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Yes, you can also ground hop and watch any of the other games if you desire.
At least you could do the last time I tried to do that.

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Scunthorpe 1/2
Draw 14/5
Boston 9/2

Tamworth 8/15
Draw 14/5
Buxton 4/1

Scunny & Tammy should both secure the win tomorrow.

Tight, innit?

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At 17:45pm today, we will know the first No 1 of 2024.

A smidgen over an hour to go.

Do they know it’s Christmas (Feed the World) only got to No 15 last week.

WHAM RAPPed up the Christmas No 1 – will those Bad Boys be No 1 in the all new chart?

Enjoy what you do…
What you do…

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Saturday 6th January – Three Kings Day.

Apollo’s golden lyre has proven to be off key.

Maybe more lessons at the Polis of Oropus are needed to strum a good tune?

Tomorrow is our Epiphany – we are our own destiny!

UTI

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https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2024/january/glyn-sparks-returns-to-the-club/

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Awaywego wrote:

Great supporters association as well provide coaches to away games for £12 for any league game if you become a member, Come on Jerry and Andy!

Outstanding value. I guess they’ll have some great days out at those prices?

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It would appear that there’s also an admin or VAT fee too?

“I authorise payments from my bank account for my

Two Entries a week.
First payment of £8.67
and then £8.67 monthly.

One Entry a week.
First payment of £4.34
and then £4.34 monthly.”

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SST wrote:

In the small print it says that The Super Draw Lotto is operated by the Sheffield United Supporters Association.

Yeah, I too saw that and that 20% goes to them.

Have Boston possibly done a copy & paste exercise and inadvertently forgotten to change the SUFC to Boston United?

If not, does any Sheffield United involvement break any rules?

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Anyone who bangs in a few goals, a marked improver, a young un showing promise?

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Bumper Christmas payout:

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lesgeo wrote:

Let’s not.

He’ll get sent off again before the season finishes.
CBs will know that he’s easily wound up.
LCB has first pop at him. Yellow.
RCB has second pop at him. Yellow. Off.
I’d target him.

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Awaywego wrote:

Just looking on their site and Wow Their super lotto puts ours to shame paying out £3000 a week in prizes yes a week not a month earning their club at least £3000 a week for the club, our club must do better to promote ours hopefully what one of the new employees will get a grip of.

Good stuff!
Weekly Prize Fund
1 x £2,000
2 x £250
10 x £50

“This is your opportunity for just £1 per week, or £2 if you wish to double your chances, to win a share of £150,000.

A minimum of 45% of the stake money shall be donated to the Pilgrims. The remainder goes to fund the prizes and the lottery’s operating expenses.

https://superdrawlotto.com/pilgrims/about.php

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Awaywego wrote:

They will probably bring more Rene 348 so far.

That’s better. I think they’ll do 500 easily.

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Boston’s ground is equidistant of Glanford Park and Kings College, Cambridge +/- a mile.

It’s hardly a derby.

A game between two clubs at opposing poles of the county.

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Boston is only 21 miles from the Cambridgeshire border.

It’s only 23 miles from the Norfolk border.

It’s 70 miles ground to ground and 1 hour 45 minutes travelling.

Scarborough 70 miles, 1 hour 45 mins
Notts County 70 miles, 1 hour 30 mins
Grantham Town 63 miles
Huddersfield 62 miles
Bradford 59 miles

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I was thinking that they’d bring about 500.

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Let’s sell him and get a few quid in the piggy bank.

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They are pressing for a play off spot and were 2-0 winners over Kings Lynn in their last game.
2,670 at the match.
A decent first goal.
I think they’ll enjoy playing at GP and should fetch a few with them.
I think my original prediction was overly optimistic and I’m reassessing.

Scunthorpe 2-1 Boston @ 7/1
Att: 4,775

https://boston-unitedvideohighlights.blogspot.com/2024/01/01012024-boston-united-2-0-kings-lynn.html?m=1

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Sanfran49 wrote:

So that was why David ‘whoever he was’ just had to – Go Now.

Go, Go – WHAM

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As the top scorer in the NLN, what’s he worth?
I wonder if anyone has had a look at him and thought – yeah, why not?

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Sanfran49 wrote:

As we are for now as stability is far more important.

If we had a feeder team I would look for it to be an U19 format, more like a reserve team where we can see trialists on a regular basis.

Agreed, as they are nearer to being a ‘useable product’
It’s ok having a team of ‘outstanding’ 8 year olds… but they are probably, at best, TWELVE years off of becoming a first team regular.
The number of ‘outstanding’ nursery players whom don’t grow or develop or whom become ‘immobile’ or non-athletic and drop out is very, very high.
A ‘second team’ also allows you to keep those not regularly starting for the first team match fit / sharp and where the players returning from injuries can play.
Stability & consolidation are the key words for the next few years.

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Academies aren’t needed at lower league clubs.
The ongoing increasing percentage of foreigners in the game sees more youngsters being released from the U18s & U21s of the big boys.
These released players then filter down through the leagues.
The importation of foreign players has lowered the playing ceiling for must English youngsters and players.
The only two Academy players near the first team squad are bit ‘part’ players – Wilson & Shrimpton. Neither are first name on the team sheet and are more squad players than regulars.
Thirty years ago, they’d have probably made good Conference players (?) – in today’s market, they are struggling to play regular NLN football.
The situation is the same at the vast majority of lower league clubs.

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Awaywego wrote:

Let’s get the academy back up and running we might discover the next Messi, would be a huge benefit and could probably increase the playing budget.

No.
Let’s get in to the National League.
Let’s consolidate in the NL.
Let’s become a club operating within its income.
Let’s get the club infrastructure and staffing in place.
Then, let’s make a within budget attempt at promotion to the EFL.
Once in the EFL, then we can re-open an Academy – and receive the funding.

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My time came & went with kids 30 years ago – grandkids are now quite proficient in elite boxing and elite rugby.

If the youngest grandkids want to play football then they can play with their mates in local leagues; 20 minutes max to an away game, afternoon in Cleggy for fish & chips and amusements with team mates.

If they were any good then the big boys would still want them.
Also, if you start at the bottom, there’s nowhere to “fall” to.

By this, I mean if you are good enough for a Man Utd, a Newcastle, a Liverpool – there are plenty of other branches (clubs) to hit on the way down.

Start at a Grimsby, a Donny or a Morecambe etc and you hit the ground when released.

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The “Thanks Premier League Thread”

Is there any point of lower league (L1 & below) clubs operating academies?

Thanks Premier league

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Northumbiron wrote:

“As parents, you’ll waste a small fortune ferrying little Johnny here, there and everywhere.”

#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#>#%#%

So what!

Perhaps they enjoy it and get something out of it apart from money. You know, like physical fitness, friendships and performing as part of a team.

Would you want your 8 / 9 year old son travelling for up to 2 hours to a game where they may only actually play for 30 minutes?
Then, a 2 hour return trip.

Travelling for 8 times longer than they are playing.
Makes no sense!

If they really want to play football, then let them play in the local leagues – far less pressure and lots more fun.

The title of the thread is: “Project Footballer” – I made my comments relating to the ‘success’ rate of players coming through the Academies.

You are much more likely to experience success at:
Project Darts
Project Snooker
Project Tennis
Project Athletics
Project Boxing
etc
I’m sure the lads would make friends and develop social skills etc. Most of those events will keep them fit too.

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This year Ferrari decided to retain their four tyre changer pitmen for their F1 races.
They’d obviously concluded that they needed four!

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Rene Artois wrote:

I watched 12 minutes of it.

17.2% of players in National League North aren’t English.

They come from 35 different countries.

23.5% of players in the National League aren’t English.
They come from 53 different countries.

L2 = 30.2% none English.

L1 = 38.6% none English.

Championship = 51.2% none English.

Premier = 68.4% none English.

Don’t waste your time, money or effort with football.

If you want them to become a sport man concentrate on the solo events where they don’t have to rely on team mates.

Darts, Snooker, Golf, Tennis, Athletics, Cycling, Boxing, Swimming etc

They’d probably have the longest careers playing golf.

As parents, you’ll waste a small fortune ferrying little Johnny here, there and everywhere.

The odds on your lad being a Beckham are probably 0.000001% (1 in a million)
Of being a Messi or Ronaldo probably 0.0000001%

The percentage of English players in the game will continue to decline.

First post didn’t contain enough zeroes!

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I watched 12 minutes of it.

17.2% of players in National League North aren’t English.

They come from 35 different countries.

23.5% of players in the National League aren’t English.
They come from 53 different countries.

L2 = 30.2% none English.

L1 = 38.6% none English.

Championship = 51.2% none English.

Premier = 68.4% none English.

Don’t waste your time, money or effort with football.

If you want them to become a sport man concentrate on the solo events where they don’t have to rely on team mates.

Darts, Snooker, Golf, Tennis, Athletics, Cycling, Boxing, Swimming etc

They’d probably have the longest careers playing golf.

As parents, you’ll waste a small fortune ferrying little Johnny here, there and everywhere… with maybe a 0.1% chance that he’ll have a career out of the game.

The odds on your lad being a Beckham are probably 0.001% – of being a Messi or Ronaldo probably 0.0001%

The percentage of English players in the game will continue to decline.

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I’m sticking with my Scunthorpe 3-0 Boston but I think the crowd will be bigger.
I think the attendance will be more 4,775

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