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Post by xplosivgas on Sept 22, 2018 11:14:58 GMT
The new stand fits in perfectly......if we were in medieval league 1 of jousting!
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Post by xplosivgas on Sept 21, 2018 7:19:15 GMT
Can someone post a pic or link to the new family stand please?
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Post by xplosivgas on Sept 20, 2018 22:32:14 GMT
Makes sod all difference though. I've worked for businesses owned by companies with massive market value, but it made no difference to my pay packet, and we had to achieve our margin like every other business they owned. Too right. You could have 10 billion but if you don't want to spend it means jack sh**, and even if you do want to spend it FFP stops small clubs getting bigger and keeps the big boys in their cosy environment. As for the Al Qadi's they fall into the first category. The runt of their litter has been given loose change and has run out of pocket money. Your last para did amuse me..."runt of the litter" - love it!
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Post by xplosivgas on Sept 16, 2018 23:16:59 GMT
I think DC still has some credit in the bank. I certainly don't want him to be Wael's scapegoat. I'm confident he'll do enough to keep us up. Then I wouldn't blame him if he moved on CV in tact.
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Post by xplosivgas on Aug 19, 2018 11:48:53 GMT
It's fine as long as you don't sit on the very back row, which is up in the gods and makes it like watching a game of subbuteo
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Wael
Aug 12, 2018 23:25:24 GMT
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Post by xplosivgas on Aug 12, 2018 23:25:24 GMT
Brilliant post - sums things up rather well - fortunately Wayne is in the minority although he is rather prominent on the forums - mouthy git he is. Wayne is very prominent, very depressing to listen to, out of touch with reality, clueless on business matters, damaging to the FC, spoilt, ungrateful and should take a trip to BS3! To me Wayne sounds like he has ambition and doesn't like being treated like a mug - especially after all of the time, money and support given over many years. If more fans were like him maybe we'd stand a chance.
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Wael
Aug 11, 2018 20:41:11 GMT
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Post by xplosivgas on Aug 11, 2018 20:41:11 GMT
NDAs?! What an absolute plonker. It would be funny if he wasn't the plonker running our club!
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Post by xplosivgas on Aug 10, 2018 21:31:29 GMT
Hopefully this is the sign of some big news. A real statement of intent. Something with some serious "wow" factor. I'm thinking a canvas roof for the Mem...
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Post by xplosivgas on Aug 6, 2018 23:05:40 GMT
I think we have gained the reputation of being cheap sellers and clubs reflect that knowledge in their bids. Initial twitter rumours suggest EH went for £1.6m which seemed good business then find out its £750k then find out its paid in installments. I'm suspect if we kept our nerve EH could have netted £1m to £1.25m. Even if we did get £2mill for EH I doubt it'd made any difference to our playing budget. We'd have likely just signed up a catering supervisor and maybe an accounts clerk at a push.
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Post by xplosivgas on Aug 4, 2018 21:55:00 GMT
We may be light up front, but at least we can take heart in the fact we have a killer admin team and with out them you would have no club to support Dont tell me, you're an administrator? So for a club our size, you don't think we have too many pen pushers and too few goal scorers?
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Post by xplosivgas on Aug 4, 2018 17:47:29 GMT
We may be light up front, but at least we can take heart in the fact we have a killer admin team
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Post by xplosivgas on Aug 2, 2018 23:00:21 GMT
I'm not able to listen at the moment, could someone give a brief summary of what was said?
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Post by xplosivgas on Aug 2, 2018 20:19:54 GMT
I would argue that those improvements mentioned are a given for a club our size. Nothing above and beyond whatsoever. Are we supposed to be thankful for our match day experience and infrastructure being raised to the point where it is on par with the likes of Accrington and Forest Green? Theae things should be a given however given that previous administrations didn't do it, someone has to now. So yes, I think we should be, if not grateful, at least understanding that the Al Qadi's are fulfilling exactly what they said they would when they arrived in building a sustainable club. I accept that the stadium hasn't happened and that they will be judged on this, but if the UWE wasn't the right deal for us with the sustainability model in mind then maybe rejecting it was the right thing. I don't believe for a second that the UWE stadium would have been a bad deal for the club. Could a shiny new stadium with add-on facilities be worse than staying put and losing a couple mill a season? No, I suspect it would have involved the owners risking some Jordanian money and they didn't want that. Off-field matters in general are quite the shambles right now.
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signings
Aug 1, 2018 17:19:36 GMT
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Post by xplosivgas on Aug 1, 2018 17:19:36 GMT
I must admit it's becoming quite concerning. Without some more striking power I can see us having lots of decent performances but ending up drawing or losing by the odd goal.
The owners' ambition over the next week will make or break our season (imo, of course)
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Post by xplosivgas on Jul 30, 2018 12:27:02 GMT
If I had to place a wager on what's more likely in 12 months time: CEO resigns or grand plans announced for new stadium / major revamp - I know where my money would go. This may be viewed as a negative outlook, but it's just based on owner activities (or lack therefore) and conduct to-date. These are business people. Would they waist money on a development squad, CEO, head of recruitment etc. If they did not have a long term plan, to pay for it?? Wael even stepped down from the Jordanian fa,to concentrate more on us. Don't think they would continue to improve the back room team, increasing costs, unless they were in it for the long run? Unless you can think of another reason for them to do it? Have not seen anyone come up with a reason yet. Just moan, about what they wouldn't be allowed to us anyway. But if they really have no long term plans, why continue to increase costs and improve us? ? What you say makes total sense and is entirely logical. It's just that so many decisions so far have seemed to defy logic (to me). Hopefully the master-plan will come together in the near future and we'll all be like "ahhhh...so THAT'S what you were up to all along!"
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Post by xplosivgas on Jul 30, 2018 11:40:24 GMT
Whining? What is whining? What is protest? Is one where you don’t agree with the sentiment and the other when you do? Are people whining about lack of gun control in the US? Are people whining about BREXIT? Anyway in answer to your question of course in football supporters can invoke change of ownership or change of attitude or change of style from the people that run their clubs but staying silent and accepting everything like sea lions clapping for their dinner during show time at Sea World will never change anything. In football people confuse criticism and asking questions of owners/ managers/ players/ club officials as not being true fans, as being moaners, as being whiners even! When in actual fact it is sensible and desirable that supporters just like shareholders of a business hold the people that are in charge to account. Keep them on their toes so they know that they cannot ride roughshod or disrespect the institution that they are mere custodians of, and to let them know that they will be held to account if they act selfishly by the shareholders or emotional shareholders as is the case of fans of a football club. There are plenty of instances of fans who are unhappy with the way that their clubs are run are invoking change. Charlton Athletic fans have been pretty united in seeing the back of their current owner and are on the brink of getting change www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/charlton-athletic-roland-duchatelet-league-one-plymouth-argyle-a8272456.html. Similar fan pressure has invoked or contributed towards change at Aston Villa and Sunderland in recent months and will hopefully yield the same at Blackpool too. The ALQs might not be as bad as some of those owners but they get an extraordinary easy ride from our fans considering they seem totally incapable or unwilling to make any progress on the two major things they promised to make a difference on when they took over. A decent stadium and new training ground. We are one year on now from them pulling out of the best chance we have ever had to have a fantastic new stadium and said they would redevelop the Mem instead and all we will have is a few hastily erected tents and no communication about anything. Yet we still have fans saying “keep the faith” and jumping down the throats of those who dare to question the ALQs. So yes those people do deserve the ALQs, their lack of communication and whatever plans selfish or otherwise they have for our beloved football club. Because it takes longer than a year, to plan a new stadium. Do you think we are bringing in a new CEO to do nothing?? One that has experience of planning facilities etc. Plus improving our back room staff, they must have a long term plan, however, confidentiality normal stops them from talking about it. Most clubs announce it, with pictures of the drawn up plans etc. Most fans realise a year is not long enough and if nothing has happened by this time next year. More questions will be asked. If I had to place a wager on what's more likely in 12 months time: CEO resigns or grand plans announced for new stadium / major revamp - I know where my money would go. This may be viewed as a negative outlook, but it's just based on owner activities (or lack therefore) and conduct to-date.
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Post by xplosivgas on Jul 29, 2018 22:45:04 GMT
As our first game of the season is away, surely the fact that the start of the season is six days away is irrelevant. The relevant date is that of our first home game which is 11th August, unless it would make you feel better sitting in one of the new stands while the team is playing 140 miles away. Make me feel better? I will be in Peterborough and the only thing that will make me feel better is a performance and result diametrically opposed to the one I witnessed yesterday. Again I made an observation that nothing is yet built on the eve of the season and a happy clapper takes offence. Don’t worry the current owners aren’t going to take your rag bag Rovers away. Not sure about the 'rag bag rovers' bit: the new owners appear to have imposed on us their Jordanian Four Seasons price list!
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Post by xplosivgas on Jul 29, 2018 21:04:54 GMT
I appreciate this will likely turn sour but as I can't make it down the Mem until a couple of months into the new season, does anyone have any photos of the new improvements?
Notably the new North east section and club shop etc.
Just curious.
Cheers!
Er not sure if this is a water take or not but there are no actual improvements to take photos of except the new club shop. The SW stand has gone and now there’s just an empty space and there are no new structures on the East side. 6 days to go to new season and we have one less stand than we finished last season with, no new home kit for players or fans (old one worn yesterday), no new bar, and no season tickets. Pitch looks nice though although looks like they’ve shortened it a bit. So not only are we not getting a new marquee signing, but we've lost our existing marquee!
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Post by xplosivgas on Jul 28, 2018 23:04:49 GMT
I can understand the prices if we were in a bespoke new stadium but the prices don’t represent the customer experience at the mem. It’s a tired almost dilapidated stadium and the supporters deserve better value for money. It’s like the new regime are getting ahead of themselves. We don’t deserve rip off prices! Agreed. Most fans care about 3 things: team, ground and prices. This season we're at risk of 0/3 unless DC works some magic again.
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Post by xplosivgas on Jul 28, 2018 21:47:01 GMT
Those are some crazy price rises. The stupid thing is it's unlikely to generate much/any additional profits because many won't bother buying a drink, or perhaps just get the one when before they might've bought a few.
To me it comes across like the club is taking the fans' loyalty for granted - not just this but with many other things too. If results stoop to the same level as off-field goings on, it could get very messy quickly. People don't like being taken for mugs.
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