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Post by richhertford on Sept 14, 2021 16:06:16 GMT
Some of the threads on here show the frustration of some fans that I’m sure are fed up with our results over last two years. Absolutely natural to feel so agitated.
To help our thoughts we do need a few victories so we can improve the narrative on here.
I find chatting to Rovers fans away from gaschat is much more balanced in tone and content. Too confrontational on here.
I’m off to check the bus to see if it’s ready to ride again. I might stay inside the bus with my sleeping bag and sleeping pills and not come back to gas chat until we put a run of victories together.
Here’s hoping I won’t be away for too long.
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Post by socrates on Sept 14, 2021 16:10:30 GMT
Some of the threads on here show the frustration of some fans that I’m sure are fed up with our results over last two years. Absolutely natural to feel so agitated. To help our thoughts we do need a few victories so we can improve the narrative on here. I find chatting to Rovers fans away from gaschat is much more balanced in tone and content. Too confrontational on here. I’m off to check the bus to see if it’s ready to ride again. I might stay inside the bus with my sleeping bag and not come back to gas chat until we put a run of victories together. Here’s hoping I won’t be away for too long. I used to come on here a lot and post a lot but hardly bothered these last few months , most of it is bickering and taking swipes at each other so it’s rare I feel like posting because I’ve never really got much to say about the conversations I’m reading so I get there you’re coming from. Hopefully we’ll pick up soon. UTG |
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Post by Colyton Gas on Sept 14, 2021 16:10:51 GMT
Think all fans are similar.Mate Chelsea fan and says how lucky I am supporting lower league football with a more personal interaction with our club.
Likes to come to the Mem' As'It is like grounds 50 years ago'.
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Post by seanclevedongas on Sept 14, 2021 16:44:35 GMT
Come on Rich fess up?
It's not really a bus it's a Coach..... a stage coach and the horses have bolted and it aint movin anywhere, anytime soon.
See you next season
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Post by Big Jock on Sept 14, 2021 17:33:44 GMT
Enjoy yer break Rich, best wishes from me go to you. Be well my friend. Told th gaffer an he sent th following message 😂  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2021 18:03:39 GMT
All the best Rich, hope you and the many other sickened off forum members return in the not too distant future.
Sadly anyone who retains a modicum of positivity doesn't seem welcome here anymore.
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Post by rememberhalifax on Sept 14, 2021 18:06:34 GMT
Think you speak for many members Rich, just wait till the bus is rolling again, there won't be room for every one who wants to jump on! so save me a seat! our day will come!
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Post by aghast on Sept 14, 2021 18:39:52 GMT
I just don't get this positivity against all the evidence being some sort of virtue.
The negative (or maybe realistic) posters on here aren't against the club or their fellow fans and gaschatters.
They're just worried as hell that we'll be back in the conference unless things pick up. And, I'm guessing, they want others to wake up to the risk.
There has been some banter and less pleasant stuff, but it's been from both sides, without a doubt.
So if JB turns it around, I'll be on Rich's bus as I have before. At the moment I can't commit to buying a ticket on it.
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Post by axegas on Sept 14, 2021 19:40:55 GMT
I hope no-one on here feels like they can’t be positive, or present positive views, because they are indeed very welcomed and in fact add a lot to this forum.
Unfortunately recent events at the club have concerned a lot of supporters, but this in my opinion is well meaning concern because we’d all really like to be in a positive place where the club is winning games and there’s a feel good atmosphere again. The thing is we all express our feelings towards the club in different ways.
What there is really no place for is the bickering or taking swipes at one another, because the healthy debate that people come on here to read, only occurs when people respect each other’s views and exchange opinions in good spirit.
Enjoy your break Rich and anyone else that lurks on here but no longer posts. I truly hope that we get to winning ways on the pitch and that energises the fanbase again off it.
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Post by cj on Sept 14, 2021 20:08:18 GMT
All the best Rich, hope you and the many other sickened off forum members return in the not too distant future. Sadly anyone who retains a modicum of positivity doesn't seem welcome here anymore. I will take the bait. What a load of crap that sentence is.
Anyway, Rich, come back soon buddy. We don't agree on the direction of the club but what we do agree on is our love for the club and want the best for the club. We just have different opinions to how to achieve it. This place would be a lot better if all the needless snipes at each other from both sides and side digs (like above) - all in the name of petty point scoring, stopped. It is pathetic, it really is. So I understand you wanting to take a break. Hopefully we get the results soon with or without JB. We all need that lift, regardless what our opinions are regarding what we individually think is best for the club.
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Post by gregsy on Sept 14, 2021 20:45:15 GMT
Good luck rich, enjoy your break from this place....
We should have all kinds of posters and opinions on here....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2021 20:57:03 GMT
All the best Rich, hope you and the many other sickened off forum members return in the not too distant future. Sadly anyone who retains a modicum of positivity doesn't seem welcome here anymore. I will take the bait. What a load of crap that sentence is.
Anyway, Rich, come back soon buddy. We don't agree on the direction of the club but what we do agree on is our love for the club and want the best for the club. We just have different opinions to how to achieve it. This place would be a lot better if all the needless snipes at each other from both sides and side digs (like above) - all in the name of petty point scoring, stopped. It is pathetic, it really is. So I understand you wanting to take a break. Hopefully we get the results soon with or without JB. We all need that lift, regardless what our opinions are regarding what we individually think is best for the club.
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Post by cj on Sept 14, 2021 22:06:36 GMT
I will take the bait. What a load of crap that sentence is.
Anyway, Rich, come back soon buddy. We don't agree on the direction of the club but what we do agree on is our love for the club and want the best for the club. We just have different opinions to how to achieve it. This place would be a lot better if all the needless snipes at each other from both sides and side digs (like above) - all in the name of petty point scoring, stopped. It is pathetic, it really is. So I understand you wanting to take a break. Hopefully we get the results soon with or without JB. We all need that lift, regardless what our opinions are regarding what we individually think is best for the club.
It's not crap and it's not a snipe it's a statement of fact borne out by the number of long standing posters who've quit this place. It is crap because not one person have said being positive is not allowed here. Not one person is against anyone being positive. Your statement was designed to incite a reaction from those who are unable to be positive right now, therefore it was a snipe. Just because someone posts something positive but due to the last 20 months or so, people find nothing to be positive about, that doesn't mean those who are positive can't post.
Read what Rich has said. He understands the current frustrations but is taking a break because it is "too confrontational on here" and he believes wins will change this so will be back when the wins come. People have stopped posting because of this same issue. People who are not vocal on either side of the JB debate have said they are fed up of the petty arguments, the needless snipes, the bullying and the stupid point scoring attempts from those who want JB out against those who want JB in and vice versa. This is what needs to stop so people don't leave this place. It is certainly not about people who can or cannot post positive things.
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Post by seanclevedongas on Sept 14, 2021 22:13:12 GMT
Sutton's win tonight puts us 3rd from bottom
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Post by axegas on Sept 14, 2021 22:51:31 GMT
All the best Rich, hope you and the many other sickened off forum members return in the not too distant future. Sadly anyone who retains a modicum of positivity doesn't seem welcome here anymore. I just wanted to reply to this GHB, I’ve seen you have deleted your account and I’m sorry to see you leave. Really I am, I enjoyed reading your posts. On the off chance you might read this as a guest, I just wanted to share my thoughts. What I think it comes down to, is that whether the general mood of the forum is positive or negative is determined by on the field results and off the field rumblings. To that end, I think as mods and as posters it’s somewhat out of our control. If results are good and off the field signs are positive the majority will use this site to express their satisfaction, if things are not so good the majority will use it as an outlet to express their concerns. As the last 18 months have shown. If people think that this place was better in the old days or whatever, chances are those old days were when both on and off the pitch things at the club were looking a lot better than they do now. So I do think it’s not true that positivity isn’t welcome here any more, believe me it is and I love reading comments from positive posters, probably more than negative ones actually. It’s just that there will be other opinions that are not so positive quite understandably and as long as they treat those that are positive with respect, they’re fine too as that concern is just rooted from a similar love for the club that positive posts come from. I totally understand your concerns and frustrations at this place and I hope you and others feel like returning some day when things are more on the up. Fingers crossed that day comes soon for the sake of us all as fans of the Gas. Axe. |
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Post by Icegas on Sept 15, 2021 5:02:32 GMT
Enjoy yer break Rich, best wishes from me go to you. Be well my friend. Told th gaffer an he sent th following message 😂 That made me laugh...😂 |
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Post by oldie on Sept 15, 2021 6:24:20 GMT
All the best Rich, hope you and the many other sickened off forum members return in the not too distant future. Sadly anyone who retains a modicum of positivity doesn't seem welcome here anymore. I just wanted to reply to this GHB, I’ve seen you have deleted your account and I’m sorry to see you leave. Really I am, I enjoyed reading your posts. On the off chance you might read this as a guest, I just wanted to share my thoughts. What I think it comes down to, is that whether the general mood of the forum is positive or negative is determined by on the field results and off the field rumblings. To that end, I think as mods and as posters it’s somewhat out of our control. If results are good and off the field signs are positive the majority will use this site to express their satisfaction, if things are not so good the majority will use it as an outlet to express their concerns. As the last 18 months have shown. If people think that this place was better in the old days or whatever, chances are those old days were when both on and off the pitch things at the club were looking a lot better than they do now. So I do think it’s not true that positivity isn’t welcome here any more, believe me it is and I love reading comments from positive posters, probably more than negative ones actually. It’s just that there will be other opinions that are not so positive quite understandably and as long as they treat those that are positive with respect, they’re fine too as that concern is just rooted from a similar love for the club that positive posts come from. I totally understand your concerns and frustrations at this place and I hope you and others feel like returning some day when things are more on the up. Fingers crossed that day comes soon for the sake of us all as fans of the Gas. Axe. All a bit overly dramatic isn't it? And a bit hypocritical of GHB who saw fit to call me a prick on Saturday, out of the blue. Now, whilst that may well be factually correct, it was unnecessary. 😂😂😂 Seriously, for the life of me, I do not understand how some take posting on a football forum so seriously, some even citing mental health and well being. I mean, really? I see that, even taken part, in the specific section set up by our member, This Charming Man, but when talking about a game.... Ummm |
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Post by LJG on Sept 15, 2021 8:20:48 GMT
What utterly bizarre behaviour displayed in this thread. From the op and subsequent responses.
The answer might be just to accept that people have different opinions to you and stop with this weird psychological pressure to ensure everything that everyone says all the time is "positive".
It's infantile behaviour and if it genuinely is impacting on a person's mental health I would suggest that that is an issue which members of a football discussion forum will be unable to solve as part of the discussions they have about football.
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Post by Henbury Gas on Sept 16, 2021 12:40:52 GMT
Simple observation !
This forum mirrors news outlets like the BBC and Sky news these days
Full of made up overblown bad news and somewhere deep in the recesses will be a positive byline
I'm happy to post what little crap i know about Football and try to enjoy our bus journey if and when they can find the key to start the engine
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Post by stuart1974 on Sept 16, 2021 15:01:55 GMT
Simple observation ! This forum mirrors news outlets like the BBC and Sky news these days Full of made up overblown bad news and somewhere deep in the recesses will be a positive byline I'm happy to post what little crap i know about Football and try to enjoy our bus journey if and when they can find the key to start the engine We have an engine? |
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