Not for much longer!
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Post by baggins on Oct 30, 2022 13:18:25 GMT
Said it at the beginning of the Season, newly promoted, just stay up.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Oct 30, 2022 13:22:02 GMT
But their ground is about the same size as ours is I think the point Pirate is making. Not for much longer! It will be about time, they've been waiting as long as us!
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Post by Topper Gas on Oct 30, 2022 14:18:11 GMT
The problem will be how do we get to the next tier, with attendances and therefore income so restricted at the Mem? How did Luton, Burton and Wycombe do it? Shrewsbury and Oxford also nearly did it in the past, you always seem to get a one season wonder club most seasons, to achieve it consistently though we somehow need to get to the next tier. Surely there's something we can do at the Mem to increase attendance/income?
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Post by yattongas on Oct 30, 2022 14:40:48 GMT
How did Luton, Burton and Wycombe do it? Shrewsbury and Oxford also nearly did it in the past, you always seem to get a one season wonder club most seasons, to achieve it consistently though we somehow need to get to the next tier. Surely there's something we can do at the Mem to increase attendance/income? Without doubt there are things that could be done to up capacity but as always these ideas are dismissed. So in another 5 yrs when we’re still playing in a 9k stadium but *hoping* that a new stadium will magically appear on the horizon 🙄……we’ll continue to bump along
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Post by kampucheagas on Oct 30, 2022 14:45:56 GMT
How did Luton, Burton and Wycombe do it? Shrewsbury and Oxford also nearly did it in the past, you always seem to get a one season wonder club most seasons, to achieve it consistently though we somehow need to get to the next tier. Surely there's something we can do at the Mem to increase attendance/income? A bulldozer springs to mind…. I’d be more than happy if a 2 year redevelopment took place in which we did stand by stand to increase to 18,000 or so It would at least give us a chance to compete and I don’t think we would need much more than that Think Brentford but with double the noise!! UTG
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Post by baggins on Oct 30, 2022 14:49:45 GMT
Shrewsbury and Oxford also nearly did it in the past, you always seem to get a one season wonder club most seasons, to achieve it consistently though we somehow need to get to the next tier. Surely there's something we can do at the Mem to increase attendance/income? A bulldozer springs to mind…. I’d be more than happy if a 2 year redevelopment took place in which we did stand by stand to increase to 18,000 or so It would at least give us a chance to compete and I don’t think we would need much more than that Think Brentford but with double the noise!! UTG It's already been mentioned, time and time again that the Mem development isn't going to happen.
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Post by bidefordgas on Oct 30, 2022 14:49:59 GMT
It will be about time, they've been waiting as long as us! Difference being they have started building their new ground.
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Post by pirate on Oct 30, 2022 15:01:56 GMT
Shrewsbury and Oxford also nearly did it in the past, you always seem to get a one season wonder club most seasons, to achieve it consistently though we somehow need to get to the next tier. Surely there's something we can do at the Mem to increase attendance/income? A bulldozer springs to mind…. I’d be more than happy if a 2 year redevelopment took place in which we did stand by stand to increase to 18,000 or so It would at least give us a chance to compete and I don’t think we would need much more than that Think Brentford but with double the noise!! UTG The Mem redevelopment is "not commercially viable, not operationally viable and a non-starter from day one" said Gorringe in his Gascast interview.
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Post by kampucheagas on Oct 30, 2022 15:14:57 GMT
A bulldozer springs to mind…. I’d be more than happy if a 2 year redevelopment took place in which we did stand by stand to increase to 18,000 or so It would at least give us a chance to compete and I don’t think we would need much more than that Think Brentford but with double the noise!! UTG The Mem redevelopment is "not commercially viable, not operationally viable and a non-starter from day one" said Gorringe in his Gascast interview. Let’s hope they have a plan B then because it will become non operational to actually play in that stadium pretty soon!! We already have a paltry capacity and it will hold us back even more as it continues to crumble UTG
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Post by playtowin on Oct 30, 2022 15:21:08 GMT
A bulldozer springs to mind…. I’d be more than happy if a 2 year redevelopment took place in which we did stand by stand to increase to 18,000 or so It would at least give us a chance to compete and I don’t think we would need much more than that Think Brentford but with double the noise!! UTG The Mem redevelopment is "not commercially viable, not operationally viable and a non-starter from day one" said Gorringe in his Gascast interview. It would take the purchase of the homes behind the west stand. Demolish them and you can build a large stand there. Like Liverpool did.
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Post by Topper Gas on Oct 30, 2022 15:58:58 GMT
Said it at the beginning of the Season, newly promoted, just stay up. I very much doubt JB's plan was just to stay up this season, a mid table finish must be the minimum target assuming that we stay relatively injury free and don't sell Collins in January.
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Post by Topper Gas on Oct 30, 2022 16:01:51 GMT
The Mem redevelopment is "not commercially viable, not operationally viable and a non-starter from day one" said Gorringe in his Gascast interview. It would take the purchase of the homes behind the west stand. Demolish them and you can build a large stand there. Like Liverpool did. We've already had plans for an 18,000 capacity ground without the need to purchase and demolish an entire road of houses. Although my question was surely there's limited work we could do to get the capacity back up towards 12,000, whilst we await for the mythical new stadium to be built.
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