Match Thread Away v Harrogate Sat 5 Feb @ 1.00pm

It's not in hindsight. Sparks had a 'Head of Recruitment' plan and then buckled and gave Adams what he wanted, within 3 months.

If the recruitment department was not up to scratch then Sparks should have worked with the Head of Recruitment to put the appropriate scouting in place, employed by the club and independent of the Manager.

Now we have 3 scouts who will p155 off when Adams leaves.

 

Reading this back, you’re so right. Scary isn’t it.

 

Harrogate own their own ground so zero rent, We have to find half a million a year before even paying a player, Plus added reported yearly payment of £300k to the ER Sportsgroup

 

Come on you’re better than that.

 

The rent is sustainable at current season ticket levels but we are in grave danger of losing up to 5000 sales for next season. That’s when the rent will be a bigger problem.

 

Those 3 fecking off with Adams will hardly be a massive loss, did sweet fa in jan apart form link us with a striker we had no chance of signing. Waste of money so far

 

Plus they don’t have to pay rent for training at a school which is about 100k plus a year.

 

£300,000 a year to Rupp , as a consultant ,if true . Is an insult to all city fans.
What exactly does he consult on that costs almost £6000 per week.
Thats 4 good player at this level or the money to get rid of one of the poorest managers this club has had in years and my god we have had some rubbish.
I was all for giving him time , but this last weeks offering , on the pitch and in his interviews have changed my mind.
I actually dont care he is a dour scot , its his i am always correct and some sort of management messiah that has done it for me.
I dont mind losing games, we have no right to win, but i would like to be entertained now and again.

 

I’m sure there’s a reason for it but why can’t we train at VP

 

Probably the same reason no other professional football club trains at their stadium.

 

Ryan Sparks vigorously denied that Rupp is taking anything out of the club

 

So what’s the reason? Pitch maintenance?

 

I seem to remember he also vigorously denied Vaughan would leave for nothing and that if he did leave, we would not let him go to one of our rivals.

 

Did he prove it?

 

I would take what Ryan says on football matters with a pinch of salt.
He may be good on the commercial side, but his football decision's are dreadfull.
I also don't think many business owners run their company's and do not take anything from it one way or another.

 

They train at the county ground at woodelsford and just put a contribution to county f.a

 

're your last sentence - after the January window, that may be a blessing in disguise.

 

Of course. It would cut up very badly, especially in winter.