Bromley FC (A) match thread

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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by HenneysKnee » Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:29 pm

Hendoblue wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:26 pm Need Rob Kelly back. Urgently.
That won’t be happening

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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by Hendoblue » Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:29 pm

Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:27 pm
Hendoblue wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:26 pm Need Rob Kelly back. Urgently.
We are close to appointing a replacement.

Hopefully they splash some of the Ekatolu cash

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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by CH BAFC » Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:11 pm

Still surprised they managed to keep 10 men on the pitch after the Shipley challenge.... clearly need reinforcements in defence and a striker in January as Hemmings is awful and gordon/cameron aren't gonna cut it sadly
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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by Main Stand SeasonTct » Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:12 pm

CH BAFC wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:11 pm Still surprised they managed to keep 10 men on the pitch after the Shipley challenge.... clearly need reinforcements in defence and a striker in January as Hemmings is awful and gordon/cameron aren't gonna cut it sadly
It was a nothing challenge on Shipley he was just unlucky. Both Adam and Mick Paine on commentary were surprised the Bromley player was given a yellow card

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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by kenny lowe fan club » Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:25 pm

Bingo wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 5:12 pm Only watched on the tv but look what Bromley have done with the ground looking really good. Two new stands digital advertising boards

As a team we seem to be going backwards both on and off the pitch. I’m sure we will do ok this season without troublesome time at the bottom or troubling the top.

Bromley are flying tho - they haven’t allowed themselves to think they are underdogs or don’t belong in the league so play with swagger and confidence

We play every game as if we are up against arsenal in the FA cup and terrified of losing - it’s dreadful to watch

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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by kenny lowe fan club » Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:27 pm

Spot on. The little Barrow mentality is holding us back.

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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by Kieran » Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:44 pm

Bingo wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 5:12 pm We play every game as if we are up against arsenal in the FA cup and terrified of losing - it’s dreadful to watch
Absolutely bang on with this Charlie. Every game still feels like a huge game for us as though we are the underdogs. We've never shaken that since we came up, and alongside that this manager more than any other plays up to that. We are boring and terrible to watch, massively fed up of watching us have 30% possession all the time and try and scrape what we can get. We don't need to be doing that.

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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by Big_Bluebird » Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:59 pm

kenny lowe fan club wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:25 pm
Bingo wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 5:12 pm Only watched on the tv but look what Bromley have done with the ground looking really good. Two new stands digital advertising boards

As a team we seem to be going backwards both on and off the pitch. I’m sure we will do ok this season without troublesome time at the bottom or troubling the top.

Bromley are flying tho - they haven’t allowed themselves to think they are underdogs or don’t belong in the league so play with swagger and confidence

We play every game as if we are up against arsenal in the FA cup and terrified of losing - it’s dreadful to watch
It helps that they are minted. Various owners in a consortium from USA ect one worth over 100 million. Very nice stadium though.

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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by Main Stand SeasonTct » Sat Nov 15, 2025 8:01 pm

Bingo wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 5:12 pm Only watched on the tv but look what Bromley have done with the ground looking really good. Two new stands digital advertising boards

As a team we seem to be going backwards both on and off the pitch. I’m sure we will do ok this season without troublesome time at the bottom or troubling the top.

Bromley are flying tho - they haven’t allowed themselves to think they are underdogs or don’t belong in the league so play with swagger and confidence
Bromley have had some serious financial backing from wealthy owners in order to improve their ground. Something our owners are trying to attract and we desperately need.

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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by Jim » Sat Nov 15, 2025 9:10 pm

Kieran wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:44 pm
Bingo wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 5:12 pm We play every game as if we are up against arsenal in the FA cup and terrified of losing - it’s dreadful to watch
Absolutely bang on with this Charlie. Every game still feels like a huge game for us as though we are the underdogs. We've never shaken that since we came up, and alongside that this manager more than any other plays up to that. We are boring and terrible to watch, massively fed up of watching us have 30% possession all the time and try and scrape what we can get. We don't need to be doing that.
The possession stats were 51-49. It was disappointing to lose but realistically we were playing a team in the top 7 who were unbeaten at home. At the hour mark, we were looking like winning, so the main worry is why we dropped off after that.

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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by BAFC1901 » Sun Nov 16, 2025 1:48 am

Worrying to know how much we are paying in wages per week to strikers.😬

0 of them look like scoring 10+ goals this season.

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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by Jonty » Sun Nov 16, 2025 8:27 am

Big_Bluebird wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:59 pm
kenny lowe fan club wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:25 pm
It helps that they are minted. Various owners in a consortium from USA ect one worth over 100 million. Very nice stadium though.
They are operating on a different level to us, Academy, boys and girls youth teams at all age groups, Women's team, you only have to look at their official site to see the amount of sponsors and community activities. So when Whing calls us underdogs in just about every game, he’s not wrong.
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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by HenneysKnee » Sun Nov 16, 2025 8:37 am

Hendoblue wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:29 pm
Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:27 pm

We are close to appointing a replacement.

Hopefully they splash some of the Ekatolu cash
What exactly are you wanting them to “splash” the £8k we got for Ekatolu on?

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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by StephenD » Sun Nov 16, 2025 8:54 am

Bingo wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 5:12 pm As a team we seem to be going backwards both on and off the pitch. I’m sure we will do ok this season without troublesome time at the bottom or troubling the top.
I understand some of the concerns about the fact we don't have a prolific striker etc but how is that going backwards. I know there's a view that 'little old Barrow' thinking restricts us, but its finances that actually do. If we stay clear of the relegation zone (if obviously) that's an achievement.

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Re: Bromley FC (A) match thread

Post by Main Stand SeasonTct » Sun Nov 16, 2025 9:03 am

StephenD wrote: ↑Sun Nov 16, 2025 8:54 am
Bingo wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 5:12 pm As a team we seem to be going backwards both on and off the pitch. I’m sure we will do ok this season without troublesome time at the bottom or troubling the top.
I understand some of the concerns about the fact we don't have a prolific striker etc but how is that going backwards. I know there's a view that 'little old Barrow' thinking restricts us, but its finances that actually do. If we stay clear of the relegation zone (if obviously) that's an achievement.
I couldn't agreee more. The current owners have done fantastic but as every season goes by it's getting more and more difficult for us to survive. New investment is needed and needed quickly.for us to survive beyond the next couple of seasons in league 2.

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