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Does anyone know if any of our players are close to a suspension ?

If they are say one away would a booking in the Ebbsfleet match come into force for the Atherton Trophy tie.

Also I didn't get the chance to buy a programme at the Fylde game but I understand their Chairman wrote something about Ian Evatt.

Apparently, the chairman accused IE of breaking a verbal agreement that he would move to Fylde back in October. IE would not be drawn into any tit-for-tat mudslinging in his post-match interview.

Nigel Bamford wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 7:41 pm Apparently, the chairman accused IE of breaking a verbal agreement that he would move to Fylde back in October. IE would not be drawn into any tit-for-tat mudslinging in his post-match interview.

Instead of writing something like that in the programme he needs to support his manager.
They have a relegation fight on their hands

Their chairman is a bit of a bellend to be fair

Nigel Bamford wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 7:41 pm Apparently, the chairman accused IE of breaking a verbal agreement that he would move to Fylde back in October. IE would not be drawn into any tit-for-tat mudslinging in his post-match interview.

You've got to be massively cheesed off with that if your Jim Bentley, very openly confirming to everyone that he wasn't his first choice Manager.

He also said in the programme that he thought they’d got a better manager in the end (although time will tell) which seems pretty ironic after today’s results

“It’s no secret that I had a great deal of admiration for Ian and when we decided to part company with Dave Challinor back in October he was our number one choice. We had some serious discussions with Ian and thought we had a deal agreed, only for him to renege twice and stay with Barrow. I was very disappointed at the time and it made me once again realise what a very different game football is, and how a handshake is not a handshake. Sad, really”

Apart from all the above, Evo said he would not leave Barrow AFC because of the fans and the board. And that when Haythornthwaite ( stupid name) does'nt get his own way, he throws his toys out of his pram. That was the best bit The guys a tosser.

A message to Fylde owner.
"If you stand on your head, you will get a better view of where you are in the table"

GTBLUE wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:18 pm Apart from all the above, Evo said he would not leave Barrow AFC because of the fans and the board. And that when Haythornthwaite ( stupid name) does'nt get his own way, he throws his toys out of his pram. That was the best bit The guys a tosser.

A message to Fylde owner.
"If you stand on your head, you will get a better view of where you are in the table"

Don’t think that will happen Graham as his head is obviously that far up his own derrière that all he can see is merde!

As well as comments aimed at IE, some weird mention of breaking free of the shackles of Europe...
Absolute weird brexiter bitter [SwearFilter].

McMark wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:32 pm

GTBLUE wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:18 pm Apart from all the above, Evo said he would not leave Barrow AFC because of the fans and the board. And that when Haythornthwaite ( stupid name) does'nt get his own way, he throws his toys out of his pram. That was the best bit The guys a tosser.

A message to Fylde owner.
"If you stand on your head, you will get a better view of where you are in the table"

Don’t think that will happen Graham as his head is obviously that far up his own derrière that all he can see is merde!

I was thinking the same Mark as I was typing, but hey ho, while one is having a great evening, one might express ones feelings, does'nt one think

I have in the past suggested that the man with a long name has something of a reputation and is not universally loved in Fylde itself. Irrespective of the truth of anything he has stated in the Programme notes (why is the Owner actually writing programme notes anyway?) to do so in a way that is targeted to undermine the officials of the club you are playing, take a childish swipe at someone who you once coveted greatly and insult the poor guy who he did appoint, says all you need to know about the dignity and professionalism of a person.

All these words convey is how totally PI**ED OFF he is that he didn't get his way and how much this man does not like "losing". I agree with Radio Cumbria earlier when they suggested that the entire staff of Fylde must feel totally embarrassed at this childish spat.

Nothing would ever surprise me in football and there's much that we didn't know about what exactly went on in October but if IE ever had any doubts that he made the right decision not to work for this guy he must now be breathing a huge sigh of relief. Jim Bentley on the other hand should be checking his bank balance and phoning a friend.

Some very strange distortions of truth in the statement. For example as far as I'm aware you cant renege on an agreement to subvert a legally binding contract. Secondly to actually reach the point where you do reach such an agreement you are in fact inciting someone to break their contract. This is virtually an open admission that Fylde were inciting Evatt to break his contract. Unless of course the Barrow Board actually gave Evatt permission to speak freely to Fylde (contrary to what we saw and were told at the time). Even if this were the case its pleasing to see what the result actually was.

I think Haythornthwaite actually did us a favour because we emerged out of that affair stronger and in a better position to repel similar offers. I know many people in Kirkham & Wesham and they are just like the rest of us really. We joke about the history and longevity of their club but they are generally thankful that someone gave them an opportunity to support a locally developed club. However my repost is and will always be that far from being a community club, Fylde is in fact just one man's plaything and what is given can and in his case probably will be taken away at some point.

Colin Appleton wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 7:24 pm Does anyone know if any of our players are close to a suspension ?

If they are say one away would a booking in the Ebbsfleet match come into force for the Atherton Trophy tie.

Also I didn't get the chance to buy a programme at the Fylde game but I understand their Chairman wrote something about Ian Evatt.

As far as suspensions go Taylor and Hardcastle are on 7 with the 10 booking cut-off after the 37th game. So 10 games to avoid 3 bookings. Next are Barry and Brown on 6 and Hird, Kay and Brough on 5.

How is it possible to “renege twice”?

Jim wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 10:00 pm How is it possible to “renege twice”?

Because Haythornthwaite said it’s possible Jim...and in his his world anything can happen.