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Most liked posts in thread: Supposedly a very very strong Rumour - sparks gone Monday! +1

  1. Faithful Bantam

    Faithful Bantam Squad Player

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    Indeed. We've become accustomed to those affiliated with the club either saying nothing, or lying.

    Its not like the fans are paying customers and the bedrock of the club is it?

    Treated with utter contempt.
     
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  2. WilsdenBantam

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    I was reading through it thinking that as a sparring partner of his, though he has many, I’ll say my peace and say he shouldn’t go. Then he reverted to type and blamed the fans, I echo these words he can’t be helped. No one has an issue with different opinions, other than him as his resentment towards the fans is clear. That said he defended Rahic then conveniently pretended it never happened, I should have known better.
     
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  3. bailiff bridge bantam

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    It just echoes so many posts on here.
    It’s been shite before so we just have to accept its shite again and accept it.

    Such a negative mindset.
     
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  4. bantam65

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    Am I to presume then that this post is total and utter bullshit seeing as I have received no email from the club proclaiming that "We have news to share"?
     
  5. Onside

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    Sorry I don’t have the intelligence to decipher your post, it just appears as a word salad to me. It is a bit of a worry really as my beliefs are if the author is blaming the reader then that means the text has failed to reach the reader.
     
  6. Rhino66

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    If he does go, does that mean "Sparks will fly"
     
  7. WilsdenBantam

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    Thank you, I try to be respectful to all posters and even in his posts that I challenge I’ve refrained from name calling despite the bating I mentioned last year. Even after he called me obtuse the other day I bit my tongue but enough is enough, there aren’t many on here like that but there are a few who are starting to form a victim complex because they hold a minority view and don’t like it. I’ve never muted anyone as I’m a grown man and can take shit that comes my way, but he’ll get it back from now on in spades, something I wouldn’t do with any other poster.
     
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  8. Onside

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    It is the human condition to want to put ppl in different piles then label them. It makes us feel comfortable. However it would be my experience ppl very rarely fall into one pile and are a mixture of several. It also limits our experience if we decide not to interact with certain piles because they said or did something.

    My view for what it is worth life is too short to fall out with each other on a msg board where its very nature is a distinct pile of city fans.

    I also read the TCA from time to time and even more rarely comment on there. Lots of swearing and language that we don’t read in here but intertwined they have some very thoughtful debates. I tend to ignore the more lewd comments directed at me as they are just having a laugh.
    At times I can be sharp and sarcastic but I try to engage with everyone. Easter is nearly here a lovely time of year.
     
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  9. Bronco

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    Bring retired I sometimes take in PMQT and find it pathetic that BOTH parties try to get brownie points from the opposition with their cheap smears, the countries on its knees two very dangerous conflicts going on in Europe and the Middle East, yet they bring something totally irrelevant into it he debate just to score points.
     
  10. Bigrod

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    I think this thread has moved off topic on several occasions. The diversion to the Cullingworth, Thornton viaducts, (austerity pricing) farm shops and speed cameras is probably quite amusing in its own way.

    However I think we can now draw a line on issues of ‘calling’ individuals or groups, and insulting each other.

    Perhaps focus on the elasticity of Sparks going on a Monday (yet to be defined which particular Monday) which is the title of this thread and should be the main issue.
     
  11. Craven Cottager

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    It’s Tuesday and Sparks is still in post.
    This thread is now pointless IMO.
     
  12. Petrov

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    Have you not seen the clip of McDonald having a go on the club photographer's video camera when the Barrow game was postponed? I'd say from that footage that it is pretty definite the players don't have any time for him either.
     
  13. Bantamsteve

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    Isn't Sparks working within the agreed remit tho
    Don't get relegated
    Don't go bust
     
  14. Bantam Begins

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    Rude and abusive to them. One of which did a lot of help and actually spotted drainage problems last year on a survey he did for free and Sparks rang him up telling him what the f**k do you think you’re doing. If the sponsor wasn’t a city fan he would have pulled the plug and told him to do one.
     
  15. Rogered Tart

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    I heard a similar story with a contractor.
     
  16. Faithful Bantam

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    Very helpful. I'm genuinely stunned. Rupp has entrusted the entire running of the club to a novice CEO, without any football expertise above the manager, and no form of checks, balances and governance to help steer the healthy and effective running of the club. And this is the result.

    How the hell has Rupp achieved ANY success in business? Would he run any of his other business interests in such a way?

    @wetherbywhaler@wetherbywhaler - how can this manner of operating a football club have any justification, and what have the Associate Directors done to challenge this approach?
     
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  17. borderlescott

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    Whatever he’s on, Rupp has done it on the cheap. Hung us out to dry. As has Rhodes by grooming him.

    he’s neglected the clubs needs. As soon as he forced Rahic to resign we needed some experience in to repair the mess, not some rookie with social media experience.
     
  18. borderlescott

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    Maybe Sparks had a wonderful line of merch lined up with the ‘new’ club crest on. You know, the shite one we wasted money on, but nobody wanted!
     
  19. bailiff bridge bantam

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    We all know he isn’t getting sacked today,right?
     
  20. Storck

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    Yep just like everything the ex kitman shares
     
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