18th April Match Thread

[Sparrow]

If that side were to be us, I wouldn't be adverse to the idea. I know you may well struggle to keep players, but there could be one or two after Hill as well.

Garry Hill has said that he wouldn't manage anywhere else apart from Woking. He lives and works in Essex so managing elsewhere (Grimsby) isn't appealing for him. So effectively his last job in management is with us.

I don't mean to sound patronising, it isn't my style anyway, but I was shocked to hear when we visited your place that your squad is part-time. Is that really the case and, if so, is there any chance that you could go full-time next season. We had about half a season part-time maybe six or seven years ago, when our finances were a bit tight, but it didn't work at all and we reverted to full-time. I know it needs some pretty careful financial management to achieve, but being able to have players who just play football rather than trying to balance it with a career elsewhere can make a massive difference. Considering how close you have come to the play-offs this season it might just edge you a few steps closer to the Football League.

Yes, we are part-time. We train twice a week, albeit in the morning/day instead of the evening when most will have been at work all day - morning training only started happening from this season. No chance that we'd go full-time next season. 1) The club, financially, isn't ready for it and 2) Garry Hill himself wouldn't want to manage full-time because of his other work commitments.

 

[slaphead]

Cool, I didn't know Hill had work committments outside of football. Even though many clubs are part-time, usually the manager is a full-time member of staff. I hadn't realised that wasn't the case with Woking.

 

[Railway Blue]

Pretty dull affair at Aldershot today which was to be expected given we both have nothing to play for.

Thought we would be too lightweight in midfield with Rooney and Abbott but they both did well. If there hadn't have been a penalty I don't think either team would have scored if they were still playing now. Overall I think we just about shaded it but I'm biased.

If Barker gets the managers job full time, Aldershot fans better hope he doesn't play himself much - he was pretty poor. Plummer looked good though.

We could have been 3-0 up at half time. Still don't know how Oli McBurnie failed to stick one in after doing all the hard work. Must say I was disappointed with Brett Williams. We played with 2 strikers and although Hobbo had a poor game he takes defenders away from our other striker. Also Rooney had another good game because McConville wasn't in the team.

 

[Cardsfan]

We could have been 3-0 up at half time. Still don't know how Oli McBurnie failed to stick one in after doing all the hard work. Must say I was disappointed with Brett Williams. We played with 2 strikers and although Hobbo had a poor game he takes defenders away from our other striker. Also Rooney had another good game because McConville wasn't in the team.

I don't think there were any TV cameras there.

 

[Sparrow]

I don't think there were any TV cameras there.

And he wasn't playing against Woking.

 

[Jemfy]

Cool, I didn't know Hill had work committments outside of football. Even though many clubs are part-time, usually the manager is a full-time member of staff. I hadn't realised that wasn't the case with Woking.

When you've been associated with multiple clubs that went under and poor financial planning with them, I think it's rather prudent of him to have bothered to start doing something outside of football again.