Old Codger 4,269 4.9k Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 43 minutes ago, macapes said: Don't panic. We're Doomed!!!!!!!!!!... (Stupid Boy) 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllBoro10 4,010 4.8k Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Rob off fmttm saying he's heard it's tomorrow the announcement 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Goat 744 1.1k Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 1 hour ago, JonnyMFC said: All 3 of you must be remarkably successful businessmen, given your in depth knowledge of how to run multi million pound companies. Football clubs are rather different than mere multi million commercial organisations, dedicated to making profits. Without the fans they are nothing. The fans are of prime importance. They are the life blood of any football club.The fans don't generate the big bucks but they give the club meaning. They are the heart beat, the visceral substance of the club. The fans in the main are rooted in the local community. The club carries the banner for that community.You can stuff your multi million companies,adopting any latest woke fad that they perceive will gain them more profits. A football club is much bigger than that sort of crap. Gibson et al better start remembering what a football club is all about. Perhaps he could start by communicating much better to with the fans. The Chairman's pint doesn't cut it I'm afraid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSmog 1,816 3.8k Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 4 minutes ago, Plastic Goat said: Football clubs are rather different than mere multi million commercial organisations, dedicated to making profits. Without the fans they are nothing. The fans are of prime importance. They are the life blood of any football club.The fans don't generate the big bucks but they give the club meaning. They are the heart beat, the visceral substance of the club. The fans in the main are rooted in the local community. The club carries the banner for that community.You can stuff your multi million companies,adopting any latest woke fad that they perceive will gain them more profits. A football club is much bigger than that sort of crap. Gibson et al better start remembering what a football club is all about. Perhaps he could start by communicating much better to with the fans. The Chairman's pint doesn't cut it I'm afraid You lost me when you used the term 'woke' 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Ingbar 562 748 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 JesuscH Christ, this place is a tough read today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmo Kink Army 2,818 5.1k Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 The real betting odds is how many times the link will be posted when it’s announced I’m going 2/1 for 5+ times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Morris Pasty Shop 51 14 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 (edited) "The club are pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Edwards as head coach, subject to Rob signing his contract which he is still to discuss with his family. The club are also delighted to announce Micheal Beale as first team coach subject to agreement on salary and benefits. We trust the fans will be excited by this news and the speed at which its been communicated." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeessideSteel 66 18 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 26 minutes ago, Plastic Goat said: Football clubs are rather different than mere multi million commercial organisations, dedicated to making profits. Without the fans they are nothing. The fans are of prime importance. They are the life blood of any football club.The fans don't generate the big bucks but they give the club meaning. They are the heart beat, the visceral substance of the club. The fans in the main are rooted in the local community. The club carries the banner for that community.You can stuff your multi million companies,adopting any latest woke fad that they perceive will gain them more profits. A football club is much bigger than that sort of crap. Gibson et al better start remembering what a football club is all about. Perhaps he could start by communicating much better to with the fans. The Chairman's pint doesn't cut it I'm afraid Fans are ultimately just a paying customer who follow the "brand" (club) with emotional involvement and passion. That's not to say you don't have people that will always buy or purchase the latest product from a brand that they love? Both of these things are inherently the same, as much as we like to romanticise about football being more. So, no. I wouldn't say there is much of a difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Goat 744 1.1k Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 1 minute ago, TeessideSteel said: Fans are ultimately just a paying customer who follow the "brand" (club) with emotional involvement and passion. That's not to say you don't have people that will always buy or purchase the latest product from a brand that they love? Both of these things are inherently the same, as much as we like to romanticise about football being more. So, no. I wouldn't say there is much of a difference. You are wrong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeessideSteel 66 18 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 3 minutes ago, Plastic Goat said: You are wrong Oh okay, yeah, fair enough then. Valid argument. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmo Kink Army 2,818 5.1k Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 12 minutes ago, Plastic Goat said: You are wrong You use “woke” unironically, even KM isn’t that embarrassing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBP 4,251 6.9k Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 (edited) Plastic goat isn’t far off tbf The goal for a company is to make money and the trendy fads a lot of companies hypocritically hop on are ultimately just for the benefit of their share price The goal for a footy club isn’t to make money it’s to win trophies (sporting success) which do have a monetary reward but it’s a lot less than what you spend to win it generally Edited June 20 by LBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSmog 1,816 3.8k Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 I'd love to live in a world where a football club runs purely off of fans love and support. But this isn't the case. But it's not purely a business either. Fans buy tickets, merchandise etc.. which puts money into the club's coffers. But that alone doesn't come close to paying what it takes to run a football club. So much more goes into it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeessideSteel 66 18 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 (edited) 31 minutes ago, LBP said: Plastic goat isn’t far off tbf The goal for a company is to make money and the trendy fads a lot of companies hypocritically hop on are ultimately just for the benefit of their share price The goal for a footy club isn’t to make money it’s to win trophies, which do have a monetary reward but it’s a lot less than what you spend to win it generally Of course football is about winning trophies. However, the business side has became evermore intertwined as the game grows globally and the riches grow in parallel with this. The global appeal/reach of the game goes against the notion that fans are rooted in the local community and carry an banner/identity. This would work more the further down the pyramid you go, but many teams in the Premier League are followed, and have vast sums of money pumped into them by fans from countries thousands of miles away. Clubs wouldn't be such an attractive investment if they weren't viewed as a business. Otherwise ("sportswashing" and boys with toys aside), why else would people from outside of the game/local area be interested? It is not exclusively one or the other, but to say that it isn't influenced by business at all would be incredibly naive. Edited June 20 by TeessideSteel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 6,489 9.9k Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 4 hours ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: It's not all about you yeah its about plastic goat as well 4 hours ago, "KM" said: Can't tell whether its the hot weather making me feel like this. withdrawl of not being able to search for planes and random 2 follower twitter accounts for rumours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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