Re: Leaving announcements : Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:44 am  

Must admit news from the club is very sporadic to say the least , as people have rightly stated ,not everyone is on all forms of social media and as such is very short sighted by the club to not have their web sight updated regularly.We can have a Muslim charter proclaimed from the rooftop for the as yet to see ,influx of fans from the local community , but we can’t keep the faithful notified , those faithful that have kept this club going may I add over these dark and often depressing years . .

Re: Leaving announcements : Thu Aug 25, 2022 6:48 am  

Kettykat wrote:

Must admit news from the club is very sporadic to say the least , as people have rightly stated ,not everyone is on all forms of social media and as such is very short sighted by the club to not have their web sight updated regularly.We can have a Muslim charter proclaimed from the rooftop for the as yet to see ,influx of fans from the local community , but we can’t keep the faithful notified , those faithful that have kept this club going may I add over these dark and often depressing years . .

There is no doubt in my mind that MC has lost his drive and wants out. Since the Chester stuff it's obvious that most of his passion was gone and I can understand that. He's been bold and tried to run a RL club as a business/community enterprise and its partially worked, but I think he now knows that there is far too much passion, ignorance and emotion of every kind involved for that to really work, especially when stuff goes wrong.

I think he is now just doing whats needed to keep his baby afloat until someone comes along to take it off his hands.

Hence communication which used to be his strong point barely seems to register now.

Shame, but I honestly can't blame him, some so called Trinity fans are truly awful and worse the ones I'm referring to won't for one second realise it's them I'm on about.

Unless you have a skin as thick as Ted Richardsons then ten years running Trinity is far too much to expect from any normal person.

Re: Leaving announcements : Thu Aug 25, 2022 7:12 am  

Does all seem a little odd though, the way these announcements have come from the players, rather than the clubs own media.

Sadly another example of club not engaging very good with their fans.

Re: Leaving announcements : Thu Aug 25, 2022 7:17 am  

vastman wrote:

There is no doubt in my mind that MC has lost his drive and wants out. Since the Chester stuff it's obvious that most of his passion was gone and I can understand that. He's been bold and tried to run a RL club as a business/community enterprise and its partially worked, but I think he now knows that there is far too much passion, ignorance and emotion of every kind involved for that to really work, especially when stuff goes wrong.

I think he is now just doing whats needed to keep his baby afloat until someone comes along to take it off his hands.

Hence communication which used to be his strong point barely seems to register now.

Shame, but I honestly can't blame him, some so called Trinity fans are truly awful and worse the ones I'm referring to won't for one second realise it's them I'm on about.

Unless you have a skin as thick as Ted Richardsons then ten years running Trinity is far too much to expect from any normal person.

I didn't get that vibe from his comments at the fans forum. Without burning his bridges I think he distanced himself from the "historical" quote that he would call it a day if we got relegated. We were rock bottom at the time of the FF remember.

Ted never got the amount of stick MC gets which is strange when you remember the basket case that the club was off the field in those days.

Re: Leaving announcements : Thu Aug 25, 2022 7:32 am  

vastman wrote:

Unless you have a skin as thick as Ted Richardsons then ten years running Trinity is far too much to expect from any normal person.

i havnt seen old Ted for years but I know he is still as passionate as ever about the club and still goes to all the games. Carter and Ted are totally different beasts and a blend of the two would be a great mix. Their downfall is that neither have the resources like their fellow SL club owners.

Think why Carter may take more stick is because the bloomers he makes are more rugby related and thats something that the fans quickly pick up on and can see are wrong. With Ted it was other stuff which many fans are not aware of or in areas they dont understand.

Re: Leaving announcements : Thu Aug 25, 2022 7:39 am  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

I didn't get that vibe from his comments at the fans forum. Without burning his bridges I think he distanced himself from the "historical" quote that he would call it a day if we got relegated. We were rock bottom at the time of the FF remember.

Ted never got the amount of stick MC gets which is strange when you remember the basket case that the club was off the field in those days.

Well, without wanting to sound like somebody who thinks they are in the know, when hands up I'm really not, but let's just say on my one meeting with him he was more candid and tbf that was before the CC stuff.

As for Ted, he got exactly as much stick if not way more IMO but Twatter and MoanBook were in there infancy then as were podcasts and blogs. All of which give every halfwit the ability to spew venom as fact to a largely willing audience it has to be said.

However MC used social media a lot at the beginning so he has to accept he's going to get some pay back at time.

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Re: Leaving announcements : Thu Aug 25, 2022 7:43 am  

Prince Buster wrote:

i havnt seen old Ted for years but I know he is still as passionate as ever about the club and still goes to all the games. Carter and Ted are totally different beasts and a blend of the two would be a great mix. Their downfall is that neither have the resources like their fellow SL club owners.

Think why Carter may take more stick is because the bloomers he makes are more rugby related and thats something that the fans quickly pick up on and can see are wrong. With Ted it was other stuff which many fans are not aware of or in areas they dont understand.

Ironically, considering the grief the club is currently getting from a minority is that he communicated a lot more.
He'd come on here or meet people to tell them the facts. That's something no one else ever did, and most other clubs ever did either.
That's been beaten out of him. I remember warning that this would happen but some just don't get it.

Re: Leaving announcements : Thu Aug 25, 2022 7:43 am  

Perhaps this could and should have been done differently.
The club should be making more of the last home fixture of the season, no question.
However, to turn the positive of some players wanting to say "goodbye" into a negative, is quite strange.
Yes, it's disappointing that certain players are leaving but, certainly with Fifita, Arona and Miller in particular, they owe the club nothing and each one has been excellent value, to the point that most fans would be happier if they were staying.

It's tough for the club.
There is loads going on at present, especially with the ground etc and it's a pity that they cant sell the game more and attract a sell out crowd but, with all of the restrictions on numbers, this game will be close to a full house anyway.

Let's wait and see who is definitely going and who is coming in to replace them before hammering the club (again).

It would have been great to see the Fifita brothers playing together at BV but, the end of next season would have seen them both retiring and a massive hole to fill and probably, the budget blown in the process ?

Re: Leaving announcements : Thu Aug 25, 2022 7:44 am  

Prince Buster wrote:

i havnt seen old Ted for years but I know he is still as passionate as ever about the club and still goes to all the games. Carter and Ted are totally different beasts and a blend of the two would be a great mix. Their downfall is that neither have the resources like their fellow SL club owners.

Think why Carter may take more stick is because the bloomers he makes are more rugby related and thats something that the fans quickly pick up on and can see are wrong. With Ted it was other stuff which many fans are not aware of or in areas they dont understand.

Largely agree, but as stated on another post, can you imagine how Ted would fair now with social media in full swing, horrendous I'd suggest. He was lucky on that one.

If I were ever unlucky enough to run Trinity, I'd point blank refuse to do social media at anything other than an informative level. It's simply become ambush city.

Best policy is to follow our wonderful Queens advice, “never complain, never explain”.

Re: Leaving announcements : Thu Aug 25, 2022 7:46 am  

Conor, the social media manager must have the life of riley - only works game days