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Re: Histon
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:56 pm
by davealbon
Trek wrote:From today's Cambridge Evening News:-
'This was not so much the day when the Histon dream died, as when it was finally exposed as a fantasy. How could Football League status have been thought a possibility when even part-time players were getting close to a reputed £1,000 a week while the hardcore support was never much more than the 600 or so who turned up for this game?
Now, the manager admits, it is a battle for survival. There is a nine-point cushion between them and the drop zone, but after four matches without a goal, and only one win in nine, the next victory could be as difficult to get as the signature of any of their star players on a new contract.'
Paying players upto £1,000 a week at a part time club with only a few hundred coming through the gates!

I'm amazed they've managed to last as long as this without the shit hitting the fan.
Re: Histon
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:07 pm
by jimbobjaw
davealbon wrote:Trek wrote:From today's Cambridge Evening News:-
'This was not so much the day when the Histon dream died, as when it was finally exposed as a fantasy. How could Football League status have been thought a possibility when even part-time players were getting close to a reputed £1,000 a week while the hardcore support was never much more than the 600 or so who turned up for this game?
Now, the manager admits, it is a battle for survival. There is a nine-point cushion between them and the drop zone, but after four matches without a goal, and only one win in nine, the next victory could be as difficult to get as the signature of any of their star players on a new contract.'
Paying players upto £1,000 a week at a part time club with only a few hundred coming through the gates!

I'm amazed they've managed to last as long as this without the shit hitting the fan.
Just shows what a good cup run can do i guess!
Re: Histon
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:33 am
by Trek
jimbobjaw wrote:
Just shows what a good cup run can do i guess!
The money from the Cup run was one off and shouldn't have been committing to players contracts. Baldwin got carried away and that's why he's no longer there when the full extent of the debts was revealed to the other directors and new chairman.
Judging by this report, things are getting worse:-
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn%5Fne ... ?ID=486586
Re: Histon
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:14 am
by jimbobjaw
Trek wrote:jimbobjaw wrote:
Just shows what a good cup run can do i guess!
The money from the Cup run was one off and shouldn't have been committing to players contracts. Baldwin got carried away and that's why he's no longer there when the full extent of the debts was revealed to the other directors and new chairman.
Im not saying thats what they should have done, but im sure that they did use some of those monies to keep the club running for longer than would otherwise have been the case.
Re: Histon
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:56 pm
by davealbon
Re: Histon
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:52 pm
by Trek
davealbon wrote:
That's hilarious! :lol:
That's what happens when you entrust work to travelling stock. I wonder if they tarmaced their car park as well.
Can't see the Council letting them off the hook for this. They love their trees in Impington. ;)
Re: Histon
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:42 pm
by Olly
Reading their forum, the club seem to be a bit of a joke at the moment
http://histonfootball.proboards.com/ind ... hread=1685
Re: Histon
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:15 am
by Trek
Bumper crowd of 350 for their match last evening.

Re: Histon
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:30 am
by Trek