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Post by supporter on May 28, 2010 8:46:53 GMT
I see that Andy Baird has signed for Daventy along with Howard Forrington  |
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Post by Ash on May 28, 2010 10:32:47 GMT
Bairdy "Retired" because of work relocating to the Coventry area I believe so signing for Daventry must work better for him as that's nice and close.
Good luck to him.
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Post by Padz on May 28, 2010 12:07:35 GMT
Daventry seem to have designs on the playoffs and must have a bit of cash, Ady Fuller(ex Banbury) is their manager.
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Post by Padz on Jun 24, 2010 12:15:46 GMT
Jon Douglas joins Wealdstone
www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=67819--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interesting to see the amount of ex-city players who have signed for Hungerford Town:Kieron Drake, Ian Concannon, Adam Pilling, Yash Romeo, Ryan Williams, Matty Day & Ricky Allaway --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former City player Johnny Mcmahon has left Witney after 6 seasons to join Abingdon United:www.witneyunited.co.uk/firstteam/default.html--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shaun Wimble has joined Didcot as player/coach
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 24, 2010 16:49:47 GMT
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Post by Padz on Jun 25, 2010 11:04:35 GMT
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Post by Padz on Jul 5, 2010 11:48:09 GMT
Lee Steele has joined Ashton United
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Post by Padz on Jul 16, 2010 12:45:47 GMT
Steve Davis has joined Abingdon United
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Post by ChrisB on Aug 4, 2010 16:29:34 GMT
Thame United are adding experience to their side as they return to the Hellenic Premier - ex-City men Milan Barisic, Martin Brown, James Saulsbury and Alex Stewart have all signed up.
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Post by Padz on Aug 6, 2010 11:54:05 GMT
Witney United have added Peter Nagy, Darren Quegan, John Rixon, Lewis Colwell & Jon Steedman to their squad
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Post by Padz on Aug 10, 2010 23:10:33 GMT
Joel Meade & Matt Blenford have both also signed for Witney 
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Post by Padz on Aug 14, 2010 20:09:57 GMT
Goalkeeper Jon North has joined Wealdstone after being released by Watford
Fellow loanee goalkeeper Will Puddy was released by Cheltenham but doesn't seem to have signed anywhere as yet
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Post by exile on Aug 21, 2010 15:28:44 GMT
Ikechi Anya is still in Spain, now with Cadiz in their Second Division.
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Post by lomax on Sept 2, 2010 14:52:06 GMT
Lee Steele has joined Ashton United 16 seconds in, a wonderstrike from Steeley against FC United. Ashton are top of the Evo Stik (Northern Premier) League, with two league goals from Steeley. |
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Post by hedges on Sept 2, 2010 16:54:31 GMT
Looks like a bigger, more vocal crowds up north and all!  |
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Post by ChrisB on Sept 2, 2010 17:38:54 GMT
This was the visit of FCUM.
Ashton's previous home game drew 187. There's not much difference (FCUM aside) between the two Leagues.
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Post by hedges on Sept 2, 2010 18:44:29 GMT
arrr thats ok then, sorry for my ignorance Chris |
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Post by ChrisB on Sept 3, 2010 8:10:39 GMT
I'm afraid these days that while there may be one or two clubs in any particular division, who for some reason or other draw big gates, most non-league sides don't get great gates - but they're still probably better than in the 1980s (City often got 60 or 70 in those days!).
Crowds come back for a while if there's a good cup run - like last year - but they soon drop back down again. Without being defeatist I honestly don't think there's much you can do about it, apart from the odd one-off like cheap beer or free admission.
It would be nice, though, to see (and hear) big crowds watching the City!
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Post by lomax on Sept 3, 2010 8:29:33 GMT
Obviously lower admission would get people through the door. £9 for two leagues below the Conference is pretty steep.
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Post by hedges on Sept 3, 2010 9:56:30 GMT
It does kind of make me wonder how clubs are able survive, especially in the current climate, I see Didcot,Cirencester and Evesham all have even lower gates than us so clearly these clubs and us presumably aren't making any money on there gates. We must all be literally surviving on Sponsorship and Goverment/Community Grants.....which isn't good news. Mind you I will just say thanks to Sharon and everyone else involved in the extra activities the club put on over the Summer, things like that with time will certainly help the club gain extra publicity. Just a shame the World Cup was such a debacle! I still think a publicity campaign around the uni's wouldn't do any harm, I just looked up at United ticket price and cheapest adult ticket for a home game is £15 and £12 with NUS card, I'm sure there are plenty of hard-up students around town that want a football fix but can't afford United and don't even know City exists. Anyway back to Ex-Players I guess  |
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Post by ChrisB on Sept 3, 2010 12:28:55 GMT
Obviously lower admission would get people through the door. £9 for two leagues below the Conference is pretty steep. What would you (and others) think would be a realistic/attractive price that would bring in more people but still earn the Club about the same in gate money? £9 does seem to be about the average price for the ZPL. Some clubs are charging £8 still, and two or three charge £10 - so City are not really being unreasonable in their charges. [Most (of those who gave a figure) in the two ZL First Divisions are asking £8.] |
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Post by lomax on Sept 3, 2010 12:44:22 GMT
What would you (and others) think would be a realistic/attractive price that would bring in more people but still earn the Club about the same in gate money? Call me tight but I think £5 or £6 quid is pretty reasonable. £9 does seem to be about the average price for the ZPL. Some clubs are charging £8 still, and two or three charge £10 - so City are not really being unreasonable in their charges. [Most (of those who gave a figure) in the two ZL First Divisions are asking £8.] I know that it is in line with the other teams, and obviously the club have figured that this is the price that they have to charge to keep things ticking over. I'm just saying that for the standard it seems expensive. I can see why people wouldn't bother coming. If you are a casual football fan, living in Oxford, then chances are you'd pay a fiver more and go and watch League 2 football down the road. If most people haven't heard of City, why would they pay the best part of a tenner to go and watch them? |
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Post by hedges on Sept 3, 2010 16:38:39 GMT
not forgetting also some places are also charging a parking fee.....which would put me off....don't even think about it City.... Edit: some teams as well as parking charge under 16s, that depends on the club stance i guess....(probably a bad move in our case since we have so many youngsters playing in city's various teams, it wouldn't be right to charge them.) Answering the question, id say 7-8 quid....I generally spend £20 if im on my own, enterance, H/T Bacon cheese burger (yummy!)...then a couple of shandies comes to £19...I think a leap from £9 to £15 is still significant for the cheapest adult ticket to see united..in that case id expect to pay £30 which would be relative, with a couple of beers before/after the game and something to eat at H/T.....then theres the cost of buzzing up and down the M40 which I havent accounted for....would also be more for United though....City is in a handy location for me . |
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Post by clive on Sept 4, 2010 11:20:21 GMT
Josh Emery played for Cirencester last week
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Post by clive on Sept 4, 2010 11:26:32 GMT
And the Abingdon United website is reporting that Jamie Brooks has signed for them
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Post by lomax on Sept 15, 2010 13:12:09 GMT
Brooks left Abingdon after one appearance as a sub! WTF! Do you think he'll hang up his boots now?
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Post by ChrisB on Sept 15, 2010 13:22:49 GMT
And Joel Meade has already moved on from Witney to Old Woodstock.
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Post by Padz on Sept 15, 2010 13:49:15 GMT
A few ex-blues among the goals last night , Yash Romeo(burnham), jon Gardner(ab utd), George redknap(north Leigh), josh emery(Cirencester)
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Post by ChrisB on Sept 20, 2010 9:07:58 GMT
Dan Holman scored Long Buckby's goal on Saturday in a 1-1 draw with St Neots who had Roy Essandoh (remember him?) up front.
Ex-City men seem to be scoring plenty of goals in the North Berks League...
Danny Wise, Chris Potter and Mark Simms have been on target for high-scoring Botley United, and Mark Druce has netted several for Saxton Rovers.
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Post by exile on Sept 21, 2010 19:45:26 GMT
As someone who had seen the late Arthur Howlett play back in the late 50s/early 60s, I should like to give him a mention on this page. The obituary on the Home Page of the club website shows how remarkable he was as a bustling centre forward and goal poacher of the old school (a little like Bobby Smith, the Spurs player who has also recently passed away).
I still have the programme of an Amateur Cup game against NAC Athletic of Banbury in 1958, in which he scored one of his many hat tricks, as well as several from the 1963/64 season, his last in the Hoops. He and John Woodley together notched up 65 or more goals that season.
What is more important is that Arthur was one of the foundation stones of the Percy James side which developed into the team which appeared in the FA Cup 1st Round Proper on five consecutive years from 1966.
RIP, Arthur.
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