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DI Keith Fowler

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  1. Bit of a hammer blow to lose the Chairman at the start of the season.
  2. It's times like this you realise how much mental energy you put into posting. Without here as an outlet imagine the works we all completed over the weekend in other aspects of our lives. 48 hours off here and I was able to move a glass of water across the table with just the power of my mind. Thanks to John et al as always for huge efforts they put in to keep this thing going!
  3. Were Fev also responsible for paying the server hosting bill?
  4. I bet you walk into O'Neills chain pubs and say, "it's giving me real kitwear manufacturer vibes". Sit down and drink your Guinness with the clover on the top and stop being obtuse.
  5. I think it's between Widnes and Bradford in terms of low hanging fruit. On the Widnes side for about £600k you could probably buy the club and also clear the historical debts to the council. From there you're in a strong position to renegotiate the tenancy agreement, potentially looking towards a full lease of the stadium and running of the operation. If I know one thing about Halton Borough Council it's that they don't like anything that's a bit of effort, they might be keen to have it off their plate for a fixed return. I'm of the opinion the stadium is under utilised, the former social club is now council offices, they can go and and the room could return to being a club that's open 7 days a week* showing sport and a basic food offering. I'd imagine for a very low cost the club could rent the bowling green next door during the summer months and have that as a fanzone with a basic outdoor bar, the portable stage & PA system from the West stand and a couple of large screens. There's a food market up near the cemetery if you got onto a few of the vendors there they might be tempted to decamp down the road for an afternoon so you'll have a few options. The current fanzone is a step in the right direction but it's hard to convince people to sit under artificial lights in a basement when it's sunny outside. *The added benefit being that draught beer could be sold on the concourses on match days again, the stated reason for using plastic bottles is if they were left with a half keg it could go off before the next match because they had nowhere else to sell it. I'd be reaching out to Liverpool and Everton womens teams with regards to a return to the stadium which will be on the proviso the artificial pitch goes*. WSL is a much bigger commercial proposition than when they left and I'd imagine the money they'd pay would far outstrip the amount the pitch is currently rented out on weekday evenings for 6-a-side or whatever and would pay back the costs of the works within a few seasons. We'd probably need to get LED pitch side advertisements for them but that's an IMG point anyway so win-win. I'd float with either of them the idea of having more of a stadium presence in terms of their branding/seat colours in one of the stands and building it up as a proper "home" for the team rather than a pitch they rent. Women's football is only getting bigger and it could all be passive income for the club. *Another added benefit would be that a return to a grass pitch will aid recruitment. Whether artificial pitches actually cause more injuries is up for debate but it's certainly something the players believe, and we've had a number who have been put off joining by having to play on it every other week. On the pitch, it really wouldn't take an awful lot of money to get the club as a regular top 4 team in the Championship and crowds would naturally follow to the 3.5k level again. Then it's a case of maximising revenue from that crowd and sensibly re-investing in the team over a number of seasons. I don't think there's a requirement to having a league winning team tomorrow but there needs to be season on season progression otherwise people will get disillusioned again.
  6. "I'm hearing that Ronnie Milf, who made his money in the European adult film market, is interested in buying the Bulls. Spotted at Odsal earlier today, he has £10 million in his pocket or he might be just pleased to see us."
  7. This is definitely going to end in Mick Gledhill posting on his twitter that he's heard Bradford have a new investor looking to pump in £10 million.
  8. I assume you're confirming that's the snobby view rather than your view clarified?
  9. Whatever they do I hope they knock down hotel football in the process. Ugliest, cheapest building I've ever had the misfortune of visiting. Even if they decide to move 2 miles away I'd still be after blowing it to smithereens.
  10. How's that taken Johnny, do you eat it or are we talking a death by mau mau situation?
  11. Just an insane idea. On what planet are players going to start playing more minutes a calendar year in the current climate?
  12. I got my rice cooker from a Chinese woman who I lived next door to about ten years ago. Never cooked rice any other way. All the instructions are in Chinese but I've managed great success out of mashing my hand against the buttons like a caveman, somehow comes out perfect every time.
  13. Not really relevant but not going to pass up the chance to ask someone with inside knowledge. Veltins made a big push a few years ago and was available fairly widely on draught but seems to have completely dropped away, what happened?
  14. Exactly. There are millions of people employed to spy on their neighbours and jot down what they're watching. In fact at any one time half the country are involved in this endeavour. Then there's a shift change and they themselves get spied on by the other half. Maybe there's a better way but we just don't know.
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