The Minertaur Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 25 minutes ago, NELLY said: If you are a cowden fan - died in the wool fan as some like to say. Dont understand why you would go watch another club and stop going to Cowden. Baffles me. Agreed. If you've support Cowden for years you're not just going to jump across to Kelty because they have better facilities. I can kind of understand the point about neutrals who may head to Central Park possibly heading to Kelty instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 1 hour ago, NELLY said: If you are a cowden fan - died in the wool fan as some like to say. Dont understand why you would go watch another club and stop going to Cowden. Baffles me. Not the point pal. died in wool will always be there its the rest who will go with the good times, human instinct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Anyway the meeting wasn’t about kelty i was just saying something I feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PELE Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 2 hours ago, JakeSAFC said: Why is some guy posting photos of Sir Alex Ferguson? As Man Utd have no game this week, he is coming to cheer us on at Stirling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PELE Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 1 hour ago, NELLY said: If you are a cowden fan - died in the wool fan as some like to say. Dont understand why you would go watch another club and stop going to Cowden. Baffles me. Agree. If we have a game on or start to fare even worse, I would not start attending Kelty matches (even if we went under). I have been to their ground for neutral cup finals and youth games though. Good luck to Kelty. I hope it all keeps going well for them, but despite the positive vibe coming out from their support, I cannot see the success continuing long term. The reason we are struggling is down to the excessive costs required to be in the SPFL. It is the same for many small clubs. Plenty of us struggle. Why would a small club like Kelty suddenly be any different? It's a small town with a small ground and small support. Most small clubs, like us, need someone putting money in or have really lucky cup runs every so often. If Kelty reach the SPFL, see how many fans are willing to pay the increased entry fee. I believe their crowds and revenue are lower now than when in the juniors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierkegaard Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 2 hours ago, JakeSAFC said: Why is some guy posting photos of Sir Alex Ferguson? Can't think why. It's a complete disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Landan Spiv Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I'm not donating a penny to Cowdenbeath until it is mathematically impossible for them to catch City in the battle for survival. I'll donate if you catch Berwick, in fact I'll double it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Agree. If we have a game on or start to fare even worse, I would not start attending Kelty matches (even if we went under). I have been to their ground for neutral cup finals and youth games though. Good luck to Kelty. I hope it all keeps going well for them, but despite the positive vibe coming out from their support, I cannot see the success continuing long term. The reason we are struggling is down to the excessive costs required to be in the SPFL. It is the same for many small clubs. Plenty of us struggle. Why would a small club like Kelty suddenly be any different? It's a small town with a small ground and small support. Most small clubs, like us, need someone putting money in or have really lucky cup runs every so often. If Kelty reach the SPFL, see how many fans are willing to pay the increased entry fee. I believe their crowds and revenue are lower now than when in the juniors. I think Kelty's crowds are actually up on last season despite having little in the way of away supports and battering teams 8, 9 and 10 nothing every week. They've also set up a women's team, are doing loads to increase their visibility in the community and are looking to improve their facilities. I'm not sure what the excessive costs to be in the SPFL are that other clubs including Kelty would be able to pay that Cowdenbeath couldn't? Given that you already get a minimum of £17,000 for BetFred Cup participation, money for the two other senior cups, etc would you be able to pay whatever you need to at whatever level you think you'd be at without that money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Apologies for mentioning Kelty. we need to concentrate on ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 7 hours ago, NELLY said: If you are a cowden fan - died in the wool fan as some like to say. Dont understand why you would go watch another club and stop going to Cowden. Baffles me. Your right Nelly can only support one team. I go to a lot of games as a neutral when Cowden arn't playing which is good for a day/night out but there's only one Scottish team I could ever support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Salvo Montalbano said: 5 hours ago, PELE said: Agree. If we have a game on or start to fare even worse, I would not start attending Kelty matches (even if we went under). I have been to their ground for neutral cup finals and youth games though. Good luck to Kelty. I hope it all keeps going well for them, but despite the positive vibe coming out from their support, I cannot see the success continuing long term. The reason we are struggling is down to the excessive costs required to be in the SPFL. It is the same for many small clubs. Plenty of us struggle. Why would a small club like Kelty suddenly be any different? It's a small town with a small ground and small support. Most small clubs, like us, need someone putting money in or have really lucky cup runs every so often. If Kelty reach the SPFL, see how many fans are willing to pay the increased entry fee. I believe their crowds and revenue are lower now than when in the juniors. I think Kelty's crowds are actually up on last season despite having little in the way of away supports and battering teams 8, 9 and 10 nothing every week. They've also set up a women's team, are doing loads to increase their visibility in the community and are looking to improve their facilities. I'm not sure what the excessive costs to be in the SPFL are that other clubs including Kelty would be able to pay that Cowdenbeath couldn't? Given that you already get a minimum of £17,000 for BetFred Cup participation, money for the two other senior cups, etc would you be able to pay whatever you need to at whatever level you think you'd be at without that money? Think i've only been at one of their league games this season v Heriot Watt crowd didn't kook too bad for a midweek with no away fans. Off the top of my head I would say any increased costs for them being in the SPFL would be having to have proper stewards at games and extra travel costs to places like Elgin, Annan etc, although they do have to travel down to Berwick at present. I would think some of their players will be on League 2 type wages already so no difference in that respect I suppose. Someone made a good point about their fans having to pay increased entry fee in the SPFL would be interesting if that would put some folk off if they were not doing so well but that's just something you would have to wait and see about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazilianlex Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 5 hours ago, cowdenbeath said: Think i've only been at one of their league games this season v Heriot Watt crowd didn't kook too bad for a midweek with no away fans. Off the top of my head I would say any increased costs for them being in the SPFL would be having to have proper stewards at games and extra travel costs to places like Elgin, Annan etc, although they do have to travel down to Berwick at present. I would think some of their players will be on League 2 type wages already so no difference in that respect I suppose. Someone made a good point about their fans having to pay increased entry fee in the SPFL would be interesting if that would put some folk off if they were not doing so well but that's just something you would have to wait and see about. Well in the spfl, you need a doctor present and can’t imagine they are cheap ! add proper stewards, proper first aid and the minimum wage for players ! I’m sure david Allan said last night it’s minimum £100 PW for a 20 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 11 minutes ago, Brazilianlex said: Well in the spfl, you need a doctor present and can’t imagine they are cheap ! add proper stewards, proper first aid and the minimum wage for players ! I’m sure david Allan said last night it’s minimum £100 PW for a 20 year old. Forgot about the doctor and first aiders. Sure he said it was £110 to comply with the minimum wage. As you say lex lots of hidden costs that folk don't consider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 15 hours ago, The Minertaur said: Why not? fairy nuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Gary Bollan must be a shoe-in for D2 Manager of the Month. Which means the inevitable "Manager of the Month" curse will follow in April and us and the Berwick Rangeriatrics will be safe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 5 hours ago, tamthebam said: Gary Bollan must be a shoe-in for D2 Manager of the Month. Which means the inevitable "Manager of the Month" curse will follow in April and us and the Berwick Rangeriatrics will be safe... Give it to Lennon then, very worthy aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB_Bino Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Was very impressed with Cowden yesterday. It’s maybe taken slightly longer than your supporters and board members would of liked, but the improvement under Bollan is now there for all to see.As I put on the match thread, if you can continue to play like you did yesterday, then I have no doubt you’ll still be a League 2 club next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelheart Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 How was sheerins contribution yesterday ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince sinclair Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 How was sheerins contribution yesterday ?? Ran their defence all over place He was excellent especially 2nd half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PELE Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 9 hours ago, Kelheart said: How was sheerins contribution yesterday ?? He is excellent every game. Where has he been hiding? He makes a huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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