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Post by Porrohman on Sept 5, 2019 19:36:46 GMT 1
Listen at the whimps on here. It is/was the club's decision...... The club will pay it...... Maybe the PP company will. Club business, not the fans. UTT Just a shame we didn't just put something racist on the sash instead, the fine would be much lower 🤬 |
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Post by Porrohman on Sept 5, 2019 19:38:38 GMT 1
Paddy Power will pay it.no they won’t. Don't think they're over happy, even they've tweeted about it being 5x what Millwall got for racist chanting |
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Post by Jello Biafra on Sept 5, 2019 19:41:57 GMT 1
It wasn't tinpot, it was genius. Paddy Power got all that publicity then, and now, for £50k. Bargain all day long. Mids, it was certainly not tinpot for Paddy Power - they are masters at this and knew exactly what they were doing. It WAS tinpot for us - amateurish, totally lacking in any dignity and a bit desperate, in my opinion. The Chairman's actions after this "please please ban it, I'm new to this role " seem even worse. Not living in Huddersfield, but Burnley, I took stick from my Burnley friends, long before it was revealed as a "hilarious" joke - how we all roared - and even more so after the truth came out (hardly needed brilliant deduction did it...). It was a bargain all day long for the betting company but, again only my opinion, made us look amateurish and just added to the negative feelings that some supporters, and most outsiders, of this club have now felt about us for 18 months or more. I suppose it did stop people talking about our appalling football/run of results for a while. Yes, I may be accused of lacking a sense of perspective - but I don't lack a sense of how Huddersfield Town appeared - to many of its fans, and certainly to outsiders. I feel a bit guilty about bothering to post on this thread as it's hardly a massive thing, but it does seem to be just another example of poor decision making by people at the club, and indicative of how far we are falling. IF the main aim was to raise money for charity then fair enough, but I'd be amazed if that was the original or major, reason it was done. We were, knowingly or naively, manipulated by a more savvy organisation . Others may disagree, but there are a lot more positive ways of getting publicity. We might actually sell more shirts by winning a bloody football match. Dry your eyes, Princess. |
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Post by mightytj on Sept 5, 2019 19:42:00 GMT 1
Guy on Twitter saying that we could have been sued if we didn't wear it at Rochdale and that PH wanted referee to ban us from wearing it. Very strange Fine probably well deserved to be fair. Tacky, unprofessional and disrespectful. Players must have felt great being asked to take part in such a farce. I bet you’re fun to be around! |
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Post by loumacari on Sept 5, 2019 20:15:30 GMT 1
Or perhaps a club that accumulated 16 points last season should have spent the summer concentrating on preparing to ‘win a few games’, instead of pulling cheap publicity stunts. Just like the guy with the spanners putting the white seats in, the commercial side should have been out there getting the players fit! You’re missing my point. I’m talking about the clubs lack of professionalism and focus from top to bottom, not trying to blame Sean Jarvis. |
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Post by Up the Duff. on Sept 5, 2019 20:17:23 GMT 1
I had absolutely no problem with the original stunt but it went too far - to actually play a game in a shirt that wasnt ok, have a reasonable idea we would be fined for doing it and then it appears the new Chairman tried to get the referee to say /no/ we cannot play in it is a complete lack of professionalism and clearly shows the people running the club are not up to the job - CEO definately needs to go before the next piece of stupidity happens Not sure why anyone thinks Paddy Power will pay it... they threatened us with legal action. That's not a great working relationship. They dont give a flying fxck about huddersfield town, they and the club are happy for them to take the piss out of us as long as both get what they want ( cash and publicity). |
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Post by allan 1958 (OAF-WROY)(SSLFF) on Sept 5, 2019 20:21:50 GMT 1
Guy on Twitter saying that we could have been sued if we didn't wear it at Rochdale and that PH wanted referee to ban us from wearing it. Very strange Fine probably well deserved to be fair. Tacky, unprofessional and disrespectful. Players must have felt great being asked to take part in such a farce. wow its a game of football, not everyone laughs at jokes. It was clearly a wind up. 50k is obscene but seriously -making a good point about advertising. its wrong fags, booze GAMBLING. all bring despair. -The FA pompous arse wipes. Ruining the game. - google first search yielded -44k for racists Fifa fines Spanish federation for racist chants By Howard Swains, Times Online December 21 2004, 12:00am, The Times The Spanish football federation was today fined 100,000 Swiss francs (£44,750) for racist chanting directed at England’s black players during a friendly in Madrid last month. |
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Post by lorddriffield on Sept 5, 2019 20:31:35 GMT 1
Shame on the FA for being pedantic little rule fanatics with no sense of humour. God it must be boring to work with them. How can they dish out mickey mouse fines for racist atrocities and then throw this at Town? I personally loved the little ruse. Well done to Town and PP for dreaming it all up. On the one hand it shows how ridiculous shirt sponsoring is (in almost all cases it's ugly graffiti on a fine shirt), and then illustrates how dependent the clubs are for the cash (selling their soul to the devil).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 20:40:57 GMT 1
Think the whole fine is stupid but more deserved than fining a club for supporters chants. Don’t know how you are supposed to control what groups of supporters chant.
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Post by tamdiep on Sept 5, 2019 20:48:35 GMT 1
No fine for Rochdale? they must have been in on the act
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Post by Tinpot on Sept 5, 2019 20:58:48 GMT 1
"It made us look Tinpot"
Remember when we revelled in our tinpottery during the promotion season?
"The club should have spent more time getting ready for the season rather than getting involved with a publicity stunt"
Presumably this was the work of the commercial department - so if it wasn't a deal with Paddy Power, it'd be something else taking up their time.
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Post by Captainslapper on Sept 5, 2019 21:02:48 GMT 1
Brilliant for Paddy Power, but Town have made ourselves look bloody amateurish , naive and more than a bit desperate for a few extra quid.
Does it matter? Does to some, doesn;t to others.
But over the last year or so we have become a bit of a joke on and off the pitch. This today just adds to it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 21:05:24 GMT 1
Just like the guy with the spanners putting the white seats in, the commercial side should have been out there getting the players fit! You’re missing my point. I’m talking about the clubs lack of professionalism and focus from top to bottom, not trying to blame Sean Jarvis. Didn't miss your point at all. Why bring the commercial side into it at all if you're not criticising Sean Jarvis? |
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Post by shawsie on Sept 5, 2019 21:11:28 GMT 1
Brilliant for Paddy Power, but Town have made ourselves look bloody amateurish , naive and more than a bit desperate for a few extra quid. Does it matter? Does to some, doesn;t to others. But over the last year or so we have become a bit of a joke on and off the pitch. This today just adds to it. This is why I'm really starting to lose my love of football. It was a joke......nobody got hurt, nobody had racist stuff chanted at them, nobody allowed unfit owners to shut down a club, nobody hurt the game but hey ho its 50k fine! Chant obscenities, ruin clubs with piss poor management to your hearts content but dont mess with sponsor logo sizes whatever you do. The EFL are an embarrassment - end of. |
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Sept 5, 2019 21:12:13 GMT 1
Brilliant for Paddy Power, but Town have made ourselves look bloody amateurish , naive and more than a bit desperate for a few extra quid. Does it matter? Does to some, doesn;t to others. But over the last year or so we have become a bit of a joke on and off the pitch. This today just adds to it. At the time I was "Meh" and we got a great shirt out of it so who cares. But either we knew we were flouting 50ks worth of rules and did it anyway or we were so naive we didn't know we were doing it Either way it makes us look a bit shite |
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Post by Wagner Uber Alles on Sept 5, 2019 21:18:19 GMT 1
What was a cheap and nasty publicity stunt ( engineered by Paddy Power but agreed to by amateurish Huddersfield Town) has now become expensive. I'm not jumping on a bandwagon - I said at the time it was tinpot and amateurish - but it does seem just another indication - though small - of how standards have slipped at Town in the last two years. It’s all typical of a League 1 team. |
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Post by est1908 on Sept 5, 2019 21:35:01 GMT 1
Brilliant for Paddy Power, but Town have made ourselves look bloody amateurish , naive and more than a bit desperate for a few extra quid. Does it matter? Does to some, doesn;t to others. But over the last year or so we have become a bit of a joke on and off the pitch. This today just adds to it. This is why I'm really starting to lose my love of football. It was a joke......nobody got hurt, nobody had racist stuff chanted at them, nobody allowed unfit owners to shut down a club, nobody hurt the game but hey ho its 50k fine! Chant obscenities, ruin clubs with piss poor management to your hearts content but dont mess with sponsor logo sizes whatever you do. The EFL are an embarrassment - end of. and it was a bloody friendly..... |
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Post by Tinpot on Sept 5, 2019 21:35:11 GMT 1
Brilliant for Paddy Power, but Town have made ourselves look bloody amateurish , naive and more than a bit desperate for a few extra quid. Does it matter? Does to some, doesn;t to others. But over the last year or so we have become a bit of a joke on and off the pitch. This today just adds to it. This is why I'm really starting to lose my love of football. It was a joke......nobody got hurt, nobody had racist stuff chanted at them, nobody allowed unfit owners to shut down a club, nobody hurt the game but hey ho its 50k fine! Chant obscenities, ruin clubs with piss poor management to your hearts content but dont mess with sponsor logo sizes whatever you do. The EFL are an embarrassment - end of. This. Exactly this. |
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Post by King Curtis on Sept 5, 2019 21:38:47 GMT 1
Who is picking up the £50k fine here?
PP or HTAFC?
If it's us - we've been done!
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Post by Hank Hill on Sept 5, 2019 21:41:20 GMT 1
Reckon they've had this queued up for a while.
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Post by tvor on Sept 5, 2019 21:42:00 GMT 1
Looks like a mis step cos of where we are in the league. Would be much less important if (a BIG if) we were top. Always easy to give a big fine to a relatively small club as no power to have a strop and complain. Big fines for racism would ultimately lead the FA on a collision course with the big clubs and they don’t have the stomach for it.
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Post by galpharm2400 on Sept 5, 2019 21:43:38 GMT 1
Brilliant for Paddy Power, but Town have made ourselves look bloody amateurish , naive and more than a bit desperate for a few extra quid. Does it matter? Does to some, doesn;t to others. But over the last year or so we have become a bit of a joke on and off the pitch. This today just adds to it. It made no difference to how the team played. The fitness thing is just Hudson distancing himself because he is not getting the job and won't be here for the new bloke. Distraction for any potential new employer. If the ship looks like it's sinking etc etc... If laughing at yourself affects your life and your job you never made it to being an adult. |
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Post by HuddsTerrier on Sept 5, 2019 22:12:39 GMT 1
Brilliant for Paddy Power, but Town have made ourselves look bloody amateurish , naive and more than a bit desperate for a few extra quid. Does it matter? Does to some, doesn;t to others. But over the last year or so we have become a bit of a joke on and off the pitch. This today just adds to it. At the time I was "Meh" and we got a great shirt out of it so who cares. But either we knew we were flouting 50ks worth of rules and did it anyway or we were so naive we didn't know we were doing it Either way it makes us look a bit shite Agree total shit show According to this sky article - www.skysports.com/football/news/11740/11802917/huddersfield-fined-50000-over-paddy-power-shirt-stunt-but-wanted-kit-banned-by-referee - the FA contacted Town ahead of the Rochdale game and said if they wore the kit they’d face a charge. According to the ref “the FA had informed HTFC by phone call that it would be a breach of their regulations. “ and the ref is quoted as saying “ recommend they followed the rules and advice from the FA“ They still then wore the kit Towns defence apparently was they could get sued. However the contract had some standard boiler plate clause meaning they couldn’t but it seems Town collectively failed to pick up on that clause ahead of the Rochdale game |
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Post by Ginger Ogre on Sept 5, 2019 23:26:43 GMT 1
What was a cheap and nasty publicity stunt ( engineered by Paddy Power but agreed to by amateurish Huddersfield Town) has now become expensive. I'm not jumping on a bandwagon - I said at the time it was tinpot and amateurish - but it does seem just another indication - though small - of how standards have slipped at Town in the last two years. Said exactly the same at the time mate, but was told to chill out and that it was a great thing for the club. Wonder if people still think the same. |
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Post by Captainslapper on Sept 5, 2019 23:32:27 GMT 1
Brilliant for Paddy Power, but Town have made ourselves look bloody amateurish , naive and more than a bit desperate for a few extra quid. Does it matter? Does to some, doesn;t to others. But over the last year or so we have become a bit of a joke on and off the pitch. This today just adds to it. It made no difference to how the team played. The fitness thing is just Hudson distancing himself because he is not getting the job and won't be here for the new bloke. Distraction for any potential new employer. If the ship looks like it's sinking etc etc... If laughing at yourself affects your life and your job you never made it to being an adult. I don;t think laughing at ourselves is the issue here or what fans think of the spoof shirt stunt. Plenty of fans were happy to do that and laugh along with the PP stunt. The videos were certainly funny. But at the same time plenty of fans are a bit fed up of being 'the joke' after such a horrendous season last time. Perhaps immediately after one of the, if not THE, most emphatic relegations in the club's history, wasn't the time for such hilarious japes. Either way, the real issue is we've made ourselves look a ridiculous joke now by apparently stating that we tried to get out of the prank by pleading to the ref to ban the shirt. Then, wrongly it seems, went through with it because the sponsor was going to sue us. I mean, we couldn;t really make ourselves look more amateurish and incompetent could we? If that was Leeds or the chickens we'd all be pissing ourselves at them. Its gone a bit beyond just releasing a spoof shirt now. |
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Post by wigster on Sept 5, 2019 23:34:01 GMT 1
What was a cheap and nasty publicity stunt ( engineered by Paddy Power but agreed to by amateurish Huddersfield Town) has now become expensive. I'm not jumping on a bandwagon - I said at the time it was tinpot and amateurish - but it does seem just another indication - though small - of how standards have slipped at Town in the last two years. Said exactly the same at the time mate, but was told to chill out and that it was a great thing for the club. Wonder if people still think the same. As far as I can see Pozza the only good thing is that some charities received £28,000 from this amateurish farce - however, it's cost £50,000 ...perhaps next time we could come up with a different plan. Worrying thing is that SJ has said that some more hilarious japes from Paddy Power are in the pipeline. |
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Post by Captainslapper on Sept 5, 2019 23:37:48 GMT 1
Said exactly the same at the time mate, but was told to chill out and that it was a great thing for the club. Wonder if people still think the same. As far as I can see Pozza the only good thing is that some charities received £28,000 from this amateurish farce - however, it's cost £50,000 ...perhaps next time we could come up with a different plan. Worrying thing is that SJ has said that some more hilarious japes from Paddy Power are in the pipeline. Were about to appoint a new manager. Plenty of scope for more hilarity there. Expect Dave Hockaday to be announced. |
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Post by shawsie on Sept 5, 2019 23:39:40 GMT 1
What was a cheap and nasty publicity stunt ( engineered by Paddy Power but agreed to by amateurish Huddersfield Town) has now become expensive. I'm not jumping on a bandwagon - I said at the time it was tinpot and amateurish - but it does seem just another indication - though small - of how standards have slipped at Town in the last two years. Said exactly the same at the time mate, but was told to chill out and that it was a great thing for the club. Wonder if people still think the same. I thought the same then as I do know....it was a joke, a stunt, something to give long suffering fans a bit of a laugh....and god forbid if that's a bit at ourselves eh!!! When did we all get so bloody precious?! We've moaned for years that we are deemed an unfashionable dour club ignored by worldwide media and when we break the mould that's wrong as well. I appreciate others may take a different view but paddy power are irreverent and a bit different-I'd far rather have them involved than a Chinese gaming entity I've never heard of before and am unlikely to do so again. |
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Post by galpharm2400 on Sept 5, 2019 23:43:18 GMT 1
It made no difference to how the team played. The fitness thing is just Hudson distancing himself because he is not getting the job and won't be here for the new bloke. Distraction for any potential new employer. If the ship looks like it's sinking etc etc... If laughing at yourself affects your life and your job you never made it to being an adult. I don;t think laughing at ourselves is the issue here or what fans think of the spoof shirt stunt. Plenty of fans were happy to do that and laugh along with the PP stunt. The videos were certainly funny. But at the same time plenty of fans are a bit fed up of being 'the joke' after such a horrendous season last time. Perhaps immediately after one of the, if not THE, most emphatic relegations in the club's history, wasn't the time for such hilarious japes. Either way, the real issue now is we've made ourselves look a ridiculous joke now by apparently stating that we tried to get out of the prank by pleading to the ref to ban the shirt. Then, wrongly it seems, went through with it because the sponsor was going to sue us. I mean, we couldn;t really make ourselves look more amateurish and incompetent could we? If that was Leeds or the chickens we'd all be pissing ourselves at them. Its gone a bit beyond just releasing a spoof shirt now. It was a bit of fun at our own expense that made a few Bob. Handled poorly in hindsight but it had not been done before so we have an excuse. The fine is fucking ludicrous for all the reasons already given. The players failing to meet the requirements of their wage packets is another issue. The constant finding fault with anything said or done by the club or not said or done or even a fucking rumour has become fucking juvenile and fucking tedious. Vote with your feet if you really can't stand it anymore. That's all who seemingly revel in the tough time and want certain people to fail and think abuse is fucking acceptable because they bought a 250 quid season card. They can fuck off for me. |
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Post by Ginger Ogre on Sept 5, 2019 23:46:03 GMT 1
Said exactly the same at the time mate, but was told to chill out and that it was a great thing for the club. Wonder if people still think the same. I thought the same then as I do know....it was a joke, a stunt, something to give long suffering fans a bit of a laugh....and god forbid if that's a bit at ourselves eh!!! When did we all get so bloody precious?! We've moaned for years that we are deemed an unfashionable dour club ignored by worldwide media and when we break the mould that's wrong as well. I appreciate others may take a different view but paddy power are irreverent and a bit different-I'd far rather have them involved than a Chinese gaming entity I've never heard of before and am unlikely to do so again. Its not funny though is it? We've been fined £50K for it. It's come out the Chairman wanted to back out of it. The man is a CEO of a legal firm but didn't have time to take legal advice, so instead tried to rope an FA OFFICIAL into the whole saga to cover his back once he knew he/we had fucked up and would be punished. Fans dont care though because we trended in Twitter for a while and had our name splashed all over. Well who is laughing now? Paddy Power that's who. They've had, in fact still are getting publicity out of all this while we are left looking like utter mugs who haven't a fucking clue what we are doing and are £50K lighter for the whole experience. |
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