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Post by A Source (aka Angry Badger) on Mar 1, 2021 15:55:25 GMT
Well thats wasted a couple of minutes of my life. He responds to a TED with a sense of humour by putting a couple of laughing emojis. He's seen the funny side. With how things are at the moment anyone who cannot just either laugh along or ignore it needs to get their priorities right. Everyone needs a giggle right now and it's nothing more than that. If you're gonna let this wind you up then I'm not sure why you are on this forum
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Post by henry on Mar 1, 2021 16:04:12 GMT
Sorry, what's silly? Why is " ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/rofl.png) " silly? It could be interpreted in any context, irony, laughing along with a mate, anything. I honestly can't see any way that his reply tweet can be seen in a negative light? When it comes to your employer, especially if you’re a high profile employee with thousands of followers, most people would err on the side of caution. If it can be taken the wrong way, don’t post it. I don’t come out and reply to tweets where my employer is getting slammed by its competitors customers with stuff like that. If I did, I’d probably get hauled into a meeting room. And that in my eyes would be completely fair. I think you may have turned that argument on its head considering who the club have just employed as manager
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Mar 1, 2021 16:07:16 GMT
Nobody going to say anything about bumping threads? 🤔 (doesn't bother me though!)
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Post by gasandelectricity on Mar 1, 2021 16:12:33 GMT
When it comes to your employer, especially if you’re a high profile employee with thousands of followers, most people would err on the side of caution. If it can be taken the wrong way, don’t post it. I don’t come out and reply to tweets where my employer is getting slammed by its competitors customers with stuff like that. If I did, I’d probably get hauled into a meeting room. And that in my eyes would be completely fair. I think you may have turned that argument on its head considering who the club have just employed as manager Not necessarily, has Joey said anything critical of us since he has been appointed?
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Post by henry on Mar 1, 2021 16:17:05 GMT
I think you may have turned that argument on its head considering who the club have just employed as manager Not necessarily, has Joey said anything critical of us since he has been appointed? Not that I’m aware of but but Rovers have also just employed Joey Barton as manager so I hardly think they will be bothered by a bit of retweeted humour, close to the bone or not. If they are then this is some crazy sh** which has infected some people.
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Post by Jomo on Mar 1, 2021 16:21:14 GMT
Sorry, what's silly? Why is " ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/rofl.png) " silly? It could be interpreted in any context, irony, laughing along with a mate, anything. I honestly can't see any way that his reply tweet can be seen in a negative light? We don't hire amateur comedians we hire 'professionals' although that is debatable with some of our performances over the years! sadly its part of the parcel within his job role to remember that he does represent his employer to thousands of people everyday and silly things like this will attract negative comments. I agree with your sentiments and you are right, but where I disagree is in this particular instance I genuinely see nothing wrong in what he's done. If he had actually posted the picture in the first place, I'd absolutely agree with you. The fact that his response doesn't contain any words, it therefore shouldn't be treated as something that paints himself or the club in a negative light. In my opinion of course, and I do respect your view on it.
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Post by gasandelectricity on Mar 1, 2021 16:41:25 GMT
Not necessarily, has Joey said anything critical of us since he has been appointed? Not that I’m aware of but but Rovers have also just employed Joey Barton as manager so I hardly think they will be bothered by a bit of retweeted humour, close to the bone or not. If they are then this is some crazy sh** which has infected some people. I don’t get the humour personally. Of his tweet or the original tweet. Was probably better off not retweeting it. I had to sit there and think about what was being got at by the whole thing. If it hadn’t had been posted on here, I wouldn’t have noticed it and would have glossed over it pretty quickly if I came across it on Twitter. I can see why some supporters don’t like it though. And I don’t think Mark Little is in a place to be laughing along with the tweet given the fact he has hardly been on the pitch for us and he hasn’t impressed when he has.
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Post by henry on Mar 1, 2021 16:52:48 GMT
Not that I’m aware of but but Rovers have also just employed Joey Barton as manager so I hardly think they will be bothered by a bit of retweeted humour, close to the bone or not. If they are then this is some crazy sh** which has infected some people. I don’t get the humour personally. Of his tweet or the original tweet. Was probably better off not retweeting it. I had to sit there and think about what was being got at by the whole thing. If it hadn’t had been posted on here, I wouldn’t have noticed it and would have glossed over it pretty quickly if I came across it on Twitter. I can see why some supporters don’t like it though. And I don’t think Mark Little is in a place to be laughing along with the tweet given the fact he has hardly been on the pitch for us and he hasn’t impressed when he has. That’s fair enough, but he was only laughing at himself. just think of the contrast from turning up at Aston Gate to turning up at the Mem I think that’s what the crack is there or since leaving City and joining Rovers he has had to downsize but kept his car! I’ll leave it there before I get shot.
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Post by gasandelectricity on Mar 1, 2021 16:56:36 GMT
I don’t get the humour personally. Of his tweet or the original tweet. Was probably better off not retweeting it. I had to sit there and think about what was being got at by the whole thing. If it hadn’t had been posted on here, I wouldn’t have noticed it and would have glossed over it pretty quickly if I came across it on Twitter. I can see why some supporters don’t like it though. And I don’t think Mark Little is in a place to be laughing along with the tweet given the fact he has hardly been on the pitch for us and he hasn’t impressed when he has. That’s fair enough, but he was only laughing at himself. just think of the contrast from turning up at Aston Gate to turning up at the Mem I think that’s what the crack is there or since leaving City and joining Rovers he has had to downsize but kept his car! I’ll leave it there before I get shot. Ok I think we’re getting to the crux of it here. I interpreted it as Mark Little is the fancy sports car, whilst Rovers/the Mem is the rundown wooden house. Thus why people are getting annoyed I think as they have the same interpretation. As they consider him to think he’s laughing at a Ted implying he’s better than the club, and thus actually think he is better than the club.
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Post by Big Jock on Mar 1, 2021 17:05:11 GMT
I gotta be honest, Mark Little comes across as a good egg an does a fair bit for our community projects, he’s just not th type to intentionally wind up or antagonise folk. Nothing to see here IMO.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Mar 1, 2021 17:34:35 GMT
Nobody going to say anything about bumping threads? 🤔 (doesn't bother me though!) I just assumed it was you. There is, though, something to be said for the idea of having one dedicated thread for each player and keeping all their stuff in that thread. Trouble is it would take a lot of organising, and pretty impossible to apply it retroactively. And, if we did, the threads wouldn't have titles that make it look like we just signed someone, every time it was bumped.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2021 18:40:11 GMT
Crikey, if we can’t laugh at ourselves at a time like this the world has become a sorry place. I took it as having a laugh at Mark actually - flash geezer has gone down in the world (not that he’s actually flash of course)
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 1, 2021 18:54:49 GMT
Crikey, if we can’t laugh at ourselves at a time like this the world has become a sorry place. I took it as having a laugh at Mark actually - flash geezer has gone down in the world (not that he’s actually flash of course) Mark's responded by saying he accepts that he's like just a nice car (kit) sat in the garage at Rovers, none of us really know why he's continually been overlooked by the last 2 managers. A bit odd fans are now taking offence to a couple of emojis when we've just appointed a manager facing an ABH trial this summer.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Mar 1, 2021 19:08:28 GMT
Crikey, if we can’t laugh at ourselves at a time like this the world has become a sorry place. I took it as having a laugh at Mark actually - flash geezer has gone down in the world (not that he’s actually flash of course) Mark's responded by saying he accepts that he's like just a nice car (kit) sat in the garage at Rovers, none of us really know why he's continually been overlooked by the last 2 managers. A bit odd fans are now taking offence to a couple of emojis when we've just appointed a manager facing an ABH trial this summer. Something about nothing. Love the reply from Mike Ethridge though!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2021 21:05:13 GMT
A broken down 2010 Vauxhall would have been more accurate.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2021 22:16:13 GMT
Jesus Wept
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Post by aghast on Mar 1, 2021 23:13:05 GMT
Nobody going to say anything about bumping threads? 🤔 (doesn't bother me though!) I assumed it was you. I was so annoyed about it that I'm still annoyed with you even though it wasn't you.
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Post by gulfofaden on Mar 2, 2021 7:40:20 GMT
Not that I’m aware of but but Rovers have also just employed Joey Barton as manager so I hardly think they will be bothered by a bit of retweeted humour, close to the bone or not. If they are then this is some crazy sh** which has infected some people. I don’t get the humour personally. Of his tweet or the original tweet. Was probably better off not retweeting it. I had to sit there and think about what was being got at by the whole thing. If it hadn’t had been posted on here, I wouldn’t have noticed it and would have glossed over it pretty quickly if I came across it on Twitter. I can see why some supporters don’t like it though. And I don’t think Mark Little is in a place to be laughing along with the tweet given the fact he has hardly been on the pitch for us and he hasn’t impressed when he has. You didn’t immediately understand the meme? Really?
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Post by gasandelectricity on Mar 2, 2021 8:36:37 GMT
I don’t get the humour personally. Of his tweet or the original tweet. Was probably better off not retweeting it. I had to sit there and think about what was being got at by the whole thing. If it hadn’t had been posted on here, I wouldn’t have noticed it and would have glossed over it pretty quickly if I came across it on Twitter. I can see why some supporters don’t like it though. And I don’t think Mark Little is in a place to be laughing along with the tweet given the fact he has hardly been on the pitch for us and he hasn’t impressed when he has. You didn’t immediately understand the meme? Really? Took me five to ten seconds. Perhaps that makes me thick.
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Post by goodnightirene1883 on Mar 2, 2021 8:44:34 GMT
You didn’t immediately understand the meme? Really? Took me five to ten seconds. Perhaps that makes me thick. Lump me in the thick pile as I only understood it after reading these threads and only when Mark replied. Good with spreadsheets though and that pays my bills so ever cloud and all that
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