This transfer window as it now stands

[Axlswhk]

Do you mean if we can't do better we should keep our mouth shut? This is just crap. I can't play decent football, does that mean that I can't criticise players if they are not doing well?
I am sure I am not capable enough to be president of my country, does it mean that I have to forfeit my rights to vote?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Theordore Roosvelt probably summed up my feelings on the subject quite nicely.

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”

 

[Keamos]

I always liked this one Bruce but can't remember who said:

"Far greater is the man who tried and failed, than the man who failed to try!"

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Exactly.

 

[davek]

But that's just it, you do question it, each and every day on here. It's the easiest thing in the world to take pot shots at people. Offering up better alternatives is considerably harder.

I dare say Danny and Dylan would get pretty hacked off if people here constantly moaned about how they run the place, especially if when asked for constructive feedback they responded with "well I'm not the forum admin am I?"

I appreciate full well that we're neither paid to improve the club or privvy to the information and resources required to make a decent stab at it, but you could at least pay lip service rather than this constant drip, drip, drip of criticism.

So we're saying that we and the people who own and control the club have roughly the same idea about getting the club into a better financial position to back the manager? That's comforting. At least that's what your commentary amounts to as far as I can gather. I dont think it's true, btw. We have people like Elstone who have come to us via the industry's specialist company, Deloitte, and who can, presumably, offer expert advice to the board. Unfortunately he's desperate to keep hold of his job so, in the absence of a strategy of inviting a takeover capable of injecting substantial funds into the club he meekly advocates a 'facility led' strategy by holding onto Tesco's coat tails to shoehorn the club into a stadium miles away - the capacity of which is barely greater than the current stadium's.

 

[Melvin Udal]

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”

- Or, you could just sack the pillock and employ somebody who knows what he's doing. (With apologies to Teddy R).

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Not quite sure how you got the impression I implied that. I guess we as individuals have very different dispositions towards life. Your moaning on here won't change one thing but if it makes you feel better you knock yourself out.

 

[Dylan]

So we're saying that we and the people who own and control the club have roughly the same idea about getting the club into a better financial position to back the manager? That's comforting. At least that's what your commentary amounts to as far as I can gather. I dont think it's true, btw. We have people like Elstone who have come to us via the industry's specialist company, Deloitte, and who can, presumably, offer expert advice to the board. Unfortunately he's desperate to keep hold of his job so, in the absence of a strategy of inviting a takeover capable of injecting substantial funds into the club he meekly advocates a 'facility led' strategy by holding onto Tesco's coat tails to shoehorn the club into a stadium miles away - the capacity of which is barely greater than the current stadium's.

I try to refrain from these blame games....but that is a big pile o' steaming crap you just posted. If we got Elstone from the industry's specialists, then he would have no problem getting another job elsewhere.

Contradiction in two sentances.......there's your lesson.

 

[davek]

I try to refrain from these blame games....but that is a big pile o' steaming crap you just posted. If we got Elstone from the industry's specialists, then he would have no problem getting another job elsewhere.

Contradiction in two sentances.......there's your lesson.

Eh? What's Elstone's job prospects got to do with anything?

 

[Dylan]

I have no idea Dave...you were the one who brought it up to support your argument.