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Post by jupu on Feb 24, 2018 11:11:28 GMT
Is anyone going? The number of comments here about matches seems to diminish week by week. I appreciate there are other platforms on which to comment, but it suggests to me that fewer and fewer people are really that bothered. That is understandable.
Personally, I had expected that having dropped down 3 leagues rather than 2 as the club had sought, we would be either top of the MFL by the end of February, or neck and neck with another club - Coventry United or Bromsgrove were my predicted front runners. So, the fact that we're no better than fourth has to be a disappointment, and Snapper seems to acknowledge that from what he's saying.
I read also that there may have to be some changes on the field. I appreciate the efforts of everyone who has featured regularly so far this season, they are decent players, but collectively it hasn't been as good as it should. Having mostly local lads in the team is a positive and if we don't go up maybe the emphasis will shift more in that direction.
As for today, a win today would be great, and we know this team has the ability to bounce back, but frankly every game from now onwards that we fail to win will be a lost opportunity and eventually those opportunities will run out.
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Post by Brooksiders Return!! on Feb 24, 2018 11:23:52 GMT
I agree with all said above, although, lauding the fact that we have selected local lads as a positive is pushing it a bit far. When you play at this level, in a localised league so far down the pyramid, local players are all you're going to get. I imagine that the vast majority of Westfields players are local to Hereford, and Rocester players are Staffordshire boys. At this level you don't get much choice in that direction, you're selecting the players who aren't good enough to play in the National League, the younger ones might be, but most won't ever play much higher. And if they change their job, or head to Uni etc. they change their team.
Next season will be interesting whichever league we end up in, as the budget will depend very much on this seasons losses, and also potentially the need to commit a six figure sum to the costs of preparing Parsonage Way.
I went to Sphinx for a pre-season friendly a few years back, they were just a little club that we fielded a weaker "squad based" team against for a run out, who'd have thought that we'd be playing a competitive match against Alvis Social Club FC?
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Post by Brooksiders Return!! on Feb 24, 2018 11:24:50 GMT
I could go today, I'm up in Worcester for the weekend, but family comes first
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Post by Noboddy aka Lord Ealing on Feb 24, 2018 15:40:36 GMT
I wouldn't go even if I could. Hampson, Boddy and co have completely destroyed a part of my life that I loved. I don't care if we win, lose or fail to turn up. I only come on this message board in the vain hope that I'll find out Hampson has f*cked off.
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Post by Mark on Feb 24, 2018 16:44:22 GMT
Can’t be arsed anymore
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Post by Mark on Feb 24, 2018 16:44:32 GMT
Can’t be arsed anymore
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Post by maybe1day on Feb 24, 2018 17:36:52 GMT
I wouldn't go even if I could. Hampson, Boddy and co have completely destroyed a part of my life that I loved. I don't care if we win, lose or fail to turn up. I only come on this message board in the vain hope that I'll find out Hampson has f*cked off. DITTO .... |
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Post by Mark on Feb 24, 2018 17:44:40 GMT
I wouldn't go even if I could. Hampson, Boddy and co have completely destroyed a part of my life that I loved. I don't care if we win, lose or fail to turn up. I only come on this message board in the vain hope that I'll find out Hampson has f*cked off. Agree 100% |
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Post by maybe1day on Feb 24, 2018 18:04:29 GMT
While I'm in a moaning mood i would also advocate a change of management... We need new direction and fresh ideas on the pitch without a doubt, we are in an Abyss with no way out and in freefall.
I can't believe where we are, once a great non league club, now we have a pub team , criminal.
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Post by alwaysnextyear on Feb 24, 2018 21:30:06 GMT
I couldn't go today, but a good result which just about keeps us in touch. Yet another red card though. How many is that this season ?
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Post by thesecondjack on Feb 25, 2018 5:03:45 GMT
A good City following at the match, as there often has this season. I'd guess at about 70 City fans, possibly more.
Like you said JuPu, I think it's more just that people prefer using other forums than this one. Despite the drop in levels, the Club Twitter impression rate is on par with, or possibly slightly above what it was last season, despite a drop in avg number of tweets we're sending out. City are undoubtedly the most talked about club on the unofficial MFL forum on Facebook too.
As for the match, not the most enjoyable to watch, but a good battle in midfield, with Birley shining for me - last couple of games he's been involved in he's looked more than up for the title chase. Reynolds worked tirelessly until the last minute up front, along with Baldwin when he came on. Didn't see Halil's off the ball clash, but what I've been told since, would suggest it was justifiably a red card.
Next up is Long Eaton (H), who on Saturday beat Sporting Khalsa 1-2.
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Post by horseshoer on Feb 25, 2018 7:10:30 GMT
Becks red card was justifiable as he admitted himself , he had their player by the throat. What wasn’t seen by the ref was the fact the player both stamped on him and elbowed him prevoking his action. I can assure you the lad was very upset with the result of his actions and is dedicated to WCFC fight for promotion
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Post by jupu on Feb 25, 2018 9:40:25 GMT
That's good to know, maybe it's a learning curve for him. There was certainly something going on that provoked him, but you can't react like that. I have sympathy for the ref, he can only give what he sees.
It was another ground out win, I guess performances will continue in the same vein and the important thing is that we get results.
Praise for Matt Birley, he did a good job filling in at right back after the sending off.
I also thought the Sphinx goalkeeper played really well. He's not the big guy who let in 5 against us earlier in the season, I believe he's a University student. Looked really confident for a young lad.
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Post by Tim Munslow on Feb 25, 2018 11:44:41 GMT
The Khalsa result has done us a favour: looking at the fixtures ahead two stand out for me - both at "home" - and that's Bromsgrove Sporting of course and more worryingly Highgate, who have already beaten us twice.
I wonder if events at Sporting will affect their players' attitude? It's bound to have some effect on morale. We have to make up five points on Coleshill to grab that second place and they seem to have been having a bit of a wobble lately.
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Post by oxford on Feb 25, 2018 11:46:10 GMT
I wouldn't go even if I could. Hampson, Boddy and co have completely destroyed a part of my life that I loved. I don't care if we win, lose or fail to turn up. I only come on this message board in the vain hope that I'll find out Hampson has f*cked off. I am trying so hard not to care but it is easier said than done.I find myself looking for the result at half and full time.Not going is relatively easy,not caring significantly more difficult. Not least because I have good friends still going and,however mistaken I think their actions are,I still want them to have a good day. This is the type of emotion that football stirs up and why dreadful people get away with what they do. |
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Post by jupu on Feb 25, 2018 12:56:44 GMT
The Khalsa result has done us a favour: looking at the fixtures ahead two stand out for me - both at "home" - and that's Bromsgrove Sporting of course and more worryingly Highgate, who have already beaten us twice. I wonder if events at Sporting will affect their players' attitude? It's bound to have some effect on morale. We have to make up five points on Coleshill to grab that second place and they seem to have been having a bit of a wobble lately. Bromsgrove is "away" proper, for what it's worth. Also worth noting Coleshill and Sporting have to play each other home and away, plus Coleshill have to play Highgate away. So I guess five clubs are still in the mix, maybe the experience of Vaughan, Thomas, Hughes, Weir can make a difference now? |
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Post by Tim Munslow on Feb 26, 2018 11:56:24 GMT
You're right: I forgot - the Sporting game is an away fixture - not that it makes a scrap of difference.
There is still plenty to play for, so all these so-called "supporters", who "can't be arsed" are missing out, and so is the club, which needs their support. It doesn't matter who the chairman is - the club is bigger than that.
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Post by Brooksiders Return!! on Feb 26, 2018 13:19:35 GMT
Explain how we are missing out? Actually the club is rather tiny now, the Chairman and his Board of merry men have seen to it that the company is bereft of all assets. And did shareholders have any say in the devaluing of their investment when the final asset , the goodwill asset of being in the National League was dispensed with? No. It matters massively who the Board of Directors are, and what their vision for the future is, and how they are going to achieve it. That means far more than a football match, they are two a penny unless you have some personal or emotional investment in a match. The actions of the Board have taken away so many fans personal or emotional investment. The Board have chosen this path of secrecy and solitude, and at no time have they ever even tried to communicate with anyone with such an investment. What's to play for? Even the clubs own officers are now questioning whether promotion is worth it or not. Attachments:
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Post by thesecondjack on Feb 26, 2018 13:48:58 GMT
The reason I question if it's the best outcome at the end of the season is because nobody really knows! Travel costs would go up, playing budget might change, attendances might change, position in respective league might change, competitions able to enter will change.
It's very easy to say "yes promotion would be good"... If it happens, I'll enjoy the moment as a fan, and I do believe that the team on the pitch should be trying their best to win all the games they can from now until the end of the season.
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Post by Mark on Feb 26, 2018 17:59:31 GMT
You're right: I forgot - the Sporting game is an away fixture - not that it makes a scrap of difference. There is still plenty to play for, so all these so-called "supporters", who "can't be arsed" are missing out, and so is the club, which needs their support. It doesn't matter who the chairman is - the club is bigger than that. pfft |
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Post by maybe1day on Feb 26, 2018 18:53:09 GMT
Explain how we are missing out? Actually the club is rather tiny now, the Chairman and his Board of merry men have seen to it that the company is bereft of all assets. And did shareholders have any say in the devaluing of their investment when the final asset , the goodwill asset of being in the National League was dispensed with? No. It matters massively who the Board of Directors are, and what their vision for the future is, and how they are going to achieve it. That means far more than a football match, they are two a penny unless you have some personal or emotional investment in a match. The actions of the Board have taken away so many fans personal or emotional investment. The Board have chosen this path of secrecy and solitude, and at no time have they ever even tried to communicate with anyone with such an investment. What's to play for? Even the clubs own officers are now questioning whether promotion is worth it or not. Well bloody said, correct.... |
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Post by alwaysnextyear on Feb 26, 2018 21:53:19 GMT
The Board communicate ? Isn't that what AGM's are for ?
Colin - how are you getting on ?
As if we all don't know !
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Post by jimbo on Feb 27, 2018 10:30:21 GMT
To put this lack of interest in some sort of perspectiv, I was an avid HUFC supporter until I was asked to help WCFC out 20 odd years ago & basically changed my allegiance.
Now however, I have rekindled my support for Hereford.
Going to their matches is a real pleasure, great support, great atmosphere & smashing to see some success.
I have not been to see City play regularly since we left The Lane & not once since playing at Bromsgrove.
Sad days at first....... But at least I am enjoying non league again.
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Post by Noboddy aka Lord Ealing on Feb 27, 2018 13:35:54 GMT
Tim, I don't see myself as a "so called supporter" I'm an ex supporter.I consider those attending matches not supporters but collaborators with the very regime that wrecked our club in the first place. You are keeping Hampson and co. in charge and therefore preventing the return of the club to the city.
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Post by Brooksiders Return!! on Feb 27, 2018 16:37:03 GMT
The Board communicate ? Isn't that what AGM's are for ? Colin - how are you getting on ? As if we all don't know ! Any Board with testicles , going through what WCFC Ltd. are going through, and with over 100 shareholders, and a further 400 stakeholders to answer for, would communicate with them on a regular basis. Fans forum anyone? Has there been one at Bromsgrove? The last one at Kidderminster ended with Hampson storming out, after reading a pre-written statement, which was nothing but an attack on the Supporters Trust, including a scathing assault of the Perdiswell Business Plan, forgetting of course that the plan had been amended and ratified by his own Board previously! There is a certain irony that the major grants that Wilcox is now talking about for Parsonage Way were also included in the Supporters Trust Business Plan, but were considered secondary funding, not primary funding. I do look forward to shareholders being presented with the Business Plan for Parsonage Way, it is surely inconceivable that the likes of the Football Foundation would consider grant funding without a viable Business Plan! |
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Post by alwaysnextyear on Feb 27, 2018 17:02:06 GMT
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Post by oxford on Feb 27, 2018 19:52:16 GMT
Tim, I don't see myself as a "so called supporter" I'm an ex supporter.I consider those attending matches not supporters but collaborators with the very regime that wrecked our club in the first place. You are keeping Hampson and co. in charge and therefore preventing the return of the club to the city. Don't see it as collaboration but is certainly misguided loyalty at best(IMHO) |
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Post by wr4change on Feb 27, 2018 20:25:20 GMT
Collaboration .... No Misguided loyalty ...... No I just want to watch a game of football and its Worcester I want to watch - what's wrong with that  |
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Post by Brooksiders Return!! on Feb 27, 2018 20:43:43 GMT
Collaboration .... No Misguided loyalty ...... No I just want to watch a game of football and its Worcester I want to watch - what's wrong with that Absolutely nothing at all. |
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