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  1. Hendrie FC

    Hendrie FC Fringe Player

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    Dear all. Let me tell you a story. A few months ago I was in what I thought was a long-term relationship. We'd been together for quite a long time. I was happy. Contented even. Yes we had words sometime and I didn't always agree with what was being said but I thought 'each to their own'. Indeed, we'd managed to get through the good and the bad times together. I was even connected to others that we mutually knew so I felt part of a wider circle as well. And then one day I was told totally out of the blue. I'm sorry. I don't want to do this anymore. The fun's gone and quite frankly I'm moving on. No warning. No opportunity even to take one last look at my many ramblings. I was devastated. Bereft. Aimless and rudderless. But then one of our mutual contacts took me in. Gave me a new home with new friends and even some of the old ones. I gave the relationship a chance. well, what else did I have left to lose. And it began to work. I discovered many others like me who had been dumped by my previous relationship. We began to gather and yes we created a new home for ourselves. Different but also comfortingly the same. I felt as if I'd moved on. And now, again out of the blue that old relationship is back. Bold as Yorkshire brass. I've had a rethink, perhaps things aren't as rosy as I thought they'd be and can we try again? Well, what am I supposed to do? Just walk back like a poodle and turn my back on those that created my new place - indeed, just like my previous partner did all those months ago. Well, I've got more scruples than that. So no. I'll be staying put thank you very much. Never go back to a previous relationship I was once told and I've only ever made that mistake once and it was indeed another car crash ending. So I'll be staying where I am. I hope many of my mutual contacts will feel the same. Loyalty is a rare commodity these days - especially in the world of football. But I've still got some. Thank you for listening and good afternoon.
     
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  2. Frank Castle

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    Quite a shitty thing to do really. As Onside said Ed was absolutely adamant that C&B was over. That was the reason why people decided to spend their own time and money, doing a decent thing by filling the void and providing a platform for people to carry on posting as if nothing had changed.

    I found it a bit weird when he signed up on here and started posting, now it makes sense. I can only assume that he missed having control.

    I had a lot of respect for Ed, but he's lost a lot of that after this. After all the effort that Simon and KK have put in on here, I think that BantamTalk deserves our loyalty.
     
  3. king karl

    king karl Administrator
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    Hes closed down again.... But id like to say thanks to the guys at the cows arsepipe for the kind words worship

    cows arsw.PNG
     
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  4. MallorcaBantam

    MallorcaBantam Impact Sub

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    You cant really take your ball home and then come out to play a few weeks later.
    Some else now has a ball
     
  5. SimonW

    SimonW Administrator
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    No, but there is a difference. I don't really know C&B's history but I would imagine it was built organically over a long period of time. It allows costs to be spread over time. When you have to create a site to take over an already existing community its a different matter as you have to have a site ready to take that community right away. Made worse by the fact we were working to one-time frame for when C&B were closing down and suddenly Ed decided to shut it down months early
     
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  6. Onside

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    Well I find it astonishing that Ed decided to reopen it. When he decided he would close it he was adamant that it was over. I was around when he first set it up and contributed financially. All very strange, has he given a reason other than he needed a break? I would have thought he might have been happy with posting rather than having total control.

    @king karl@king karl set this up. Loads of work and finances have gone into this, and I am more than happy to stay here. I actually like it better.

    The only other board I post on is the Cows Arse, which has me in stitches.
     
  7. Bruce Bannister

    Bruce Bannister Impact Sub
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    Agree, Karl put the effort in to start this board after Ed decided enough was enough.
    This board for me.
     
  8. Silverbantam

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    What's the point when Ed could just change his mind again and close it. I'm sticking on here.
     
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  9. JonButterfield

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    Like, meat goes off, right?

    Then, as a general rule, it goes good again if you wait long enough.

    It's the philosophy of my restaurant chain, so I certainly hope that's the case.
     
  10. Mickey bantam

    Mickey bantam Fringe Player
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    I've an idea , why don't all the Edin haters move onto c&b and all the happy clappers stay on here then harmony can be reached.

    With regards to Park Bantam we will have to all meet up for a fight and the losers have got to take him!!

    Only joking Park :)
     
  11. Frank Castle

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    I don't think anyone thinks this is a big problem, they just find it a bit odd after how it ended and what was said. It's not an issue as far as I'm concerned other than we now have two almost identical sites, which will undoubtedly split memberships meaning neither site will be as diverse as it has been before.
     
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  12. RonnieBrown

    RonnieBrown Emergency Backup

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    My kids cleared mine years ago .........
     
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  13. Hoochy-Min

    Hoochy-Min Squad Player

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    Ed's killed it again. Shame really, he's knows what he's doing and can run a cracking site.

    I suspect he'll come back with a new idea that doesn't look like this. Very innovative is. Ed. Remember when he had all the old arcade games to dick around with? Shoutbox and match day chat were good ideas. About a decade ago he even had a 1:1 chat facility that was ace for calling TonyD naughty names.
     
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  14. Frank Castle

    Frank Castle Captain
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    Can you guys stop this petty squabbling please or I'll have to lock you out of the thread.
     
  15. Hendrie FC

    Hendrie FC Fringe Player

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    FFS. Why have The Sun when you can have Shakespeare. Heathen. ;)
     
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  16. Botswana Bantam

    Botswana Bantam Regular Starter
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    Be thankful that you missed it. It wasn't pleasant tbh.
     
  17. Nottsy

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    That’s not like him.
     
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  18. MallorcaBantam

    MallorcaBantam Impact Sub

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    Let me tell you a story
    I thought Max Bygraves was posting :D
     
  19. Bantamshell

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    Screw c&b I've moved on! Bantams talk till I die!
     
  20. king karl

    king karl Administrator
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    He has a decision to make , but we can all see why Ed would not sell up lol
     
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