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January transfer window

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Rogered Tart, Nov 18, 2021.

  1. Faithful Bantam

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    The fact is, we're a mid table league 2 side. We need better players, not back ups.
     
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  2. Petrov

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    Absolutely. Especially if as Ryan is quoted as saying in the supporters board minutes, the aim is still to achieve the goal of promotion this season.
     
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  3. AngryGaz

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    Better players cost money are we willing to push the boat out ?????
     
  4. AngryGaz

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    What else can he say ????? About time he thought about what he’s saying before coming out with it
     
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  5. bailiff bridge bantam

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    Exactly.
    The actions of the next 28 days will show how serious we are about getting promotion not a few empty words.
     
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  6. Mike Hunt

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    How long did that meeting last and was the point of it? How does that move things toward for supporters? Fred wants to ask about his issue collecting away tickets and the one line answer to aims for the rest of the season is apparently unchallenged. Don’t the fans representatives prepare for these meetings? Where are their questions and the challenges to the answers or do they just nod and accept the kudos of being a supporters board member?

    There’s nothing like holding the club to account and demanding answers is there? It’s no wonder the club take the piss with selling Crankshaw to fund a free agent, talk of promotion and then signing Lavery and Robinson, promising action in the transfer window then on 1st January getting the excuses in. There is absolutely nobody to hold them to account.

    Another season in League Two? Well at least we still exist eh? Rupp’s not lost any money, we’ve got some new seats, Ryan’s aim for the 26/27 season is to get promotion whilst the newly launched 1911 club membership is rewarded with a limited edition jersey commemorating the famous re-election to league in 1949.

    We get the football club we deserve if this is the extent the Supporters’ Board challenge the current regime.

    If Rupp or Ryan thinks I’m fundraising for some new hand dryers in the bogs the pair of them are fecking clueless. It’s a not a village cricket team or a social football club. You want punters to turn up and pay? Then give them proper facilities and a team worthy of paying to watch.

    Bollocks to the lot of them, football fans spend a life time supporting a club, we were unlucky enough to be made Bradford City fans. We deserve way better than this shower of shit. Nobody hears from Rupp, Sparks has left social media and so the only method of holding them to account is this absolute waste of a Teams call. Some of them at City must be pissing themselves.
     
  7. bailiff bridge bantam

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    One “like” is just not enough for this post.
    It deserves many many more.
     
  8. Ulysses S Grant

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    That post sums up the whole point of the supporters Trust. Let them stick to things that concern them like hot water and hand dryers.
     
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  9. Faithful Bantam

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    Get off the fence and tell us what you really think Mike.
     
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  10. Bigrod

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    Surely the Norwich thing is just a lot of hot air?

    The Blackpool link......well a few sticks of rock and a V.I.P. pass for the Pleasure Beach may well swing it.
     
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  11. Mike Hunt

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    When we have a board meeting I expect to be challenged and held to account. You promised this, why didn’t your department do that? Is there a better way of doing this? Why did you chose that?

    In my opinion without being challenged or held to account and without alternative points of view you are less likely to succeed.

    As well as addressing issues like bad driving on Midland Road, that’s what the supporters board should be doing.

    There’s no budget to fix the toilets. Why not Ryan? You’ve recruited X positions this year, where’s the payback? What was the decision making that led to you expanding the social media team rather than looking after your paying customers? You offered new contracts to X and Y and then sacked them, what’s the impact of that on R&M or the first team? You trumpeted arrival of Lee Turnbull and then scrapped that model, why is that Ryan?

    Hold him to account. How many questions do we collectively ask on here? Get them answered and don’t give up until they are resolved.
     
  12. Mike Hunt

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    Cost of the Pleasure Beach these days it’s not a bad offer
     
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  13. NorthernMonkey

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    It'd be interesting to know if there's anyone on here that is on the supporters board so they can offer their opinion on the effectiveness of the meetings and the lines of questioning.

    Steve Gorringe used to post on the last couple of forums. Not sure if he's on this one.
     
  14. Bigrod

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    I guess it is the difference between a shareholder's meeting and a board meeting.

    I wholly agree with you that these affairs should be far more challenging.

    Who generates the meetings agenda, can control the content and as such restrict the issues.
     
  15. Bantamsteve

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    Probably not a good idea
    Anger will stop you sleeping
     
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  16. Bantamsteve

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    Is that all we have to give them
    Usually it costs us a few quid when we sell them
     
  17. TallinnBantam

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    I find it ironic, that the very thing which is broken and not accounted for, is a thing that blows hot air.

    Shambles. Embarrassing in fact.
     
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  18. Stafford Bantam

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    The question might be best asked on the 'Supporters Board' forum and I suspect @HaworthBantam99@HaworthBantam99 may be able to answer it.
     
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  19. Park bantam

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    The thing is these things are upon to everyone but there are plenty of critics but less so people who are prepared to join these groups.
    It will be the same at the supporters meeting on the 10th of January where Sparks and Adams will be+in attendance. I have been to loads of these many of which were open to questions from the floor but there aren’t many willing to put their mouth where there opinion is. The point is if you are unhappy with things as they are get involved
     
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  20. Fordy117

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    @Mike Hunt@Mike Hunt is no dancer!!

    Unfortunately, this club has far too many dancers around it.
     
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