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A match screaming out for some quality.
Poor finishing and last gasp defending keeping us in this.
Note to self, 'be careful what you wish for'
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Well done Barwell fully deserved as much as it grieves me. Boro crap ,crap, crap send that new striker back to where he came from adds nothing to our potency ,sorry he got released from there I wonder why !!!! .
We hardly carry any threat going forward and its been like that since the start of the season despite that good run of six wins. Did not enjoy watching that at all and players apart from our goalkeeper who was excellent by the way let us paying fans down tonight.
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What’s Stretton been doing .
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Dont think there's one person ( well maybe one ) that dosnt agree 100% with that 💯
Edited by Lord of the Manor at 07:51:07 on 20th October 2026
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Time to face reality. With no ground and a limited budget this, hopefully, is our level. We need to avoid relegation.
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Town are either winning games or losing games so far this season in the league.
As long as they win enough games they should stay up.
Drawing games is no good.
If they start to draw games & lose games that would be a different situation & could cause problems.
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Well said , most Boro fans would agree with your comments.
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Cant argue with that .... but we can and should do better.
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Depends on the opposition. Seems like Barwell were up for it and are turning their season around. And they can afford a striker who can score goals.
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And they’ve got there own ground.
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Ginnelly is back involved as General Manager
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Just to add ....... attendance last night .... anyone think there was more there than 400 and something 🤔
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Always contentious. Many a time at Manor park, the given attendance did not seem anything like what numbers were on the ground.
We played Bedworth once and the crowd was a whole lot larger than usual, yet the the given attendance was only just above what we were getting most weeks. I should think that most clubs ajust the figures to suit the cash flow at the time. With regular attendance you certainly get a feel for gauging the sort of numbers that are in attendance.
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Yes, it was either 1002, 1005 or 1008 from memory! lol
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Tilbury in the FA Cup after we beat Oxford springs to mind there.
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Not being funny everyone but the longer we linger in step 4 (hope not) the fans like myself will lose interest and not go which I don’t want yes maybe not good enough for a promotion yet but this is why we need a proper investment to help the club and team to progress regarding the stadium idea I don’t think the council are not interested in helping the club there only showing interest to make like they care but In all seriousness they don’t
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When has "proper investment" ever harmed a football club?
who is going to put their hands in their pockets to fund the "proper investment".
I agree the council are just paying "lip service", but what exactly should they do?
>>>> Former Nuneaton Boro fan <<<<
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The Council have time on their side, they can play a waiting game.
They are being asked to make a big Planning decision, based on what financial assurances from the football club?
None of that has been made clear to date.
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Games where we had to share the takings
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**** or not lol. It's a good theory.
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Yes, that game comes to mind quite often for many reasons.
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I thought it looked nearer 600, but most clubs underestimate the attendance. Remember the York trophy game at Liberty Way.
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It as been quotwd on football web pages attendance was 453
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VAT fraud is rife.
Note to self, 'be careful what you wish for'
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I thinks it’s fair to say that we had two of our best players out through injury last night , and with all due respect we just haven’t got the quality on the bench to replace them , go anywhere in this league without any of your best players and we will struggle,
Edited by boro44 at 10:02:53 on 20th October 2026
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Yep..so a great idea to leave two players who have been excellent on the bench.
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Yes, you have to wonder at times. It was as though we were not overly concerned about trying to win the game and were happy just to try and defend a point.
I was not at the game, but from comments by others it seems that at no point in the game did we ever look like scoring. Leaving your more creative players on the bench speaks volumes.
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And leaving injured players out !!!
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What a stupid comment.
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If you can’t beat em join em
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Welcome. ...It is not an exclusive club mind you.😄
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Blue and white mad I actually agree 100 percent Wakefield doesn’t look upto standard gabby was man of the match tonight as a season ticket holder I’m absolutely raging I ain’t going on Saturday to watch that pathetic crap
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You only had to look at Wakefields number of clubs to see he is crap, dont know what Russ and Acco were thinking when they signed him
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They were probably thinking let’s see how he fits in. I remember everyone disliking Ian Crawley. We got rid of him and he had a great career at Rugby.
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A Belper fan told me on Saturday that they had put seven days in for him but decided not to sign him. Just saying.
Little by little.
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We are looking desperate signing wise and now Acton is posting excuses needlessly on Borochat as he got shouted at on Mon, thats not good. Where's Doddsy gone.
Note to self, 'be careful what you wish for'
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Think he was working Monday... touch line ban Saturday
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What question?. I was just observing.
Note to self, 'be careful what you wish for'
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acco gave you an open invitation to speak to them anytime , this might answer your questions there rather than here ?
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He’s mianed about if he does not comment and moaned about if he does. Accept the reality of where we are.
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I'll say what I want thanks for your input.
Note to self, 'be careful what you wish for'
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Panic signing.
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You are more than likely right. Sign someone to calm the waters, and hopefully get the distractors back on side. Looks like that has backfired on this occasion though.
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Money signing .... it seems we have a wage " limit" cap and wont pay more for any player.... maybe incase it upsets the ones on lower wages. We've agreed with players coming but not on the wage side of things.
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Well said Acco ,we are shoot and goal shy.
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Lucky we didn't lose 4 or 5 nil .... they we're the better team, a team on 10 points before tonight.
Man of the match, our keeper ..... says it all.
Edited by Lord of the Manor at 22:38:57 on 19th October 2026
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Totally agree he couldn't do anything about the goal but he kept us in the game,we should get James Harrison back with a quality forward who can win headers and hold the ball up and be prepared to shoot.
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Deserved
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Barwell so much better than us.
Note to self, 'be careful what you wish for'
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Did we have a shot on goal ?
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No but I fell over a fkin hole during the second half 😂🤣
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We get what we deserve,the final 3rd is not good enough nobody can hold the ball up and lay it off and cannot win a header ,we need a a good forward who can do that ,nobody will take responsibility to take a shot ,what the effing hell is going on.
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Hear,hear I second all that.
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Stocko mate I’m fuming we didn’t lay a glove on them feel sorry for the fans watching that shower of shit
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It’s ok…we are within budget.
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That is the point though, we have now reached a level were we are going to find it harder to compete and to sign decent players whilst staying in budget, that is the reality, just to clarify im not advocating we should break our budget
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I agree staying in budget but we have let 3 players go so could we spend just a little more for a decent forward,i thoght when willow came on he was winning headers ,what about trying him up front cant be worse than the 2 that are up there at the moment.
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We pay players if they play. Letting players go does not ease the budget.
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Of course it does .... you let 3 players + Marsden go it frees up 4 wages .... only the players left at the club who play will get paid
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No it does not.
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How 🤔
If I let someone go off the payroll I wouldn't be paying them anymore would I ?
Edited by Lord of the Manor at 10:04:32 on 20th October 2026
Edited by Lord of the Manor at 17:18:25 on 20th October 2026
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You aren’t paying them if they are not playing
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The managers have made sure that most players get at least part of a game per month. Which give them at least some payment. That is why we always make changes in the second half of games.
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Thats as I see it
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So with a starting 11 and five allowable subs, we pay 16 players for a match. One of them leaves, so we bring in a squad player for the next match. How many do we pay then? And how many wages have been saved?
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If they play in that month they all get paid , but you would hope the player coming in is better than the one you had. Obviously not this time.
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to be clear
players who start get 100%
players who are on the bench get 50%
players not selected in squad get 0%
for example if a player on £100 a week , comes on one once during the month ...he will get paid £50
if he only starts twice during that month cycle he will get £200
if he starts saturday and benched tuesday he still only gets £100.... as they are paid weekly sat/tuesday
so if a player leaves its we are actually worse off because you are effectively paying 2 wages that week :the player that leaves £100 and the player incoming into to replace him £100
its important consideration for any management to be able to manage their budget , of which russ and darren have done an excellent job thus far in that department ... spreadsheets help .
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If a player gets injured & it affects his livelihood, does the Club pay an Insurance premium to cover for that eventuality?
Assuming that the injured player is also not being paid by the Club?
Edited by VoR at 15:59:40 on 21st October 2026
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They are non contract so no … but the club is insured as per FA/league requirements , that does pay out but the sum is paltry per week.
I know a few that pay for policies themselves … sensible for a few quid a week .
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We still pay 16 and no wages are saved. Which is what both of us have been saying.
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Only the players in matchday squad get paid, releasing platers doesnt free up money unless you release so many that you need to bring the matchday squad numbers back up to 16
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"Only the players in matchday squad get paid"
As far as I know its only players that play. But let's go with what u say.
Going on what you say the 16 in squad get paid.
Add 1 .... new player
=17
You cant have 17 in match day squad so one gets dropped.
Which one dosnt get paid ?
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You cant be that dumb surely, the one not in the 16, squad of 20 -21, 16 in matchday squad, whichever way either the 16 in the squad get paid or only those that actually get on the pitch, still means those not in that weeks matchday squad or those who dont get on the pitch dont get paid that week.
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Didnt understand a word of that....
16 in match day squad they all play .... ( i know )
They all get paid, thats the budget for the week.
Any outside that 16 dosnt get paid.
Basically you bring a player in he gets paid .... the player out dosnt ..... it isn't rocket science
Edit ...
Read it again, again and again
Basically if players leave you free up money to sign more ....end of
Edited by Lord of the Manor at 18:00:40 on 20th October 2026
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Agreed; but the point was letting players go doesnt mean there is money in the budget, you have to pay 16 players every week, if all your players were on contract and you let 3 go then yes you have room in the budget to bring players in
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No .... you pay 16 ....
Sign 16 new players tomorrow, they all start on saturday, its them who you pay ... the others that aren't in the squad, the 16 that got paid last week wont get paid this .
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Not arguing with that, the issue seems to be that the players we want to sign dont want to come for the money being offered
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Not arguing with that 😁
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Exactly that’s why players leave
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If they leave cos there not good enough to be in the squad then so be it .
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Look at it logically - the only players paid are those who play (I understand they get full fee if they start, half if they come on as a sub, but I may be wrong there). Squad players who don't make the pitch are not paid for that match.
Someone leaves, and their place on matchday is taken by someone else. We still have to pay 11 full fees and half for all used subs. How has that player leaving freed up money? His wage has just been paid to someone who would not have been paid if the leaver has stayed.
The difference is Justin, who I would assume was paid for his coaching role. His wage could go toward a new player if he's not replaced.
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As I understand it .... they play they get paid .... it dosnt matter if there in the squad or not..... its only the players that play.
Lets say Armson was on £200 a week
Player who comes in to take his place is on £100 a week ....
That frees up money
All the players are not on the same wage
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Your logic is sound. No player will want to hang around if they are only getting half pay for keeping the bench warm. It raises the question about the goalkeepers though. Goalies are only subbed when injured, so the one not playing will not get any pay whatsoever with that system.
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They are not paid if they do not play.
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Yes I know that ...
If we had a squad of 20 and they all get paid if they've played then 4 leave, we only have 16 to pay ..... frees up 4 wages
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The whole squad do not get paid
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If they only play 1 minute in that month they will get paid, if they dont they wont.
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The Club have a sum of money each week to pay out to the players that are included in the matchday squads.
It doesn't matter how many players are in the squad.
They could have 50 players in the squad & it wouldn't make any difference.
The only saving that could be made is if players on higher wages (?) leave & the Club relies on lower paid players to make up the matchday squads.
That is assuming of course that there are higher paid players at the Club?
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The difficulty that creates for Russ & Acco, is that they need to keep all of the players happy, or they will leave if they are not being paid.
That does not necessarily mean they can put out their best team every match, made worse by the fact that they cannot go out & buy a better quality centre forward, because it could upset the wages applecart!
Edited by VoR at 10:20:39 on 20th October 2026
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We pay players if they are in the squad. We still have a squad that needs to be paid. We only save money if we have fewer players on the bench.
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I would guess that the money we pay is not attracting players in the way it did at steps 5-6 hence the signing of Wakefield, also believe its only the players in the matchday squad who get payed so releasing three doesnt neccesarilly mean there is money in the budget
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Did Robbo said when he scored that goal in a friendly he used to play up front ,just a idea him and willow up front and Shilton at the back who in my opinion is a good defender ,what i have seen does not put a foot wrong and desreves to be playing.
After all didnt Sheffield Wednesday do it when Trevor Francis was manager converted Paul Warhust from centre half to centre forward and never looked back in the early 1990s
Edited by Stockingford Lad at 09:42:11 on 20th October 2026
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No one likes losing and we're going to lose many more but I see us stopping where we are the next few years and thats stability.
(league)
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Correct. When you have a limited budget, with no wriggle room ,then every penny of that budget should be spent wisely. Signing someone just because they suddenly become available is not spending money wisely, unless that player has a proven track record and, crucially ,is better than what you currently have. Having only seen our new forward for the twenty odd minutes on saturday I was not at all convinced that he brought anything new to the side at all.
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He was useless the first time we signed him
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We’re bastard pissed off watching that fking shite how the fuck we gone from 6 unbeaten to playing wank all of a sudden carry this fker on the crowds will dwindle and lose interest
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You could be watching this level of football for the next 20 years, unless a new stadium is built. Something for you to look forward to.
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Building a new Stadium in Nuneaton is going to be years away.
The supporters have to consider that it may never happen at all?
That's why there needs to be a sensible back-up plan.
The Oval may need to be re-developed & possibly a switch of venue to Hinckley Leicester Road should not be ruled out.
Just my thoughts!
Edit:
The Off-field stuff cannot hold up progress with the On-field stuff.
The Off-field stuff also needs to progress 'just-in-time'.
Edited by VoR at 15:00:39 on 20th October 2026
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It does not matter where we rent if we don’t get takings from the bar and food outlets.
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If we shared with the nuns we could give them a percentage of the takings when the football as been played, better a percentage than none we are getting from Bedworth and we would have a decent ground
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Remembering all the shenanigans that went on last time Nuns dealt with Boro, why on earth do you think they would want to do a deal with us now? Plus the owner doesn't like Borto and has said he doesn't want football played there.
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If we are struggling to achieve the sort of numbers that Lee is proposing at Bedwotth, then a move over to Leicestershire will definitely not get anything like those numbers. If we cannot get back to Nuneaton, then any long term future for the club will be a serious doubt.
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Not necessarily.
A move to Hinckley Leicester Road would only be necessary if the Club is at Level 7/Step 3 (SLPC) & is preparing for promotion to the National League North & the Oval is unsuitable/cannot be re-developed?
That situation could happen very quickly.
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No it won’t. We cannot afford it
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Chicken or egg
Promotion or ground ....
If its ground be prepared to accept the type of players we're signing at the minute cos we're stopping at this level untill its built
If its Promotion then we need somwhere else or the oval needs upgrading
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As I have said a number of times previously, the Oval is a big site/land area & could be re-developed.
However, Hinckley Leicester Road has all of the facilities Town could ever dream of, except it's in Hinckley!
That said, it will probably need a new grass pitch to be laid.
As an aside, when I attended my last ever Nuneaton Borough 'home' match after the LW eviction, at HLR, against Bromsgrove Sporting, I noticed Stuarts pitch perimeter advertising boards, so SE clearly has a connection there, as well as having a Showroom in Hinckley.
Also, Town were due to play a pre-season friendly at the Stadium against Brackley Town, before that idea was abandoned due to an unsatifactory pitch.
Clearly, I would suggest there are options?
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The Oval could be ten times bigger but that does not give us any more income.
Edited by bert's dad at 17:35:04 on 20th October 2026
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I have just posted share the ground with the nuns and give them a percentage of the bae takings when we play,we would then have the ground and a percentage of the bar takings it is better than no percentage what we get from Bedworth
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The Nuns do not own the stadium. The owners do not want anything to do with the football club. May not seem like good business by the owners, but they seem to be wealthy enough not to be concerned about that.
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Nuns have a 5 year licence on the stadium so it’s theirs to do what they want with for 5 years!
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A 5-year License is all well & good but a license will give very little protection if the Stadium owners want to give them notice.
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Look liberty way isn’t happening forget it
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Groundhog day. We have been through this many times without a resolution. If the owners want nothing to do with us then no matter what can be agreed with the Nuns, then the chances of us playing on the stadium is next to zero.
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I think they are pretty safe on that given who the stadium owners are!!!
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They must be very tolerant!
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Nothing can happen to that land without Nuns agreeing to release the covenant!
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Nuns would keep all the bar takings as it is their bar.
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Not if we have a club house built where the old one was
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Hopefully properly built and not a portacabin.
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If we fail to get the numbers needed over at the Oval, then a move over to Hinckley would see even less attend matches. No, if we cannot get a move back to Nuneaton, then I believe, there is no long term future for the club.
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Realistically, the only Stadium improvements I foresee being made at the Oval, will be those required by an FA ground-grading inspection for Level 7/Step 3 football.
I suspect work will be required to improve the facilities to provide satisfactory permanent segregation.
Beyond that, I cannot see the Oval ever being suitable for Level 6/Step 2 & above.
I say that because the Oval is the permanent home of Bedworth United FC & they are a well run genuine Community Club & they do not need anymore than they already have at present.
To upgrade the Oval would mean replacing the existing 3G pitch with a higher specification pitch & I think it's fair to say that is not going to happen.
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Why can't we ask the council to buy Liberty Way or ask the nuns for their pitch they played on why we were at Liberty Way,or ask council for the ground by the pingles arena there are no houses there just a train track.
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Why would the council want to spend money on anything for Boro? They are cash strapped at the moment, and I'm pretty sure a home for Boro is pretty low on their list of priorities.
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To be honest with you, I believe asking for any help from the council is a forlorn hope.
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The Council does not have the money. Who knows what the owner of Liberty Way wants but we would need dressing rooms, social club etc as they have all beeen knocked down . More importantly we need guaranteed access.
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The money we get we could build a new clubhouse and changing rooms
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I'm not sure the owners of LW know what they want!?
Have you seen the Nuns early season results?
Very sad!!!
Edited by VoR at 18:14:07 on 20th October 2026
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I think you'll find that we know very well what the owner of LW doesn't want. He has stated on a few occasions that football will never be played there again.
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correct G.
but i see it as the only long term solution.
hence what does the future hold ???? - ive absolutely no idea.
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Many of us will most likely not have that twenty years, which is why I would prefer for our holding possition to be at level 3.
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The biggest problem I see right now is that the mangers lose their enthusiasm and walk away. Just my thoughts.
Little by little.
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They have a 2-year Contract.
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A bit like Jardine had last year? That one worked out well.
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Means nothing if they walk away
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If they do I see the Boro's inbox very full ..... we're a very attractive club
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Level 7/Step 3 will bring a number of additional challenges.
I'm not sure the Club will be financially equipped to deal with that situation?
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Thats why I think we're holding back on promotion.... signing player's that ain't good enough so we dont go up.
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Not holding back we can’t afford better players.
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As explained elsewhere.... we can afford better player. We have a pot of money, either sign one on a big wage or 20 on poor wages.
OK agree in a way just cos you pay one player all your budget dosnt make him a good player, but as the old saying goes " you pay pittance "
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What rubbish, we are signing players we can afford within budget
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Yes, that are no better than the ones we have let go. That seems to be most fans concerns.
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You're correct .... couldnt we of signed a better striker and still be in budget ??? Yes we could
I never said he's took us up to our budget limit, we might sign 20 shit players and still be within budget
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How do we know who is better than who before we sign them and fit them into our team? If it was that easy, even I could be a top manager!
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You better become manager then ....
Would you really want a manager signing players hoping they were better than he's got.
I wouldn't
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So you would have missed out on probably the best player we've ever had, wouldn't you? A bit part squad player at Atherstone, who wanted our centre forward. They even threw another player in because they felt Franklin was worth so much more than Bobby Vincent. Sometimes taking a punt works.
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Im not living in the past .... its different football now .
You just cant sign a player who's worse than the one you've got
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We could be a bit more discerning though. Signing someone with no proven track record just because he was available is hardly prudent is it?
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Actually it is prudent. Give them chance to prove themselves until someone else signs for us.
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How is that prudent? We could have held onto one of the players that have left if it is a stopgap measure.
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Sometimes ( im not saying we do now ) you have to move a player on to bring one in
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And when you sign someone, how long do you give him before you decide he's not right? Around 90 minutes, maybe, with almost half of that down to 10 men?
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Fuck me Greg.... you're not that stupid are you ?
Any manager worth his salt would do his homework first ... looks like we didnt in this case.
Being at a bottom 3 club and they let him go must speak volumes. If he'd of scored a hat full would they of let him go? Most probably not
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So do you think Acco and Doddsy signed him without doing their homework? Have you asked them, or are you just making stuff up to make them look bad? That would make you the stupid one, wouldn't it?
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Call me stupid then cos IMO ..... 🤔 I think it was a case of hes available why not. IMO I dont think he was on there radar till he was released.
Again guess work but its my opinion.
I know for sure it wasnt there preferred signing, a sticker who's been scoring goals for fun was ... talk to anyone from Shifnal they will tell ya.
Edit... ill add.... if the managers had done there homework on him then what does that say for the managers ? He wouldn't get in the Griff side
Edited by Lord of the Manor at 19:25:32 on 21st October 2026
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From what I have read on here in the last few days, this management duo are going to be found out at this level at some point, it may not be this season but it will happen.
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Iv got massive respect for Doddsy and Aco ... they put a squad together from nothing, a squad that gained us two very impressive promotions.
Id love them to stop but there will come a time when they think they can take us no further..... when that time comes only they know.
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Rich Lavery would be my choice to take the Club further, with confidence.
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His managerial record at Quorn & Kettering Town.
Other successful contenders with a past association:-
Ryan Beswick - Quorn Manager.
Kyle Storer - Alvechurch Manager.
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Not even thinking about who .... im more than happy at the minute with them.
Two poor games dont make a season. Just a piss poor signing when we were crying out for a quality one is very frustrating.
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I would say give him a chance.
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No, you give them a few games to see if they fit in . Murphy, in fairness, was given little game time to settle in. He had a better scoring record than the new guy over the last two seasons, by all accounts. But only being used as an occasional sub gave him little time to shine.
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Murphy was a trier ,very good in the air imo never was given more time
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I look forward to seeing my club do as well as they can in the League they are in. There are good local derbies in this league. I don’t look forward to us being at the bottom of Nationwide North, selling nearly all the tickets in the ground to away fans, getting relegated, failing to pay the rent and the club folding. This is our level until we have a ground.
Edited by bert's dad at 13:25:40 on 20th October 2026
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I don't think Lee's 'Project 700' will hold much water with that approach!?
'Project 300' more like.
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That could be the case.
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Going by the comments about last nights game, Lee's project seems like a pipe dream.
We only just got the 600 figure last season when we had been at the top for the best part of the season.
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The danger with showing no ambition to progress is that the attendances fall away & the playing budget is reduced (Lee's comment), which then brings the spectre of relegation very much into focus, in a league where there is very little difference between most of teams.
That will place the Club back in the County Leagues circuit.
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It’s what we can afford. This is not the old club.
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If that is the case then any idea of a return to Nuneaton is also a pipe dream.
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The Club have to be very careful.
The Planning Application will be for a new 4,000 capacity Stadium, built in Phases as the Town progress upwards through the Pyramid.
The Council/WCC are currently considering 6 sites with that proposal in mind.
If the financial reality falls somewhat short of that ideal, that could cause problems.
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In that case, someones suggestion that the council should get a CPO on Liberty way to protect the covenant that is in place ,seems a very good idea.
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The covenant on LW belongs to the Nuns. They put it in it when they sold it to the football Club. It’s entirely at their discretion, there is no basis for NBBC to step in!
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We could ask the nuns for help give them a sweetener share the ground with them,give them a bit of money each week
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Never rule out a return to Liberty Way.
It has to be/could still be a possibility.
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That is in my opinion Boro’s only option.
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It's there ,the council could buy it ?
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Two problems with that one. First, the current owner apparently has pots of money and is showing no inclination to sell. Also, he seems to detest Boro and football in general. Second, the council does not have massive cash reserves - so why would they see funding a ground for Boro as a priority?
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you are not alone on that one.
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The excitement from supporting NTFC is gained by watching the team play & constantly looking for improvement & progression on & off the field.
If you sideline the playing side by watering down the ambition then the supporters will become disenchanted & disappointed.
It's a difficult one for the Board.
If they take the foot off the gas by over-prioritising the new Stadium then they could create themselves a financial problem, if disillusioned supporters stay away from games.
Cutting to the bottom line, the Club will always find somewhere suitable to play/find a way, that is what will happen but they cannot/must not show a lack of ambition on the playing side.
Just my thoughts!
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I think most fans would agree with that but all most of them want is a decent forward to win challenges and hold up play and score goals, there as got to be somebody from the lower leagues like the forward from Coalville or somebody like that.
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I did say..... but others knew better
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Well last night he wasn’t good enough
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Made me chuckle 😃....
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Wasn’t for me lord I twisted me ankle 🤣
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Not surprised you fell with all with those weird up and down steps everywhere on the stand side scaffolding handrails and stands that are below pitch level at the bowling club end. Crap floodlights that dont even cover all the pitch.
......Yes I know we dont even have a ground, but I'm feeling well pissed off after that shite.
Note to self, 'be careful what you wish for'
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120 lux.
You need to take a Miner's lamp with you to places like that!
Great for the trainspotters/groundhoppers among the fanbase but not much to look forward to for the regular supporters!
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