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Post by martinboxer on Mar 5, 2020 17:08:56 GMT
Thanks Westwindy
I think boxing clubs perform a fantastic social service and I am proud to be part of Empire. 3 of our amateur coaches have been involved with the club for nearly 50 years each , all unpaid which is something special.
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Post by martinboxer on Mar 2, 2020 17:37:42 GMT
Hello pirate,
As way of an update we have just received an individual donation of £100 so the total was £668 in the end which is fantastic.
Thanks rememberhalifax. The club were great with us as were the fans, although i always knew we are the best!
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Post by martinboxer on Mar 1, 2020 15:04:48 GMT
Thank you Russgas.
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Post by martinboxer on Mar 1, 2020 14:41:49 GMT
Hello all,
I co-founded and run Empire Fighting Chance, one of the charities of the year supported by the football club.
Yesterday we had a bucket collection and raised an incredible £568.26.
Your generosity is outstanding and this money will genuinely help change lives.
i also want to say that the club have been brilliant to deal with throughout the process and deserve credit for how committed they were in helping us.
Thanks again and UTG
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Post by martinboxer on Sept 25, 2018 14:36:31 GMT
I run another Bristol based charity and we do a fair bit with the Community Trust.
In my opinion Adam and the team are excellent and definitely add real value to the football club.
They do some brilliant work around education and engagement and genuinely have community interest at heart.
We are proud to be associated with them.
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Post by martinboxer on Mar 17, 2018 20:20:48 GMT
I dont agree with you,but dont take it to heart and sulk off and delete your profile yet again will you? We all have different opinions. I thought the general consensus before today's game was that Locks was back to his best, although even today both pens looked soft, and it was JC and OC at fault/unlucky for the first two goals anyway. Stop using perspective and facts, it gets you nowhere ! |
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Post by martinboxer on Feb 28, 2018 16:30:25 GMT
I have dealt with them a few times.
In my experience a number of these type of organisations masquerade as charitable trust but are really only used as PR or a token.
Rovers CT are not one of these and do really good stuff, especially around education and community engagement.
Fingers crossed they win
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Post by martinboxer on Jun 11, 2017 12:16:57 GMT
If I were a betting man I'd have bet on Lee to lose tonight. His preparation was awful. The Sanigars had him spar with Ash Lane and his own son ffs, instead of bringing in top class sparring partners. His interviews on last weeks TV showed a man who had seemingly wanted to quit and train his boy. I don't think I've ever seen Lee so not up to the task BUT Burnett was trained to perfection, by Adam Boothe. He has every angle covered and rough housed Lee from minute one. Using his head and tying Lee up. He basically did what Lee does to others. It was a well deserved victory for Burnett. Whoever the judge was that made it 109-117 in Haskins favour, an American, should be banned from judging. IMO Lee didn't take one round and was on his ar5e twice too. I don't see a rematch and Lee won't now get the big fight against McDonnell. It's a shame as he's a lovely bloke but his management team really are at fault for this. They failed to prepare and Lee says he never watches videos of his opponents. Burnett is a tough fighter and I see him doing very well. Good luck Lee. Hopefully would have saved a few quid and can retire from the game now. I felt sad but kind of relieved for him. I think it was fairly obvious he was not up for this fight. Hello KP Sorry mate but I can't agree with this. Lee's training was the same as other camps, they also brought in some Welsh sparring partners as well and he looked very good. Some of the greats box amateurs etc for their title fights. His son was as much for TV as serious prep. Videos of Burnett wouldn't have necessarily revealed much as previous performances haven't been great and last time he was awful and looked a hype job. It it was a calculated gamble for purse plus a kid who hadn't been above British level so seemed reasonable. sometimes fighters age, get beat, lose the hunger or just meet someone better than them. lee has overachieved in reality, is likely to retire now and should be proud of everything he has done. English, Commonwealth, British, European and World champion. That is some record and I am extraordinarily proud of him Finally Sanigars produce champion after champion, that isn't luck and no-one else down here can do it. |
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Post by martinboxer on May 3, 2017 20:36:32 GMT
I am not sure, my guess is muscle mass. It looked like he punched himself out and very few heavyweight champions have big muscles like that. I know he trains very hard with a good team around him so I suspect a combination of tension and muscle mass. Worryingly is how easy he gets hit, White is poor and caused him problems and WK should have stopped him in the 6th. Still can't work out why he didn't go for it. big mike was well built,he would've finished it in 5 maybe even first round That man was like a animal,for me I think the heavyweight division is quite poor and aj no better than what Bruno was He was but different physique. Yes young Tyson was hell of a fighter. It it is poor, Bruno was a decent fighter who unfortunately had a combination of great fighters in his era and the inability to hold and fiddle when hurt. |
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Post by martinboxer on May 3, 2017 19:36:41 GMT
Yes that was my point. They came with big reputations and were f-king sh1t. Everyone thought they were getting class..... Wright was a market stall selling knock offs quick boxing question,after what happened in round 5 in aj fight would you say aj needs to do more cardio work or just the muscle mass knackers him out quicker? Saw the same happen v dillian white,he could've lost that too I am not sure, my guess is muscle mass. It looked like he punched himself out and very few heavyweight champions have big muscles like that. I know he trains very hard with a good team around him so I suspect a combination of tension and muscle mass. Worryingly is how easy he gets hit, White is poor and caused him problems and WK should have stopped him in the 6th. Still can't work out why he didn't go for it. |
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Post by martinboxer on May 3, 2017 19:24:48 GMT
I understand the sentiment but I think it isn't where you shop but what you buy. Taylor and Sinclair would be Primark buys as would Nigel Martyn And Ollie - whereas (debatably) Garry Kenneth, Domic Blizzard or Mark Wright would be House of Fraser! We have to trust DC and rest to get players in. Finally they talk about no money, poor budgets etc but not everything DC says can be taken on face value. He is a shrewd operator and owners and DC both say they back him and he gets what he wants. I Will, until proven otherwise believe and back them all, as imo so far progressive has been fantastic on, and it seems off, the pitch Gary Kenneth? House of Fraser? Gary Kenneth was Iceland. Blizzard was Boots the chemist and Mark Wright was ... f**king ... the shop ... where they sell the sh*ttest, laziest, cr*p w**ker footballers, I don't even know. Yes that was my point. They came with big reputations and were f-king sh1t. Everyone thought they were getting class..... Wright was a market stall selling knock offs |
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Post by martinboxer on May 3, 2017 19:20:36 GMT
I understand the sentiment but I think it isn't where you shop but what you buy. Taylor and Sinclair would be Primark buys as would Nigel Martyn And Ollie - whereas (debatably) Garry Kenneth, Domic Blizzard or Mark Wright would be House of Fraser! We have to trust DC and rest to get players in. Finally they talk about no money, poor budgets etc but not everything DC says can be taken on face value. He is a shrewd operator and owners and DC both say they back him and he gets what he wants. I Will, until proven otherwise believe and back them all, as imo so far progressive has been fantastic on, and it seems off, the pitch are you a boxer Martin I used to be , I now coach and run an amateur club mate |
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Post by martinboxer on May 3, 2017 19:08:02 GMT
If you shop in Primark you get what you pay for - rubbish!!! I understand the sentiment but I think it isn't where you shop but what you buy. Taylor and Sinclair would be Primark buys as would Nigel Martyn And Ollie - whereas (debatably) Garry Kenneth, Domic Blizzard or Mark Wright would be House of Fraser! We have to trust DC and rest to get players in. Finally they talk about no money, poor budgets etc but not everything DC says can be taken on face value. He is a shrewd operator and owners and DC both say they back him and he gets what he wants. I Will, until proven otherwise believe and back them all, as imo so far progressive has been fantastic on, and it seems off, the pitch |
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Post by martinboxer on Apr 22, 2017 18:14:29 GMT
Must admit i think dc will leave and we will flirt with relegation next season unless some serious cash is made available to the manager. It might be that the ffp rules and the stage were at in developing the club makes that impossible though. It will be a fascinating close and pre season thats for certain. Why? Haven't the current squad proved they can more than compete at L1 level? I agree investment is needed but even if V little is spent, I think this squad would be nowhere near the relegation zone. No chance DC will leave whatsoever. I agree. I also can't understand why we think so many of these players aren't good enough. Most have shown they are, post Jan window we have been short of goals, that has been the issue. We should have replaced tosspot, in business you always plan for worst case scenario and have mitigation plans in place. Not having one for something that seemed likely was very poor from us. GK and centre half are needed desperately, obviously Sweeney and Lumley would be ideal but we haven't scored goals when on top so for me we need more goals. A few quality players in, and this doesn't have to mean big fees, we won't be too far away. Finally it has been an excellent season from a good team and good manager. Playoffs are a shame but it doesn't override achievement. We now need to kick on again. |
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Post by martinboxer on Feb 19, 2017 16:08:52 GMT
I think Ollie has played the best I have seen him during this latest run in the team.
Linesy has creativity, when Monty came on vs Sheff Utd he livened it up and Bodin has real quality.
We do need a bit more pace as I would like to see us go beyond opponents back 4 and break quicker but I don't think these are bad players. I understand sentiment but we shouldn't worry about Championship quality imo, I think successful clubs tend to have players who can do a job at a level and then bring others in when they go beyond it.
Taylor was and is tosser but (know this sound ridiculous) it wasn't his goals that impressed me, it was his movement and how he brought players into game.
A confident Gaffers and Taylor were a handful as they complemented each other, made space and created chances. Harrison / Gaffers don't seem to gel and neither are playing that well, James I need to see more of before I can make a decision. you could try Bodin there but he causes problems cutting in and running at players, we could lose that if he is trying to chase a harrison flick on
Finally it was Harris' first game for while. There were plenty of moans with leads when he joined and I remember Michael Smith looking nowhere near good enough, nor did Jason Roberts to name another, they turned out ok.
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Post by martinboxer on Feb 18, 2017 16:36:31 GMT
1 Goal in 335 minutes since the snake slithered off. Bit unfair considering who we've played since then. I agree. We haven't really been creating chances, strikers had very little service against Bradford or Sheff Utd (bar last 15 mins and that was more pressure than service IMO) |
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Post by martinboxer on Feb 2, 2017 20:40:18 GMT
I will caveat all this with I am not in the know but do speak to people in course of my business......
Several senior staff members told me late last year that they were spending considerable money on infrastructure, and always looking to build a sustainable club.
Appearances, which I appreciate can be deceptive, are of a considered sensible business plan where foundations are solidly and sustainably built. I have seen too many businesses spend money on a promise / unfounded optimism and not be sustainable. Without foundations chucking money at players is short term fun for long term pain, personally I would be concerned if we were spending wildly Without rest in place
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Post by martinboxer on Feb 1, 2017 19:02:37 GMT
It may simply be DC didn't fancy Lambert.
We, as supporters, look at everything through rose tinted glasses, even the genius of Gerry Francis didn't work out second time round, Clarke may have thought it could unbalance the squad.
On the face of it not replacing that tosser may seem short sighted or a mistake but we (or certainty I dont) know what manager thought about it. He may have a longer term view and think that we'll score enough for now and he will bring in first choices after a summer clear out.
Problem is when you have the hump you start lashing out, I assume time will reveal what went on and who made what decision and why.
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Post by martinboxer on Jan 12, 2017 19:10:12 GMT
Colkett had a lot of hype and was nowhere as good as people liked to make out, he can be in the future though. Lets hope he uses his 1 good game in 5 before we play them. I completely agree with the above. Had moments of brilliance, looks to have real potential but I am not sure he ever showed enough to demand a first team place. we need players to take game by scruff of neck and be physical when required, I am not sure he ever convinced me of that. |
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Post by martinboxer on Jan 2, 2017 16:39:42 GMT
Team / formations aside - we kept the same back 5 but DC isn't and shouldn't be beyond criticism .
Defensively we are poor and have been poor all season. Conceded more goals than all but bury as it stands and are not able to deal with crosses and corners.
It isn't all GK fault, poor marking and , poor communication have a huge part to play.
This is a very important transfer window for our ambitions as unfortunately new rules make it almost impossible to plug weaknesses until now
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