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Jun 12, 2024 15:49:25 GMT
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Post by greenandwhite on Jun 12, 2024 15:49:25 GMT
Leighton also teasing they're signing Dan West. Does his 90 minute cameo at Kidlington entitle him to be classed as an ex Duck?! By retaining Mark and Harry Alexander Ben has already made Thame's two best signings this summer. All about the money I'm afraid Lee Leighton are offering.
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Post by Liam on Jun 12, 2024 17:26:26 GMT
Leighton also teasing they're signing Dan West. Does his 90 minute cameo at Kidlington entitle him to be classed as an ex Duck?! By retaining Mark and Harry Alexander Ben has already made Thame's two best signings this summer. Technically yes! I thought he was one of the only players that evening that really looked up for it. Shame it looks like we won't be keeping him but money etc...
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Jun 12, 2024 17:42:25 GMT
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Post by greenandwhite on Jun 12, 2024 17:42:25 GMT
Leighton also teasing they're signing Dan West. Does his 90 minute cameo at Kidlington entitle him to be classed as an ex Duck?! By retaining Mark and Harry Alexander Ben has already made Thame's two best signings this summer. Technically yes! I thought he was one of the only players that evening that really looked up for it. Shame it looks like we won't be keeping him but money etc... You should hear what he was on at Risborough.
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Post by lee on Jun 13, 2024 8:52:35 GMT
Leighton also teasing they're signing Dan West. Does his 90 minute cameo at Kidlington entitle him to be classed as an ex Duck?! By retaining Mark and Harry Alexander Ben has already made Thame's two best signings this summer. All about the money I'm afraid Lee Leighton are offering. Leighton also teasing signing Lynton Goss. They clearly cut their budget last season (hence why they finished below us) when they concluded they were unlikely to finish in the promotion places with a view to saving for this season. Pretty sensible really.
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Post by dantheduck on Jun 13, 2024 13:23:43 GMT
All about the money I'm afraid Lee Leighton are offering. Leighton also teasing signing Lynton Goss. They clearly cut their budget last season (hence why they finished below us) when they concluded they were unlikely to finish in the promotion places with a view to saving for this season. Pretty sensible really. Sensible maybe but didn't sit comfortably with me on many levels, the same with North Leigh. If a team essentially 'gives up' half way through a season it totally undermines the integrity of a league to say nothing of the club and players involved. A team should be committed though the WHOLE season as should players and does a pay cut mean a player has no option but to leave? Surely at the amounts involved at our level respect the budget, see the bigger picture and see the season out or am I being really naive?!
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Post by lee on Jun 13, 2024 15:04:41 GMT
Morally you are right however in reality there's very little that can be done to stop events that affect the overall integrity of the league over the course of a season happening. No contracts, cash in hand etc make the enforcement of any kind of FFP at our level impossible.
The blame can't lie with the players. Some of them may rely on their football income to make ends meet. They have a moral duty to maximise their income for themselves and their families. Better governance at board level is a must at this level as is evidenced every summer by the ever increasing number of resignations etc.
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Jul 8, 2024 20:24:16 GMT
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Post by nelmo on Jul 8, 2024 20:24:16 GMT
Derek Feyi joins Romford FC (I think they are step 5).
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Jul 8, 2024 20:35:28 GMT
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Post by lee on Jul 8, 2024 20:35:28 GMT
They are Step 5 and won the Vase last season.
Looks like James Callan is playing for Hitchin v Barnet tonight.
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Jul 14, 2024 12:45:39 GMT
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Post by lee on Jul 14, 2024 12:45:39 GMT
Rocko signs for Thame. Pity we couldn’t get him back especially as it looks like we’ve lost Beadle and Cove.
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Jul 16, 2024 9:28:46 GMT
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Post by Luke on Jul 16, 2024 9:28:46 GMT
Rocko signs for Thame. Pity we couldn’t get him back especially as it looks like we’ve lost Beadle and Cove. And Curtis Brown too. Exactly the kind of talented local players we should be signing.
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Jul 16, 2024 11:02:55 GMT
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Post by greenarmy on Jul 16, 2024 11:02:55 GMT
Rocko signs for Thame. Pity we couldn’t get him back especially as it looks like we’ve lost Beadle and Cove. And Curtis Brown too. Exactly the kind of talented local players we should be signing. Although I think we should be very happy with the signings we’ve made, hashi and kamil looked good against MK Irish, we can’t sign everyone! Everyone knows we don’t have the budget for that!
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Post by lee on Jul 16, 2024 11:56:37 GMT
With all due respect I don't think Thame (Rocko and Curtis) and AFC Dunstable (Beadle and Cove) are dripping in cash.
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Jul 16, 2024 13:57:06 GMT
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Post by greenarmy on Jul 16, 2024 13:57:06 GMT
With all due respect I don't think Thame (Rocko and Curtis) and AFC Dunstable (Beadle and Cove) are dripping in cash. Granted that’s a fair point, but are they going to want to compete for places? Are these players willing to sit on the bench for one or two games? You never know, and we won’t know, Thame may have a bigger budget than us, they do have there Astro to generate income. With Dunstable too, they got to a play off final last year so they would have a bigger pull than us regardless of money
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Jul 16, 2024 16:21:12 GMT
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Post by greenandwhite on Jul 16, 2024 16:21:12 GMT
Let's see how long they will be there. Good Luck to them!
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Post by jr on Jul 16, 2024 22:12:25 GMT
Matt Clifford has signed for Thame and played in the second half tonight against MK Irish
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