Views from the Sieve

Some of you will remember him, former Barnet striker, decent player. He has died, aged only 40.

No, but you could knock out a burger, pie and mash or a curry fairly cheaply.

We had Citra in the downstairs bar couple of years ago and it sold like hot cakes.

The beer and catering need an overhaul.

It shows you the level of financial backing that clubs are getting - perhaps they are not quite the overachievers that many think.

I recall them signing Doe and Howell when they were league 2 players. I think they had Charlie McDonald at that time as well.

I wouldn’t bother. When we win the team and coaches would be brilliant, when they lose they’d be useless.

Some terrible defending by both sides. Officials were appalling.

Balanta put in a shift today, was excellent winning the ball back and using it intelligently.

My first game of the season and first look at the new squad. I wasn’t impressed.

The whole thing looked pedestrian and toothless.

Been away on holiday, but thanks for checking on me.

Really dont get the point of Alan's snipey first post here... The forum has been pretty dead for ages. The Chelmsord loss attracted a thread of just 1 post. The Charlton loss had a thread of 11 posts of which you were one. Yet you seem to think it should all of a sudden be some hive of activity bec...

I assume we were alright today then, as there’s been nothing posted.

A conference side loses to championship side in pre-season game. Not sure you can read too much into that.

That’s builders for you!

The interview and statements say the fee was the wages we were contracted to pay him in the summer - I doubt was 40k for 2 months, as that would be 5k a week. We paid a fee for Grant. Who knows what it was, or what the wages for him and Quigley are are, or if he decided to use the budget on someone ...

There’s a whole article, a statement from the owners and a video interview explaining that he wouldn’t have signed for us unless we put in the clause allowing him to leave for a football league club with the release clause being to cover his wages that we had to pay after the end of the season. It’s...

The money generated by Wilkinson? The release clause was to repay us his summer wages.