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The pitch at the Rec has traditionally been a very good surface. However, when Chelsea used the Rec for reserve games they changed it to a better than excellent (superb) surface by throwing loads of money at it. What they did was completely strip the turf and lay a silica ('Fibresand') sub-base rein...

I’d just look to add Tetek, Akpan, Anderson, Henry and Woodhouse to the 7 on contract. The rest can go. That’ll give 12 players signed and another 12 to sign in the summer.

Hayden Vaughan is on contract for next season.

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I took a note the remaining seats yesterday and there were 637 in Block 543, 455 in Block 544, 33 in Block 545 and 2 in Block 240. So yesterday we sold 66 seats. There are 1,065 seats left, so at that rate (allowing for a gradual slow down) I'd guess it will take about 3 weeks for us to sell those. ...

My five points are all falsifiable, yet remain unchallenged.
Says it all really doesn’t it

Nonsense Richard, read my post again. The five points I make are all thoroughly falsifiable, yet you make no attempt to address any of them. Sorry, Ian, but I stand by my “12,000 is too big” comment. The big crowds of yesteryear are highly unlikely to be replicated. My “rattling around” comment sim...

Nonsense Richard, read my post again. The five points I make are all thoroughly falsifiable, yet you make no attempt to address any of them.

I think stands as Boston's West Stand on 3 sides of The Rec (North/South/High St) and then of course something really special for the East Bank standing area. That would give us an approx 12,000 capacity (2,100 seated on 3 sides, plus say 6,000 standing for the East Bank). Nice one and what we've g...

I think stands as Boston's West Stand on 3 sides of The Rec (North/South/High St) and then of course something really special for the East Bank standing area. That would give us an approx 12,000 capacity (2,100 seated on 3 sides, plus say 6,000 standing for the East Bank). Nice one and what we've go...