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Post by Barbieterrier on Mar 31, 2015 20:15:29 GMT 1
Dear Mr Powell Due to the type of football you seem to want to play being dull, boring and unadventurous my father, a Town fan for over 70 years and season ticket holder for the past 10, will not be renewing his season ticket. Just thought you should know in the vain hope you may see the light and change your phiosophy beofore many others follow suit! I love these. Should have their own dedicated sub board 'most dramatic non renewal or binning of season ticket' - way more fun than anything else on here at the moment
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Post by Headless Chicken on Mar 31, 2015 20:28:05 GMT 1
Although I too have reservations about Powell's style of football, I have seen far worse in my comparatively shorter years of support. So I suspect your father, who is quite within his rights to not renew, must have seen more shite than I have, particularly in the last 10 years when he's had a season ticket. As I say, he is quite within his rights not to renew, but to blame the quality of football seems strange to me when its been much worse in the recent past. Yeah but even these worse teams we've had (of which there's been many) we actually went out to try and win our home games, especially against weak opposition. Not the case with Powell. No problem with the players (in the majority) but the big problem is with Powell's dont lose mentality. Would seem there are many who feel the same way. Many have reservations, including me and a few who I know don't constantly throw their rattle out of the pram, but you have to admit posts like this are worse than many you'd have responded with: "Wah, wah, wah". Personally don't generally find it as dull as some of Robins' OTT passing it around the back or Grayson's whack it down the channels.
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Post by terriersyndrome on Mar 31, 2015 20:52:46 GMT 1
Very short/selective memories from some fans.. Did he not follow town in the Davy era? I do believe listening to HTFC supporters that the recession and the feel bad factor is taking it's toll and football is a casualty of people making important decisions over their time and finances. The majority of society now are in the doldrums and value for money is high on peoples agenda and complaining or griping as become the number one sport for most of us in some way, shape or form.. Those who can ride these things the best will become the strongest and that's why it's important in these times not to get pulled down into the negative and damaging calls from some sections of support. If games were won on moaning we'd be in the champions league... These miserable bastards won't be dragging me down!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 21:00:39 GMT 1
3 pages and yet no-ones asked what a phiosophy is?
You sure you didn't mean to say pissed-off-osy?
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Post by Giggity on Mar 31, 2015 21:10:37 GMT 1
Truth hurts for some people. We play a boring, negative brand of football. People have better things to spend their money on.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 21:31:07 GMT 1
Truth hurts for some people. We play a boring, negative brand of football. People have better things to spend their money on. What you spending your season card dosh on Simon?
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Post by Giggity on Mar 31, 2015 21:44:49 GMT 1
Truth hurts for some people. We play a boring, negative brand of football. People have better things to spend their money on. What you spending your season card dosh on Simon? Fags, class As and a prozzie.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 21:45:43 GMT 1
What you spending your season card dosh on Simon? Fags, class As and a prozzie. I'd skip the fags, bad for you.
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Post by Giggity on Mar 31, 2015 21:49:40 GMT 1
Fags, class As and a prozzie. I'd skip the fags, bad for you. Homophobe.
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Post by Henry Mcgee on Mar 31, 2015 22:01:16 GMT 1
Truth hurts for some people. We play a boring, negative brand of football. People have better things to spend their money on. Bang on the money. All 3 of my group not renewing - will probably help TOWN as we'll probably end up paying more for less games but I honestly can't hack the idea of going every week. Call us names, drama queens, wah wahs - whatever you want - but funny how Boothy was pleading for renewals in the Examiner only this week. Methinks ST sales are setting alarm bells off in the boardroom. I think the phrase is 'wake up and smell the coffee'.
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Post by Morning Norwood on Apr 1, 2015 7:21:11 GMT 1
Truth hurts for some people. We play a boring, negative brand of football. People have better things to spend their money on. Bang on the money. All 3 of my group not renewing - will probably help TOWN as we'll probably end up paying more for less games but I honestly can't hack the idea of going every week. Call us names, drama queens, wah wahs - whatever you want - but funny how Boothy was pleading for renewals in the Examiner only this week. Methinks ST sales are setting alarm bells off in the boardroom. I think the phrase is 'wake up and smell the coffee'. Just one question, When did we play exciting, positive brand of football? I've certainly not seen it.
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Post by mids on Apr 1, 2015 7:36:22 GMT 1
Bang on the money. All 3 of my group not renewing - will probably help TOWN as we'll probably end up paying more for less games but I honestly can't hack the idea of going every week. Call us names, drama queens, wah wahs - whatever you want - but funny how Boothy was pleading for renewals in the Examiner only this week. Methinks ST sales are setting alarm bells off in the boardroom. I think the phrase is 'wake up and smell the coffee'. Just one question, When did we play exciting, positive brand of football? I've certainly not seen it. You have. But it was a while ago so you've forgotten about it.
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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 1, 2015 8:09:44 GMT 1
Bang on the money. All 3 of my group not renewing - will probably help TOWN as we'll probably end up paying more for less games but I honestly can't hack the idea of going every week. Call us names, drama queens, wah wahs - whatever you want - but funny how Boothy was pleading for renewals in the Examiner only this week. Methinks ST sales are setting alarm bells off in the boardroom. I think the phrase is 'wake up and smell the coffee'. Just one question, When did we play exciting, positive brand of football? I've certainly not seen it. exactly. Why people want to pretend the football now is SO bad when the truth is its no worse than practically every other time in the past 40 years is bizarre. The odd shit performance, the odd great performance and a lot of so-so performances... just like any other season, only we're doing that at a higher level than most of the last 40 years! If you don't want to go anymore, then don't go. Theres no need to come up with bullshit excuses.
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Post by Morning Norwood on Apr 1, 2015 8:24:44 GMT 1
Just one question, When did we play exciting, positive brand of football? I've certainly not seen it. exactly. Why people want to pretend the football now is SO bad when the truth is its no worse than practically every other time in the past 40 years is bizarre. The odd shit performance, the odd great performance and a lot of so-so performances... just like any other season, only we're doing that at a higher level than most of the last 40 years! If you don't want to go anymore, then don't go. Theres no need to come up with bullshit excuses. Like I said in a previous thread. Fans wanted Championship Football and Dean Hoyle never deserted us. Shame on those deserting him now. I hope they all watch their Sky Sports Football and believe all the guff about everything being exciting, the best, thrilling, famous victories, only to realise eventually that the football is not all that all the way to the top of English Football
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Post by AndySk on Apr 1, 2015 13:47:02 GMT 1
Yeah but even these worse teams we've had (of which there's been many) we actually went out to try and win our home games, especially against weak opposition. Not the case with Powell. No problem with the players (in the majority) but the big problem is with Powell's dont lose mentality. Would seem there are many who feel the same way. Many have reservations, including me and a few who I know don't constantly throw their rattle out of the pram, but you have to admit posts like this are worse than many you'd have responded with: "Wah, wah, wah". Personally don't generally find it as dull as some of Robins' OTT passing it around the back or Grayson's whack it down the channels. No, its a valid point (why i said it ). Surely the least we can expect is for us to try and win our home games against poor opposition
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Post by teddytheterrier on Apr 1, 2015 14:15:39 GMT 1
Even Ternent set his teams out to win at home! He also didn't slump around in the dugout and hide when things weren't going our way! May not of been a good manager but he said it like it was! Would sort this bunch out!
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Post by Doc Halladay 32 on Apr 1, 2015 14:24:56 GMT 1
Even Ternent set his teams out to win at home! He also didn't slump around in the dugout and hide when things weren't going our way! May not of been a good manager but he said it like it was! Would sort this bunch out! Now we're drifting into a parallel reality here, under Ternent we were in serious trouble of dropping to League 2. How you can describe him as a not a good manager but then suggest he would sort us out?
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Post by Headless Chicken on Apr 1, 2015 14:33:13 GMT 1
Many have reservations, including me and a few who I know don't constantly throw their rattle out of the pram, but you have to admit posts like this are worse than many you'd have responded with: "Wah, wah, wah". Personally don't generally find it as dull as some of Robins' OTT passing it around the back or Grayson's whack it down the channels. No, its a valid point (why i said it ). Surely the least we can expect is for us to try and win our home games against poor opposition I meant the OP you were supporting.
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Post by teddytheterrier on Apr 1, 2015 14:36:18 GMT 1
Even Ternent set his teams out to win at home! He also didn't slump around in the dugout and hide when things weren't going our way! May not of been a good manager but he said it like it was! Would sort this bunch out! Now we're drifting into a parallel reality here, under Ternent we were in serious trouble of dropping to League 2. How you can describe him as a not a good manager but then suggest he would sort us out? Bare in mind the quality of player turnip had available! Apart from roberts who were his key players? Malvin kamara and keigan parker hardly saying much is it?
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Post by tockyterrier on Apr 1, 2015 14:36:36 GMT 1
The reason to the last two games sums up the problem Powell has. Played Well, entertaining, but we lost. All the critics suggesting they wouldn't mind losing if we tried to win, still not happy.
He needs to get enough points however he can. We score plenty of goals, so he isn't negative. But he clearly doesn't have enough faith in the defensive players to let the rest go gung-ho at the other end and had to set up accordingly.
Hopefully that is the area he will address in the summer.
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Post by bro600 on Apr 1, 2015 14:41:10 GMT 1
Truth hurts Jesus Christ i'm being told the truth hurts by a fellow Town Supporter and being told by another i should wake up and smell the coffee by another.. Where have these supporters been? Somewhere in a parallel universe where HTFC were successful? Either that or they must have been in a coma since 1970. I started in 1969.. Saw one decent season in div 2 and then top division for the one and watch the decline down the leagues.. The Coffee didn't arrive until around 1983 so we had to smell the gravy in the cup of that time. Longbottom seemingly put paid to any decent chance i had as a teen to watch any 2nd tier football. All i could smell for around 8 years was the toilets around the stadiums as Bielby, McCaffery and Baines tried to halt a decline..Any smell of coffee wold have been a real bonus and if i wasn't wide awake at the time Fratton Park, Brunton Park and Edgeley park encounters would surely have awoken me up or put me out of my misery. Buxton, Warnock and Greaves had shown me brief glimpses of what HTFC and their supporters were about and i fell in love and got my blue and white specs firmly embedded to my skull.. Strong enough as i got older to take on David Taylor when his heart was ruling his head and Ken Davy when his Wallet was ruling his swinging brick.. Funnily enough through family tragedy i missed most of Steve Bruce's reign and personal circumstances have mean't i've missed the last season and a half.. I can't wait to get back next year (finances allowing) and i probably wouldn't want HTFC any other way, there is something about the club my Grandad, father, myself and now my kids have fallen in love with.
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Post by AndySk on Apr 1, 2015 14:42:49 GMT 1
No, its a valid point (why i said it ). Surely the least we can expect is for us to try and win our home games against poor opposition I meant the OP you were supporting. Ah sorry, yeah actually it prob is to be fair
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 14:47:24 GMT 1
is the OP a glory hunter, because you don't get much of that with town. Mediocrity, stress and heartache is what you get with town (with the occasional bright moment thrown in to stop us all from ending it), if you want success go watch man city.
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Post by showaddywaddywaddy on Apr 1, 2015 14:52:41 GMT 1
Did your father come close to throwing his season ticket away during Warnocks first full season when we hung on to 3rd div status grimly in front of 4k crowds or did he stick with it and then see a promotion season the following year. Just an example of how the tide changes. Powell's style is one thing but he is sending the team out to try and win matches and is committed to getting us cemented in this division on a sound footing. Actually more committed than the chap i used as as example.
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Post by Morning Norwood on Apr 1, 2015 14:54:08 GMT 1
The OP father is clearly a part timer, as he has supported Town for 70 years, but only had a season ticket for ten of those
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Post by gledholt terrier on Apr 1, 2015 14:56:29 GMT 1
Truth hurts Jesus Christ i'm being told the truth hurts by a fellow Town Supporter and being told by another i should wake up and smell the coffee by another.. Where have these supporters been? Somewhere in a parallel universe where HTFC were successful? Either that or they must have been in a coma since 1970. I started in 1969.. Saw one decent season in div 2 and then top division for the one and watch the decline down the leagues.. The Coffee didn't arrive until around 1983 so we had to smell the gravy in the cup of that time. Longbottom seemingly put paid to any decent chance i had as a teen to watch any 2nd tier football. All i could smell for around 8 years was the toilets around the stadiums as Bielby, McCaffery and Baines tried to halt a decline..Any smell of coffee wold have been a real bonus and if i wasn't wide awake at the time Fratton Park, Brunton Park and Edgeley park encounters would surely have awoken me up or put me out of my misery. Buxton, Warnock and Greaves had shown me brief glimpses of what HTFC and their supporters were about and i fell in love and got my blue and white specs firmly embedded to my skull.. Strong enough as i got older to take on David Taylor when his heart was ruling his head and Ken Davy when his Wallet was ruling his swinging brick.. Funnily enough through family tragedy i missed most of Steve Bruce's reign and personal circumstances have mean't i've missed the last season and a half.. I can't wait to get back next year (finances allowing) and i probably wouldn't want HTFC any other way, there is something about the club my Grandad, father, myself and now my kids have fallen in love with. Bloody happy clapper
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Post by Doc Halladay 32 on Apr 1, 2015 14:57:37 GMT 1
Now we're drifting into a parallel reality here, under Ternent we were in serious trouble of dropping to League 2. How you can describe him as a not a good manager but then suggest he would sort us out? Bare in mind the quality of player turnip had available! Apart from roberts who were his key players? Malvin kamara and keigan parker hardly saying much is it? They were HIS players and Kamara didn't start for us that season. We were 19th after bringing in eleven players at the end of October before his sacking on the 4th November. He was a dinosaur in footballing management terms and it was patently obvious to all who watched that team or listened to his bristling interviews on Radio Leeds which made the worst Oggy/LC interview tame by comparison.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 15:13:20 GMT 1
Bare in mind the quality of player turnip had available! Apart from roberts who were his key players? Malvin kamara and keigan parker hardly saying much is it? They were HIS players and Kamara didn't start for us that season. We were 19th after bringing in eleven players at the end of October before his sacking on the 4th November. He was a dinosaur in footballing management terms and it was patently obvious to all who watched that team or listened to his bristling interviews on Radio Leeds which made the worst Oggy/LC interview tame by comparison. It really is strange how some people chose to remember things. Come back in a few years and a few of the posters currently throwing their toys out of the pram because of a few dull games will be claiming every game in the Powell era was a thriller...
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Post by teddytheterrier on Apr 1, 2015 15:23:14 GMT 1
Bare in mind the quality of player turnip had available! Apart from roberts who were his key players? Malvin kamara and keigan parker hardly saying much is it? They were HIS players and Kamara didn't start for us that season. We were 19th after bringing in eleven players at the end of October before his sacking on the 4th November. He was a dinosaur in footballing management terms and it was patently obvious to all who watched that team or listened to his bristling interviews on Radio Leeds which made the worst Oggy/LC interview tame by comparison. His players fitted the budget at the time!
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Post by Doc Halladay 32 on Apr 1, 2015 15:29:11 GMT 1
They were HIS players and Kamara didn't start for us that season. We were 19th after bringing in eleven players at the end of October before his sacking on the 4th November. He was a dinosaur in footballing management terms and it was patently obvious to all who watched that team or listened to his bristling interviews on Radio Leeds which made the worst Oggy/LC interview tame by comparison. His players fitted the budget at the time! From Wiki for that season: "Stan Ternent also revealed on 5 September, that Town had failed to capture 3 strikers during the summer. They failed on bid of £850,000 for Town hero Jon Stead, who joined Ipswich Town in September, a £400,000 bid for Colchester United's Clive Platt and a £600,000 bid for Ipswich Town's Alan Lee, who subsequently moved to Championship side Crystal Palace." The money was there.
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