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[AFF]

Sorry to pe persistant Rob, but just so there is no understanding here, are you saying that we charged Arsenal ladies £10,000 'rent' for the season?

[MADEFM]

in my opinion, I would of kept the youth. You have seen what decent youngsters have come through. As for the PASE thingy, we will have to wait and see upon that. To me Gibson is just interested about money now and thats fair enough, but if he is, then why gamble on scrapping the youth for something that has no results? Also in my view of moving to a new ground, Gibson is the only one bothered about it,again, to proberly make money. We cant even fill half of clarence park. What makes him think suddenly everybody will come when we have a new ground? Sorry Gibbo, but my opinion of you is starting to go down. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[Iron Webbo]

Sorry Mad, but if St. Albans are to progress long-term, they have to relocate away from Clarence Park.

 

In my time, the ground share deal with Tottenham was a great success, worth some £40k to the Club for the season I would say.

 

Oh, and with 5/6 lamps on each pylon, the lights are a bit dearer than £35 a game. That's 44 2kw fires burning up there you know! Try £100 a match.

 

Oh, and good luck to my old 'friend' and adversary AFF in his renewed campaign to be Chairman.

[Rob_the_Saint]

AFF

 

The figure of £10,000 is MY estimate of how much we would make hosting the reserve side of a local professional side for a season, though going by IW's figures it could be more than that. I doubt very much that we made anything like that figure from Arsenal's Ladeez.

[Guest]

£100 per game, so you have seen the electric bill then? I have and I stick with the £35.

[AFF]

We all know about Buzz Lightyear's head for figures, Rob......and his method of dealing with the electricity bill, Theex.

[Iron Webbo]

theex: er, well yes and I get to see them every quarter at Cressing Road (and we have fewer lamps!)

 

AFF, Mr Buzz ... to you <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[YELLOW]

Quote:

Rob the Saint said:
So did Iron Webbo!

Spurs Reserves eh... some great games, in front of paltry crowds. A couple of useful Norwegians I seem to remember... Iversen and someone else.

Leonhardsen probably.

[Electric ~soul~]

Good shout, Yellow.

[AFF]

As I am the only person I know who reads the St Albans Observer occasionally, some of you may be interested to see the following letter printed in this week's paper in response to last weeks letter from Mervyn Morgan and the comments by Gibbo:

 

"I would appreciate it in the balance of open dialogue if you could publish this on your letters page.

 

Dear Mr Chairman,

 

I have to admire your bare-faced cheek regarding the absolution of St Albans City Youth.

 

1. The state of the pitch. You want to have a word with yourself if you think B. Wood's any better (they manage to field a reserve/youth side). The real reason is no one at the club was the slightest bit interested in Arsenal Ladies playing there.

 

2. The continuing relationship with one of the worst managers I have seen at Clarence Park in 30 odd years of watching. He has the dubious honour of making me leave my first ever game early (20 minutes after kick-off). Don't worry, sufficient funds were spent in the clubhouse to compensate.

 

3. To the STH/regulars at the park, the names of Martin, Mackail-Smith, Deacon, Seeby do mean something....all former Youth players.

 

4. This talk of money is a misnomer. Both the reserve and youth were self-funding and it was a privilege for me to attend their games.

 

5. New ground? Mr Gibson come clean eh.

 

Yours in City,

Gary Lockerby."

[Electric ~soul~]

Nice work, Gary!!

[Rob_the_Saint]

1. Who cares about Arsenal Ladies? [Apart from the small loss in revenue]. The one and only time I looked in there were about 10 people in the ground. Maybe they thought being nearer Highbury would attract more support?

 

2. OK, Castle should have gone long before he did, but that's past history now, let's move on shall we?

 

3. 4. 5. Fair comments.

[Electric ~soul~]

A "continuing relationship" isn't "past history".

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Here Here

 

We need Castle out the club all together because I've got a horrible feeling he is just waiting in the wings for management stab number 2!

[GHA EFM]

Rob, re: 1. I think Gary was referring to the lack of interest shown by any officials within the club to turn up to the odd game (politeness, courtesy etc), rather than a lack of interest from supporters.

[AFF]

Hi Rob.

 

You refer to the 'small loss of revenue' as a result of the relocation of Arsenal Ladies to Woood. I notice from a Woood press release that they have a pre-season friendly with Arsenal [no, not the Ladies nor the Under 8 reserves, the real deal] which said words to the effect "as part of the three year agreement to accommodate their Ladies team".

 

Now that is a serious chunk of income.

[Rob_the_Saint]

Quote:

GHA EFM said:
any officials within the club to turn up to the odd game

I know some 'officials' who turned up to the odd game...

[Rob_the_Saint]

So how come we got the under 19's instead?

[Nos]

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Now that is a serious chunk of income.

 

 

It might be if it turned out to be the first team. Why do I get the feeling that it won't be. Can you post the press release on here, AFF, only I cannot seem to find the Boreham Wood website. Does one exist?

[Rob_the_Saint]

I can't find it either

 

Wonder if they'll take along a bacofoil version of the FA Cup as well?