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Westgate Wanderer wrote:And we all have to be grateful for this

Keith wrote:

Westgate Wanderer wrote:And we all have to be grateful for this

YES!!!

...and anything else is a bonus.

Hopefully we will eventually see a period of investment in the club that allows us to raise expectations. At the moment, we have bottom third National League investment resulting in League Two football. That IS something to be grateful for. I suspect that if relegated, finishing fifth from bottom of the National League. I'd rather see us battling at the bottom of the Football League than battling at the bottom of the National League. I'd rather see us battling for promotion or play-offs but that will take a bit of cash.

thedoc wrote:There’s another way of looking at this:

2011/12 15th Position
2012/13 16th
2013/14 18th
2014/15 11th
2015/16 21st
2016/17 18th
2017/18 22nd
2018/19 so far 20th

Be careful what you wish for. Jim continues to work miracles on a tiny budget year in, year out. The team play some good stuff – they aren’t full of big lads who should be playing rugby like so many League Two teams. Will sacking the weatherman who reads the forecast stop it raining? Of course it won’t. Yes, it would be better if they won more home games. But think of Darlington; Stockport; Chesterfield; Boston United; Hartlepool; the Daggers; Barnet; Aldershot... shall I go on? They’d give anything to be in our position now. Bentleys are class – and Jim is the best of the fleet...

Andy D wrote:Interesting topic, theres a few factors what contribute to this.


1) i think is the design of the Ground creates a lack of atmosphere with its main stand whats to big and sub standard Terracing.

2) Christie Park was more intimidating, and would have helped Jim so to speak.

3) Family club only attitude, We dont have many Lad's in comparison so theres a lack of Banter and it often gets misunderstood as Aggressive behaviour when traditionally Football is a working Man's game and grounds do have Family sections.

4) I sometimes wonder if theres a lack of respect by the Team with home perfomances because our support is mild mannered.

shrimperteer wrote:

Andy D wrote:Interesting topic, theres a few factors what contribute to this.


1) i think is the design of the Ground creates a lack of atmosphere with its main stand whats to big and sub standard Terracing.

2) Christie Park was more intimidating, and would have helped Jim so to speak.

3) Family club only attitude, We dont have many Lad's in comparison so theres a lack of Banter and it often gets misunderstood as Aggressive behaviour when traditionally Football is a working Man's game and grounds do have Family sections.

4) I sometimes wonder if theres a lack of respect by the Team with home perfomances because our support is mild mannered.

Regarding number 4, there might be something in this. At away matches the team definitely gets more support, in the literal sense of the word. The big difference I notice between the two is the amount of moaning and groaning at home games, whereas away everyone seems to be getting behind the team. Away from home the odd mistakes are met with support and encouragement, not groaning and tutting.

People pay their money, they can do as they see fit though.

Andy D wrote:Interesting topic, theres a few factors what contribute to this.


1) i think is the design of the Ground creates a lack of atmosphere with its main stand whats to big and sub standard Terracing.

*New ground is a not far from being modern copy of Christie Park - a modernised main stand with corporate facilities, away home end almost similar, away end similar except raised above the pitch and an open terrace opposite the main stand. - If anything it has more character than the new built 'identi-kit' grounds built today like colchester, shrewsbury and chesterfield which are indistinguishable and as soulless as anywhere else.

2) Christie Park was more intimidating, and would have helped Jim so to speak.

Disagree - see above

3) Family club only attitude, We dont have many Lad's in comparison so theres a lack of Banter and it often gets misunderstood as Aggressive behaviour when traditionally Football is a working Man's game and grounds do have Family sections.

Cost of tickets will means working class locals cant afford to watch regularly, hence why attendances now are the same as when we were in the Conference now the novelty of FL football has worn off after 10 years.

4) I sometimes wonder if theres a lack of respect by the Team with home perfomances because our support is mild mannered.

Doonhamer wrote:Have to say the stats speak for themselves. I agree that the point is to stay in the FL but that is not an ambition. An ambition is getting to the PL. what I would like to know is how come the fortune tellers who say no one other than JB could do a better job have not bought the club. As fortune tellers they must win the lottery 4 times a week, get 8 score draws on the pools and get every winner at every horse race event every day. The only way that question can be answered is for it to happen. just a post note those who have a different opinion are not cretins and just an annoyance. Posting thing like that are not constructive and are offensive the remarks should be retracted either by the poster or admin.

BerlinWaller wrote:It seems to me that the most Vocal supporters of Jim's management come from the Balcony and the freebie brigade. If they turned up at 1450, if they had to pay in and then they were told to celebrate another defeat before trudging off home gutted for another week, would they be happy? Like Andy D says, watching and supporting Morecambe FC is all I care about. I am tired of being patronized by the elite few on here, FB and at games.

BerlinWaller wrote:It seems to me that the most Vocal supporters of Jim's management come from the Balcony and the freebie brigade. If they turned up at 1450, if they had to pay in and then they were told to celebrate another defeat before trudging off home gutted for another week, would they be happy? Like Andy D says, watching and supporting Morecambe FC is all I care about. I am tired of being patronized by the elite few on here, FB and at games.

BerlinWaller wrote:It seems to me that the most Vocal supporters of Jim's management come from the Balcony and the freebie brigade.