They have been funded significantly by the owner (who is the manager's dad), but claim they aren't spending silly money. A few rumours have come out with one or two players who've left recently, including one who came along the road to York because we are apparently still offering more money. It's hard to believe they aren't spending more than they would be generating through the gates with the kind of crowds they get though. People will also say the plastic pitch plays a part too.
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My family is from Harrogate (as am I) and I visit regularly though I haven't been to see Harrogate Town for decades - my only recent attempt to do so was for a game that was called off. I can't really add much to what jobi1 says. They only went full-time last season after a couple of seasons of going close to promotion. They have been talking of getting to the National League and beyond for some years but promotion isn't really in the club's DNA as they have generally drifted up the pyramid thanks to reorganisations, and only once by promotion (until last season's play-offs) if I remember correctly. The owner has plenty of money, as jobi1 says, though they claim to be run responsibly. Having said that, they have only recently begun to get crowds in four figures.
The plastic pitch is probably a factor, though it is claimed it was installed without proper council permission and neighbours complain that it's being used later in evenings than agreed. But you expect that sort of thing in Harrogate. The other reason for installing the plastic pitch, other than for community use, was because of a long-standing drainage problem that caused the club to play home fixtures as far away as Doncaster a few seasons ago. The pitch would have to go if they were promoted any further and that, and the fact that the ground is pretty much hemmed in on all four sides and therefore difficult to develop further, has led to conjecture that in the event of further elevation they would have to relocate. Not easy in Harrogate, as the town's historically higher-profile rugby club discovered.Last edited by Capybara; 05-09-2018, 12:48.
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12 games in, and Orient go top whilst remaining the only unbeaten side in tier 5, after dispatching former leaders Harrogate 3-0 at their place.
Os fans aren’t used to this, but the side has really clicked. So expect us to step on a proverbial rake imminently.
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Interesting and well written piece on Chesterfield here: https://jogamagazine.wordpress.com/2...rt-in-england/
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Originally posted by ingoldale View PostInteresting and well written piece on Chesterfield here: https://jogamagazine.wordpress.com/2...rt-in-england/
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Well, whaddaya know. Orient open up a 3 point gap at the top after dispatching fellow contenders Wrexham 2-0 away. Could have gone the other way in a cagey game where the hosts had plenty of possession, but we restricted them to only a couple of sniffs at our goal and took our late chances.
The other top of the table clash ended Solihull 0-0 Salford to give us the first signs of a breathing space.
Wouldn’t write Wrexham off yet, but they really need to upgrade on a striker to find the net more often & complement their decent defence and midfield work.
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More fun and games at Chesterfield today as they lost 4-0 at home to Solihull Moors and fell into the relegation places. At 3-0 the game got held up for eight minutes midway through the second half as some fans came onto the pitch to protest against the board. Then when they got restarted two of their players got booked for fighting with each other.
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Originally posted by longeared View PostMore fun and games at Chesterfield today as they lost 4-0 at home to Solihull Moors and fell into the relegation places. At 3-0 the game got held up for eight minutes midway through the second half as some fans came onto the pitch to protest against the board. Then when they got restarted two of their players got booked for fighting with each other.
On social media Chesterfield fans thought that this would be the catalyst for a play-off push. I really don't know what to make of that.
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We’ve Dover at The Crabble up next, after conceding 2 late on to lose at improving Daggers yesterday.
Was surprised Wrexham put 5 past Salford yesterday as scoring has been their obvious weakness so far this season. Fingers crossed they don’t take another 3 points off them in the reverse fixture.
Chesterfield gave us a good game last Saturday, and have been hard to beat for a while, so I was taken aback to see them getting a pumping by Solihull. I’m not a fan of Martin Allen’s tactics as a gaffer, and thought the Spireites would sack him after the winless run they had, but he normally knows what he’s doing at this level. Maybe he’d be too expensive to bin off?
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Originally posted by NickSTFU View PostNext Wednesday, it will be 3 years since Lee Novak ripped Shrewsbury a new arsehole as Chesterfield beat us 7-1.
On social media Chesterfield fans thought that this would be the catalyst for a play-off push. I really don't know what to make of that.
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There's been a development at Chesterfield this morning as the much criticised Ashley Carson has resigned as a director. However he will continue to remain as company secretary, attend board meetings and retain his 3% of shares within the company as the third largest shareholder. His director's debenture remains in place and he's not requesting the repayment of a loan. That doesn't sound like much of a resignation to me.
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League winners are automatically promoted as previously.
There are now three rounds to the playoffs, each played over one match at the ground of the team that finished higher in the league (barring the final which continues to be played at Wembley).
In the first round it is 4 v 7 and 5 v 6. The winners go through to the semi finals in which they travel to the sides that finished 2nd and 3rd in the regular season.
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