graham drury

Graham has no intention of going to boston and has not had any contact with them

Good news indeed!

I know you will probably never forgive him for up rooting half the team and moving to Corby Jeremy, and whilst I simply can't agree with you mate I do understand your reasons, and even though I would suggest my natural pragmatism up against your NL idealism is probably more suited when one discusses football; there will come a time-and we just have to accept the fact when it arrives-when all successful managers and all decent players will move onwards and upwards in the same way unsuccessful managers and lesser players will inevitably travel in reverse

Whilst with a slightly selfish hat on, we would all like to believe differently, such a fact especially in football, is inevitable, its simply a natural evolutionary consequence of being good at your job

The good news is that Gresh has resisted the temptation, however realistic or not the prospect of managing his home club ever was, to pursue and hopefully finish what he's started here, and it is good news, in fact it's great news for Stamford and at this moment in time that's all we can ask

But in the same way a managers worse fear at all levels I guess is to lose their best players to perhaps more established clubs, (I guarantee we would all have liked to see Jordan stay) it's also inevitable that at some time Gresh if he continues to be successful (and lets hope he is as it obviously means Stamford is being successful as well) will leave, and if but probably more likely when that happens, be it a week, a month, or even a year or two, and on the assumption that when it happens it will be upwards,we will have no option but to accept that.

Lets hope though and I am confident most now do that he is here for a good while yet, as unlike some who originally were dead against the very idea of re-employing Gresh (including a thoroughly decent chairman in JDN) I felt, and still do that for Stamford his re-appointment was both an inspired and correct one, but as suggested earlier if he and or some of our players continue to be successful there will at some stage be consequences to pay.........

Lets just hope with that selfish hat on again though that the possibility is some way away yet.......

Look forward to seeing you all (including the gaffer ;D) at Lincoln tomorrow, and if nothing else this should just be the extra edge the boys need to ensure they come away with the three points

Play offs here we come! ;D

Well I am sure we will all be mightily relieved when the Grantham and Boston jobs have both been filled by someone else. My experience of football managers is not to take too much notice of what they say...smoke and mirrors etc.

I hope Graham stays.
The circumstances of his appointment were not of his making and he deserves our support for the work that he has put in since he joined. And for the excitement he has given us as fans.
Regardless of what happens I hope that he feels that he will always be welcomed at the Daniels.

"i won't be taking Stamford players with me to Corby" - Stamford Mercury (about this time 5 years ago)

As I've said before on here though, I don't think he will go this time. We're a different proposition to then. New ground is more or less definite. The board seem to be very forward thinking etc. I really hope he wants to build something here.

Gas, forget it mate, you will never stop this kind of speculation in a peverse way it actually stimulates and can bring teams closer together.

We have no control on what may happen in the future so there is little point in trying to do so

Happened Wednesday mark, apparently the club couldn't afford to pay him!

Doesn't look good at all for Histon I am aafraid

An interesting point to note is that Grantham fans have stated on here before that the club's recent resurgence was not down to being heavily reliant on one single person.

However when Steve Boam departed the wage bill was cut, is this a coincidence or is it just merely the traditional mid seasn wage cut that Grantham have earned a reputation for?

This is not a snipe at the Grantham fans but an observation that despite how much we malign them sometimes our board do a good job in ensuring th club operates within it's parameters.

When we look at Grantham's recent future which has included a few financial hiccups then look at other local sides such as Histon, Kettering, Boston (thought to be £1.4 million in debt), the former Ilkeston side etc then you have to wonder where you would rather be as a supporter?

Would you rather have short term success inspired by a sugar daddy (Histon, Corby) or financial lunacy (Boston, Kettering) to achieve quick headlines/success or would you take slow, steady progress. Safe in the knowledge you won't have to play with hired generators once EDF lose patience?

This is a brave prediction and I may be proved wrong (which is not unheard of) but I reckon even the Fleetwood dream will die in the not too distant future, much like the dwindling crowds and chairman who is only ever heard of nowadays when he issues ultimatums to sell up at London Road!

I feel for the genuine fans out there who suffer because of these idiots with a few quid and a dream that lasts five minutes.

Why is this posted? GD is ambitious and won't stay forever unless the club hit the Blue Square (nice thought but unrealistic) but he's no mug either. As it stands he doesn't seem interested in a club renowned for wage cuts and financial woes or a club £1.4 million in debt with disinterested fans dwindling all the time. As I said before though I may be wrong....

It was worse than that H.... And the point was that GD said in the paper he wouldnt take players - I realise players leave with manager, but it was the manner, and timing.. Anyway, that's in the past now and i dont care about that now. Hes back here, im pleased, we're playing well and all is good. As I've said anyway, I don't think GD will go..

Also, you say I was a sceptic before he came back. That's not true mate. I was positive from the very start about his return. I didn't believe it at first, as was surprised he'd drop down the leagues, but definitely from the very start, I wanted him here again. check back on here, or read the August edition of Active Magazine!

Am not sure how this nonsense was dragged up again and as tis but an opinion will not debtae it any further as its too well trodden an issue to serve any purpose in doing so, but whilst not disputing any of that Jeremy, in my opinion the FA were fundamentally wrong if by the letter of the rule correct to judge as they did

It happens-and all the time- and to deny that it happens, to take the moral high ground as I feel they did, and to further believe any club is immune to the routine and systematic tweaking of accepted rules in this manner is absurd.

Players talk to each other all the time, and so do to managers, and equally and here is where the hypocrisy of it all shines through mate as all 'clubs' when approaching, sounding out, call it as you may other managers inariably use the same tactic.

In fact it's worse than that as using a generalisation, so stupid are players that they dont even hide the fact, they speak to players on clubs bequests, they sound out the intentions, the possibilities of this player or that player and they even do it publically on twiter, facebook!

You used the word dispicable, and to some whilst it may feel like that, I would suggest it isn't, it's simply the norm, and before you ask, no it shouldn't be the case, but it is mate and it happens daily

Right or wrong, there can be, certainly should be no 'one rule for them and one rule for us' arguement here, alas, and I know it really hurts your understandable idealism jeremy, and I do get that mate, I too wish like you, that the game wasn't like that, but it is and simply wishing it not to be so wont change that, it's just football, and to further suggest we as a club only benefitted once from an equally large exodus rather backs up my view, once twice, ten times, in my eyes there is no difference

Rules are there apparently, some would say obviously, to be bent and they are regularly by all clubs and it happens probably on a daily basis.

To me any rule which is not enforceable with even a crumb of consistency consiten is fundamentally flawed....and this type of rule clearly isn't which is why at our level it should be scrapped forthwith, and for the FA to sit in their old fart boardroom and ever take a stance and rule on the legality or worse morality of what is and what isn't acceptable is frankly with their record, beyond even my comprehension

....and lastly whilst money is normally the motivating norm it's not always the case that players leave or join other clubs as I know with one close to me about what is put in their pockets. They can and do turn down far more lucrative financial offers to sign for clubs or play under a manager in which they trust

and thats my last comment on the subject mate, as commenting further serves no purpose other than to deflect from the all important point of the team picking up three points

H, this 'nonsense' as you call it has been dragged up again by your suggestion that it is hypocritical for SAFC to squeal about mass player movements when benefitting from something similar years later. As Hucknall were in the same league as Stamford they could have blocked the movement of players had they wished, we did not have the same opportunity with Corby as we were not in the same league as them.

You are like many footballers' parents in that you see everything from a player's side not the club. The player can go and play for whoever they like and to hell with either the rules or the consequences for the club they're leaving. Does the player give that any thought, no of course not, he is only interested in number one!

If the club has not fulfilled its responsibilities to the player then fine the player is entitled to go elsewhere...otherwise players should have some responsibilities back to the clubs. You have probably never been in the position of a club official not knowing if you are going to have a side on Saturday a couple of days beforehand, and once you start calling off games at what is it £5K fine a time it is almost all over....I have and it isn't fun.

Yes in the real world it does happen, sometimes the players have been wronged by the club who have not paid wages etc and in that circumstance it is difficult to sympathise with the club too much.....but in other circumstances the club can be totally ripped apart through no fault of its own. Do you honestly think that is right??

As our friend from Grantham put it a few posts back non league football has becoming a vehicle for transferring cash to players. Couldn't have said it better myself.

phew thats melted all the frost then >>>>>>lol