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Post by rcb on Mar 19, 2018 20:58:49 GMT
The club has been all but milked dry by Burr, then McCarthy, then Maguire. Numerous has-been journeymen, or indeed never-been journeyman, have been doing similar this season too. Over £100k for the sale of Sarcevic, and £130k for Sam Hughes to Leicester, and not a penny in the pot to show for it. Crowds regularly in excess of 2000 now dwindled down to little more than 1000. Total apathy in the city for a club that is by and large anonymous to most, and very little advertising or promotion to boot. Relegation almost certain in a season where a record budget has been spent, and you actually ask such a question? Quite unbelievable! By that measure - apathy / falling crowds / relegation both models this club has employed have been a "failure". Indeed, you name me a model that would not have to endure and survive all of those elements at some point. To my mind the fans owned model hasn't failed. Failure is debt, unpaid creditors and ultimately winding up of the business. What we have is a crisis, but one that we are more than capable of recovering from . If enough people are willing that is. What I find difficult to believe, given our history, is how some people are so willing to throw away this level of control that we have over our own destiny, all for the dream of a well intentioned knight in shining armour. That’s my point. There just are not enough people right now. Last time the crisis was the fault of Vaughan, and the hatred for him became the driving force for success of the Phoenix. This time the same people have been stabbed in the back by their own. The pain and hatred is different this time, and doubt and distrust is at an all time high. Winning back trust is going to be difficult at best. |
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Post by Charfield Blue on Mar 19, 2018 21:11:02 GMT
I think it's unfortunate if people feel hatred over what has happened this season. Disappointment yes, some pain yes and for me a fair degree of embarrassment. But hatred? It's my belief that there will be enough people willing to see this club through the next difficult season. But the more that do the sooner we will bounce back.
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Post by midfieldgeneral on Mar 19, 2018 21:14:36 GMT
The club has been all but milked dry by Burr, then McCarthy, then Maguire. Numerous has-been journeymen, or indeed never-been journeyman, have been doing similar this season too. Over £100k for the sale of Sarcevic, and £130k for Sam Hughes to Leicester, and not a penny in the pot to show for it. Crowds regularly in excess of 2000 now dwindled down to little more than 1000. Total apathy in the city for a club that is by and large anonymous to most, and very little advertising or promotion to boot. Relegation almost certain in a season where a record budget has been spent, and you actually ask such a question? Quite unbelievable! By that measure - apathy / falling crowds / relegation both models this club has employed have been a "failure". Indeed, you name me a model that would not have to endure and survive all of those elements at some point. To my mind the fans owned model hasn't failed. Failure is debt, unpaid creditors and ultimately winding up of the business. What we have is a crisis, but one that we are more than capable of recovering from. If enough people are willing that is. What I find difficult to believe, given our history, is how some people are so willing to throw away this level of control that we have over our own destiny, all for the dream of a well intentioned knight in shining armour. Excellent post. The people believing in the knight in shinning armour, probably still believe in the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny. They dont exist either. lol |
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Post by agl on Mar 19, 2018 22:02:58 GMT
There is a small minority that seem to revel in looking backwards and feeling bitter about what has happened.
Surely there comes a time when we all move on and stop feeling sorry for ourselves. I'm mightily pissd off about what's happened but I certainly dont feel hatred. We can't keep blaming McCarthy, the old board and Maguire for ever. Maybe the end of the season would be a good time to draw a line under it and focus on the future.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Mar 19, 2018 23:17:59 GMT
There is a small minority that seem to revel in looking backwards and feeling bitter about what has happened. Surely there comes a time when we all move on and stop feeling sorry for ourselves. I'm mightily pissd off about what's happened but I certainly dont feel hatred. We can't keep blaming McCarthy, the old board and Maguire for ever. Maybe the end of the season would be a good time to draw a line under it and focus on the future. There's also a small minority that seem to revel in their own club's struggles as an opportunity to lambast our ownership model. |
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