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I'm optimistic but I couldn't believe what I read. Councillor Hayden Dawkins said: “I am not sure if a park and ride system will ever work in this town – but one occasion it would be useful for is football.“If Town keep on our current trajectory, I would be happy to see it cater to our matches in the Premier League in three or four seasons.” It's impossible to do in 3 seasons but even wildly optimistic me cannot see Town in the prem in 4 seasons. But then Cllr. Dawkins might know something we don't! Source GT article about a new bus station:- https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/proposed-10m-town-centre-bus-6050139
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Well, he did say "if Town keep in our current trajectory". If we continue to win 8 games out of every 11, drawing 2 of the others for the next 4 seasons we probably will end up in the prem. I'm not saying that's actually gonna happen like....
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Hang on a minute.......the council who want nothing to do with the club are now suggesting that provision of a public facility may be dependant on the football club's continued success.
So Town sit top of the league with Grimsby folk streaming back to the club and suddenly the council are aligning themselves with it.
Opportunistic charlatans.
(Who can't string a coherent sentence together)
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A quote from a person that is a walking talking bovine excrement producer. Have had dealings with 'it' before. Probably only in it if he can line his own pocket from it.
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‘Would of’. Shudder. You don’t of something.
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For info; Councillor Dawkins is quite literally Councillor JS Fenty's successor as Humberston ward councillor having been elected in his place in the 2021 local elections.
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Put aside the cobblers he’s spouting, but that is an appalling standard of literacy for a councillor.
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‘Would of’. Shudder. You don’t of something.
Boils my urine. I stop reading anything as soon as would/should/could is followed by of.
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Put aside the cobblers he’s spouting, but that is an appalling standard of literacy for a councillor.
Is it? I think you are over-estimating the level required to become a councillor, I expect the only requirement is to be a bit of a busy body with plenty of time on your hands.
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To paraphrase Malcolm Tucker…
‘Humberston?! That fûcking tweeting coward. Give me his number. What's his fùcking number? Give me the fūcking number of Hayden in Humberston! If you don't give me his fücking number, do you know what I'm gonna have to do? I'm gonna have to fúcking go to fùcking Humberston and fücking snap the thumb and forefinger off of every single person I see who I think resembles the kind of wänker that would be walking around in this day and fùcking age with a name like fùcking Hayden! How do you think that sounds, huh?’
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Put aside the cobblers he’s spouting, but that is an appalling standard of literacy for a councillor.
I guess he hasn't been told about full stops.
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Humberston is an area of above average wealth. Areas of above average wealth have generally above average levels of educational attainment (it's not fair but it's true).
And the locals elect a man who is borderline illiterate.
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And another thing......
If Town don't get to the Premier League will this be used as an excuse for not having a Park and Ride?
"this council would have loved to have built a Park and Ride but you can't blame us, it's The Mariners' fault because they didn't get to the Premier League"
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Humberston is an area of above average wealth. Areas of above average wealth have generally above average levels of educational attainment (it's not fair but it's true).
And the locals elect a man who is borderline illiterate.
Just to clarify, are u referring to fenty, Dawkins, both or neither?
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Just to clarify, are u referring to fenty, Dawkins, both or neither?
I was referring to Dawkins, but if the cap fits......
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Hayden Dawkins is more likely to be granted eternal life than watching Grimsby in the Premier League in 3-4 seasons.
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Put aside the cobblers he’s spouting, but that is an appalling standard of literacy for a councillor.
Not saying he is, but he my be dyslexic?
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just for the sake of balance (and i'm far from being a Tory lover) Mr Dawkins would appear to be a Town fan - the vast majoritty of his tweets concern GTFC rather than politics
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Not saying he is, but he my be dyslexic?
My be he is
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just for the sake of balance (and i'm far from being a Tory lover) Mr Dawkins would appear to be a Town fan - the vast majoritty of his tweets concern GTFC rather than politics
Hmmm....I know someone else who that could be a description of.....
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I hate 'would of'' too, but as an ordinary man living in a small semi detached bungalow in New Waltham, I met Hayden Dawkins outside the poling station, when it was the time to vote for a new councillor after John Fenty. He seems to be a very pleasant, likeable and ordinary man, with absolutely no airs and graces and being fairly local unlike the other candidates, I voted for him.
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Hopefully you feel your vote was earned and well placed then. I wouldn’t.
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I hate 'would of'' too, but as an ordinary man living in a small semi detached bungalow in New Waltham, I met Hayden Dawkins outside the poling station, when it was the time to vote for a new councillor after John Fenty. He seems to be a very pleasant, likeable and ordinary man, with absolutely no airs and graces and being fairly local unlike the other candidates, I voted for him.
I stood for Labour in Humberston and New Waltham against Mr Dawkins. Had I known the voters of Humberston and New Waltham frequented the Fishy I'd have campaigned on here. The sad fact is that the electorate in general in that ward would vote for anything wearing a blue rosette. The opposition parties know that and expend little resource in trying to beat the Tories there. Mr Dawkins was originally set to fight another slightly less winnable seat and the good residents of that ward didn't see him for dust when JFs ultra safe seat came available. As it was my entire campaign consisted of trying to persuade BP Vicar formerly of this board NOT to vote Tory..
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Put aside the cobblers he’s spouting, but that is an appalling standard of literacy for a councillor.
You mean like the bloke he replaced?
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I'm optimistic but I couldn't believe what I read. Councillor Hayden Dawkins said: “I am not sure if a park and ride system will ever work in this town – but one occasion it would be useful for is football.“If Town keep on our current trajectory, I would be happy to see it cater to our matches in the Premier League in three or four seasons.” It's impossible to do in 3 seasons but even wildly optimistic me cannot see Town in the prem in 4 seasons. But then Cllr. Dawkins might know something we don't! Source GT article about a new bus station:- https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/proposed-10m-town-centre-bus-6050139
About as barmy as some of your predictions last season where we were supposed to win every game and stay up.
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About as barmy as some of your predictions last season where we were supposed to win every game and stay up.
1/ Some fans want the best for the club all the time. 2/ Some fans want the team to achieve. 3/ Some fans join in, claiming to be supporters, but only want to antagonise others. I'm in the No1 above category.
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Not saying he is, but he my be dyslexic?
Must be part of the Tory selection criteria for Humberston candidates.
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Put aside the cobblers he’s spouting, but that is an appalling standard of literacy for a councillor.
I wonder if the true identity of WayneGFTC has finally been revealed?
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Not saying he is, but he my be dyslexic?
He might be, but they’re not the same, dyslexia and poor literacy. People with dyslexia can still punctuate, spell, check back etc to varying degrees like anyone else. It’s effectively a ‘spectrum condition’ like autism.
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I wonder if the true identity of WayneGFTC has finally been revealed?
What?
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I stood for Labour in Humberston and New Waltham against Mr Dawkins. Had I known the voters of Humberston and New Waltham frequented the Fishy I'd have campaigned on here. The sad fact is that the electorate in general in that ward would vote for anything wearing a blue rosette. The opposition parties know that and expend little resource in trying to beat the Tories there. Mr Dawkins was originally set to fight another slightly less winnable seat and the good residents of that ward didn't see him for dust when JFs ultra safe seat came available. As it was my entire campaign consisted of trying to persuade BP Vicar formerly of this board NOT to vote Tory..
I don't live in the area so don't know this bloke but to be fair there are many who would vote Labour even if it was a house brick with a red rosette. That's proven by those who voted for that incredibly thick Angela Rayner woman who makes Diane Abbott look intelligent..
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I don't live in the area so don't know this bloke but to be fair there are many who would vote Labour even if it was a house brick with a red rosette.
That's proven by those who voted for that incredibly thick Angela Rayner woman who makes Diane Abbott look intelligent..
Not sure how Angela Rayner gets dragged into a debate on local politics but I wholeheartedly agree with you about the Labour supporting electorate. It works both ways. It's bad for democracy and the public can be badly served by their choices.
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I stood for Labour in Humberston and New Waltham against Mr Dawkins. Had I known the voters of Humberston and New Waltham frequented the Fishy I'd have campaigned on here. The sad fact is that the electorate in general in that ward would vote for anything wearing a blue rosette. The opposition parties know that and expend little resource in trying to beat the Tories there. Mr Dawkins was originally set to fight another slightly less winnable seat and the good residents of that ward didn't see him for dust when JFs ultra safe seat came available. As it was my entire campaign consisted of trying to persuade BP Vicar formerly of this board NOT to vote Tory..
The reason I didn't vote for you was that you didn't live in the area and Mr Dawkins did. My Dad was a labour shop steward and would turn in his grave if he knew I didn't vote for you; but I have never voted politically in local elections and in General elections I vote for who I think is the best. Which having known Martin Vickers as a good man and a big Town supporter, I have voted Conservative for the past 2 General elections. My cousin votes Conservative always and likes to ram his beliefs down your throat and I find voting for a party because your Dad did stupid. I would like to wish you all the very best if you try to become a councillor again and I admire your efforts to work to support people by doing so. I am not stalking you but I know where you live now, our very good friends live at number 1.
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I find voting for a party because your Dad did stupid.
having known Martin Vickers as a big Town supporter, I have voted Conservative for the past 2 General elections.
lmao, jesus.
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Imagine voting for the walking contradiction that is Martin Vickers…
Putting all that to one side, you have to wonder just how greedy Fenty really is, an emerging political career, aspirations of taking Vickers’ seat by all accounts yet he jumps at a chance to work with May…all very confusing…
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lmao, jesus.
I perhaps worded that badly. I knew Martin Vickers when he was a councillor at Scartho, when he was a customer in a shop I once had and I have spoken to him in the Upper at Town games. Everybody has their own opinions but I found him to be a decent humble man. .
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Imagine voting for the walking contradiction that is Martin Vickers…
Putting all that to one side, you have to wonder just how greedy Fenty really is, an emerging political career, aspirations of taking Vickers’ seat by all accounts yet he jumps at a chance to work with May…all very confusing…
As I posted at the time...it smacked of desperation.
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Not sure how Angela Rayner gets dragged into a debate on local politics but I wholeheartedly agree with you about the Labour supporting electorate. It works both ways. It's bad for democracy and the public can be badly served by their choices.
Just pointing her out who on the Andrew Marr show showed that she was basically brain dead and that diehard supporters of any party will vote for that party come what may. I mean there are dozy twonks out there who voted for Boris Johnson.
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