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Title: Terminal de-Press-ion
Post by: dave.woodhall on March 02, 2016, 12:14:28 AM
A little light entertainment.

http://thebirminghampress.com/2016/03/900-minutes-and-counting/
Title: Re: Terminal de-Press-ion
Post by: Somniloquism on March 02, 2016, 12:25:21 AM
Totally agree on Fox. His boasts about improving certain deals makes it seem that his primary concern was to increase club income, yet seems totally oblivious to us losing however many millions more then he has created due to relegation. (And knowing Randy's apparent business acumen, he probably put some bonus package together on Fox improving income from the marketing deals so he will get that at the end of the season for a job well done.)
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Post by: eamonn on March 02, 2016, 01:51:47 AM
Maybe the most depressing article you've ever written.
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Post by: frank on March 02, 2016, 02:10:21 AM
All very true, I'm afraid. I share your growing doubts about Garde. As for the players, sooner or later (this evening it was sooner) they'll gift the opposition a goal or two and the match will be over. It's so depressingly predictable.
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Post by: ROBBO on March 02, 2016, 05:51:24 AM
I watched the Albion game after ours (recorded) and say what you like about their manager but he has some very poor players that seem to know what they are doing. Feel as sorry for Garde as I have for the last two managers before him.
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Post by: Boz on March 02, 2016, 08:41:37 AM
A very depressing but accurate report, particularly the last paragraph. The management of the club has been abysmal for a long time, but now I feel the players are truly appalling and certainly not earning their money, they should be ashamed, but obviously couldn't care less about the fans, the club or anything but their wallets.

Garde seems a man with pride and portrays as a good man, but he's just looking out of his depth with a crew of players, the majority of which who have let him down.

Title: Re: Terminal de-Press-ion
Post by: Witton Warrior on March 02, 2016, 08:43:46 AM
I watched the Albion game after ours (recorded) and say what you like about their manager but he has some very poor players that seem to know what they are doing. Feel as sorry for Garde as I have for the last two managers before him.
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If by your last sentence you mean not at all then I absolutely agree Robbo - Another impotent and incompetent out of his depth - NEXT!
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Post by: nuninho on March 02, 2016, 08:55:45 AM
Maybe the most depressing article you've ever written.

Exactly what I was thinking. 
Title: Re: Terminal de-Press-ion
Post by: dave.woodhall on March 02, 2016, 08:58:43 AM
Maybe the most depressing article you've ever written.

Exactly what I was thinking. 

Me too. For the first time ever I sat there wondering what to write. We might criticise the mainstream reporters but how they can come up with different angles every day is beyond me.
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Post by: ciggiesnbeer on March 02, 2016, 09:03:50 AM
Maybe the most depressing article you've ever written.

Exactly what I was thinking. 

Me too. For the first time ever I sat there wondering what to write. We might criticise the mainstream reporters but how they can come up with different angles every day is beyond me.

I also think it is hard to write the cold hard truth. There is nothing to be excited or hopeful about regarding the club right now.

Every now and again I think just articulating that hopelessness actually has value to fellow fans because truth always has value. I am glad you did.
Title: Re: Terminal de-Press-ion
Post by: fbriai on March 02, 2016, 09:07:24 AM
On the bright side, Dave, at least you are still managing to come up with at least vaguely relevant titles involving the word 'press', which is no mean feat in itself.

This one, unfortunately, is very apposite...
Title: Re: Terminal de-Press-ion
Post by: UK Redsox on March 02, 2016, 09:22:19 AM
I thought that a fair few left after the third goal
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Post by: CJ on March 02, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
What were the anti-CEO banners? I sit in the Upper Holte so couldn't see them
Title: Re: Terminal de-Press-ion
Post by: dave.woodhall on March 02, 2016, 09:39:45 AM
What were the anti-CEO banners? I sit in the Upper Holte so couldn't see them

Something about For Fox Sake. One in the bottom Holte first half then in the Upper towards the end but it might have been the same one.
Title: Re: Terminal de-Press-ion
Post by: rob_bridge on March 02, 2016, 09:40:16 AM
Spot on

Owner is hopeless
CEO is a Spiv - to be fair after he talked about False Narratives the alarm bells were ringing. Loudly.
Garde now resembles a quiet version of Sherwood towards the end. Clearly won't be here in 10 weeks time.
The Players are utterly contemptible - there are so few exceptions but as Club/Team captains Richards, Gabby and Lescott are the worst culprits..
Title: Re: Terminal de-Press-ion
Post by: mrfuse on March 02, 2016, 12:39:34 PM
Maybe the most depressing article you've ever written.

Exactly what I was thinking. 

Me too. For the first time ever I sat there wondering what to write. We might criticise the mainstream reporters but how they can come up with different angles every day is beyond me.

Absolutely, It would drive me insane trying each week to put a different variation on how terrible we are.
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Post by: Matt C on March 02, 2016, 12:49:44 PM
'Contempt' as you so accurately put it, is the word that best describes how I feel about the whole lot of them now.
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Post by: joe_c on March 02, 2016, 01:00:16 PM
Maybe the most depressing article you've ever written.

Exactly what I was thinking. 

Me too. For the first time ever I sat there wondering what to write. We might criticise the mainstream reporters but how they can come up with different angles every day is beyond me.

Oddly enough, as I left the ground last night I wondered how you might achieve a another spin on the same old story. Having accepted the inevitable some time ago, I've also started to get angry about the situation which I didn't expect I would for some reason. My grief curve is all out of whack.
Title: Re: Terminal de-Press-ion
Post by: Fred on March 02, 2016, 01:24:17 PM
And as for the players, if they can’t, or more likely won’t, do the basics, regardless of what they think about manager, owner and each other then they don’t deserve our support. They deserve our contempt.

I agree 100% with that. Man City and then Spurs to come. Relegated in April i suspect.
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Post by: levico on March 02, 2016, 01:54:26 PM
Your best and bleakest article so far IMHO.

Absolutely spot on.
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Post by: PaulWinch again on March 02, 2016, 02:25:15 PM
Maybe the most depressing article you've ever written.

Exactly what I was thinking. 

Me too. For the first time ever I sat there wondering what to write. We might criticise the mainstream reporters but how they can come up with different angles every day is beyond me.

Oddly enough, as I left the ground last night I wondered how you might achieve a another spin on the same old story. Having accepted the inevitable some time ago, I've also started to get angry about the situation which I didn't expect I would for some reason. My grief curve is all out of whack.

That's happened to me, I've spent the last few weeks just feeling 'meh' about it, but last night my anger surfaced again.
Title: Re: Terminal de-Press-ion
Post by: darren woolley on March 02, 2016, 02:34:41 PM
Spot on Dave.
Title: Re: Terminal de-Press-ion
Post by: Tayls_7 on March 02, 2016, 06:00:08 PM
With regard contemptible footballers I have had to stop looking at the club website. I'm agitated by the player interviews. Not effing interested in your pointless jibber jabber lads.
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