Pre-Match Thread AFC Fylde v Southend United, Tuesday 17th September K/O 7:45pm

[It'sGrimUpNorth]

Poor fans who paid for hotels and went up yesterday

Yeah, what a shambles. Getting off at Wesham with a few shrimpers now.

 

[Cricko]

Post match thread

A Bit of Fun Thread 'AFC Fylde 0-26 Southend United'

Aug 31, 2024

Double hatricks from new boy Bim and 2 goals each from every other player including Collin saw us take Flyde to the cleaners. There was at one point some thoughts as to whether the game could take place due to an accident with their Train when @Harry Bullocks and started to drink other fluids once the beer ran out, but luckily they found an unused SUFC helicopter that flew them to the game.

TBH we should have scored more but for the excellent Fylde defence and some fantastic keeping by their goalkeeper who kept the goal tally below 40.


Any other reports guys?

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[South Bank Hank]

Pitch forks were out for Ron when he wouldn't fork out for a hotel for trips up north...

Extremely poor to have the players take a train up, when they wouldn't even have them arriving in the area for 1:15pm at the earliest...

Hotel the night before... an earlier train and a team lunch somewhere... A coach...

Makes sense of course. But the one thing we must have learned from before is we can’t continue to burn cash. If we’re saving money on travel and expenses, we have more to invest in squad and progress.

With the week we’ve had, obviously it was going to bite us in the bum.

That said, a delay that gives the chance to bed-in our new players probably increases our chance to get the three points.

Contrary to my point about saving cash, however, perhaps it’s a really good opportunity for our new owners to show commitment or gesture to the unfortunate fans who have traveled. Would be brutal to see our hardcore fans completely out of pocket on this.

 

[kentblues]

Lots of clubs at this level use the train to travel/ travel on the day of the game even longer distances…

Sustainability no doubt means doing as non-league teams do and saving the money. All be it less than ideal preparation although much quicker and more comfortable than a coach- so next best thing to going up the day before (also by train)

Nothing to see here…please move on. Helps as has been said with another week to get a couple in and more training under the belt with new signings

 

[LBBlue]

So unbelievably tinpot. The fact we expected the players to make that journey on the day of the game and then play is bad enough. **** poor organisation and quite embarrassing on our part.

2hr 20 minutes on train from London is probably better than a 12 hour coach trip.

Don’t know why we didn’t hire a private jet to fly to Blackpool from Southend Airport and let the fans take up the spare seats.

 

[Southend schoolboy]

I can’t be the only one who doesn’t find travelling by train on the day that odd? Comfortable and only a couple of hours, sleep in your own bed the night before.

I actually think this is a blessing in disguise, get the new lads in and maybe a few new faces before we go again.

Thoughts with those who travelled however…

 

[Wickford Blue]

Fine from NL??

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Blame Avanti

 

[Fairport]

Blimey are times that tough?? Even under Ron we would go up the night before and stay on a hotel? Didn't realize we are now sending the squad on a group save on the day

Yes, but did Ron ever pay the hotel bill?

 

[Swiss Tony]

Lots of clubs at this level use the train to travel/ travel on the day of the game even longer distances…

Sustainability no doubt means doing as non-league teams do and saving the money. All be it less than ideal preparation although much quicker and more comfortable a coach- so next best thing to going up the day before (also by train)

Nothing to see here…please move on. Helps as has been said with another week to get a couple in and more training under the belt with new signings

Certainly nothing to see for the poor fans who went.

 

[Cricko]

Could have moved the kick off until much later in the day.

 

[SUFCJK]

2hr 20 minutes on train from London is probably better than a 12 hour coach trip.

Don’t know why we didn’t hire a private jet to fly to Blackpool from Southend Airport and let the fans take up the spare seats.

Private jet

 

[LeedsSUFC]

Where were these level minded 'sustainability' posts when the club wasn't paying for hotels under Ron's ownership?

 

[dusterman]

Never mind travelling up on the same day, but that late too????

Yeah I thought that.

 

[CanveyCastle]

Shambles. Money saved on travel will be used to pay the NL fine.

 

[smudgster]

As if we are the only team that travels to an away match on the day ? Costs for all teams travel in this league must be a consideration when planning finances for the season. Costs for hotels, transport etc must be enormous considering their income.

Except of course for FGR who go by bike and stay in a Teepee.

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

What a great end to a **** week .. just really unfortunate.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Could have moved the kick off until much later in the day.

The players will probably be five or six cans up by then though.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Shambles. Money saved on travel will be used to pay the NL fine.

Will we really be fined for the fault of a train breaking down?

 

[BEERMONSTER]

Seriously so many people talk out of their backside ! Train travel on the day is part of many teams approach to match day travel 'tinpot' Premier ones aswell! A lot of players would appreciate not having an overnight away and a quicker journey home, a change is as good as a rest.