Re: Hunslet game : Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:13 pm  

Fax Machine wrote:

What the hell is a "pre-madonna"? I presume you mean a "prima donna"?

OK, fair enough, I have made a spelling mistake. I apologise.

But seen as you knew exactly what I meant, what is the point in mentioning it?

Re: Hunslet game : Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:16 pm  

Rochdale - Fax Fan wrote:

I am bewildered by that response!

Were you at today’s game? And have you been to the majority of games this season?

‘Why should we write off the season?’
Quite simply, because over the course of this season we proved to be a team of pre-Madonna’s, who have shown minimal effort and spirit (which as a fan angers me).

Lets get the dead-wood out and get a brand new squad.
Rip it up...and start again!

I wasn't there this afternoon but have been for the rest of the season, we've been to the final of one comp and barring a reffing decision or two could have won.
I agree there have beentimes, and probably too many, when we have all angered by what appears to be total lethargy but we've beaten all but Batley this season and we should have had them a few weeks ago.
We need to support the team while we can, they've been through it as well, coaching issues etc. so a final push could give us something to smile about.
Also, the grass is not always greener, at the end of last season we all could n't wait for a year as champions and, as you say, you now want to see the end of it.

Re: Hunslet game : Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:19 pm  

Great thread , enjoying reading it

Re: Hunslet game : Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:35 pm  

a.n Other wrote:

Wast Steve O'Connor a big Liverpool fan. Dont think he supported Widnes before buying them.

That's correct , and as rich as he is , premier footy clubs were out of his league

So Widnes ( his home town ) is where he has put his money , and well done to him for that

But let me ask a question

Would he have taken on the the Vikings if they had only had a couple of thousand fans , the same basically as another 3/4 clubs in NL1 / The Championship ?

Or was it because they had the ' extra ' that essentially made Widnes Vikings a sustainable proposition ?

That's the challenge , to make ourselves attractive enough to bring in ' investement ' that will enable the ' investor ' to achieve more than just treading water or fighting a fire , with both hands tied behind their back

Re: Hunslet game : Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:35 pm  

Sadly SL have made it necessary to have a money man involved with a club when common sense tells you that a club should be self sufficient, and unreliant on the outside income of an individual. Fax have done fantastic without the excessive financial input from businessmen yet have been punished for it. The problem isnt with Fax, it is with the oafs at the RFL.

Re: Hunslet game : Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:40 pm  

Bubba wrote:

Sadly SL have made it necessary to have a money man involved with a club when common sense tells you that a club should be self sufficient, and unreliant on the outside income of an individual. Fax have done fantastic without the excessive financial input from businessmen yet have been punished for it. The problem isnt with Fax, it is with the oafs at the RFL.

Yes Fax have done well to achieve self sufficiency , however the step up from where they currently are finances wise , to SL self sufficiency is massive , it is probably that gap that the RFL see as a problem

Re: Hunslet game : Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:43 pm  

littlerich wrote:

If what you describe is putting a trophy in the cabinet then give me mediocrity and poor business sense everyday. I feel sorry for you if you think the last three years have been mediocre. I suggest you follow another club, or another sport? Man Utd perhaps?

looking at the "support" that GFB shows fax, I suspect he may be a bulls fan on the wind up! As you say, a trophy and finals, mediocre, achieved on a shoestring budget, badly run club, pah!

I recommend a bulls or giants ticket on the cheap next year, see how many finals you see then GFB!

Re: Hunslet game : Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:01 pm  

littlerich wrote:

If what you describe is putting a trophy in the cabinet then give me mediocrity and poor business sense everyday. I feel sorry for you if you think the last three years have been mediocre. I suggest you follow another club, or another sport? Man Utd perhaps?

Obviously i was talking about off field rather than on it but nice spin.

Freddie as for me showing my `support` for the last 25 or so years, lets just say if the club had kept a few more of us happy they may just have a bit more money to spend than they have now.

Re: Hunslet game : Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:10 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Obviously i was talking about off field rather than on it but nice spin.

What?

So, off the field the people running our club are crap and what happens on the pitch has nothing to do with them? And as for the club making you happy? You're a doom merchant. The most miserable fan i've ever come across and as far as i can tell, is only happy when sticking the knife in. You're pathetic.

Re: Hunslet game : Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:26 pm  

littlerich wrote:

What?

So, off the field the people running our club are crap

Well they certainly didn't cover themselves in glory or dignity over the SL annoucement. It would appear the chairmen wasnt aware of the cretirion clubs were measured by. He was quick to blame a team for breaking the rules and we haven't heard anything from
it since.