smulls wrote:Tippy Tappy Football wrote:The players whose contracts expire at the end of June also receive a month's pay for July.
bull!
Read point 2 of johns letter above.
smulls wrote:Tippy Tappy Football wrote:The players whose contracts expire at the end of June also receive a month's pay for July.
bull!
adamstag wrote:Barrow will come up to make 24 sides then presumably the conference will push it down to the CN then the NPL
Dave Wayne wrote:adamstag wrote:Barrow will come up to make 24 sides then presumably the conference will push it down to the CN then the NPL
County fans claiming it should be them coming up if 2019/20 declared null and void as they finished 23rd in the last competitive season.
Does that mean we go up to L1 as 4th place finishers when Bury went bust ?
I am Spartacus wrote:This season 2019/20 will live long in the memory and be used as a yardstick for years to come by many, many Stags fans.
We started off in August with a manager, (which quickly became apparent), that did not have the backing of the players, the pre-season preparation was not thorough enough, players had been bought to fill the holes in last seasons squad i.e goals, we were one of the favourites for the league, we had a great squad and a lot of hope that despite stuttering to a finish we would be in the top three come April. There was hype, there was expectation and there was a sense of it was going to be a good season. We were to be masters of our destiny and master of our universe, league 2.
And where are we now? We are sat in that same April nowhere near the Holy Grail of the top three with little swashbuckling football played, a hell of a lot of turgid football played and hell of a lot of unpleasantness from fans towards the team, individual players and each other as fans. Grateful that Macclesfield are a financial basket case and that the forever unfathomable EFL are hell bent in taking points from them, grateful that Bury disappeared meaning there is only one relegation spot and grateful that Stevenage are dire.
And yet this season refuses to die. Today, right about now, I should be drunk, very drunk in fact, toasting the demise of my hopes and dreams for another season. Staggering around Mansfield Town pubs in search of the a pint from Forest Town Stag and Old Ram Stag. Grateful in the words of Captain Sensible that ‘Were glad it’s all over’.
I implore the EFL to do the right thing, end it now. The logistics of playing behind closed doors whilst ensuring social distancing is maintained, restarting (because that is in essence what they will need to do) the league and putting energy and finance into it is something that is not required. Save the energy, money and effort and use it to make the season of 20/21 one that is one to remember. One that through restructuring of the EFL governance, footballers contracts, financial regulations that returns the game back to the fans and those that it means so much to. Promotion can be decided, ‘old school’, send the top four up and remove relegation. Just promote Barrow and right a wrong from the 1970’s. Give the players a break, more mentally than physically do they don’t have to worry about playing games when the guidance is based upon scenarios rather than cold hard facts. Give Mez a chance to prepare the pitch for next season, whenever that is. Rather than just continuing to maintain it for a season that has no end date. It will be hard to replant the pitch in October. Give everyone a end to this season in league 2 and a chance to take stock before 20/21.
Sadly this terrible pandemic has robbed us of more than a season but of loved ones, fellow Stags Fans, friends, colleagues and acquaintances. Come on the EFL don’t let in be in vain.
Sandy Pate Best Stag wrote:Maybe (just maybe) this may make some Sky Sports customers to ask them selves how much they have missed the televised games. And consider the cost.
There is no comparison between watching on tv and attending a match live and in person. Going to the ground wins it for me every time and hopefully a few more will feel the same and get down to their local club.
MTFCMusings wrote:Sandy Pate Best Stag wrote:Maybe (just maybe) this may make some Sky Sports customers to ask them selves how much they have missed the televised games. And consider the cost.
There is no comparison between watching on tv and attending a match live and in person. Going to the ground wins it for me every time and hopefully a few more will feel the same and get down to their local club.
What if you’re a sky sports customer who also goes to games? There’s no televised game at 3pm on a Saturday. I don’t quite see your point.
Sandy Pate Best Stag wrote:MTFCMusings wrote:Sandy Pate Best Stag wrote:Maybe (just maybe) this may make some Sky Sports customers to ask them selves how much they have missed the televised games. And consider the cost.
There is no comparison between watching on tv and attending a match live and in person. Going to the ground wins it for me every time and hopefully a few more will feel the same and get down to their local club.
What if you’re a sky sports customer who also goes to games? There’s no televised game at 3pm on a Saturday. I don’t quite see your point.
No but there are games that kick off at 1.00pm and 5pm. You can't watch them and still go to your local team unless you live on Lord Street etc.
Sandy Pate Best Stag wrote:MTFCMusings wrote:Sandy Pate Best Stag wrote:Maybe (just maybe) this may make some Sky Sports customers to ask them selves how much they have missed the televised games. And consider the cost.
There is no comparison between watching on tv and attending a match live and in person. Going to the ground wins it for me every time and hopefully a few more will feel the same and get down to their local club.
What if you’re a sky sports customer who also goes to games? There’s no televised game at 3pm on a Saturday. I don’t quite see your point.
No but there are games that kick off at 1.00pm and 5pm. You can't watch them and still go to your local team unless you live on Lord Street etc.
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