A couple of non league snippets

[Reading Rebel]

6 hours ago, GlenSTFC said:

Even though they can obviously afford it, there’s just no need for such a large squad. Ultimately you’re not going to be able to keep 13 players happy and you’re just wasting money on players who will play next to no part. Why not trim 5 players off that squad and have the cash to buy another top higher level player... ?

Obviously they will not all be on a contract and will be on relatively low wages in comparison to some of their players.

[GlenSTFC]

32 minutes ago, Reading Rebel said:

Obviously they will not all be on a contract and will be on relatively low wages in comparison to some of their players.

Yes of course but let’s say the 13 who aren’t starting are on an average of £300 (which i think is quite conservative!) that’s nearly £4,000 a week which is probably the entire wage bill for quite a few clubs in our division!

[Reading Rebel]

Looks like Godfrey Poku won't be signing a new contract at Woking.

Certainly a good signing for any team.

[Reading Rebel]

On 01/08/2020 at 00:50, Irishadrian said:

Paul Doswell (H&W) has announced that 7 members of his squad have been asked to find another club

He says he his looking for keener younger players and has a number hes looking at but not in hurry to make signings

Yes, reduced budget, 7/8 new signings of which 4/5 will be young players plucked from league clubs lodging in a house a few miles from the ground.

Have to give him some credit for coming up with some different ideas.

[Shredding Green]

On 01/08/2020 at 01:03, Irishadrian said:

Players culled are

Captain Danny Kedwell

Bradley Tarbuck

Joe Cook

Dean Beckwith

Nicky Bailey

Jake Flannigan

Chris Paul.

Josh Taylor has been spared his reckless sending off on the stroke of half-time against Dartford.

[Irishadrian]

9 hours ago, Reading Rebel said:

Looks like Godfrey Poku won't be signing a new contract at Woking.

Certainly a good signing for any team.

He's  now confirmed on his twitterfeed that he has left Woking.

[Reading Rebel]

9 hours ago, Irishadrian said:

He's  now confirmed on his twitterfeed that he has left Woking.

Somewhere like Aldershot or even going back to Wealdstone might be on his radar.

 

[Reading Rebel]

10 hours ago, Shredding Green said:

Josh Taylor has been spared his reckless sending off on the stroke of half-time against Dartford.

Costly mistake but being 25 and a good player has probably saved his bacon.

[Matt]

19 hours ago, Irishadrian said:

He's  now confirmed on his twitterfeed that he has left Woking.

Signed for Havant, no doubt on a lot of money!

[Irishadrian]

Had a short loan at Havant in 2015 whilst recovering from an injury  played 5 games scored 4 goals 

[Reading Rebel]

3 hours ago, Matt said:

Signed for Havant, no doubt on a lot of money!

But Havant have a reduced playing budget.

Doswell is on video drooling about his new signing.

3 hr 30 min round trip from London to Havant absolutely crazy.

[Reading Rebel]

Any club looking for players, look no further than Dover.

Due to financial difficulties they have asked their players to take a short term 20% pay cut which was promptly rejected by the players.

As a consequence all their squad have been made available for a free transfer.

The players have been told that if a solution can't be found by the end of August the club will be made insolvent and cease to trade.

[Shredding Green]

And their aim "was" a place in the English Football League!

Despite being in my beloved land of "The Man of Kent", one would think that the 158 miles round trip to London before continuing on nowadays to such places as Chesterfield, Halifax, Hartlepool, Torquay, Wrexham and Yeovil would be a real killer. Maidenhead is just a 206 miles round trip!

But previous Dover clubs, playing in either local leagues or the Kent League until 1959, folded in 1901, 1909. 1933 and 1947 before the next club became a member of the Southern League in 1959 and remained in that league until folding in 1983.

So Dover Athletic which took over Dover's Southern League allocation for the 1983/4 season, have historically done very well. Even if they fold this month, they will have survived a year longer than any previous Dover football club! 

And if they do fold ... how many more clubs will do so by the end of October?

[Reading Rebel]

A guesstimate by one of their supporters was that Dover are losing something like 400-600k per season.

And then they wonder why they eventually end up going out of business.

 

 

[3spirit]

Manny Duku,last season at Hayes and Yeading fc, has signed for Raith Rovers in the Scottish Championship.

[Reading Rebel]

55 minutes ago, 3spirit said:

Manny Duku,last season at Hayes and Yeading fc, has signed for Raith Rovers in the Scottish Championship.

Well done to him

Not sure what sort of standard Raith Rovers are.

 

 

[Irishadrian]

James Akintunde at Maidenhead last season joined Irish Premier team Derry City at the end of July

Scored on his debut as Derry beat St Patrick's Ath 0-2

[Big J R]

On 01/08/2020 at 11:40, Reading Rebel said:

Dorking have announced a squad of 24 players for next season.

Apart from having to leave 8 players out of their match day squad (injuries apart) they must have a rather large wage bill.   

 

I actually made it into town yesterday so called into my local for a swift drink.  Unfortunately, none of the people with inside knowledge re The Wanderers were in, so I can't elaborate any further.

[Reading Rebel]

Billericay taking advantage of Ebbsfleet's relegation have signed midfielder Frankie Sutherland and defender Laurie Wilson.

[michaelSTFC]

Who can guesstimate who joins/leaves our division for next season? Ebbsfleet in......