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  1. Frank Castle

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    I'm a boycotter. I won't be stepping foot inside Valley Parade until that clueless fool has gone.

    Like Ricky says, it's time to do something about it. Not just one protest, multiple protests, week after week after week until he gets the message and sells up.
     
  2. Hulmebantam

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    Of course I am.

    @Gardscoigne@Gardscoigne has answered your condescending response adequately.

    However, I will add to this. Mr Rahic made it clear during his discussion with BCST that costs associated with running the football club had increased. We also have confirmation via WOAP that we are not running an u23 side as a cost saving exercise. I am sure that the flow of cash into the club over the season will significantly down on projections because of our appalling start to the season. Season ticket income next season will be down dramatically.

    This is a business which is spiralling down at the moment. It could well get to a point in the next year where we run out of cash from income to meet commitments.

    Whilst we don't have the debts that drove us to administration previously, the opaque nature of our finances and how the club was purchased gives me cause for concern.
     
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  3. Fools Gold

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    It is every bit the boards fault . They have ripped this club apart from top to bottom
     
  4. Bruce Bannister

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    That really pisses me of @Jay@Jay
    Rahic and Rupp take loans out to buy the club and then use the clubs money to repay the loans, the barstewards are using THE SUPPORTERS MONEY to pay their fecking loans off, makes my blood boil that does.
     
  5. Ricky

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    Whatever we do needs to be done as one big group not by a few
     
  6. Offside

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    I agree , i didn't go tonight 250 mile round trip to watch shite , needs a proper fan group setting up and a concerted planned protest starting .
     
  7. Faithful Bantam

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    In a quiet corner somewhere, Tony McMahon will be laughing his tits off.
     
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  8. HUDDERSSBANTAM

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    You haven't really. You wouldn't be on this forum.
     
  9. Gardscoigne

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    The harsh reality is that it’s not inconceivable.
    No, or much decreased, match day income. Vastly reduced season ticket sales, knock on affect of reduced sponsorship. It will soon become difficult to run profitably - even more so if we don’t somehow turn this season around and end up relegated.
    There is real danger of this and we can’t bury our heads in the sand.
     
  10. Hulmebantam

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    Your opening comment was "do I read what I am typing?". That was condescending.

    Fine, we have different views and outlooks, that is what contributes to a forum. I respect that.
     
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  11. Fools Gold

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    Mark bought into the club ,helping clear the club’s debts by doing So in 2007
    https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/1452580.amp/

    Then in 2008/09 he put a extra million in to help the playing budget . He was repaid the Loan over 5 years .

    https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/courageous-lawn-s-163-1m-boost-for-city-coffers-1-2339657/amp
    2008/9


    It paid off for both mark and the club
    https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/widthofapost.com/2013/06/27/the-clubs-in-the-black-and-so-too-is-mark-lawn/amp/


    The money led to investment in the team and got us to a cup final and promotion to league one.We also went on a decent FA Cup run. If we didn’t strengthen the team how did we manage all that ? The club grew under his leadership and He then got 49 percent of the sale . So a nice sum of around 3m . He left us achieveing a higher place finish than the previous season and also amassing 19k season ticket holders .If Mark lawns stint as Bradford city chairmen wasn’t a success am not sure what Is.
     
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  12. Offside

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    Boycott home games or turn up 15 mins late . Disgusting what is happening at VP .
     
  13. Inspector

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    When good players look around and see young kids with little experience, or players like NKP who can't trap wind or pass in a straight line, they're not going to blame the manager. They're going to ask why the recruitment team including the owner, haven't brought in the required quality needed to get to up the table. Parky's early sides were weren't blessed with talent but they had heart and basic skill. We've got players with no experience, no heart, no conscience and no skill. That's not the coaches fault, that claim to failure lays squarely at the door of Edin and the man who gave him the list, Greg Abbot.
     
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  14. HUDDERSSBANTAM

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    Hopkin tries to play a passing game, like last night, and we're so open and defensively poor. He tries to keep it tight and play more direct and the ball comes back as no target man.

    The players can't do what he needs them to do. Either way he's f00ked.
     
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  15. SimonW

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    What earth are you living on?

    Lets just look at your 'Young kids with no experience' claim

    O'Donnell - 30 year old. 290 games under his belt. Over 100 of those at League 1 and 40 at Championship level

    McGowan - 29 years old. 256 games under his belt. Over 100 in the Scotish prem. 8 of them in European competitions too

    O'Connor - 25 year old. 245 games in total. 21 games in League 1, 70 in Scottish Prem and 5 in Europa League

    NKP - 31 year old. 492 games. 31 in Championship and 57 in league 1

    Wood - 22 year old. He maybe meets your description as this is the highest level he has played games at

    Wright - 28 year old. 344 games. Over 100 at league one level and 100 games at Championship level

    Akpan - 27 year old. 227 games. Around 150 at Championship level and even 9 Premier League games. Also 4 international caps

    O'Brien - 20 year old. The second who meets your description

    Miller - 20 year old. Is Young and doesn't have the most experience but he has played 30 games at League one level

    Doyle - 30 year old. 335 games. 50 at Scottish prem and 55 at Championship

    Payne - 23 year old. 169 games 78 at league one and 23 at Championship level

    That isn't an inexperienced team. The Man Utd 95/96 team had more youngsters who were put in at the expense of proven internationals than Citys team here and the experienced players there didn't just give up
     
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  16. Onside

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    How many of your members signed up to support a charity? I am not saying that ppl are not happy supporting charities along the way, I am happy for-that activity to take place.

    However, that is not the reason you are in existence, they signed up because they support City. Given what has been going on at City, it would be best in my view if you took a more neutral stance. Supporters are not all in favour of the way the club is being run, as a supporters club, we are not here to support the club regardless of what is happening. I would like to see Supporters Clubs take on more challenging stance to our current owners.
     
  17. Dennis

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    Agreed. That's the whole point of this bloody saga. They paid over €6million for something whose assets were worth considerably less than the purchase price, probably no more than half what they paid being generous. And in doing so, imo completely misread the culture and finances of the English game. There simply is no quick way to making money in the lower leagues of the EFL and arguably even in the Championship without very deep pockets. I really believe Rupp has been sold a pup and I don't expect him to put any more of his money into the club to 'buy' success as most clubs who have been promoted from our league in recent years have had to do. I don't imagine he will throw any more good money after the bad. His best bet imo is to find a new purchaser who would be willing to pay something realistic for our club and I suspect that will be a lot less than R&R original paid .. for several reasons!
     
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  18. Steve1970

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    We need you your the only fecker that knows neighbours who have pitchforks ... :laughing:
     
  19. Rcbantam

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    You can not put the whole blame in the owners.

    The coaches and players MUST GET IT IN THE NECK.
     
  20. Bantamsmike

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    The owners fault these players and staff are here in the first place. They came, tried fixing what wasn't broken, and now we are fecked. So the blame is with the owners.
     
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