Mad Cyril
The Fresh Prince of Belfairs⭐⭐
Any idea what going on. Five players have left the club in the last couple of days.
Any idea what going on. Five players have left the club in the last couple of days.
Billericay in free fall.
https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/1...of-players-leave-billericay-town/?ref=mr&lp=4
Some of there players cannot make the full time switch to training every day as they have full time jobs to go to during the week, those that cannot turn up on certain days and times are being let go or sold.
Never been there, myself. Driven past a few times when en-route to Billericay Cricket Club. Might go to the Senior Cup match.
Is it possible they might sell the land?
I know the Cricket Club and possibly the Tennis Club, as well, have been offered a substantial amount for their land and were considering it last time I spoke to them.
Rumours of a take over. Some of the highest earners have to go to make it viable, as at the moment it's just another loss making rich mans play thing.
Hadn't realised BTFC had a Supporters Society / Trust. Pleased they now have this safeguard although I'd understood Basildon Council owned the actual site? Seen many matches there since the 80's but refuse to pay any money towards funding GT's ego trip.
Rich man's plaything ? any more than any other clubs with a rich man at the helm?
He's taken a club that was stagnating, at best, improved the stadium beyond all recognition, won a promotion and a few trophies, trebled, or even quadrupled, the crowd and staged many very entertaining matches. All that in just two years.
Agreed he's not, on the face of it, the most appealing of characters with his social media outbursts but I don't think there are too many Billericay supporters, new, old and returning, who haven't enjoyed the last two years immensely.
I know what he's done for the club and the Billericay supporters were blessed that he came along. Pumping huge amounts of money into a club like that will always bring success and increase attendances hugely. Some of the players he bought in were leagues above in standard of the league they were playing in with Billericay. So of course the entertainment was better.
Now it's a big loss making machine, and unless he can find another Millionaire willing to carry on pumping and losing money, then cuts to that big squad and salaries have to be made. It looks like that has started.
Loss to me? Oh, I think not and would still consider paying entrance money to watch players signed on ridiculously high contracts as helping fund his ego trip. But as you appear to admire him so much so be it.
The 70s (and 80s) were played at a lower level in the Isthmian leagues and other than the Vase successes I don't recall them being a notably outstanding playing side during that time. There again, maybe you were a regular there perhaps and know different ? Or not.....