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It is a shame that we do play a bit of hoof ball at times, I know that the players we have are better than that.
I agree that the majority of the current, regular or ‘hardcore’ supporters will be of a similar disposition and continue to watch us whenever they are able subject, of course, to family commitments. Fans will always wish to see their team win but many will not accept winning at any cost as John Beck’s tenure and style of football at Cambridge United in the early 90’s will testify. However, my comments in the previous post were in respect of building and improving the current fan base and support for our home matches from the current average of around 550 which clearly wouldn’t be sustainable at Step 2 level given that admission and match day fan expenditure must be a significant part of our income. I know that serious efforts have been made by the club this season with various promotion initiatives, such as vouchers for free tickets to schools in Rushden and Higham, and this promotion of the club in the local area will surely be ongoing particularly in respect of the proposed Rushden East housing development.
Whilst I agree with your point generally, having a team trying to 'play football' all game every game is probably going to end up with us in the bottom half of the league unless the budget is increased. That may impact attendances on the basis we might end up losing more games than we are now. So what's the right way to approach it? It's a hard balancing act.Trek wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:33 amI agree that the majority of the current, regular or ‘hardcore’ supporters will be of a similar disposition and continue to watch us whenever they are able subject, of course, to family commitments. Fans will always wish to see their team win but many will not accept winning at any cost as John Beck’s tenure and style of football at Cambridge United in the early 90’s will testify. However, my comments in the previous post were in respect of building and improving the current fan base and support for our home matches from the current average of around 550 which clearly wouldn’t be sustainable at Step 2 level given that admission and match day fan expenditure must be a significant part of our income. I know that serious efforts have been made by the club this season with various promotion initiatives, such as vouchers for free tickets to schools in Rushden and Higham, and this promotion of the club in the local area will surely be ongoing particularly in respect of the proposed Rushden East housing development.
To enable this to happen I maintain it will be necessary for the club to develop a more attractive brand of football to encourage new and floating fans to visit Hayden Road (or the new proposed ground) on a more regular basis and not give any an excuse for not attending because of a bit of inclement weather such as was clearly evidenced against Needham Market at our last home match.
The subtitles are always good for a laugh "Oh, my leg itches" at the end instead of "I'll let you go"sussexdiamond wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:46 am I have just watched the match video interviews. For some reason I had subtitles as they interviewed Zac. It is hilarious. Bonehead!, Allah, six years instead of sixty yards and many more.It cheered me up no end.
I’m not advocating an ‘all out attack’ approach but would like to see more of an attempt to play the ball through midfield as the option one approach to play from defence with an aerial long ball generally trying to seek out Lorraine/Bowen who both appear out of form doesn’t currently work hence the shortage of goal scoring opportunities. Very rarely is a short pass played from defence to a midfielder to develop an attack. We are living off scraps at the front due to a lack of service and somewhat lack of confidence. One or two players (I won’t name names) who excelled last season seem to be struggling. I don’t think it’s down to budget but a question of how players are being asked to play. Hicks, Rogers and Curtis can all play and Diamond who often demonstrates excellent control when on the ball might be better employed in a withdrawn number 10 role as he struggles to get involved in the game.BartonRaz wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 12:36 pm Whilst I agree with your point generally, having a team trying to 'play football' all game every game is probably going to end up with us in the bottom half of the league unless the budget is increased. That may impact attendances on the basis we might end up losing more games than we are now. So what's the right way to approach it? It's a hard balancing act.