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Out of interest, I have taken a look at how the 2 clubs gave fared since being relegated to the conference. Both clubs have similar attendances averaging around 3-3500. Population of Wrexham 2011 census 135,000 Population of N E Lincs 2011 census 159, 000
Wrexham FC turnover 2012/13. £2.3 million. Profit £250k Town. turnover 2012/13 £1.93 million. Loss £395k
Both have been close to promotion in recent years. Below is the full comparison:-
Wrexham Town Year 1 Finish. 10th. 11th Year 2. 11th. 11th Year 3. Lost in p/offs. Lost in p/offs Year 4. Lost in p/offs. Lost in p/offs Year 5. Lost in p/offs Year 6. 17th Currently 3rd. 13th
Changed Manager End year 3. End year 1 End year 6. Mid year 4 (was it really a change though?)
Shows how tough it can be to get out of this league
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All very interesting , aren't they owned by the fans now ? They have got a new manager now , Nuneaton was it ? Town is my priority , I want us to get it right , but I'm not holding my breath . We are now an established conference side , no better than that .
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Compare their strikers to ours
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All very interesting , aren't they owned by the fans now ? They have got a new manager now , Nuneaton was it ? Town is my priority , I want us to get it right , but I'm not holding my breath . We are now an established conference side , no better than that .
Spot on, had a business meeting the other day and one of the attendees was a Sheffield Wednesday fan, and when the talk got round to football I said I was a Grimsby Town fan and the question I was asked was "where are they now, what league are they in" he had no idea or how we were even doing.
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Compare their strikers to ours
Ross Hannah 136 goals in 231 games, 1 in 2 Lennell John-Lewis 27 goals in 218 games, 1 in 10 (did spend almost his all of his 83 games for Bury on the wing in an extremely poor team) Jon-Paul Pittman 48 goals in games 201, 1 in 4 Rhys Oates 4 goals in 20 games, 1 in 5 Overall: 215 goals in 670. Or 1 in 3 on average (32 goals every 100 games) Connor Jennings 67 goals in 167 games, 1 every 2.5 games (widely not wanted back here after his spell with us) Lewis Moult 27 in 103 games, 1 in 4 Andy Bishop 121 goals in 411 league games, 1 in 3 (although only 28 in his last 150 games, 1 in 5) Wes York 15 goals in 105 games, 1 in 6.5 games Nick Rushton 3 goals in 17 games, 1 in 5 Overall: 233 goals in 803. 1 in 3 on average (29 goals every 100 games) On that Grimsby are slightly better.
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i thought we had Dartford next ?
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i thought we had Dartford next ?
We have, but if you read the OP it is about comparing clubs of a similar size and geographic standing.
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Ross Hannah 136 goals in 231 games, 1 in 2 Lennell John-Lewis 27 goals in 218 games, 1 in 10 (did spend almost his all of his 83 games for Bury on the wing in an extremely poor team) Jon-Paul Pittman 48 goals in games 201, 1 in 4 Rhys Oates 4 goals in 20 games, 1 in 5 Overall: 215 goals in 670. Or 1 in 3 on average (32 goals every 100 games)
Connor Jennings 67 goals in 167 games, 1 every 2.5 games (widely not wanted back here after his spell with us) Lewis Moult 27 in 103 games, 1 in 4 Andy Bishop 121 goals in 411 league games, 1 in 3 (although only 28 in his last 150 games, 1 in 5) Wes York 15 goals in 105 games, 1 in 6.5 games Nick Rushton 3 goals in 17 games, 1 in 5 Overall: 233 goals in 803. 1 in 3 on average (29 goals every 100 games)
On that Grimsby are slightly better.
And Holman?
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Out of interest, I have taken a look at how the 2 clubs gave fared since being relegated to the conference. Both clubs have similar attendances averaging around 3-3500. Population of Wrexham 2011 census 135,000 Population of N E Lincs 2011 census 159, 000
Wrexham FC turnover 2012/13. £2.3 million. Profit £250k Town. turnover 2012/13 £1.93 million. Loss £395k
Both have been close to promotion in recent years. Below is the full comparison:-
Wrexham Town Year 1 Finish. 10th. 11th Year 2. 11th. 11th Year 3. Lost in p/offs. Lost in p/offs Year 4. Lost in p/offs. Lost in p/offs Year 5. Lost in p/offs Year 6. 17th Currently 3rd. 13th
Changed Manager End year 3. End year 1 End year 6. Mid year 4 (was it really a change though?)
Shows how tough it can be to get out of this league
Well before the end. It was Jan/Feb.
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Glad that someone has done this comparison. Some people on here think we should have a Rangers-like dominance of the division full of pub sides and part-timers. The reality is there are several clubs considerably richer than us, and several more of a comparable size. And none of them are walking the league either! Some of our supporters have delusions of grandeur.
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