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I managed 10 minutes of the FF . The questions were terrible. Did it get any better ? Lol

About 9 minutes and 55 seconds longer than readers of your posts on here then 👍

Quoted from marinerjase

About 9 minutes and 55 seconds longer than readers of your posts on here then 👍

sorry , I’m guessing you asked the first question

Quoted from LocalLadGTFC

Why would blocking people on his personal twitter account create an echo chamber? Like he's said many a time before he's happy to hear other opinions even if they are on the other end of the spectrum as his. What he doesn't agree with is certain individuals taking it that step further and tagging him and directing abuse at him and there's certainly been a few of those.

Muting achieves the same thing and doesn’t give them a badge of honour though that’s what I don’t get. He’s just created a goal for those negative types.

I’ve got a few Town fans muted for reasons like being boringly negative and a few who have gtfc in their handle so I don’t see every single post they make when scrolling the hashtag.

Quoted from LH

Loosely linked to this with comments about social media at the FF:

I’ve seen on Twitter that JS has blocked a few of the, shall we say, less positive Town fans. Not sure I can agree with that stance personally. When you can mute people. It just doesn’t seem a good look to be blocking dissenting voices and also creates a bit of an echo chamber.

Read Rebel Ideas by Matthew Sayed to truly understand what echo chambers are & how dangerous they can be and to truly understand that’s one thing you can’t throw at JS or 1878.

Quoted from Yoda

Seems to me JS is loosing his mojo for running a football club.
He is probably putting in more money than he wants to and sees no end to it.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he steps down at the end of the season and takes a back seat.

I think the amount of money needed to finance a football club these days is obscene,  especially one that has lacked significant investment for a long time.

I distinctly remember the chairman saying on radio, maybe a year or two ago, he received investment offers but would not rush into anything as they didn't need it yet.

I remember it sounded odd at the time but thought great we have people waiting in the wings. Then we had the cup run, the record season ticket sales. We had well connected people who were going to open doors we never thought possible - the likes of Gareth Jennings etc.

Compare this to what they said at the fans forum what the heck has happened? We can't even get a sponsor for any of the stands and we can't bring any players in unless some go out first.

Yes they have to spend some money, and a lot of money in anybody's language, but things have gone swimmingly well until recently so if it is getting more difficult now what will happen if the crowds drop due to stagnation on the field?

I completely get and am a supporter of what they are trying to do in making Grimsby a by word for excellence in the community and making the club in many ways the jewel in Grimsby's crown, but they must have known that would be incredibly expensive.

If they can't provide the finance at this stage then we will have to hope a good manager can get us moving so we get some momentum. I would wager that clubs who have improved drastically were already moving up the leagues before embarking on the bigger projects,  like when the Cowleys got Lincoln on a roll.

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

I think the amount of money needed to finance a football club these days is obscene,  especially one that has lacked significant investment for a long time.

I distinctly remember the chairman saying on radio, maybe a year or two ago, he received investment offers but would not rush into anything as they didn't need it yet.

I remember it sounded odd at the time but thought great we have people waiting in the wings. Then we had the cup run, the record season ticket sales. We had well connected people who were going to open doors we never thought possible - the likes of Gareth Jennings etc.

Compare this to what they said at the fans forum what the heck has happened? We can't even get a sponsor for any of the stands and we can't bring any players in unless some go out first.

Yes they have to spend some money, and a lot of money in anybody's language, but things have gone swimmingly well until recently so if it is getting more difficult now what will happen if the crowds drop due to stagnation on the field?

I completely get and am a supporter of what they are trying to do in making Grimsby a by word for excellence in the community and making the club in many ways the jewel in Grimsby's crown, but they must have known that would be incredibly expensive.

If they can't provide the finance at this stage then we will have to hope a good manager can get us moving so we get some momentum. I would wager that clubs who have improved drastically were already moving up the leagues before embarking on the bigger projects,  like when the Cowleys got Lincoln on a roll.

I think what he actually said was that you don't take investment when you need it, you take it when you don't. Something he has said before in other interviews.

Seems counter intuitive, but I think what he is trying to get at is that you then take it on your own terms and not when in a desperate situation which allows others to have a hold on you. Build your brand and then accept people who want to be a part of it, and not because they see a way of elbowing their way in with shiny trinkets.

Quoted from ginnywings

I think what he actually said was that you don't take investment when you need it, you take it when you don't. Something he has said before in other interviews.

Seems counter intuitive, but I think what he is trying to get at is that you then take it on your own terms and not when in a desperate situation which allows others to have a hold on you. Build your brand and then accept people who want to be a part of it, and not because they see a way of elbowing their way in with shiny trinkets.

Absolutely right. You borrow when you’re doing well, you do your marketing when you’re busy etc, always do your bidding when you’re at your strongest then you’re in a position where you can get the best outcome.

If you wait till you need a deal, you’ll take the first deal which is usually the worst deal.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Absolutely right. You borrow when you’re doing well, you do your marketing when you’re busy etc, always do your bidding when you’re at your strongest then you’re in a position where you can get the best outcome.

If you wait till you need a deal, you’ll take the first deal which is usually the worst deal.

We were on the up when he said it though and now we will have to wait to see whether we get on a roll again.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Absolutely right. You borrow when you’re doing well, you do your marketing when you’re busy etc, always do your bidding when you’re at your strongest then you’re in a position where you can get the best outcome.

If you wait till you need a deal, you’ll take the first deal which is usually the worst deal.

Utter & complete cobblers, you don’t do marketing unless you need to, it costs too much and you do it to court business or beat a competitor to win the consumer £.

Negotiating a contract is a completely different scenario.