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Both Jarvis and McGavin have shown glimpses of potential in their time here, but neither were consistent. I dont see either as being any more than mid table NL level. If I were a Yeovil fan I wouldn't be particularly excited by either signing. If he clicks with Frank again it could be a great signing.

Is Jarvis better than the three we have signed? Possibly. However he didn't exactly tear up this league when he did play last season. The most telling thing for me is that I am not that disappointed he has gone.

Asa signs for Tivvy

xeon wrote: ↑10 Jun 2024, 13:20 Home fans behind both goals - its absurd to have an empty terrace (for most games, not all) behind a goal.

Open it up when the away support doesn't fill the seats in Bristows.

Monthly payments for STs - evens out the cash flow for the club and makes STs more affordable for fans

Loose the goal music

Loose the match day surcharge.

A 'fanzone' for a beer or two somewhere other than boots before/after games - get local bands to do a set for entertainment etc.

I assume most clubs offer STs at discounted rates to get cashflow in during the summer, when there are limited other income streams coming in but still have wages to pay

culmstockgull wrote: ↑04 Jun 2024, 10:56 Major clear out, I hope ash and moxey stays, Tomlinson being offered a contract is beyond me, either wootton hasnt seen him play or tomlinson is playing for peanuts, he has a big squad to assemble, at least 15 , and then getting them to gell within 8 weeks is a big ask.

Tomlinson had a loan spell at Truro in 21-22 so you would assume Wotton knows and trusts in his ability. 22 is still young for a defender to develop with the right coaching

Given the way that the club acted swiftly to appoint Wotton whilst still under administration, I am hoping they have had similar discussions with existing or potential players and have some deals lined up ready to be officially signed once everything is over the line

Nathan Blissett retired from football at 33

Really please with this appointment, think Wotton has shown promise with what he has done at Truro and has a knowledge of this level. Also promising is the manner in which this appointment has been done - swift, no fuss, good communications - all good signs for the future.

Special word for Downes. I think its the right decision to part ways and start afresh, but he handled himself very well throughout his tenure, particularly in what must have been very trying circumstances.

Despite the noises about budgets for next year, I would still be happy with a consolidation year under the new board and manager. Need to ensure the foundations at the whole club are correct as a priority for long term prospering rather than short term get promoted and then struggle at NL level.

I would anticipate we may look at some Truro players - relationship with manager, close proximity geographically and a number of players who are ex gulls or from the area.

Not sure who of the current bunch will stay. Presumably the whole purchase deal needs to be fully dotted before any announcements, but hopefully as with the Wotton deal, these have been agreed (and maybe some signings) that will go through when it is all ratified.

Refreshing to be excited as a fan again!

Was going to post this on the ex gull thread with the talk on Liam Rosenior, but thought more relevant here.

One thing I hope we can do more of going forward is cultivate links with ex gulls managing/coaching clubs higher up the pyramid. We have seemingly utilised the link with Paul Hall at QPR well, but we also have the likes of Rosenior, Williamson, Moore managing clubs in the EFL that we need to tap into

I was thinking back to what had happened to other clubs higher up the pyramid, but having scanned both sets of rules, the NL rules are significantly stricter than the EFL rules for transfer embargos!

I believe the rules of a transfer embargo still allow clubs to re-sign existing players under new contracts. However, as others have said, I cannot imagine there will be any forms of offers for existing players until the club is under new owners.

Do we know if Downes has a contract beyond this season?

Torquay 2-1 H&W

Completely agree, some of the comments towards Jarvis, Dawson, DOA are just unnecessary. We have no idea the extent to their injuries and ability to play. Going forward I think we do need more regular updates on player injuries to negate these sorts of comments.

We also need to consider the mental strain the last few months have probably had on players. They could have been out of jobs, with mortgages to pay and families to support. Its easy to say they are footballers and should be able to cope with this, but I think the majority of us would find this would weigh heavily when trying to perform our jobs to their optimum.

Willowgull wrote: ↑17 Apr 2024, 16:10 I agree, a mass clearout is required. I'm not sure I would keep anyone (certainly no more than one or two). Start again from scratch with hungry footballers; we've done that before.

Reminds me of 2007, first season in the conference, we had 4(?) players under contract following the disaster that was Chris Roberts. Lets hope we can have a similar bounce from new owners - not holding my breath currently though

How many of the current young players will be given a chance in the first team next season? A few made appearance vs Frome in the Trophy, and Wellington has made the bench a handful of times, though more to make up number than as an actual option it would seem.

Would like to see Thomas given another season, I don't think he has done anything too wrong when he has stepped in.

At almost the half way point (22 games) we sat 2nd in the league, with 13 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses. We were 7 points behind Yeovil, so at that point we were broadly where the preseason expectations had us, though maybe further behind Yeovil than initially thought. I do think that position did mask some issues in the team and we were probably lucky to be there. Points deduction aside we would currently 13th, which in itself is a terrible drop off from 2nd place. Incidentally, after 22 games we were 8 points ahead of Chelmsford (who were 12th), and now sit 2nd in the league.

Its been a combination of things - too many injuries to key players, too poor an overall squad behind the first choice players, terrible management and all the behind the scenes issues playing out.

Lets just hope the news in the next few weeks is positive and we can look forward, and leave this season as a distant memory.