Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2008 10:33:24 GMT
Statement on the Salisbury City website 28 November:
Following the various headline grabbing statements by various elements of the media. The Football Club, would like to that point out that the playing situation is not in a state of crisis.
We will be continually grateful to the players that have left, and wish them all success in the future.
Whilst many of the new players, are young and inexperienced, we are very impressed with the commitment and attitude that these players are displaying.
The management is confident that with support and continually commitment the future on the pitch is very bright.
We feel that you are looking at the some of the stars of the future now. But they do need your help and support.
Not too much room for optimism there - that victory at Plainmoor must seem a long time ago. There's been an appeal for funds and players are refusing to take pay cuts. Half the squad is now out on loan: Tubbs (Bournemouth); Cook and Turk (Newport); Clarke (Northwich); Feeney (Southend); Sandell (Aldershot).
Salisbury is a club which has come a long way in a short time - and from a city that probably could have always supported a bigger club than it was accustomed. An example of how clubs can grab the pyramid opportunity (which means promotion rather than election as before) but also an illustration of how it can sometimes all be built on sand (or chalk in this case). It's always been a mystery to me how they went from near-extinction a few years back to their best-ever days in the space of two or three seasons (largely thanks to Nick Holmes and financial credit I'd imagine).
And, until 1997, the club's pitch was in a park near to the city centre which featured this pavilion (picture from Kerry Miller's book):
Following the various headline grabbing statements by various elements of the media. The Football Club, would like to that point out that the playing situation is not in a state of crisis.
We will be continually grateful to the players that have left, and wish them all success in the future.
Whilst many of the new players, are young and inexperienced, we are very impressed with the commitment and attitude that these players are displaying.
The management is confident that with support and continually commitment the future on the pitch is very bright.
We feel that you are looking at the some of the stars of the future now. But they do need your help and support.
Not too much room for optimism there - that victory at Plainmoor must seem a long time ago. There's been an appeal for funds and players are refusing to take pay cuts. Half the squad is now out on loan: Tubbs (Bournemouth); Cook and Turk (Newport); Clarke (Northwich); Feeney (Southend); Sandell (Aldershot).
Salisbury is a club which has come a long way in a short time - and from a city that probably could have always supported a bigger club than it was accustomed. An example of how clubs can grab the pyramid opportunity (which means promotion rather than election as before) but also an illustration of how it can sometimes all be built on sand (or chalk in this case). It's always been a mystery to me how they went from near-extinction a few years back to their best-ever days in the space of two or three seasons (largely thanks to Nick Holmes and financial credit I'd imagine).
And, until 1997, the club's pitch was in a park near to the city centre which featured this pavilion (picture from Kerry Miller's book):