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As previous, I get no pleasure from defeat Really?
Yet I see none Not strictly true - two play off spots and a Wembley final
A reduced budget yet still 3000 loyal fans propping up a club with over 3 million debt, benign or otherwise. Remarkable isn't it that these loyal fans support their club so passionately and GTFC hasn’t gone the way of Darlington, Rushden etc despite not being able to attract investment and still remaining remarkably competitive
I want us to win every game and every defeat means an increased likelihood of staying in this league. Play off spots mean nothing if they don't result in promotion and the Wembley final is a final that wouldn't be available if we weren't in the Bananarama league. Also, it's remarkable that Darlington and Rushden always get mentioned whilst other clubs that haven risen from the ashes (Rotherham, Luton, Oxford and others) don't. Truth is that nobody knows what would have happened if we had gone into administration.
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barralad |
September 18, 2014, 2:46pm |
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I do listen win lose or draw. It would be good if the Trust guys start listening and putting forward the concerns of the majority of the fans. It may be that I dont get in or around the Directors box every game that I don't hear a good word to be said about Hurst Hurst will never get this club promoted. Send me some lines for the typo
I can only assume you have me mixed up with someone else. I go nowhere near the Directors box. As for your views being the views of "the majority of fans" it is questionable whether those views are shared by a majority of posters on here-never mind the fan base as a whole.
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nickmariners |
September 18, 2014, 9:03pm |
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Head in sand or up somewhere else if you think "most fans still have faith in the manager" Look at the polls on her and try listening to the fans. On the way out the ground & in the pub after Saturdays game not one voice did I hear in his support in fact most wanted him out.
Your view doesn't reflect that of the majority of the fans that I know - most of whom are reasonable and realistic about where we are and what PH is doing. To be fed up with Town's plummet down the Leagues is common to all fans, and to be concerned about us turning it all round again is a universal feature of being a Town fan. Having accepted that shared starting point, constant moaning doesn't strike me as being insightful, helpful or supportive. Personally, I try to enjoy each game as it comes, and get behind the team. Without a credible "regime change" plan, relentless complaining doesn't help the team, the club, or anyone. Wake up at the back!
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MuddyWaters |
September 18, 2014, 9:40pm |
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Your view doesn't reflect that of the majority of the fans that I know - most of whom are reasonable and realistic about where we are and what PH is doing. To be fed up with Town's plummet down the Leagues is common to all fans, and to be concerned about us turning it all round again is a universal feature of being a Town fan. Having accepted that shared starting point, constant moaning doesn't strike me as being insightful, helpful or supportive. Personally, I try to enjoy each game as it comes, and get behind the team. Without a credible "regime change" plan, relentless complaining doesn't help the team, the club, or anyone. Wake up at the back!
So we just need to cough up £18 a game and wait?
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ivanosandwich |
September 18, 2014, 9:52pm |
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So we just need to cough up £18 a game and wait?
Yes, because as fans, supporting the team on the pitch is all we have control over. We don't pick the team, we don't attend training, we don't buy players. As fans, all we can do is turn up, spend £18 and support the team, who incidentally often comment on how the support can and does make a difference.
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September 18, 2014, 10:00pm |
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Your view doesn't reflect that of the majority of the fans that I know - most of whom are reasonable and realistic about where we are and what PH is doing. To be fed up with Town's plummet down the Leagues is common to all fans, and to be concerned about us turning it all round again is a universal feature of being a Town fan. Having accepted that shared starting point, constant moaning doesn't strike me as being insightful, helpful or supportive. Personally, I try to enjoy each game as it comes, and get behind the team. Without a credible "regime change" plan, relentless complaining doesn't help the team, the club, or anyone. Wake up at the back!
Relentless acceptance of mediocrity doesn't help.
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MuddyWaters |
September 18, 2014, 10:05pm |
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Yes, because as fans, supporting the team on the pitch is all we have control over.
We don't pick the team, we don't attend training, we don't buy players.
As fans, all we can do is turn up, spend £18 and support the team, who incidentally often comment on how the support can and does make a difference.
Propping up mediocrity and the debt that no-one wants.
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Stevie Saunders |
September 18, 2014, 11:41pm |
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Mediocre? Yes Propping up debt? Yes But what the hell can you do about it other than stop going which I have no intention of doing I've been 'married' to Grimsby Town for over 30 years and, for better for worse, you don't walk out on your 'spouse' when the going gets tough
Support is vital to any partnership
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jonnyboy82 |
September 19, 2014, 5:12am |
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Mediocre? Yes Propping up debt? Yes But what the hell can you do about it other than stop going which I have no intention of doing I've been 'married' to Grimsby Town for over 30 years and, for better for worse, you don't walk out on your 'spouse' when the going gets tough
Support is vital to any partnership
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What about if you feel that spouse has so much potential but keeps leading you a merry dance ? You want a divorce but cant say goodbye.. Welcome to GTFC.
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September 19, 2014, 4:38pm |
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Mediocre? Yes Propping up debt? Yes But what the hell can you do about it other than stop going which I have no intention of doing I've been 'married' to Grimsby Town for over 30 years and, for better for worse, you don't walk out on your 'spouse' when the going gets tough
Support is vital to any partnership
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