Spot on Kev totally agree

What's the hold up.
Bad feeling Fevs n Fergy will be on the list of.
You can sign if nobody else wants yous.
But let us know before July.

wish the list is out if only to start more argie bargie about it. find this period really drags more than when we start signing players. one thing is i cannot see everyone being happy when it comes out.

I don’t think it’s a matter of who is released that is important as we all have mixed opinions it’s who we bring in that matters. As MrA says not everyone will be happy.

Or even October /November

Nailed on MrJ

The hold up is all the players who have been offered a new deal are negotiating with the building society and council tax people hoping to get a reduction in costs to help cover the short fall in salary

plus getting the ability to use food banks.

With the NMW going up our cast offs shudent be much worse off when they find employment in one of Raj, s Care Homes

Probably get the job of pushing Ald Lenny around the care home grounds in his man buggy .

I take it you’re bored tsk.

Some of them more likely to be residents than workers I'd say.

With Lenny saying.
I told u to listen to me on how to play football.
Now don't forget to wipe my arse properly.
Can ya manage that.

Retained list should be out already

1. Players still under contract
2. Players we released
3. Players still under discussion

Of course be nice if our manager actually had a contract too !

Chill.

This. If say the Chester Iniesta is retained, then so be it but we absolutely need some pace and skill in midfield, so that's the more important thing.

What’s the rush very few teams to my knowledge have published their lists.

They always said end of the week.

I guarantee ours will be out before Gateshead's.

Whelan of Gateshead could well be on KP radar He controls the midfield and is one hell of a good player at this level And is 25 yrs old the right age to get even better.

Oh Crikey Mr Billy.
You are living on planet DUNCE.
The boys running little minnows Barnet AND Altrincham are bloody LOADED.
That's a FACT... no "bigging up" required by me or anyone else pal.
US investors now installed at Alty https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterpr ... b-25962537
And 20 other UK investors ploughed in £1.5 MILLION million last year https://themanc.com/sport/altrincham-fc ... velopment/
And average attendances at Alty this season?..... 2340.
So who do you think will be bidding more for players in the summer ...us or them?
Who is the "big hitter" then ...us or them?
Who do you think is the "MASSIVE" club then ..us or them?
And remind me who is in the National League play-offs this year ?
Like the Bunker's resident village idiot and a few others on here, you really are a complete donkeys head mate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gROO7xSTxfY

You are the village idiot if your even starting to compare an altrincham to us. What you doing getting the excuses in early for another shambolic season?shows what a great job your hero is doing when were now behind the altrinchams of this world. What next will you be pulling up how wealthy stocton towns owner is?

Altrincham splashed the cash big time last year 7 loan signings were from wait for it rylands, Clitheroe, Chorley, redditch, Nantwich, cork and stafford. Mind you they pulled in a top transfer from arbroath too and we know how shit hot that league is up their dont we? Cos you were ravibg about our scottish brigade.

So is that it?
Is that the sum total of your argument?
The lot?
We is massive big hitters with us crowds like.
And looking down your nose at clubs like Alty and the rest.
Is that all you have?
An empty head buried deep in the sand.
Carry on with your world of moronic total denial.
Oh Crikey Mr Billy...its just hilarious
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=093nIxyhVsc

You make out like we cant compete with an altrincham and if we cant compete with a club shopping were they do we might as well close the club down. Looking down our noses at them christ knows what hope we would have if we ever played the sheff weds portsmouths of the world if your bigging up bloody Altrincham all of a sudden.

What next you be saying how class the scottish leagues are. Oh hang on you did didnt you when we were signing players from their.

Cant wait for these summer transfers now, knowing that we cant compete with Altricham ffs.

So you dont like comparisons with little old Alty Mr Billy?
Fair enough.
How about Harrogate?
Could we compete with their owners on wages in bidding for players do you think?
How's about Wrexham?
Same question.
Stockport?...the list is endless and I could go on and on.
Clubs with loaded owners.
Little Barnet and Alty and the likes of Solihull Moors are no different FFS.
We are competing with what they have in the bank.
We have just juicy debt and coppers in comparison.
And home attendances mean absolute JACK SHIT. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/nati ... ttendances
We massive?
My arse.

Isnt their a slight difference between Altrincham and Wrexham and a stockport? Can you tell me who Altrincham splashed the cash on? What about Halifax Gateshead ? Whats our excuses with them? Or even Oxford city they also gave us the run around.

Sorry but did you really just compare Altrincham with Wrexham? Jesus Your ambitions fot this club must be massive? When you pop round to see raj later tell him no ones fooled by his pre season promises anymore, especially now were worried about Altrincham.

Infact you couldnt make it up. Altrincham what a joker.

Can't compare????
But Little Alty and Wrexham BOTH have loaded US owners Mr Billy.
Look is there anything, anything at all, happening upstairs with you?
No wonder you joined the circus.
Juggle on Bobo
https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterpr ... b-25962537
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLmCr8xqfn8

Stop it really. What a laugh, Altrincham being compared to Wrexham you should be a stand up comedian. Wrexham sign paul mullins on 10 k a week or something stupid massive altrincham go and sign players from rylands clitheroe and stafford. This pre season is going to be a chuckle if your telling us we cant compete now with that.

Lets hope they dont hear featherstone might have one last season in him, how could we cope with them?

I take no notice of a clubs size or lack of it nowadays as success is more down to the financial clout of the owners to personally invest.
Forest Green are a prime example, based in some backwater where your mother is your sister with a population just under 5,000…. but…a loaded sugar daddy to finance his fantasy till he finds a new hobby.
Most clubs in this league don’t have sugar daddy’s or even the leagues above, but there seems to be a fad for investors to make a silk purse out of a sows ear by buying an unlikely/unfashionable club to prove to themselves they can be successful at whatever they turn their hand to, it’s all about the owners ego.
Where we lose out is because we still have healthy crowds and investors don’t want that, they want to see a leap in relative success and oddly enough we don’t qualify from the sugar daddy perspective.

Phil parkinson Alrtrincham manager has been pleading for crowds over 2500 at Altrincham all season. Yes a whopping 2500 if only he knew it made no difference and he could still go out and buy anyone he wanted. Someone needs to tell him he has millions to spend.

Barnet, Alty and Solihull Moors are no different to any other clubs with wealthy financial backers.
You not liking comparisons makes no difference Mr Billy.
We will be in the market competing for players with them all later on.
And believe me... it will NOT be down to who has the better home attendances when it comes to securing the better players.

So what top signings have Altrincham made then? With all these millions? I cant believe they havent been knocking our door down for featherstone, how on earth do we manage to keep hold of such a star. What about the other 20 clubs in this league. Southend couldnt put more than 13 players out one game, in the high court financially ruined 10 point deduction or whatever they got, still managed to finish above us.

Oh FFS how can I put this.
Look signing the better players because you can afford better wages doesn't guarantee you success.
No one is saying it does.
Look at Uggla and York for example this season.
But it certainly helps and gives you a potential advantage.
What happens when the players go out on the pitch might be influenced by a boat load of other factors like whether you have a manager who knows what the f/k he is doing for example.
Look you're a grown man[I assume]and I shouldn't have to explain this to you mate.
I really shouldn't
But lets not quarrel eh ...and show some respect for our Captain on the day he commits himself yet again to leading us forward.
Lets be avin it.
It's Xavi day today

It's laughable really people on here demand a bigger budget is made available (Raj spends more of HIS money). Then when its pointed out that other clubs have wealthier owners than us they argue that we're a big club.

They absolutely insist that money brings success then ask how Gateshead and Halifax finish above us.

They insist the club is badly run off the pitch and that's why we're so poor on it, then ask why the car crash of a club Southend finish above us.

They say we always shop in the bargain basement when we probably have more players who've played at a higher level than any other team in the div excepting Chesterfield.

The only way for a football club to be successful is on the pitch regardless of what's going on in the background. Therefore it's about getting the right manager and squad together regardless of where they come from - we took DC from the dole having been sacked by the mighty Fylde, Molyneux was freed by Sunderland U21s, Sterry was signed from South Shields, highlighting the fact its not about where they come from it's all about do they fit and are they good enough.

Also laughable when they ridicule KPs comments on the reality of the clubs situation in the transfer market as "getting the excuses in early". Surely that must mean they're "getting their digs, complaints in early".

The time to comment will be after a dozen or so league games when we see how they perform on the pitch rather than on paper or in people's 20/20 foresight.

It's like tearing up your lottery ticket when the draw is tomorrow.

Lets be honest though whats laughable is we have fans that just accept teams like Gateshead and Alrincham are now better than us.

Please read my earlier entries above Mr Loyal T.V fan.
Will be testing you later on the content reference your comments...
1.With the exception of Oldham and possibly Forest Green...
2.But our attendance and support is at the top end...
3.So all down to competence running the club....
4.No excuses next year lads...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhDJxEPRDek

BTW..please make at least an attempt at a coherent response.
He's "talking shit"
He's a "turd that won't flush"
He's the "back end of a centipede"
Like "RUBBISH PHILLIPS" this type of response by you is simply NOT acceptable I'm afraid.
Maybe you can get someone to help you?
Whats your mam doing these days?

You've got to question are they really fans or just online Fishermen!!!!

You dont need to tell me that i know when you sign a batch of players from pub teams in Scotland its not going to end well. Shame others didnt infact raved about them at the time.

Some are even raving about a manager thats taken about 13 points in the last 10 games, we will forget about the Gateshead game though just a blip. But we will see what Phillips is made of the start of next season when he brings his own players in, because he wont be keeping many on from last season will he? Or is he going to keep on the vast amount of losers today, surely not hey?

Imagine saying you want a team with pace but then keep a load of crabs in midfield surely they will all be gone today?

Im assuming your a grown man too, but you do seem to be a bit of a loser when it comes to pools, whats your ambition for pools evo stik league in 5 years? then you can tell us how we cant compete with Greatham under 17s.

Funny isnt it we have managers come to pools that gave even won the league and appear not to have a clue, or is it the standard of players the manager has to go for? Seems like quite a few managers struggle at pools.

I just hope we give xavi a 3 year contract today would just sum up the total shambles we are as a club. Mind you their is way worse than him no doubt being kept on today.

Thing is Billy KP has the luxury to release these failures from previous managers.
That was the problem ye:or good excuse for failurism.

Let's remember KP has quoted on numerous occasions that Raj never says no to him when it comes to signing players.

Strange situation if the retained list is finished today when we don't even have an Official Manager for next season.

I cant see much of a problem, im sure phillips will sign on, cant imagine him being sort after yet. But we do like to make a royal mess of pre season recently so you never know.

Remember no excuses this season, seems like a few have cropped up already by the usual suspects.

No one was raving.
You were telling everyone in your usual simple way that the Jock lads must be shite
Why?... well because they play in Jockland of course.
That was a load of balls then... and is a load of balls now.
The fact that they turned out to be shite is neither here nor there.
Look..the club is a joke as far as you are concerned we all know.
You were plastering the board with it over and over on here when even IOR were in charge, and have been doing that since.
Been going on for years.
Will never change.
And when Xavi signs again later today it will will set you off on another WHINEATHON.
GO MR Billy GO.
You are already at the starting gate
WHINETASTIC mate.
Listen you are the true KING of WHINE.
There is no one else who even comes close.
A true master of his craft.
And you will never change no matter what happens.
Born to WHINE... just like all your mates on here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11pgiNItESY

Well you were certainly bigging the old jocks up, seem to have changed your stance on them a bit now. You my friend are just a born loser, be raving about the retained list next telling us how great last years losers are.

Just want to point out most of the money invested in Altrincham goes onto the stadium, facilities and community work. We 100% have a bigger budget than them when it comes to player wages. They are a community club who work very smartly when it comes to recruitment, getting in the best of lower league in Manchester as well as some academy players from the surrounding areas. The only reason we won’t be able to compete with players with altrincham (like Gateshead) is because they are a much more attractive club than us with a plan in place of how to get to the league.

Some people need to go on a basic economics course, most football clubs are unviable on gate receipts alone, it certainly helps, but it’s just part of the income nowadays.
Ok back in the day when players were on peanuts and agents were just a bad dream, but the worlds moved on.
But the theory that for some bizarre logic a teams place in the attendance table should reflect their place in the actual table is a bridge too far.

they have an edge like the ULEZ clubs of greater london have. they could release there whole squad and sign up another of equal ability who have no need to move house to play for them. they are parts of the real hotbeds of the game that the NE is not anymore. even if we had our suger daddy they,d have to pay more out in wages than those clubs would have to do and they,d only be here for the money and not much else.

Gentlemen. Bashing each other over the head over situations that haven't happened yet is a bit silly don't you think.
Let's wait and see what the retained situation is and then what the squad for next season is, then start judging on what we see rather than speculating on what we may or may not see. Nothing has been announced yet on retention, new contract offers or who we have recruited so we have no idea what the squad will look like the day before the opening game of the new season.
Patience is the watchword.
Personal abuse is creeping in and that is definitely a no no, so be careful.

krampesh - what’s Gateshead plan now?

Godd question Mr Johnjo.