Finley - Not a good role model for the kids ?

We've got such a moral bunch following us.

Welcome to the forum smashie. Thank you for the introduction. I remember the 70’s family club as well, oh what fun we had chasing opposing fans up and down Stapleton Road and across the car park towards Muller Road.

*its funny how people trolling the site from other, probably local clubs can’t even be bothered with the effort of building up a profile with a few posts before hitting the forum with an agitating post.

We’ve had a glut of trollish accounts register on here recently. I don’t know if it’s the relegation or the lockdowns or Joey Barton, but it’s got quite hard for the mods to deal with. It just ruins the place for other members quite frankly.

So I’m sorry Smashngrab1, you might be a genuine Gashead, in which case feel free to reregister and share your passion about the Gas, but an obviously incendiary first post attacking a player who’s only been here five minutes suggests otherwise.

So you’re gone.

Difficult times still and in many ways getting worse as we try to navigate our ways back to “normal”.
Coming on here a starting by trying to drop a bomb and stir up emotions against a brand new player before he has kicked a ball for us is not the best way to introduce yourself.
I was guilty of slagging off Joey BEFORE he was appointed as I didn’t think he was going to help our family club image. I go back before the chasing fans across Muller Road days having watched since ‘61 when things actually were different - I’d catch the buses by myself from Whitchurch and meet friends at Eastville as a ten year old without qualms from me or my parents. It didn’t work but the debate made me realise that we were very unlikely to get anyone else of stature.
So far the jury is out still - Joey didn’t get off to a brilliant start and we were relegated but it wasn’t all his fault. The fact he has brought 4 in early (and it looks like a group of at least 3 if not all 4 knowing each other) looks like a step in the right direction. One of the most enjoyable seasons recently was in the Conference visiting new grounds (some of which I hope never to see again) and feeling momentum gradually building after a dreadful start. I hope we don’t have such a bad start to next season but don’t panic if we do. Hopefully the preseason is long enough and good enough but be patient if it isn’t.
A few people are strong enough and good enough to rise above all criticism but I suspect that it is not many at our level. Get behind the players, especially the new ones and be a supporter. Fans blow about in the wind, supporters support. UTG!

Matthew 7:1-3
King James Version
 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Amen.

UTG!

He saw it on the Daily Mail, but the link is to the BBC website - fell at the first hurdle!

How long before we cancel Chris Hargreaves for the title of his autobiography?

Off season chap.

I don't think that keeper Adam Smith we had was a great so called role model either but we got over that..