Player retained list

[blue balls]

Expect Young, Lacy and Peters to go. Will be even younger team next season - smaller playing budget.

[Iris's Tea Hut]

Shame if Young goes. In a minority, but I don't think Peters is worth his shirt, based on 90 minutes. Mullin to go, or maybe no. 2 keeper behind a bit of experience. Stubbs, Wilson, Pratt, Healy (Unless they are on 'the list', ronks!!) must stay, possibly Quain. Really wanted it to work out for Bailey, but don't think it did overall. Maybe if he's a stayer it might work out next year in a settled side over the season...

[buzzgate]

I hope it isnt a smaller budget, we will definitely play in the Ryman Premier next season. Hope TY is dangling that carrot before players go elsewhere. Need Youngy to stay imo.

We dont want to go down the route of poorer quality like Ramsgate did this year.

[BlueGate Alan]

One thing I will say at lack of players at training is to mention Roberto Corbishley who is usually there but was in bed wit tonsollitis on the Thursday and Friday. Also, I believe, Peters does some of his training up near him due to the distance he would have to come.

[seasidesteve]

ok dear boy

[michael]

Good points BGA-.

 

I think we badly missed Roberto and gregorys' 'experience' on saturday

[BlueGate Alan]

Agree MM.

[Dutch_Mike]

The sooner Peters goes, the better. The last thing we need in another relegation battle is an overpaid prima donna who thinks he is bigger than the team. Get him off the payroll.

[BlueGate Alan]

Even if he was on a drastically reduced pay Mike??? I believe his skill is needed and that is what we appeared to lack on Saturday IMO.

[Dutch_Mike]

Would he really accept reduced pay? I personally think his ego would get in the way and, at the minimum, he would demand to be the highest earner. I just personally think he has gone missing far too often this season

[StuyRandall]

Peters is a quality player, when he's played in the right position. he's far more suited to playing on the wing than as a centre forward

[BlueGate Alan]

Well we will see!

[Brooks]

Surely we are not going to put players on Contracts in Ryman 1 south. Expenses is all they are worth at this level, perhaps we should take the Corinthian Casuals option and turn Amateur.

[Bigmacca]

if we did that who would you expect to play for us? with a stadium and fan base like ours that is not possible.

players would sooner move teams or even drop to kent league to pick up some money

[P.W.]

One name not really mentioned seriously in this thread is Louis Smith, who's injury and enforced absence cost us dearly (though it did give Luke Wheatley the opportunity to show he can play at this level).

Louis had a good start to the season, and didn't seem to be overawed with the responsibility of being skipper.

He'd be one of the first signatures I'd want for next season's squad.

[P.W.]

Originally Posted By: michaelmichael

........ I think we badly missed Roberto and Gregorys' 'experience' on Saturday

After seeing Gregory's performance at Heybridge, where he aggresively took on an attacking role (scoring once and nearly getting a second) after the team had shown a spineless first half performance, I was surprised that he never re-appeared in the team for the Ramsgate, Sutton & Staines matches. Perhaps he's just not the type of player that TY wants in the squad.
As for Roberto, he was out of the squad for various reasons for a lot of the Season, so perhaps Match fitness was a problem.

[JohnKirby]

what affects the budget so much for next season? its not like we're going to be on TV less.

[buzzgate]

Plus we will definitely still be in the Ryman Premier. Please retain quality and bring in quality. We cant make the mistakes the Wards did or we'll be doomed.

[Wellsie]

Depends which division we're in. The attendances and away support in Ryman League South are significantly less than RPL. So gate receipts will be down, probably by between 5 and 10% at a minimum I'd guess.

 

From memory I think we also need a new main sponsorship deal for next season which in the current economic climate is going to make for some challenging negotiations.

 

Basically, the higher the league, the better the support, more media exposure and broader geographic exposure so the more attractive it is for sponsors and supporters. So, I'd say the division we end up in will be critical to the budget for next season.

[Pagey]

100% agree Wellsie

 

Hopefully we will stay in the Prem but if we do we have lost both Dover and Ramsgate.

 

If we go down we have Ramsgate / Folkestone / Whitstable

 

But as wellsie says the away following is dreadful