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I think what we need to see is a good season challenging for the play-off places to get the crowds up. Then, we may be able to go full-time from there?


I think we'll need to go full time before we'll achieve a position in the play-off places. Part time teams have got very little chance of finishing that high now, with the league getting more competitive and professional by the season. Whilst we may be able to get that high for a while, we won't be able to sustain the position for a whole season (watch Crawley drop <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />).

Some time or another the club will have to take a risk and make the transition, hoping there'll be an instant rise in the standard of football and therefore attendances. A risk is a risk though <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />
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Whilst Aldershot are still pushing for a play off spot again, their fans are on record as suggesting that going full time hasnt improved their squad.

 

Its not necessarily the standard of the players that is better at full time level - its more the fact that players get to spend more time together practising that improves the side.

 

Going full time does still have its disadvantages anyway - apart from the cost, theres the fact that the squad is bound to include at least one or two quality players, who dont want to give up jobs paying good money, and go to playing football full time.

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Good point about those in good jobs etc. Those players who are self employed tradesmen like brickies, plumbers etc would probably be ok and be able to pick up their chosen career again once they had finished playing. Those in 'city' occupations might not be quite so easily swayed.

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I think we should have at least one player on a full-time basis.

 

It would give our full-time "manager" someone to talk to during the day when he sits at his desk explaining tactics to himself and rehearsing set pieces with himself and putting himself through taxing physical routines and ............etc etc

 

It a funny old game isn't it (well at least at Stonebridge Road it is !)

 

Can anyone tell me any other club that has a full time manager and no full time players please ?

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Who are you lot to guess what Liam does all day? Just cos you don't agree with his substitutions and tactics doesn't mean he's arsing about the club office all day.

 

What did Andy Ford do all day with no full-time players? The moaning on here is unbelievable at times. Be thankful we're not Farnborough or Northwich or Leigh.

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I think what we need to see is a good season challenging for the play-off places to get the crowds up. Then, we may be able to go full-time from there?


I think we'll need to go full time before we'll achieve a position in the play-off places. Part time teams have got very little chance of finishing that high now, with the league getting more competitive and professional by the season. Whilst we may be able to get that high for a while, we won't be able to sustain the position for a whole season (watch Crawley drop <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />).

Some time or another the club will have to take a risk and make the transition, hoping there'll be an instant rise in the standard of football and therefore attendances. A risk is a risk though <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />


All these arguments come back, of course, to the 'vicious circle' scenario I (and many others) have described on here on numerous occasions.

Quite simply, based on current income, full-time football would be a disaster.
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I would be very cautious about attempting to rely upon one major benefactor. Mr Gladwish is clearly a philantropist when it comes to the non-league game, but his type of business has never struck me as being cash rich. Its assets (parcels of land which are unlikely to be increeased in value by reason of planning permission) may be slow to dispose of and could lead to cash flow problems from time to time. While his sponsorship is welcome I doubt that either party would seriously take their business relationship further than future sponsorship. kmj.

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