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Post by Andy K on Jan 17, 2019 13:55:41 GMT
The National League posted this in response to the latest social media fad
My reckoning is that only 3 sides are still in the division, and at least 7 clubs there went pop (or close to going pop) because their moneybags backers went away (for a number of different reasons)
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Post by surreyu on Jan 17, 2019 14:21:44 GMT
This got me interested to look at the make up of the league Sutton were in in 2009 and staggering the Ryman league has more current National League teams in it than the Conference did. Sutton, Dover, Boreham Wood and Maidstone.
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Post by billy on Jan 17, 2019 18:01:08 GMT
How much money does someone need to put in to a non league club in order to be deemed a moneybags backer ?
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Post by banjo on Jan 17, 2019 18:19:18 GMT
The money that doc-Martin put in to rushden and diamond. 100.000 for a goll keeper there’s your answer.
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Post by sallycat on Jan 17, 2019 18:22:38 GMT
Enough to completely change how the club is run from a financial perspective, to the point where sudden withdrawal of the extra funds has a catastrophic impact on the club as a business. Obviously the amount itself will vary from club to club.
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Post by jr on Jan 17, 2019 21:27:02 GMT
My reckoning is that only 3 sides are still in the division, and at least 7 clubs there went pop (or close to going pop) because their moneybags backers went away (for a number of different reasons)
But of course Barrow and Ebbsfleet were relegated and then came back up so only Wrexham remain.
I thought it was more than 7 that went pop or had severe money troubles. Look at Histon! Wow!
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Post by jr on Jan 17, 2019 21:28:13 GMT
At least 10 clubs I would say. I’m including Lewes in this
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Post by Andy K on Jan 17, 2019 21:41:16 GMT
Trouble with quotes again Jr;)
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Post by VCLXI on Jan 17, 2019 22:24:25 GMT
It's quite stunning to think Wrexham have been in the 5th tier for at least ten years. I have no idea when they were relegated from the Football League.
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Post by os on Jan 17, 2019 22:31:43 GMT
Our 1st encounter with Wrexham ended up a 5-0 drubbing, our last one ended up a 3-0 win, shows what a difference a few years have made.
I see Histon at the top a decade ago, whatever happened to them ?
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Post by sallycat on Jan 18, 2019 7:51:28 GMT
It's quite stunning to think Wrexham have been in the 5th tier for at least ten years. I have no idea when they were relegated from the Football League. When we were promoted I looked at how long each club had been in the division and Wrexham had 9 years at the time. So not that much longer but still a long time. I think Gateshead have been around quite a while too, obviously not as long but a good few years. |
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Post by Andy K on Jan 18, 2019 9:13:14 GMT
It's quite stunning to think Wrexham have been in the 5th tier for at least ten years. I have no idea when they were relegated from the Football League. When we were promoted I looked at how long each club had been in the division and Wrexham had 9 years at the time. So not that much longer but still a long time. I think Gateshead have been around quite a while too, obviously not as long but a good few years. Yeah Gateshead were relegated from the Conference in the mid 90s, and eventually came back up via the play offs at the end of that season (08-09). Been there ever since. |
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Post by davethegrave on Jan 18, 2019 22:41:26 GMT
Gateshead were in the league in the 1950s I think but I really didn't realise that Wrexham fell out of the league so long ago.
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Post by guildrover on Jan 19, 2019 0:01:51 GMT
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Post by VCLXI on Jan 19, 2019 10:06:07 GMT
Do Forest Green hold the record for most consecutive seasons in the Conference? (I know it's no longer called that but it's how I have always known it).
Something like 21 seasons.
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