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Post by Henbury Gas on Dec 21, 2017 11:59:18 GMT
And there in is the problem with this forum.......
What starts as an interesting football related very quickly turns into a anti-board slagging match between the same posters...
Shame on you gasheads
Support your Chuffing team and board for Christ sake
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Post by peterhooper57 on Dec 21, 2017 12:03:18 GMT
Last night was a water shed moment, the S*** showed they are ready for the premiership, whether they will get there and stay there only time will tell;as for us, it just seemed to emphasise how far backwards we have actually gone, the Waq & Hani show has proved to be a disaster, with no direction on and off the pitch, I am beginning to feel really worried about the longevity of the club. We are light years from the premiership and struggling to hold on to our first division status. Not optimistic what so ever. Lets hope for a better 2018.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 12:07:12 GMT
Pompous posters get zero They aint no hero There way ahead Its what we all dread We got no hope We only got dopes They got all the money we dont have any honey Dont want no pompous posting They only deserve a roasting We got a crap ground It aint too sound Were barely alive Where the hell is the jive? man The city boys have made a mark But * me were shopping in primark No room for pompous posters here Unless you wanna shed some tears Its called rap Try it with a bap man who the f**k do you think you are honey g Who? never heard of him! |
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Post by toddy1953 on Dec 21, 2017 12:21:12 GMT
Nothing wrong with the forum. If users don't like certain posts they can say so respectfully or dislike the post or ignore it. There is nothing wrong with disagreeing, it's when certain self righteous posters start to label other posters as board haters or Rose tinters or try to belittle others with the I know more than you attitude or how long have you supported the club, you've a new poster must be a s'ted nonsense, perennial WUMs etc.
I've supported the club for over 50 years I am no better or worse than anyone who has just become a supporter or member of the forum - I have more memories nothing else. It doesn't matter if you go to every game or go to none. Just stop putting posters down if their view is different & be humble enough to agree to disagree.
Merry Christmas & best wishes for 2018 to you all - & OUR football club.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 12:22:53 GMT
I actually woke up depressed this morning after watching City deservedly beat a very weak ManUre. [via Sky] And most of the thoughts printed above this post - I echo. Evolution my ass - if we carry on the way we are, it will be more like a crematorium - as we pick over the ashes. I have never had faith in the new owners [and took much flack for it] they got lucky and rode on the back of Clarke's good fortune, but when it came down to actually deliver, my worse thoughts seem to have been confirmed. based on that I would assume you didn't have much faith under the old owners(s) either.
So my point again what do people want?
I guess you want the Al-Qadi's to sell up based on your post? So that means trying to find people prepared to throw lots money at the club with little thought of ever seeing a monetary return. Maybe there is someone out there, but they don't just walk up to football clubs and say here is some money
I would love us to compete at the highest level we can in a decent stadium, but the one thing I really want and always will do is to have my football club to support, wherever it may be.
If we can never keep up with the Jones' so be it. It doesn't mean I don't want better and won't hold my club up to be better at whatever level we are at, but what we cannot do is magic up money from nowhere
We can't expect anyone to rock up with a magic money tree and start watering cash up the wall. The frustrating thing for me though is that there *could* be people out there who could be convinced to invest in a club that took 40,000 to Wembley but we don't even appear to be trying to find them. I would totally back the owners if they came out today and said 'look, we accept the evolution is going to take x number of years and while we progress along this path we are working hard to identify other sites for a stadium and are always seeking outside investment" or "we are more than happy to sell to anyone who can display an appetite to get this club a new stadium". Something that shows they have the desire to see this club progress as quickly as possible. All we get is silence punctuated by Wael stating he is in it for the long haul. Why? He's got no money! Our owners are absentee landlords who bring nothing but neglect to the table (albeit well meaning neglect). What young supporters would want to support a club that has no hope of being anything better than mid-table league one while across the City there is a club with ambition trying to make something of itself? It is the sheer lack of ambition and desire that kills, not the lack of a money tree. This club is swimming in apathy from the top of Dwane Sports right down to the fans. I remember when Buckle got slated for trying to lower expectations, well blow me down if the Al Qadi's haven't delivered a masterclass in it with little fuss from the fans. |
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Post by peterparker on Dec 21, 2017 12:39:26 GMT
based on that I would assume you didn't have much faith under the old owners(s) either.
So my point again what do people want?
I guess you want the Al-Qadi's to sell up based on your post? So that means trying to find people prepared to throw lots money at the club with little thought of ever seeing a monetary return. Maybe there is someone out there, but they don't just walk up to football clubs and say here is some money
I would love us to compete at the highest level we can in a decent stadium, but the one thing I really want and always will do is to have my football club to support, wherever it may be.
If we can never keep up with the Jones' so be it. It doesn't mean I don't want better and won't hold my club up to be better at whatever level we are at, but what we cannot do is magic up money from nowhere
We can't expect anyone to rock up with a magic money tree and start watering cash up the wall. The frustrating thing for me though is that there *could* be people out there who could be convinced to invest in a club that took 40,000 to Wembley but we don't even appear to be trying to find them. I would totally back the owners if they came out today and said 'look, we accept the evolution is going to take x number of years and while we progress along this path we are working hard to identify other sites for a stadium and are always seeking outside investment" or "we are more than happy to sell to anyone who can display an appetite to get this club a new stadium". Something that shows they have the desire to see this club progress as quickly as possible. All we get is silence punctuated by Wael stating he is in it for the long haul. Why? He's got no money! Our owners are absentee landlords who bring nothing but neglect to the table (albeit well meaning neglect). What young supporters would want to support a club that has no hope of being anything better than mid-table league one while across the City there is a club with ambition trying to make something of itself? It is the sheer lack of ambition and desire that kills, not the lack of a money tree. This club is swimming in apathy from the top of Dwane Sports right down to the fans. I remember when Buckle got slated for trying to lower expectations, well blow me down if the Al Qadi's haven't delivered a masterclass in it with little fuss from the fans. I would agree that is quiet and has been poor from a communication standpoint, that doesn't necessarily mean a lack of ambition
There has clearly been a business re-evaluation after UWE being knocked on the head and it probably hasn't been handled the best, but all we have had is rumours about the demise of the club and Dwane not wanting to do anything with very little evidence, exacerbated by the silence
on a slight tangent I go back to the Supporters Club thread and how they should be more important than ever and it needing to change, because it should be standing up and asking the owners what the plan is, and/or to communicate better. Doesn't mean we would get a response, but at least we would know their is a voice from the fans
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Post by xplosivgas on Dec 21, 2017 12:44:46 GMT
based on that I would assume you didn't have much faith under the old owners(s) either.
So my point again what do people want?
I guess you want the Al-Qadi's to sell up based on your post? So that means trying to find people prepared to throw lots money at the club with little thought of ever seeing a monetary return. Maybe there is someone out there, but they don't just walk up to football clubs and say here is some money
I would love us to compete at the highest level we can in a decent stadium, but the one thing I really want and always will do is to have my football club to support, wherever it may be.
If we can never keep up with the Jones' so be it. It doesn't mean I don't want better and won't hold my club up to be better at whatever level we are at, but what we cannot do is magic up money from nowhere
We can't expect anyone to rock up with a magic money tree and start watering cash up the wall. The frustrating thing for me though is that there *could* be people out there who could be convinced to invest in a club that took 40,000 to Wembley but we don't even appear to be trying to find them. I would totally back the owners if they came out today and said 'look, we accept the evolution is going to take x number of years and while we progress along this path we are working hard to identify other sites for a stadium and are always seeking outside investment" or "we are more than happy to sell to anyone who can display an appetite to get this club a new stadium". Something that shows they have the desire to see this club progress as quickly as possible. All we get is silence punctuated by Wael stating he is in it for the long haul. Why? He's got no money! Our owners are absentee landlords who bring nothing but neglect to the table (albeit well meaning neglect). What young supporters would want to support a club that has no hope of being anything better than mid-table league one while across the City there is a club with ambition trying to make something of itself? It is the sheer lack of ambition and desire that kills, not the lack of a money tree. This club is swimming in apathy from the top of Dwane Sports right down to the fans. I remember when Buckle got slated for trying to lower expectations, well blow me down if the Al Qadi's haven't delivered a masterclass in it with little fuss from the fans. It seems Wael communicates with more fans on Twitter than to the whole fanbase on the OS. I've given up even checking the OS, as inevitably there's going to a couple of news articles a about a youth teamer going on loan to a local club and maybe a job ad for a dinner lady - nothing of interest to me at all.
I get the impression he likes the glamour and PR of the title of owner / president, but isn't willing and/or capable of living up to what's required to fulfil the role. At the level of investment he's currently looking at, he'd be better off ordering a copy of Football Manager from Amazon.
If things don't rapidly improve with communication (i.e. what's the plan for the tarting up of the mem?! Contrary to some people's belief, we are stakeholders in the club and it IS our business to know) and player investment, I really fear for us next season.
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Post by daniel300380 on Dec 21, 2017 12:48:03 GMT
based on that I would assume you didn't have much faith under the old owners(s) either.
So my point again what do people want?
I guess you want the Al-Qadi's to sell up based on your post? So that means trying to find people prepared to throw lots money at the club with little thought of ever seeing a monetary return. Maybe there is someone out there, but they don't just walk up to football clubs and say here is some money
I would love us to compete at the highest level we can in a decent stadium, but the one thing I really want and always will do is to have my football club to support, wherever it may be.
If we can never keep up with the Jones' so be it. It doesn't mean I don't want better and won't hold my club up to be better at whatever level we are at, but what we cannot do is magic up money from nowhere
We can't expect anyone to rock up with a magic money tree and start watering cash up the wall. The frustrating thing for me though is that there *could* be people out there who could be convinced to invest in a club that took 40,000 to Wembley but we don't even appear to be trying to find them. I would totally back the owners if they came out today and said 'look, we accept the evolution is going to take x number of years and while we progress along this path we are working hard to identify other sites for a stadium and are always seeking outside investment" or "we are more than happy to sell to anyone who can display an appetite to get this club a new stadium". Something that shows they have the desire to see this club progress as quickly as possible. All we get is silence punctuated by Wael stating he is in it for the long haul. Why? He's got no money! Our owners are absentee landlords who bring nothing but neglect to the table (albeit well meaning neglect). What young supporters would want to support a club that has no hope of being anything better than mid-table league one while across the City there is a club with ambition trying to make something of itself? It is the sheer lack of ambition and desire that kills, not the lack of a money tree. This club is swimming in apathy from the top of Dwane Sports right down to the fans. I remember when Buckle got slated for trying to lower expectations, well blow me down if the Al Qadi's haven't delivered a masterclass in it with little fuss from the fans. Wael does have his own money, plus Sami regularly attends games. Wael has business's contacts all over the world, friends that are richer than the whole family put together. He probably has more chance of attracting other funding, than the old board. Who knows what he's working on, who he is working with etc. If the Uwe deal wasn't right for us, then it was always going to take years to plan another project. They have not had the time, atleast give them that before righting them off. If he wasn't confident at all, he would be in hiding. Why would he still be attending games and improving the back room staff etc. You can't right him off yet, it's way too early. |
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Post by poorblue on Dec 21, 2017 12:49:15 GMT
Notts County have a decent ground, so that point makes no sense. I saw a bit of the second half and united looked hopeless, and yet they should of gone through, really messed up two two v ones plus a few other chances. On the Rovers v city front I never give up, fortunes in football are highly changeable, our day will come, they will face another demise. Just look at a league table from 10 years ago, for example and see how various clubs' success has varied. It is always possible. In the sense that most Notts Locals support forest. Fact. The Clough Era followed by a few years in the top flight collated a mass army of supporters that County can only dream of. That is what I mean. Your comment about the game is said with Gas bias. City were brilliant tonight. Their opening goal was fantastic. They played on the front foot and didn’t play too deep and counter attacked with pace. Marlon Pack has Pogba in his pocket all night and Rashford got nothing from Bailey Wright. They absolutely deserved to win it. Firstly can I say VERY WELL DONE to City. A good game to watch as a "neutral" I was impressed by both sides. For the first time in many years I watched both City and Man Utd on the pub TV. (I'm not impressed with fans only talking about how much a player costs rather than how good their attributes are) In my humble opinion the better side lost. The game is won or lost on putting the ball into the net. City scored 2 very good goals. They always took the game to MU MU dominated most of the game possession wise and hit the woodwork twice, these "misses cost Utd the game. The Utd goal whilst being good was actually very poor defending by City. The gap left in the wall for the keeper to see the ball was used to shoot straight at the keeper who simply was not up to a reasonable easy save and let the ball under him into the net. Having said that he did make some very good saves as well. There is a football quote that is oft repeated you can only beat the team in front of you. Now maybe a little bias coming in Mourinho quoted after the game "City were lucky". I accept City worked hard for that luck Actually Mourinho helped out that bit of "luck" as he also said 10 of my players tonight did not play the last game nor will they play in the next. Utd have lost 4 out of the last 7 League cup games to lower division sides by doing exactly the same thing. Sticking 2 fingers up to English fans there then! Put into perspective that "implies/means" City as a top Championship side were "lucky" to beat a Premiership reserve side. So where does that leave Rovers Championship hopes I wonder? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 12:59:29 GMT
We can't expect anyone to rock up with a magic money tree and start watering cash up the wall. The frustrating thing for me though is that there *could* be people out there who could be convinced to invest in a club that took 40,000 to Wembley but we don't even appear to be trying to find them. I would totally back the owners if they came out today and said 'look, we accept the evolution is going to take x number of years and while we progress along this path we are working hard to identify other sites for a stadium and are always seeking outside investment" or "we are more than happy to sell to anyone who can display an appetite to get this club a new stadium". Something that shows they have the desire to see this club progress as quickly as possible. All we get is silence punctuated by Wael stating he is in it for the long haul. Why? He's got no money! Our owners are absentee landlords who bring nothing but neglect to the table (albeit well meaning neglect). What young supporters would want to support a club that has no hope of being anything better than mid-table league one while across the City there is a club with ambition trying to make something of itself? It is the sheer lack of ambition and desire that kills, not the lack of a money tree. This club is swimming in apathy from the top of Dwane Sports right down to the fans. I remember when Buckle got slated for trying to lower expectations, well blow me down if the Al Qadi's haven't delivered a masterclass in it with little fuss from the fans. I would agree that is quiet and has been poor from a communication standpoint, that doesn't necessarily mean a lack of ambition
There has clearly been a business re-evaluation after UWE being knocked on the head and it probably hasn't been handled the best, but all we have had is rumours about the demise of the club and Dwane not wanting to do anything with very little evidence, exacerbated by the silence
on a slight tangent I go back to the Supporters Club thread and how they should be more important than ever and it needing to change, because it should be standing up and asking the owners what the plan is, and/or to communicate better. Doesn't mean we would get a response, but at least we would know their is a voice from the fans "Dwane not wanting to do anything with very little evidence" - True, there is no evidence either way. But look at it this way- if you were a business owner who was trying to build from A to B but an issue meant you had to get to B via A1, A2 etc wouldn't the quickest win for you be to be totally transparent and outline to your customers how you were going to get there so they had confidence that it was all in hand? While silence does not necessarily mean inactivity common sense suggests that it probably is inactivity because it is better for the relationship if you keep people informed....that is unless there is nothing to report. What we got was a sort of halfway house. Wael giving an interview because it all kicked off on here after DC and Hamer's interviews. Wael told us something and nothing, we are having talks etc. which is so nebulous and lacking in solid deliverables that one is rather more inclined to believe that nothing is happening. I once again point to Swissgas's use of Hearts statement. Contrast that with Wael's performance and tell me which club you think is more serious about their intentions? on a slight tangent I go back to the Supporters Club thread and how they should be more important than ever and it needing to change... - Ab-so-*ing-lutely. That is the first thing I want to see, an official channel to communicate with the very top of Dwane Sports, again with someone like Swissgas involved who will ask hard but fair questions. But this is the thing - what involvement does matey (our fans director) currently have with Dwane Sports? When was the last time he was at a board meeting? Was he at the finance meeting with Hamer and Hani? I'll bet he couldn't pick Hani out of an ID parade. And that for me is one of the major problems at the moment: what pressure is there on the club to listen to us? What do we do if they don't? Do we do what Blackpool fans did and boycott games? That won't work because we just hurt the club, Hani's money is secured against the stadium so he isn't in danger of losing his own money based on the performance of the club or the crowds dropping in protest. That is the worrying thing about the leveraged buy out model the club is operating under, there is no incentive for the club to do well because the owner can always get his investment no matter if the club tanks. Dwane Sports have us by the balls and there is no reason at all for them to listen to anyone if they don't want to. So agree 100% on that point but implementing it is harder than flying to the moon. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 13:05:55 GMT
We can't expect anyone to rock up with a magic money tree and start watering cash up the wall. The frustrating thing for me though is that there *could* be people out there who could be convinced to invest in a club that took 40,000 to Wembley but we don't even appear to be trying to find them. I would totally back the owners if they came out today and said 'look, we accept the evolution is going to take x number of years and while we progress along this path we are working hard to identify other sites for a stadium and are always seeking outside investment" or "we are more than happy to sell to anyone who can display an appetite to get this club a new stadium". Something that shows they have the desire to see this club progress as quickly as possible. All we get is silence punctuated by Wael stating he is in it for the long haul. Why? He's got no money! Our owners are absentee landlords who bring nothing but neglect to the table (albeit well meaning neglect). What young supporters would want to support a club that has no hope of being anything better than mid-table league one while across the City there is a club with ambition trying to make something of itself? It is the sheer lack of ambition and desire that kills, not the lack of a money tree. This club is swimming in apathy from the top of Dwane Sports right down to the fans. I remember when Buckle got slated for trying to lower expectations, well blow me down if the Al Qadi's haven't delivered a masterclass in it with little fuss from the fans. It seems Wael communicates with more fans on Twitter than to the whole fanbase on the OS. I've given up even checking the OS, as inevitably there's going to a couple of news articles a about a youth teamer going on loan to a local club and maybe a job ad for a dinner lady - nothing of interest to me at all.
I get the impression he likes the glamour and PR of the title of owner / president, but isn't willing and/or capable of living up to what's required to fulfil the role. At the level of investment he's currently looking at, he'd be better off ordering a copy of Football Manager from Amazon.
If things don't rapidly improve with communication (i.e. what's the plan for the tarting up of the mem?! Contrary to some people's belief, we are stakeholders in the club and it IS our business to know) and player investment, I really fear for us next season.
I don't like to think the worst of the bloke as prior to the stadium collapse he came across very well. But since the collapse I rather fear you are right that he loves the title and it allows him to move in circles that may be beneficial to the Jordanian FA. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 21, 2017 13:13:50 GMT
Can they always get their money back though, as surely at some point in the next year or two their "investment" will exceed the value of the club i.e. the Mem, assuming they have spent £12m already and debts are running at £1/2m they'll be soon hitting £15m which must be the open market value of the Mem?
For posters like Knowall & HG saying trust the ALQ's to deliver a new ground etc what evidence is there apart from failed promises, it now looks all nonsense about a world class stadium at the UWE and Class 2 Academy.
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Post by pirate49 on Dec 21, 2017 13:20:01 GMT
There's a stage at which a gap stops being a gap and just becomes a distance.
That's where we are now.
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Post by socrates on Dec 21, 2017 13:25:35 GMT
f**k them.
When we hit rock bottom we stood strong and supported our club , they didn’t even fall as far as us and they turned their backs in 1982 and their club died.
They hate the fact that our hardcore support is stronger than theirs and they know that whatever a mess our club is in we’ll always stick with it and not turn our backs.
I want our owners to give us the facilities that we deserve but I don’t ever want to be like them.
Like another poster said they used to get crowds of 28,000 in the 70s and 25,000 of those disappeared when the going got tough only a few years later.
And don’t forget we beat the Busby babes 4-0 so we’ve still got the most impressive record match v Man UTD.
UTG
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Post by singupgas on Dec 21, 2017 13:27:20 GMT
It seems Wael communicates with more fans on Twitter than to the whole fanbase on the OS. I've given up even checking the OS, as inevitably there's going to a couple of news articles a about a youth teamer going on loan to a local club and maybe a job ad for a dinner lady - nothing of interest to me at all.
I get the impression he likes the glamour and PR of the title of owner / president, but isn't willing and/or capable of living up to what's required to fulfil the role. At the level of investment he's currently looking at, he'd be better off ordering a copy of Football Manager from Amazon.
If things don't rapidly improve with communication (i.e. what's the plan for the tarting up of the mem?! Contrary to some people's belief, we are stakeholders in the club and it IS our business to know) and player investment, I really fear for us next season.
I don't like to think the worst of the bloke as prior to the stadium collapse he came across very well. But since the collapse I rather fear you are right that he loves the title and it allows him to move in circles that may be beneficial to the Jordanian FA. With respects to are beloved club, how impressive can it be to boast being the president of a bottom half league 1 club that play in a ramshackle ground, with no sense of direction. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 13:33:28 GMT
We can't expect anyone to rock up with a magic money tree and start watering cash up the wall. The frustrating thing for me though is that there *could* be people out there who could be convinced to invest in a club that took 40,000 to Wembley but we don't even appear to be trying to find them. I would totally back the owners if they came out today and said 'look, we accept the evolution is going to take x number of years and while we progress along this path we are working hard to identify other sites for a stadium and are always seeking outside investment" or "we are more than happy to sell to anyone who can display an appetite to get this club a new stadium". Something that shows they have the desire to see this club progress as quickly as possible. All we get is silence punctuated by Wael stating he is in it for the long haul. Why? He's got no money! Our owners are absentee landlords who bring nothing but neglect to the table (albeit well meaning neglect). What young supporters would want to support a club that has no hope of being anything better than mid-table league one while across the City there is a club with ambition trying to make something of itself? It is the sheer lack of ambition and desire that kills, not the lack of a money tree. This club is swimming in apathy from the top of Dwane Sports right down to the fans. I remember when Buckle got slated for trying to lower expectations, well blow me down if the Al Qadi's haven't delivered a masterclass in it with little fuss from the fans. It seems Wael communicates with more fans on Twitter than to the whole fanbase on the OS. I've given up even checking the OS, as inevitably there's going to a couple of news articles a about a youth teamer going on loan to a local club and maybe a job ad for a dinner lady - nothing of interest to me at all.
I get the impression he likes the glamour and PR of the title of owner / president, but isn't willing and/or capable of living up to what's required to fulfil the role. At the level of investment he's currently looking at, he'd be better off ordering a copy of Football Manager from Amazon.
If things don't rapidly improve with communication (i.e. what's the plan for the tarting up of the mem?! Contrary to some people's belief, we are stakeholders in the club and it IS our business to know) and player investment, I really fear for us next season.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Dec 21, 2017 13:35:09 GMT
I couldn't give a toss what the teds do, its about time they were challenging with the money they have spent, plus ive seen quite a few Championship games this season and the quality is as poor as its been in a long time.
In fact, I wouldn't recognise any City players if I walked past them in street, apart from Aden Flint but that's just because he looks like he is missing his banjo and toothpick.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 13:47:20 GMT
I don't like to think the worst of the bloke as prior to the stadium collapse he came across very well. But since the collapse I rather fear you are right that he loves the title and it allows him to move in circles that may be beneficial to the Jordanian FA. With respects to are beloved club, how impressive can it be to boast being the president of a bottom half league 1 club that play in a ramshackle ground, with no sense of direction. It depends what you are looking for out of the ownership aspect. Regardless of club size and facilities it gives you access to networking opportunities at the league owner's meetings etc. Probably opened some doors for him at his beloved Chelsea- we got some of their players on loan which shows some kind of relationship there. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 13:49:04 GMT
It seems Wael communicates with more fans on Twitter than to the whole fanbase on the OS. I've given up even checking the OS, as inevitably there's going to a couple of news articles a about a youth teamer going on loan to a local club and maybe a job ad for a dinner lady - nothing of interest to me at all.
I get the impression he likes the glamour and PR of the title of owner / president, but isn't willing and/or capable of living up to what's required to fulfil the role. At the level of investment he's currently looking at, he'd be better off ordering a copy of Football Manager from Amazon.
If things don't rapidly improve with communication (i.e. what's the plan for the tarting up of the mem?! Contrary to some people's belief, we are stakeholders in the club and it IS our business to know) and player investment, I really fear for us next season.
To the outside world I can't imagine there is much glamour for the position of Bristol Rovers President I would say the same about Gillingham - care to hazard a guess about why they were so keen to buy them (a club with less opportunity for new stadiums and revenue streams than us)? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 14:32:32 GMT
To the outside world I can't imagine there is much glamour for the position of Bristol Rovers President I would say the same about Gillingham - care to hazard a guess about why they were so keen to buy them (a club with less opportunity for new stadiums and revenue streams than us)? WAQ clearly loves football and thought/thinks he has the skills and contacts to help a club progress - whether he succeeds or fails we'll find out in the longer term. My point is that I don't think WAQ is in it to show off, swan around with a fancy title or some delusions of prestige from association with the world renowned Bristol Rovers. Some may think his involvement is a vanity project, I would completely disagree. He's heavily involved with FIFA and following their recent fall from grace he could have made a bigger name for himself in football concentrating on a career within that. |
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