Rambo
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Post by Rambo on Apr 7, 2020 10:47:02 GMT
Morning All.............like everyone else ( the Football Club included ), no-one knows what's going to happen with regards to the "unplayed" matches, but, until we get a definitive statement, we have to assume that they will be played "sometime", but probably not by the end of April as is normally the case.
I will "PM" anyone who owes me with details on what's owed ( up to and including 14th March ) and how it can be paid over the next day or so , hope that's ok with you all ......then, if we do "resume" playing, will collect the remainder when it really is "All Over"
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Post by davethegrave on Apr 7, 2020 20:53:16 GMT
I don't know what will happen but after all (and I know this will rile a lot of people) it is only a game. A highly lucrative one at certain levels though I realise. I think though at our level Barrow should go up if the season is cancelled although I don't know who would replace them. It's not only a game. For many it's a career or a lifestyle. There's millions of careers or lifestyles at stake here. Footballers are just some of them.
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Post by Andy K on Apr 7, 2020 22:36:14 GMT
It's not only a game. For many it's a career or a lifestyle. There's millions of careers or lifestyles at stake here. Footballers are just some of them. Very true. But then again here we're talking about football and the context of the season. And it's not just footballers either. People who work at the clubs in any capacity. And then the people who following their team is their life.
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Post by sallycat on Apr 8, 2020 9:08:17 GMT
It's not only a game. For many it's a career or a lifestyle. There's millions of careers or lifestyles at stake here. Footballers are just some of them. True, but football people (and it's not just footballers Dave, what about physiotherapists, football writers, broadcasters, coaches, other paid club staff, people who work for e.g. bookmakers, and so on) are just as important as all those other people you mentioned. So why shouldn't we think of them? I'm sure we're all capable of caring about more than one thing or group of people, but football is the bit of it that is relevant here. And that's because YOU said it was only a game. Which it isn't to a lot of people.
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Post by medwaysider on Apr 9, 2020 15:35:52 GMT
There's millions of careers or lifestyles at stake here. Footballers are just some of them. True, but football people (and it's not just footballers Dave, what about physiotherapists, football writers, broadcasters, coaches, other paid club staff, people who work for e.g. bookmakers, and so on) are just as important as all those other people you mentioned. So why shouldn't we think of them? I'm sure we're all capable of caring about more than one thing or group of people, but football is the bit of it that is relevant here. And that's because YOU said it was only a game. Which it isn't to a lot of people. Would agree with you on all those you listed, associated with football, suffering. Have to admit that as far as bookies are concerned, while I have sympathy with those on minimum wage earnings who work frontline in their outlets, in general I really don't like the hold that the gambling industry has over all levels of the game at the moment so on one level, I'm not too sorry to see their profits take a bit of a kicking. I can see the lockdown continuing to the end of April, possibly first couple of weeks of May, maximum (I'm aware this may not age well!) because we simply cannot afford to go on like this for much longer.
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Post by timall on Apr 9, 2020 17:21:56 GMT
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Post by sallycat on Apr 9, 2020 18:21:21 GMT
True, but football people (and it's not just footballers Dave, what about physiotherapists, football writers, broadcasters, coaches, other paid club staff, people who work for e.g. bookmakers, and so on) are just as important as all those other people you mentioned. So why shouldn't we think of them? I'm sure we're all capable of caring about more than one thing or group of people, but football is the bit of it that is relevant here. And that's because YOU said it was only a game. Which it isn't to a lot of people. Would agree with you on all those you listed, associated with football, suffering. Have to admit that as far as bookies are concerned, while I have sympathy with those on minimum wage earnings who work frontline in their outlets, in general I really don't like the hold that the gambling industry has over all levels of the game at the moment so on one level, I'm not too sorry to see their profits take a bit of a kicking. I can see the lockdown continuing to the end of April, possibly first couple of weeks of May, maximum (I'm aware this may not age well!) because we simply cannot afford to go on like this for much longer. I'm with you on that - that's why I specified people who work for bookmakers, not the bookies themselves!
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Post by os on Apr 9, 2020 22:47:38 GMT
There's millions of careers or lifestyles at stake here. Footballers are just some of them. And that's because YOU said it was only a game. Which it isn't to a lot of people. Its true football is just a game, but I miss it, I don't even know what day of the week it is anymore In reality football holds a status above just being a game, kids in war torn impoverished countries playing on rubbish tips with a football under their arm and just a dream. Unfortunately the money men have spoiled the top end of the game with greed, but that does not take away from its power to change lives from Argentina to Zimbabwe, and give hope where known would otherwise exist.
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Post by Del on Apr 10, 2020 7:31:08 GMT
Only £2 million worked its way down to the National league in total. Mind you £58,333 will be helpful to us but nowhere enough to help clubs like Barnet who were saying they needed £250,000.
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Post by sallycat on Apr 10, 2020 7:47:31 GMT
For me, it's a huge part of my identity. When I was a teenager it was an escape from an awful family situation, the only place I could go and really be myself. The only place where I felt like I mattered and was valued. The only thing to look forward to in an otherwise miserable week. People would joke that GGL was my second home; I'd retort that it was more like my first home.
Non-league football can be a lovely community. When forums started to be a thing, I was on them half the time I wasn't actually at a match. I made friends at many different clubs, even fell in love a few times. There are many people I first met 15+ years ago through football and love dearly to this day. Several of my closest friends. People who are there when you really need someone.
I can't remember when the last first-team home Sutton match I missed was, but I think it must have been in the late nineties or very shortly afterwards. I've missed one away game in 16 years, because I'd just given birth and the hospital wouldn't let me out! I've jumped through some ridiculous hoops to make it to matches - once I travelled back from a two-day training course in Newcastle to get to a league match at Billericay and got up at 4 the next morning to get back up there in time for the first class! It's just that important to me.
The thing is, whenever times have been hard, there has always been one constant in my life that I have always been able to rely on to be there no matter what else is lost. Football has always been what's kept me going through the darkest of times. And now suddenly it isn't there and everything is weirdly upside-down.
This is the lecture you will get if you tell me it's only a game. It's not only a game, it's my family.
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oxford
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Post by oxford on Apr 10, 2020 20:43:05 GMT
I know exactly where Sarah is coming from.People often ask me why someone from Oxfordshire(although on the Western edge which is why I am a Swindon fan)would go to Worcester or Sutton when there are so many teams more local.The answer I always give is "because I like it there".The fact that circumstances at Worcester led to my" first and second"teams swapping has turned out to be heaven sent!I am never happier than when I am either at the Lane(Worcester too once had a Lane!!)or in the City having a few pints before and/or after the game or travelling somewhere for an away fixture(and little drink too of course).It is what/who I am,rightly or wrongly,and I bloody miss it
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Post by medwaysider on Apr 13, 2020 14:18:52 GMT
I know exactly where Sarah is coming from.People often ask me why someone from Oxfordshire(although on the Western edge which is why I am a Swindon fan)would go to Worcester or Sutton when there are so many teams more local.The answer I always give is "because I like it there".The fact that circumstances at Worcester led to my" first and second"teams swapping has turned out to be heaven sent!I am never happier than when I am either at the Lane(Worcester too once had a Lane!!)or in the City having a few pints before and/or after the game or travelling somewhere for an away fixture(and little drink too of course).It is what/who I am,rightly or wrongly,and I bloody miss it Crikey Oxford, Sutton and Worcester is definitely a random choice given your part of the world but I love a bit of random. Fair play to you mate! How did you come to make those choices though? Are you a groundhopper who just happened to like both clubs and the matchday experience more than the rest? Love a bit of groundhopping myself. I aim for 30 new grounds a season these days, time permitting and I really enjoy it. My first team's Gillingham by the way so I'm curious to know what age you are because ourselves and Swindon have certainly enjoyed a feisty history since the late 70s. My second ever game (aged 9) was the first leg of our play off semi against your lads in May 1987, a slim 1-0 win which ultimately wasn't good enough. I count myself fortunate that I wasn't old enough to visit the County Ground for the 2nd leg, and even more fortunate not to have been at Selhurst for the one-off decider! You definitely had the Indian sign over us in those days.
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oxford
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Post by oxford on Apr 13, 2020 17:28:13 GMT
You are more or less correct.I stumbled across St.Georges Lane more or less by accident(boring story that I won't inflict on you)and was besotted instantly and remained so to 2013 when the horror story began to properly unfold.The people there were so marvellous too and many of my closest friends are resident in the "Faithful" city.I have been a member of Worcs CCC for many years too so my love affair with the City itself continues.I have always been a bit of a hopper and, one day, Worcester were without a fixture on a Saturday, for some reason, so I did as I would usually do and picked a ground to go to.I choose GGL and,as soon as I set foot in the place,I was in love again.Not quite such a marvellous ground as SGL, although still lovely,but same class of fan!!There is nowhere else that comes close.(IMO). Sutton became my second club there and then and remained so over the years until unfortunate circumstances at Worcester meant I had to swap!Heaven sent as it turned out.Regarding Swindon I have been a fan since I was about 4 and I am going on 53 now.I went to every game through my teens but haven't been for years since I got the non league bug!!Thanks for asking.Hope I haven't bored you too much!!
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Post by medyel on Apr 13, 2020 20:14:27 GMT
My first team's Gillingham by the way so I'm curious to know what age you are because ourselves and Swindon have certainly enjoyed a feisty history since the late 70s. My second ever game (aged 9) was the first leg of our play off semi against your lads in May 1987, a slim 1-0 win which ultimately wasn't good enough. I count myself fortunate that I wasn't old enough to visit the County Ground for the 2nd leg, and even more fortunate not to have been at Selhurst for the one-off decider! You definitely had the Indian sign over us in those days. I was at both....got hit on the head by a bit of masonry thrown into the Gillingham fans presumably from the Swindon area at the County Ground just after the "Elsey Rocket" went in, and at Selhurst in the replay that was over as a contest after 60 seconds. Was still at school in Sutton for the infamous Ray McHale game at Priestfield in '79 but father in law-to-be was. Feisty indeed
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Post by medwaysider on Apr 13, 2020 21:16:29 GMT
You are more or less correct.I stumbled across St.Georges Lane more or less by accident(boring story that I won't inflict on you)and was besotted instantly and remained so to 2013 when the horror story began to properly unfold.The people there were so marvellous too and many of my closest friends are resident in the "Faithful" city.I have been a member of Worcs CCC for many years too so my love affair with the City itself continues.I have always been a bit of a hopper and, one day, Worcester were without a fixture on a Saturday, for some reason, so I did as I would usually do and picked a ground to go to.I choose GGL and,as soon as I set foot in the place,I was in love again.Not quite such a marvellous ground as SGL, although still lovely,but same class of fan!!There is nowhere else that comes close.(IMO). Sutton became my second club there and then and remained so over the years until unfortunate circumstances at Worcester meant I had to swap!Heaven sent as it turned out.Regarding Swindon I have been a fan since I was about 4 and I am going on 53 now.I went to every game through my teens but haven't been for years since I got the non league bug!!Thanks for asking.Hope I haven't bored you too much!! You've not bored me at all mate, quite the opposite, I always find it interesting finding out who people are, the angle they're coming from and why. Keep doing what you love, that's why I say!
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